Playing With Fire (Tales of An Extraordinary Girl)
*Starred Review* Belle Jamison has been a waitress, maid, odometer tweaker, assembly line worker, professional clown, and towel girl. Now a self-proclaimed "coffee wench" at Utopia Cafe, she is again on the verge of unemployment. Just as she sits down for her long-overdue break, a man in a white lab coat rushes through the cafe with what appear to be government agents on his heels. The substance he sneaks into Belle's grand mocha latte changes her life forever: the new Super Belle can control the four elements--earth, wind, fire, and water. Hunky Rome Masters is an agent from PSI (Paranormal Studies and Investigations) sent to "neutralize" (read kill) Belle. Instead, Rome, who has a secret of his own, falls for the feisty waitress, and soon both of them are on the run. The versatile Showalter takes the nail-biting elements of her exciting paranormals (Enslave Me Sweetly, 2006) and blends them with the wit and humor of her contemporary romances (Animal Instincts, 2006) to make a delicious offering spiced with the best ingredients of both.Shelley MosleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved