Fire Bound by Christine Feehan – Review & Giveaway

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Fire Bound
Sea Haven series – Book #5
by Christine Feehan
Release Date: 4/26/16

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Description:
Flame-haired Lissa Piner is a skilled glass blower whose delicate gift conceals a burning inner strength that can destroy as exquisitely as it can create. Commissioned to design chandeliers for a string of luxury hotels, her remarkable skills have taken her to Italy. But Lissa’s real mission there is a secret. For her entire life has been a lie, leading to a chance to avenge a terrible wrong.
 
Enlisted as her bodyguard is Casmir Prakenskii, a trained assassin living off the grid. In Lissa, he sees a kindred spirit—something unexpected and wicked, mysterious and sensual. But more than desire is about to bring them together: because both of their pasts cry out for revenge. And for two people with this many secrets, this much passion, and this many enemies, someone is bound to get burned.

 

Review:

Fire Bound by Christine Feehan is the 5th book in her Sea Haven/Sisters of the Heart series.  I always loved Sea Haven and the Drake Sisters. Now Sisters of the Heart has inched up to be my favorite current series for Christine. 

Lissa Piner is our heroine in Fire Bound.  We learned in the last book, that Lissa is very protective of her other 5 sisters, something Gavril noticed that resembled the way he and his brothers acted.  Lissa is heading to Europe to sell glass designs that she creates. She tells her sisters that if all goes well, she will bring some good money to help on the farm.  But Lissa, has been hiding in America with her sisters, to protect her identity, as she secretly has been trained by her uncle to be an assassin.  Lissa’s parents were murdered years before, and her uncle took care of her, until he wanted her to be safe and sent her to the States.  Now Lissa’s real reason for going to Italy is to kill two people who betrayed their family. 

Casmir Prakenskii has been called by Gavril to Sea Haven and told to follow Lissa to protect her.  It doesn’t  take long for Lissa to realize that the man who has just started working as a guard for her uncle, is a Prakenskii. Her 4 sisters have all married Parkenskii’s and Lissa knows this man is for her, but she is determined to keep him at a distance, since she has a job to do and she wants no relationships.  Of course, it doesn’t take long for Casmir to win and seduce Lissa.  The chemistry and sex between was scorching, and they made a great couple together, as lovers and as fighters.  Casmir will protect Lissa with his life, but recognizes she is a kindred spirit who has also suffered heart wrenching childhoods.  He cannot stop LIssa from doing what she must do to get her revenge against those who betrayed her and her family, so he joins with her.  Casmir does have a lot more experience, and he will be the one who will suspect that there are more betrayals that Lissa will have to face. 

Rather than tell too much more, I will say this was a wonderful exciting thriller, where both Lissa and Casmir life will be in danger many times, with the revelations revealed breaking her heart even more. As I said the relationship between them was wonderful, as Casmir found his mate, something he never thought he would ever find, and he treated Lissa with so much love.  I have complained in Christine’s other books about her overdoing all the sex scenes and the abusive men.  In Fire Bound, the sexual scenes were a lot, especially in the second half, but Casmir was so caring and loving, and I fell in love with both of them as a couple.  Most important, the story led the way, and was wonderful, keeping us on the edge praying for their survival.  Sea Haven/Sisters of the Heart remains a series by Christine Feehan that I enjoy thoroughly, unfortunately I worry that the next book will be the last, as it is now Blythe’s turn as the 6th and final sister.

Reviewed by Barb

Copy provided by Publisher

 

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35 thoughts on “Fire Bound by Christine Feehan – Review & Giveaway”

  5. Very nice review Barb. This is the only series (and the original series of Sisters etc) written by Christine that I haven’t read, although I do have 5 books from the first series.

  6. Another nice review Barb. I have read all of Christine’s books and series. I played catch up throughout the winter months.. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity

  8. Thank you, Barb. I, too, have been turned off by the sex versus story ratio. I have enjoyed the Sea Haven stories in the past and had to wait to find out if this series had been ruined like the Dark series. I guess that sex like water can be overdone like drinking enough water as opposed to drowning. I would like to read this book in order to see if there is still hope. Because of your review I would like to try this book.
    I hope for all her fans that this series can survive. Please count me in.

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  18. Great review Barb, my copy is on the way, and I am with you on this series, it is my favourite up to date. Looking forward to taking a break to do some reading, this is at the top of my list. Your review has given me just that much more incentive to get to it faster.

  22. Great review Barb! I loved the Sea Haven series and the Sisters of the Heart. I may have missed a couple of the Sisters of the Heart, I guess I need to catch up! Glad to hear it’s good!

  29. Nice review, Barb! And, I totally agree! I loved this one as well, and I haven’t been able to say that about a Feehan book in a loooong time! <3

  33. Thanks for the review . I heard Christine added 17 possible new characters to this series. Do you think she has plans for another 17 stories.

  34. Great review Barb. I do love those Prakenskii brothers and will be sad when I don’t have anymore to read about. I have the book, just need time to read it now.

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