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Publisher:
Signet
Release Date:
February 5, 2008
Genres:
Paranormal Romance
Shape Shifter
ISBN:
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9780451223272
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Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
May 2008
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Everything in her life changes the night Sara Keegan is attacked when leaving
the shop she inherited from her aunt. Why would someone want her dead? Why
would her attacker know her by name? More importantly, that wasn’t really an
honest-to-goodness dragon that saved her, was it? No, she must have been
disoriented from the attack, because when she looked again, there was no dragon,
only a very handsome, sexy man who might prove more dangerous than either the
dragon or her attacker, judging by her body’s response to him.
Quinn Tyrell is of the Pyr, the shape-shifting dragon warriors who protect the
earth and it’s treasures. Estranged from his kind, he has lived a life of
solitude by choice. But prophecy and destiny have a way of stripping away a
man’s choices, until he is faced with his duty and the realization that there is
no place on earth he would rather be. Such is the case for Quinn when he finds
Sara and recognizes her as the woman he will share the Firestorm with – if he
can keep her alive long enough…
When I first heard of Deborah Cooke’s new release, I knew I had to have the
book, even though I had never before read anything by this author. For one
thing, the book stars some absolutely yummy dragon-shifters, and I do love my
dragons – especially when they are shape-shifting hunks. Second, the plot
itself captivated me, simply from reading the blurb for this book. Did I
anticipate that I was heading for trouble? That I just might end up with a new
author for my favorite authors list? That I might be left with the burning need
to dig up this author’s entire backlist after reading just one book? Yes, I
suspected all of this might be true, and I was not wrong.
With Kiss of Fire,
the first book in her new
Dragonfire series, Ms. Cooke has won herself a new fan. This is
the kind of book you pre-order, the kind you read the moment you get it home,
the kind you take a vacation day on its release date in order to stay home and
read cover to cover.
The author created some very real characters in this novel. I felt Quinn’s pain
as he struggled to overcome the pain and loneliness of past loss, his agony over
betrayal and who to trust in order to protect his destined mate. But through it
all, Quinn never lost sight of the higher purpose – safe-guarding the lovely
Sara from all harm, and maybe, just maybe, convincing her to join him in the
Firestorm. This man (dragon?) would do anything, sacrifice anything to this
end.
Sara herself is just as noble as Quinn, much to his dismay. Although proud of
his mate’s honor, it is no less disconcerting to think of this frail human woman
to whom his future is bound putting herself in danger. And though he recognizes
her inner strength, every ounce of chivalry in him can’t allow it. Of course,
the headstrong Sara is resolved to do whatever it takes to help those who need
it, and when the mysterious visions she has been suffering prove they are no
hallucination, but the mystical Wyvern reaching out for Sara’s help, she cannot
deny it.
With a cast full of equally magnetic supporting characters, Deborah Cooke leaves
readers full of anticipation for what will hopefully be a long and prolific
series. I know that she has more than satisfied my craving for great paranormal
romance with Kiss of Fire
and I wait with bated breath for the next book in this magical series!
Note: This review was originally
written by Jennifer Ray for another review site. It is being reposted at
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