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Date read: May 31, 2022
Arcane Society
1. Second Sight
2. White Lies
3. Sizzle and Burn
4. The Third Circle
5. Running Hot
6. The Perfect Poison
7. Fired Up
8. Burning Lamp - Paperback | Kindle
9. Midnight Crystal
9.5. The Scargill Cove Case Files
10. In Too Deep
11. Quicksilver
12. Canyons of Night
Dreamlight Trilogy
1. Fired Up
2. Burning Lamp
3. Midnight Crystal
Amanda Quick (aka Jayne Ann Krentz)
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
The Arcane Society was born in turmoil when the friendship of its two founders evolved into a fierce rivalry. Nicholas Winters’s efforts led to the creation of a device of unknown powers called the Burning Lamp. Each generation of male descendants who inherits it is destined to develop multiple talents—and the curse of madness.Thoughts on Burning Lamp: A crime lord and a social reformer. They don't seem like they'd fit together as well as they do, but they MESH. From their talents to their willingness to do what needs to be done to further their goals. Yep, they mesh nicely.
Plagued by hallucinations and nightmares, notorious crime lord Griffin Winters is convinced he has been struck with the Winters Curse. But even as he arranges a meeting with the mysterious woman Adelaide Pyne, he has no idea how closely their fates are bound, for she holds the missing lamp in her possession.
But their dangerous psychic experiment makes them the target of forces both inside and outside of the Arcane Society. And though desire strengthens their power, their different lives will keep them apart—if death doesn’t take them together.
With the onset of the Winters Curse making itself known, Griffin needs Adelaide to help him (a) find the lamp and (b) reverse his newfound abilities. Finding the lamp is easy. Avoiding the people out to get both him and her long enough to work the lamp is not so easy. Everyone seems to be gunning for them and even Griffin's crime lord reputation isn't much of a deterrent.
As for Adelaide, her ability to read dreamlight has led her to believe she destined to spend her life alone. Her attraction to Griffin is unexpected (but not necessarily unwanted) and his willingness to throw himself into danger for her messes with her mental picture of how a crime lord should act. He gets under her skin pretty quickly and it's going to take a little adjusting if they want to make things work between them.
A little danger, a Jones being (unwittingly) called on to help, some murder, some mayhem, and a couple who work perfectly together when the chips are down. *thumbs up*
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