Book Review – Burning for My Prince (Meadowfall Firefighters #1) by Anna Wineheart

Book Blurb:

What happens when your baby’s daddy crashes through your bathroom ceiling… and into your life?

A long time ago, York Davis made an online friend, and fell in love with him. Unbeknownst to York, FrogPrince100 was also a college professor. When they met to sate Prince’s heat, Prince conceived. The very next day, Prince disappeared from York’s life, shattering his heart.

Five years ago, Perry Larkin did something he shouldn’t: he gave in to his desires and slept with his crush. The very first alpha to make him feel safe after much violent abuse from his exes. Thing was, York was sixteen years younger than Perry. To hide his identity, Perry wore a mask to their first and only meeting. Then, crippled by guilt, he left, taking their unborn child with him.

Fast forward to today: York is a firefighter who has sworn off love. Except his nervous new neighbor, Perry Larkin? He smells familiar. Perry feels familiar. York has no clue what FrogPrince looked like, but Perry can’t be him. York shouldn’t want to see Perry smile again. His heart shouldn’t skip so much around Perry.

Besides, Perry has a four-year-old son who can’t be York’s, because Prince had been on birth control that night… right?

Book Review

I picked up Burning for My Prince (Meadowfalls Firefighters #1) by Anna Wineheart, but I did not read the synopsis prior to jumping into the reading. The cover and the title drew me in. A few chapters into the book, and I was invested in finding out if the Alpha, York, was going to get with the Omega, Perry (aka FrogPrince). I could tell they had amazing chemistry. 

After finishing the book in one sitting, I went back and read the synopsis. I realized I had tried to read Burning for My Prince when it first came out, but because of the synopsis, I never actually started reading it, as the idea of a meet-cute via falling through a ceiling while in a bathtub seemed a little preposterous. 

There is a 16-year age difference between York and Perry, something that I forgot about repeatedly while reading the book, since I don’t recall York’s age ever being mentioned, only Perry’s current age. Some math and I determined that when Perry first started watching York on his YouTube channel, York was only 14, and Perry is probably like 30. But they don’t hook up until 4 or 5 years later, when York is 18 years old and starting college.  

Their age difference was not an issue for me since it was such a footnote in their interactions. Perry brings it up, and York brushes it away because he doesn’t care. It was hard for me to remember that the alpha is supposed to be so much younger because York seemed very mature, and he was not that interested in Perry’s age in particular. York even notes Perry’s age is barely mentioned one time that he notices the grey in Perry’s hair when they meet in the bathroom mishap, but York is mostly obsessed with the way Perry smells familiar.

I don’t think the fact that Perry was a way older omega was particularly important to the storyline. It was probably just a convenient way to explain Perry’s prior life experience. Unfortunately, before York, Perry had a terrible history of bad relationships with abusive alphas. Which colors his connection to York because he spends the majority of the book waiting for York to go into an alpha rage and hurt him. 

I enjoyed this MPreg story. They have a young son who is well written, little kids are not well represented in books, but Caleb is a believable 4-year-old. 

The chemistry between York and Perry is very hot. In the world of Omegas and Alphas, their characters certainly fit their molds since Perry, despite the self-denial, can’t deny what his body wants and what it wants is York ALL. THE. TIME. As expected, Perry gets pregnant again, and it throws their young relationship into a tailspin. All’s well that ends well, and there is a satisfying HEA. 

Solid book, better than advertised. Sometimes a synopsis does not do a book justice. This is one of those cases. 

Definitely 5 stars. 

Burning for My Prince (Meadowfall Firefighters #1) by Anna Wineheart is available from Kindle Unlimited.