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The cast of characters were amazing, and I would have loved if the author had decided to add to the series with stories for some of those characters. Especially Bosco. I loved him to pieces. I hope all is well, and that she intends to continue writing.

View all 20 comments. Naim and Deck are just getting into their relationship but someone has plans to keep things from moving forward with the new clinic. As Naim still struggles with his past and his issues, can Deck and Naim survive through it all together and intact?

Naim has issues. We know he does. It hurts us as readers. It hurts Deck. Naim tries to fix it. To make us Naim and Deck are just getting into their relationship but someone has plans to keep things from moving forward with the new clinic. To make us trust him again. To make Deck trust him again. But the author writes real.

Real issues, real responses. And it hurts. It was dark and sad and gut wrenching. But the book was also beautiful and funny and hot. Touching and being close and all intimate and part of each other. And we need it. To be close. You can feel the emotions, the love. These two people, two bodies wrapped, so intimate and expressive. Feeling and need and all these things inside them both, for each other and themselves and their lives and who they were, reflected so explicitly in the mirror and on their skin.

Deck watched, overcome, and almost felt like an intruder in his own private experience. But, these two are meant to be together. They complete each other and help each other.

They also balance each other out. I wish the author would write more. View all 18 comments. Jan 12, Bo rated it it was amazing. This was a roller coaster of emotions. There is so much that happens in this book. There were parts that were very frustrating. The bad guy seems to be winning, and no justice seems to be on the horizon. They decide to fight him in the media, and the consequences are heartbreaking.

Decker is a rock, and continues to support and love Naim without fail. However, Naim is struggling as the circumstances bring on memori 4.

However, Naim is struggling as the circumstances bring on memories of his past. There is a point in the middle when he hurts Deck badly. Tbh, I had a hard time forgiving his character. I had time liken his actions to a ptsd like response. I realised it was if Deck forgave him that was his choice. I know I'm not relevant to this story. I laughed and I cried while reading this.

There was a lot of drama in this one. What I liked most about this book Sometimes we struggle with love, and we have to communicate. Sometimes, bad things happen to good people. Sometimes, we can't save the people we love.

Sometimes, we can only help one person. However, helping one person can make a difference. Decker and Naim struggle and fight. They both have insecurities, and sometimes they hurt each other. They are not perfect, but they're perfect for each other.

Naim is like a flower whose petals unfurl towards the sun. He was in he shade before he met Decker. Decker is his sun. Bosko is the comic relief in this, and I'm so grateful for him. If not for his comedic relief, this book would feel depressing.

The epilogue was perfect, and left me hoping and laughing. Thanks Lyn for recommending me this wonderfully emotional read. View all 24 comments. OK, so part two of the story of Naim and Deck.

A huge plus in my opinion, nuff said. Sooo hot!! Jizz all over the cherry picker, snort OMG…Bosko, I fell in love with you and your cupcakes. Dislikes Rizel. I hated the way Deck and Naim stopped talking.. Like you.. You forgot, Naim. You forgot me. You would need to have read Smoke and Mirrors for any of this story to make any sense at all.

There is a lot of dark and disturbing, there are a lot of laughs, there is a helluva lot of courage shown by people at the firehouse, by some of the kids on the street but mostly, there is a whole lotta LOVE View 2 comments. Feb 04, Tammy rated it liked it Shelves: okay-or-disappointing. I think in my head I romanticized the relationship between Naim and hottie firer fighter Deck.

I was hoping it was going to be about them learning 2. I was hoping it was going to be about them learning to live together as a couple , support each other and overcome everything being thrown their way.

This read was not for the faint of heart, it was well written just with grit, tears and death. I loved Deck, he was such a likable character who truly wanted to be everything for Naim.

He had to fight tooth and nail at every turn to support Naim who always wanted to handle things alone and not rely on his help which hurt Deck every time. Naim I just never really warmed up to because of how self destructive he was mentally no matter how much love and support he had. He seemed to believe the opinions of the messed up kids he was trying to help versus the friends he had. He was very frustrating for me!

View all 9 comments. Apr 07, Debra rated it really liked it Shelves: m-m , part-of-series-or-serial , firemen-emt , doctors-and-medical-professions , mystery-suspense-thriller. I like Deck and Naim as a couple and there is one scene in particular with them the one in front of the mirror that was incredibly beautiful and touching.

Bosko was great for comic relief and cutting to the chase when the guys would beat around the bush and happily Freya was far in the background in this one. I did find myself struggling a bit around the middle of this one, but I can't quite figure out why.

It did tie up the loose ends 3. It did tie up the loose ends of the first book and was a satisfying ending for the men. You definitely cannot read this without having read Smoke and Mirrors View all 3 comments. Mar 29, thunderlightning rated it it was amazing Shelves: angst , best-reads , dark-past , emotional-abuse , emotionally-constipated , fucked-up , hot-sex , m-m , made-me-goddamn-cry , mixed-emotions.

Oh my god. It was a long ride. Damn where do i start. It took more There were a lot of discussion about justice and political corruption and broken system. In other w Oh my god. In other ways, the author discussed a lot of issues I felt so so so connected to. Sometimes it felt like she took the words out of my mind and poured it into ink and paper. A lot of the issues were out of my everyday struggle, of stuff I still try to wrap my head around about; injustice, unbalanced balance of fortune, cruelty of life and people and the system.

