Review: The beauty of Hawaii and a smokin' hot romance!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 6, 2012
4.5 StarsI was immediately drawn to the HAWAIIAN HEROES series since I had lived on Ohau for three years. Although much different that the Big Island of Hawaii, you grow to love them all none the less. Therefore I was curious to say the least how Ms. Cade would detect the Islands, their culture and the overall beauty of what is Hawaii. I have to say she has meet every expectation so much so that I wish I was back there with every one of these books.Bella Moran has come back to Hawaii to head up a major photo shoot and expedition for the sporting goods company she works for. She starts having strange dreams and visions about the forest and plants speaking to her. Bella has always had an affinity to plants and flowers even loved the forest around Oregon where she lived but knowing the special abilities of her cousins the Ho'omalus she begins to become concerned that she might have some special gifts as well. Once she steps onto the island of Na'alele she thinks she is going crazy when she starts to hear the forest speaking to her in her head. Then the plants and trees start reacting to her moods and she realizes that she has been blessed with the gift from Pele and her powers are only growing. Almost afraid to go into the forest that is calling to her that she won't be able to leave because she knows in her heart that is where she belongs more than anywhere.Joel Girand is the star of the ad for the company, he has a TV reality show called The Wild Zone, an outdoor adventure show. He is an action kind of guy, not staying in one place, craving the outdoors and the thrill of adventure. Whereas Bella is more uptight and controlling, at least that is how Joel looks at her, a "Princess". He just doesn't know what all she is dealing with and just how "special" Bella is and it's more to do with what is going on around her that is causing her to act so stiff and uptight.Even though the two of them have a chemistry so hot they try to deny there was a slow build up and not just jumping into a sleeping bag together the first night. Although one minute they are fighting and flirting trying their hardest to keep themselves apart but then they are wrapped around each other like a vine. Which I have to say Ms. Cade can write some very inventive ways to have sex in the forest, a cave, around a volcano well you get the picture, I hope!This was a romance for Joel and Bella that just happened naturally together. When an old enemy of the Ho'omalus' show themselves they fought together to protect one another although Bella had her special abilities, Joel didn't shy away from her he just accepted her as she was.To me it was a true romance not where one had to run away and the other had to chase them. It was refreshing to read. Bella worried at first over Joel leaving her to do his job since he wasn't one to settle down but sometimes you don't need to travel the world for adventure sometimes it's right there in your own backyardReview copy provided for an honest review.