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Burn for Me

Burn for Me

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  • Author：Ilona Andrews
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Summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews launches a brand new Hidden Legacy series， in which one woman must place her trust in a seductive， dangerous man who sets off an even more dangerous desire…

Nevada Baylor is faced with the most challenging case of her detective career—a suicide mission to bring in a suspect in a volatile case。 Nevada isn't sure she has the chops。 Her quarry is a Prime， the highest rank of magic user， who can set anyone and anything on fire。

Then she's kidnapped by Connor "Mad" Rogan—a darkly tempting billionaire with equally devastating powers。 Torn between wanting to run or surrender to their overwhelming attraction， Nevada must join forces with Rogan to stay alive。

Rogan's after the same target， so he needs Nevada。 But she's getting under his skin， making him care about someone other than himself for a change。 And， as Rogan has learned， love can be as perilous as death， especially in the magic world。

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Reviews

Kevin Bittner ，

The Burn for Me series is heavier on the romance than some of Ilona's other series。 Still good though。 The Burn for Me series is heavier on the romance than some of Ilona's other series。 Still good though。 。。。more

Irene ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am on an Ilona Andrews roll lol。Let me just say that I enjoy this one more than I think I ever enjoyed the Kate Daniels books。 I like Nevada and honestly it's refreshing that she's not immediately the ~best or the most powerful。 Seems that she's been a hidden Prime her whole life right？ But she'll have to actually work for it， because she'll be playing catch up。 I'll say the overarching conflict is a lot more engaging than KD was too。 This feels like it has much higher stakes other than some c I am on an Ilona Andrews roll lol。Let me just say that I enjoy this one more than I think I ever enjoyed the Kate Daniels books。 I like Nevada and honestly it's refreshing that she's not immediately the ~best or the most powerful。 Seems that she's been a hidden Prime her whole life right？ But she'll have to actually work for it， because she'll be playing catch up。 I'll say the overarching conflict is a lot more engaging than KD was too。 This feels like it has much higher stakes other than some conflict between the FMC and her father。 I'm excited to read more。Still not sure how I feel about Mad Rogan。。。。 。。。more

Manalye ，

I swear， each new Ilona Andrews series I read turns into my favorite。 They just have a way of writing that makes a book exciting。 The fantasy elements in this series are unique， like Ilona Andrews other series。 The discovery of a way to introduce magic powers has created a power imbalance in the world， with the rich and powerful having magic and the average people being pawns。 It's definitely urban fantasy， but with the power imbalance it almost has a dystopian feel to it。 Of course， there's a l I swear， each new Ilona Andrews series I read turns into my favorite。 They just have a way of writing that makes a book exciting。 The fantasy elements in this series are unique， like Ilona Andrews other series。 The discovery of a way to introduce magic powers has created a power imbalance in the world， with the rich and powerful having magic and the average people being pawns。 It's definitely urban fantasy， but with the power imbalance it almost has a dystopian feel to it。 Of course， there's a love story subplot and I expected it to be a slow burn like other Ilona Andrews books I've read。 I wondered if I'd be able to take it， since I've been such a sucker for romance books lately。 I shouldn't have worried。。。 This book was hot。 And the crazy thing is there isn't any spice。 It's the conversations these two have！ And the chemistry！ Wonderful。 And the sass - *chef's kiss* perfection！I loved it！ Can't wait for the rest！ 。。。more

Tiffy ，

4。5 stars！ I really liked this book and absolutely loved the chemistry between Nevada and Rogan！ ❤️ My only complaint would be that there were multiple times in the book where a random piece of information was added in for the sake of advancing the plot。 It almost seemed as if the story wasn’t really planned out from the beginning and the author would just add in these random things to make the story make sense。 Aside from that though， I really enjoyed reading this book！

Inosh ，

Y'all， trust me on this。 Despite the cover which makes me want to run the other way， this is a really， really good urban fantasy read。 There is very little smut in this。 So please give it a try Y'all， trust me on this。 Despite the cover which makes me want to run the other way， this is a really， really good urban fantasy read。 There is very little smut in this。 So please give it a try 。。。more

belle margaret ☾ ，

What a start to the series - so exciting and fast-paced！ And bloody hell。。 Mad Rogan is a bit of me *chefs kiss*。 This was such a fun frickin' time！！ What a start to the series - so exciting and fast-paced！ And bloody hell。。 Mad Rogan is a bit of me *chefs kiss*。 This was such a fun frickin' time！！ 。。。more

