I can not recommend this book enough. I love all of Christine Feehan's books. This series is about six sisters related not by blood but of the heart, who find peace and healing from their violent pasts in the small seaside town of Sea Haven. Each sister possesses a different power of the elements.

I admit I haven't read books 1-3 of this series. I enjoyed Earthbound which was why I picked up Fire Bound. I have to say, fire is so much hotter than earth!

Fire Bound takes us out of Sea Haven and into Europe where we see the person Lissa has been hiding. Of course the Sea Haven Prakenskii's are not going to let her go off without some kind of escort and we get to meet yet another brother.

Lissa and Casamir are so much alike. They both have spent their lives pretending to be other people. Doing jobs that no one else can handle, and becoming new people all the time. Also, being of the same element, it's not a wonder the two are meant to be together. It is not long before Lissa realizes just who Casamir is. The two are like magnets and pulled together. Lissa thought she was going to be one of the sisters not to be taken by a Prakenskii. So wrong. Those boys seem to come out of no where all the time. We even get to meet another one in this story which is a complete surprise and what he has to say is some great foreshadowing.

Lissa arrives in Italy with her initial objectives that she performs every year for her uncle Luigi. However, Casamir discovers parts of Lissa's life that takes everything she's known and turns it upside down. The two end up dealing with a lot more than just the quick job Lissa started with. That whole mob part of the story was so intense. The actions of the characters were so cruel, and sometimes just obscene. The descriptions were very detailed and would make you cringe. I experienced great satisfaction at the final job in Italy.

You would think that would make for the end of the book, but Lissa and Casamir are both determined to take out the threat to the Prakenskii family. They both had plans to take care of this threat, so it was only natural the two come together with their plan. This was a quick but emotional section of the story. They both went in knowing the risks, but they were determined to take care of these people for good.

Ok, now, I found the sex and relationship so much hotter than in Earth Bound. Lissa and Casamir are definitely fire elements and it shows in their relationship. It is hot. Casamir has been trained in the art of sexual acts and Lissa is more than willing to let him show her what he knows.

Overall I found Fire Bound exciting and thrilling. The whole story just pulled you into a story of political intrigue and love all in one. I have a slight complaint with the names. They alternated calling each other by their alter egos and real names. Lissa more so than Casamir. Lissa went into calling him by his real name fairly quickly, but I think Casamir called Lissa everything. From her few names to all the little endearments. It did get a bit confusing at times. There could have been a tone I was missed that would cause him to call her different names at different times.

Ok, I don't see another book on Goodreads. There has to be a follow up with this. I have to know what happens to Vicktor. I'll be keeping my eyes open!This review was originally posted on Rantings of a Reading Addict

So hot. Just...phew. Lissa/Giacinta and Casimir have smoking chemistry. I've not enjoyed this series so much since Water Bound.

I did feel that the end section was a bit rushed after books of build up. And leaves me wondering what's in store for Blyths book.

Always a good sign when you start craving the next book, even while alternately rushing and slowing your reading of the current book.

This is the next installment in the Sisters of the Heart series. It was good. Water Bound remains my favorite of the series, but I liked this one. Some major threats were addressed and I like the progression of the overall story arc. The romance felt a bit...recycled. This is basically the same story as all the rest. What saved the book was the plot and the way they worked together.

I'm sad/anxious that we only have one book left in this series. Then what??

Major trigger warnings in this book. No seriously. Lots of trigger warning scenes to be had.
Lissa Piner has figured out that she's destined to be paired with a Prakenskii. But that doesn't mean she has to be happy about it. Especially when she finds him posing as a bodyguard at her uncle's house. The uncle that the rest of the women in this series know nothing about. Oh! That's because she has a whole double-life. One that Casimir Prakenskii is going to help her break out of. And, like, 4/5 of the book is them going after her enemies. And then the Big Bad from the rest of the series, the guy that put Casimir and his brothers through these torturous schools? He's met and dealt with in the final 1/5 of the book.
Why did I give this book three stars? I don't know. It was more like 2 1/2 but even that is confusing based on the many, many... many issues I had with this book. Issues like the fact that Casimir is a douche. Not even barely likeable. Which makes me wonder about the last book in the series with a hero who seems like he might be douchier. I quite frankly couldn't really tell how his "dominance" was different from that of the supposed bad guy. Another problem I had with this book? The ENDLESS repetition of details. I get that you might have to repeat things once. Twice seems like overkill, so when this happens with more than one point of fact.... blergh.
Oh. And there's sex on a horse. So there's that.
In a series of crazy-pants stories, this is the craziest-pantsiest of them all. I'll probably read the last book in the series and then lay off Feehan for awhile.

4.5

Oh, such a great book! I enjoyed it so much, it was so great, and I just can't wait for the final book in the Sisters of the Heart series, and then the next Sea Haven series!

I'm having trouble reading Feehan lately - too many of her male characters are obsessive and overly controlling and too many of her 'powerful' female characters are getting defeated by dudes or being rescued by somewhat rapey dudes. This series is better than the Dark series for that, but the issues with men coming in and rearranging the life of a woman by force because they know best and are stronger/better keeps interfering with my enjoyment of the stories. In fact I can't really remember that much about this book other than some good action sequences and an interfering male rescuing/derailing the plans of a character otherwise portrayed as strong and competent.

Stronger than the prior 2 books on this series. The plot and protagonist's aversion to a relationship helped.