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Delaneys: The Untamed Years #2
Golden Flames
Powerful, dangerous, broodingly handsome Falcon Delaney was a loner, a man of action who'd spent years pursuing a stolen cache of Union gold. When he awakened in a locked cellar and gazed into the enchanting eyes of Victoria Fontaine, he was bewitched, on fire, aching to possess her. Giving her no chance to protest or resist, he kissed her thoroughly--and she was spellbound by waves of potent heat. Beneath Falcon's city manners was a wildness nothing could tame, and Victoria refused to be ashamed of her reckless, wanton desire for this complex man who left her breathless with passion. Torn between obsession and duty, Falcon longed to cherish her, but he knew he could make promises, offer her no future. She was willing to disregard every rule to have him--until a heartbreaking telegraph sent her riding West in search of a killer, with Falcon savaged by her betrayal... and hot on her trail. He'd follow her forever if it meant he'd learn her secret, but would uncovering the truth drive them apart for good?
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Kay Hooper
108 books2,453 followersKay Hooper (aka Kay Robbins) was born in California, in an air force base hospital since her father was stationed there at the time. The family moved back to North Carolina shortly afterward, so she was raised and went to school there.
The oldest of three children, Kay has a brother two years younger and a sister seven years younger. Her father and brother are builders who own a highly respected construction company, and her mother worked for many years in personnel management before becoming Kay's personal assistant, a position she held until her untimely death in March 2002. Kay's sister Linda works as her Business Manager, Events Coordinator, and is playing a major role in the creation and operation of The Kay Hooper Foundation.
Kay graduated from East Rutherford High School and attended Isothermal Community College — where she quickly discovered that business classes did not in any way enthrall her. Switching to more involving courses such as history and literature, she also began to concentrate on writing, which had been a longtime interest. Very quickly hooked, she asked for a Christmas typewriter and began seriously working on her first novel. That book, a Regency romance titled Lady Thief, sold to Dell Publishing in 1980. She has since published more than 60 novels and four novellas.
Kay is single and lives in a very small town in North Carolina, not far from her father and siblings. Deigning to live with her are a flock of cats — Bonnie, Ginger, Oscar, Tuffy, Felix, Renny, and Isabel — of various personalities who all like sleeping on manuscripts and whatever research happens to be spread across Kay's desk. And living amongst the many felines are two cheerfully tolerant dogs, a shelter rescue, Bandit, who looks rather like a small sheepdog, and a Sheltie named Lizzie.
The oldest of three children, Kay has a brother two years younger and a sister seven years younger. Her father and brother are builders who own a highly respected construction company, and her mother worked for many years in personnel management before becoming Kay's personal assistant, a position she held until her untimely death in March 2002. Kay's sister Linda works as her Business Manager, Events Coordinator, and is playing a major role in the creation and operation of The Kay Hooper Foundation.
Kay graduated from East Rutherford High School and attended Isothermal Community College — where she quickly discovered that business classes did not in any way enthrall her. Switching to more involving courses such as history and literature, she also began to concentrate on writing, which had been a longtime interest. Very quickly hooked, she asked for a Christmas typewriter and began seriously working on her first novel. That book, a Regency romance titled Lady Thief, sold to Dell Publishing in 1980. She has since published more than 60 novels and four novellas.
Kay is single and lives in a very small town in North Carolina, not far from her father and siblings. Deigning to live with her are a flock of cats — Bonnie, Ginger, Oscar, Tuffy, Felix, Renny, and Isabel — of various personalities who all like sleeping on manuscripts and whatever research happens to be spread across Kay's desk. And living amongst the many felines are two cheerfully tolerant dogs, a shelter rescue, Bandit, who looks rather like a small sheepdog, and a Sheltie named Lizzie.
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October 23, 2012I can't believe it. I found an old romance that isn't on either Karla or Sandi's shelves.
January 6, 2018
"Golden Flames" is the story of Falcon and Victoria.
Bounty hunter Falcon has spent years chasing the stolen union gold, when one night he is locked in a library by a group of assailants, along with a gorgeous Belle Victoria.
One look and Falcon is enchanted, and tries to charm Victoria who falls under his spell too. Under bruising hungry kisses, and almost lovemaking sessions- while Falcon is busy investigating and trying not to get emotionally involved, Victoria is hiding a big secret too..
Soon a telegram fetches her to the West, and a truth reveal makes Falcon push her away. But can he actually let her go..
Lot of things happening in this book filled with cat and mouse chase. The couple is passionate but almost everything goes against them. Too much drama, and minimal angst.
