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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the popular Black Dagger Brotherhood series comes a brand-new novel about arson investigator, Anne Ashburn, who is consumed by her troubled past, her family’s scorched legacy, and her current case: chasing a deadly killer.
Synopsis:
Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed...
By her bitter family legacy, by her scorched career as a firefighter, by her obsession with department bad-boy Danny McGuire, and by a new case that pits her against a fiery killer.
Strong-willed Anne was fearless and loved the thrill of fighting fires, pushing herself to be the best. But when one risky decision at a warehouse fire changes her life forever, Anne must reinvent not only her job, but her whole self.
Shattered and demoralized, Anne finds her new career as an arson investigator a pale substitute for the adrenaline-fueled life she left behind. She doesn't believe she will ever feel that same all-consuming passion for her job again--until she encounters a string of suspicious fires setting her beloved city ablaze.
Danny McGuire is a premiere fireman, best in the county, but in the midst of a personal meltdown. Danny is taking risks like never before and seems to have a death wish until he teams up with Anne to find the fire starter. But Danny may be more than a distraction, and as Anne narrows in on her target, the arsonist begins to target her.
From the creator of the bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood, get ready for a new band of brothers. And a firestorm.
Review:
WOW- hands down, BEST fire related book ever! The author knows the band of police, fire and paramedics so well, and it shows on EVERY page. While readers may cringe and hesitate to keep reading the initial fire scene, but it is SO critical for setting up all the characters and how they think, while acknowledging what it means to put lives at risk with every step. The book really LOOKS at how we are formed by our childhood heroes, and what happens when we see the mentor taken off their pedestal. HOW we react makes us the people we are. In this case, how Anne takes on her new challenges, even those she wasn't expecting, and still soldiers on. How Danny keeps going back into fires, even with a head full of trauma. These are characters you will understand and wish you knew in real life, and you won't want to see the book end. And then it does and you can't believe the ending- it's messy and real. And honestly shocking. This is supposed to be the start of a new series, and I hope so, as I can't wait to see more of Anne, Danny and their coworkers!
About the Author:
J.R. Ward is the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series of vampire books. She is a winner of the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA award for Best Paranormal Romance and is a multiple RITA nominee. A graduate of Smith College, she was a double major in History and Art History with a medieval concentration in both and she still longs at times for a return to those days sitting in dark lecture halls, looking at slides of old triptychs and reliquaries. Prior to becoming a full time writer, she was a corporate attorney, serving for many years as the Chief of Staff of one of Harvard Medical Schools premier teaching sites. Her idea of absolute heaven is a day filled with nothing but her computer, her dog and her coffee pot and the Brothers, of course.
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