Burn for Me audiobook

Re-read of the series in May and June 5th read and I still love practically everything about this book. It is like coming home after a long trip away and just being so happy to be there again. If you haven't started this series yet you are missing out in my honest and very humble yet biased opinion Rereading Again....for no reason what-so-ever *whistles nonchalantly*Buddy Read with Alexa, Athena, Ya, Carole, oOSarahOo, and SandraFantastic and fun buddy read with some great girls. Totally worth the re-read less than a month later Kindle highlight count 149 (I might have a problem)LOVED IT, Loved it, LOVED IT!!! 4-4.5 Mad Rogan Stars.Spoiler Free Review - Top 5 Reasons I Love anything Ilona Andrews:1. Fan-Freaking-Tastic build-up of sexual tension.2. Never disappoint in making entirely new worlds and new magic systems.3. They know how to make interesting side characters that add to the story.4. Blending humor with action and suspense5. I want to live in these worlds. I want to hang out in Nevada’s warehouse home and play on Herald. Or hang with Kate at the Keep, go with Andrea to the shooting range and drink some of Doolittle’s Honeybadger tea. I’d love to go on an adventure with George, Jack and Sophie and I need to visit Dina’s Inn and play with her broom. I read all of their books over and over and love them more every time. Simply put they are the best. How many authors can switch up their worlds and make each one just as interesting if not more interesting than the last? I can only name a few. Burn For Me has everything that I have come to expect and need from an Ilona Andrews novel. There is the strong Heroine who is tough and likable, Nevada. The charismatic male lead Mad Rogan, who is handsome, rich, powerful, unconventional and a handful, possibly even a bit crazy, the jury is still out on that one. The bad guy/s are just as interesting as everything else. They are never quite what you would expect and sometimes they can give the Hero a run for the money with their wit, charm and burning sexuality.It all adds up to a great ride. I loved my introduction into this new world. It has new rules, a very different backstory than any of IA’s prior books and a whole new cast of characters. I’m sure I’m going to love all of them. Nevada’s family seems ripe with possibilities and I really liked the detective agency she is running with a few of her older and younger family members. They are a hoot and one of the strangest families I’ve read in a little while.The premise of the world is that some people through scientific help generations ago developed abilities to control different elements or energies. Something like X-men-ish type powers, anything from talking to animals, controlling fire, telekinesis to working with metals or plants. It was deemed incredible dangerous and so the serum used was banned and now generations have gone by where some families have coalesced their power through breeding over generations to become the strongest they could possibly be. Mad Rogan is a byproduct and head of such a family.Nevada’s family detective agency is owned by another powerful family and she has been commissioned to find one of its members before the police find him. Shouldn’t be too hard, except Adam is wanted for murder, extremely powerful and has an unusual fascination with Nevada. When Mad Rogan and Nevada’s paths meet in search of the same thing it doesn’t all go well. “So instead of talking to me, asking for my credentials, or doing any of those things a normal person would do, you decided to assault me and chain me in your basement?”He shrugged a, slow, deliberate movement. “It seemed like the most expedient way to obtain the information. And let’s be honest, you weren’t exactly harmed. I even took you home.”“You dumped me on my doorstep. According to my mother, I looked half dead.”“Your mother exaggerates. A third dead at most.” These two together really made the book for me. I ship them so hard. They are completely different and the way they rub against each other had me laughing and smiling just waiting for when something even hotter was going to happen. This is a slow building romance that I’m going to enjoy to build up for no matter how many books it takes…(view spoiler)[ “Fine,” he said. “You had no idea it could be this good. Nobody in your past was ever that good and you know that nobody in your future will ever be this good. You’ve had a taste and you want more. You want sex. Dirty, naked hot sex. It’s floating through your head as we speak. You think you can imagine what it would be like. Trust me, you have no idea. I haven’t even started. So run from it, think it over, pretend it didn’t happen, it doesn’t matter. I’ll allow it for now. The more you fight, the more irresistible it will become, until one day I’ll motion with my hand and you’ll come running.” (hide spoiler)]please in the next book…I love them please…. IA has this special way of making me love their characters. They aren’t perfect, they are scared or had deep seated issues of some kind hidden away, and I love ever new revelation and facet of them. I’m totally ready to dig in deeper and find out what makes Nevada and Mad Rogan especially tick.Another winner from IA and I really can’t wait to read it again. Which is why I’m re-reading it with some GR buddies when it come out.In Short…. p.s. I will post a few more quotes after the book come out.p.p.s. 