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EMS Heat #3

Lights and Sirens

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The past couple years have been a real bitch for trauma nurse, Lucas Harris. He'd given up everything to be in a relationship with a man he loved, only to find out the feelings weren't mutual. Hurt and betrayed, Lucas leaves everything behind and moves to Flint, Michigan to start over again. After a night of too many drinks, Lucas gets up-close-and-personal with paramedic Matt Shaw. The only problem is while Matt may be the sexiest medic in Flint, he's also as straight as they come. The last thing Lucas wants is to be someone's dirty little secret again, but at the same time he can't deny his growing attraction to Matt. When a near fatal incident forces the men to face their feelings for one another, Lucas knows things will never be the same again. Will his heart be able to survive the outcome?

86 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2010

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Stephani Hecht

250 books864 followers
Stephani Hecht is a happily married mother of two. Born and raised in Michigan, she loves all things about the state, from the frigid winters to the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. Go Wings! You can usually find her snuggled up to her laptop, creating her next book or gorging on caffeine at her favorite coffee shop.

When she’s not running around like crazy, trying to get her kids to their various activities, she’s currently working on numerous projects. In the coming months, she has several books coming out with eXtasy Books in both The Lost Shifter Series and Drone Vampire Chronicles, plus a few additional projects that are still in the development stages.

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809 reviews156 followers
May 9, 2016
3 stars!

Lights and Sirens was another great opportunity to revisit the medical stuff of the Saint Michael hospital. NR nurse Lucas and EMT Matt - both secondary characters, we already met in the previous books - are finally getting their own story.

Short and fast as always and thus not all that credible, but still entertaining enough to make a good read.

Considering the number of stories that are still to come, I would advise to simply ignore the fact of the statisticly impossible high amount of gay men in this very hospital! If that's a point that might be bottering you, I wouldn't recommend to start the series!
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3,911 reviews48 followers
November 27, 2010
I really enjoyed Matt and Lucas' story. Both are secondary characters in this series and are now getting their own HEA. Matt, who was so far shown as a big womanizer turns out to be bi-sexual, but deeply closeted, and slowly falls for Lucas. But Lucas has been hurt in the past, thinks Matt is straight and has no intention of being anyone's dirty little secret. Can Matt own up to his sexuality before he loses Lucas?

Nicely written, great characters and an interesting plot combine together to form a really entertaining story. Both Matt and Lucas are likable, well-drawn characters and even though their relationship feels a bit rushed overall it works well. Fun, emotional, sexy, sweet and with a bit of action/suspense thrown in this story is another winner from a writer who quickly became an auto-buy for me. Thanks for Matt's story, Stephani! :)
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720 reviews3 followers
June 11, 2010
This story is rich. Amusement, laughter all colliding into a tidy read you won't want to put down. Men in uniform do it for me every shot.
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6,313 reviews488 followers
June 15, 2010
This is only my second experience with Stephani Hecht's and I am falling head over heels with her main characters. Lucas is so adorable and my God, the scene when he was drunk was probably one of the most hilarious yet endearing scenes ever :). I am not a big fan of GFY theme, but I can take Matt -- who is first introduced as straight as an arrow guy. Totally LOVE the couple ... and now, I'm going to track back to read Jessie and Randal's story in "Man Down".
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Author 3 books144 followers
December 22, 2012
Another great installment from this series. I loved Lucas and Matt. And the GFY was really sweet. Although I don't think it really was. To be honest in my opinion Matt was probably bi. Especially considering his past. Great story :)
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708 reviews30 followers
March 11, 2012
Again very nice story. I liked how Matt's GFY has been handled and it looked believable enough even though in the first two books I couldn't even imagine him batting for the other team.
Poor hospital female staff, though€. It seems not only pretty/nice ones are gay there, but almost everyone from the male personnel is, lol. But I'm far from complaining - nice series :)
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106 reviews
February 27, 2011
This is about Matt and Lucas. Another great hot, quick story in The St Michaels series.
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January 24, 2023
The EMS Heat Series by Stephanie Hecht

I’m reviewing this entire series in one go because they all have similar themes. Each book is short and sweet – little bite-sized stories when you want to pick up something quick to read (I read each one in one sitting).

