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Fired Up: Book One of the Dreamlight Trilogy |  | Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Category: Book
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 6664
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition first Printing
Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0399155961
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399155963
ASIN: 0399155961
Publication Date: December 29, 2009
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Product Description
The New York Times-bestselling author presents her latest Arcane Society novel and introduces the first book in the Dreamlight Trilogy-the story of a curse that spans generations, and the love that can heal it. . . .
More than three centuries ago, Nicholas Winters irrevocably altered his genetic makeup in an obsessionfueled competition with alchemist and Arcane Society founder Sylvester Jones. Driven to control their psychic abilities, each man's decision has reverberated throughout the family line, rewarding some with powers beyond their wildest dreams, and cursing others to a life filled with madness and hallucinations.
Jack Winters, descendant of Nicholas, has been experiencing nightmares and blackouts-just the beginning, he believes-of the manifestation of the Winters family curse. The legend says that he must find the Burning Lamp or risk turning into a monster. But he can't do it alone; he needs the help of a woman with the gift to read the lamp's dreamlight.
Jack is convinced that private investigator Chloe Harper is that woman. Her talents for finding objects and accessing dream energy are what will save him, but their sudden and powerful sexual pull threatens to overwhelm them both. Danger surrounds them, and it doesn't take long for Chloe to pick up the trail of the missing lamp. And as they draw closer to the lamp, the raw power that dwells within it threatens to sweep them into a hurricane of psychic force.
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 Not as hot and fired up as some of her other Arcane books January 4, 2010
Deborah Verlen (Chicago, IL USA)
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
I love many of Jayne Ann Krentz's books, but this is not one of them. It features the hero Jack Winters, a descendant of the renegade psychic Nicholas Winters who's descendnts Jones and Jones have been monitoring to make sure they do not use their psychic gifts for harm. When descendants reach their mid-thirties they sometimes pick up a second gift and descend into madness. Jack has now discovered a second psychic gift that he hopes will be eradicated via the Burning Lamp. First, however, Jack has to find the lamp. He turns to Chloe Harper, a private investigator, with a family background of psychics. Her ability is as a sensitive to dreamlight and its psychic imprints. She finds the lamp for Jack and together they end up battling some evil followers of Nightshade.
While I found the story a bit laborious in terms of trying to remember what went on with Arcane, J&J, and the various legends alluded to in previous books, the story did flow. We also get a more indepth look at Fallon Jones who has appeared in most of the Arcane-based books. I am assuming his story will be out soon too. Ms. Krentz does a good job of fleshing out her psychic aspects of her stories and her characters stay "in character" in terms of their abilities.
I struggled with whether to give the book three or four stars. I don't really care for Krentz's deeper journeys into the psychic realm, but do like her writing style. It is my understanding this is the first of a trilogy with the second book going back to the Victorian era (not sure if it is under Krentz or Amanda Quick) and the last set in the future (again not sure if it will be a Krentz or a Castle book). Personally I wish Krentz would write a few more books like Trust Me and Absolutely, Positively rather than focus on the paranormal.
A good read if you like Krentz and the paranormal. An okay read if you like Krentz, but don't care for the paranormal aspects.
 Definitely not Krentz's usual style January 4, 2010
PamelaJ (Tulsa, OK)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I agree, this book definitely isn't in JAK's usual style. However, having said that, if you are a fan, you will have to read it and the subsequent 2 books that will soon be available. Considering all of the wonderful books she has entertained me w/over the years, I have to stay loyal. I took a break from re-reading Light in Shadow (Zoe and Ethan Truax) to read Fired Up. I wanted to ditch Fired Up and go back to Light in Shadow! But I persevered. Neither Jack nor Chloe are anything like her usual characters. I'm sure there's a lot of pressure from her publisher to push out books. Not every book can be a winner...
Just a bit flat... January 6, 2010
Sheila Dayton (Rockford, MI USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Let me preface my comments by saying I am a huge fan of Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle...and in the really old days...Stephanie James (dating myself there!) I just did a quick inventory of my bookshelf and stopped counting at 90 of her books. What has always amazed me about Ms. Krentz is the huge variety in the story lines and (perhaps with the exception of the Stephanie James books) their originality, freshness and just plain sizzle...and not just in the steamy bits. It boggles the mind to think how one person has so many unique stories inside her, and how she can just reach out and suck her readers right into the pages of the book. Her characters just sparkle. So...anyway...you get the picture...I love her books.
But I've got to say about this one -- not so much. I won't summarize the plot, as most of the other reviewers have already more than covered that waterfront. And while the story line on Fired Up is fair enough...the book as a whole just lacks the zippiness of her usual style. Even the "steamy bits" were more lukewarm than steamy. The characters seemed to lack depth -- and I found myself thinking about previous books, story lines...the laundry...all kinds of things when I was reading it. And usually with Ms. Krentz's books, I am so totally immersed in the story that the house could be falling down around my ears and I'm oblivious.
Not to say that I wouldn't have bought this one anyway...but it made me a bit sad...having put it on pre-order in June of last year, I was really looking forward to it. I guess I'll l keep my fingers crossed for the second in this trilogy, and hope that maybe it will pick up there.
And to the reviewer who drove 2 hours and paid 20 bucks...well gee...since you could have had it delivered to your house by Amazon for less than that, inclusive of shipping, I guess you do regret it...
disappointing January 3, 2010
DRAGONFLY (ASHEVILLE,N.C.)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love Krentz books,have all of them,but foung this one disappointing. Not as well plotted or written as her usual Arcane books.Hope the rest are better.I drove two hours and paid $28-sorry I did that.Do wait for the paperdack or library.
 GREAT BOOK January 30, 2010
Joy B. Hammel (cedar city, utah)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I HAVE ALMOST ALL OF HER BOOKS AND BY THAT I MEAN UNDER THE THREE NAMES SHE USES TO WRITE UNDER. I SOMETIMES REREAD HER BOOKS AS MANY AS THREE TIMES. SHE IS A GREAT WRITER AND I LOVER HER PARANORMAL BOOKS, HER VICTORIAN BOOKS AND THOSE ABOUT HARMONY. FIRED UP IS VERY INTERESTING AND ITS GOT A LOT OF SUSPENSE AND IT HOLDS YOUR INTEREST FROM THE FIRST PAGE. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WHO CAN KEEP HER BOOKS LIKE I HAVE. I DO NOT LEND THEM OUT NOR DO I GIVE THEM AWAY. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES.
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