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Gamble Brothers #2
Изпепеляване
"Изпепеляване" от Джесика Хол ни отвежда в жегата на Ню Орлианс. Сериен подпалвач нанася поредните си удари.Първо изпепелява бар, убивайки петнадесет души, включително съпругата на местния мафиотски бос, а след това подпалва млада жена от висшето общество в собствената ѝ кола. Случаят е поет от детектив Тереза Винсент, която е принудена да води разследването с началника на пожарната Корт Гембъл – последния мъж, когото би искала да види след онази страстна нощ, прекарана преди време заедно. Нощ, която искат, но не могат да забравят. Дали сега огнената опасност, надвиснала над целия град, няма да възпламени отново и чувствата мужду Тереза и Корт? И дали Корт наистина има връзки с мафията, както го обвиняват?
240 pages, Paperback
First published October 5, 2004
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February 12, 2009
Heat of the Moment is the followup to Into the Fire. The hero -- Cort -- is JD's brother from Into the Fire and the heroine is Terri, JD's partner on the police force. This go round our hero is the sexy fire marshall and again Ms. Hall applies the rich boy / poor girl scenario that she is so gifted at applying. Again, there is plenty of sexual tension between Cort and Terri with one heck of an unloading of their pent up anxiety. I didn't think Ms. Hall could top the "Mardi Gras Float Scene" from Into the Fire but she sure did. I'll never look at a motorcycle as "purely a means of transportation again!"
Both Cort and JD are strong alpha types which makes both stories wonderful. The heroines are equally strong and likeable, very independent and remain so throughout the book, however, they don't attempt to wear the pants with these two guys. I like the heroines to be all girly yet strong and NOT immasculate the hero but put him in his place when he goes overboard with his dominant nature and Ms. Hall accomplishes this.
In this followup, some nutcase is torching pre-Katrinna New Orleans specifically going after women in playboy Cort's life. He and Terri hooked up briefly in Into the Fire and Heat of the Moment opens with the two leading seperate lives. Mainly because while Cort wants and is intrigue by Terri he is also pissed off that he is and has always been attractive to a woman that is totally different from the type of woman he envisioned as his "future". Needless to say he takes his frustration out on her but do not feel sorry for Terri. She keeps him in check and without meaning too, draws him even closer to her. The meddling Momma is back. She's a subtle meddler but one nonetheless. So Cort and Terri play this cat and mouse game as they work together to locate the nut.
Ms. Hall has a way of putting everything together so that I was not diveded between the suspense of the story and the progression of Cort coming to terms with his love for Terri. Some romantic suspense are way long on suspense and forget the romance or vice versa. Jessica Hall does not fall into that trap like some writers (i.e. Lisa Jackson, Iris Johannsen, Lisa Gardner, etc.). Balancing the suspense and the romance makes this a very good read -- the catalyst that brought the two main characters together is never forgotten but it does not upstage the romance. The characters grow and cement their bond and take care of business. Both characters were strong and opposites which made the sparks between them all the better.
Between Into the Fire and Heat of the Moment, I am torn as to which I liked better. The heroine in Into the Fire was a little more girly but I admired Terri so much more because she is so much more in your face than the more subltle seductive Isabelle. But then, Cort appreciates Terri's in your face behaviour and Isabelle stroked JD's ego with her "sexy yet badass I don't need you save me JD manner"
I wish Ms. Hall had more books like this. She works the formula rich boy / poor girl so well and she has that one great love scene that is off the chain, rivals Lora Leigh for steamy, but is still tasteful and not written just for the sake of having the "required" love scene. Ah, see unconsciously I wrote love scene ilo sex scene. Yes, authors, there is a difference (lol).
Both Cort and JD are strong alpha types which makes both stories wonderful. The heroines are equally strong and likeable, very independent and remain so throughout the book, however, they don't attempt to wear the pants with these two guys. I like the heroines to be all girly yet strong and NOT immasculate the hero but put him in his place when he goes overboard with his dominant nature and Ms. Hall accomplishes this.
