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HEART OF THE PHOENIX - A. C. Arthur Genesis/Indigo July 2007 |
SYNOPSIS: Beth McDade is positive that a prominent member of her small Texas community is behind a string of strange deaths. But no one believes her--except David Spencer, a man she's loved since childhood. His support gives Beth the courage to confront the terrors plaguing the town, but her nemesis will not give up easily.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |4+| Keren Childers
REVIEW: Tayla Hampton is running from her past.
She’s divorced her abusive and controlling husband, and wants nothing to
do with him. She’s even taken a new job as a principal at a private
school in another state. Tayla’s content with her new life until she
hires the new history teacher. She never expected to be sidetracked by
this tall, sexy, good looking man. But Thaddeus is no ordinary man, he’s
the son of Poseidon and a rare beautiful bird. Thaddeus is here on a
mission; to save Tayla. He exploits his sensuality innocently and Taylor
finds it hard to ignore. When she touches him, the heat nearly burns
her. She is baffled by this man and wants to know who and what he is.
Can a greek god and a mortal see eye to eye and develop some type of
relationship?
In HEART OF THE PHOENIX, Ms. Arthur introduces you to a whole new
ballgame of myths, gods, and mortals. The characters are strong,
energetic, and sensual. Tayla is a strong, independent woman, who
doesn’t need a man to validate her. Thaddeus is mystifying, mysterious,
and sexy. He’s here to do his assignment, but is torn with his emotions.
The strong attraction the two have towards each other is explosive, and
their intimacy is sizzling hot. I enjoyed the love scenes. Thaddeus,
although not human, knew how to work it. I have not read any romance
stories with a mythological twist on it, but this one kept me
interested. The story gives you a taste of Greek Mythology characters
from the dark side of the world, and it is entertaining.
The plot is enlightening; sci-fi and romance mixed together. The
characters keep diversion going to the end. You want to know who was
from the dark side and who was mortal throughout the story. The
secondary characters play an important role, as well with their hidden
agendas.
Overall, I believe Ms. Arthur took a chance on putting these two
concepts together, but in the end she pulled it off. This is a good
read.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 20th January 2008