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Sizzle and Burn (The Arcane Society #4)

by Jayne Ann Krentz (Goodreads Author)

3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 · rating details · 3,817 ratings · 242 reviews

Raine Tallentyre, recently dumped, knows her gifted Aunt Vella was right - she should always keep her paranormal abilities a secret. And now that Vella, her last relative, has died, Raine's resigned herself to a lonely life. Then, while clearing out Vella's house, Raine's sensitivity leads her to a horrifying discovery: a young woman, bound and terrified, in the basement....more

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Published January 29th 2008 by Putnam Adult (first published January 1st 2008)

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Jun 18, 2011 LibraryLass rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008, 2009, keeper, mine, 2010, 2011

Awesome read! Just what I like. A bit of danger, a bit of paranormal, lots of romance, a good amount of sexual tension. This was a great addition to the series. Am so looking forward to her next one when she goes back to her AQ persona. Highly recommended (as per usual with JAK's books). :)

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Jul 24, 2011 Lauren rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, serial-killers, secret-society, small-town

Sizzle and Burn
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Synopsis:
Raine Tallentyre and J&J agent, Zack Jones, have one thing in common - their paranormal abilities. Raine can hear voices while Zack has visions. With Raine in the sights of a deranged serial killer and a secret cabal of psychic criminals intent on obtaining the Tallentyre family secrets, Raine and Zack must rely both on their abilities and on each other in order to survive.

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The most entertaining in the series so far. The romance is wonderful even if the p...more Sizzle and Burn
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Raine Tallentyre and J&J agent, Zack Jones, have one thing in common - their paranormal abilities. Raine can hear voices while Zack has visions. With Raine in the sights of a deranged serial killer and a secret cabal of psychic criminals intent on obtaining the Tallentyre family secrets, Raine and Zack must rely both on their abilities and on each other in order to survive.

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The most entertaining in the series so far. The romance is wonderful even if the plot is lacking in suspense.

Once again, Krentz excels with her dialogue and characterization. Raine uses wit and sarcasm to conceal her insecurities but is, nevertheless, a self-sufficient woman with a powerful sense of justice. Zack is absolutely gorgeous, and I really enjoyed the way in which he helps Raine come to terms with her abilities. Their chemistry definitely sizzles and burns and it was interesting to see their relationship develop from extremely hot and sensual to intensely emotional. I also liked the fact that their romance is not plagued by any contrived misunderstandings or trust issues.

My only real problem with the story is that the serial killer plot is so minor as to be almost non-existent and has very little relevance to the main storyline. As a fan of serial killer books, I was hoping for more details on the victims and the murderer but this is not forthcoming and is ultimately resolved very quickly and almost as an afterthought. The psychic cabal plot is more complex and better developed with additional details provided about the Nightshade organization introduced in the previous book. There is also a nifty plot twist and cliffhanger at the end to keep the reader guessing.

It should be noted that it is not necessary to read the series in order. There is no direct connection between the plots of the individual books perhaps because some are contemporary while others are historical. The only common thread is the Jones family and the Arcane society, and it is fairly easy to grasp their significance in the series arc. On the whole, I prefer Krentz’s historical romances written under her pseudonym, Amanda Quick, but the Arcane series is very entertaining and enjoyable. I look forward to reading the next installment. (less)

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Apr 30, 2011 Maria rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: jayne-ann-krentz-re-reads, science-fiction-fantasy, romantic-suspense

The characters and dialogue are as good as ever and the suspense is the kind I like, i.e., not too close for comfort. The plot got off to a fast start and kept up the pace until the end. Krentz books are always easy to read and hard to put down, even though I've read them multiple times, some as many as a dozen times. I particularly enjoyed the crime-solving hobby of Raine Tallentyre, in spite of its psychic nature, and wish there had been more detailed descriptions of her work with Bradley Mitc...more

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Apr 20, 2009 Cindy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: keepers

Another excellent entry in the Arcane Society series - great characters, suspenseful plotting and interesting setting - all set off by the touch of paranormal. This is one of the contemporary books [the historicals seem to be being published under the Amanda Quick name:] and the sequel to White Lies. Operatives of the Nightshade group are the bad guys again - with a serving of serial killer on the side. Real page-turning read.