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I'm not one of those readers who swears a favorite author can do no wrong. I feel I have to say this because it seems like every time I pick up an Ilona Andrews book, I find myself fawning all over it, like a teenage girl with her first crush. BUT IT'S REAL LOVE. I SWEAR.This book rocked my socks off as much as any Kate Daniels book ever has. And while the Andrews team has a unique voice that is unmistakable, this book is not Kate: Part 2. The world-building is fantastic and utterly different from the some of the tired UF/ PNR templates I find in so many books of these genres. I loved the heroine. I loved the hero. I loved the unpredictable progression of the plot. And I loved the foundation of a romance that promises to be spectacular. I'm going to stop gushing for a moment and tell you a little about the story.It takes place in world where the wealthy and powerful wield magic, and create influential dynasties surrounding their skills. One of the strongest members of one of the most powerful families has gone rogue and now small-time PI Nevada Baylor is tasked to bring him in unharmed. She doesn't want the job. It's way out of her league, but circumstances force her hand and before she knows it, she is tackling a job too big for even the police to take on.Mad Rogan is a force just as powerful as Nevada's target. Maybe even more so. Which is why she wants nothing to do with him. But he has his own reasons to want to capture Adam Pierce and he knows Nevada may actually be savvy enough to do it. He pushes his way into her investigation --and into her life-- sparking a mutual attraction she can't control and he doesn't want to. Their mission is dangerous, exciting, and completely captivating from beginning to end.Nevada is impossible not to like. She's devoted to her family. She loves them and she's kind of taken over the mantle as the person responsible for them all. I love how Andrews paints these characters. They feel so real. They have quirks and color that make you feel like you know them; you can see why they mean so much to Nev. I love how smart the heroine is. How she tries to be practical instead of reckless. How she is so vastly powerful but has absolutely no idea.Rogan is totally badass. He can level cities with a thought. He is every bit the dragon of Nev's musings. But he is also more than that. I feel like she can teach him so much about what it means to be human... what it means to feel. The sexual tension between these two is off the charts. Her reactions to him are so hot and every time they touch, I am glued to the page.So I mentioned the great characters, the phenomenal world-building, and the scorching sexual tension. But I also have to give a shout-out to the awesome pacing and funny, funny one liners. Right in the middle of a serious conversation or observation, we're treated to inside jokes on tortured heroes and snake-penis metaphors. I laughed out loud more than once.It's smart. It's engaging. And I wouldn't change a thing.Disclosure: I beta read for this book. But I already considered it an A-read on the first pass. And I swear, if I didn't like it, I would tell you.*ARC provided by author for review

3.9

Początek jest nieco chaotyczny, ale druga połowa angażuje jak mało co!

4.5 stars HIDEOUS COVER ALERT*! I refuse to blame Andrews for this ridonkulous looking cheese-fest, but I wish that whoever is in charge of this sort of thing at Avon would get a clue.This looks like the sort of thing I've come to expect from crappy PNR, not Urban Fantasy. This cover doesn't say kick-ass story between these pages, it says Fabioish romance inside. Well, guess what?They don't have sex in this book.The folks who were hoping for a little *bow-chicka-wow-wow* (thanks to the cover) will be disappointed.And the people who don't want mindless PNR (not that there's anything wrong with that!) are going to bypass this book altogether.Even I put off reading it, and I'm a fan of Ilona Andrews...so I should know better. That's the power of a BAD cover, people! Alrighty, enough bitching.I picked up Burn For Me and gobbled it down in record time.I loved Nevada and her entire wacky family. Especially Grandma!Surprisingly, I loved Mad Rogan, too. I see some complaints about him, but I thought he was awesome. Sure, it seems like he's sort of a sociopath, but I have a feeling he's a bit more complicated than that. Or maybe not.Either way, I thought he was great!Magic (thanks to a scientific breakthrough) is now a hereditary quality that the more powerful magic users in the world view as a commodity. They marry for the power it brings their families, and those Houses rule cities and corporations. Or something like that.The world-building wasn't fully explored, but I'm hoping that we'll get a better glimpse of how everything works in the next book. There was definitely enough information to get to get started with, though.I'm feeling really lazy, and I want to go eat some soup and pie.So instead of trying to review the plot, I'll just say that if you're a fan of Ilona Andrews stuff, you're going to like this.Highly Recommended to fans of Kate Daniels, Mercy Thompson, etc..*No points were deducted for the horrible cover...

