Urban Fantasy
From Goodreads:
#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.
Ilona Andrews new series is off
to a very hot start, pun intended.
Look for a lot of heat in the form of fire and a lot of heat in the form
of attraction. All of it adds up
to a great new series to follow.
World Building: “In 1863, in a world much like our own,
European scientist discovered Osiris serum, a concoction which brought out
one;s magic talents.” That first sentence sets the stage for the action and the
world building. Burn for Me is set
in Houston, Texas in a city that is somewhat like the Houston of our world but
is divided up into section controlled by the Primes who have very strong
magic. Reading I would feel like I
was very comfortable in a place I understood and them something would happen
that would show how very different the world of Burn for Me was. Magic is what sets the two worlds
apart.
Characters: Even early in the story the main characters are very well developed. The family that owns The Baylor
Investigative Agency are the characters at the heart of the story. They are a family that sticks together
no matter what. Nevada is the
oldest child in the family and the main investigator. Her mother, grandmother and three younger siblings make up
the rest of the family. Mad Rogan
comes into the picture when he and Nevada have to try to stop a Prime who has
to power to burn Houston to the ground.
Lots of attraction between the two but Nevada is resisting. This is the first book in the series so
there is just Nevada resisting the attraction and Rogan confident that he will
get her in the end.
Plot: There is more going on that what first appears. Nevade starting thinking she just has
to find Adam Pierce (a powerful fire Prime) and get him to return to his
family. As the story develops the
danger just keeps increasing and the tension contines to ramp up.
Writing: As always the husband and wife team of
Ilona Andrews keeps everything going with writing that produces well though out
action, dialog and tension.
There is a sneak preview of the
next book at the end of Burn For Me.
It looks like the beginning of another great story.
Avon published Burn For Me by
Ilona Andrews in 2014.
I received an ARC of Burn For Me
from Amazon Prime.
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