Julie ，

*4。5

Victoria ，

3。5

Rachel ，

4。0This cover makes me think of cheesy erotica and based off the cover alone， I am honestly a little embarrassed in admitteding to having read the book。 That said， after seeing Ilona Andrews continually being praised on various internet forums， I decided to give Burn for Me a go。 Much to my pleasant surprise， Burn for Me is a perfect example of "Don't judge a book by the cover"。 I do think the corny artwork does the overarching story a disservice because instead of cheesy， steamy romance， I disc 4。0This cover makes me think of cheesy erotica and based off the cover alone， I am honestly a little embarrassed in admitteding to having read the book。 That said， after seeing Ilona Andrews continually being praised on various internet forums， I decided to give Burn for Me a go。 Much to my pleasant surprise， Burn for Me is a perfect example of "Don't judge a book by the cover"。 I do think the corny artwork does the overarching story a disservice because instead of cheesy， steamy romance， I discovered a fun and fast paced Urban Fantasy world， with the （pretty tame） romance being much more of a subplot than the driving force of the story。 Despite being "just" set in an alternate-reality Houston， the world building in this book was excellent。 The magic made sense both in its origins and in practical use。 I also really liked that Andrews wove in such diverse powers and particularly， telekinetics/telepaths into their magic system。 Telepathy and telekinesis a form of magic that can be tricky to pull off as it's a magic type that can often lead to overpowered， undefeatable characters。 Andrews though， managed to make it a power that was awe-inspiring and badass， but still balanced by some believable costs。 The characters in Burn for Me were also really well done。 Nevada was a great protagonist - smart， competent and there was consistency between what we were told about her vs her actions， which I really appreciated。 （N。B。 I find character consistency sometimes lacking in many Urban Fantasies or Fantasy-Romances。） The supporting characters were also a ton of fun and I loved the banter between Nevada and her family。 Actually， I really enjoyed the banter between Nevada and all characters。 Rogan himself was overall a decent anti-hero， though at times he felt a little bit more one dimensional compared to Nevada or some of the side characters。 Overall， Burn for Me really did exceed my expectations and I will go on to read Book 2 in the trilogy。 。。。more

Gemma ，

I enjoyed this - but I reckon the voice actor made it more difficult for me to like。 Also because the whole time Rogan is referred to as Mad Rogan and。。。 that felt weird。 Whatever， this was still fun。 I will say though， what the heck with the epilogue？？ （Spoiler ahead） talk about unreliable narrator。。。 way to have the worst motivation ever to ruin your son’s and cousin’s life。。。 what an arsehat。

Chelsey Saatkamp ，

The Gist: Veronica Mars meets X-MenMy Thoughts: What a pleasant surprise this was！！ This book came recommended as fun， steamy fantasy read and boy did it deliver！！ In addition to the romance， I also really enjoyed the plot and the worldbuilding。 A real triple threat， lmao。 The setting is a world much like our own， except the class system is based on how powerful your magic is。 And spunky private investigator Nevada Baylor is on the case to stop some magical terrorism in Houston。I LOVED Nevada。 S The Gist: Veronica Mars meets X-MenMy Thoughts: What a pleasant surprise this was！！ This book came recommended as fun， steamy fantasy read and boy did it deliver！！ In addition to the romance， I also really enjoyed the plot and the worldbuilding。 A real triple threat， lmao。 The setting is a world much like our own， except the class system is based on how powerful your magic is。 And spunky private investigator Nevada Baylor is on the case to stop some magical terrorism in Houston。I LOVED Nevada。 She’s going toe-to-toe with the Alpha-est of Alpha males， Mad Rogan （a real Jericho Barrons type， but with a much better sense of humor）， and is able to hold her own 100%。 I’m proud of her self-will to resist his wiles， because I definitely would not be that strong。 Woof。Can’t wait to continue this series。 。。。more