This is one of those series (previously called St Michael’s) that centres on a group of men who work in emergency services. It is a glorious combination of EMTs, firemen, nurses, doctors…

Each book is relatively short (<100 pages) and make the perfect quick read when you want something short but enjoyable. Each book has a fairly emotional theme – these guys have been abused, hurt in the past, rejected by their families, and any manor of other things that have left them feeling scared and vulnerable but each man finds his partner, someone to love them for who they are and to teach them about trust.

For such serious topics, there isn’t a lot of time to delve into each story in depth but there is just enough heartache and working through issues to reach a happy ending. Okay, so most seem a little unrealistic – love at first sight, overcoming issues quickly and even the over-abundance of gay guys in the town – but I read this series for a light enjoyment so didn’t mind a bit!

You can read the blurb to find out more about each story so I have included a little quote from each book to give a sense of the style...

#1 Running Hot “Running to him, Calvin threw his arms around James and pulled him into a rib-crushing hug. They had a huge audience, but he didn’t give a damn.”

#2 Man Down “I told myself I couldn’t get close to you because I didn’t want any complications in my life. That I didn’t have time for a relationship because of school and stuff. The truth is, I didn’t want to grow attached to you because I can’t stand to lose someone else who I care about.”

#3 Lights and Sirens “Unlike Gary, Matt happened to be good looking on the inside too.”

#4 Priority One “This was it. Finally Dylan would be able to know what it felt like to be with another man. After tonight, there’d be no more lingering doubts. No more false hopes that maybe he’d been wrong all along and wasn’t gay and could make things right back home. If he did this, actually went through with it, these would be no question of what he was. “

#5 Code Blue “He wondered how this little brat had managed to mean so much to him in just the span of a day.”

#6 Red Lights and Silver Bells “Kaleb gaped at him in shock. Even after all these months of having to deal with Dylan’s insecurities, it still shocked Kaleb every time he realized just how little his lover thought of himself. If it was anyone who could have their pick of men, it was Dylan.”

#7 High Flow “Since he’d gotten away with touching him earlier, Patrick allowed himself to reach out and cup Forrest’s face. When the younger man briefly closed his eyes and turned into the touch, a thrill of victory went through Patrick. That’s it, babe, open up to me. It’s safe, I promise. Since he knew it was too early to speak those words aloud, Patrick simply went with, “I want you because you’re Forrest. I wouldn’t change a thing about you because you’re perfect the way you are”

#8 Three-Alarm Fire “Why it’s so easy to tell you things that I could never share with anyone else. It’s because you know what it’s like to be hurt by someone you love. You understand me in ways that nobody else could.”

#9 Shades of the Past “As Kiefer’s body seemed to mold into his side, Ray became aware of two things. One, that Kiefer made for a perfect fit. Second came the startling realization that Ray would do anything to protect the medic from being hurt again.”

#10 In His Hero’s Shadow “I don’t want to get hurt,” Brody finally admitted. “I know I’m not good enough for you and that it will only be a matter of time before you figure that out for yourself and dump me.”

#11 Life Over Limb “Nah, he was just being nice. There is no way in hell a guy that good-looking could be interested in me.”

#12 FUBAR “The victim finally looked up and Danny sucked in a breath as he found himself instantly attracted to the other man. Damn it though, he knew he shouldn’t be having that reaction, after all, this guy barely avoided being viciously attacked. The last thing he needed was his would-be rescuer drooling over him.”

#13 Status Dramaticus “Are you even listening to me?” Ah, no. I was too busy drooling over you and imagining how it would feel to have you fuck me into the mattress.

#14 Tagged and Bagged ”The good think about Housten being asleep, aside from the fact his mouth was shut, was that he wasn’t aware of how sappy Rich was being. And Rich was being sappy with a capital S.”

#15 Blamestorming “Intrigued because I’m gay and working in such an alpha dominated field, or because you’re interested in me for something more than a friend?”

#16 Circling the Drain ”Would you think I sound young and dorky if I said that if I wasn’t careful I could fall in love with you?”

