Review: Suspenseful Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2011
"Burning Hearts" drew me slowly in. At first I wasn't sure what to think about the characters. It had been so long since I'd read an historical novel. In my head I was still in contemporary times, but after the first few pages I was hooked.I love how Ms. Chillemi is so precise with details of the 1940's--the type of food, clothing, cars, even attitudes, or the way people spoke.But there is a definite dark thread running through the story even in this "kinder, gentler" era, with an arsonist/murderer threatening to destroy more lives and wreak vengeance on anyone he feels has betrayed him.Erika and Lorne are perfect as the loner war hero, and young woman he can't help falling for. Their innocent relationship reminded me a bit of an old Grace LIvingston HIll novel, but without the simplistic message.If you like to feel as though you've fallen into a different era, want to really connect with your characters, and love a good suspense story, you will definitely enjoy "Burning Hearts."