The Perfect Poison - Book 6
Running Hot - Book 5
The Third Circle - Boo...more

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Feb 16, 2009 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

I am a die-hard Jayne Ann Krentz-Amanda Quick-Jayne Castle-Stephanie James fan and own over 130 books by the author. It all started when I picked up one of Quick’s “S” books (Seduction, Scandal, Surrender) while in University and then discovered Quick was a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz and that she wrote books under other pseudonyms too (Jayne Castle, Amanda Glass, Jayne Taylor, Jayne Bentley, Stephanie James). I am very familiar with her writing style and therefore I endeavor to judge each ne...more I am a die-hard Jayne Ann Krentz-Amanda Quick-Jayne Castle-Stephanie James fan and own over 130 books by the author. It all started when I picked up one of Quick’s “S” books (Seduction, Scandal, Surrender) while in University and then discovered Quick was a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz and that she wrote books under other pseudonyms too (Jayne Castle, Amanda Glass, Jayne Taylor, Jayne Bentley, Stephanie James). I am very familiar with her writing style and therefore I endeavor to judge each new book somewhat less harshly than I would normally because having read so many of her books, at times dialogue, details, scenes etc. can seem repetitive to me…but a reader picking up one of her books for the first time would have a much different experience.

The last book of hers that I read before Sizzle and Burn was White Lies released way back in February of last year. I have been a bit confused by the progression of the Arcane Society novels… skipping back and forth from historical to contemporary and between her different pseudonyms. Sizzle and Burn is the third book in the Arcane Society series…a society that to the outside world is nothing more than an investigative agency…but to its members the Arcane Society is a secret organization who’s true purpose is to investigate paranormal talent.

I enjoyed Sizzle and Burn and thought the shorter chapters enhanced the fast-paced plot. Krentz’s novels are usually characterized by snappy dialogue, strong-willed women and hard-edged men…no exception in Sizzle and Burn. Raine and Zack have a great connection that is enhanced by their paranormal talents. Only a few details are revealed about the ruthless Nightshade organization that is developing the potentially lethal drug to enhance paranormal abilities…and I am curious as to where Krentz will take this storyline. I was intrigued by the Fallon Jones character and was hoping for his story next but her next novel, Running Hot, is the story of Luther Malone and Grace Renquist.

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Maria Thanks for all your suggestions. This is great! I went to JAK's website last year and pulled off a lot of her suggestions, which is how I discovered C...more
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Oct 23, 2012 Lisa Tsuruda rated it 4 of 5 stars

I just finished this as an audiobook and have listened to many of the books in this Arcane Society series. Again we have an interesting heroine, this time Rayne is able to touch things and is able to hear voices of the person who last touched it. Her aunt, also a paranormal, has just died and she's trying to deal with that, but then has deal with the knowledge that she was murdered. Enter Zack Jones, who has a power similar to hers, but instead of voices, it's visions. The pair have to solve the...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Metaspinster rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-paranormal, pn-psychics, alla

Another satisfying Arcane society installment--the second in the "Nightshade" plot arch. Incidentally, I can't decide if this author's choice to split all her books (including this series) between three pennames--one for stories set in the past, present and future respectively--is more charming than it is logistically frustrating. Of course, Goodreads's inability to link between author pseudonyms certainly doesn't help, since as a result there's no one list of this series (in order!) here.

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Sep 28, 2010 Jane Stewart rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romantic-suspense

Good story. I didn't want to put it down.

Story brief: The Arcane Society is an organization of humans who have different types of psychic powers and at different strengths. When touching an object, Raine hears voices from the person touching it previously. Zack sees visions when he touches the object. There are some murders taking place related to an evil organization, whose members also have psychic powers. There is also a serial killer who put a victim in the house that Raine just inherited. Z...more

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Oct 19, 2010 Debbie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: brain-candy

This is the third book in the Arcane Society series and it follows on from the last one, set in the present day USA.

Despite the setbacks encountered in the last book White Lies, the dangerous paranormal cabal, Nightshade, is still working to develop the founder's formula. This will enable them to create criminals with super enhanced paranormal abilities, but no-one has been able to develop a version of the formula without lethal side effects.

Nightshade's search for an antidote to the formula bri...more This is the third book in the Arcane Society series and it follows on from the last one, set in the present day USA.

Despite the setbacks encountered in the last book White Lies, the dangerous paranormal cabal, Nightshade, is still working to develop the founder's formula. This will enable them to create criminals with super enhanced paranormal abilities, but no-one has been able to develop a version of the formula without lethal side effects.

