Burning Violet is the first in a captivating urban elemental series by author, Kate Kelley. An impressive entry into the fantasy genre, Kelley weaves adept writing with sexy storytelling to create an electrifying tale that leaves you eager for the next installment.”…a fantastic paranormal romance that I couldn’t put down!” ~ Genevieve Raas”…my kind of heroine, flawed but strong.” ~ Lucretia … heroine, flawed but strong.” ~ Lucretia Stanhope
“This story was a departure from the usual good versus evil and was delivered in a very unique and satisfying way.” ~ Amy Proebstel
Rai Peterson is hanging on by a thread.
Having fled her abusive father and equally abusive fiance, she finds herself in rural Indiana working the front desk of an antiquated inn. After a bizarre hallucinatory seizure forces her on unpaid medical leave, Rai struggles to make ends meet. She has no one to turn to but herself; no friends, no family. Utterly alone.
That’s when the fires start.
Along with the flames, comes a dangerous stranger that begins to permeate every aspect of Rai’s life, kidnapping her and forcing her on a journey of self-discovery that she never knew possible. Rai can feel her power vibrating within her, but will she be able to harness it before time runs out? These answers are written in ember, invisible as air.
Author’s Note: This novel is intended for mature readers only.
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Wickedly imaginative, well written tale. The cast of characters is amazing. This was a hard to put down read.
This book isn’t your typical urban fantasy romance. I particularly like the fact that you are quite far into the story before you are sure if Wolfram is a good guy or a bad guy. This book has some interesting concepts, like travelling stones, and the author has developed an interesting world where magic exists in different forms.
There are a lot of questions in this book. Who and what is Wolfram? What happened in room 13? How is Rai involved? What is really going on? Not all are answered, leaving the reader wanting to read book 2.
However, there are also some confusing parts. How elementals age, for example, and why Rai isn’t affected. I am confident that everything will be made clear later in the series.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story! The story revolves around Rai, a young woman that hasn’t had the best kind of upbringing, no mother, and abusive rich father and freshly out of an abusive relationship with her fiance and now living on her own with nothing. Strange things happen around her, ever since having a terrible seizure at work, like seeing a man saving people from a burning building and then vanishing before her eyes. Fires seem to happen around her and strange man seems to be a part of it. As her health takes a turn for the worse, the strange man is able help her get better, but in doing so opens up a whole new world that Rai never knew existed and she becomes the focal point of intrigue and ire on many fronts. A beautifully written story that will have you guessing and keep the pages turning. I highly recommend this one!
Burning Violet is an action packed, unpredictable story with a thread of romance. The author has built an incredible and exciting world. I was hooked from the beginning. Although it’s an intriguing fantasy it is also a story Rai’s journey of self discovery. I highly recommend this fantasy novel.
Yes! Seems as if I’ve found a new urban fantasy series to keep my eye on. The story travels fast with a seemingly normal heroine named Rai struggling to keep her job after a medical leave. Then the fires begin and she realizes that her boss, August, is not who he says he is. Thrown into another realm filled with royalty and magic, Rai soon learns the truth: she’s something more than just a receptionist at a hotel, she’s powerful. Caught between the feud of the fire and air kingdoms, Rai struggles to find strength in herself and shut down the evil group Wildfire before they can cause her or anyone else, more harm.
I think the best part about this book was how it shifted from such normal scenes at the beginning and slowly became more and more magical until the reader could forget that Earth was ever in it to begin with. We see the same kind of transition in Rai’s personality as she struggles to learn the truth of her birth and herself.
Definitely recommended for fans of romance, paranormal, and fantasy.