I've read many books this year. I've given only 11, 5 stars. 7 of these are by Ilona Andrews. If that doesn't tell you how good they are and that you need to check out their books, I don't know what will.Ok, not enough? Fine. Let's see, why would this book be worth it? First, I need you to forget that beautiful hot cover (the male model doesn't even look good, for God's sake...) and the title (because it's not what you think it means). Now let's see the content:➀ Awesome family. Yes, this is #1 because we rarely see good families in books. Most of the time, parents are dead, the MC isn't on good terms with them, or they're bad but he/she is trying to earn their love. However, in this book, they live together: Nevada, her mother, her super cool grandmother, 2 teenage sisters, 2 cousins (yes people normally have cousins), and they all live in a warehouse. I don't think I've ever read a book in which the adult MC actually lives with the parents. And is happy with it. It felt kinda weird even though it's the normal thing to do in my country... it's so rare in novels nowadays. Thus, I naturally loved this aspect. The family’s bickering was so entertaining as well.➁ Nevada. This girl is amazing!!!! Yes, she might not have the strongest powers, yes she might not be able to use her own magic to kill, but she definitely can handle herself. Confident, snarky, smart, and resourceful, she’s all I can hope for in a heroine. She’s a living lie-detector, perfect for her job as an investigator. I honestly wasn’t sure if I should expect another Kate (who is my favorite heroine ever) but I’m glad that Nevada was so different and yet just like Kate, doesn’t take shit from anyone, she can hold her own ground, she's her own person, and is also badass.➂ Mad Roger. I’M SWOONING. He’s just perfect. He's a bit the anti-hero. The slow burn romance was so hot and just exciting. Don’t be fooled. This is no romance book, though. It has heavy world building, more action, and very little kissing. So the title and that damn cover can totally trick you (in a bad way) but don’t let them. Seriously, if I need to give an example why people shouldn’t trust covers, I’ll just give the Andrews books as an example. Anyway, back to Mr. Roger, his interactions with Nevada made me want to pick the next book now. But alas, my tbr list always gets in the way. Yes, he does try to order her around but she stands up for herself. The difference in his behavior comparing to the start is very clear. He’s murderer who can do this tactile stuff that well... I’ll let you find out if you ever read this book. It’s like explaining how a jet flies to someone who has never seen a plane. ➂ The world-building. After the release of a serum back in 1871 that gives humans supernatural abilities, things got messy. Those with great magic abilities (pyrokinetic, telekinetic, aerokinetic…) pass their abilities to their children (the stronger the parents, the stronger the children's magic and therefore, they only marry for power). Each powerful family forms a House, on the head of it, a Prime (highest magic rank). The more magic you have, the richer you are. Some didn’t have big abilities but minor or not, a magic user should never be underestimated.➃ All the characters. I loved them all from Nevada and Mad Roger to Adam Pierce. Grandmother Frida, who is obsessed with hot guys like a teenager, is simply hilarious. She’s so precious, I adore her. I hope she survives this trilogy. Even her mother is cool. Everyone has his own distinctive character. ➄ Addicting plot. The book is full of action, mainly shooting people, burning people, and chocking people. It’s also fast paced and addicting. The romance is to die for because it’s so hot, intense, and most important of all, slow. Nevada doesn’t buy his shit. I love the sarcasm in the Andrews books. A lot. I won’t talk more about the plot and let you know discover the story for yourself. You only need to know that Nevada is forced to make Adam Pierce, pyrokinetic prime, surrender to his family and Mad Roger needs to find his cousin who is associated with Pierce. Therefore, she’s forced to work with him since he has the manpower and some information.If you’re a fan of Urban fantasy, this book is a must read. If you aren’t, it’s still worth checking out if you like these stuff. I just think Ilona Andrews is so underrated and I wish her books were more popular. I mean I only see people way older than me reading them so I can never fangirl except with some very few people (*cough* Annie (whom I BR this book with). So yeah, please try this book! But if UF is not your thing, you don't like alphas and such stuff, this book isn't for you.