Nightshade's search for an antidote to the formula brings them to the small town of Oriana, Washington, home of Raine Tallentyre. Raine's father was a paranormal scientist who had illegally developed the founder's formula. His lab had been burned to the ground by Jones & Jones and he had died in a car crash not long afterwards. Raine had been raised by her aunt, a clairaudiant, who hated the Arcane Society and would have nothing to do with them. Consequently, Raine, a level 10 parasensitive with the same clairaudiant abilities as her aunt, has been raised without any support for her psychic abilities and a strong level of dislike and distrust towards the Jones & Jones agency.

Raine's aunt went slowly mad with the voices in her head and had eventually had to be institutionalised. She had died the previous month, on the same day as a man called Lawrence Quinn had disappeared from Oriana. Lawrence Quinn was a person of extreme interest to Jones & Jones, and Zack Jones, level 10 mirror talent, is dispatched to Oriana to investigate the possible connection between Lawrence Quinn, Raine Tallentyre and Nightshade.

Meanwhile Raine has problems of her own, with a serial killer who likes to burn witches on the loose, and the breakup of her personal and working relationship with Oriana police officer, Bradley Langdon. The arrival of Zack Jones causes Raine to be caught up in his investigation as well as her own, and to finally meet someone who doesn't think she is mad because she hears voices in her head. There is a sizzling attraction between Zack and Raine, but how can the daughter of the man who betrayed the Arcane Society ever have a future with a Jones? And with people trying to kill both Zack and Raine, will they even have a future at all?

What can I say? I'm really enjoying this series!(less)

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Jul 06, 2012 Deana M rated it 5 of 5 stars

Raine Tallentyre has to go home because her Aunt Vella has passed and has left her home to Raine. When she walks around to survey the house, she finds a woman bound in the basement. The reason she finds her is because she has psychic powers that allow her to hear voices; basically she hears bad things that people are capable of doing. In enters Zack Jones...Zack is a member of Jones and Jones which is an investigation agency that deals with the paranormal side of things. His talent is to see vis...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Lizabeth S. Tucker rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, romance

The third volume of Krentz's Arcane Society series finds Raine Tallentyre settling her aunt's estate, only to find a very nasty surprise in the basement. A psychic who hears voices, Raine doesn't have a lot of love for the Society or for J&J Investigations. She's convinced they killed her scientist father.

Zack Jones has been sent to find Nightshade before a banned formula becomes public knowledge. When his and Raine's paths cross, they find themselves involved in more than just an investigat...more

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May 24, 2012 Malory rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, series, suspense

Sizzle and Burn is the fourth book in the Arcane Series by Jayne Ann Krentz.

Sizzle and Burn follows the story of Raine Tallentyre, a woman who helps the police part time with unsolved cases while owning a costume shop in Oriana Washington. The only family she had, after her father's car accident years before, was an aunt who died a month earlier while in a sanitarium. Raine fears she's heading down the same path of her aunt's because she hear's voices as well. It is only with the arrival of Zack...more Sizzle and Burn is the fourth book in the Arcane Series by Jayne Ann Krentz.

Sizzle and Burn follows the story of Raine Tallentyre, a woman who helps the police part time with unsolved cases while owning a costume shop in Oriana Washington. The only family she had, after her father's car accident years before, was an aunt who died a month earlier while in a sanitarium. Raine fears she's heading down the same path of her aunt's because she hear's voices as well. It is only with the arrival of Zack Jones, does she realize that the psychic gift she has is not to be feared, but to be embraced.

Raine, despite feeling grateful that she isn't going insane, is untrustful of J&J as it was their agency that destroyed her father's science lab and led the family to be expelled from the Arcane Society. Even though she is dubious about Zack's arrival, there is a chemistry between the two individuals. They decide to help each other out because Raine wants to know more about her family history and Zack's case involving Nightshade is somehow connected to her family. Not only do they need to deal with a deadly cabal intent on producing dangerous potentially crazy jacked up psychics, but Raine is on the case of a murder dubbed the Bonfire Killer who happens to be after...witches.

Sizzle and Burn is a good addition to the Arcane Society series. It has romance, suspense, and mystery, it's a good weekend novel. The character's are interesting in that they have new abilities we have yet to see. Raine, after touching something after someone, can hear what they were thinking at the time. Zack Jones, shockingly not a hunter, could see visions and predict what an opponents next move. Although I'm glad they changed up the Jones character's ability, I did miss the hunter instincts.

