4
out of 5 Stars
Dancing
in the Flame By Ann
Gimpel
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
ISBN: 978-1-93176-191-8
Release Date: 4/22/13
Genre: Paranormal Romance
In a world where humans have died out
because of a war between sidhe and were, Keira was left with few options.
Daughter of a were hooker, Keira ended up in a debt bondage to the were’s and now
follow in her mother’s footsteps. In a world where magic means everything she
has too little, and none of the magical realms wants to claim her and save her.
The few times that she can escape her servitude life, she ends up at a magical
store run by a sidhe Barrett. Her longing for him grows to fascination and he
occupies her dreams constantly, but she can do nothing but fantasize about him.
As a were servant her life was of no means. That is until he calls for her one
night.
She learns that she is the next Queen of
the sidhe and that he was about to rescue her from her life. If she doesn’t
master her powers before her 21st birthday, the were bracelet
keeping her to service will collide with her powers and kill her.
She is thrown into a world where she must
learn to control her magic in time to become queen. But her longing for Barett
is undeniable and she can’t help but lust after him. Would he love her back, or
was she just a job to complete?
Keira is feisty and full of surprises. She
embraces her new role in the sidhe world, but doesn’t feel the same about her
herself as a prize for Barette. Barrett character was strong and confident.
Centuries old he holds grace and wisdom, however this wisdom disintegrates
around Keira leaving him utterly foolish. Renn was the star of the moment in
many cases, spunky little fairy we have here.
I found the plot interesting and
fascinating and kept wondering when the two of them would get it that there is
so much more than just duties involved. I loved that a new magical world was
created out of a doomed earth, and the parts magical beings played in them. If
this would have been turned into a full novel the world created could have been
so much more. Amy’s writing style is easy going and professionally delivered. I
hope to see more novels with this post-apocalyptic world created by her and
also from more from some of the other characters.
My favorite quote: “We coexisted with those
bastards for thousands of years. The minute they got a whiff they weren’t the
only ones on the planet, they overreacted,”
Blurb
–
Life in a were bordello is all Keira has
ever known. Because of her mixed blood, none of the magicians’ guilds want her,
or protested when the Weres bound her as an indentured hooker. Mired in the
hopelessness of her dreams, Keira longs for more.
Barrett, one of the Daoine Sidhe, runs a
magician supply shop in what’s left of Seattle. No one is more surprised than
he when the Sidhe leader commands him to extricate Keira from the weres.
Magic and intrigue throw Keira and Barrett
into one another’s arms. Convinced they have a job to do, they struggle against
the heat of the passion between them. Until it gets way too hot to handle.
Book
Links –
LS Books - http://www.lsbooks.com/ann-gimpel-c337.php
About the Author-
Bio:
Ann
Gimpel is a mountaineer at heart. Recently retired from a long career as a
psychologist, she remembers many hours at her desk where her body may have been
stuck inside four walls, but her soul was planning yet one more trip to the
backcountry. Around the turn of the last century (that would be 2000, not
1900!), she managed to finagle moving to the Eastern Sierra, a mecca for those
in love with the mountains. It was during long backcountry treks that Ann’s
writing evolved. Unlike some who see the backcountry as an excuse to drag
friends and relatives along, Ann prefers her solitude. Stories always ran
around in her head on those journeys, sometimes as a hedge against abject
terror when challenging conditions made her fear for her life, sometimes for
company. Eventually, she returned from a trip and sat down at the computer.
Three months later, a five hundred page novel emerged. Oh, it wasn’t very good,
but it was a beginning. And, she learned a lot between writing that novel and
its sequel.
Around
that time, a friend of hers suggested she try her hand at short stories. It
didn’t take long before that first story found its way into print and they’ve
been accepted pretty regularly since then. One of Ann’s passions has always
been ecology, so her tales often have a green twist.
In
addition to writing, Ann enjoys wilderness photography. She lugs pounds of
camera equipment in her backpack to distant locales every year. A standing joke
is that over ten percent of her pack weight is camera gear which means someone
else has to carry the food! That someone is her husband. They’ve shared a life
together for a very long time. Children, grandchildren and three wolf hybrids
round out their family.
Media
Links –
Website - www.anngimpel.com
Amazon Page - http://www.amazon.com/author/anngimpel
Facebook -http://www.facebook.com/anngimpel.author
Twitter - @AnnGimpel
Thanks so much for hosting me, Janine. It's a pleasure to be on your blog. Also, many thanks for the stellar review for Dancing in the Flame. Even though this wasn't a "series" book, you may well see more of this world and of Barrett and Keira as well, right alongside Renn and Caelin.
ReplyDeleteThnx Ann. I would really love to see more of this world. Can't wait :)
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