Hot Enough To Burn by Cynthia Eden
Series: Phoenix Fury #1
on January 28, 2014
Genres: Adult, Dragons, Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, Romance, Shapeshifters, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 371
Source: Borrowed, Libby
Format: eBook
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Prepare to burn up the pages in this hot paranormal romance by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden.
Do you believe in monsters? You should, they walk among humans every single day. Reporter Eve Bradley has known the truth about paranormals for a while, and her latest story has taken her inside the mysterious Genesis facility. It’s at Genesis that Eve first meets Subject Thirteen, Cain O’Connor. Big, gorgeous, and truly, truly HOT.
Cain is a phoenix shifter. Every time that he dies, he rises from the ashes…stronger, deadlier, and another step closer to losing his control. And what happens when a phoenix loses control? Welcome to hell on Earth.
Cain feels an instant connection with Eve, a woman who swears she wants to help him. The attraction between them burns hotter than his flames, and soon, Eve is the only link to sanity that Cain has as the world turns to fire around him.
Eve isn’t human, despite the cover she’s used for years, and she is more than capable of withstanding a little heat. But as their enemies plot to trap them, Eve and Cain will be forced to trust each other completely. Be forced to surrender to a desire that cannot be controlled, and soon, if they are not careful, it’s a desire that might just have the power to destroy them both.
If you want something too badly, if you want someone too much…you will never even see the fire coming, not until it’s too late. Be careful. You don’t want to get burned…
Author’s Note: Welcome to the world of my phoenixes! HOT ENOUGH TO BURN is a romance steamy enough to singe your fingers, but what else should you expect from a fierce shifter hero? HOT ENOUGH TO BURN was originally published by Kensington back in 2014, and back then, it had the title of BURN FOR ME. I’m super excited to bring this tale to readers once again! It’s a full-length story (90k), with a guaranteed happy ending.
This book was previously titled, Burn for Me. Recently, however, Cynthia Eden has been in the process of giving this series a makeover.
This book has been on my TBR for awhile now, and I only put it off for the normal reasons–too many books, too little time. But because this book is currently free on Kindle right now, I grabbed it up, opened it, and devoured it in less than twenty-four hours.
This book pretty much jumps right into the action, with Eve, a reporter, meeting Cain, or Subject 13, in the first chapter. Eve is at the Genesis facility because she suspects that the supernaturals that are there, are not all there of their own accord. She quickly discovers that she’s correct.
“…he didn’t let her go. Crap. Eve held herself perfectly still and said, ‘Please. I’m here to help you.’
‘If you’re one of them…’ His voice was a grating whisper, such a threat in the dark. ‘then you’re just here for the latest game of torture.'”
Eve has an amazing heart and she’s incredibly strong for a character that doesn’t seem to be a supernatural, herself. She’s brave in her quest to save these supernaturals, at great risk to herself.
The immediate connection between Eve and Cain is palpable… You can just feel it. And while they have a great deal to overcome–what with needing to escape to Genesis facility and the crazies who run it–there is still this constant undercurrent of want and need that they both have for each other. That really doesn’t take long to come to a breaking point.
“Cain didn’t move. Just watched her. Waited. Wyatt had read him well. He did want her but he had to be careful.
He didn’t want to hurt her.
But she was coming closer to him. Bringing her sweet scent and staring at him with–with no fear in her eyes. Her back was to the mirror now, and a faint smile curved her lips.”
Eve and Cain struggle throughout most of the book with trusting each other in a world where they’re being hunted by humans and supernaturals, alike. But the reader can quickly pick up on the fact, when these two cannot, that from the first moment, there was no separating them. They needed each other.
Cain struggles throughout with his need to protect Eve–sometimes from himself. Because of this, he vacillates between wanting her close to pushing her away. It’s all just indicative of the good man that he is. And while I feel like Cain wasn’t incredibly loquacious–I would’ve loved more dialogue from him–his character truly does shine through his actions and choices throughout the book.
“‘You should leave. Run away from me.’ Still in that dark, rough voice. One that sent shivers sliding over her because it was…sexy.
Danger had always been sexy to her.
Cain was definitely dangerous.
She wasn’t leaving. He’d helped her. She’d helped him. Didn’t he get it? They were a team.
Until this mess was over.
‘I’m not going anyplace,’ Eve told him and was rather proud of the firm sound of her own voice.
His back tensed. ‘You don’t know…how thin my control is right now.’ He glanced back at her, and she saw the stark hunger etched on his face.”
Now that I’ve got a taste of this series and some of the other side characters, I am absolutely addicted to finding out. Each book is a standalone, however, there is a greater arc throughout.
This is my first Cynthia Eden novel, and I’m excited to read her contemporaries as well.
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