#17 STAT “For some reason, Wells felt a flash of jealously over Jaret being so close to another man. Which was crazy. He and Jaret weren’t even friends, much less in a relationship.”

#18 City of Fire “Awww….you better watch it, people will say we’re in love.” “I see that you’ve been watching Oklahoma again.” “What can I say, I’m just a guy who can’t say no.”

I publish all my m/m reviews on my blog so if you want to see all my m/m reviews in one place come visit at Because Two Men Are Better Than One!
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3,174 reviews41 followers
August 7, 2023
I totally loved Matt and Lucas in the previous books as side characters. I was so glad to see them find happiness, especially when we initially thought Matt was straight. They were a great pair. This was a feel good book for me.
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Author 21 books103 followers
June 5, 2010
ER Nurse Lucas is not thrilled to be celebrating his birthday. He's tired of one night stands and two years ago his birthday sucked hardcore. He also made a pass at straight man-slut Matt and now feels doubly awkward that he's alienated his friend who's been madly crushing on. That night at the bar he gets hammered and Matt drags him home and admits he's attracted to Lucas but won't do anything when he's drunk. Lucas is still sure Matt's just being nice but eventually the get together then just when Matt finally admits Lucas is the guy for him, he nearly loses him in an attack in the ER. I liked that this was not really a GFY so much as a gay again. Matt confesses to a gay relationship when he was a teen, so I think that made it more realistic and also that he and Lucas were friends made the speed they moved make total sense. I was so happy to see Lucas and Matt get their HEA and there was lots of funny lines in there, poor Lucas shouldn't drink and dance. And I nearly squeed when I saw the dedication. Thanks Stephani, I'm honoured to have been one of the readers able to browbeat inspire you to write Matt and Lucas' story

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95 reviews3 followers
March 20, 2011
A nice quick story to add to the series based on paramedics and doctors falling in love. It is part of a series but can be read as a stand alone. I enjoyed watching these two find their way to each other despite all the obstacles and misunderstandings. They are both likable characters that have overcome hardship and are dealing with their own emotional pain in the best way they know how.

Matt, previously seen in past books as quite the womanizer, apparently has a gay scandal in his past that he has tried hard to distance himself from.

Lucas left his past lover because he didn’t want to be anyone’s dirty little secret. Matt is finding it harder and harder to ignore his bisexuality because Lucas is more temptation than he can handle. Lucas has no idea that Matt is attracted to him but has a crush on the straight man anyway. To Lucas’ utter surprise, one night things heat up between them.

When Lucas is in peril, can Matt face his true feelings?

With Matt, the only straight male character so far in the series falling for Lucas, it leaves me with the question that plagues most m/m series set in one location ... is nobody in the whole hospital straight?

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451 reviews1 follower
August 27, 2015
This was good. I don't tend to buy "gay-only-for-you" as a concept, so I am glad the author at least gave Matt another gay experience in his past, though I felt like he should've had more.

The end was obviously setting up the next book in the series, which I expect to be about Lucas' brother. I actually didn't like that bit. We hear nothing about the brother until the last pages. It was too obviously a setup and as soon as I read the mention of him, I rolled my eyes.

Also, I'm beginning to see what other reviewers mentioned about the disproportionate number of gay men all working in the medical/EMS industry in the same small town. Looking ahead, I see 15 books in the series. If they are all about the same small set of friends, I get where some readers get to a point where they can't suspend their disbelief anymore. I'm going to keep rolling with it, but I think it would be cool if at least one character got a little meta and said "Hey! Isn't it weird that everyone we know is suddenly gay?" ;)
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2,955 reviews133 followers
November 26, 2013
Read on 11-25-13

2.5 Stars

ARGH! In the previous books, I LOVED Matt and Lucas. Seriously, adored them. In this...eh...not so much. I wanted more.

Overall, this moved WAY too fast, even for a short story.

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141 reviews
February 12, 2011
This was the third book in Stephani's St. Micheal's series and definitely my favorite thus far.

