Fire Kissed(2012)

Erin Kellison

As seductive magic seeps back into the modern world, the old mage Houses rise again in the next passionate romance in Erin Kellison's Shadow Series.

Kaye Brand is outcast from magekind, selling her magic to the highest bidder. She lives in wealth, conjuring faefire for humans to glimpse their future in her flames. But she's spending herself as fast as she spends money. Her power is precious in an uncertain world, and avaricious forces will do anything to control it...

Jack Bastian is a soldier of the Angelic Order. Centuries old, he knows the violent chaos that magekind can wreck upon humankind—he has beat it back with sword and shining purpose many times before. With the new rise of Shadow, those with magic in their blood grow strong and bold once again, the ancient Houses coming together to plot a dark takeover.

He has no choice but to hire Kaye—with her blazing beauty and undeniable gifts—to infiltrate magekind and discover their secret plans. And it seems she'll do anything for a price.

But Kaye isn't going back for money. It's time to confront her fear, even if it takes the form of the most ruthless and powerful mage there is—Ferrol Grey. As a teen, she was betrothed to him but chose to run away. To save herself while others perished. As a woman in full possession of her power, she'll face him once again, steal his secrets, and make things right…even if she must cooperate with an infuriating and beautiful angel to do it.

War is inevitable between the defenders of the Order and magekind. For Jack, mage-born Kaye is off limits, no matter how scorching the impossible attraction between them. And yet, in the coming darkness, beset by danger and desire, everything is about to change...

Each book in the Shadow Series is a stand-alone urban fantasy romantic thriller. Contains mature themes.