This one was very much like the last one, A Wolf's Love. Warren is an injured wolf who doesn’t trust witches and yet falls for one. I could have really used more character development. There was so much great potential for emotional tension, strife, and having to overcome trust issues. They would have a moment of strong 'can’t trust her or her motives' but in the next breath he is trusting her with his life or kissing her. There was no drawn out, slow build-up to trust. I needed more development between the characters; their relationship could have moved slowly and through fighting the villain learned to trust the other or even moments when they could possibly go their separate ways because of insensitive comments or doubts to then come back together. It was rushed, 'will he, won’t he?' Will she leave, should she leave, etc. 

I did enjoy their story beyond the desire for more character development. The villain and conflict was strong and it was an easy read. I do enjoy Caris Roane's take on paranormal romance and this story was entertaining and enjoyable.  My personal complaint is just me being nit-picky about what I want in characters.  The story was overall good and I look forward to more from the Flame universe.A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and my comments here are my honest opinion.

An alpha wolf sizzling with storm power. An invisible witch. An evil wizard who wants them both dead. 

The air felt wrong, like a thousand tiny needles pressing into the flesh of Alex Warren’s arms and shoulders. 
He sat in his Border Patrol SUV in front of the Savage Territory station. His shift was over for the night, but he wasn’t ready to head in just yet. 
Something was going down. He just didn’t know what… 

~ EMERALD FLAME, A Paranormal Romance 

A witch scarred him… 

Warren couldn’t trust witches. One had tried to kill him with her poisoned spell. 

Though he survived, he was left badly disfigured and blind in one eye. 

When Kiara, a beautiful witch, begins to heal him, he finds himself craving her. But his prejudice against her kind runs deep. 

As an evil wizard attacks Savage Territory, can Warren set aside his prejudice, or will he lose his pack, and his territory, forever? 

Wolves hate the secretive nature of Elegance Territory… 

Kiara never meant to fall for a wolf. 

But from the moment she met Warren, her heart beat only for him. 

She also knew he could never go for her. A witch had almost killed him once. 

When a vile wizard makes a play for Savage Territory, and Warren needs her help, their relationship climbs to dizzying heights. 

Yet the scars he bears tells her she can only be a passing flame. 

Can she protect her heart? Or will the passionate affair leave her forever desolate? 

EMERALD FLAME, A Paranormal Romance, is a passionate, tender, standalone romance set in the Flame Series and the world of Five Bridges. 

I always have an exciting time when I visit Five Bridges and the wonderful characters that reside there and Emerald Flame is no exception, in fact I would go so far as to say that it just may be my favorite book so far. Kiara and Warren captures my attention with their sizzling attraction, tempestuous emotions and the thrilling danger that the couple finds themselves facing.

As always Caris Roane brings her characters to bright, vivid like that makes it easy for the readers to get to know them and in this case to empathize with their emotional worries which make the couple vulnerable. The romance is a bit rocky while the passions sizzles with vibrant intensity between them and their enemy keeps them hopping with some thrilling action and suspense while the couple fight to stay alive and enact daring rescues that really get the adrenaline pumping. The alter side of this world adds such thrilling spice to the characters that readers can only guess at what might happen next not only in the action of the story, but the romance as well.

Warren and Kiara’s electrifying chemistry leaps off the pages and the readers become engrossed in the story right off the bat as the couple ponder their situation (sorry no spoilers) and the story just keeps getting better as the suspense builds and thrills keep coming ensuring that readers keep turning the pages.

I was completely wowed by Warren and Kiara’s story and I will be waiting impatiently until I can visit the Five Bridges world again.

Emerald Flame is #6 in the Flame series!

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A WOLF'S LOVE is a sizzling paranormal romance and can be read in one sitting. 

An injured wolf. A witch with killing power at the tips of her fingers. A young witch in danger. Will Cole set aside his hatred of witches to help Lauren save a girl from certain death? 

Cole shifted his stance. He’d never known a woman like Lauren, not before his alter transformation two years ago, not since. 
But she was a witch and in one terrible move, she’d proven how much he couldn’t trust her. The break had been final. He was still mad as fire. 
He crossed his arms over his chest. “I know you’re there. Show yourself, witch.” 
~ A Wolf’s Love, A Paranormal Romance 

About A WOLF’S LOVE: 

Cole never wanted to see Lauren again. She was a witch who’d hurt him. Bad. Wolves and witches don’t get along. But when she asks for his help to rescue a teenage girl from a vicious drug lord, he can’t refuse. He’s a Border Patrol Officer in Five Bridges. He’s sworn to serve-and-protect. Yet when he sees Lauren again, his desire for her ignites once more. But how can he ever trust a witch who can kill him with the touch of her fingers? 

Lauren fell hard for the wolf. They’d dated for three sizzling months that she thought would go on forever. But when he broke with her because he believed she lied to him, she knows he’ll never come back. Asking for his help to rescue a kidnap victim was the hardest thing she’d ever done. But will being close to him break her heart all over again? 