Matt is a sexy, womanizing medic with a wickedly smart mouth and Lucas is a nurse at St. Micheal's hospital who is very tired of his one night stands and thank you man quickies he's been living on for the past two years. The two men have known each other for awhile and although Lucas has a crush on Matt, he believes he's completely, one hundred percent straight, therefore, hands off. What he doesn't know is that Matt had his first homosexual experience at 16, but that he hasn't been attracted to another man since then, that is, until Lucas.

This story begins on Lucas's birthday, which happens to be his most hated day of the year, but this year it ends up being one of the best, since he gets the one man he's been fantasizing about for months!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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412 reviews12 followers
June 9, 2010
My first thoughts greatly included: 'in a hurry.'

Granted, this is a short story, but it goes from two barely-know-each-other guys to great-friends to practically-dating to -OMG-LOVE-YOU-SO-MUCH in the span of two days and a handful of pages. o.O;;

If it had been fleshed out a little more, it would have been much better. Matt is charming and Lucas is just ridiculously adorable [despite how much he tries NOT to be:]. I DID roll my eyes a bit when it came to light that the adamently NOT-GAY Matt actually had m/m relations as a teenager - and not just hand-jobs, either. Stephani Hecht has that whole "I'm not gay ... but oh, wait, yeah, there was that ONE time that lasted a few months ..." thing down pat.
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2,775 reviews28 followers
September 24, 2015
Matt is straight, but not exactly closed off to the idea that he might be attracted to a guy. Lucas is wary of becoming another “secret” so he holds Matt at bay.

Eventually, with some help from a dangerous situation, the two realize that they have to be brave and give love a chance, no matter how it looks to the outside world.

**

Though this is only book two in the series, I want to put in a plug for the entire series. I’ve really enjoyed these “bite sized” romances. Each is short but with recurring characters from the previous books. There is a fair amount of hot sex but also lots of “feels” and satisfying endings.

If you’re in the mood for a quick, mostly light, always happy and sexy read – give this series a try!

4.5 of 5 stars
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295 reviews10 followers
April 23, 2012
Matt is totally adorable. He is my favorite and love the fact that he appears in every single EMS heat book I have read. He is gorgeous, snarky, a womanizer who treats women who does not lead women on and he fell deep for vulnerable Lucas. Lucas has been taken advantage of by men due to his loneliness and low self esteem because his father threw him out. He could not have ended up with a better guy.

Love the dance floor scene when Lucas massacres the dance moves through the ages (Running Man, Cabbage Patch etc)... LOL!!!
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Author 104 books770 followers
July 8, 2010
I liked this book. It's linked to Man Down and tells the story of nurse Lucas and medic Matt (both secondary characters from the first book).

Both characters have been hurt in the past, and I liked seeing how they slowly find out they really like each other. It takes Matt a little longer to admit, but once he does, nothing can stop him.
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767 reviews74 followers
March 24, 2013
5 stars

Lights and Sirens is the 3 book from the EMS Heat series of Stephanie Hecht and i loved it.

Emotional, heart breaking, HOT and sweet and funny. I am just SPEECHLESS about this series and how much i enjoy it. Never saw this coming to enjoy short stories.

This story is amazing. Shame they so short.
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385 reviews9 followers
June 21, 2013
Lucas and Matt were likeable characters, even if definitely briefly described :)
The story itself is rather predictable and cliche, but it has some kind of charm. Especially the scene where Lucas is drunk ;)
Could be longer, but it's a good choice if you're looking for a quick, light and unrealistic read ^-^
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176 reviews12 followers
June 12, 2010
I really liked this one. I have read all 3 of the EMT/hospital books and hope they keep on coming! I have not read too much elase of Stephani Hechts work but I know these are good so I will check them out soon.
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13 reviews2 followers
August 23, 2013
I myself really enjoyed this one, especially because of Matt. I agree with many readers, Matt is a wonderful character, endearing, lovable and most of all, totally hilarious. The coming together of Lucas and Matt was enjoyable. It was one of my favorite EMS Heat novel!
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552 reviews
January 3, 2015
I liked both Matt and Lucas but for me because it´s a sort of gay for you this book should have been a lot longer. You can´t tell this kind of story in such a short read. It all felt a bit rushed. Shame, i would have loved it if we got to know Matt and Lucas better.
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