Book Review: Night Fires

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Night Fires     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Karen Harbaugh
Class/Genre:   Fiction   Fantasy   Romance   Horror
Dell, Nov 2003, $5.99, 384 pp.

When Simone de la Fer reaches her family’s Chateau in Normandy in 1793 she discovered that her family was slaughtered by the citizens who hated the aristocrats. Being a vampire she killed them all and then confesses to her priest who gave her an unusual penance. She is to rescue as many people from the Reign of Terror as possible and only kill in self-defense. Her prowess soon earns her the hatred of the board of the committee of public safety who put a price on the head of La Flamme as she is known.

Simone’s path crosses that of Michael Corday, a British spy dispatched to Paris to assassinate the person who has killed several British agents and wants to bring the revolution to England. Simone hopes to redeem herself and regain her humanity and sees this opportunity by succeeding in their respective missions. Danger stalks them from Normandy to Paris and it is only due to Simone’s powers that they have a chance of carrying out what looks to be mission impossible.

NIGHT FIRES is a very special vampire romance starring a protagonist who believes she can be redeemed through good works, and a hero who accepts her for what she is and falls in love with her. Readers who crave something different and unique will want to read this historical supernatural romance that is filled with intrigue and action.

Harriet Klausner

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