In this followup, some nutcase is torching pre-Katrinna New Orleans specifically going after women in playboy Cort's life. He and Terri hooked up briefly in Into the Fire and Heat of the Moment opens with the two leading seperate lives. Mainly because while Cort wants and is intrigue by Terri he is also pissed off that he is and has always been attractive to a woman that is totally different from the type of woman he envisioned as his "future". Needless to say he takes his frustration out on her but do not feel sorry for Terri. She keeps him in check and without meaning too, draws him even closer to her. The meddling Momma is back. She's a subtle meddler but one nonetheless. So Cort and Terri play this cat and mouse game as they work together to locate the nut.
Ms. Hall has a way of putting everything together so that I was not diveded between the suspense of the story and the progression of Cort coming to terms with his love for Terri. Some romantic suspense are way long on suspense and forget the romance or vice versa. Jessica Hall does not fall into that trap like some writers (i.e. Lisa Jackson, Iris Johannsen, Lisa Gardner, etc.). Balancing the suspense and the romance makes this a very good read -- the catalyst that brought the two main characters together is never forgotten but it does not upstage the romance. The characters grow and cement their bond and take care of business. Both characters were strong and opposites which made the sparks between them all the better.
Between Into the Fire and Heat of the Moment, I am torn as to which I liked better. The heroine in Into the Fire was a little more girly but I admired Terri so much more because she is so much more in your face than the more subltle seductive Isabelle. But then, Cort appreciates Terri's in your face behaviour and Isabelle stroked JD's ego with her "sexy yet badass I don't need you save me JD manner"
I wish Ms. Hall had more books like this. She works the formula rich boy / poor girl so well and she has that one great love scene that is off the chain, rivals Lora Leigh for steamy, but is still tasteful and not written just for the sake of having the "required" love scene. Ah, see unconsciously I wrote love scene ilo sex scene. Yes, authors, there is a difference (lol).
November 14, 2022
Джесика Хол - Изпепеляване
Тази книга е продължението на "В огъня", където главен герой беше Джей Си Гембъл. Този път под прицел е големия му брат Кортланд и партньорката му Тери Винсент. Човек с прозвището Подпалвачът тормози Ню Орлиънс,но страстите се нажежават,когато един бар на мафията е взривен,а в него загива сина на боса на мафията Франк Белафини - Стивън. Това поражда огромно напрежение,което може да избухне всеки момент. Франк притиска Корт ,новият шеф на Тери - Себастиан Руел го е нарочил и го следва като хрътка,самата Тери го отбягва след една дива нощ,но студено легло на сутринта, а мистериозния Подпалвач преследва всяка една жена,която Кортланд някога е обичал,а сега той обича само една...Дали ще я спаси ? Дали ще се наложи да жертва себе си ? И защо Дъглас Саймън се появява там,където никой не го очаква ? Това ще разберете,ако прочетете този трилър с неочакван край.
Тази книга е продължението на "В огъня", където главен герой беше Джей Си Гембъл. Този път под прицел е големия му брат Кортланд и партньорката му Тери Винсент. Човек с прозвището Подпалвачът тормози Ню Орлиънс,но страстите се нажежават,когато един бар на мафията е взривен,а в него загива сина на боса на мафията Франк Белафини - Стивън. Това поражда огромно напрежение,което може да избухне всеки момент. Франк притиска Корт ,новият шеф на Тери - Себастиан Руел го е нарочил и го следва като хрътка,самата Тери го отбягва след една дива нощ,но студено легло на сутринта, а мистериозния Подпалвач преследва всяка една жена,която Кортланд някога е обичал,а сега той обича само една...Дали ще я спаси ? Дали ще се наложи да жертва себе си ? И защо Дъглас Саймън се появява там,където никой не го очаква ? Това ще разберете,ако прочетете този трилър с неочакван край.
