Wednesday 3 March 2010

URBAN FANTASY REVIEW: Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz

BOOK BLURB:

Ex-cop Luther Malone and quirky librarian Grace Renquist are a strange partnership. Grace has been hired as an aura-reading consultant in the quest for a murder suspect, but has zero field experience. Her bodyguard, Luther, walks with a cane and isn’t good with a gun! So the last thing they expect is for romantic sparks to fly between them at their hotel in Maui, where they’re posing as honeymooners.

However, when rogue operatives for an underground group pour into the luxury resort their attraction must be suppressed quickly. Grace recognises the dark spikes in their auras and understands how dangerous these people can be. While the pair’s employers scramble to get them backup, Luther and Grace have to think on their feet but the criminals in their midst aren’t just high-level sensitives - they’ve enhanced their talent with a potent and unpredictable drug. And as Grace knows all too well, if you don’t control your powers, your powers will control you…


REVIEW:

OK this is the fifth novel in the Arcane series by Jane Ann Krentz and its going to be something that you’ll have to have read the whole lot for or just end up missing the whole point of the series. As a newbie, its going to be pretty tough to dive in at the deep end and have a clear understanding of where you are and you’ll miss a number of the references within to previous outings for some of the characters within.

It is well written, the plot is fairly crisp and the characters keep the reader interested with this title fulfilling the potential of the key ingredients that have won the author fans the world over including fully developing the romantic angle within this title. Add to this a pretty slick story arc and its something that will please a number of readers and potentially win her a few more.

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