Vegas is Burning: Book One of the Ring of Fire Series

The Ring of Fire #1

by Trinity Blacio

The legend is whispered from one generation to another about the fate of two people who will save the lives of many. When the ground starts to shake and the ancient volcano god is warming below, needing to release his pressure once more, one woman and one man will come together, taking the fire and pressure into themselves, calming him once more.

But will the other six follow suit?

Bella Ozter hated her life. She always felt like an outsider, ignored to the point that even her mother and father couldn’t look her in the face and tell her what was wrong with her. Bella is ready to leave Ohio for someplace warm, to find that one special man who will love and cherish her, even though she is plump and geeky. But her plans changed when she died twice in the hospital after being hit head-on by a drunk driver.

Raul Lombardi was one of the most powerful of his kind—half-wolf and half-gargoyle—in the United States, and he loved his life in Vegas. With his family and the elders of his pack hounding him over and over again about fulfilling his destiny, whispers about his fate made him cringe. There was no way a single human female could please him and make him happy—or, for that matter, help him understand what he was. But if it meant saving his people, Raul would do anything, even sacrifice his life to the fires below. After all, gargoyles have been protecting the human race since the beginning of time.

344 pages, Paperback

Published July 19, 2017

About the author

Trinity Blacio is the #1 Amazon romance bestselling author of such paranormal erotic romance series as the Running in Fear and Masters of the Cats series, as well as a number of dark fantasy, erotic romance, erotic horror and ménage titles. She is a PAN member of the Ohio chapter of Romance Writers of America and is the bestselling author of a paranormal stepbrothers series. Trinity had over 60 titles under her belt with more coming.
Coming from a split family, Trinity Blacio has lived in Minnesota, California, Michigan, Florida, but eventually settled in the state where she was born—Ohio. She has an Associates Degreee in Psychology and Social Work from Lorain County Community College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Cleveland State University.
You will find her on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads. She loves to talk with all her fans.

Reviews

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Vegas is Burning - Book 6 in the Ring of Fire Series
Author: Trinity Blacio
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books
Published: July 19, 2017

Received Book from NetGalley and Riverdale Avenue Books in exchange for my honest review.

This book is intended for Mature audiences only. Not suitable for those under the age of 18.

Because of the acts put of distrust and fear of one being long ago the world has suffered through his children, through no fault of their own. Even though he loved his wife he did not believe she could handle his darkest desires so he turned to others to fulfill them. Engaging her father, Ra's wrath and a curse that through the centuries has yet to be lifted. Now it is time for a new set of his children to be tested. If they fail the world will burn and life as we know it will end.

Raul is the head of his Las Vegas clan, he, his brothers and their sisters are more than the other wolf shifters in their clan. They were born with an extra gift. Raul is tired of hearing about the prophesy and is irritated by the constant reminders of it from his family, friends and pack mates. He is restless and can find no escape or inner peace until the day he feels a pain so severe it brings him to his knees. He fears he knows the cause. Somewhere in the world his true mate has died.

Bella has always felt like an outsider. She never understood how her parents could love her sister so much and hate her. The beatings and verbal abuse they show her is all she has ever known. Until the night she returns one last time to their house to confront them and sees what has really been going on. She flees only to be mortally wounded when her car is struck. Some how she awakens in the hospital not realizing her life is about to change forever. Danger lurks at every turn as she tries to make it to Las Vegas as the dream told her.

Their journey to find each other is only the beginning. Can they in turn save the world? at least clam the fires enough until the next test, Mario's story, begins in Yellowstone.

I gave "Vegas is Burning" is 4.5 out of 5 stars.

[DelAnne Frazee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Vegas Is Burning - Ring of Fire Book 1
Author: Trinity Blacio
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books
Published: 7-19-2017
Pages: 361
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Sub-Genre: Werewolves & Shifters; Vampires; Fantasy
ISBN: 9781626013919
ASIN: B0742JTH5Z
Reviewed For NetGalley and Riverdale Avenue Books
Reviewer: DelAnne
Rating: 5 Stars


Trinity Blacio has done it again. Her forte may be erotic romance with a D/s current, but she also has a way to bring her story plot to the forefront and the sensuous scenes play second fiddle. A fiddle played by a maestro. She shares her talents with us in Vegas is Burning. I could find no fault in the book. which is why I gave it a 5 star rating.


A prophesy foretells of the destiny of two sets of siblings who are to either repeat the past mistakes of their parents (just wait to you meet them), or correct their errors and save millions of lives. The future of mankind rest in their hands.


"Vegas is Burning" is Bella and Raul's story. From page one you will be captured by their story. I was enthralled from the beginning to the very last page. Through every twist and turn we follow them as they stubble to find their path. We watch them as they try to feel there way making their mistakes, both and small and huge, as they cope with a world goes up in flames. This is a first in the series that you will not want to miss. I can not wait for Mario's story next.


