Review of Ember's Kiss by Deborah Cooke

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Ember’s Kiss
Deborah Cooke
NAL
ISBN13:9780451238252
Brandon Merrick is a dragon shape shifter, a Pyr only hethinks of himself as a monster, he doesn’t know about his heritage because ofan absent father. He’s focusing on surfing the Hawaiian waves while gettinghelp from his old Chinese friend to save him from his dragon-self. But nowthere’s another fly in the ointment during an eclipse Brandon’s firestormerupts, (when the Pyr find their one true mate), and what a woman she is butit’s also causing his dragon to take control.
Marine Biologist, Liz Bennett is also in denial, she’s running from a past fullof magic and legends too hurtful to remember, so she’s come to the islands tostart over. But before she can even unpack her suitcase she’s literally hit bythe sensual sparks coming from a gorgeous surfer and she never knew what hither. Worse it unleashes her thought dead powers.
Liz and Brandon are alight in the newfound light of the firestorm and beforethe sparks die down nature is erupting in catastrophe, but there’s nothing naturalabout it. A terrible enemy has them in their sights and will do anything to endthem. The other Pyr have sensed the firestorm and are on their way to help, ifthey can reach them in time. Will the firestorm bring them together forever orwill it burn them to ashes.
Deborah Cooke’s excellence in world building just keeps getting better andbetter and her characters just keep getting more interesting. This time shebrings us a man who’s ignorance of his heritage gets him in a world of troubleand a woman who’s knowledge of hers scares the daylights out of her and we getto watch as the magic of Deborah’s words give them life and meaning and makethem fall in love as well. Her plot of fantasy and contemporary mixes like theperfect ingredients of a time loved recipe, her characters keep the pagesturning and the nails bitten to the quick. And the romance, oh the romance ispoetic how she makes these not so ordinary folks bow to the altar ofextraordinary love. As with every series they’re best read in order but shealso makes each one stand well on it’s own.
Deborah yours is always one of my must reads and always keepers on my shelves.
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