Out of all the novellas so fair this one was my favorite. It seemed easy to swallow that the relationship between Zane and Ruby could work. They are kindred spirits and it works. It is a quick short read but great.

I really enjoyed this but it all felt a bit rushed and I think the story ended a bit abruptly which was a bit disappointing

Ruby is a fire inspector and a part time bartender. She also has a fire fetish, which is one of the reasons she bartends at Purgatory Club. At the club, she can relax and indulge in her love of fire with likeminded adults. Zane performs with fire and he has wanted Ruby from the first time she assisted in one of his shows. There's a problem though. Zane is a Dom, and Ruby has no desire at all to be a Submissive.I loved this book. I loved how it introduced me to Ruby's fire fetish, and I especially loved the very adult way the characters discussed the roles of Dom and Sub in the context of their relationship. This very pragmatic discussion was done so well, it was downright sexy. There were scenes of vanilla sex, fire work, and more. Totally hot. The only thing keeping me from five stars on this one is the strange fainting incident that seemed a heavy handed plot device to get Ruby into Zane's house.

The coming together of two souls burned in flame. This was one of the author's best. I would have liked to have seen this story go a little deeper, but Zane is a character that won't soon been leaving me. Ruby has a inner connection to fire, so does Zane...together they burn the brightest.I finished this story over 24 hours ago and it's still resonating with me. That's how powerful the emotion of this story is.

Ruby has always had this fetish for heat and fire, going so far as to become a volunteer fire fighter until she found herself in the middle of a fire and just standing there staring at it's beauty. So at the suggestion of a counselor, she became a fire investigator instead.When Ruby first met Zane, by chance, during one of his fire demonstrations, she found herself instantly drawn to him and not just because of the fire! Despite the intense attraction she felt for him, Ruby learned Zane was a Dom and she refused to be his submissive ... or anyone's submissive for that matter. But Zane has never felt so strongly for any woman the way he feels for Ruby. He knows that she is his. He just needs to find out what she's so afraid of.I found this story very enjoyable, particularly the fire play. I don't know anything about BDSM other than what I've read in books but fire play was certainly something new for me as a reader and I found I loved it. But it wasn't just the play or the sex or the dominance of Zane that I liked, it was also the story behind why Ruby is so against the whole dom/sub situation.Regarding the writing and perhaps the Kindle formatting, I did find some issues but they were minor.I look forward to reading more from Eliza Gayle!NOTE: I received a copy of Burned from the author for a giveaway win at a book review blog.