so i'm going to leave my initial review below bc i think it's funny how differently i feel about this book now!i definitely stand by my assertion that this book is best consumed with eyes on page. the audiobook narrator for the male love interest did NOT do him justice. and i do think that while nevada is a perfectly fine main character, she isn't overwhelmingly special.but that being said, i really did enjoy this book the second time around. i think the nuance to mad rogan's character was really subtle and getting to read it physically especially helped me appreciate it. i was also watching gilmore girls around the same time that i was reading this book and wow i get big jess mariano vibes. very sardonic & mildly alpha vibes. definitely made me want to get to know more about his character and i'm excited to do so in the subsequent books.the plot was still not my absolute favorite. i did appreciate the near constant action but there were times when i was just not that invested in what was happening. i think it set up the next books well but this particular storyline was just kind of okay for me.ANYway, i think this is a book that has pretty broad appeal both for paranormal romance readers and YA/NA fantasy romance readers. if you like Rhysand, you will probably like Mad Rogan. i can definitely foresee me recommending this book frequently in the future soooo go pick it up :)_____________________eh.this was... not bad. i just think audiobook was not the best format for me & this book. i need something i can occasionally zone out with, and not be completely confused. this wasn't that. which i kind of knew going into this because it's an urban fantasy...but i think the bigger problem is that for me, there is a fine line between paranormal and urban fantasy. and i'm coming to find out that by and large i do not like urban fantasy, sadly.objectively, this is a pretty cool concept. humans have found ways to augment their abilities (i.e. telekinesis, telepathy etc). and the richer and more powerful humans have better powers and have started to marry/breed to become more powerful. (i also liked that this was set in houston, but that's just me).but subjectively, i just didn't care? i didn't find nevada to be that compelling. she seemed like pretty much every other paranormal/urban fantasy heroine. gritty but still emotional. hidden trauma probably in her past. stunningly beautiful and very talented. and mad rogan seemed like kind of a tool, like a lot of paranormal/urban heroes.and to be honest, getting to the 60% mark i really just didn't care where the story was going. there was a lot of running around to catch the bad guy and bring him back to his family but nothing seemed strategic or bad ass. i'm honestly getting bored just writing this review. i'm sure these are good books, and that thousands or people are not wrong. but i was just underwhelmed and i probably will not continue with the series.

*****5/3/2017*****There is a Mad Rogan POV scene on IA's site!!!!!http://www.ilona-andrews.com/rogan-po...5 If I Could I Would Kidnap IA And Make Them Tell Me Stories Forever Stars There might(definitely) be untagged SPOILERS. In 1863 European scientists discovered the Osiris serum, a concoction which brought out one’s magic talents. These talents were many and varied. Eventually the world realized the consequences of awakening godlike powers in ordinary people. The serum was locked away, but it was too late. The magic talents passed on from parents to their children and changed the course of human history forever. Those who previously married for status, money, and power now married for magic, because strong magic would give them everything.Now, a century and a half later, families with strong hereditary magic have evolved into dynasties. It is a world where the more magic you have, the more powerful, the wealthier, and the more prominent you are. Some magic talents are destructive. Some are subtle. But no magic user should be taken lightlyIn a world where Magic is the currency that talks and the Houses(families with strong magic genes) rule the world, Nevada Baylor is a very small fish in a huge pond. She works as a PI and she loves it buts he also carries the responsibility for her family's wellfare on her shoulders since her father's death. When MII, the company who owns their mortgage, sends Nevada in a suicide mission to deliver a Prime(the most powerful magic users) pyrokinitic who doesn't want to be delivered, back to his family, she has two options. Deny the job and lose everything, the bussiness, the house, the cars and all their savings, fail the job and lose everything, or succeed and earn a considerable amount of money. At least her family will get the bussiness back if the worst happens. Reassuring? Not really.So Nevada has to manage to talk Adam, a narcissistic psychopath who has taken a liking for her, to return to his family and as if that wasn't enough, Mad Rogan, a Prime telekinetic with off the charts power, is after Adam too and is willing to walk all over her to get there. The chances of survival don't seem in her favor.What can I say that will describe IA's brilliant minds? This is the first installment in a brand new series, a brand new universe and I wasn't bored for a minute. The world building and the story were so well-done that I felt like I knew the rules from the beginning. No struggling to understand, no slow parts that magic is explained in length. They let the story flow and gave you enough information to keep you from being confused but not enough to overwhelm you.Nevada is a brilliant heroine. She has Kate Daniels' spirit and snark but she is more responsible, more logical and not quite as quick to jump in dangerous situations. Just like Kate though danger seems to be drawn to her whether she wants or not. I liked how relatable Nevada was with her everyday problems of keeping her family bussiness afloat and her not always being the biggest badass around town. She is also highly moral and surprisingly law abiding which is a nice change for an UF heroine. The fact that she