“What matters most is how you walk through the fire.” ~ Charles Bukowski No longer simmering and crackling beyond our realm, the fire smoldering in the distance roars to life. The blaze has the capacity to scorch and destroy everything and everyone in its path. All that I’ve known and believed was obliterated the moment Madeline spoke a truth I’d never suspected. With one sentence, one plea, my … sentence, one plea, my life has taken an uncharted turn. Through the smoke and soot, I search for answers.
A man, an outfit, and my brothers-in-arms have been my solace, my calling, and my reason to live. Now that I know there’s more, what will the future hold?
The Ivanov bratva wants Chicago. I want what they possess. With the Sparrow world at war, and Madeline’s declaration, she and I are surrounded, trapped by the inferno.
What will remain when the flames cease and we are left surveying the ashes?
From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new dark romance, FLAME, set in the dangerous world of Sparrow Webs. You do not need to read the Web of Sin or Tangled Web trilogy to get caught up in this new and intriguing saga, Web of Desire.
FLAME is book two of the WEB OF DESIRE trilogy that began in SPARK and concludes in ASHES.
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4.5 Stars!
Patrick Kelly lives in Chicago and is a powerful man at the top of the Sparrow outfit. He lives a life full of danger where trust and loyalty are a must. His job consumed him until a woman from his past turned up out of the blue. Madeline disappeared seventeen years ago, and now she’s back, and just landed a bombshell on him that rocked his world. He wants to protect her and keep her safe, but he’s also confused, and needs answers. With the Sparrow world at war he isn’t sure if he can trust her.
Madeline was homeless and living on the streets at the age of fifteen. For so many years her life has been about survival. She’s been at the mercy of a man who took pleasure out of exposing her greatest vulnerabilities. Now her entire world hangs in the balance based on the results of a high stakes poker tournament. She’s desperate and out of options when the boy from her past shows up in her life again. Patrick is all man now, and the unbreakable connection they always shared is still strong as ever. He makes her feel again, and wonder what the future holds. Will they finally get their happily ever after?
Flame (Web of Desire #2) by Aleatha Romig is a fantastic book set in the dangerous world of the Sparrows. It is one thrilling, wild ride full of love, passion, desire, intrigue, and suspense. I loved this story and can’t wait for the conclusion to Patrick and Madeline’s story in book 3, Ashes!
Dark romantic suspense at its best!! Aleatha is amazing at her craft and this book exemplifies that! Get to reading this series! You’re going to be OBSESSED!
5 I Have Answers But I Need More Please Stars!!!
With the opening paragraph of Flame we pick right up where left off in Spark. There’s an even more tenseness to this story than in book one because we know the players now and Patrick is determined to put in place the plan to get Madeline back where she belongs…with him!
While the Sparrow family has a wide reach there may be some things that could jeopardize their plans… yes, I knew in my heart this wouldn’t be an issue, but you know when Aleatha gives us a story there’s several moving parts and someone or something may get lost…but Patrick will stop at nothing because he has the means and ability to get the answers to all his questions.
This book moves at a rapid pace which makes for a read that required me to block out everything but immersing myself into this second book. I loved how we moved between past and present getting both Patrick and Madeline’s POV’s. It’s integral to this story to see this from both sides. One thing they’re completely united on is finding Ruby!!
Yes, we get many questions answered which are integral to understanding so much of this story. But there are questions that I have that need to be answered even more so now. And let’s talk about the last page of this book…. I literally sat there slack-jawed with those last few words… I shouldn’t expect anything less though because I’ve been Aleatha’d in the best way possible!!!
Jumping right in where the last book left us with our jaws wide open. As we continue with Patrick and Madeline’s story, we are brought some true reality of what life was like for Maddie and the wrong that she incurred at the time. It is a wonder she is still as strong and put together as she is.
With each chapter revealed there is another twist, another turn, another connection to thing never expected. With each reveal, comes more questions and just when you think you are sorting it out, BAM there is a new shock to the system.
Damn that ending has me in complete shock. But it will make the final challenges and the ending of this war so much more interesting!
Impatiently waiting for Ashes to bring this crazy journey to a wrap.
*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review.***
Flame is the continuation of Patrick and Maddie’s story and it is full of many twists, turns, secrets and truths. If you haven’t read book 1, Spark, go back and read that because Flame picks up right where we left off and Patrick getting a surprise of his lifetime. A surprise that will forever change is life.
