White Heat

Lyndie Anderson is a bush pilot and a loner. She was raised by her grandfather after her parents died when she was four. Her grandfather taught her a love of flying. But he was a military man and that upbringing taught Lyndie to be independent - and alone. She believes she needs no one. However, she feels for the people of Cooper Canyon, a small town in the jungles of Mexico. Griffin Moore still hasn't gotten over the loss of 12 lives from the previous fire that he worked on in Idaho; he believes he is responsible for their deaths. He's gone into hiding this past year until he's found by his brother Brody. Brody, trying to get Griffin to deal with what's happened, has gotten Griffin to volunteer to work on another fire - the fire that's affecting the people of Cooper Canyon. As Griffin overcomes his inner demons dealing with this fire, Lyndie has to deal with her issues - is she really a loner? She believes she doesn't want a relationship - is that really true? Griffin wants a relationship with her, but that's not what she wants, is it? If I could, I'd give this book 3 ½ stars - I found that I really didn't care for the Lyndie character all that much, so while there is some heat between Lyndie and Griffin, I just didn't care. I have to agree with another reviewer that this book just seemed to be missing something - the plot just seemed to revolve around a fire that just won't die. But I enjoy Jill Shalvis' books. They're fun to read and even a not great book is pretty darn enjoyable.

Griffin Moore lost his sense of self a year ago when twelve fellow wildfire fighters lost their lives on a mountain in Idaho . He's pulled away from his family and friends, doing nothing more than sitting on the beach in California and mourning his loss. That is, until his brother, Brody, shows up, somehow managing to talk him into volunteering to fight a fire in the Mexico mountain lands. His pilot to San Peubla, the village hoping to escape the burning acreage, is Lyndie Anderson, a tough-as-nails woman who was raised by her military grandfather--and has the "need no one" act down to a science. I LOVED this book! Not just the sexual chemistry between Griffin and Lyndie, which is undoubtedly hot, but the way the characters were portrayed--their own private needs, desires, and demons. You won't go wrong with this book. There's action/adventure in the form of the fight against the wildfire; passion not only with the budding relationship between Griffin and Lyndie but that of some important secondary characters, as well; and just a lot of feel-good story interspersed with the kinds of ups and downs that make people tick.

Jill turned up the heat in this book! The characters and plot line are very well written and kept me reading until the last page. This is a must read book!!

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

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!!