has a magic talent that must be hidden if she doesn't want to end up forced to do a job she won't like only adds more to the story.And then comes Mad Rogan. Mad Rogan is powerful, arrogant, completely lacking in empathy and thinks everyone is beneath him. He is by all accounts a sociopath and makes no excuses. He used to work for the military but has retired and at the moment he has zero purpose in his life until he is given a distraction in the faces of Adam Pierce and Nevada Baylor. He could level a town with his power and probably wouldn't feel much regret later, he kills with hard, cold logic just like he does everything else in life. In a world full of badasses he knows he is the most badass of them all. “You have no regard for human life,” I said. “You saved the city, but I don’t think you did it because you genuinely cared about all those people. I think you did it because Adam Pierce got under your skin. You hire desperate soldiers, but you don’t do it to save them either. You do it because they offer you unquestioning loyalty. You rescued your cousin, but you had been content to ignore the existence of that whole branch of your family. You don’t feel that rules apply to you. If you want it, you buy it. If you can’t buy it, you take it. You don’t seem to feel bad about things, and you offer gratitude only when you need to overcome some hurdle. I think you might be a psychopath.“I can’t be with you, no matter how crazy you make me, because you have no empathy, Rogan. I’m not talking about magic. I’m talking about the human ability to sympathize.” Adding to the awesomeness of the book is the fact that despite Nevada's attraction to Rogan she doesn't jump in bed with him. There is insta-lust but they don't act on it so it doesn't count. This is something that IA always do well, they develop the relationship, give it time and space to mature and by the time they get there you know why, you can't deny that they belong together. As frustrating as the unsatisfied sexual tension is, the end result is definitely worth it.Also the bad guy of the story is suficiently cruel and demented but he isn't the one pulling the strings so we see the foundation for a bigger story arc. I want the next book so badly. We'll see how this develops but I have every faith I will ove it.The secondary characters... IA know how to do secondary characters. From the overprotective mother who never misses a shot, to the crazy grandmother who loves a good eye-candy and is always there for everyone, to the teenage troublemakers in the family, they are all special snowflakes, hilarious and full of awesome. “You're Mad Rogan!" Leon burst out."Yes," Mad Rogan said, his voice calm."And you can break cities?""Yes.""And you have all this money and magic?""Yes."Where was Leon going with this?My cousin blinked. "And you look . . . like that?"Mad Rogan nodded. "Yes."Leon's dark eyes went wide. He looked at Mad Rogan, then glanced back at himself. At fifteen, Leon weighed barely a hundred pounds. His arms and legs were like chopsticks."There is no justice in the world!" Leon announced. “If you’re really hard up, I can introduce you to my grandmother. She’s a fan.” Adam blinked. “She doesn’t typically sleep with pretty young things, but she would make an exception in your case. You might even learn a trick or two.” “Do you have a girlfriend?” Grandma Frida asked. I put my hand over my face. “No,” Mad Rogan said. “A boyfriend?” Grandma Frida asked. “No.” “What about . . .” “No,” Mom and I said in unison. “But you don’t even know what I wanted to ask!” “No,” we said again together. “Party poopers.” Grandma shrugged.” Coming to a close to my description of why IA is awesome... I'm looking forward to knowing exactly how powerful Nevada is and how her exposure will go down. (view spoiler)[It is obvious she will turn out to be a Prime after Rogan's cryptical comment when she was ranting about all the Primes' problems.“You know what your problem is? ‘You’ as in Primes, in general?”“I think you’re about to tell me.” Mad Rogan leaned forward with rapt attention.“Your problem is that nobody ever tells you no. You think you can do whatever you want, enter wherever you want . . .[...]You play with people’s lives. When cops show up, you wave your hand and make them go away. Because you are Primes and the rest of us are, apparently, nothing.”“Mhm,” he said. “The irony of this is so rich, it’s simply delicious.”“I don’t see what’s so ironic about it.”“I’d tell you, but it would ruin the fun.” Yeap... I can see it coming already. (hide spoiler)]That's all for now. 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If the writing team of Ilona Andrews decided to write an instruction manual on how to use my dishwasher, I would buy it, stay up all night reading it, chuckle out loud while my family sleeps obliviously, and highlight all of my favorite parts until the pages were so yellow that it looked like my dogs took turns "marking" it as their own. In other words, I'm a fan.This book hit every one of the happy spots in the Big Book Map that is located in my brain. It's like one of those old Nintendo Mario games with the world maps that have different levels. Some books can deliver on a few levels, and some books have "game over" written all over them from the start, but very few can make it past all of the bosses and beat the game. so much winCrazy analogy? I have boys, video games are my life, give me a break!Why so much win?Level One: The main character, Nevada.Nevada is a 25 year old Truthseeker who is the head of her family business, a private investigation firm. What is a Truthseeker? Someone who can magically tell if someone is telling the truth or not, and can pull the truth from someone even if they are not inclined to talk. She hides the fact that she has this ability because she does not want to get stuck working for the government as a human lie detector for the rest of her life. Her loyalty is to her family, and her family is awesome and funny. Ilona Andrews knows how to write amazing families. They did so in the Edge series, and they did