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Sexy wannabe-demon Destiny Carter is in Ft. Worth, Texas, with one week to corrupt a soul. Or else. She slips into a slinky red dress, and heads straight for the delicious, corruptible looking cowboy at the bar. But Chance Bellew has his own agenda-saving souls. He's not your typical angel-he likes drinking and sex way too much, and not necessarily in that order. And then he meets Destiny...
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Reviewed by Marissa
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I was drawn to Where There's Smoke after reading the blurb. I liked the idea of a demon (wannabe, not actual) falling in love an angel very enticing. That, and the fact that it was a new novel by Karen Kelley, author of the Planet Nerak series which features aliens and male robots who satisfy a woman's every whim, I mean, honestly, who can you resist?
To begin with, you have Destiny, a demon-in-waiting (so to speak), landing on Earth in order to earn her true demon-ness. But all she really wants is to relax a little and enjoy all the up-grades Planet Earth has made in the last 40 years. And sex. See, Destiny (appropriately named) died in 1959 and was thereby summoned to the Dark Side. Having seen nothing but the dark side all her life, she succumbed and has been biding her time in Hell's sorting station. Now she's offered the chance to prove herself. If she brings in just one soul - signed, sealed, delivered to the bosses that be - she will become the demon she's been dreaming of being.
Then she sees Chance sitting in a bar. Mysterious, masculine, a black Stetson and tight jeans... What's not to love there? Of course Destiny sees Chance and immediately succumbs to his good looks, great body, and amazing smile. And, oh! What he does to her in that bar! *blushing* But she has no idea that Chance is a nephilim (half angel, half human) sent to save her soul from the clutches of Satanism.
There is a great cast of background characters - a goody-two-shoes neighbor, the demon-like Beulah, plus a few souls who have great faith and belief in mankind. Then, because no good nephilim story would be without them, Chance's friends, roommates, and fellow nephilim, Dillon, Hunter and Ryder (whose story is due out in September).
Where There's Smoke is a breezy, light read - perfect for those lazy days when you get to lay around, be it on the beach or your sofa, and fall into another world. Let someone else worry about the laundry and the dishes. Read and enjoy!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.When sexy wannabe-demon, Destiny Carter, is kicked out of Hell, she lands in Ft. Worth, Texas with one week to corrupt a soul. Or else. She slips into a slinky red dress, and heads straight for the delicious, corruptible looking cowboy at the bar.
But Chance Bellew has his own agenda-saving souls. He's not your typical angel. He’s a nephilim, to be exact. Centuries ago, angels came down from Heaven and mated with mortal women. When the women bore children, a new race was created. Immortals with powers—demigods, nephilim.
But the children don’t live by the same rules as mortals, or that of the typical, robe-wearing, bright light-surrounding-them angels. Hell, most of the time the nephilim are breaking the rules, and making up new ones as they go. As long as they don’t cross over to the dark side, everyone pretty much stays out of their way.
But sometimes a demon-in-training, who looks like Destiny, comes along and all Hell breaks loose.
Review: Where There’s Smoke by Karen Kelley was a book I doubt I’ll ever forget! Full of hilarious lines, steamy sexy scenes, romance, and action – such an enjoyable read that you’ll delight in everything that is between the smoking hot cover pages.
Destiny, our lead female, is hilarious, strong, and goes after exactly what she wants. We (the reader) watch as she slowly changes – for the better – all through the mortals she has grown close to here on Earth.
Chance is such a sweetheart who tries like hell to avoid the attraction he feels towards Destiny – but ultimately, as it should be, hits the ground hard for her.
We watch as these two go on a ride of their lives, however long they may be, discovering themselves, each other, and all about just what makes humanity something else.
The only downside to the novel were there were times that things had gotten a little cheesy as far as the lines shared between the two leads. That doesn’t take away from the nice plot, great writing, or the fantastic read. I recommend this book to anyone looking for some new and exciting on the scene. Four out of five stars.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Destiny Carter is kicked out of Hell and told she needs to corrupt one person or she will not move up in the demon hierarchy. Destiny is sent to Ft. Worth, TX and given a week to meet her goal. One of the first places she sees is a bar, and what better place to meet easily corrupted souls than at a bar? She meets a cowboy named Chance that is hunky and just what she is looking for. Little does Destiny know that Chase is an nephilim (half angel, half human) and has a plan of his own.
Chase plans to convince Destiny that Hell isn't as great as she believes. He has one week to convince her to change her mind and to save her soul. There is a rather large problem, and that is the attraction that he feels towards Destiny is interfering with what he needs to do. Will he be able to not act on his attraction, and save her soul?
This book is a race against the clock since both characters have only a week to get the other person's soul. It shows the human side of Destiny, how she reacts to dates with Chase, how she deals with a nosy neighbor who she befriends eventually, etc. It also shows the strain on Chase since he is trying not to combine business with pleasure, and having such a hard time. I enjoyed reading this book and suggest it if you like this type of content.
Warning: There is a lot of sexual content in this book.
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Posted January 13, 2013
This was a surprising read for me! I was gifted it by my bestie who had read it, loved it, and informed me I had to read it too, so I really had no idea what I was getting going in. I was not expecting an almost Demon and a Nephilim romance. It was quirky it was HOT and just all around a very intriguing read. Will definitely be reading more from Ms Kelley!!
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Posted June 25, 2012
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Posted May 4, 2012
I started reading Where There’s Smoke with the hope of a fun, paranormal romance. What I found was a story that had a lot of sex and not a strong plot.
What I don’t like is when there is sex acts and no romantic feeling behind it. It really bothers me. I didn’t feel any romance in this book. I didn’t like Chance and his ‘so called agenda’.
Where There’s Smoke is a book for those who are 21+.
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Overview
Sexy wannabe-demon Destiny Carter is in Ft. Worth, Texas, with one week to corrupt a soul. Or else. She slips into a slinky red dress, and heads straight for the delicious, corruptible looking cowboy at the bar. But Chance Bellew has his own agenda-saving souls. He's not your typical angel-he likes drinking and sex way too much, and not necessarily in that order. And then he meets Destiny...