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The Heroes of High Tide #1
Fahrenheit's Ghost
A weapon of mass destruction in the whisper of a child
When a savage crime boss attacks her family, Colleen vows to do whatever it takes to protect them. Even if it means stealing a superpowered person from a sadistic millionaire.
A top government agent, Karen has lied and killed in the name of justice. Kidnapping, then, isn’t a stretch. Especially if it’s someone who threatens the country she’s vowed to protect.
But when Colleen and Karen discover that the person they’ve been sent to capture is a child, they find themselves on the run from ruthless men who will stop at nothing to control the horrifying powers within the innocent girl.
Fahrenheit's Ghost is the first, thrilling book in the new superhero series, The Vigilantes: The Pandora Project. If you like powerful heroes, nonstop action and a touch of romance then you’ll love this superpowered story.
Suit up and get your copy of Fahrenheit's Ghost today!
When a savage crime boss attacks her family, Colleen vows to do whatever it takes to protect them. Even if it means stealing a superpowered person from a sadistic millionaire.
A top government agent, Karen has lied and killed in the name of justice. Kidnapping, then, isn’t a stretch. Especially if it’s someone who threatens the country she’s vowed to protect.
But when Colleen and Karen discover that the person they’ve been sent to capture is a child, they find themselves on the run from ruthless men who will stop at nothing to control the horrifying powers within the innocent girl.
Fahrenheit's Ghost is the first, thrilling book in the new superhero series, The Vigilantes: The Pandora Project. If you like powerful heroes, nonstop action and a touch of romance then you’ll love this superpowered story.
Suit up and get your copy of Fahrenheit's Ghost today!
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First published February 15, 2019
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About the author
Trish Heinrich
34 books205 followersTrish Heinrich’s steamy romance is fueled by caffeine and panic. When not daydreaming about the new book boyfriend she’s creating, Trish is geeking out with her two kids about superheroes, cuddling with her husband or bingeing Lucifer…again.
Devil’s Temptation is her first straight up romance and is the first book in her Celestial Superheroes Series. She writes Urban Fantasy under T.L. Heinrich because there are just too many stories in her brain for one pen name.
You can catch her on Instagram under @trishheinrich, or on Patreon as Trish Heinrich. She doesn’t promise to post every day, but she does promise weird, geeky fun with the occasion man chest thrown in for good measure.
Devil’s Temptation is her first straight up romance and is the first book in her Celestial Superheroes Series. She writes Urban Fantasy under T.L. Heinrich because there are just too many stories in her brain for one pen name.
You can catch her on Instagram under @trishheinrich, or on Patreon as Trish Heinrich. She doesn’t promise to post every day, but she does promise weird, geeky fun with the occasion man chest thrown in for good measure.
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December 24, 2020
This is the first in a series, I believe, but it comes after another book, either a stand-alone or in a different series that I haven’t read. Parts of it had gaps for me, but I could follow along well enough. This takes place in 1962 with two main characters, both women, one white and one Black. They had had a secret romance 6 years earlier but Colleen left suddenly without a word to Karen, not telling her that it was to protect Karen from Colleen’s mobster grandfather. Karen joins a secretive agency that she believes protects the population from the dangerous powered people and shelters the non-dangerous ones. (Powered people are folks who have superpowers like Superman or another superhero.)
Colleen, the Black woman, has a superpower; she can call up fire with just a thought. Karen is an agent who hunts people like Colleen. They meet again unexpectedly when they’re after the same powered person who’s been hidden on a boat. As push comes to shove, they rescue the person who turns out to be a mute little girl, but not without fighting each other as well as the bad guys.
This leads to a lot of anger, angst and distrust between them, as they both have hurt feelings but still care about each other. Meanwhile, they need to save Judy, the child, and avoid their pursuers. While this action is going on, there is a lot of growth for both women. They have to come to terms with their pasts and plans for the future. Furthermore, they learn a lot more about powered people and themselves in the process.
All in all, this was an enjoyable read and I hope to read the next book, since this isn’t really complete, at least not for me. I want to know if the women will be successful with their respective tasks and what happens with their feelings for each other and with Judy.
