Beth and Donovan are now happily married, and what Beth wants more than anything is a baby. Her dream of starting a family is put on hold as fires burn dangerously close and Donovan becomes a victim of sabotage.Donovan escapes what could’ve been a deadly wreck. Their past enemies have been eliminated, so who is cutting brake lines and leaving bloody messages? He vows to find out, for the sake of … of the woman he loves and the life they’re trying to build.Amidst a criminal mind game, a fire ignites next to their home. They battle the flames and fight to keep their house safe from the blaze pressing in on all sides, but neither of them expects to confront a psychotic adversary in the middle of the inferno.Their lives may just go up in flames…
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Each of Chrys Fey’s books features a different type of disaster. I thought a tsunami was the worst until I read Flaming Crimes. Just the thought of being burned alive is terrifying. Ms. Fey keeps the reader on the edge of her seat as Beth and Donovan try to figure out who’s after them now. Will this latest terror force them apart? Or will their love triumph? A great romantic suspense.
Flaming Crimes is another gripping book in Chrys Fey’s Disaster Crimes series. Having listened to books 2 & 3, I was looking forward to finding out more about Donovan and Beth and what dangers they might find themselves in Flaming Crimes. They are back in their forever home in Florida, living a good life and once again ominous things begin to happen. Who is it now that wants them dead? Stong, riveting characters, (I enjoy the relationship of the Goldwyns with their detective friend Thorne–the back and forth teasing and the trust they share) edge-of-the-seat action and a tension-filled story that moves quickly, all come together to make this an enjoyable book. The author vividly paints the fiery scenes of Florida burning and the monster truck race, keeping interest high.
I listened to a complimentary copy of the audiobook and the narrator, Bill Nevitt, does a great job telling the story, making for an enjoyable listening experience.
I will put a caution here that this book is at least a PG-13 rating, due to language and intimacy details
This review is for the audio book.
enjoyed this book once we got past all the sex scenes. I like the way the couple have to cope with a natural disaster while fighting for there lives against a more human kind, it makes the stories so unique and interesting. The book was a bit slow to start and does concentrate on the couple’s love life more than the crime and disaster but once I started I found I couldn’t stop listening. I think this is because the story is so different from the normal style of book and I have grown to like the characters and want to know what happens to them.
Beth and Donovan have returned home from there honeymoon with new scares to show for it. As they settle down to married life and the prospect of starting a family, wild fires break out in the county endangering homes and lives. But the fires aren’t the only things heating up, someone wants to get revenge on the couple and when Donovan is hurt in one of the attacks the couple once again fear for there lives and go into hiding. With the help of there policeman friend Thorn can they once again out smart the bad guys or this time will they get burnt? The first problem is working out who.has a grudge against them and with a whole list of bad guys behind bars because of them narrowing the list won’t be easy.
I like the fact that the author has stuck with the same narrator for three of books because Bill Nevitt is a good choice and having the same narrator all the way through makes it feel like one big adventure, instead of lots of books.
PTSD, action-adventure, suspense, mystery, romantic, Florida, firestorm, strong-women, thriller,*****,
I really hadn’t thought about firestorms in central Florida, but maybe that’s what made it even more menacing. Psychopaths and pyromania are the criminal elements in this installment, but it’s a very hard road to the happy ever after. Excellent read!
Bill Nevitt really succeeded in making the story greater and the danger scarier.
Four books into this series and there isn’t much to say. I either liked it or I didn’t; but of course, I liked it. I liked this installment a lot (4.5 stars a lot). I was filled with all the usual romance and suspense you’d expect from the series, along with what I hope will be a new direction for the series.
In this installment, Beth and Donovan are enjoying their happily ever after, but of course, it’s been no fairy tale. Donovan has had to be strong for his recovering wife and show a patience he didn’t know he had. Beth, on the other hand, has clung to her love of Donovan to help her bounce back, as much as possible, from the trauma of torture and a tsunami.
Donovan has built Beth a dream home on the plot of land she survived on and inherited from her parents, but something is still missing. Aside from all the action, suspense, and violence that rockets this story to thrill level, the adventure of Beth and Donovan trying to have a baby kept the story grounded. If you take a moment to consider the odds of one couple being so unlucky and then realize how happy these two characters are, all logic goes out the window.
Considering the how and why of their relationship, which the author brings to the forefront, all the tragedies Beth and Donovan face don’t seem so farfetched. If anything, their tragedies and their triumphs make them feel more real, more endearing, more relatable.
I appreciated the way we got to see Beth and Donovan live a normal life that didn’t involve high-speed chases and shoot-outs for a while. It was a nice reminder that they both have jobs, friends, and family that are separated from all the drama that seems to follow them. Even when fires were consuming part of the setting, the words and actions Beth and Donovan said and took showed just how normal they are. Their differing perceptions of how people react to seeing or watching a fire was a nice reality check.
Not wanting to ramble on any further and for fear of giving away spoilers, I’ll just say that I enjoyed this book. I was happy to see more of Thorn and hope, if the series continues, it will focus more on his story or perhaps he’ll get a spin-off.
Highly recommended to series fans and adult readers of crime thrillers and romantic suspense.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review, which has in no way affected the rating and review I’ve applied.
Just when Beth and Donovan have settled into married life and are considering starting a family, all hell breaks loose again in the form of bush fires and psychopathic bad guys. Our dynamic duo face sabotage, fear, intrigue, kidnapping, uncertainty and fire as it all intertwines in their lives and puts both at risk. The mix of action, romance and drama in this story is great and the narration in the audiobook showcases it well. Bill Nevitt does a great job of bring the characters to life and letting the emotions show. This story can be listened to as a stand-alone but you will get more from the relationships in the story if you listen to the books in order.