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Divine Fire [Kindle Edition]

Melanie Jackson (Author)
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In 1816, Lord Byron stayed at the castle of Dr. Johann Dippel, the inspiration for Mary Shelley’s Baron von Frankenstein. The doctor promised a cure for his epilepsy. That “cure” changed him forever.

In the 21st century, Brice Ashton wrote a book. Like all biographies of famous persons, hers on Lord Byron was sent to critics in advance. One Damien Ruthven responded. He suggested her work contained two errors—and that only he could give her the truth. His words held hints of long-lost knowledge; were fraught with danger, deception…and desire. And his eyes showed the experience of centuries. Damien promised to share his secrets. But first, Brice knew, she would have to share herself with him.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 454 KB
  • Print Length: 369 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0505526107
  • Publisher: Love Spell (1 Jan 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B005OTK7HI
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #253,626 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Melanie Jackson is a cool writer, doing things most other romance writers would never tackle. While not my favorite read of this author, this is very different. Lord Byron meets Frankenstin? Who else but Ms. Jackson would have thought of this concept.

I appreciated her imagination and inventive story. Not her best, but a good change of pace.
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6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By shaz17 TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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In 1816, Lord Byron stayed at the castle of Dr. Johann Dippel, the inspiration for May Sheely's Baron Von Frankenstein. Trapped there by a lightening storm, he was approached by the doctor and promised a cure for his epilepsy. That cure changed him forever....

In the 21st century, Brice Ashton wrote a book and like all biographies of famous people, hers on Lord Byron was sent to critics in advance. One Damien Ruthven responded. He contacted Brice and told her that her work contained 2 errors and that only he could give her the truth. His words held hints of long-lost knowledge, were fraught with danger, deception and desire. And his eyes, those windows to the soul, showed the experience of centuries. Damien promised to share his secrets. But first, Brice knew, she would have to share herself with him....

I found it pretty boring in places, tends to waffle. But some aspects pretty good, informative and differnt.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
What was she thinking? 5 Mar 2005
By Mkath - Published on Amazon.com
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I've added Ms. Jackson to my over-hyped writers list. I read her previous series and liked only the first book with Jack Frost. The rest were confusing and badly written. This book falls into that category. It started off with a huge bang, and was very engrossing, it then descended into stupid drivel. By the end of the book I was hoping they were going to get killed. She doesn't spend enough time developing characters and relies on back story explanations. I felt no empathy or interest for their situation. I failed to understand why the heroine was even at his townhouse (oh wait the so convienent snowstorm). she was blocks away from her hotel, this is New York take a train! No instead she shacks up with someone she believes might be crazy and he then does crazy things. She of course takes at first glance his explanation because her husband died and she is still in pain! The reader is in pain after fifty pages because of her stupid decisions. The overly gory ending is not for the faint of heart and seems like it was tacked on to add suspense to a dead plot. Avoid this one. I threw this away. I was too embarrased to even pass it on to a friend.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Jackson conjures fire is divine indeed! 14 Feb 2005
By Deborah MacGillivray - Published on Amazon.com
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Melanie Jackson is simply a beautiful writer. I could sit and read her prose without worrying where the words would carry me, just enjoying the beauty of her craft. This gift is coupled with a second talent - a vivid imagination. Jackson has taken us to Scotland where seven tears summons a Selkie and a ghost of a lonely piper still haunts and ancient castle. She lured us down moonlit moors where smugglers still plied their trade. More recently she has been taking us on one wild ride as the host of Fae fight the encroaching menace of the Goblin Horde as they peddle their dangerous Goblin fruit (and by the way, they were likely responsible for the mess in several cities of late!). These tales mark Jackson as one of the most original writers in Paranormal Romance. Often in Romance, you see books being similar. No one touches Jackson. She boldly blazes forth to write highly fresh tales, and Divine Fire is yet again one of these brilliant gems.

This time Jackson pokes her finger at Lord Byron and Frankenstein. What really happened that weekend when they Shelleys, Byron and John Polidori wrote their tales of vampires and monsters? Well, to learn the answer, you must approach Damien Ruthven. A man with dark secrets and long memories of that night over a hundred years ago.

Brice Ashton has written a biography about Lord Byron. She is surprised to get a message from Ruthven telling her she made three mistakes. Three mistakes only he holds the knowledge to correct. Intrigued, Brice accepts the invitation with the belief Ruthven has in his possession documents about Byron and Lady Caroline Lamb. Only the knowledge is not on paper, it's locked inside Damien's head.

In 1816, Dr. Johann Dippel invites Lord Byron to his chateau with the offer of curing his epilepsy. He did. But it had side effects that have caused ripples through the centuries. Ruthven's summoning of Brice now puts her in danger as there are those who want Ruthven to atone for that long ago night when vampires and monsters were born.

To say any more than that, would take the edge off this highly charged romance tale that delivers on so many levels. Once again, Jackson weaves her magic as few can do!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.5 stars. 28 Feb 2005
By AK - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Damien Ruthven was prepared to despise the latest Lord Byron biography to come across his desk. To his surprise, it was the most accurate one he'd ever read, despite a few errors. The authoress, Brice Ashton, knew things about Byron no other biographer ever had written- and Ruthven should know, since he was once Byron. In a case of the cure being possibly as bad as the disease, he'd long ago sought a cure for his epilepsy, with the result that he was now virtually immortal. Being so set apart from the rest of the world turned him into a very lonely man, nothing thrilled him and he didn't expect it to, until in answer to his summons, Brice walks into his life. Once more, he feels alive, yet he has made his angel a target. The creature who made him what he is wanted to kill him and thus find atonement before its own death. If Brice interferes, she is fair game as well.

***** Vibrant originality makes this what can best be described as a fast paced modern gothic novel It is the kind of book you don't want to end, but still want to see how it ends. Though I adore Ms Jackson's goblin novels- this surpasses them in excellence. *****
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