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Firelight
February 1, 2012
Synopsis
Once the flames are ignited . . .
Miranda Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has left her family’s fortune decimated and forced her to wed London’s most nefarious nobleman.
They will burn for eternity . . .
Lord Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face behind masks, Archer knows it’s selfish to take Miranda as his bride. Yet he can’t help being drawn to the flame-haired beauty whose touch sparks a passion he hasn’t felt in a lifetime. When Archer is accused of a series of gruesome murders, he gives in to the beastly nature he has fought so hard to hide from the world. But the curse that haunts him cannot be denied. Now, to save his soul, Miranda will enter a world of dark magic and darker intrigue. For only she can see the man hiding behind the mask.
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Mystery, Danger and Passion will keep you reading this book when you need to be doing something else, like sleeping!
The mystery of who Archer is—what he is, goes almost a little too long. But, just when you might chuck it in, Callihan gives you just enough to keep you turning the pages. Great pace and a good length. Each chapter is punctuated by an occurrence; something necessary.
Which of the characters is the villain is almost obvious, but until the crisis I wasn't sure which of the assortment would be the one.
The main characters are, obviously going to be crazy for each other. They are soul mates and will sacrifice anything and everything for each other. They are both headstrong and she is before her time, certainly. She has a power she would give anything to conceal. He is so afraid of "his deformity" being seen that he hides everything about himself away. You will desperately want them to be together.
There was something about the sun and the moon that I didn't understand. But, at the end, the whole thing is paranormally logical. No mysterious, outside force comes in to get the characters out of their pickle. That is satisfying all on its own and tells me the writer had a plan.
There was a bit of backstory that would have been helpful. Ember, a series prequel is on on the first as an E-book for $.99. A third book, Moonglow, will be out in August.
I say this is a good Historical Paranormal Romance - Hearty Recommendation.
The mystery of who Archer is—what he is, goes almost a little too long. But, just when you might chuck it in, Callihan gives you just enough to keep you turning the pages. Great pace and a good length. Each chapter is punctuated by an occurrence; something necessary.
Which of the characters is the villain is almost obvious, but until the crisis I wasn't sure which of the assortment would be the one.
The main characters are, obviously going to be crazy for each other. They are soul mates and will sacrifice anything and everything for each other. They are both headstrong and she is before her time, certainly. She has a power she would give anything to conceal. He is so afraid of "his deformity" being seen that he hides everything about himself away. You will desperately want them to be together.
There was something about the sun and the moon that I didn't understand. But, at the end, the whole thing is paranormally logical. No mysterious, outside force comes in to get the characters out of their pickle. That is satisfying all on its own and tells me the writer had a plan.
There was a bit of backstory that would have been helpful. Ember, a series prequel is on on the first as an E-book for $.99. A third book, Moonglow, will be out in August.
I say this is a good Historical Paranormal Romance - Hearty Recommendation.
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EMBER
A prequel to the darkest London series
After a fire consumes the Ellis family fortune, the beautiful and resourceful Miranda finds herself faced with an impossible dilemma: enter a life of petty crime or watch her family succumb to poverty. But once her fiancée learns of her descent into danger--and of the strange, new powers she’s discovered --saving her family may come at the high price of her heart.
When his one chance for redemption is destroyed by corrupt London antiquarian Hector Ellis, Lord Benjamin Archer vows to take what Ellis values most—his daughter Miranda.
Forced to hide his face behind masks, Archer travels the world hoping to escape the curse that plagues him so that he can finally claim his prize.
But once Archer returns home to London, will it be revenge he seeks? Or will the flame-haired beauty ignite new, undeniable desires?
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Moonglow
Once the seeds of desire are sown...
Finally free of her suffocating marriage, widow Daisy Ellis Craigmore is ready to embrace the pleasures of life that have long been denied her. Yet her new-found freedom is short lived. A string of unexplained murders has brought danger to Daisy’s door, forcing her to turn to the most unlikely of saviors...
Their growing passion knows no bounds...
Ian Ranulf, the Marquis of Northrup, has spent lifetimes hiding his primal nature from London society. But now a vicious killer threatens to expose his secrets. Ian must step out of the shadows and protect the beautiful, fearless Daisy, who awakens in him desires he thought long dead. As their quest to unmask the villain draws them closer together, Daisy has no choice but to reveal her own startling secret and Ian must face the undeniable truth: Losing his heart to Daisy may be the only way to save his soul.
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Disclosure: Book loaned by publisher via NetGalley.com for purpose of review. No remuneration was exchanged and unless otherwise noted, all opinions are my own.
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