Colleen, the Black woman, has a superpower; she can call up fire with just a thought. Karen is an agent who hunts people like Colleen. They meet again unexpectedly when they’re after the same powered person who’s been hidden on a boat. As push comes to shove, they rescue the person who turns out to be a mute little girl, but not without fighting each other as well as the bad guys.
This leads to a lot of anger, angst and distrust between them, as they both have hurt feelings but still care about each other. Meanwhile, they need to save Judy, the child, and avoid their pursuers. While this action is going on, there is a lot of growth for both women. They have to come to terms with their pasts and plans for the future. Furthermore, they learn a lot more about powered people and themselves in the process.
All in all, this was an enjoyable read and I hope to read the next book, since this isn’t really complete, at least not for me. I want to know if the women will be successful with their respective tasks and what happens with their feelings for each other and with Judy.
June 9, 2021
4.5 ⭐s
An interesting foray into the 1960s featuring people with powers and two reluctant heroines just trying to the do the jobs they were given. One is a governmental agent coming realize that her job may not be as benevolent as she once thought. The other is trying to be better than the way she was raised. A shared history stands between the two women as they flee across country in an effort to save a little girl's life from people would use the child as a weapon and for their own aims. Together, when they get along, they make a great team.
Be aware when going into this book that there is period appropriate racism (it is 1963 after all). Surprisingly, there's very little sexism, though one character is pretty vicious when he does show up. No one blinks at the idea of two women kissing either, which is refreshing. I love AU.
An interesting foray into the 1960s featuring people with powers and two reluctant heroines just trying to the do the jobs they were given. One is a governmental agent coming realize that her job may not be as benevolent as she once thought. The other is trying to be better than the way she was raised. A shared history stands between the two women as they flee across country in an effort to save a little girl's life from people would use the child as a weapon and for their own aims. Together, when they get along, they make a great team.
Be aware when going into this book that there is period appropriate racism (it is 1963 after all). Surprisingly, there's very little sexism, though one character is pretty vicious when he does show up. No one blinks at the idea of two women kissing either, which is refreshing. I love AU.
April 6, 2019
The first book in the Pandora Project trilogy. It’s also the fourth Vigilantes book, a historical superhero series set in 1960s US.
Colleen Knight’s mother Tina leads a mob family. Colleen’s grandfather tried to make Colleen into a mobster as well; he even threatened to hurt Colleen’s lover unless she did was he wanted. That’s why Colleen left Karen without a word six years ago. However, now her grandfather is dead and she’s trying to distance herself from her mother’s job. Colleen is also afraid of her fire powers; she’s killed people before and now she’s trying to avoid it.
But when Tina asks a favor from Colleen, she can’t say no, especially when she’s asked to save another powered person. To do that, she goes undercover on a river boat, assuming the role of a mistress of a known playboy.
Karen Gray is a spy for a government agency, the Bulwark. She believes that she’s doing good work when she hunts down powered people, sometimes killing them. However, she’s been deep undercover for some years now, as the fiancee of David James, the son of a rich man and powerful man. Karen is given the mission to retrieved yet another powered person from a river boat.
When Karen and Colleen meet unexpectedly, they can’t trust each other and their history together, especially the abrupt break-up, comes between them. But when they find out that the powered person they both need to retrieve is a black child, the mission taken another turn. Colleen and Karen must band together, for a while at least.
Colleen is a black woman and Karen is white. Through Colleen, we see the bigotry of 1960s USA, especially because the river boat is in southern US. But Colleen doesn’t let other people's attitudes stop her even if sometimes she must bow her head and hide herself. She’s fierce and fights for what she believes in. Karen has also had to fight hard to be accepted as an agent and when she must face the growing evidence that her job might not be what she thought it is, she must decide what’s more important to her: her career or conscience.
Regular people know about powered people and some are afraid of them. Some people, especially the rich and the powerful, want to use powered people as weapons, no matter what that powered person thinks of that.
This is a fast-paced story with twists and turns. The characters are believable and they struggle with both personal feelings and with larger moral issues. The fight scenes are detailed and great. However, the story (as Heinrich’s other books, too) are more bloody than comics; both main characters kill people, sometimes in rather grisly way, while fighting for their lives.
