Black Smoke
Robin Leigh MillerParanormal romance
Available from Cerridwen Press
ISBN: 9781419908422
March 2007
| The legendary operative known as Black Smoke is famous for impossible rescues. Samantha Wells has been in training since her parents’ murder when she was eight. She is one of the best in her line of work, thanks to the guiding voice in her head, and works for her uncle, a retired black ops specialist. A very dangerous rescue in Afghanistan requires that she work with a team, so Uncle Walt brings in Kong, Boomer, and Ricochet, the best of the best. Her feelings for Kong, aka Mark Lowe, rapidly become more than the brotherly attitude she has towards the other team members. Mark is slow to trust her and senses that something more than her physical and mental skills make her the success she is. The attraction that he feels for her is another nuisance he will have to get over.
All I can say about this book is wow! The action starts immediately and rarely lets up long enough for the reader to catch a breath. Sam and her spirit guide overcome some impossible situations which contribute to the legend. Mark has a guide also, but his is much less active, or he just doesn’t listen to it as much. Sam only seems to get into trouble when she loses contact with her guardian angel. The other members of the team and Uncle Walt really make the story. They are the family that Sam lost so young. Her isolation really seems pretty complete until the team arrives. The stormy romance between Sam and Mark is very involving for the reader. Neither one of them has ever been in love, and Mark has never been loved by anyone, except by his good friends on his team and he does not recognize that as more than friendship. Seeing the tough guy terrified by love is a lot of fun, though I felt bad for Sam who suffered much more than she had to. The last scenes of the book are probably the most exciting and I am so glad the author took the time to tie up all of the conflicts of the story so well. This is an edge of the seat suspense book with some paranormal elements to make it unique. Definitely read this one.
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Reviewer: Maura Frankman |
