Day of Fire by Kathleen Nance
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: May 2004
- Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 384pp
- Series: 2176 Series
- ISBN-13: 9780505525918
- ISBN: 0505525917
Synopsis
Book 2 of the 2176 Series takes place in a futuristic, quarantined Canada, where Mountie Day Daniels must seek out and destroy a treasonous faction-but will the half-shaman, half-government agent she partners with change her mind and steal her heart?
Publishers Weekly
Slower and more serious than the previous book in Love Spell's futuristic adventure romance series (Susan Grant's The Legend of Banzai Maguire), this entry centers on Canada, a nation that closed its borders to the outside world after being ravaged by disease. The year is 2176, and Canada, now stronger for its trials, is full of fresh clean air, high-tech sleds and (of course) Mounties. With her staunch adherence to the letter of the law, Day Daniels is one of those "stiff brim" Mounties. The only survivor of a plague-ridden community, Day finds solace in the steadiness of the Mountie way of life. But when her partner is murdered and traces of a new strain of smallpox are found on his body, Day must join forces with sexy Lian Firebird, a plague hunter, to stop what might be the next great epidemic. During their mission, Day and Lian find time to steam up the snow-quite literally-in love scenes that are heavy on inventiveness and frostbite potential. At the same time, Lian teaches Day that sometimes the law doesn't have all the answers. While this story doesn't possess the playful spirit or the sharp dialogue that marked its predecessor, and Nance's protagonists rarely crack a smile, its numerous adrenaline-laced chases and encounters will keep most readers entertained. Agent, Ashley Grayson Literary Agency. (May) Forecast: Dorchester has been promoting this five-book series enthusiastically with advertising in the Romantic Times and a show-stopping entrance at the Romantic Times convention. Initial sales should be robust, especially if booksellers display the titles together. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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March 17, 2004: For the Post Epidemic Year 106 (2176 for those of you from Bonzai?s time), Fortress Canada has thrived by isolating itself from the troubles that have wracked the globe especially that nation to the south. So when the USA placed a plasma border between the two countries, no one in the north blinked.......................................... Canadian Royal Mountie Police Day Daniel has no time to mourn the death of her partner as she is on the trail of the terrorists who killed him. However, her superiors assign Day with a new partner, civilian plague hunter Dr. Liam Firebird. His quest is to stop a militant group from releasing a deadly virus on the Canadian people. Though Day finds her new associate handsome, she cannot stand how he blithely ignores all the rules as they trek towards the Citadel and a confrontation with the Shadow Voice whose broadcast of treason is dangerous for one and all................................. This fabulous science fiction romance is a terrific follow up to the excellence standard set by Susan Grant (see THE LEGEND OF BONZAI MAGUIRE) in the first ?Five Women, One Goal: Freedom? tale. The story line is action-packed as the audience observes a nation that is not in the midst of the battling alliances. Still with this insight, the key to the novel rests with the lead couple, as opposite of a pair as one will find except for two common traits: they love deeply and forever and obsess over what they cherish. The second of five authors with one goal: entertainment, the Immortal Kathleen Nance provides a triumphant story that readers who appreciate a futuristic world setting starring strong protagonists will cherish.................. Harriet Klausner
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March 05, 2004: Kathleen Nance is a writer that just gets better and better with each novel. Each book amazes me how much control and depth she imbues her book with, making them stand out head and shoulders above the pack. She has been writing two series lines for Dorchester Publishing's Lovespell - the Djinns and the Immortals. Djinns are not your ?I Dream of Jeannie? djinns, but strong, sensual characters that keep popping into the mortal world for one reason another. And Nance seems very adapt at creating the two worlds for readers. The Immortals as the children of the Ancient Greek Gods, who are doomed to unhappy lives unless they fall in love with another of these children. Both lines are brilliant conceived, and the world and laws within both take place are amazing. For a writer to be successful in creating alternative/fantasy worlds, they have to SEE it in their minds. If they cannot see, smell, taste and breathe these other worlds, their readers won?t either. But Nance is one of the best at this sort of magic. This new book ?Day of Fire? is her first step away from her Djinns and Immortals. I know of few fans will be at first disappointed it's not an Immortal or Djinn - and we will all hope she will return to theses series one day soon. However, they will be floored by this new work. It?s is her BEST work yet, and it leaves the reader breathless from first page to the last. It is the second book in a series of at least five - the first being powerhouse Susan Grant with ?The Legend of Bonzai Maguire?. Nance?s ?Day of Fire? finds Day Daniel?s as female Mountie in Canada in the year 2176. From first page to last, she keeps you riveted unable to put this book down. Day is a kick a*** ranger on the track of the militant group that killer her partner. Much to dismay she is now forced to take on a new partner, and he is not even a Mountie! Dr. Liam Firebird is a plague-hunter - a doc that tracked down terrorist release virus that saw the US erect a plasma barrier at the border to separate Canada from the US. Since her dead partner tested positive for a new virus they have never seen, it is urgent to track down the No-Borderer Terrorists and stop the release of this new plague. Day is a by the rules Mountie. She eats sleeps and breathes RCMP; cut her and she bleed maple-sugar. So, being partner with the sexy Doctor who breaks all the rules goes against Day?s who sense of what is right. In spite of this total commitment to duty, Day cannot resist falling for the no-rules plague-hunter. Nance brings post-plague Canada into a vivid sharpness; you don?t read this book, you join Day and Liam in a slam-bang wild adventure that leaves you breathless. It?s been a joy to see Nance?s talent growing with each and every book. But she really outdoes herself with ?Day of Fire?. Dare we hope for more Day Adventures? If so, move over J.D. Robb, there is a new futuristic lady of the law!!
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