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    Burn

    Written by Maya Banks

    Narrated by Adam Paul

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Ash, Jace, and Gabe: three of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the country. They’re accustomed to getting anything they want. Anything at all. For Ash, it’s the woman who changes everything he’s ever known about dominance and desire…

    When it comes to sex, Ash McIntyre has always explored his wilder side—extreme and uncompromising. He demands control. And he prefers women who want it like that. Even the ones he’s shared with his best friend, Jace.

    But Jace is involved with a woman he has no intention of sharing. And now even Gabe has settled into a relationship with someone who gives him everything he needs, leaving Ash feeling restless and unfulfilled.

    Then Ash meets Josie, who seems immune to his charms and his wealth. Intrigued, he begins a relentless pursuit, determined she won’t be the one who got away. He never imagined the one woman to tell him no would be the only woman who’d ever drive him to the edge of desire.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 6, 2013
    ISBN9781469282008
    Burn
    Author

    Maya Banks

    Maya Banks lives in southeast Texas with her husband and three children. When she's not writing, she loves to hunt and fish, bum on the beach, play poker and travel. Escaping into the pages of a book is something she's loved to do since she was a child. Now she crafts her own worlds and characters and enjoys spending as much time with them as possible. Maya loves to hang out with readers and dish books. You can find her at the Writeminded Blog as well as at her Yahoo! group, the Writeminded Readers.

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    • 4/5
      Another entertaining story featuring Anna Pigeon. This woman never has a dull moment. On a mental health break from the National Forest Service, Anna visits a friend in New Orleans. Immediately, she is immersed in life and death child sex trade/trafficking. Instead of the wilderness, Anna is against the inner city element and police corruption.I enjoy Neveda Barr's writing. The dialogue is witty, sometimes to the point of being almost unnatural in its flow and delivery. But that rarely interferes with the story. Barr's love for nature and animals (particularly dogs--my favorite) shines through. I will continue to read the series.
    • 1/5
      The only reason I read this book was to complete the trilogy, but it was just as bad as the second. Rushed pace, flat characters, and over-the-top plot points. I asked myself why I was reading the book a few times whilst reading it. Never a good sign.
    • 5/5
      loved the series. wish she would continue it
    • 4/5
      4-star Review based upon average rating. Once I read this book I will write a proper review,
    • 3/5
      16th book in the Anna Pigeon series, a NPS ranger who somehow gets around from park to park, hence crime fiction cum travelog - my first Nevada Barr. I was intrigued by the plot description - a ranger in New Orleans, a woman accused of burning her house down and killing her two kids and husband, voodoo, child prostitution - all in one novel. Maybe that's why I had a lot of pluses and minuses. By the time you get to the end, a lot has happened, there are a lot of dead bodies, but somehow the whole thing gets very conveniently resolved in about 3-4 pages. There were other stretches of credibity for me, including the very convenient shooting of one of the primo bad guys - and then there was the dog-that-tags-along (I thought we had jumped into a Disney movie. I couldn't get a good feel for Anna; maybe after fifteen books its ahrd to write fresh about a recurring character for a new reader. But I was a ambivalent about her, not a good sign re reading the rest of the series. Anna is not a cop, not a PI, not a crime reporter, but she just threw herself into the action to solve the mystery. I did like the semi- schizo thing one of the characters does, but is it possible? Don't know. The story moved along well, had a touch of well done humor, didn't feel too sympathetic to the woman falsely accused. Now for the big question - will I read another Nevada Barr ? Probably. Curious to see how well the different day, a different park thing comes off. And one other thing. While researching this book, I noted a number of reader reviews from obviously long-term fans who were very put off by a major issue the book deals with, namely child prostitution. Some proudly spoke of literally trashing the book, others said grandmas shouldn't be subjected to such horrible scenes. Well look, grandma, you took enough time after reading the book to write a review. If you took half that time before buying the book to check it out, you would know what you were reading - the topic was clearly identified in critic reviews, other reader reviews, descriptions on book retailer websites, on the book's flap. Duh, why were you all surprised?
    • 1/5
      I liked the first book, second was kind of boring, third book was just lame. Very much an insta-love situation. She moves in with him after 3 times seeing each other, in love after 1 week. Not much thought went into the character development. Jace, Gabe and Ash read like the same exact person. The narrator being the same for all the books doesn't help either. Seems poorly edited in some paragraphs because Ash repeats the same thought just worded differently. The sex scenes are either written badly or the narrator just ruins them- hard to say.
    • 5/5
      Anna Pigeon is back and she doesn't disappoint. She's on vacation in New Orleans, trying to rest and recover from her two previous brushes with death and finding it hard to simply relax and do nothing. She is staying with her blind friend, Geneva, and becomes suspicious of Geneva's other tenant, a smelly, angry, gutter punk named Jordan who is an apparent pedophile. Anna gets drawn deeper and deeper into the Big Easy's seamiest side of strippers, hookers and sex clubs until all the loose threads come together in a thrilling climax. I prefer Anna in a National Park rather than a big city, but found this book riveting and fast paced and found myself wishing for a friend like Anna.
    • 2/5
      This is book 3 in the series and follows Ash McIntyre who is wilder and more controlling in his lifestyle. He enjoys control in his business and in his bedroom. He is feeling restless now that his two best friends have settled down into relationships but then he happens across Josie one afternoon in the park. She's wild and free and Ash pursues her.Throughout this series, each male protagonist has demonstrated controlling tendencies in the bedroom and the boardroom. While there are some aspects of a D/S relationship throughout the entire series, I wouldn't call it a total BDSM storyline. Sex scenes are 3/5 spicy so newer readers might blush; seasoned readers won't bat an eyelash.
    • 3/5
      I guess I have read every one of Nevada Barr's books at one time or another. If you are lookingfor fast reading, enjoyable entertainment, these Anna Pigeon books are great. But this latest bookby Barr trends in the same direction as a few other of her later books, which is to say into thedarkest, most distrubing places in the human experience. This one, for example, deals with pedophilia.I'm not sure where she is going with this series, but I have to think she is losing readers by goingtoo far in this direction.
    • 4/5
      A darker book than usual, but one I couldn't put down. I've enjoyed joining Anna in most of her posts and her vacations are just as riveting.
    • 1/5
      I did not like this book at all. The characters were underdeveloped, the story line weak at best. The dialogue was so incredibly boring and the main male character spoke in half sentences almost the entire book. I like to escape as much as the next avid book reader, but this book was so incredibly far away from actual reality. I could not even bring myself to complete the entire book, I got halfway done and could barely bring myself to finish the book. I will not be reading any more of her novels. And ,although it did have a warning on the back stating "for mature audiences" I would add these should be under the erotic romance section instead of just romance.
    • 3/5
      National Parks Ranger Anna Pigeon is on administrative leave as she is recovering from recent traumatic events and decides to head to New Orleans where she can stay with a friend, Geneva. One of Geneva’s tenants, a creepy bloke named Jordan, appears to curse Anna using voodoo for no real reason which makes Anna very suspicious. Upon following him into the very seediest parts of post-Katrina New Orleans she becomes involved in a very grim situation involving child sex slavery.