With that out, I wanna talk about Naim and Deck cuz ohmygod someone hit me. But in this book they just went through real couple problems and they worked through there many many issues.

It was always clear they loved each other, but they still fought like every couple. I actually enjoyed seeing them both get out of the honeymoon phase and into a deeper relationship. For some I feel like we were able to see more sides of Naim but also understand his conflicts and previous life better. While Naim felt like the main character in the book, I still developed a major soft spot for Deck. Like literally whenever he got hurt or sad I feel it in my bones and i wanna wrap him up in a blanket and hide him from the world.

Also in book 1 the side characters were In this book they managed to be more diverse and dimensional and we got a better feel of them. The only thing I felt was lacking was the description. May 24, Picky. Proceed with Caution rated it it was amazing Shelves: m-m , extra-good-re-reads , amazon.

Just incredible. You must read Smoke and Mirrors first to understand this book. But this has even more depth and so many layers. Deck and Naim almost broke my heart in this one. But this author does a wonderful job of balancing the sorrow, tragedy and chaos of their experiences, and those of all their friends and family, with humor and love and understanding and forgiveness.

Hard to believe I could be nearly in tears on one page and laughing out loud a few pages later. Love all the secondary cha Just incredible. Love all the secondary characters. She gives them all such personality.

The sex scenes can be very hot. They are also sensual and emotional and go so far beyond being "just" sex scenes. And they are appropriately placed within the story, not just inserted for titillation value.

I can't really express everything I want to say about this book without spoilers. So the few quibbles that I have with the book revolve around issues with the secondary characters and reactions that probably could not have been explored without detracting from the focus of the main story. I don't think there will be any more volumes in this series, based on the epilogue.

I think she gave us just enough to get our own sense of how their lives continue. I do very much look forward to more from this author. This book deserves to be on every bestseller list, IMHO. May 13, Rachel Emily rated it it was amazing Shelves: contemporary-m-m , cops-fire-law-etc-m-m , desert-island-keepers , eleventy-billion-stars , romance-m-m.

Template By Lillian T. MacGowan - From the Ashes, From the Ashes After a rough start to their relationship Deck and Naim are living together and living well except they re not The fire at the clinic and those behind it are still a specter in the background of thei.

Lyn Nov 23, - AM I didn t really intend to jump into book 2 because book 1 ended with what I thought was a fairly strong happy for now ending I also couldn t imagine what the author had to write about in a next book that was almost pages long It turns out there was a lot to write about relationships, friendships and community.

This book for me was both emotionally exhausting and satisfying Deck and Naim were not always okay They argued, and unintentionally hurt one another But even through their relationship [ Bo Nov 23, - AM 4. Tammy Nov 23, - AM 2. The Firefighters calendar organiser I creased myself up laughing at all the comments made, both by the guys from the station and their customers Naim s fetish for seeing Deck dressed [ Debra Nov 23, - AM 3.

Natalie Nov 23, - AM Just incredible You must read Smoke and Mirrors first to understand this book But this has even depth and so many layers Deck and Naim almost broke my heart in this one But this author does a wonderful job of balancing the sorrow, tragedy and chaos of their experiences, and those of all their friends and family, with humor and love and understanding and forgiveness Hard to believe I could be nearly in tears on one page and laughing out loud a few pages later Love all the secondary characters Sh [ Marcy Nov 23, - AM Wow Okay, I need a minute Or two Review to come Some books make you laugh Some keep you on the edge of your seat while the angst pours from the page Some books fill you with passion Some make you cry and touch your heart This book hit each of those things for me His giant body twisted and pitched in tune with Naim s, and they played off each other and into each other, dancing like heathens Deck gripped Naim s hair in a tight fist, mindful not to pull, forever aware of Naim and what he needed, wa [ Wicked Alexa Nov 23, - AM Book sequels are so hit and miss for me that I usually lower my expectations before reading them Luckily, From the Ashes actually exceeded my expectations, and I m soooo glad Though I miss the falling in love aspect of Deck and Naim s relationship from the first book, I was completely pulled in by how much gets revealed to us as their love progresses Ate up every word It had a ton of laughter and heartache, with plenty of drama danger, which made for a fulfilling and exciting read.

The sex betwe [ Eve Nov 23, - AM Heart wrenching That s the best way to describe this sequel I absolutely loved Smoke Mirrors I cried, laughed, my heart broke for Naim Well From the Ashes was no different I was literally cracking up out loud on the subway, tears in my eyes half the time This story is just that good The obstacles this group suffer through are inmense What I love most, besides the hot sex between Deck Naim, are the characters This story is about the whole firehouse crew, the kids in the Bottom, the doctors, every [ Juxian Nov 23, - AM I was reading this book for a very long time but it wasn t a difficulty, mostly I really enjoyed it, in a quiet, meditative sort of way I really liked Deck and Naim in the first book and it was a pleasure to spend time with them Still After reading the first book, I was kinda worried what if something happens to them in the second book and I ll be upset As it was, I was glad when something happened they fought, or a disaster struck because otherwise it was just very long, very sweet sex scenes [ Seiran Nov 23, - AM So this book didn t work as well for me as the first one, and I can t really put my finger on why that is exactly The story starts off where the first one ends, and this is the fall out from the loss of the clinic.

Dex and Naims relationship faces a lot of hardship in this story, which they both have to learn how to lean on each other The middle did really drag for me, and I kind of lost interest but really wanted to see how everything played out Overall and okay read for me. From the Ashes By Lillian T.