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Fanning the Flame [Mass Market Paperback]

Kat Martin
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books (30 July 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743419162
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743419161
  • Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 528,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Murder, Mystery and Romance combine 13 Dec 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
What I like about Kat Martin is that she can write a good, seemingly straight genre book, and take it that little bit further into something more. Here in the sequel to ‘The Fire Inside’, a Regency romance is thoroughly intertwined with murder, mystery and the very likely incarceration of the central female character.

Jillian Whitney, well born but now broke, had found an unlikely heroic figure in her kindly guardian. Unfortunately, most of the ton interpreted their relationship as being that of a physical nature, and Jillian’s reputation was in tatters. Adam Hawthorne, the wealthy Earl of Blackwood, also thinks this of the relationship, and is in the process of trying to have her switch protectors when her guardian is killed.

Surprising them both with an altruistic streak, Adam takes Jillian in and offers her his protection while the murder is investigated. During this time the two get to know each other and grow closer. The situation is muddied by Jillian’s now ruined reputation, the proving of her innocence, and the effect any relationship between them might have on his family.

The secondary characters are as interesting as the main two, with Adam’s sister Maggie’s own romance and the relationship between brother and sister being an engaging secondary line to the main story.

Although this book is a sequel, it stands alone as a fully fleshed out story in it’s own right. If you enjoy a good murder mystery story, I’m sure you’ll enjoy this tale as much as readers of Regency romance will.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, still worth reading 7 Dec 2002
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Kat Martin begins this tale with a viewing by the hero of the heroine, a girl whoes father has died, and left her to the care of a friend. When she moves in to that friend's house, a man old enough to be her grandfather, rumors start to circulate that she is his mistress. Jillian stands accused of his murder when he is shot at home, and the butler finds her standing over the body. Jillian runs out the back, panicked that she will be found guilty of a murder that she didn't commit, and runs into Adam Hawthorne, Earl of Blackwood who is out taking a walk.

Adam has been hurt in the past by women, and now regards them all with wary caution. He has determined not to marry (but this is a romance novel, and we know from the start that this stand will not last until the end of the book.) Jillian just wants to get on with her life, maybe find a job as a governess, but now that she stands accused of murder, that will be impossible, even afterward, because she has been wrapped up in scandel.

Adam takes Jillian with him back to his house, since he believes that she is innocent. The majority of the book is spent trying to prove that Jilian is innocent.

Little time is spent on emotional development, the author just tells you that it has happened, but you don't really get to watch the changes as they happen, making this a somewhat flat read. All of the development seems to happen as blinding flashes in the mind of the protagonists. Still though, this book is worth picking up on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Most Excellent 30 Sep 2002
By M. Rondeau - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Adam Hawthorne, Earl of Blackwood, was a man haunted by nightmares that drove him to seek solace in the early morning hours galloping horseback in the park. It was here that he first spied Jillian Whitney, a young lady whose quiet countenance intrigued him. Some mornings later he rode with a friend who introduced him and gave him the latest gossip that Jillian was living with the elderly and much older nobleman. Given the period, she was labled a fallen woman and snubbed by the ton.

The night Jillian's beloved guardian is murdered - she ran from the house - right into the arms of Adam who decided then that he would have her. Under the guise of hiding her from the authorities, he brought her to his home and became her protector and defender. Primarily, this was to eventually bed her, but he finally came to believe in her innocence and set out to help her prove it. Women had been his downfall, he would never love again, but his body ached for her - he had to know the truth before he would take her.

The story is really quite good and the sex is hot! It is suspenseful and keeps you guessing right up to the end! (I thought it was the butler!) There is also a secondary love story that evolves here in this book which is also quite good.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Another bestseller for Kat Martin 31 July 2002
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Ms. Martin has another bestseller under her belt. Fanning the Flame is the heart-warming, romantic tale of Adam Hawthorne, Clayton's friend in The Fire Inside, and Jillian Whitney.

Adam finds himself attracted to the mysterious Ms. Whitney when he sees her every day during his morning rides in the park. As he is drawn to her, he wonders how the innocent angel feeding the ducks could be the same woman rumored to be the mistress of the ancient Earl of Fenwick.

When the Earl of Fenwick is murdered, Jillian becomes the primary suspect. She finds herself in the custody of Adam, and she must prove to him and everyone else that she did not murder the Earl of Fenwick. Adam is the one man who could be her saving grace or her fall from grace.

This story offers sensuality, romance, and intrigue from page One. You will be pleased by Ms. Martin's writing talents. I actually give this book 4 1/2 stars. I guarantee that you won't be disappointed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great 25 May 2005
By Emily R. Jarrell - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you are a fan of this genre (romance) I highly recommend. A really good author I must say! A+++
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