      At the same time as these events unfold, another story is also being laid out in intervening chapters. In Seattle, after a late night run to the chemist, Clare Sullivan comes home to find that her husband, her two young daughters and their nanny are all missing from the house. After searching all over she runs next door to see if the neighbours know anything but the house explodes into flames and when they die down firefighters walk out of the wreckage with three bodies, assumed to be her husband and their children. Clare is thought to have murdered them all but goes on the run before she can be arrested.

      As you might imagine the two stories end up intertwining, though in a rather unexpected way (though it wouldn’t be so unexpected if you read most of the blurbs and other reviews which give away a fairly major plot point that I was glad I did not know when I started the book).

      Although I missed Anna being in the beautiful natural environment of one of the national parks I still enjoyed Barr’s skill at creating a sense of location, this time the city of New Orleans, which is depicted here with beauty and ugliness both and as much more than the tourist destination or news-headline the name conjures up for most. The last part of the story, which takes place inside a club catering to the most perverse sexual tastes is equally well described, if not nearly as enjoyable to immerse oneself in.

      Having two main characters whose stories are told in alternating chapters was another difference for this book from any of the others I have read. I liked the structure; particularly in the second half of the book it really added successfully to the build up of tension. I was less taken with the character of Clare, though I can appreciate that Barr was trying something new to keep a series fresh. I can’t give details about what didn’t work for me without giving away plot spoilers so I’ll just say that I didn’t find the focus on Clare’s ‘unique psychology’ particularly engaging. I also thought that it was a bit too easy for Clare to have been a theatre company actor which allowed her to have a diverse range of skills, knowledge and insight that the average suburban mother just would not have.

