Unsuspecting Mira Hoskins is one of the most powerful elemental witches, an Air Witch, born to two Air Witches who met their fate when she was still a young child.  Raised by her godmother, she has no idea of her true legacy, much less the fact that witches and magic really exist. 

She is even less prepared to meet Jack, the Fire Witch to whom she finds herself irresistibly drawn.  Thrown together when Jack is assigned as her bodyguard to protect her from a group of evil witches intent on sacrificing Mira for their own nefarious purposes, desire burns hot between these two.  Sure, Fire and Air Elementals are naturally drawn to one another, but the attraction she feels for Jack appear to go uncomfortably further for that.  After surviving one bad relationship and broken marriage, Mira isn’t in the market for another and is determined to keep this thing with Jack purely physical.  Easier said than done.

But Jack has issues of his own – secrets he can’t share with Mira, and those secrets threaten to destroy her feelings for him forever.

Bravo!  I was already a fan of author Anya Bast after reading some of her eBooks from another publisher, but her new print release through Berkley moves her up my list of favorite authors and cements her as an auto buy!  Witch Fire is a bewitching start to what promises to be a fascinating new series – Elemental Witches.   

Mira is a perfect romantic heroine – a little broken from a bad marriage, but still warm and caring and ready to love again, even when she does not think so herself.  She has a forgiving nature, which proves a balm to Jack’s long tortured soul and mind when she discovers the secrets he has hidden from her.  Although she was not raised with knowledge of her powers, she quickly accepts her new role and the responsibility her powers bring her. 

Jack is strong and heart-breaking as he punishes himself for a past that was beyond his control.  Watching him penalize himself for a wrong he believes he perpetrated on Mira’s family long ago tore me up, especially as he denied both himself and Mira the love both so desperately needed in each other’s arms.  But by the same token, this made the happy ending so much sweeter when Jack finally discovers redemption in the arms of his soul mate. 

I loved this Elemental Witches, Book 1:  Witch Fire, and cannot tell you how excited I was when I read on Bast’s blog that she is pretty much done with its sequel, Witch Blood!  I will be counting the days until Book 2 of this exciting paranormal series is ready for review…  But having read Witch Fire, I learned I cannot begin reading one of Anya Bast’s books too close to bedtime, as I will be up all night until I finish it!

Reviewed by Jennifer

Elemental Witches, Book 1:
Witch FIre
Anya Bast
ISBN: 9780425216149
Berkley
June 5, 2007
Erotica
Paranormal Romance
Mass Market Paperback

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Posted June 2007