so in this one. The grandmother in this series is hilarious. Nevada has a great magical talent, but doesn't have Special Snowflake Syndrome. She is funny and sarcastic, but she is also very likable, loving, and compassionate. She is tough, but not unbelievably kickass- just human. She is attracted to these extremely attractive men, but is too smart to get involved with them because they are a-holes and psychopaths. Her reactions are actually reasonable and well thought out. I never felt like she was acting like an idiot, and that's a big deal. I think people are too stupid to live in half the books I read, and I think that characters are making dumb decisions sometimes in the other half. Nevada's only questionable decision, in my opinion, was when she kissed Mad Rogan, but at least she also realized it was a mistake.Level Two: The SettingThis was exciting for me because this book was set in Houston, Texas. I live in Houston!!! best day ever!!!!Also, the world-building was awesome. Blah, blah, blah.... But, again, Houston!!! Yay!!!Level Three: The RomanceVery little!! Haha! As I said before, Nevada appreciated the good looks of the sociopaths men around her, but was too smart to get involved.He probably had to have protective detail when he left the building to fend off all the sculptors who wanted to immortalize him in marble.I'm a known fugitive who likes to set people on fire. come away with me so we can have hot sex while the entire city is trying to shoot me in the head. If I get bored, I'll barbecue you for my amusement.Sure, let me get my shoes...Level Four: The SociopathsThe men in this book are sociopaths. There is a bad guy sociopath, Adam, who has the magical ability to catch any noun on fire, and there is the "good" guy sociopath, Mad Rogan, who can move anything with his mind, including buildings off of their foundation. Nevada is hired to find Adam, and Mad Rogan kidnaps Nevada in order to find out what she knows because he is looking for a relative who is with Adam. Nevada ends up in a very uneasy partnership with Rogan. Uneasy because he kills with no remorse and hardly a thought. He doesn't even get why this bothers her. "I would really like to know," he said with genuine curiosity. "The next time I kill someone, I'd like to do it in a way that doesn't freak you out.""How about you don't kill anybody for a little bit?""I can't make that promise." Both Adam and Rogan are awesomely fun psychopaths. They have no remorse and no understanding of normal human emotion regarding the sanctity of life. Characters like that are always amusing. If the clouds split open and an archangel descended unto the street in all of his heavenly glory and tried to make Rogan see reason, he would fail miserably and have to pack up his flaming sword and go back to Heaven in shame. Bonus Level: The HumorThis book had me laughing out loud so many times. The duct tape and paper towel bandage - yes, all men instinctively know how to make them from birth; the scene where she slams the door in his face, then opens it, takes the flowers, then slams it in his face again; the "I hate you", "You're okay" interaction... But, my favorite laugh out loud moment came toward the end, so I can't spoil it. I think it was the most original funny scene I have ever read when Nevada stopped Rogan from beating someone up just so that she could beat the crap out of them. I seriously cracked up at that. This book seriously delivered!

31/10/21https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/ch...Links to the game, apple and android:https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/chapter...https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...27/10/21This book will be adapted into an interactive game!! Choose Your Own Adventure: Burn For Mehttps://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/ch...Authors will post link to app on 30th of October!Re-read 7/8/21, 29/7/1910/5/17Rogan POV from Burn for Me (Part 2)http://www.ilona-andrews.com/rogan-bu... 30/4/17 Re-read! I needed a pick me up and this was perfect. 12/3/17Rogan POV from Burn for Me (Part 1)http://www.ilona-andrews.com/rogan-po... 5 starsIf there is something Ilona and Gordon Andrews excel at is world building. And once again they weaved their magic and I fell for it! I love this book! Crushing hard on Mad Rogan and Nevada, in the modern vernacular totally shipping them!Nevada Baylor is a strong young woman that's been struggling to keep her family and business afloat. She does her job, tries to uphold the laws and keep the hard earned state of calm her family finally has. Unfortunately for her she's given a case to retrieve a very powerful magic user, a Prime, or forfeit everything she has worked so hard for. It's suicide but she sees no other option. I absolutely adored Nevada. A strong heroine, absolute loyalty to her family and a very strong sense of ethics, of right and wrong.We are introduced to her family which I also loved and I'm looking forward to read much more of them. I have such a weak spot for her Grandma! I wish my Grandmother was like her. Nevada decides on a course of action but guess who disrupts everything by kidnapping her? None other than Connor “Mad” Rogan.Mad Rogan is also an extremely powerful Prime and has the same mission as Nevada but for his own reasons. He decides the best thing to do is to kidnap her and find out what she knows but the whole thing backfires on him. There's a reason he is called Mad and you see it from the beginning. Very imposing figure, dangerously attractive and just plain dangerous. He's also insanely hot, intense, commanding and swoon worthy to the nth degree. There's undeniable attraction between Nevada and Rogan, the pull and push of their chemistry makes an amazing read I couldn't put down. I wanted to know how they'll catch the bad guy, I wanted to know if they'll get together. I wanted to read more of Grandma! I kept reading until I devoured the whole book and I still want more. The second book cannot come soon enough!I am fangirling on Ilona Andrews and I'm not ashamed to say it.