      Overall though the book was compelling, even when the subject matter got very tough to handle. On that score I give Barr credit for not incorporating excessive or gratuitous descriptions of horrid things happening to children, though one’s own imagination does fill in the gaps grimly enough. This is not a book for the faint-hearted but is a well-written, intelligently plotted mystery. It’s worth reading for the character of Anna alone who continues to evolve, grow, make mistakes and generally be a very credible human being. I’m looking forward to number 17.

      What about the audio book?

      I was a bit wary of this edition because it’s a different narrator than has read the previous two Anna Pigeon books to me but Joyce Bean did an excellent job and I quickly forgot that Anna used to speak with a different voice. The wide range of accents and complex dialogue must have been a stretch for any narrator but Bean sounded like a natural.

      My rating 3.5/5
    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed the end of this series. I liked the story line and the main characters together. Everything happens fast in this series so that's to be expected. I was upset at what happened to Josie because it had nothing to do with her and they were thinking about trying to protect the other girls after the fact when it was Gabe's fault. I was glad that Brittany was on the up and up because Ash needed some family he was lonely and felt like a third wheel when they went out. Overall i really liked the book.
    • 5/5
      First Line: "Shit, Blackie, this one's dead, too."In this, her sixteenth outing, National Park Service ranger Anna Pigeon is still recuperating from the events of Winter Study and Borderline. While her husband, Paul, keeps on working, Anna stays with a friend in post-Katrina New Orleans, little knowing that she's soon going to be fighting for what's right out in the concrete jungle.While staying in one of her friend's apartments, Anna sees the creepy Jordan, a bartender by night and a "gutter punk" by day. Observing some of Jordan's behavior, Anna comes to believe he's a pedophile. But Jordan is not what he seems, and his connection to Clare Sullivan, an actress whose family was murdered in Seattle, is at the very heart of Barr's powerful plot.If I'd known how good this book was, I would've kissed Barr when I attended her author signing at a local bookstore. For some reason, I caught on almost immediately to one of Barr's surprises, and I was able to gobble this book up at a fast clip. (In comparison, my husband was listening to the audio version and was confused. When I ascertained that he was within a very few pages of the reveal, I clued him in, and he settled down to enjoy the book, too.)Anna isn't all that much different in the wilds of New Orleans as she is out in the middle of a national park, as you can see from her thoughts on the local "gutter punks": "These kids were not her brand of criminal. She wasn't well versed in their migration patterns, did not know their natural habitat, what they preyed upon or what preyed upon them-- but people who valued fear and enjoyed pain were scary. Healthy animals, bunnies and foxes and cougars and grizzlies, ran from what frightened them and avoided pain at all costs. When they stopped behaving this way it was because they were sick, rabid."Anna may not be in Kansas anymore, but her observations are finely tuned.A word of warning: this book deals honestly and in some detail with the loathsome subject of child sexual abuse and pornography. Did I enjoy the subject matter? No. Did I secretly harbor a tiny little wish that Anna was in a park keeping visitors away from the bears? Yes, for a few pages. However, one of the most important things I've loved about the character of Anna Pigeon throughout sixteen books is that she constantly evolves as a person.At the beginning of the series, she fought for what she believed in, but if she could get away with staying away from people, that's what she would do. She's kicked her dependence on alcohol, she's learned to trust another human enough to fall in love and marry, she's knowingly coming to the end of her career, and she's still brave enough to fight-- and in fact she puts more of her heart into the battle than she ever did before.In Burn, Anna found herself in a situation that literally made her sick, but children needed her desperately, and she refused to turn her back. You can't ask for better than that.Imagine my surprise when I went to Amazon to check out the reviews for what I believe to be an excellent book, and found that it was rated 2.5 stars out of 5. Why? The subject matter."There's so much ugliness in the world today that I refuse to read about it for fun."There's a lot of truth to that statement; however, I can't help but feel that many of these people turning up their noses at Barr's choice of subject matter in this book would also turn their heads and refuse to see when confronted face-to-face with the actual horror. (It's so nasty and uncomfortable, don't you know?)I read most of the reviews, and it seemed to boil down to a consumer's version of Tough Love: Write about what I want you to write about, or I won't buy your books. I want blue skies and sunshine and cute animals!Fair enough. I'm happy to let everyone read what they want, as long as I get to do the same. I'll continue to enjoy Anna's evolution as a character wherever she may roam, and I won't tell y'all that Anna will be at Lake Powell the next time she appears. I'll keep all that azure water, sky and sunshine to myself. I don't know about the cute animals, though. I've seen plenty of birds, fish and lizards at Lake Powell....
