Point of Ignition [Paperback]

Erin Dutton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 14, 2009

Arson investigation is not exactly what firefighter Kate Chambers signed up for. But she doesn't have a choice when an injury forces her off the engine and into the office. Her first case, a fire at a downtown bar, is a clear-cut instance of insurance fraud, or so she thinks.

But the property co-owner and prime suspect, Alexi Clark, has spent too many years battling her own demons to quietly go to jail for a crime she didn't commit. Soon Alexi is fighting both the false charges against her and an unexpected attraction to the investigator determined to prove them.

Amid a blaze that threatens to consume them both, Kate and Alexi redefine love and trust.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (July 14, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602820848
• ISBN-13: 978-1602820845
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #945,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointed, July 19, 2009

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Sapphy (New York City) - See all my reviews

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I impatiently waited for this book to be published. I have so far bought all of Erin Dutton's books. The first one I read was "Fully Involved" and I found it to be well written, the characters developed; the only thing that was somewhat blah were the love scenes and that was mostly a case of "too little, too late" and even then they weren't quite up to par. Yet, I liked the book anyway and went ahead and bought her other publications. None of them measured to "Fully Involved" and even that one cannot be considered a five star.

In "Point of Ignition" Erin Dutton seems to go on and on and on about the investigation that never seems to move. The Kate Chambers character is a little whinny I'm sorry to say. The book is full of descriptions about fires that are full of abbreviations that unless you have been a firefighter yourself, you'll have no idea what the author is referring to. A description of said abbreviations would have been nice.

In this book, as well as in the afore mentioned one the love scenes are again "too little, too late". Not very good to say the least. They are lack warmth. Not Erin Dutton's best effort, hence my disappointment.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars point of ignition, August 29, 2009

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A confusing book, even for a career firefighter! I would have liked to see the "romance" between the two characters and there was none. No hot sex at all. Just a generic read and I was left disappointed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Predictable romance, August 16, 2009

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Sage320 (Newport News, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Point of Ignition (Paperback)

Katie Chambers had planned on spending her entire career as a firefighter. It's the family business and she enjoyed the adrenalin rush from going into the fires. An injury changed her career plans however and she will spend the rest of her life as an arson investigator. Her first case involves a sports bar downtown that appears to be an obvious case of arson, until she meets the owner Alexi Clark. Alexi has battled alcoholism most of her life, but, with the help of her friends Ron and Danielle Volk, she finally had her life under control and the focus of that life was the bar the three of them started together. Alexi is furious when she realizes she is the prime suspect in burning the bar and that becomes more complicated when she feels an attraction for Katie. Katie knows she is breaking every rule by becoming involved with Alexi, but she can't resist her and that makes her more than determined to prove that someone else was responsible for the crime. Alexi is going to experience a betrayal that threatens to wreck her life and Katie is probably the only person who can save her from that.

Point of Ignition is Dutton's fifth novel and returns to the world of firefighting that she explored in Fully Involved. This is a pretty predictable romance with no surprises or suspense, but it delivers on the components that most romance fans seem to want. Dutton's writing can be uneven, depending on her books, ranging from average to very well done. This book is a little better than average, but not as good as some of her others. There's nothing wrong with this book, but it's also not memorable. If the reader is looking for something to entertain a couple of hours of reading, this book certainly fills the bill.