August 3, 2012
อ่านจากเล่มแปล "เพลิงร้อนซ่อนร้าย"
ติดใจคู่นี้ตั้งแต่เล่มแรกค่ะ
อยากทราบว่าต่อไปจะเป็นยังไง
อ่านได้สนุกแต่ไม่ค่อยเข้าใจในเหตุผลของตัวละครต่าง ๆ เท่าไหร่
ไม่ว่าจะเป็นพระเอก นางเอก หรือ ตัวร้าย
พระเอก ซึนเวอร์ ไร้เหตุผล
ไม่ค่อยเข้าใจว่าทำไมถึงต้องร้ายกับนางเอกขนาดนั้น
ร้ายเกินไปค่ะ เกือบรับไม่ได้
ส่วนนางเอก เป็นนางเอกที่ค่อนข้างแข็งแกร่งมาก
แสดงออกว่ารับไหว แต่ในใจสุดบอบช้ำ
ชอบนางเอกลักษณะนี้ค่ะ
ความฮอตเล่มนี้มากกว่าเล่มแรกนิดนึง
แต่ฉากฮ๊อตค่อนข้างโลดโผนไปหน่อย
(จริง ๆ ก็ตั้งแต่เล่ม 1 แต่เล่มนั้นตัดฉับ ๆ .. เล่มนี้ไม่ตัดเลย)
ติดใจคู่นี้ตั้งแต่เล่มแรกค่ะ
อยากทราบว่าต่อไปจะเป็นยังไง
อ่านได้สนุกแต่ไม่ค่อยเข้าใจในเหตุผลของตัวละครต่าง ๆ เท่าไหร่
ไม่ว่าจะเป็นพระเอก นางเอก หรือ ตัวร้าย
พระเอก ซึนเวอร์ ไร้เหตุผล
ไม่ค่อยเข้าใจว่าทำไมถึงต้องร้ายกับนางเอกขนาดนั้น
ร้ายเกินไปค่ะ เกือบรับไม่ได้
ส่วนนางเอก เป็นนางเอกที่ค่อนข้างแข็งแกร่งมาก
แสดงออกว่ารับไหว แต่ในใจสุดบอบช้ำ
ชอบนางเอกลักษณะนี้ค่ะ
ความฮอตเล่มนี้มากกว่าเล่มแรกนิดนึง
แต่ฉากฮ๊อตค่อนข้างโลดโผนไปหน่อย
(จริง ๆ ก็ตั้งแต่เล่ม 1 แต่เล่มนั้นตัดฉับ ๆ .. เล่มนี้ไม่ตัดเลย)
January 28, 2014
เล่มนี้เป็นเรื่องของพี่พระเอกเล่มหนึ่ง ซึ่งจริงๆแล้วมันมีเรื่องราวมาตั้งแต่เล่มของเจ.ดี.แล้ว ตอนท้ายๆเล่มที่มีความสัมพันธ์กัน คอร์ทเมาแล้วไปหาแทรี่ที่ห้องก็เลยนอนด้วยกัน แต่หลังจากนั้นวันถัดไป พระเอกก็เป็นฝ่ายห่างเหินไม่พูดถึงสิ่งที่เกิดในคืนนั้น ทำให้นางเอกต้องพยายามกันตัวเองออกห่าง แต่ก็มาเกิดคดีไฟไหม้ ซึ่งมันมีเรื่องราวให้นางเอกต้องเข้าไปทำงานร่วมกับพระเอก
สนุกดีค่ะ เรื่องนี้ในแง่ของการสืบคดีเราว่าสนุกกว่าเล่มแรก แต่ในแง่ของความรักโดยส่วนตัวชอบเล่มแรกมากกว่า จริงๆเล่มนี้ก็น่ารักเวลาพระเอกหึง เป็นห่วง แต่ชอบคู่เจ.ดี.กับเซเบิ้ลมากกว่า ฉากรักในเรื่องมันไม่ธรรมดานะ
สนุกดีค่ะ เรื่องนี้ในแง่ของการสืบคดีเราว่าสนุกกว่าเล่มแรก แต่ในแง่ของความรักโดยส่วนตัวชอบเล่มแรกมากกว่า จริงๆเล่มนี้ก็น่ารักเวลาพระเอกหึง เป็นห่วง แต่ชอบคู่เจ.ดี.กับเซเบิ้ลมากกว่า ฉากรักในเรื่องมันไม่ธรรมดานะ
June 9, 2025
(3.25) เป็น romantic suspense ที่เน้นไปทางสืบสวนมากกว่า เกิดคดีวางเพลิงต่อเนื่องแล้วพระเอกตกเป็นผู้ต้องสงสัย นางเอกที่เป็นตำรวจถูกมอบหมายให้สืบเรื่องพระเอก แต่จริงๆ นางเอกแอบชอบพระเอกมานานแล้ว นางเอกเลยตั้งใจสืบเพื่อล้างมลทินให้พระเอก
