Anya Bast Witch Fire

Witch Fire

Anya Bast

Berkley, Jun 2007, $7.99

ISBN: 0425216144

Orphan Mira Hoskins is a waitress at Mike's Diner unaware that she is a witch whose power is elemental air. Instead she believes she is just a human female living a normal but dull life until now when the hunk reading the paper in the diner changes her life.

That patron elemental fire witch Jack McAllister has abducted Mira and tied her to a bed. He hides from her how much he wants her especially sensing the fiery passion inside her that he covets releasing as much as freeing the magic she is unaware that she possesses. However, first he must complete his mission as the Coven assigned him to keep her safe from rogue warlocks who drain witches of their power and consequently their essence as they did her parents; a tragedy he witnessed. He also knows she is off limits as the cousin of his superior; still fire and air area volatile mix especially when love enters the relationship.

This is a terrific romantic fantasy starring two volatile lead characters as fire and air mix into an uncontrollable inferno. The story line is fast-paced from the abduction to the final alteration, but it is the relationship between fire and air that makes the tale a blast to read. Though more of what happened to her parents especially Jack's involvement that has him carrying tons of guilt, fans will enjoy this delightful mixing of elementals.

Harriet Klausner