Gabriela Carr ，

Same family as the Catalina books but set a few years earlier and focused on her sister， Nevada。 They do a good job distinguishing the narrators - Nevada sounds different than Catalina， and her priorities differ too。 Her love interest makes me uneasy - she does a good job telling him to back off bc he does seem to be a psychopath but he’s very persistent。 She is physically attracted to him and must become emotionally so in future books as they do end up happily married， but hopefully his charact Same family as the Catalina books but set a few years earlier and focused on her sister， Nevada。 They do a good job distinguishing the narrators - Nevada sounds different than Catalina， and her priorities differ too。 Her love interest makes me uneasy - she does a good job telling him to back off bc he does seem to be a psychopath but he’s very persistent。 She is physically attracted to him and must become emotionally so in future books as they do end up happily married， but hopefully his character will improve by then 。。。more

olivia ，

4。5; i really enjoyed how family played a big part of nevada's character and the story; i feel like a lot of mc's in urban fantasy tend to be lone-wolf types so this was a nice change :） 4。5; i really enjoyed how family played a big part of nevada's character and the story; i feel like a lot of mc's in urban fantasy tend to be lone-wolf types so this was a nice change :） 。。。more

Mrsbooks ，

I was disappointed with this novel because it sounded like a decent series but after book one I did not keep reading on。 I found it rather boring。

Jeffrey Grant ，

Note: I'm aware that Illona Andrews is actually two people but I'm going to refer to them singularly for a lot of the review because it's easier。 I'll preface this by saying I'm biased; something about Illona Andrews's writing style and story crafting has always resonated with me。 There are very few of their books I've read and didn't like and I tend to forgive quite a bit with them so it may be warranted to take a star off for the average reader。To start with， this series already has heavy Kate Note: I'm aware that Illona Andrews is actually two people but I'm going to refer to them singularly for a lot of the review because it's easier。 I'll preface this by saying I'm biased; something about Illona Andrews's writing style and story crafting has always resonated with me。 There are very few of their books I've read and didn't like and I tend to forgive quite a bit with them so it may be warranted to take a star off for the average reader。To start with， this series already has heavy Kate Daniels vibes。 People familiar with the series will draw instant parallels between Kate and Nevada and Rogan and Curran。 The alternate history/future/present of this world is a little less intense than the one in the other series so there's less to acclimate to， but the transition is also a bit inconsistent。 Early in the book there's a claim that there are three major types of magic users， and then throughout the book we're introduced to a bunch of different people who don't really fit any of the three types。 Also the romance seems to be headed down exactly the same path as the previous one， though unlike with Kate， Nevada doesn't seem to have anything to put her on even footing with her powerful would-be paramour。 I'm hoping shows a bit more spine。 Andrews isn't known for writing swooning helpless women as protagonists but occasionally I feel like they cave too soon to what is objectively arrogant and predatory behavior。 Those are my major gripes for the most part but the rest of it is good。 Worldbuilding that does enough to evoke a sense of fantasy without needing a lot of infodumps， believable characters surrounding the protagonists with a lot of grey people who aren't immediately trope-y， and a good dose of humor throughout。 I also always like when Andrews's characters with "ultimates" cut loose; they have a way of writing those instances in a way that conveys giddy excitement when they're flexing and just wrecking house， but they're also able to highlight tense situations when those same people are facing a real challenge。 I'm going to continue with the series hoping some of the above gripes improve。 Unfortunately I'm probably going to read through the existing books before they finish the series。 。。。more

Sheri Jesse ，

Great new series that I'm in love with。 The characters are awesome and the storyline is addictive。 I can't wait to see where this one goes。 Great new series that I'm in love with。 The characters are awesome and the storyline is addictive。 I can't wait to see where this one goes。 。。。more