มันเน้นสืบสวนจนให้ความรู้สึกเหมือนนิยายสืบสวนที่มีเลิฟไลน์นิดหน่อย จริงๆ ชอบพล็อต romance แบบในเล่มนี้มากเลย นางเอกแอบชอบพระเอก แต่คิดว่าไฮโซอย่างพระเอกคงไม่มาสนใจตำรวจสาวห่ามๆ พื้นเพบ้านๆ แบบตัวเอง เลยได้แต่แอบชอบไปวันๆ แบบน้อยเนื้อต่ำใจ (ซึ่งจริงๆ ก็เคยมีอะไรกันมาแล้วในเล่มที่แล้ว แต่เช้าวันรุ่งขึ้นพระเอกดันทิ้งนางเอกไปดื้อๆ) เป็นพล็อตที่มีความขมเบาๆ แต่การเล่าเรื่องมันแทบไม่เล่า romance พอถึงเวลาพระเอกนางเอกต้องลงเอยกันก็ลงเอยกันง่ายๆ แบบยังไม่ทันมี development อะไรเลย บทนางเอกจะเลิกน้อยใจก็เลิกได้ง่ายๆ แอบเสียดายพล็อตส่วนนี้ง่ะะ
ส่วนด้านสืบสวน ตอนแรกเนือยๆ หน่อย แต่พอเริ่มเกิดคดีวางเพลิงต่อเนื่องก็เริ่มสนุก เดาคนร้ายไม่ถูกด้วยเพราะอ่านแบบไม่ได้เดาอะไรทั้งสิ้น
ป.ล. อึ้งฉากเลิฟซีนบนมอเตอร์ไซค์ ถ้าเป็นมอเตอร์ไซค์ที่จอดอยู่คงไม่เท่าไหร่ แต่อันนี้คือขี่มอเตอร์ไซค์ไปก็ล้วงแคะแกะเกาเขย่ากันอยู่บนเบาะไปด้วย เฮลโหลลลล เป็นอันตรายต่อเพื่อนร่วมท้องถนนมากกกกก
มันเน้นสืบสวนจนให้ความรู้สึกเหมือนนิยายสืบสวนที่มีเลิฟไลน์นิดหน่อย จริงๆ ชอบพล็อต romance แบบในเล่มนี้มากเลย นางเอกแอบชอบพระเอก แต่คิดว่าไฮโซอย่างพระเอกคงไม่มาสนใจตำรวจสาวห่ามๆ พื้นเพบ้านๆ แบบตัวเอง เลยได้แต่แอบชอบไปวันๆ แบบน้อยเนื้อต่ำใจ (ซึ่งจริงๆ ก็เคยมีอะไรกันมาแล้วในเล่มที่แล้ว แต่เช้าวันรุ่งขึ้นพระเอกดันทิ้งนางเอกไปดื้อๆ) เป็นพล็อตที่มีความขมเบาๆ แต่การเล่าเรื่องมันแทบไม่เล่า romance พอถึงเวลาพระเอกนางเอกต้องลงเอยกันก็ลงเอยกันง่ายๆ แบบยังไม่ทันมี development อะไรเลย บทนางเอกจะเลิกน้อยใจก็เลิกได้ง่ายๆ แอบเสียดายพล็อตส่วนนี้ง่ะะ
ส่วนด้านสืบสวน ตอนแรกเนือยๆ หน่อย แต่พอเริ่มเกิดคดีวางเพลิงต่อเนื่องก็เริ่มสนุก เดาคนร้ายไม่ถูกด้วยเพราะอ่านแบบไม่ได้เดาอะไรทั้งสิ้น
ป.ล. อึ้งฉากเลิฟซีนบนมอเตอร์ไซค์ ถ้าเป็นมอเตอร์ไซค์ที่จอดอยู่คงไม่เท่าไหร่ แต่อันนี้คือขี่มอเตอร์ไซค์ไปก็ล้วงแคะแกะเกาเขย่ากันอยู่บนเบาะไปด้วย เฮลโหลลลล เป็นอันตรายต่อเพื่อนร่วมท้องถนนมากกกกก
March 4, 2018
Another reread. Still a favorite 😊
May 17, 2022
ตื่นเต้นดีช่วยท้ายๆเรื่อง ครึ่งแรกของเรื่องน่าเบื่อไป โดยรวมสนุกดีช่วงที่แทรี่สืบหาคนร้ายที่วางเพลิง
April 23, 2024
Динамична, интересна и държаща в напрежение до последната страница.
