Light My Pyre

Everwood Falls, Book 1

By: Kat Kinney

Narrated by: Monica Franklin

EVERWOOD FALLS a small supernatural community tucked up in the Colorado Rockies where witches, werewolves and vampires can live without fear of discovery, and those with curses they can't control are sent to keep the existence of magic from being revealed to Mundanes.

As a prince of the fae High Court, Asher Heath has always been caught between two worlds, the kingdom of faerie where his fire magic is unparalleled and the human realm where he works as a firefighter. But two months ago, he lost control of a blaze his fae magic was supposed to contain, with tragic results. With his magic poisoned by a demon curse, he can't risk getting close to anyone including Gwyn, the fierce and beautiful dragon shifter he encounters out in a thunderstorm in the woods. But trouble has followed Asher to Everwood Falls. An arsonist is setting fires around town using demon magic to possess their victims and their targets get bigger every time.

Gwyneth Drake doesn't need a prince to save her. She shifts into a twenty-foot fire-breathing dragon who can fight her own battles. A fierce advocate for the dragon community, she was forced into hiding when an ex tried to sear her dragon from the skies. Now dragon blood has been found at one of the arson sites and she and Asher will have to work together to stop the arsonist before they strike again. Someone from Gwyn's past may have followed her to Everwood Falls, and they're too close to the case for comfort.

With a herd of enchanted elk, carnivorous spruce trees, and sentient pumpkins that stalk the local landscaping, Everwood Falls is a quirky mountain town where scales and fur mean found family.

Everwood Falls has sweet paranormal romances with cozy mysteries and guaranteed HEAs. The series can be enjoyed in order or listened to as standalones, without needing to listen to the other books.

©2023 Kat Kinney (P)2024 Kat Kinney

A romance that even people who don't care for romances will enjoy

Solid plot outside of the romance aspect. A delightful little world, I want to see more of it. Good narration, lovable characters (who doesn't love mud-puddle sock killing dogs?) and twists that you can pick up on, but aren't obvious.

Daisy is adorable, it's a good fantasy romance too

This was a good listen. Lots of twists and turns you don't see coming and an adorable dog named Daisy. I enjoyed the intrigue that this brought to the story and Daisy brought comedic scenes to it too.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Great Story

Aww, this is such a great story. I'm glad I got the chance to listen to it. It's definitely something to recommend. Look forward to reading more from the author.

Cute romance with great plot twists

I loved this story by Kat Kinney! The MMC Asher is a dreamy fae fireman who is a fire weilder. When he meets Gwen, a dragon on the run from an abusive ex, sparks fly. Their chemistry is great and the path to their HEA is deliciously twisty.

The town is populated by magical misfits and Mat Kinney does a great job Sith their character development. Makes me want to move there and be part of the gang! I especially love Asher's wolf bound sidekick, Daisy. The drama and intrigue in the book is well thought out, and I did not see the plot twists with the big baddie coming.

I recommend this to any paranormal romance fan. It is a fun read and suitable for the YA crowd, too. The audio narration was very good. Well done, Kat! Can't wait for the next one.

I received a free copy of this Audiobook via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

A quirky enchanted town of shifters & magic users

Light My Pyre is a standalone paranormal/fantasy romance by Kat Kinney and is the fir book of the Everwood Falls series. The audiobook narration is performed by Monica Franklin. I've read the full series before and thoroughly enjoyed it (particularly book 2) and so when I needed something for my commute, I was definitely interested.

Look, I'm not going to lie, every time I see this book title I end up with Light My Fire by The Doors in my head, and was part of the motivation I why I ready the ebook in the first place. I'm shallow like that when it comes to books.

The book introduces us to the world of Everwood Falls. A small, enchanted town in a remote mountain location in the USA. It is where paranormal beings unable to control their beasts or their powers are sent so that they don't harm anyone or reveal their secrets to the humans. It is the town where Fae prince, Asher Heath, is sent when the half human/half fae fire wielder who lost control of his magic in a massive forest blaze.

Asher is a "halfling" and never felt he truly belonged, except in the human realm where he chose to become a firefighter. Now, he's been exiled, he's the acting fire chief of Everwood Falls, where he also inherits the previous chief's dog, a silly wolfhound called Daisy.

Gwyn Drake is a dragon. Dragon shifters are quite insular in that they really don't interact, and they definitely don't marry or have kids with, other species of shifter or humans. Gwyn fled her dragon clan when the man that her parents were arranging for her to marry very nearly gives her a fatal injury.

There is a mysterious fire bug in town and that person is bringing together the stories of both Gwyn and Asher, even as they find love.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I've read it before, so there was no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't. But it's always different when you read the book and listen to the audio book, something always changes a bit. So, in saying that, I have to admit that I didn't totally connect with the narration. While I enjoyed Franklin's interpretation of Asher's parts, I wasn't totally sold on Gwyn's parts of the book.