"An Incredible, Edgy, Romantic Fantasy Thriller"
Eleven years ago Marla Reynolds had experienced true human
evil when a stalker had brutally attacked and raped her
sister. Marla had watched helplessly after being brutally
beaten by the assailant herself while attempting to defend
Julia. She had been only nineteen at the time and
relationships with men had left her cold ever since.
Ironically she now finds her self in a prime pick up bar
thanks to a friend's automotive misfortunes. She can only
hope Rebecca finds someone to go home with
before someone in the bar remembered to turn on the
television to reports of today's horrific tragedy. Evil
has reared its ugly head once more in a bombing involving a
bus full of school children. Ordinarily Marla would have taken no notice of the handsome
man who takes the seat next to her at the bar. Perhaps Luke
Paxton would have taken no notice of Marla's intentionally
understated beauty either had he not felt the unmistakable
jolt that alerts him to the fact that she's a perfectly
matched human Conductor. Luke is a Sentinel, a reincarnated Atlantian whose sole
purpose on Earth is to track and send Belian souls to Saturn
for rehabilitation. Belians thrive on chaos and blood. The
perpetrator of today's heinous bombing is a particularly
aggressive practitioner. Marla is just who he needs to help
him amplify his psychic energy to evaluate his impressions
of the Belian Crime Scene. Marla proves to be a challenge, surprising Luke when she
fails to acknowledge the undeniable attraction arcing
between them. He does finally manage to convince her to meet
him in a neutral location of her choice for dinner but once
the link is broken by distance Marla's fears resurface and
she sends him her regrets. Unfortunately Luke can't afford
to take no for an answer knowing that it's only a matter of
time before the Belian strikes again. Unaware of her past experience, a frustrated Luke uses his
skills to let himself into Marla's home. Marla returns home
to discover she's not alone and understandably thinks the
worst. She's become experienced in self defense and carries
a gun but is no match for Luke's superhuman abilities. The
next thing she knows she's in a Sentinel safe house being
told a highly unlikely tale. Is she in the hands of another
psychopath or is the real danger out there ready to strike
again. Can she afford not to find out? Fortunately Luke has the wherewithal to back up his claims
and once at the Belian Crime Scene Marla's own unique
abilities kick in, putting her inside the twisted mind of
unimaginable evil. Can she face this new terror head on and
help Luke stop the Belian before more innocent lives are
lost? Will she give in to the undeniable desire she feels
for this man alone and convince him to give up his loner
existence? TOUCHED BY FIRE is a blazing hot romantic fantasy thriller
that is impossible to put down. Catherine Spangler puts her
readers into the twisted mind of a psychotic killer right
along with her heroine. It is an experience that one won't
soon forget. Luckily, good triumphs over evil once more, but
not for long. Luke's superior Adam Masters, one of the
Sanctioned (a spiritually advanced Atlantean soul) who has
been above human desire for centuries, has made the
startling
discovery that Marla's sister is a perfectly matched
Conductor as well ---- for him! Julia is as scarred as Marla
if not more so, but having faced death once she's not about
to let this arrogant, macho, super ego tell her what to do.
I can't wait to see who ends up handling who in Book 3:
TOUCHED BY LIGHT. For now, enjoy TOUCHED BY FIRE a read I
recommend highly for an edge of the seat adventure and
brilliant characterization.
Reviewed by Leslie Tramposch
Posted August 13, 2007
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