March 19, 2023
I read this a long time ago, more than a decade, and I remember being supremely frustrated by it. I just revisited it recently out of nostalgia and stumbled on its companion (book #1 of the series - Into the Fire) and I left a lengthy review there. Like its brother, this book deserves less than zero.
I struggle to understand who the audience is for this, but seeing as I missed the gigantic red flags as a young adult, I imagine it is for young impressionable readers with no sense of reality or understanding of relationships. It is a tragedy already that the prequel was published (in which the hero and heroine have a most cringy drunken sexual encounter which should have soured any logically thinking woman). Somehow, the prequel makes this one look better but only in comparison. It's still a dumpster fire.
The hero is an angry upper-class stuck-up fire marshal who treats the police detective heroine that is desperately in love with him like scum (for no reason) while desperate to own her. He hates that he is attracted to her and, while he never formulates this, she is clearly underneath him socially and professionally. You don't really understand what he's about other than being a bitter playboy who 'falls in love' with an intelligent so-called assertive, tomboyish cool woman that is not one of his usual lineup of airheaded hyperfeminine socialites (I guess the heroine shares these women's lack of judgement). And he doesn't fail to remind her of this! He really just doesn't even like her. Gosh. He is just so insufferable.
Of course, he is also incredibly possessive and menacing towards her, but since she's in love with him and he her, it's ok right? Listen, go see my extensive review of the first book which should be enough warning to avoid this deranged universe.
There is a steamy dubious-consent sex scene on a motorcycle that is unbelievable but only because you wonder why you're still there reading this. It's not worth the ink but it is certainly inventive.
The hero is also a mama's boy whose mama in question is a horrible human who is obsessed with appearances and class. The hero never addresses the power difference between him and the Cajun heroine (personally and professionally), or really his mother's treatment of her. The mother has seemingly learned zilch after the first book. So has he, apparently. But it's okay, you know, because his dad is so chill and accepting! The same dad who is inexplicably in love with a demon that this the hero's mom. Maybe the hero takes after him? The author want you to believe so, apparently, despite no evidence of this.
Anyway, tl.dr:
If you want to read about a hero that doesn't like and arguably hates his lover, a heroine that is written as a bad-ass but that has such very low self-esteem as to be invisible, all complemented boring/one-note/hateful side characters and under-developed plot lines with uncompelling mysteries, this is for you.
I struggle to understand who the audience is for this, but seeing as I missed the gigantic red flags as a young adult, I imagine it is for young impressionable readers with no sense of reality or understanding of relationships. It is a tragedy already that the prequel was published (in which the hero and heroine have a most cringy drunken sexual encounter which should have soured any logically thinking woman). Somehow, the prequel makes this one look better but only in comparison. It's still a dumpster fire.
The hero is an angry upper-class stuck-up fire marshal who treats the police detective heroine that is desperately in love with him like scum (for no reason) while desperate to own her. He hates that he is attracted to her and, while he never formulates this, she is clearly underneath him socially and professionally. You don't really understand what he's about other than being a bitter playboy who 'falls in love' with an intelligent so-called assertive, tomboyish cool woman that is not one of his usual lineup of airheaded hyperfeminine socialites (I guess the heroine shares these women's lack of judgement). And he doesn't fail to remind her of this! He really just doesn't even like her. Gosh. He is just so insufferable.
Of course, he is also incredibly possessive and menacing towards her, but since she's in love with him and he her, it's ok right? Listen, go see my extensive review of the first book which should be enough warning to avoid this deranged universe.
There is a steamy dubious-consent sex scene on a motorcycle that is unbelievable but only because you wonder why you're still there reading this. It's not worth the ink but it is certainly inventive.
