Burn

Ember #2

by Emma Slate

Quinn O’Malley—a pigeon among hawks.

I believed his quiet lies.

His golden promises.

His vows of devotion.

But now I’m in his clutches. The more I struggle, the tighter his grip.

He will not let me go.

He claims I belong to him.

I never will.

I belong to one man—the man who still torments my dreams—Sasha Petrovich.

Our love is wildfire and we will burn it all to ashes.

Genres: Romance, Dark Romance

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 19, 2018

About the author

Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author Emma Slate writes romance with heart and heat.

Called “the dialogue queen” by her college playwriting professor, Emma writes love stories that range from romance-for-your-pants to action-flicks-for-chicks.

When she isn’t writing, she’s usually curled up under a heating blanket with a steamy romance novel and her two beagles—unless her outdoorsy husband can convince her to go on a hike.

Reviews

[Ilana]

I was really bummed when the first book of this spin off wasn’t really about Sasha at all, and that this fast forward into the future left us wondering what that would mean for Quinn. She was in a dark place for most of the story – trying to wallow in her misery and refuse to come up for air. What happens though as that installment progressed and ended, she was happier. Quinn took over her father’s company and was hitting her stride. She was back with her friends and she had a new potential love interest – Ori Abruzzo. (I knew who hew was the minute the name Ori came out of his mouth but….she does not know who he is).

she we ended on a cliff hanger – car accident, and now she has amnesia. She remembers nothing, and Ori takes the opportunity to tell her that they’re engaged. From there, this story gets more and more complex.

Quinn has a niggling feeling that all is not what it seems with Ori and it’s good that she holds onto that. She gets flashes from her memories of Sahsa (although she doesn’t know that it’s him) and a few other things, but she correlates all her memories to sadness so she opts not to unlock her past. What’s interesting here though is that Ori spins a nice tale about how she’s not supposed to talk to other people and unlock her phone etc etc because too much memory at once will be bad for her mental health. Controlling much?

The side story to this ACTUALLY includes Sasha. He’s returned to New York and goes straight to Barrett and Flynn. He never stopped loving Quinn he just didn’t love himself and he used the year or so to recover, get reconstructive surgery and train to be stronger and harder. It’s going to prove useful when he learns where Quinn is and with whom.

The story from here is watching as Sasha goes after Quinn, trying to get back in touch with her but always being one step behind. We also find ourselves watching Quinn continue in a relationship that doesn’t feel 100% right but at times feels pretty close to right. She goes with him to Italy even and they plan to get married.

What happens in Italy, well you can only imagine that quite a bit will happen when you’re in the homeland of the leaders of the Italian mafia….no?

yup..

we’re left at a cliffhanger where Ori knows that Sasha’s alive and hunting Quinn….realizing that Ori used Quinn as a means to draw Sasha out since he’s still bitter that Sasha ‘killed’ his best friend Igor. Quinn is forced into a marriage that she knows that she doesn’t want….and yet, we’re left at the end with a nod to her memory….does she have it back and what does that really mean for her and Ori and her and Sasha.

I’m heading off on vacation and happily downloaded the next book in the series so I can see how this story nets out. It’s intense and insane, but different than many of the other installments, there’s really not as much of the sexy-times as the others. not a bad thing mind you given that this story is NUTS, but i’m sure we’ll pick that back up soon.

[Bekah the Awesome]

Kinda wanna one star this, because WTF WAS THAT ENDING???

[Holly]

Burn steps up from the previous instalment of Quinn and Sasha’s story and is a little more enjoyable. The majority of the books alludes to a more sinister plan/motive being carried out but the exact mechanics of it all is something that the main characters and readers are unaware of, before suspicion slowly builds and things start to be revealed. Sasha makes a return and I found his chapters to be much more interesting as this book becomes more about Sasha learning of Quinn’s life whilst he’s been away, finding out secrets, and trying to find his woman whilst always being a step behind. The nature of this book felt a bit more like I was reading a SINS book and was easier to engage with. Again, we’re left with a cliff hanger but it alludes to big things happening in the third and final part of Sasha and Quinn’s story.

[Magwan]

No no no

One big fat no, that's what I would have said. I'd thrown that ring at him and tell him to stuff it where the sun don't shine!
It's just so good. Definitely a page turner,great characters and dialogue. The plot very simple but addictive.
Not impressed with the ending... Book three awaits

[Kari]

So good!

I love Emma Slate’s mafia books, and I’ve come to really care about what happens to this characters.

This book made it clear that the author doesn’t know when to use “whom.”

[Sonia Mahoney]

WOW

I did not think this book would sustain my interest the way it did. I just could not put it down until I finished it in one session. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would. Bring on book 3.

[Jamie Ellis]

Huh?????

Can't believe it ended that way!!!!
Loving this.
Twists, turns and unraveling.
Awesome storyline
Into the next gotta know how it unfolds.
I highly recommend this series.
Thanks Jamie Nibarger Ellis

[Gskm]

not my favorite but a good read

I enjoyed the characters except for Ori. The story was interesting. I am glad the next book is published, I did not like the way this one ended in a cliffhanger. Loved the banter between Sasha and Barrett. Enjoy.

[Karinna]

4.5 Stars

[Crystal Sanchez]

Omg.....

Amazing and frustrating at the same time. All together amazing. You feel like you are the one in this story reading each part. Love it

[Terrie Dixon]

I enjoyed this book... more then book one.

[Anita]

Well written really enjoyed

[Amira]

Much better, more action, more knowledge. I really thought Ori is the one to forget Sasha, but .sometimes, saviours are not..the ones we wish to be. Gotta read third one now, praying for Sasha

[Yvette]

WAS MAD WENT READING THIS BOOK. BUT I GOT OVER IT AND LOVE.

[Tiffany Clark]

Amazing!

I love this series! I can't read them fast enough! The last two books have been about Quinn and Sasha's story.

[Terri]

This series just keep getting better with each book. Dramatic, angsty, hopeful, action packed, twisty, and oh so tingle worthy. A worthy read.

[Evie Ha]

Makes sense why Ori & Igor were besties.

[Karen]

3.75⭐️

[Angel]

4.5 stars

[Stephanie]

Loved the series!