Lynn ，

Maybe 3。5？I don't know。 This was quick and interesting and I really liked Nevada and （against my better judgment） I liked Mad Rogan too。 However， the villain was awful and ridiculous， and I feel like the author wrote in his "motivations" at the last minute; and it appears that the Bigger Bad also has similarly weak motivations。 Plus， the ending was super rushed， and felt both cliche and anti-climatic。 I probably won't continue with the series， but never say never。 Maybe 3。5？I don't know。 This was quick and interesting and I really liked Nevada and （against my better judgment） I liked Mad Rogan too。 However， the villain was awful and ridiculous， and I feel like the author wrote in his "motivations" at the last minute; and it appears that the Bigger Bad also has similarly weak motivations。 Plus， the ending was super rushed， and felt both cliche and anti-climatic。 I probably won't continue with the series， but never say never。 。。。more

Nooilforpacifists ，

Mystery， fantasy， romance。 Didn’t know that category even existed。 The first in a series isn’t bad; more later。

Sue-Is-READING ，

I need more！

poesiechaos ，

2，5 / 5 Sterne ✩✩（✩）Das Ding ist: Statt Hidden Legacy hätte das Buch lieber den Titel Deklaration zum Thema: Mad Rogan， der heißeste und muskelbepackteste Alpha-Drachen-Psychopath der Welt， erläutert von Nevada Baylor， unter der Regie von Nevada Baylor， überprüft durch Nevada Baylor tragen sollen。 Anders kann ich es nicht formulieren。 Eigentlich fand ich die Protagonistin an sich super， und auch die Handlung， die sich um sie rankt， hatte viele interessante und spannende Charakteristika an sich – 2，5 / 5 Sterne ✩✩（✩）Das Ding ist: Statt Hidden Legacy hätte das Buch lieber den Titel Deklaration zum Thema: Mad Rogan， der heißeste und muskelbepackteste Alpha-Drachen-Psychopath der Welt， erläutert von Nevada Baylor， unter der Regie von Nevada Baylor， überprüft durch Nevada Baylor tragen sollen。 Anders kann ich es nicht formulieren。 Eigentlich fand ich die Protagonistin an sich super， und auch die Handlung， die sich um sie rankt， hatte viele interessante und spannende Charakteristika an sich – aber ihr widerwilliges und sich von Kapitel zu Kapitel intensivierendes Schwärmen für Mad Rogan hat mir phasenweise das Gefühl gegeben， das Tagebuch einer unreifen 14-Jährigen zu lesen， die über ihre ersten sexuellen Fantasien für den gefährlichen Bad-Boy-Schulabgänger aus der Nachbarstadt schreibt。 Sorry für das vorurteilsbehaftete Schubladendenken an dieser Stelle， aber das hat mich wirklich aufgeregt， weil diese repetitiven und sehr detailreichen Zuneigungsbekennungen （na ja， eigentlich ging es nur um Sex und Erotik， nicht um echte Zuneigung） einfach nur unangenehm und deplatzierend waren， zumal Mad Rogan ein Sinnbild für toxische Männlichkeit verkörpert。 Ja， Nevada， ich habe verstanden， dass der Kerl ein testosterongeladener Riese ist， und ja， ich habe auch verstanden， dass es dich ziemlich anmacht， wenn er einfach nur rumsteht und atmet – kein Grund， es alle drei Seiten zum Hauptthema deiner Geschichte zu machen。Gegen Ende konnte ich mich damit zwar – allen voran dank der sonst sehr fesselnden und originellen Handlungsstränge – immer mehr anfreunden， aber alles in allem bleibt die Geschichte für mich ein Werk， von dem ich froh bin， es beendet zu haben und von meine SuB werfen zu können。 Ich habe nichts gegen eine geschmackvolle und mitreißende Hate-To-Love-Story – ganz im Gegenteil sogar –， aber die Umsetzung war hier meiner Meinung nach alles andere als gelungen und zu sehr auf Aspekte fokussiert， die mich entweder nicht interessiert， mich genervt oder auf negative Art und Weise verwirrt haben。Eigentlich hätte ich gerne gewusst， wie es weitergeht， aber meine Lust auf weitere Hunderte von Seiten à la Seine stahlharten， goldenen Oberarme glänzten so verführerisch in der untergehenden Sonne， dass ich ihn am liebsten auf der Stelle und vor den Augen der Öffentlichkeit gevögelt hätte （auch wenn er eigentlich ein ziemliches Arschloch ist， ups） hält sich doch … eher in Grenzen。 🥴 。。。more