The hero is also a mama's boy whose mama in question is a horrible human who is obsessed with appearances and class. The hero never addresses the power difference between him and the Cajun heroine (personally and professionally), or really his mother's treatment of her. The mother has seemingly learned zilch after the first book. So has he, apparently. But it's okay, you know, because his dad is so chill and accepting! The same dad who is inexplicably in love with a demon that this the hero's mom. Maybe the hero takes after him? The author want you to believe so, apparently, despite no evidence of this.
Anyway, tl.dr:
If you want to read about a hero that doesn't like and arguably hates his lover, a heroine that is written as a bad-ass but that has such very low self-esteem as to be invisible, all complemented boring/one-note/hateful side characters and under-developed plot lines with uncompelling mysteries, this is for you.
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December 2, 2014
synopsis:
teresa and cort shared a night of passion several months ago and have been avoiding each other since. when a bomb in a nightclub kills 15 people, cort is there as part of the arson investigation squad, and teresa catches the call. teresa is in the process of temporarily transferring to another division while her partner (who is also cort's brother) is on his honeymoon, so she figures that she won't have to be around cort for that long. however, once she does get her transfer, her new supervisor believes that cort is on the take for the mob and wants her to dig up the information on him.
what i liked: i liked cort and teresa. they were each strong characters and fully realized. the developement of their relationship was honest to their characters. they were also very protective of each other, and teresa didn't believe that cort would be on the take, not even for a second. i liked that the reveal of the big bad was a little off centre; not the norm.
what i didn't like: not much. the story drew me in and held my attention. there was a little too much of pov from other characters, other than teresa and cort (such as teresa's new supervisor), but other than that, it was an enjoyable read.
teresa and cort shared a night of passion several months ago and have been avoiding each other since. when a bomb in a nightclub kills 15 people, cort is there as part of the arson investigation squad, and teresa catches the call. teresa is in the process of temporarily transferring to another division while her partner (who is also cort's brother) is on his honeymoon, so she figures that she won't have to be around cort for that long. however, once she does get her transfer, her new supervisor believes that cort is on the take for the mob and wants her to dig up the information on him.
what i liked: i liked cort and teresa. they were each strong characters and fully realized. the developement of their relationship was honest to their characters. they were also very protective of each other, and teresa didn't believe that cort would be on the take, not even for a second. i liked that the reveal of the big bad was a little off centre; not the norm.
what i didn't like: not much. the story drew me in and held my attention. there was a little too much of pov from other characters, other than teresa and cort (such as teresa's new supervisor), but other than that, it was an enjoyable read.
April 3, 2012
This was a fast-paced, nice, average reading. I should have read the first one but it was fine as stand alone. I didn't find the villain believable at the end, but he provided suspense to the plot throughout the book and kept me interested. I liked the heroine very much, a tomboy cop, straightforward, honest, in love with the hero for many years but believing he's out of her league. I liked the hero but there was no plausible explanation why he has avoided the heroine for so long if he's attracted to her, or much insight as to what type of person he is. And anyone who's ridden a motorcycle at 50 mph (not even the 70 mph used in the story) will know the harley love scene is sci-fi stuff.
HERO is a Warrior, a widely known and recognized fire marshall, from a high class family, forced to work with his brother's long-time partner, a police woman he has lusted after for a long time against his will.
SCENES/CONTENT: few/hot
GENRE/TONE: contemporary/action
LENGHT: 294 pages
HERO is a Warrior, a widely known and recognized fire marshall, from a high class family, forced to work with his brother's long-time partner, a police woman he has lusted after for a long time against his will.
SCENES/CONTENT: few/hot
GENRE/TONE: contemporary/action
LENGHT: 294 pages
July 15, 2010
Contemporary romantic suspense from Viehl writing as Jessica Hall. Well paced. Interesting characters.
September 2, 2010
This is the second book of "into the fire" series. The story follows my fave character from the first book Terri Vincent which is by far, my fave fictional character in any book I've read.
September 4, 2014
A suspenseful read with an admirable main character. What's with all the reporter hate though?
October 29, 2014
Обожавам,обожавам,обожавам. Скоро не бях чела толкова завладяваща и караща те да четеш все повече и повече книга. Страхотно съчетание на трилър и романтика !
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December 4, 2014July 2008 -- Somers Public Library, Somers, CT -- Dumb book
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