Review: review of fires of autumn
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2012
I was very apprehensive of reading this novel by Ms. Kathryn Le Veque that after purchasing it I didn't want to read it for fear that it would be bad.  There is no way she could write a very good modern love story jumping from medieval romance which I absolutely love her medieval stories to modern. Ms. Le Veque writes these medieval romances with such deftness of story blending in such strong, creative, imaginative, fantastical hero's and heroine's that they literally jump off the pages that I really couldn't enjoy this book but enjoy it I did.  So much so that I will gladly read another modern romance written by Ms. Le Veque.The story starts off with Casey our heroine telling her story to her son Jack in the hospital before she is about to die.  Casey is the personal assistant of President Russ Talbot nicknamed "the general." Before meeting the Special Agent-in-Charge Philip "Colt" Sheridan our hero nicknamed "the antichrist."  My favorite part is when a letter is delivered to Casey for Colt while holding the letter she mocks and makes fun of Colt before even meeting him.  He manages to retrieve his letter and they are introduced by the president according to family history their ancestors who were on opposing sides Colt's ancestor fought for the North and Casey's ancestor fought for the South met on the battlefield during the civil war.  Indisputably sparks fly because not only is Casey beautiful and alluring but Colt is handsome and gorgeous her match in every way.  Colt tries to deny the feelings he has for Casey because not only is he a secret service agent but he is also a double agent in the CIA and their best agent for an elite underground group known as the "Core."  Their mission is to destroy the president and in order for Colt to do that he is ordered to get close and use Casey since she is the president's personal assistant.  Colt does his job but then realizes he is in love with Casey.  True love conquers even death Colt and Casey find each other and heaven.This story in the middle of it made me cry so much I went through a box of kleenex that my husband seriously thought something was wrong with me.  I had to assure him everything was just fine.  Then I had to go to work and took my trusty kindle fire to work to read on my lunch break. So involved was I in the story that I didn't want to put it down the characters made me a part of it.  That while reading on my lunch break at work I was crying again which in my case is horrendous because some of my co-workers thought someone had died which I deal with death pretty much everyday so I had to assure them that it was this book I was reading. It just moved me to tears that I couldn't help it.  The ending I was still crying but I couldn't decide whether they were tears of sorrow or joy.  The funny thing is it's not supposed to illicit this much emotion I'm sure.  I honestly don't read books of this nature due to the emotional up-heaval since I deal with this daily but the story is just so amazing!  Even though I rated it four stars due to all the crying I was doing.  It is by no reflection on Ms. Le Veque or her writing style she is already one of my favorite authors to read and I will definitely pick up another medieval or modern romance written by her.