My rating of "Vegas is Burning - Ring of Fire Book 1" is 5 out of 5 stars.


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[Lenna Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

I. Can't. Wait. For. More!!!!!
4 Grandchildren from the God Ra/ children of Adish and his mate Suna-Sun and with the 4 children from Mother of Earth and her mate Demon King are destined to be together, mated to stop Adish and his curse of destroying the earth.
Okay it's more worded of Rhyme in the beginning but it's pretty much what it is.

Bella, raised human, adopted/stolen and raised by dark magic users, long story short she was abused by all 3 'family' members. Her only trust is in her best friend, Charley and Charley's BIG Creole family, voodoo and more,is flowing their their blood. Bella and Charley are linked as sisters but not blood sisters, there is more to that story, it's very emotional. Bella will have to deal with loads of attempt's on her life within days and there are people that would rather kill her then see then see others living. Bella is a part of the first destruction is she and her mate don't do the 'deed' life as she knows it will be....
Roul, alpha of his pack, Dom/Master, one of few that is part wolf and gargoyle, think a living wolf that looks like stone wolf, freaky but it's with a purpose. He hasn't met he mate but feels when she is hurt and died, basically he's hanging by a thread of sanity. He has to rely on his younger brother when a call comes in to him about his destin mate. What he thought his mate would be was his sub to meet his dark love but he got not only one mate but her sister, her family, other wolves from Ohio, demons, cats, etc. A simple mating to save Vegas is turned I to a whole new scene that he is a part of and not the master of. His little wolf is more stubborn and reckless then he thought, life will he interesting or so he thought.
It not just Bella and Raul story but also Charley, her wolfe boy Tank and the Vampire to bridge the two couples together and species together, Lucid is also the owner of the BDSM club that will play a big part of the destiny.

Received Book from NetGalley and Riverdale Avenue Books in exchange for my honest review.

[Tina Christopher]

Overall an enjoyable read, but unfortunately my version of the book (from NetGalley) felt like a draft and not a edited version.
Aside from the punctuation mistakes, and the missing and extra words, the book opens with the heroine talking to a cat, but this cat is never mentioned again. In one scene the hero says he can read her thoughts and doesn't like her putting herself down, in another scene he tells her she needs to talk to him because he can't read her thoughts, and a while later he reads her thoughts again.
The characters have such severe mood swings it gave me whiplash: in one paragraph she smiles, two lines later she is closed off and shut down. At one point the heroine's grandmother is crying and two lines later she smacks her husband and laughs. And the number of times a character bursts into the room with the answer the hero had just asked or details that drive the plot forward was a little ridiculous.
I liked the story and the characters, but unfortunately these issues pulled me continuously out of the story and really aggravated me. I sincerely hope the final version that is available for sale is in better shape and has better formatting, because I would be angry if I had paid for this version of the book.
Oh, and one of my biggest pet peeves: anal sex without lube?! Seriously?

[Kimmie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh My Gods what a book! This is one phenomenal story. And
it is extremely well-written and thought through. I cannot wait
to read other books in the series.

I love the storyline for this series. And I am quite anxious to
read the next book. This book is Bella and Raul's story. Well
it is also her sister of the heart Charley, her Mate Tank and
Lucid the vampires' story too. But mostly it is Bella and Raul,
or his little mite as he calls her. She is one kick as woman to.
Now that she has her powers. But the crap she went
through with her so called family was awful. And when she
finds out about her heritage it was a shocker but in a good
way. This is longer than most of trinity's books but when
finished I still wanted more. Just shows what a great story
this is. As even with an HEA ending you still want more.
And I am sure they will in the next siblings book.

Now before I ruin this for you I will leave off here. I hope you
enjoy this book as much as I did. If you do like this book,
please consider leaving a review. The Authors really like it
when you do; they value your opinions too

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bella is determined to get to the bottom of her family. One last chance and then she is gone. But when death calls will Bella survive to find her future?

Vegas is Burning is first in Trinity Blacio’s Ring of Fire series. Bella has a destiny she is just learning about. But does that destiny include love? Raul is an Alpha who is fighting his destiny. He isn’t sure Bella is his, but the attacks against them take his focus from learning the truth. I enjoyed this new series by Ms. Blacio. Both Bella and Raul are fighting destiny. They both need control in different ways. Ms. Blacio gave Raul a submissive that completes him if only he would just see. Bella is a submissive to her core but trust is hard and Raul’s foot in mouth disease doesn’t help. This story is full of twists and turns. This new world being created by Ms. Blacio has it all…danger, love, and triumph. I love the connections between Bella and Raul, their friends and their family. The emotions are real and honest. Both Bella and Raul are struggling with their destiny but together they will triumph or will they? I thoroughly enjoyed this story and can’t wait to see where Ms. Blacio will take us next.