Teri ，

4。5 stars， 8 out of 10。 Fun， with some humor。 Good characters， interesting premise。 Can't wait to see where it goes。 4。5 stars， 8 out of 10。 Fun， with some humor。 Good characters， interesting premise。 Can't wait to see where it goes。 。。。more

Kelly ，

As always the writing of Ilona Andrews is amazing。 This first book in the series made me crave book two and I am anxiously awaiting reading it and seeing where they take this。 When I finished I had to go back to a certain section and go thru that spot again and it hit me。 You will know when you know :） Definitely give this book a read。 And every time you see an Ilona Andrews book grab it and remember to start at the beginning of the series always！

Emily ，

4/5 stars！ This book surprised me in so many ways。 From the cover and the title you would assume it was just another typical supernatural romance but it is a lot more than it。 I honestly would even go as far as to say it was 90% an action superhero novel than it was a romance。 I felt the book was really well written it was full of action and intrigue that kept me hooked on every page。 I loved Nevada she was a strong female lead who wasn’t embarrassed of her weaknesses her emotions。 She could be 4/5 stars！ This book surprised me in so many ways。 From the cover and the title you would assume it was just another typical supernatural romance but it is a lot more than it。 I honestly would even go as far as to say it was 90% an action superhero novel than it was a romance。 I felt the book was really well written it was full of action and intrigue that kept me hooked on every page。 I loved Nevada she was a strong female lead who wasn’t embarrassed of her weaknesses her emotions。 She could be kick ass but also cry and shout for help。 She felt like a normal human being instead of some female leads try to push the narrative that bad ass means you can’t cry or show weakness。 Nevada was awesome。 Also with some supernatural books and even films some magic and power systems feel lousy and not fleshed out enough。 I liked that it was slightly complex and actually interesting。 How there are primes and how people have different powers than others through their relatives。 The only thing for me was that I really loved the fact that Mad Rogan was the love interest at first I thought it was going to be Adam。 Rogan was really hot at first he was the typical cold villain bad guy but I felt towards the end he was a bit creepy。 Like he kept saying how ‘were going to have sex now yes？’ And he kept asking her and asking her。 ‘Well your attracted to me， have sex with me your going to be crawling back to my bed anyway’ like ew no Rogan just because your the bad guy doesn’t mean you should act like a frat boy。 It’s kind of like a puppy humping your leg it’s endearing and funny for the first couple of seconds and then it just gets a bit tedious and actually pretty gross。 It’s a shame he was written that way in the end because I just kept rolling my eyes。I didn’t really have any emotional feeling towards him and especially their relationship。 Also before they started working together he was this scary guy and when he kidnaps her you do feel Nevada’s sense of fear because he is this terrifying man。 In reality he really is just some guy with a lot of money and sense of entitlement。I loved the dynamic with Nevada and her family especially her grandmother she was probably the best character in the book。 It’s a shame because I probably won’t read it because Mad Rogan is Mad Creepy。 。。。more

Michael ，

This is a novel of decently-edited fanfiction quality。 I enjoyed the read， but I can't call it a good book。 This is a novel of decently-edited fanfiction quality。 I enjoyed the read， but I can't call it a good book。 。。。more

