Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan

Winterblaze (Darkest London, #3)

by Kristen Callihan

Once blissfully in love . . .
Poppy Lane is keeping secrets. Her powerful gift has earned her membership in the Society for the Suppression of Supernaturals, but she must keep both her ability and her alliance with the Society from her husband, Winston. Yet when Winston is brutally attacked by a werewolf, Poppy's secrets are revealed, leaving Winston's trust in her as broken as his body. Now Poppy will do anything to win back his affections . . .

Their relationship is now put to the ultimate test.
Winston Lane soon regains his physical strength but his face and heart still bear the scars of the vicious attack. Drawn into the darkest depths of London, Winston must fight an evil demon that wants to take away the last hope of reconciliation with his wife. As a former police inspector, Winston has intelligence and logic on his side. But it will take the strength of Poppy's love for him to defeat the forces that threaten to tear them apart.

Reviewed by Angie on

4 of 5 stars

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I received an ARC through NetGalley.

I normally don’t care about married couples, but Poppy and Winston are oh so different! At the start of Winterblaze, they have been separated for three months when Poppy receives a letter stating that her husband is the target of a demon. She immediately boards the ship he’s traveling on in order to serve as his protector. Of course, Win’s male ego does not appreciate this at all, and other male parts can’t seem to stop wanting inappropriate contact with certain female parts. Quite the predicament! Even after fourteen years of marriage, those two still have chemistry through the roof and a ridiculous amount of sexual tension!

This series just keeps getting better and better, so it’s no surprise that Winterblaze is the best so far! The plot is dangerous and fun, with just the right amounts of action, humor, and steam! Even though they’re at odds in the beginning, Poppy and Winston must work together in order to destroy the demon who wants Winston and something even more precious to the both of them. Those two work amazingly together, never letting their fight get in the way of solving this case. However, working that closely together, and sorting out their marriage also stirs up plenty of lust. Their romance…wow…smokin’! Their separation certainly hasn’t put them out of practice! We also gets peek into when they first met and were courting. Even back then it was obvious that they’re perfect for each other.

The plot of Winterblaze is also the most interesting yet. I’m loving seeing this darker side of nineteenth century London! That demon who’s after Win has so many tricks and secrets up his sleeves, I couldn’t even begin to guess what he was going to do or say next. There were several “What?! No way!” moments for me, so I could barely put this one down!

If you haven’t started this series yet, you really should! I was iffy about the first book, enjoyed the second, but I loved this one! Winterblaze definitely takes this series to the next level, and I cannot wait to see what the author has in store for us next!

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