There are some references to DC/Marvel comics, in addition to the names of main characters. I personally got a kick out of Liefeld.
I’m not a romance reader but this time I didn’t mind how old feelings rekindled in Colleen and Karen. Neither has forgotten the other and both were deeply wounded by their break-up. Of course, in 1962 their romance must be a secret.
It’s possible to read the story as a stand-alone but I’d recommend reading from the start. Colleen was introduced in “Shadow Dreams”.
The book starts with a short story “Mizuchi” where Alice as Serpent and Marco as Shadow Master confront a girl who can control water. She’s killing people and the local police are overwhelmed. However, things become more complicated when Alice and Marco realized that she’s barely a teenager who is only killing men who belong to the local Chinese mob.
The book doesn’t quite end in a cliffhanger but the story isn’t finished.
Colleen Knight’s mother Tina leads a mob family. Colleen’s grandfather tried to make Colleen into a mobster as well; he even threatened to hurt Colleen’s lover unless she did was he wanted. That’s why Colleen left Karen without a word six years ago. However, now her grandfather is dead and she’s trying to distance herself from her mother’s job. Colleen is also afraid of her fire powers; she’s killed people before and now she’s trying to avoid it.
But when Tina asks a favor from Colleen, she can’t say no, especially when she’s asked to save another powered person. To do that, she goes undercover on a river boat, assuming the role of a mistress of a known playboy.
Karen Gray is a spy for a government agency, the Bulwark. She believes that she’s doing good work when she hunts down powered people, sometimes killing them. However, she’s been deep undercover for some years now, as the fiancee of David James, the son of a rich man and powerful man. Karen is given the mission to retrieved yet another powered person from a river boat.
When Karen and Colleen meet unexpectedly, they can’t trust each other and their history together, especially the abrupt break-up, comes between them. But when they find out that the powered person they both need to retrieve is a black child, the mission taken another turn. Colleen and Karen must band together, for a while at least.
Colleen is a black woman and Karen is white. Through Colleen, we see the bigotry of 1960s USA, especially because the river boat is in southern US. But Colleen doesn’t let other people's attitudes stop her even if sometimes she must bow her head and hide herself. She’s fierce and fights for what she believes in. Karen has also had to fight hard to be accepted as an agent and when she must face the growing evidence that her job might not be what she thought it is, she must decide what’s more important to her: her career or conscience.
Regular people know about powered people and some are afraid of them. Some people, especially the rich and the powerful, want to use powered people as weapons, no matter what that powered person thinks of that.
This is a fast-paced story with twists and turns. The characters are believable and they struggle with both personal feelings and with larger moral issues. The fight scenes are detailed and great. However, the story (as Heinrich’s other books, too) are more bloody than comics; both main characters kill people, sometimes in rather grisly way, while fighting for their lives.
There are some references to DC/Marvel comics, in addition to the names of main characters. I personally got a kick out of Liefeld.
I’m not a romance reader but this time I didn’t mind how old feelings rekindled in Colleen and Karen. Neither has forgotten the other and both were deeply wounded by their break-up. Of course, in 1962 their romance must be a secret.
It’s possible to read the story as a stand-alone but I’d recommend reading from the start. Colleen was introduced in “Shadow Dreams”.
The book starts with a short story “Mizuchi” where Alice as Serpent and Marco as Shadow Master confront a girl who can control water. She’s killing people and the local police are overwhelmed. However, things become more complicated when Alice and Marco realized that she’s barely a teenager who is only killing men who belong to the local Chinese mob.
The book doesn’t quite end in a cliffhanger but the story isn’t finished.
February 10, 2023
Fun superhero prose, with women at the center of power, but historical context of the 1960s and the main heroine being from a recognizable translation of Harlem in New York (in the book "High Tide in Metro City").
With a mob family trying to pull the strings of love and duty to get her back, Fahrenheit finds herself on a mission to "retrieve some cargo" in the Deep South of nineteen sixties America. Running into an old love wasn't part of the mission plan. Discovering the cargo is a child wasn't either. Discovering her old lover is now a government agent on a capture or destroy of the same "cargo" erases what little semblance the mission had to the original plan. Can Fahrenheit trust her Ghost, or have both of them been absorbed too far into their rival organizations to be friends again, or even moral humans?
