Divine Fire

Divine #1

by Melanie Jackson

When twenty-first-century writer Brice Ashton submits her new biography of Lord Byron to critic, she is stunned to receive a response from Damien Ruthven, a mysterious man with an intimate knowledge of the now-immortal Lord Byron, who promises to reveal the truth about the poet and his life. Original.

Genres: Romance, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal, Fiction, Fantasy, Adult, Contemporary

339 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 2004

About the author

Melanie, an award-winning author of more than fifty novels, stories and poems lives with her writer husband in the California Gold Country with their cat (also a writer who has a page on myspace) and their dog (who is hoping to get a page on facebook as soon as she masters typing). Melanie likes gardening but hates the deer who also like her garden, and she volunteers at a local animal shelter.

Reviews

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a lot of elements that worked for me, and a few that didn't. I really liked the literary references and the idea that an historical figure can be immortal. I am even ok with that person falling in love with a contemporary person and I enjoy watching them interact. Where the book loses me is with the one night around which most of the action occurs. First off, it seemed to drag on forever, the unrealistic action sequences, and quite a few romance genre cliches reared their ugly heads. Does it intrigue me enough to read more in this series? Yes. But, really, I'm a sucker for the literary part and want to see what she does with other historical figures. Maybe the plots get better as the series goes on??

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I give this between 3 to 4 stars. My personal rating is okay/good. It was interesting to learn about Byron. Found some good quotes in here. This book didn't really stand out to me.

[Karen Desmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

4

[Sandra Dagg · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a cool concept for a book! I thoroughly enjoyed this read...l thought the hero & heroine played off each other very well, considering the eras of their individual origin. Yes, you definitely have to let your imagination run wild, but if you do, this is just such a fun and great book to spend a couple of evenings with! I have already started Book 2 of the series, but would recommend this one to anyone who likes contemporary/historical/fantasy romance, with a touch of zombie thrown in for good measure. The romance part creeps up slowly, but l just really loved the way the whole book happened...a definite keeper!

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Divine Fire is more like 2.5 stars but since that's not an option, I rounded up. I just couldn't get into this book. I don't know if it's because I know too much about Byron's personality to believe the characterization here or what but it just didn't click for me. This is the first in a series and I won't be reading the rest of the series so take that for what it's worth.

[JAC, Loner, Loser and Complicated Mess · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a DNF for me. I've always found Melanie Jackson to be a hit or miss author for me and this was definitely a miss. I felt like I was reading a history lesson on Byron instead of a paranormal romance. Yes some history is good for context and back story but I felt like I was in school. I gave up at about 25%.

[Misti · Rating 2 out of 5]

Started off strong! Then, it got convoluted and confusing. Then, I was bored for a while. Then, it was a little excited and then it was over. The premise was interesting, but not a huge fan of all the literary stuff. I despise poetry.