Review: Crime solving with a bit of romance - recommended read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
The evil, malicious killer in this book calls himself Fire Angel in the notes that he leaves for our heroine, Alexis Michaels.  Alexis used to live in the small town of Paradise before she ran away as a teenager due to an abusive situation.  She returns to this town after 18 years, thinking she won't be recognized.  She was in for quite a surprise when not only the residents remember her, but the killer puts her right in his crosshairs.  Jake is the boy she left behind all those years ago, but he is all man now.  Jake is a profiler and hires Alexis for her fire expertise to catch this killer before the body count rises any higher.  It seems that no time has passed for Alexis and Jake, the same chemistry that was there when they were teenagers, is still there today.To solve this mystery, it will take the two of them working together and fighting the attraction they have so that they can focus on getting the job done, before it does the both of them in.This story was more of a crime solving story than anything, it went into just enough detail so that I really understood the true genius behind the crimes, but it wasn't full of crazy jargon that most of us wouldn't understand.  I felt like the love story between Alexis and Jake was secondary.  I really liked the characters, even the supporting characters.  Alexis and Jake both have pasts that are working against them, as the killer is working to try and destroy Alexis, so the odds are stacked against them.  I can't say that I identified with any of the characters, but I definitely lusted after Jake!  I also wanted to see them both overcome their pasts and end up together.  The story moved at a nice even pace, I was curious to know what would happen next, but not so involved that I lost track of time and didn't get anything done.  You will enjoy this if you like a good mystery that is laced with a sweet romance.  It is suspenseful and romantic - heavy on the suspense, lots of twists and turns.  This was a nice change of pace for me since I read a lot of contemporary romance, but I really did enjoy it.  Ms. Matthews has a wicked mind to come up with the evil character in this story, I will be interested to see what she comes up with next.  I give this story 3.5 stars!