A WOLF’S LOVE, A Paranormal Romance, is a passionate, tender, standalone romance set in the Flame Series and the world of Five Bridges. 

The alter inhabitants of the Five Bridges world has once again enthralled me with the latest short story, A Wolf’s Love number 5.1 of the Flame series.

Cole and Lauren have some red hot chemistry that heats up the pages and a romance full of turbulent emotions during a rocky relationship. The romance keeps suspense building and at the same time the fast pace of the action keeps readers glued to the pages on the edge of their seats.

I love the Flame series and all of its characters so the fact that I loved this story doesn’t surprise me especially because Caris Roane creates some fantastic world that all keep me riveted and wanting more. At the end of A Wolf’s Love, I only had one wish; that the story wouldn’t end so I can’t wait for my next visit to Five Bridges which is hopefully coming soon.

A Wolf’s Love is #5.1 of the Flame series!

#6 Emerald Flame coming soon!

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To już dziesiąty tom cyklu wikińskiego, czy też saksońskiego, zależy z której strony patrzeć. Chciałbym powiedzieć, że Bernard Cornwell wciąż dysponuje taką formą, jak w momencie rozpoczęcia historii o Uhtredzie z Bebbanburga, jednak to byłoby kłamstwo. Zapału starczyło mi na długo, jednak nawet ja nie byłem w stanie nie zauważyć, że gdzieś od tomu ósmego jakość książek się mocno pogorszyła. Niegdyś wyczekiwane, z czasem kolejne premiery stały się czymś w rodzaju coraz bardziej przykrego obowiązku. Niektórzy nie wiedzą, że w końcu trzeba powiedzieć: dość, basta.

Choć w nocie historycznej autor wyraźnie wskazuje, że to wciąż nie koniec historii Uhtreda, The Flame Bearer taki koniec może udawać. Nie będzie żadnym spoilerem powiedzieć, że jest to ten epizod, w którym bohater wreszcie stanie się panem we własnych włościach i zdobędzie twierdzę Bebbanburg. Rzecz jasna proces ten oglądać będziemy na tle historii Anglii, tym razem obserwując polityczne zmagania władców z Wesseksu z wikingami zamieszkującymi Northumbrię i Szkotami, których interesującego władcę poznaliśmy kilka tomów wcześniej.

Książka niestety nie porywa, polot i lekkość pióra, z których autor jest znany gdzieś znikły. Winą obarczam nie tyle twórcę, który pisząc tom dziesiąty bawił się prawdopodobnie tak samo dobrze, jak w momencie rozpoczęcia historii Uhtreda, co samego czytelnika. Jestem już tym bohaterem bardzo zmęczony, jednak przecież nie mogę powieści ot tak, odstawić. To jednak Uhtred. Tak więc brnąłem ku końcowi, znając tenże koniec doskonale, wszak mógł być tylko jeden. Liczyłem może na jakieś dodatkowe dramaty, może coś z potomstwem bohatera, jakieś tragedie, które staremu Uhtredowi przypomną jaką dysponował kiedyś mocą, charyzmą. Jednak nie, w książce nie zaskakuje niestety nic.

Gdyby wziąć wydarzenia z tomu ósmego, który był pierwszym, podczas którego zacząłem ziewać, dodać historię z tomów dziewiątego i dziesiątego, pewnie wyszłaby książka dorównująca początkom historii o zjednoczeniu Anglii i przygodach młodego Saksona wychowanego przez Wikingów. Samego The Flame Bearer jednak trudno uznać za rzecz udaną, ale cóż, i tak trzeba powieść zaliczyć, jak się w ten świat raz weszło. Chciałbym jednak, żeby autor wreszcie przygodę zakończył, ale zdaję sobie sprawę, że nie zarzyna się kur znoszących złote jaja.

New York Times bestselling author, Caris Roane, presents BLOOD FLAME, the first book in the Flame Series.

In this book, vampire Officer Connor of the Crescent Border Patrol tries to suppress his desire for the powerful witch, Iris Meldeere.

Because the woman possesses the ability to kill him with the tips of her fingers, how can he possibly fall in love with her?

When a double homicide throws them together, he soon finds his deepest fantasies fulfilled as Iris succumbs to his seductions.

But as they battle together to stay alive, and love begins to consume them both, will the witch be able to forgive the dark secrets of his past

Blood Flame spent a little more time on the romance than what was going on in the back ground as far as the suspense however that does not take away from how exciting Blood Flame is.

I love both Connor and Iris because they stand out as individuals and they carry a hefty amount of who is the leader on both their roles. I love this because you get a sort of balance act out of it once they decide to work together.

This is where the fun comes in because I loved that Connor lust - struggled with his desires for her and it was cute how she was always flustered or blushing in embarrassment. She's got a tad bit of a sweet girl in her and Connor totally rocks that boat.

Might I mention the grass scene? Oh my god, the grass scene. Please sir, may I have some more??  ... I love Roane's sultry filled sex scenes with Connor. Not to mention he's actually a really good guy.  I must say, Connor is a new favorite... 

Blood Flame is a win.

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