The book was a little hard to plow through at times. The interest I had in the story waned off and on. It was a great ending and I was shockingly pleased to hear Zack's full name, Zachary Gabriel Jones. (I do miss Gabriel). I'm interested to know how this Jones character connects familially to the previous Jones in White Lies. I would enjoy seeing a crossing of characters later on in the series.

I'm eager to read the next book, this time by Amanda Quick so going back in time. I look forward to reading about Caleb Jones soon and would love to know more about the mysterious Fallon. (less)

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Aug 19, 2012 Sue rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: after-dark, romance-suspense, audio-i

Excellent series entry, I wasn't sure if Jayne Ann Krentz series on the Arcane could bounce between the 19th century (as Amanda Quick) and the 21st (Jayne Ann Krentz). Paranormal investigation are really well done in this series, if it wasn't for the paranormal I'd say this was a straight up romance/suspense series. This is my third in the series and I know I'll be moving onto book 4 before I know it. Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick is an excellent writer.

BTW I've been doing this entire series vi...more

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May 31, 2010 Stacie M. Ritchie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: jayne-ann-krentz, romance

This is another of Jayne Ann Krentz’s Arcane Society books. Raine Tallentyre has been through a lot in the past year. She had to admit her aunt to a hospital, watch her die, and been told she is “creepy” by the man she likes. It has taken her some time, but she has finally going through her beloved aunt’s things. When she senses something is wrong in the house, she finds a bound and beaten young girl that is still alive. During this time an investigator named Zack Jones comes on the scene. What...more

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Apr 09, 2013 Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-novels

I think the ratios in the romantic-suspense genre can be a little tricky -- what proportion romance to what proportion suspense? Is it necessary to find a dead body? Is mortal peril required? And it's always disconcerting for a reader if one evaluates the cover wrong -- I thought I was getting romance and I end up with lots of icky torture. Or the reverse and my spine doesn't tingle once.

As far as I'm concerned, a writer is whatever she was first. JAK wrote romance first, so it doesn't matter ho...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Kristen rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am enjoying Krentz's Arcane Society series. The first book, Second Sight was excellent. This book, (which I would recommend reading after Second sight even though it is officially the third book in the series) is also very good. The characters of Raine and Zack are likable and interesting, as is the story that surrounds them.

My only complaint is that each book in the Arcane series focuses on completely different characters. I would enjoy finding out what happens next in the lives of the charac...more

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Feb 09, 2010 Debbie rated it 2 of 5 stars

I am almost embarrassed to say I read this book. I picked it up off the library shelf and quickly read the back. It sounded like a decent book and I was in a hurry so I grabbed it. I didn't really notice the front until I picked it up to read. I thought maybe it looked similar to the trashy romance novels with "heaving bosoms and pulsing members", but the summary didn't sound like that so I read it. Soon discovered it was very similar to those romance novels. I thought it was a suspense novel. I...more

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May 16, 2011 Kathy added it

Shelves: truckee-library

This book is one of the arcane society novels. It was a quick fun read. The concept is about people who have paranormal abilities. In this story Raine Tallentyre has always kept her abilities secret. Because of a situation in her early childhood she is deprived of knowledge of the arcane society and the assistance they could have given her to deal with her talents.
She meets Zack Jones and solves a crime mystery while learning about the Arcane Society and of course igniting with him on a personal...more

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Mar 02, 2011 Melissa added it

as someone who only reads vampire romance at the moment, i found this book for $2.50 and gave it a shot. it turns out the book wasnt so bad after all. it is part of a series and i am not sure what number this is, but it was pretty good. if i can across the others i would read them. it has a different spin on paranormal than i would have expected (of course i am new at this ordering books thing). i have read about ghosts, werewolves, vampires, withes, angels, etc, but i have yet to come across on...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Tamara Witika rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

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Dec 05, 2010 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-fiction

Sizzle and Burn is a mystery/thriller/romance featuring Raine Tallentyre who hides her paranormal abilities. She has recently been called home to settle her aunt's estate after her unexpected death fom a heart attack. Was it a heart attack or was it a murder?
When Raine senses a need to visit the basement of her late aunt's home she discovers a young woman bound and gagged waiting to be killed. Enter Zach Jones, who works as an PI for the Arcane Society and posseses high level paranormal visions-...more

