Book Beginnings and The Friday 56, June 27, 3014

I'm linking up with Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings and Freda's Voice for Page 56.

 Check out the links above for the rules and for the posts of the participants each week. Pick the closest book on your book stack and

Come Join us!

The Beginning:

"In 1863, in a world much like our own, European scientists discovered Osiris serum, a concoction which brought out one's magic talents."

Page 56:

"House Harrison wasn't large or powerful enough to claim its own territory, but they were comfortably wealthy."

From Ilona Andrews' Burn For Me, the first book in her new Hidden Legacy Series. I received an ARC of Burn For Me from Amazon Vine this week. I haven't started it yet but I already think I will like it. The book is due out in October.

Here is what Goodreads says about Burn for Me.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews launches a brand new Hidden Legacy series, in which one woman must place her trust in a seductive, dangerous man who sets off an even more dangerous desire…

Nevada Baylor is faced with the most challenging case of her detective career—a suicide mission to bring in a suspect in a volatile case. Nevada isn’t sure she has the chops. Her quarry is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, who can set anyone and anything on fire.

Then she’s kidnapped by Connor “Mad” Rogan—a darkly tempting billionaire with equally devastating powers. Torn between wanting to run or surrender to their overwhelming attraction, Nevada must join forces with Rogan to stay alive.

Rogan’s after the same target, so he needs Nevada. But she’s getting under his skin, making him care about someone other than himself for a change. And, as Rogan has learned, love can be as perilous as death, especially in the magic world.