1st read - October 20142nd read - October 20163rd read - 12th December 20164th read - 14th December 20165th read - 22nd April 20176th read - 25nd April 20177th read - May 20178th read - November 20179th read - May 201810th read - August 201811th read - November 201812th read - March 201913th read - August 201914th read - May 202015th read - August 202016th read - March 202117th read - July 2021Original ReviewI'm a massive fan of Ilona and Gordon Andrews's Kate Daniels series, in fact I'd put it right up there as one of my favourites, so of course I couldn't wait to dive into their newest novel and explore another world they've created in Burn for Me. When I pick up a story from a favourite author I always go into it with high expectations and sometimes that can work against me but this husband and wife team have never let me down and with each new book they consistently hit the ball out of the park. They excel at excellent world building, creating strong female lead characters, sexy heroes and fantastic casts of side characters and that is exactly what they've done again in Burn for Me. I wanted to climb into the book and live there, Nevada would make a great friend although I don't think she'd appreciate me having such a big crush on Rogan LOL.Nevada is a private investigator in charge of running her family business, they're a small operation and money is tight so Nevada is under a lot of pressure to keep her family stable financially. She has a close relationship with her mother, grandmother and younger cousins and siblings but as the main breadwinner she has a lot on her shoulders. When she is asked to take on a case against a Prime magic user she knows she has very little chance of succeeding but the money she could earn would make a huge difference to her entire family and it's not like she has much choice other than to accept. As if going up against a Prime wasn't bad enough the case also brings her to the attention of Mad Rogan, an eccentric billionaire and powerful magic user in his own right. Rogan doesn't play by the rules and he will do whatever it takes to get what he wants, for now it is in his best interests to work alongside Nevada but she knows she can't trust him to have her back if their goals change which makes him trouble.I absolutely loved the world that Ilona Andrews has created, the magical system is well explained and thought out and the idea of the powerful magical families having mob like control over certain areas was a brilliant one. These families do whatever it takes to protect their interests and to keep their bloodlines pure and it is safer to stay under their radar, something Nevada and her family have always tried to do in the past. Her latest case drags her right into the middle of things though and she's now stuck in an impossible situation. She isn't powerful enough to tackle the case on her own but accepting help from one family could set the others against her. Nevada is a great lead, she is strong and intelligent, she knows her own mind and she doesn't let anyone get away with pushing her around. She cares about her family and is willing to risk everything to keep them safe but as much as she would prefer to go it alone she is willing to accept help when she needs it. I loved the relationships she has with her various family members, in fact, the whole family was just so much fun to spend time with. There are some quite eccentric characters amongst them but I mean that in the best possible way and I can't wait to see more of them as the series continues.Then you have Mad Rogan. What can I say about Rogan apart from that I have the biggest crush on him? Nevada and Rogan don't get off to the best start and considering that Rogan kidnaps her trying to get information that isn't too surprising. Technically I shouldn't like Rogan for that incident alone but oh boy do they have some fabulous chemistry going on between them. I loved the fact that Nevada didn't instantly forgive Rogan and act on her attraction to him, in fact she is fighting it all the way because she is still annoyed at his behaviour but he's definitely wearing her down and I can't even blame her for that. Rogan is dangerous with a capital D. He isn't the kind of guy who lets anyone close easily and if you're not part of his family then he really has very little interest in what happens to you. He doesn't have standard morals so if you're not an ally you're automatically a potential enemy and he'll have no reservation about doing whatever it takes to make sure you give him what he wants. However, once he has given someone his loyalty they can trust him to have their backs no matter what. Nevada starts to see that but it's going to take a lot before she accepts that they are anything beyond convenient, and temporary, allies for the length of their current case. I'm incredibly excited about seeing them spending more time together and I'm also looking forward to seeing Nevada start to get more control over her abilities.I could rave on and on about Burn for Me but if I haven't already convinced you to give this series a try then I don't think anything else I could say will make a difference. This is a fantastic start to the Hidden Legacy series and any future books will be going immediately to the top of my to read pile.----------------------------PREVIOUS UPDATES:28th Feb 2014: Want. Desperately. I mean NOW!! ----------------------------6th May 2014:OMG I HAVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Burn for Me is up on Edelweiss for review right now guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!