Night of Fire
Night of fire, night of passionUS Army Upland Ranger Tom Knox always knew going home wouldn’t be easy. Three years ago, he skipped town, leaving behind the only woman who ever mattered; now that he’s seen the front lines of war, he’s ready to do what he must to win her back.Rosa Campos is long...
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Night of fire, night of passionUS Army Upland Ranger Tom Knox always knew going home wouldn’t be easy. Three years ago, he skipped town, leaving behind the only woman who ever mattered; now that he’s seen the front lines of war, he’s ready to do what he must to win her back.Rosa Campos is long past wasting tears on Tom Knox, and now that she’s sheriff of Thornville, she has more than enough to do. Especially when a five-story rock-eating mining machine barrels toward the town she’s sworn to protect.Tom’s the last person Rosa expects to see riding to her aid on his ether-borne mechanical horse. She may not be ready to forgive, but Rosa can’t deny that having him at her side brings back blissful memories . . . even as it reignites a flame more dangerous than the enemy threatening to destroy them both.Tom’s the last person Rosa expects to see riding to her aid on his ether-borne mechanical horse. She may not be ready to forgive, but Rosa can’t deny that having him at her side brings back blissful memories . . . even as it reignites a flame more dangerous than the enemy threatening to destroy them both.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780062201096 (0062201093)
Publish date: July 31st 2012
Publisher: Avon
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: The Ether Chronicles (#2)
A steampunk western? Sounds interesting. This opens up with Tom traveling back to his hometown from the front of a war with the Hapsburg's. It turns out he was in love with Rosa and didn't want to fight for their relationship (because her parents didn't like him and Reasons). He's going back to chec...
My Rating: 2.5 stars: Finished it - take it or leave it (C)Our hero, Tom Knox, left his small coastal hometown of Thornville three years ago, leaving behind his love, Rosa Campos. He joined the service and has been fighting against the Hapsburg soldiers here on US soil - or in Tom’s case, in the sky...
You can find my review over at Urban Girl Reader
3.5 StarsIt's been three years since Tom left Rosa, running out of town in the middle of the night on a stolen horse. After her parents threatened him, he felt like he couldn't have a future with her, so he made a new life for himself in the Army. He never forgot her though, and now that he has fina...
The second story in the Ether Chronicles was a lot of fun to read. Very different setting and characters which I think made it more fun. The technology was still in place and the world building remained consistent. Sometimes that is difficult with more then one author working in the same world bu...