Darkest London #1
Kristen Callihan
January 31st, 2012
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Hi it's Amy back with some more romancing and this time I just finished Firelight(Darkest London) by Kristen Callihan. It is full of mystery, action, and of course hot steamy romance. Let me tell me you Firelight does not disappoint and I really liked it. It is about Miranda a girl that in her youth was a street waif named Pip. One night when she is accosted by a street gang, a mysterious cloaked man comes to her rescue and she never sees him again. Years later in an act out of Beauty and the Beast her father gives her to the mysterious nobleman Lord Archer to wed.
Lord Archer is the notorious Dark Lord because he is so disfigured he was wears a full or half mask all the time. She later discovers that the mysterious man in the alley was Lord Archer and that he has been keeping track of her because he was entranced on their first meeting. Now someone who is dressing like Lord Archer and committing murder is out to frame him and kill Miranda.
For me, this book reminded me of Phantom of the Opera or Beauty and the Beast meets a Victorian gas light mystery. I found myself really drawn into the mystery that surrounded Lord Archer. I was kept guessing all the way through as to what Lord Archer was and I never saw the truth til the end. As far as the mystery of the murders I suspected about half way through who the murderer was but the motive had me guessing. I love a good mystery that leaves me stumped til the end.
As for the romance between Lord Archer and Miranda it was steamy and full of chemistry. So while the story might not be original the twist to it was and I enjoyed reading the unraveling of the mystery and seeing Lord Archer and Miranda fall in love. I am a sucker for happy endings and finding redemption through love. I give Firelight four solid laser pistols.
I will definitely be reading more from this author and the next book in the series is Moonglow and it stars Miranda's sister Daisy.
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Miranda Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has left her family's fortune decimated and forced her to wed London's most nefarious nobleman.
They will burn for eternity . . .
Lord Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face behind masks, Archer knows it's selfish to take Miranda as his bride. Yet he can't help being drawn to the flame-haired beauty whose touch sparks a passion he hasn't felt in a lifetime. When Archer is accused of a series of gruesome murders, he gives in to the beastly nature he has fought so hard to hide from the world. But the curse that haunts him cannot be denied. Now, to save his soul, Miranda will enter a world of dark magic and darker intrigue. For only she can see the man hiding behind the mask.
Hi it's Amy back with some more romancing and this time I just finished Firelight(Darkest London) by Kristen Callihan. It is full of mystery, action, and of course hot steamy romance. Let me tell me you Firelight does not disappoint and I really liked it. It is about Miranda a girl that in her youth was a street waif named Pip. One night when she is accosted by a street gang, a mysterious cloaked man comes to her rescue and she never sees him again. Years later in an act out of Beauty and the Beast her father gives her to the mysterious nobleman Lord Archer to wed.
Lord Archer is the notorious Dark Lord because he is so disfigured he was wears a full or half mask all the time. She later discovers that the mysterious man in the alley was Lord Archer and that he has been keeping track of her because he was entranced on their first meeting. Now someone who is dressing like Lord Archer and committing murder is out to frame him and kill Miranda.
For me, this book reminded me of Phantom of the Opera or Beauty and the Beast meets a Victorian gas light mystery. I found myself really drawn into the mystery that surrounded Lord Archer. I was kept guessing all the way through as to what Lord Archer was and I never saw the truth til the end. As far as the mystery of the murders I suspected about half way through who the murderer was but the motive had me guessing. I love a good mystery that leaves me stumped til the end.
As for the romance between Lord Archer and Miranda it was steamy and full of chemistry. So while the story might not be original the twist to it was and I enjoyed reading the unraveling of the mystery and seeing Lord Archer and Miranda fall in love. I am a sucker for happy endings and finding redemption through love. I give Firelight four solid laser pistols.
I will definitely be reading more from this author and the next book in the series is Moonglow and it stars Miranda's sister Daisy.
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