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Oct 09, 2010 Lavendersbluegreen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Still in the modern age, in Washington. YAY my state! Raine has always kept her paranormal abilities a secret, partially because of her Aunt Vella who has just passed away. Raine needs to clear out her Aunt's house (Vella was living in a
facility)... but discovers a young woman being held captive... The Arcane Society makes an appearance in the person of Zack Jones. Raine has difficulty with trust because of the past and the other reason her family does not belong to the society. Their story con...more

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Nov 02, 2010 Carrie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, paranormal-elements, read-2010, suspense

This is a good blend of mystery, action, romance, and suspense. And all with a paranormal twist. There was less sentimentality in this book than the last book, White Lies, which I appreciated. The hero and heroine were strong characters and handled themselves well. Krentz doesn't resort of big misunderstandings, anger, lies, or other regretful scenarios to create tension in the relationship. The tension there seems understandable given the couples differing backgrounds and the events happening a...more

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Feb 29, 2012 Elena rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-book-challenge-100

Paranormal romantic thriller. Not bad for a brainless read. Quick page-turner, with an interesting plot. However, it annoyed me how the author made the "heroine" sound all prim and proper with the use of the language (eg. "eat cake and die" - who says that ?!?!?!?!?!), only to be describing the hero's body on the next chapter in terms of "hard steely erection" and their sexual acts (eg. "he rubbed her clitoris")... If this is all ok and adult language is used, then why is it a problem to be real...more

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Jan 08, 2010 marlene rated it 3 of 5 stars

this was my first arcane book, and first by this author. the world was easy enough to follow even though i started at book three. something about the writing irked me. lines like, "she tried to remember what you call a group of cats. clowder. that's it." didn't work for me. the story and the characters had the potential to be great but everything fell a little short for me. a little more character development, and insight would have worked wonders. everything sure did wrap up nicely with a big r...more

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Feb 18, 2012 Maxine rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love this author's "Arcane Society" novels. As Jayne Ann Krentz, she writes contemporary novels involving members of the Arcane Society, a secretive group devoted to supporting those with paranormal talents, and to keeping the sinister Nightshade, another organization of paranormals who operate with far less lofty ideals than members of The Arcane
Society.

As Amanda Quick, the same author writes Arcane Society novels about paranormally talented people in the Victorian Age. In fact, the ancestor...more

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Jun 02, 2010 Dee rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook-2012, read-2012, contemporary, paranormal, romance

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having liked the first book in the Arcane series (Second Sight) and been a bit more ambivalent about the second one (maybe due to the narration). I wasn't so sure how I would like the 3rd, but I figured I would give it a try. I have to say compared to the second one, I was pleasantly surprised. While the dialogue still had a bit of a cheese factor, it def. wasn't as bad as the second one. Although, if I had to hear again about Raynne flashing them a "fuck you grin" I might have scr...more

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Jan 11, 2010 Vanessa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: series, 2010-finished, krentz, paranormal-psychic, hb, own

Okay, I got sucked into this book right away. The characters are well defined, the romance is great, and they are enjoyable mysteries to solve without being too intense. The ending is right for the book and nicely tied up. I loved the Arcane Society books because the psychic angle is well done and interesting. The Society consists of Psychics in all range of occupations and with all ranges of different psychic abilities.

The book centers on Zach Jones, a private investigator with his own busines...more

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Apr 16, 2009 Gina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-of-the-month, own, action, mystery, paranormal-supernatural, romantic-suspense, suspense

Excellent addition to the series!

When Raine went to her aunt’s house to begin clearing it out and putting it up on the market, she never expected to find a kidnap victim in the basement. The last thing she wanted was to have an agent on her doorstep - an agent from the one organization she never wanted to hear from again. Nor did she expect the sudden and intense desire to get him naked…

Zach Jones needs Raine’s cooperation and help. Nightshade needs to be shut down, and he believes that Raine’s...more Excellent addition to the series!

When Raine went to her aunt’s house to begin clearing it out and putting it up on the market, she never expected to find a kidnap victim in the basement. The last thing she wanted was to have an agent on her doorstep - an agent from the one organization she never wanted to hear from again. Nor did she expect the sudden and intense desire to get him naked…

Zach Jones needs Raine’s cooperation and help. Nightshade needs to be shut down, and he believes that Raine’s past is connected. And now Raine had become the focus of a serial killer, while Nightshade is trying to eliminate Zack.