Mild cliffy in the end.
SWE
2.5/5
Bounty hunter Falcon has spent years chasing the stolen union gold, when one night he is locked in a library by a group of assailants, along with a gorgeous Belle Victoria.
One look and Falcon is enchanted, and tries to charm Victoria who falls under his spell too. Under bruising hungry kisses, and almost lovemaking sessions- while Falcon is busy investigating and trying not to get emotionally involved, Victoria is hiding a big secret too..
Soon a telegram fetches her to the West, and a truth reveal makes Falcon push her away. But can he actually let her go..
Lot of things happening in this book filled with cat and mouse chase. The couple is passionate but almost everything goes against them. Too much drama, and minimal angst.
Mild cliffy in the end.
SWE
2.5/5
March 11, 2018
This must be one of those week's when I take wrong decisions. Sigh! Another wrong book selection!
It's not every day that I start a book without reading the synopsis. I've read Kay Hooper before and I loved how she builds the tension in the story.
But this book disappointed me. It started so well, but then I got bored of Victoria and Falcon. Hamilton was more interesting and so was Mary. Wish they had more space.
The mystery somehow lost importance and it doesn't happen in her other works.
I'll try another book. Hopefully, I won't regret reading that.
It's not every day that I start a book without reading the synopsis. I've read Kay Hooper before and I loved how she builds the tension in the story.
But this book disappointed me. It started so well, but then I got bored of Victoria and Falcon. Hamilton was more interesting and so was Mary. Wish they had more space.
The mystery somehow lost importance and it doesn't happen in her other works.
I'll try another book. Hopefully, I won't regret reading that.
March 16, 2019
Falcon Delaney is content with his adventurous lifestyle, working as an agent for the treasury department, which puts him undercover as a Texas Ranger. He's been tracking a stolen shipment of Union Gold for years now and it's while he's tracking this down that he finds himself coshed over the head and put into a cellar with the lovely Victoria Fontaine. Little does he know that their paths are inextricably linked, but that comes later. First, Falcon, despite his very bachelor ways, is entranced with Victoria and sets about trying to woo her into his bed. Victoria is very interested, although she knows that Falcon is only trying to seduce her short term, that isn't a problem for her, since , but she doesn't tell Falcon this. She senses she can have something incredible and memorable with him before he leaves her. But before they can have their night together, Victoria's husband disappears and her secret revealed to a very irate Falcon, who found himself falling in love with her. When Victoria heads back to find her husband, Falcon gets a tip on the gold, which sets him right off after her and a resolution to their feelings.
Pretty good story overall. I like the tension that develops as Falcon's feelings keep building for Victoria, but he doesn't know it's love until he realizes she's married and he can't have her. I also like how their stories end up meshing and solving the mystery of the gold and what happened that day so long ago. It kept the story interesting and engaging. What I didn't love was Falcon's absolute persistence in trying to get what he thinks is an innocent woman into his bed with no promises or strings attached. He pretty much lets the little head in the pants take over all moral decisions and, while I can cede that he was falling in love with her during the entire pursuit, his conscious intent was essentially to use her and discard her. This wasn't so endearing. So it was quite delightful to see intentions totally destroyed and the tables flipped when he finds out she's married. He says some pretty hurtful things to her at that point and she regally walks away, leaving him behind to the awful realization that he'd loved her and couldn't have her. It felt like a kind of justice was served. This also ends with a sort of cliffy, but the HEA is fairly well established. There's just a mystery left to be solved in the next book.
Pretty good story overall. I like the tension that develops as Falcon's feelings keep building for Victoria, but he doesn't know it's love until he realizes she's married and he can't have her. I also like how their stories end up meshing and solving the mystery of the gold and what happened that day so long ago. It kept the story interesting and engaging. What I didn't love was Falcon's absolute persistence in trying to get what he thinks is an innocent woman into his bed with no promises or strings attached. He pretty much lets the little head in the pants take over all moral decisions and, while I can cede that he was falling in love with her during the entire pursuit, his conscious intent was essentially to use her and discard her. This wasn't so endearing. So it was quite delightful to see intentions totally destroyed and the tables flipped when he finds out she's married. He says some pretty hurtful things to her at that point and she regally walks away, leaving him behind to the awful realization that he'd loved her and couldn't have her. It felt like a kind of justice was served. This also ends with a sort of cliffy, but the HEA is fairly well established. There's just a mystery left to be solved in the next book.
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May 18, 2012
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April 21, 2021"dont throw my own words back at me sweet, a man never likes to be told what a total ass he made of himself."
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