Ashley ，

Boy did I have THOUGHTS while listening to this one so this is going to be a bit of a ramble。It was hard to tell who the love interest would be in the beginning， so I broke down and started googling things because I had opinions on things。 What I found was reassuring， but not by much。 I'm about 50% through the sequel now and I'm starting to warm up to Mad Rogan but I have issues with him。 He's going through a villain with a sad backstory ark which is fine and all but when your alias is "The Skur Boy did I have THOUGHTS while listening to this one so this is going to be a bit of a ramble。It was hard to tell who the love interest would be in the beginning， so I broke down and started googling things because I had opinions on things。 What I found was reassuring， but not by much。 I'm about 50% through the sequel now and I'm starting to warm up to Mad Rogan but I have issues with him。 He's going through a villain with a sad backstory ark which is fine and all but when your alias is "The Skurge of Mexico" should you have a redemption arch？ There's a lot to unpack with him so I have mixed feelings about him。 I also can't tell how old he is in comparison to Nevada our heroine。 It's implied that he's older， but how much older isn't stated。 Relationships with older guys （10ish+ years） isn't really my thing。 It isn't a knock against the book， it just makes me less invested in the relationship。 He's a fine ally for Nevada， a bit Ranger like to her Stephanie Plum but like Ranger and Plum I'm not a big supporter of them having a relationship。 I do appreciate that Nevada realizes that he wants her and is making him earn it because she recognizes that he's bad for her in so many ways despite her wanting him back。Where this book shone was in world building and it's the world building that will keep me reading。 Nevada knows a lot about the magical world she grew up in， which was one of poor/middle class working folks。 It is through her interactions with the wealthy and excessively powerful magic users， which is very different from the world she grew up in， that we learn about how the magic and class systems of this world operate。 It's a fascinating read because the complexity of it all is broken down so simply for readers that every revelation about the world makes sense because it can be easily connected to what the reader already knows about the world。 Fantasy is beautifully married to realism here and is what earned most of the book's 4 star rating。 。。。more

gina ，

I think if I had read this book myself I would rate it five stars， but the narrator ruins the two main characters。 She makes Rogan sound like a creepy old man and Nevada isn't much better。 I'm dealing with it but I don't like it :（ I think if I had read this book myself I would rate it five stars， but the narrator ruins the two main characters。 She makes Rogan sound like a creepy old man and Nevada isn't much better。 I'm dealing with it but I don't like it :（ 。。。more

Pearl ，

Oooohhhhh this was hot💥💥🔥🔥🔥🔥。。。 so many interesting characters and the leads were terrifyingly interesting。

Praise ，

4。5 stars*If you wanna read a story about one heck powerful （in using magic） guy kidnap a girl， thinking he'll break her in a second， and gets the shock of his life， because damn she is powerful than so many of his past opponents， thus， she defeats him even when she doesn't win， which piqued his interest to the extent that he offers resources to help her， protect her family in trade of working alongside her towards the same enemy， full of action and magic， beautiful， entertaining characters， hin 4。5 stars*If you wanna read a story about one heck powerful （in using magic） guy kidnap a girl， thinking he'll break her in a second， and gets the shock of his life， because damn she is powerful than so many of his past opponents， thus， she defeats him even when she doesn't win， which piqued his interest to the extent that he offers resources to help her， protect her family in trade of working alongside her towards the same enemy， full of action and magic， beautiful， entertaining characters， hint of romance， and two equally powerful MCs then what are you waiting for， pick this up。 。。。more

Joseph Iallonardo ，

I have to start by noting that I read “Emerald Blaze” first。 At the time， I didn’t know it was a series of books。 I gave “Emerald Blaze” 4 stars。 This book， which is the first in the series， isn’t as good as that book， hence the 3 stars。 This book is slower - there is much to explain - and isn’t as exciting。 I think it needed to be edited down a bit。 Too many paragraphs and pages are spent on the protagonist’s desire for the male character。 I get that she’s attracted and repulsed by him at the s I have to start by noting that I read “Emerald Blaze” first。 At the time， I didn’t know it was a series of books。 I gave “Emerald Blaze” 4 stars。 This book， which is the first in the series， isn’t as good as that book， hence the 3 stars。 This book is slower - there is much to explain - and isn’t as exciting。 I think it needed to be edited down a bit。 Too many paragraphs and pages are spent on the protagonist’s desire for the male character。 I get that she’s attracted and repulsed by him at the same time。 That tension is important but when it becomes redundant， it loses some of its effectiveness。 This is just from my point of view， since I’m guessing I’m not the target audience for this series。 However， I will continue to read this series， in order now， since I know that the characters develop through the series of novels and I want to find out how that development progresses。 。。。more

Heather Foster ，

It was a fun read， a little too cheesy for me。 I liked the characters a lot but the world building feels a little forced。 Overall I recommend it。 It’s not a book that will ruin your life but you will still walk away with a nice feeling。

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