And just to complicate matters, Zach is experiencing the same sudden and intense desire to get her naked…

But is history about to repeat itself? Who’s after Raine? And who’s connected to Nightshade? And now that she’s fallen in love with Zach, it only seems to get more complicated…

**An excellent addition to the series!

I loved Raine’s attitude. She’s taken her aunt’s warning to heart; she may hear voices, but admitting it to anyone would make her look crazy. Bradley Mitchell, a detective with whom she’s worked several cold cases with, writes it off as instinct and intuition. And when she thought they could be something more, Mitchell shuts her down. She’s decided not to get close to anyone ever again. Seriously - who would want to be with a woman who believes she can hear voices in her head? I felt bad for her at first, but understood why. But when Zack enters her life, it’s now a possibility that she can be with someone who wouldn’t write her off as crazy. But he’s a Jones, soon to be named the head of the Arcane Society, a society she wants no part of after the death of her father and the betrayal towards her aunt.

Zach enjoys being an investigator and has no intension of being named the head of the Arcane Society, even though he’s the perfect fit. And after being betrayed and burned in the past, is vary wary of his feelings for Raine. But he needs Raine’s help, for Nightshade is growing, and he’s sure that Raine’s past is connected somehow.

I loved watching them come together; their hesitancy and wariness of each other only made things sweeter. And while both cases are connected, watching it unfold was terrific. Great action scenes, smooth love scenes, and terrific characters make up a great novel. A high recommendation for this series!(less)

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Apr 06, 2010 Mojca rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, quick-krentz-castle, own, part-of-a-series, suspense-mystery-adventure-thriller, series-arcane-society, paranormal-romance-fantasy, chubby-chunkster-challenge, monthly-challenge-read-april, gr-author, favorites

Raine Tallentyre hears voices. Usually of the bad-mojo kind. So when she hears a whisper about burning witches in her recently-deceased aunt’s house, she’s quite alarmed. Lucky for her (and the witch hunter’s victim) the girl in the basement is still alive, but not the hunter has set his sights on Raine.

But that’s not the end of Raine’s problems. Because that same day she gets an unexpected visit from one Zack Jones, member of the Arcane Society and working for J&J, the company that shattere...more Raine Tallentyre hears voices. Usually of the bad-mojo kind. So when she hears a whisper about burning witches in her recently-deceased aunt’s house, she’s quite alarmed. Lucky for her (and the witch hunter’s victim) the girl in the basement is still alive, but not the hunter has set his sights on Raine.

But that’s not the end of Raine’s problems. Because that same day she gets an unexpected visit from one Zack Jones, member of the Arcane Society and working for J&J, the company that shattered Raine’s world when she was six. He claims to sees visions. And he needs Raine’s help in solving a big mystery that probably ties in with her aunt’s death.

Grudgingly, Raine accepts his proposal (and the "temporary" truce between the Tallentyres and J&J) and the two embark on a perilous mission of finding and possibly stopping a secret organization called Nightshade, all the while battling (not that much ;)) against the explosive attraction between them and a psychic bond that keeps on growing.

Ms. Krentz never disappoints, especially not with her Arcane Society books. And Sizzle and Burn is no exception. This was a wonderful mix of suspense, romance, and paranormal elements with the aroma of a thriller thrown into the mix.
I loved both Zack and Raine and their quirky senses of humor, and the attraction between tham and the growing passion and bond packed quite a punch . This soul-mate spiel is so popular in fiction nowadays that it usually seems old and been-there-done-that, but in this case it was done subtly and with such aplomb that it was a true pleasure to read, without the déjà vu effect, also thanks to Ms. Krentz masterfully weaving the romance into the intriguing, gripping, and intense suspense plot.

The suspense was the second big plus for this story that doesn’t have any minuses in my book. There were two parallel suspense subplot running at the same time, yet the story itself didn’t seem crowded, but nicely paced and superbly written. I’ve become quite tired of romantic suspense books where the villain is apparent from the get go, Sizzle and Burn kept me guessing.

This was a gripping, tension filled book sprinkled with just enough paranormal elements to keep things lively and interesting, and an explosive romance that will leave you begging for more.(less)

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The author of over 40 consecutive New York Times bestsellers, JAYNE ANN KRENTZ writes romantic-suspense, often with a psychic and paranormal twist, in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick) and futuristic (as Jayne Castle). There are over 30 million copies of her books in print.

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