Ashes In The Wind - JJ Massa
TITLE: The Weather Series: Ashes In The Wind
AUTHOR: JJ Massa
ISBN: 1-59836-030-2
GENRE: Contemporary / Paranormal Romance
PUBLISHER: Venus Press
REVIEWED FOR/RATING: Enchanted In Romance Reviews/4 Unicorns
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At twenty six, Ashlynn Doucette is different from other young women. She comes from a tight knit family, each of whom have certain abilities. Her brother Storm has the power to make it rain and thunder; her parents can communicate mentally with one another wherever they are. Ashlynn has the power of fire. Mostly, she is able to control her gift, as long as she isn’t upset or afraid. Whilst she loves her family, they tend to molly coddle her. She finds this frustrating, especially since she is a grown woman, an agent for the Treasury Department. Her latest case has brought her to Gabe’s parish, the man she has always had something of a crush on, even though he is eighteen years her senior and her Uncle’s best friend. Gabe is a Sheriff, as is her father (of the next parish over), and her Uncle Deke is Deputy Sheriff of the Bayou. A member of Gabe’s Parish is suspected of money laundering, but it turns out he is into much more than that. Ashlynn will need more than just herself to solve and get out of this case alive. With the relationship between herself and Gabe unexpectedly heating up, can Ashlynn remain focused long enough to survive? Is her unique gift able to aid her?
Sheriff Gabriel Theroit has watched Ashlynn grow up from a child to the beautiful young woman she is today. It was not until she turned eighteen that he saw her in a light other than that of child and niece of his best friend. He has managed to keep his attraction and love for her under wraps, even from his best friend Deke. When he finds her in a Bar Room brawl, the encounter is unexpected to say the least. He wishes she had at least let him know she’d be in the area on a case. When she is injured, he is furious and his protective instincts come to the foreground. After he takes her home to his place, he releases himself from the constraints he has lived with when he sees she is attracted to him. Shocked to find she is a virgin, he becomes even more determined to marry his little spitfire. When the case she is involved in takes a turn nobody expected, can he aid her with the case and keep her out of trouble at the same time? Is he able to convince her of his love and gain her love in return?
JJ Massa has produced yet another great story that will surely hook you on her if you haven’t been hooked already. I have not yet read the first in this series, but having read this tale I shall most certainly endeavour to with all due haste. The first I read of Ms Massa was her Montgomery Family Series, of the shape shifter genre. They hooked me completely and up until now it was only their further releases from Ms Massa that I anticipated with great yearning. With this story, Ms Massa has demonstrated a clear cut ability to write convincing and enjoyable stories from yet another (sub) genre, this one being magic/paranormal. This story has a few tense moments that really grip the reader, including the opening scene. I really liked the communication abilities of the family, as well as Ashlynn’s and Storm’s powers. This tale is fairly short, but nevertheless very enjoyable, fairly well written with a good character development. Keep up the good work, Ms Massa! I can’t wait for more in the The Weather Series to make their appearance.
AUTHOR: JJ Massa
ISBN: 1-59836-030-2
GENRE: Contemporary / Paranormal Romance
PUBLISHER: Venus Press
REVIEWED FOR/RATING: Enchanted In Romance Reviews/4 Unicorns
BUY ASHES IN THE WIND HERE
At twenty six, Ashlynn Doucette is different from other young women. She comes from a tight knit family, each of whom have certain abilities. Her brother Storm has the power to make it rain and thunder; her parents can communicate mentally with one another wherever they are. Ashlynn has the power of fire. Mostly, she is able to control her gift, as long as she isn’t upset or afraid. Whilst she loves her family, they tend to molly coddle her. She finds this frustrating, especially since she is a grown woman, an agent for the Treasury Department. Her latest case has brought her to Gabe’s parish, the man she has always had something of a crush on, even though he is eighteen years her senior and her Uncle’s best friend. Gabe is a Sheriff, as is her father (of the next parish over), and her Uncle Deke is Deputy Sheriff of the Bayou. A member of Gabe’s Parish is suspected of money laundering, but it turns out he is into much more than that. Ashlynn will need more than just herself to solve and get out of this case alive. With the relationship between herself and Gabe unexpectedly heating up, can Ashlynn remain focused long enough to survive? Is her unique gift able to aid her?
Sheriff Gabriel Theroit has watched Ashlynn grow up from a child to the beautiful young woman she is today. It was not until she turned eighteen that he saw her in a light other than that of child and niece of his best friend. He has managed to keep his attraction and love for her under wraps, even from his best friend Deke. When he finds her in a Bar Room brawl, the encounter is unexpected to say the least. He wishes she had at least let him know she’d be in the area on a case. When she is injured, he is furious and his protective instincts come to the foreground. After he takes her home to his place, he releases himself from the constraints he has lived with when he sees she is attracted to him. Shocked to find she is a virgin, he becomes even more determined to marry his little spitfire. When the case she is involved in takes a turn nobody expected, can he aid her with the case and keep her out of trouble at the same time? Is he able to convince her of his love and gain her love in return?
JJ Massa has produced yet another great story that will surely hook you on her if you haven’t been hooked already. I have not yet read the first in this series, but having read this tale I shall most certainly endeavour to with all due haste. The first I read of Ms Massa was her Montgomery Family Series, of the shape shifter genre. They hooked me completely and up until now it was only their further releases from Ms Massa that I anticipated with great yearning. With this story, Ms Massa has demonstrated a clear cut ability to write convincing and enjoyable stories from yet another (sub) genre, this one being magic/paranormal. This story has a few tense moments that really grip the reader, including the opening scene. I really liked the communication abilities of the family, as well as Ashlynn’s and Storm’s powers. This tale is fairly short, but nevertheless very enjoyable, fairly well written with a good character development. Keep up the good work, Ms Massa! I can’t wait for more in the The Weather Series to make their appearance.
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