Then the shooting starts.
A good story exploring family, friends, love, loyalty, and morality as only "comic book" superheroes can - with four color explosions and bad guys.
EDITING COMMENTS
With a mob family trying to pull the strings of love and duty to get her back, Fahrenheit finds herself on a mission to "retrieve some cargo" in the Deep South of nineteen sixties America. Running into an old love wasn't part of the mission plan. Discovering the cargo is a child wasn't either. Discovering her old lover is now a government agent on a capture or destroy of the same "cargo" erases what little semblance the mission had to the original plan. Can Fahrenheit trust her Ghost, or have both of them been absorbed too far into their rival organizations to be friends again, or even moral humans?
Then the shooting starts.
A good story exploring family, friends, love, loyalty, and morality as only "comic book" superheroes can - with four color explosions and bad guys.
EDITING COMMENTS
March 5, 2019
The Pandora Project series is off and running!
I enjoy reading Trish’s books; her characters come to life in my mind and I am in that world with them. Athough the point of view switches between Colleen and Karen, this is really Colleen’s story. Can she break holds from the past? Can she hope for a fulfilling future of her own rather than becoming what someone else has in mind for her?
The time-period is 1962, with the racial divide as an active element of the story. Toss in a non-traditional gender romance and you have even more tension to get through. Powered People can be heroes, villains, bystanders, activists, or pacifists just as much as anyone else, but those powers make others nervous. “Regular” people are frightened by what they do not understand. In Colleen’s life that reality hits on all fronts.
I had to keep In mind that this book was not written based on my wold-view, but from a more humanistic view. In that context, the character-driven story compelled me ever forward. I must see how the next parts progress!
I enjoy reading Trish’s books; her characters come to life in my mind and I am in that world with them. Athough the point of view switches between Colleen and Karen, this is really Colleen’s story. Can she break holds from the past? Can she hope for a fulfilling future of her own rather than becoming what someone else has in mind for her?
The time-period is 1962, with the racial divide as an active element of the story. Toss in a non-traditional gender romance and you have even more tension to get through. Powered People can be heroes, villains, bystanders, activists, or pacifists just as much as anyone else, but those powers make others nervous. “Regular” people are frightened by what they do not understand. In Colleen’s life that reality hits on all fronts.
I had to keep In mind that this book was not written based on my wold-view, but from a more humanistic view. In that context, the character-driven story compelled me ever forward. I must see how the next parts progress!
May 16, 2019
Fahrenheit’s Ghost was the first book that I’ve read by this author, and I wish I would have started with her other series first. While this series can be read on its own, the beginning was confusing, and it took me a few chapters to be hooked.
But once I was hooked... phew! I couldn’t put it down.
I love the concept of vigilante powered people—it’s like Superheroes meets X-men.
All of the characters felt well-rounded with their own backstories, motivations, and agendas. The conflict and tension were just right. And the pace just flew toward the end of the book.
There were multiple punctuation issues that made me stumble (ie—internal thoughts in quotation marks instead of italics), but they didn’t detract from the overall enjoyment of the book.
I look forward to reading the sequel!
But once I was hooked... phew! I couldn’t put it down.
I love the concept of vigilante powered people—it’s like Superheroes meets X-men.
All of the characters felt well-rounded with their own backstories, motivations, and agendas. The conflict and tension were just right. And the pace just flew toward the end of the book.
There were multiple punctuation issues that made me stumble (ie—internal thoughts in quotation marks instead of italics), but they didn’t detract from the overall enjoyment of the book.
I look forward to reading the sequel!
February 24, 2019
I really like it! My fifth read from author Trish Heinrich and it won’t be my last (she just needs to write more books). Extremely well written, the characters, well developed. I’m a character reader, I get into the characters. Who and what they are. Why they do the things they do. The things that make a reader get invested into the characters and thereby the book and this book has it all! The first book in a new series leading in a different direction. I see a lot of Marvel's X-Men as well as other superheroes, I suppose that's to be expected, there's only so much believable superhero fantasy. Now I have to wait for the next book.
