Nora Roberts

Blue Smoke Nora Roberts

Publisher Marketing: The blaze that night at her family s pizzeria changed young Reena Hale s life in more ways than one. Neighbors and relatives would pull together to help the Hales get through the crisis and rebuild. The Baltimore authorities would arrest the arsonist responsible. But as Reena gazed into the fire, beheld its brutal beauty and destructive power, her destiny began to take shape. She would study, struggle, and walk the gauntlet to understand and master its terrible force and one day become an investigator herself. But she is not the only one fascinated by the flames. Someone else sees their power as well and is obsessed not with conquering the fire but with controlling it, owning it, using it to exact vicious revenge. When Reena achieves her goal and joins the arson unit, her strength and wits are constantly tested. Though sometimes the job seems like a snap compared to her love life. One relationship after another has ended for her some in tragedy or drama, some not with a bang but with a whimper. And she can t always blame them after all, a soot-caked woman barking orders and smelling of smoke isn t the biggest turn-on in the world. Then she meets Bo Goodnight, who seems different. He s been trying to find Reena for years, and now that she is close enough to touch, he has no intention of letting go. Nor does the man who has begun to haunt Reena s life with taunting phone calls and a string of horrifying crimes. And as Reena tries desperately to trace the origins of the calls, the fires, the hatred aimed in her direction she will step into the worst inferno she has ever faced. " Review Citations: Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 34 (EAN 9781596008694, Compact Disc) Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 34 (EAN 9781596001831, Analog Audio Cassette) Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 34 (EAN 9781593359591, MP3 CD) Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2005 pg. 132 (EAN 9781593359591, MP3 CD) Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 34 (EAN 9781593359584, MP3 CD) Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 34 (EAN 9781596001848, Compact Disc) Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 34 (EAN 9781596001817, Analog Audio Cassette) Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/01/2005 pg. 98 (EAN 9780399153068, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2005 pg. 811 (EAN 9780399153068, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 63 (EAN 9780399153068, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 08/15/2005 pg. 29 (EAN 9780399153068, Hardcover) Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 34 (EAN 9780399153068, Hardcover) Booklist 09/01/2005 pg. 73 (EAN 9780399153068, Hardcover) Library Journal 08/15/2005 (EAN 9780399153068, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Roberts, Nora Nora Roberts is a bestselling author of more than 209 romance novels. She was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. As of 2011, her novels had spent a combined 861 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, including 176 weeks in the number-one spot. Over 280 million copies of her books are in print, including 12 million copies sold in 2005 alone. Contributor Bio:  Bean, Joyce Joyce Bean is an accomplished audiobook narrator and director. In addition to being an "AudioFile" Earphones Award winner, she has been nominated multiple times for a prestigious Audie Award, including for "Good-bye and Amen" by Beth Gutcheon.