Blurb
London, 1819
When only seduction will do...
Wherever Cassandra Darkin goes, fire is sure to follow. It's not until she's swept into the arms of a handsome, infuriating stranger that she learns she's responsible for the fires. As it turns out, Cassandra is a fire mage...and with her gift comes a blazing desire for sins of the flesh.
With his pretenatural ability to influence the thoughts of others, Garrett Sterling is sent to gather Cassandra for the Order of the M.U.SE. He's entirely unprepared for his immediate attraction to the comely little firestarter. But it's an attraction that he must quell, even as his body craves her touch and her fiery, sensual hunger.
For Garrett's gift has a dark side...and the moment he begins to care too much for Cassandra, he knows he will doom her to an inescapable fate.
When only seduction will do...
Wherever Cassandra Darkin goes, fire is sure to follow. It's not until she's swept into the arms of a handsome, infuriating stranger that she learns she's responsible for the fires. As it turns out, Cassandra is a fire mage...and with her gift comes a blazing desire for sins of the flesh.
With his pretenatural ability to influence the thoughts of others, Garrett Sterling is sent to gather Cassandra for the Order of the M.U.SE. He's entirely unprepared for his immediate attraction to the comely little firestarter. But it's an attraction that he must quell, even as his body craves her touch and her fiery, sensual hunger.
For Garrett's gift has a dark side...and the moment he begins to care too much for Cassandra, he knows he will doom her to an inescapable fate.
Review
In the first The Order of
the M.U.S.E. book, society debutante Cassandra Darkin learns quite unexpectedly
that she has the ability to create and control fire, and she doesn’t know what
to do about it. When a handsome man abducts her from Almack’s after she’s set
the place on fire, she knows her life will never be the same.
The reclusive Garret
Sterling, the heir to an earldom, can send thoughts into other people’s heads and
bend them to his wishes, and his nightmares always come true. He’s sworn
off friendships, acts snide to most everyone, and he doesn’t care for anyone to
protect them. If he cares about them, then he’ll dream about them. Then they’ll
suffer and possibly die. He joined the Order for help to control his
nightmares, and he agreed to help Cassandra get control of her gift as well. He
just never expected the young fire mage to break through his defenses and claim
his heart.
I absolutely loved this
story. Both Garret and Cassandra are very likable characters with serious
problems with their psychic gifts and in their personal lives. They both want
to love and be loved, but it feels as though everything is standing in their
way. They brave through it together, and it was amazing to watch them grow and
learn to trust each other and in the other members of the Order.
The side characters are
awesome. The Duke of Camden, usually just called Camden, is the head of the
paranormal defense agency that works to protect the English Crown from
supernatural threats. Vesta is a saucy, wonderful woman who is also a fire mage
with a romantic entanglement with Camden. Viscount Westfall is a strong but
mentally unbalanced man. His story is next, and I would love to read it. Miss Anthony
is absolutely adorable, and I can just imagine how she’ll grow throughout the
series.
I have a few questions but
none affect the overall plot or the love story between Garret and Cassandra.
Mainly: what will happen to Paschal? His plot wasn’t wrapped up very tight.
He’s the villain, yes, but he’s not really a bad guy. I’m very curious about
him.
Anyway, this is a great
paranormal historical romance. I would definitely recommend it.
5 Stars
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