Deborah Cooke: Author

This one’s from Tanzey Cutter at FreshFiction.com

I think she liked the book…
KISS OF FIRE (Dragonfire novel #1) – Deborah Cooke

“For millennia, the shape-shifting dragon warriors known as the Pry have lived peacefully as guardians of both the four elements and the earth’s treasures. But now the final reckoning between the Pyr, who count humans among these treasures, and the Slayers, who would eradicate humans and the Pyr who protect them, is about to begin…”

“Following the untimely death of her parents, accountant Sara Keegan leaves her high-powered job to take over the New Age bookstore left to her by eccentric Aunt Magda. Even though she doesn’t believe in the magic foretelling of tarot cards or other woo-woo things, she finds Magda’s choice of books to be interesting reading. When she’s attacked one night outside her store, Sara is shocked to learn that the virile, handsome stranger who comes to her rescue is actually a man with the ability to turn into a dragon. This goes beyond anything Sara could possibly imagine, but she has to believe her eyes – and her heart. This valiant rescuer touches something deep in Sara’s soul she never knew existed.

Quinn Tyrell, a gifted blacksmith, has kept himself alone and distanced from the rest of his fellow dragons – the Pyr – blaming them for his close friend’s death. Known among the Pyr as the Smith, he has a special talent and birthright that’s been handed down through the ages. When Quinn starts to feel the stirrings of the firestorm that indicate his destined mate is Sara Keegan, he knows he has to find her fast. For the Slayers – sworn enemies of the Pyr – are set on eliminating Sara, who turns out to be more than just Quinn’s mate. The fate of the world rests in Sara and Quinn’s hands and with the beautiful creatures who breathe fire.

Wow! What an innovative and dazzling world Ms. Cooke has built with this new Dragonfire series. Her smooth and precise writing quickly draws the reader in and has you believing it could almost be real. I can’t wait for the next two books, KISS OF FURY (August 2008) and KISS OF FATE (February 2009), to learn more about the incomparable Pyr and what fate has in store for them.”