Review: A punny title to begin a series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
When I first set out to write romance, I read extensively in the genre and one of the things that irritated me intensely was the disparity between the supposed professions of the characters and their attitudes and activities. Kate Kingsley, actress, half psychic, still grieving widow, together with Daniel B Haggerty, investigative journalist, skeptic and modern day debunker of all things paranormal, are just such an unlikely couple. It is therefore a tribute to the author that I found myself wanting to believe in them against logic, for Daniel shows more restraint than any other investigative(?) journalist in living memory and Kate's naivety is astounding.I really enjoyed "Blazing Nights". Even if the author hadn't admitted to it in her opening  instructions to the readers, I think I would have recognized the special neatness of a twice-told tale. Circumstances have dictated that a lot of my writing has been revisiting stories written years before, for an entirely different purpose, and I know the special feeling. It is like joining a group of old friends you haven't seen for years and feeling instantly at home. No matter how many drafts you do of a story the first time, it's not the same. Perhaps your initial stumbles are still too fresh in your mind to be removed. It is odd that even then, with all the years between, there are always a few awkward passages that you find too precious to remove.All that aside, "Blazing Nights" is an excellent opening to a series, with more than enough twists and turns to sustain interest and I look forward to reading more about Kate's group of friends.