Laura gets stranded in a cabin with the one person she didn't want to face ever again. During a drunken night several years ago, Laura propositioned Ethan and he turned her down. Embarrassed and ashamed, Laura put that night and Ethan out of her mind. On her way to a job interview, Laura gets stranded in a snow storm and who happens upon her to save the day? Ethan Gould. Ethan remembers everything about that night he turned Laura down. He knew she was drunk and didn't want to take advantage of her inebriated state. But now that they are stranded at his friend's cabin, Ethan wants to do everything Laura promised him and more.Heat Rises is an apt title. Ethan and Laura have sizzling chemistry and Laura definitely lets her guard down while stranded in the snow. Laura wants to be uninhibited this one time before going back to being her quiet and meek self. Ethan brings out the sex-kitten in her and makes her want to do things she doesn't normally do with previous boyfriends.Heat Rises is sexy and hot but I felt that there wasn't much character development. I couldn't understand why Laura was so intent on hiding her sexuality and hiding herself. But this is a novella and the main focus is on Ethan and Laura's time in the cabin.A quick and sexy read, Heat Rises will make you wish you were stranded in a cabin with a hot sexy man to keep you warm.