______________________2nd ReadI told myself I was going to read this slowly the second time so that I could savour every minute. I should have known that would be impossible - I just can't read anything by Ilona and Gordon Andrews slowly, their books are written to be devoured in one sitting!I started this before heading to bed (again I should have known better!) and ended up staying up all night reading until I was finished. I absolutely love Nevada and Rogan and I can't wait to reread this again before White Hot finally releases (I'm actually tempted to read it again now but I figure I should wait at least a couple of months LOL).______________________3rd ReadYou know you have a problem when you only manage to wait just over a month before you have to reread a book again! To be honest I'm not sure how I held off for 2 years the first time around (probably because I knew it would be such a long wait for White Hot to release!) but now I'm just too addicted to Rogan to go long without him.This book gets better and better with every reread - like all of Ilona and Gordon's books. They're the Queen and King of UF!______________________4th ReadNo that's not a typo, I really did read both this book AND White Hot twice each in about 5 days LOL. I am totally addicted to this series and Rogan IS MINE!!______________________5th ReadI love this book more every time I read it! The characters, the world, MAD ROGAN! It's all perfect & it's the ultimate happy place read

After the brilliant Magic Breaks, Burn for Me further proves that Ilona and Gordon can do whatever the hell they want and it will always be gloriously entertaining!Only three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and good UF from Ilona Andrews. There aren’t many authors who can be counted upon to always deliver the best, but Ilona and Gordon are among them. Burn for Me is just another in a long string of successes for this husband-and-wife writing team. Please don’t let the cover and the title mislead you. Burn for Me is not paranormal romance. In fact, it’s urban fantasy in its purest form, with only a hint of romantic development to keep things even more entertaining. Ilona and Gordon once again did what they do best – they created a compelling world and filled it with fascinating characters and plenty of danger and action.Nevada Baylor is a heroine with a backbone of steel, just the way I like them. She carries some heavy burdens and makes some hard decisions along the way, but she’s never indecisive or weak. Her family is also very colorful, starting with her grandma Frida and ending with her young cousin with a man-crush on Mad Rogan. And then there’s Mad Rogan himself (and yes, he actually answers to that name). He has the looks, the money and the unimaginable power. In short, he has everything but Nevada Baylor’s trust, and he’s determined to get it (and consequently her) at any cost. Their relationship starts with a kidnapping, involves things like snipers and duct tape, and ends with a juicy promise and lots of pent-up passion. Lots and lots of pent-up heat and unfulfilled desires. Their interactions are hilarious, the dialogue witty and quick, Ilona-Andrews-style, and the promise of things to come is more than enough to keep us fully invested and desperate for the next installment. The worldbuilding is considerably different from their other series, and it’s where this fabulous duo shines. I loved their version of Houston, and the quality of their writing made the short world-establishing prologue almost unnecessary. They have a way of including just enough information for the story to function smoothly, never overwhelming the reader, never creating confusion and never ever info-dumping. I don’t give five stars often, nor do I do it lightly, but this book deserves more praise than I can possibly give. All I can say after this is ‘more, please’.

I devoured books 1-5 of this series over the last few weeks. Here is the honest truth: I skimmed over many of the action sequences and descriptions of weapons, battles, confrontations, etc. That stuff ain't my jam. What I did read of the action stuff was great, exciting, well researched-- but I'm here for the romance and the capable, drama-free heroines. This series delivered both.The best part: I LOVED the characters of Nevada (books 1-3) and her sister Catalina (books 4, 5). They struck that difficult to find balance of being capable and strong without arguing just for the sake of arguing, or being flippant, mean, and nasty-sassy for no reason (which I find annoying). They might've been young, a tad naïve, but they weren't emotional morons, and that made all the difference. Loved them both.The hero in books 1-3 grew on me over time. At first he was just *meh* and felt quite 2-dimentional, but I adored him by book 3. He developed as a character and it was lovely to see. Also, he was a good balance for Nevada. The hero in books 4, 5--however--was intriguing from the start. By the end of book 5, he's my favorite. His vulnerability, competence, and straightforward honesty were so refreshing for a romance hero. I loved how he recognized his own flaws / weaknesses and sought to work on them. I loved how he owned them and didn't make his shortcomings about Catalina. I can't wait to find out what happens in book 6! (releasing August 2022)