Out of all the Sparrows Patrick is quickly becoming my favorite. I am in love with his and Maddie’s story. It was addicting, heartbreaking, suspenseful, steamy and the chemistry between those two is absolutely beautiful.
What I loved most about this story was learning more about what happened 17 years ago, why Maddie left suddenly and left Patrick lost and heartbroken. Her past was sad, heartbreaking and super emotional. However, she is a fighter, she is a survivor and it helped shape who she is today.
I am in LOVE with this trilogy and I can’t wait to read what I am sure will the jaw dropping, stunning conclusion to Patrick and Maddie’s story.
I thought I had everything figured out with this couple but by gawd I was wrong and I am SO GLAD! This is exactly what I enjoy about trilogies. Especially one like Web Of Desire. I was hypnotized by the twists and turns and heart pounding action and suspense. And the sizzling romance is CRAAAAAAAZY hot and had my desire set to scorching.
These characters are unstoppable and mysterious and unpredictable and I am enraptured by their story. This is INSANELY good!
Flame gets a MIND BLOWING FIVE HOT HOT HOT STARS!
The second part of Patrick and Madeline’s story is just as good, if not better than the first. We learn more about what has happened to Madaline and her relationship with Patrick. I could not put this down and read it in one sitting. I highly recommend this and cannot wait for Ashes!
After the bombshell from Spark, I never imagined the atomic bomb level twist I just read. That is the magic of Aleatha Romig’s writing; she does this to her readers time and time again. Like gluttons, we keep coming back for more. But really, how could we not? We must know what’s next for Patrick and Madeline.
THE LAST 10% WILL EXPLODE YOUR MIND!
“With a spark in his blue eyes, he’d resurrected a flame” … Spark turns to incinerating flame with slow-building momentum and more curvy twists and turns in this web of mystery and desire than a mountain road, even as spring-loaded tension keeps coiling tighter until it finally SNAPS with a reverberating bang in that explosive and unpredictable cliffy that I honestly never saw coming. Aleatha is practically a sorceress the way she weaves an intricate web of romance and mystery.
Indomitable and fierce Maddie and romantic-at-heart Patrick are a powerhouse couple set on a thorny path in a dangerous mission against villainous forces. Everyone has a stake in the game and something valuable to wager – all in the midst of a criminal empire war. They’re my new fave couple in the crossover Sparrow series, and this intricate mystery had me hanging on the edge and gobsmacked by the unexpected. Can’t wait to burn it all down in upcoming ASHES!
OMG!!! Flame. book 2 in this series is just unbelievable. The suspense throughout this book was so intense. And after the major cliffhanger in book one, Aleatha ends this book on the most incredible, jaw dropping ending. I have been Aleatha’d again. If I could I would give this book 10 stars and now to have to wait for the conclusion to this series. This is a must read series and the first two also. BRAVO Aleatha!!!
**FULL REVIEW**
“I crossed my arms over my chest as I contemplated my future. It didn’t take a genius to understand that these men wanted a guarantee that I couldn’t contact Andros. If they only knew the depth of my hatred for the man, they wouldn’t be concerned.”
Oh. My. GOSH!!!
The story unfolds further as we dig deeper into the dark world of mob bosses and territory battles…good versus evil…love and hatred…secrets. So many secrets.
I couldn’t tear my eyes from the pages, reading well into the wee hours of the night because I just had to know what was going to happen. I wasn’t disappointed!
Following Madeline’s life, from when she left Patrick to when she found him again…or did he find her? This is a question still to be addressed. How deep does this plan go? When the family is involved, to what lengths are these men willing to go in order to protect what’s theirs?
I cannot wait to see how the story finishes…revelations, history, time…a seventeen-year agreement based on a gamble. It’s time to cash out…and pay up.
**5 Ignited, Stars**
This was incredible a new twist hits you through the whole story that you will never see coming that will blow your mind then add in all the emotional feelings and your hooked these characters are everything and your hooked I know I am so invested in Patrick and Madeline and I’m on pins and needles for the next one.
She did it again! boy did my heart raced while reading this book, I need book 3!
What happens when sparks turn into flames? What happens when the world around you starts burning? What happens when you can’t put out the fire? Do you get burnt? Do you lose your mind? Do you try to put it out yourself even when it’s dangerous? I found myself asking those questions while reading Flame by Aleatha Romig. Flame took me on quite a breathtaking journey. Spark, the first book was heart pumping. But Flame took my soul. The effortless story. The flawless characters with such deep and complex storyline. The heart bursting scenes. Flames utterly decimated me. I am still shook. I am still in denial. Heck, my emotions are a mess right now, What do I do? Aleatha Romig truly outdid herself with such a magnetic book.
