Product Description

Take one tall, broad-shouldered fireman in his early thirties. Mix well with one skinny, eighteen-year-old college kid who lives for sex, and the results are sheer pleasure. Sam and Robert are about as opposite as you can get, aside from the fact that they're both into sex with guys. When Sam picks Robert up during Canada Day festivities, neither of them are expecting more than making some fireworks for the holiday. And the sparks definitely fly, especially since Sam is able to recharge his batteries as only an eighteen year old can. Robert finds himself both entranced and smitten with young Sam, who is bubbly and happy and can have more sex in the space of an hour than Robert can believe. But there's a world of difference between eighteen and thirty-two, as Sam and Robert discover along the way. Friends and family add to the difficulties they encounter. But the two of them come to realize that underneath it all, they have more than just a physical need for each other. The emotion that blossoms between them is soon as great as their first sizzling attraction. Drew Zachary, the author of Transforming Hades and Skin Deep, has written a romance as hot as the flame it's named after. Don't miss it!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #479346 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-07
• Released on: 2008-08-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 180 pages

Customer Reviews

On Fire by Drew Zachary
Sam is a 18 years old student with a passion for uniform... and when he sees Robert, a 6 feet and half fireman, all wet in his uniform, his "wet" dreams come true. But Robert is 32 years old and, even if the first encounter is a steamy sex session, he thinks that a boy so young can't stay long in a relationship. But if they want to take a change, maybe this will be the best love of their life.

Sam, Sammy, is a wonderful character: a wild cat in bed and a tender puppy outside. He absolutely loves sex, more and often. Without problems and strings attached. But Robert is something else. He can't be only a one night stands.

Robert is the type of man I like best: a huge man outside with a sweet inside; he wants commitment, he wants love forever...

On fire is a sexy romance filled with funny moments. There is a lot of sex, but it is a joyouse and simple sex, an old way sex... with all the stuff you can read in this days, get excited with it means that Drew Zachary has a happy pen.

Not Bad...But Not Great
Robert is a 32 year old Fireman who is openly gay and is mostly content with life. Sam is an 18 year old college guy who is bubbly, bouncy, and always looking for fun. When Sam picks Robert up at a Canada Day festival it's supposed to be just a one night stand but neither guy can quite forget the other. A couple months later when Roberts calls Sam with an invite to dinner their relationship takes off. Dealing with Sam's disapproving father(age difference) and Roberts confused friends(Sam's hair keeps changing colors)the two try to make love connect their many differences.
I had several hang ups about this book. The age difference bothered me. If Sam was just a couple years older I wouldn't have thought nothing of it, but 18? And he wasn't a mature 18 either. He annoyed me about as much as my 18 year old niece does, and I would be pissed if some 32 year old man(or woman) messed around with her. That's too young for 30something. Another problem was the author seemed to base the entire story around sex. For some that might not be a bad thing and normally not a promblem for me, but this went overboard in the repetitiveness. Not to mention pushing the reality boundaries considering Sam could seem to come like 5 time a lovemaking session, and have several sessions a day. That's a guy I'd like to meet! To be honest I grew bored with the book. The constant sex is fine if there's plot and conflict going on around it. Like Bareback by Chris Owen. That was great! This left me wondering what the point was. But hey, different people different opinions. Other reviewers seemed to like it. Try for yourself.

Full of sex with no plot, but the romance is sweet
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Disclaimer: I prefer romances that are more about feelings than sex. If a book has lots of lust-filled, dispassionate sex, I'm not impressed. If the sex is a manifestation of love, bring it on.

Rating: 7/10

Pros:
- Lots of sex, but it gets emotional pretty quickly, so the last half of the book (at least) I really enjoyed. (see cons list below also)
- Realistic portrayal of the gradual emotional attachment that develops between two people in a normal "just sex at first but love later" relationship.
- Appealing characters. Rob is sensitive and sexy, and Sam is bouncy and frenetic. (Honestly, though, I've read the book twice now, and I don't remember liking Sam as much the first time I read it. I find him very endearing after two reads.)

Cons:
- Not much plot. This is a book about romance and not much else, but I didn't find it as engaging as some other strictly-romance books I've read (Caught Running by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux, for example).
- Because of the "not much plot" thing...it has lots of sex. Lots. And it gets a little repetitive, though not as badly as in some other m/m novels I've read. The main thing about the sex is that I just can't make myself believe that there's any man out there--18 years old or not--who can go off as fast (and often) as Sam does and still recover so quickly.

Overall comments: Read it if you're looking for a slight romance and/or a lot of sex, most of it sweet and heartfelt. Avoid it if you're looking for anything with a plot or for a romance full of angst and secret yearning. There's not a lot of conflict here.