Yesterday was the day for calls for finalists in the Rita Awards which is like the Oscars for romance writers. I got up with high hopes for my friend, Cynthia Eden, to get one of those calls. AND she did. No surprise there as the book is awesome. I am going to be there on the night of the awards praying for her to win it. She’s an inspiration and her books rock!
I read this second book in her Deadly series back in February and reviewed it here. It’s called Deadly Heat. As usual, Ms. Eden did not disappoint. Her hero is ultra swoon-worthy and so sexy. Her heroine was just like I like my heroines- strong, sassy and a match for any man.
The story centers on a series of arsons where victims are trapped in the flames and don’t really have a chance to survive. The heroine is a firefighter and the hero is a member of an elite unit of the FBI. His unit is called in to help solve the crimes of this serial arsonist.
One of the reasons I love to read romantic suspense is to challenge myself to solve the mystery before the characters do. I thought I knew who-dun-it about half way through the book. I was right but it was fun to read how Ms. Eden got the characters to solve the crimes and well as get the hero and heroine to the resolution of their love story.
The sex scenes are as hot and good as we’ve come to expect from this writer and I highly recommend this book. Run, don’t walk, and grab this one. If you haven’t read Book One in this series, Deadly Fear, you need to grab it, too. Book three came out March 1, 2011 and it’s called Deadly Lies and it’s near the top of my to be read stack- I wish there were enough hours in the day to get to it as I know it’s gonna be great, too.
Jillian Chantal 
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