February 16, 2019
Lots of action and adventure in this mildly dark superhero story. Eye opening on the bigotry front. Maybe one day the leaders of our country and the world will no longer see heritage as a reason to spurn others. A bit of a tearjerker near then end. The situations go from grim to worse, but light is regularly shown on the good inside. Several mysteries are revealed. And yet, plenty of mysteries still remain for more great stories. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.
I received a copy of this book as a gift. I am leaving my honest review.
I received a copy of this book as a gift. I am leaving my honest review.
February 27, 2019
Trish Heinrich has definitely established herself as a force to be reckoned with when it comes to writing superheroes, especially women. She’s able to capture the raw emotions, and the incredibly varied backgrounds of a powered team up. Colleen is a strong black woman, gorgeously written, who stands up for who and what she believes in. The tension is beautiful, and Colleen is able to grow as a character.
October 14, 2020
First off I received this book at no charge in hopes I would write a review.
This is a well written story that starts off at a decent pace. The characters are well developed and seem very full. The book slowly builds in intensity until it explodes with action. I’m a huge fan of all things super and this book was very satisfying. I recommend this story with no hesitation to anyone in love with supes. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
This is a well written story that starts off at a decent pace. The characters are well developed and seem very full. The book slowly builds in intensity until it explodes with action. I’m a huge fan of all things super and this book was very satisfying. I recommend this story with no hesitation to anyone in love with supes. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
May 18, 2020
A bit of a slow start, but the story got very interesting once the main characters, Karen, Colleen and Judy got together. I loved the relationships between the 3 characters and how both Karen and Colleen were conflicted with their decisions in doing the right thing. Loved the ending with Colleen risking her life to use her power to try and save everyone.
May 29, 2020
A good spin off from The Rise of Heroes Trilogy. Good characters, fast paced and full of action from beginning to end. Room for many more adventures for the main characters - Colleen, Karen and Judy. Looking forward to the next one.
February 27, 2019
Wow. What an intriguing story. A weapon found in a child. Once you start reading you won’t be able to stop. Fascinating.
April 3, 2020
A good read.
The characters are complex, they grow and develop as they face challenges.
An excellent first in series.
I received an ARC copy
The characters are complex, they grow and develop as they face challenges.
An excellent first in series.
I received an ARC copy
June 11, 2019
I'm new to this author and this series of books but I enjoyed it a lot. It'll be interesting to see where this series goes in future installments. Feels like this is not the first book in the series but one that has a lot of previous History.
June 29, 2019
3 1/2 Stars for a fast-paced storyline
This is another action-packed story from Trish Heinrich, and it ties in with her earlier stories but isn’t a direct continuation. This is an episodic installment for Fahrenheit, whom we met in Shadow Dreams, and this book promises to have sequels of its own. The plot is good and there is even a slow-burning romance, but the persistent punctuation errors are distracting and pull readers like me out of the story, so I subtracted a half-star.
This is another action-packed story from Trish Heinrich, and it ties in with her earlier stories but isn’t a direct continuation. This is an episodic installment for Fahrenheit, whom we met in Shadow Dreams, and this book promises to have sequels of its own. The plot is good and there is even a slow-burning romance, but the persistent punctuation errors are distracting and pull readers like me out of the story, so I subtracted a half-star.
November 13, 2020
An excellent fast paced superhero story with great characters and an entertaining plot. It has a 1960's feel and style, and highlights the racial attitudes of America at the time. Some great action sequences read like a comic book (I love comic books) I will be seeking out more to read from this author. Highly recommended. I received a complementary copy via Storyorigin and am leaving a voluntary honest review
September 2, 2020
I had a hard time rating this book. The author made interesting narrative choices, tried to be respectful in the diversity written in, and the story was just honestly decent-er than expected for an indie book. However, it falls back on questionable tropes, resolves important emotional and moral issues simplistically, and does not question the dynamics of an interracial couple at any point.
April 2, 2020
And the action and drama continues. What a great read, some new characters and adventure. Can't wait for the next chapter
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