What a whirlwind of action and emotions. What a roller coaster of epic proportions. Flame, the second book in the Web of Desire trilogy is a hair raising show stopper, written by the talented Aleatha Romig, who takes you on a heart snatching story. Aleatha Romig takes you deeply into a heart racing romance with an edge that leaves you wanting for more. Smoldering. Sizzling. Heart Pulling. Sinful. Flame is a soul gripping masterpiece with non stop and tongue wagging intrigue, edge of your seat suspense and sexy passion and chemistry. A romantic suspense with a deadly and obliterating book that sends the reader into a mind reeling and heart tugging story. Aleatha Romig weaves together past and present delicately to give a fire blazing and heart wrestling romance suspense.
My love for Patrick and Maddie has reached a new level. I freaking adore them so much. Their story just grabs your heart tightly. Their chemistry leaves me in such a wreck. You are pushed deeply into their powerful thoughts and feelings that makes you excited and emotional. Patrick – smart, loyal and the voice of reason and Maddie – savvy and street smart with a sad and heartbreaking past will take you on a beautiful romance full of more secrets and trust.
Gosh, Aleatha Romig knows how to end your life with a book. I feel like I am dying inside. I really need Ashes asap. If you haven’t started Spark yet, the first in the trilogy, you need to. Trust me.
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review.
Boom!! Just when you thought you knew what might be going on, a bomb was dropped and everything exploded!
This story is filled with non-stop, hold on to the edge of your seat action and takes a big turn as we are whisked off on another wild ride filled with twists and turns within a place where loyalties are tested and the ugly truth is told.
Flame has picked up right where Spark left off with a web of players all so tightly entwined that it may only take one string to break for everything to unravel!
And there is more of this story still to come! I can’t wait!
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Flame is just amazing! Words can’t express how much I’m loving this series. It was gripping and had me on edge. A page-turning, nail-biting suspense that left me hanging after every chapter read.
I enjoyed the writing style with flashbacks and characters telling us what happened to them in a particular phase in their life. And what happened to Madeline was heart-wrenching. I just can’t believe what she’s gone through to survive. I’m in awe of how strong and determined she was.
As Patrick executes his plan to save the people he cares about and the pieces of the puzzle begin to come together. Then it suddenly shifts into something more. I’m in shock and think NO it can’t be possible. I just can’t believe how on edge it left me and how much I craved for the final book — Ashes.
Spark may have been a whole lot of but Flame was just one massive after another… and I LOVED EVERY FREAKING MINUTE OF IT!!!
Flame was expertly weaved into the growing web of the Sparrow World. It was action packed. It was unpredictable. It was perfect.
I can’t wait to read Ashes!
Another explosive installment of the Web of Desire. Hands down to the queen of suspense. You never fail to amaze me with your prolific imagination. I never would have guessed how the story got so twisted including my innards.
Flame is an apt title for Book 2 in Aleatha Romig’s Web of Desire Trilogy. This book is on fire from the first page to the last! It’s filled with tension, twists, turns and edge-of-your-seat-non-stop-action that will leave your mind reeling. As with all of Ms. Romig’s books, reading was effortless with a story that seamlessly took the reader from the present to the past and back to the present without skipping a beat. The characters come alive as you read, pulling you into the story, the tension growing page by page until the conclusion, leaving you wanting, desperate for more. I LOVED every word, every sentence, every paragraph, every chapter of this book! I can’t wait for what is sure to be an EPIC conclusion in Ashes, Book 3. This series is your MUST-READ for 2020!
Aleatha did it again with this book. Patrick’s story is quickly becoming my favorite story from this cast of characters. This book completely captured my attention and I couldn’t put this book down today.
The story is picked up right where it was left off in book #1. It completely delivered on what I was expecting. The readers received some answers from book #1 but we have some new ones to be answered in book #3. The world that Aleatha has created is amazing. The web that she weaved had to be so time consuming. The stories that Aleatha creates never disappoints and everyone who has read book#1 will not be disappointed in how Patrick’s story has progressed.
Patrick is so book-worthy. He’s smart, alpha, and a dirty talker. He is everything you want in a man. The story of Madeline is amazingly sad and street savy. She’s had a hard life but I am enjoying reading about finding her way.
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