[Handcrafted Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent new series by Trinity Blacio. Ms. Blacio does an excellent at world building, so much so that readers are mostly whiling to overlook the typographical errors that are common. Her characters and plots are so intricate and interesting that you overlook some of the other issues. This story was a little abrupt in the beginning because characters were talking about a prophecy/destiny thing that I didn't know but once the characters bring you around to it (in a way that works) all of that ends.

Bella and Raul are enmeshed in the end-of-the-world destiny thing that is putting a lot of pressure on people that have their own emotional problems, the added stress of this is almost too much. But their connection cannot be denied. While they are getting to know one another the evil starts coming out of the woodwork. Who's loyal and who is trying to set them up? Surely family will be the way to go. See Raul and Bella navigate through the destined path and into an actual, loving relationship. And since it's Trinity Blacio, throw in a little menage to spice things up. All around well done!

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Book 1 in the Ring of Fire series. I think this is my favorite of all the books that I have read by Trinity Blacio. There’s so much going on in this book. Bella is almost killed several times and decides to leave town. Her family is the worst in the world but her 2nd family is the best in the world. And they also happen to be a family of witches. There are Raul’s wolves, Lucid’s vampires, demons, panthers, good witches and bad witches, Mother Nature, and a destiny that has to be met to save millions of people. Wow! I’m tired just writing all that. This is an amazing book but it does have a BDSM background so beware of the hot guys and kinky sex. What a great book. I can’t wait to read book 2. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book that I received from Netgalley.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story covered a lot of genres. It had shifters, triads, gods, demons, witches, gargoyles, etc. It wasn't hard to keep track of who is who due to the writing skill of Trinity. Bella learned early in life that not everyone is nice. Her adopted family was quite cruel to her and she finally saw them for what they were. People kept trying to kill her, but she finally found her mate and he worked tirelessly to keep her safe. I wasn't sure he would succeed for awhile. She had a best friend whose mother was quite powerful and also helped protect her. All of the characters of this book were interesting. I am looking for more of Trinity's books. This was fun to read and I couldn't put it down once I started.

[Sue Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vegas is Burning by Trinity Blacio.
The ring of fire book 1.
I know when I pick up a book from Trinity I'm going to enjoy it. I was not wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved the cover and blurb of this book. This is one of my favourite authors. I have read most of her books. I couldn't put this book down. I did love Raul, Mario, Bella, Charley, Tank, Maria, Herme. I really didn't like Daisy or Neftali. I loved how Bella and Charley were. wow. I loved everything about this book. There was nothing I didn't like. I'm looking forward to the next book. I definitely recommend this book.

[D. Messing · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting story. The base story is fairly interesting, but the storytelling is abrupt, somewhat flat, and didn't pull me in, which made it easy to get distracted. There were a few spelling/grammar/formatting issues, but nothing major. I loved the premise of the story, thought it was unique, but unfortunately this one just didn't grab me. Thank you for the opportunity to review this story.

[Laurie Beemer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trinity Blacio has done it again. This book was hot, funny, sexy, and very intense. I just loved the whole meet and greet between Raul and Bella; so intense, snarky, and hot. The way the author uses words to make the scenes so intense made this a quick and fun read. I cannot wait to read more books with all these fantastic characters in it. Thank you NetGalley and Trinity Blacio for allowing me to read and give an honest review of this book.

[lisa jung · Rating 4 out of 5]

From Net Galley
Raul family is about to meet there destiny as his mate is found. Bella raised as human but so much more her destiny is tied to the Vegas pack and vampires. Born of mother Earth and a demon she is a women of power. An exciting book with a lot of supernatural characters and BDMS and menage play.

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!!!

What a great book!! I couldn't put it down until I was done!! I can't wait to read Marcus's book!!! A definite must read!! I just absolutely loved!!!! Happy Reading!!!! :)

[Atinuke · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley and the author/publisher. This book was not what I expected due to the BDSM scenes that came up in the book. It was well written however so I was able to enjoy the story line.

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is not the norm for Trinity but she still blew me away! Can't wait for the next!

[Ann · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is the first book in a new series. It is a good bit darker than her previous books. It still follows her formula of two men who are very dominate and a female. The men are usually from the paranormal and the lady is usually human. This book centers on an ancient god who wants to destroy the earth and it's human inhabitants. I just didn't care for the story.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I voluntarily read this advanced readers copy of this book. I so love Trinity's work. She has become one of my most favorite authors now. You will love reading this first book of her new series. You will love reading about Bella and Raul's story. I just couldn't put it down once i started reading it. I just can't wait for the next one to be written.