White Heat [Paperback]

Jill Shalvis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2004

A new series of romantic adventures about the brave men who battle fires-and the passion they ignite.

Bush pilot Lyndie Anderson lives only for her plane and the open sky. But when she's hired to fly a brooding-but-gorgeous fireman to a forest fire, suddenly she's struggling to douse a burning desire. And although it doesn't show, Griffin Moore starts having feelings for her, too. But he's suffered too much lately to open his heart. So when the two set off sparks, he wonders if Lyndie could be worth the risk...

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Lyndie Anderson was raised by her career-military grandfather to value both flying and her freedom. As a bush pilot for the San Diego-based Hope International charity organization, she roams the world, bringing supplies and specialized experts to the areas in need. Her current cargo is Griffin Moore, the former leader of an elite firefighting "hotshot" team still traumatized by the deaths of 12 friends on his last assignment. Her destination is a remote and very poor small town called San Puebla in the Barranca del Cobre mountain region of northwestern Mexico, which is currently threatened by wildfire, and, coincidentally, is the closest thing to home that Lyndie claims. In her debut Shalvis firmly establishes herself as a writer of fast-paced, edgy- but-realistic romantic suspense, with believable and likable supporting characters and fiercely evocative descriptive passages. This is the first in a series of three unconnected romances featuring firefighters; the second, Blue Flame, will be released in December. Lynne Welch
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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451411420
• ISBN-13: 978-0451411426
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #701,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times Bestselling author Jill Shalvis wrote THE SWEETEST THING and over three dozen other romance novels including her acclaimed Lucky Harbor series. The 6-time Rita nominee and 3-time National Readers Choice winner makes her home near Lake Tahoe. Visit her website at http://www.jillshalvis.com for a complete book list and daily blog, and http://www.facebook.com/jillshalvis for other news.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars terrific wild fire romance, June 1, 2004

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Heat (Paperback)

In San Diego, wild land firefighter Griffin Moore still feels guilt and remorse over watching twelve people including his best friend die in an inferno in which he blames himself for not getting everyone out; he has not worked a fire since. His brother informs Griffin that he has found him work in Mexico to keep a runaway fire from destroying a small poor village.

Pilot Lyndie Anderson flies Griffin to Mexico, but is shocked that he does not want to be at the fire. When she asks him why he volunteered, he explains that he did not. As they walk the perimeter, he realizes that the fire must be stopped before it goes uphill or it will hit the village. As they fight the fire, Griffin and Lyndie are attracted to one another, but he says he is in it for the long haul while she insists no long term relationships for her. He counters by saying he may be mentally screwed up, but he will teach her to risk her heart.

The first two fire fights are very exciting leading to readers feeling the heat and smoke and worrying about the safety of the caring people fighting the blaze as well as the villagers. Though the fire was contained and this may be ignorance on my part, it seems strange that the hero left for home when he did because he left behind amateurs to insure no sparks rekindled. Still this is a terrific heated romance in which the temperatures are generated by something besides the magnetism between the lead duo.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Travel to Mexico, put out fire, repeat as necessary, June 20, 2009

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bijou2311 "bijou2311" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Heat (Paperback)

Lyndie is a pilot for a not for profit organization and she flies volunteers around the world. She is hired to fly Griffin to Copper Canyon to help put out a horrendous fire. Lyndie is emotionally reticent and really only cares about flying. Griffin is scarred from a previous fire in which he was the only survivor.

As another reviewer said, the plot felt very repetitive. Lyndie flies Griffin down to Copper Canyon and he helps contain the fire and then flies him out. Then she has to fly him back, etc. It was like repeat as necessary until the two have been around each other a believable amount so now they can let down all the walls they've built up.

To be honest, I don't know why this story didn't click for me. Partly because I wasn't that into either of the main characters, and the only secondary characters that seemed interesting was Griffin's brother and the sheriff/postmaster. If you read this book, I hope you enjoy it more than I did. It wasn't awful, but I didn't really enjoy it.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smmokin!!, June 2, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: White Heat (Paperback)

WHITE HEAT is smokin' hot...and I'm not talking about the fire! I loved both Griffin and Lyndie. Jill Shalvis does such a wonderful job writing about characters who aren't perfect, whose very flaws make you root for them to succeed. I can't wait to read BLUE FLAME!!