    • 4/5
      This novel focuses on the child sex trade/slavery and was very hard for me to read due to the topic. Barr's writing seems to be getting more graphic and this one reminded me somewhat of an Andrew Vachss novel. With that said, the writing was exquisite. Barr's descriptive passages of New Orleans are truly beautiful. One passage in particular stands out as it describes the architecture of New Orleans seeming to melt into the landscape; the curving lines, the breaking of what is rigid, the fecundity ... left me with an image I won't soon forget.
    • 2/5
      the weakest of the three. i think I only finished it to prove I had read them all. Not as gripping on engaging as I expected
    • 3/5
      This final book was about Ash and Josie. It wasn’t bad but followed the same pattern as the other 2 books and honestly, the same pattern as most books in this genre.
    • 4/5
      Anna Pigeon is back, and she is in New Orleans on leave from the NPS. Anna not working has been the modus operandi for the most recent two Pigeon books. However, that does not mean that Anna is idle. She involves herself with a fugitive mother from Seattle who is accused of killing her husband and two children by setting fire to their house. Child slavery and pornography figure heavily into the plot as well as all of the craziness that is New Orleans, including voodoo. While it's not a book for the squeamish, Barr has written a very suspenseful story. I had to walk away from it for awhile just to give my nervous system a rest. Then there's the matter of Anna's marriage to Paul. Are they or aren't they? Only the next book may tell.
    • 4/5
      WoW! Quite interesting. I have never read such a book. It was hard to get into at the start because of the way Nevada uses a new chapter to flip between characters. I think my problem was because I let a few days lapse between readings which, made it hard to remember just what was going on. Once I committed myself to reading it, things got much clearer ... and WoW! Did I say that already?This is a great book. I admit I got a bit creeped out in certain parts (like when it described what the children were seen doing). I think it set images in my mind that I'll never get rid of. I'm sure this really happens and that's just too much to swallow.Anyway, WONDERFUL book, Nevada! I definitely give it a thumbs up!
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed all 3 books,but number 3 was my fav it had its normal sexy play in it but the funny was on point I was laughing in-between this book. I had so much fun on this book. The Author did a marvelous job with all 3 book. It's sad that this books spoil its readers, its hard when you finish
      the book and realize this doesn't happen in real life and it was only a book. Again the Author did a great job.
    • 3/5
      BURN closes out the trilogy created by Maya Banks. Each one of the books focuses on one of three powerful, handsome, and wealthy bachelors in New York City. The three men, Gabe, Jace, and Ash are the best of friends as well as business partners. RUSH featured Gabe and his relationship with Mia, who just happens to also be Jace's sister. FEVER told the story of Jace and how his meeting with Bethany changed everything for both of them. Ash, like Gabe and Jace, is very used to being in control and getting exactly what (or who) he wants and when he wants it. Ash demands control in his professional life as well as his personal life. When he meets Josie, all the previous involvements with other women are no longer something he wants to think about. He becomes completely wrapped up in the idea of having her in his life and basically begins "stalking" Josie. Josie is an artist and he even goes as far as buying all of her artwork from the gallery and demanding any other pieces that she brings in. Ash shows that he doesn't like to take "No" for an answer and will go to any lengths and cost to get who he wants. Josie is just coming out of another controlling relationship and isn't sure if she can trust that Ash's demands aren't going to hurt her like her other relationship did.Frankly, this one, like RUSH made me a bit uncomfortable at times with the demanding and controlling nature of the story. I realize that this is part of the new "romance craze" but I could do without it. I got a little bored at times because I felt like I was reading similar scenes from the previous two books.This book did have some extra story lines that included Josie's ex and the drama with Ash's family that added a nice twist and a little more dimension. Brittany, Ash's sister, was a nice character addition and I could see a new book featuring her and following up on the trio of men and their wives. I also liked how the author took a situation from the first book and reintroduced it into BURN. This particular situation brought in a challenge for all three of the men and tests their relationship. It was a nice twist and made the last few chapters of the book real page turners. RUSH, FEVER and BURN will bring much success to Maya Banks I am quite sure. I would bet she has garnered quite a few new fans from this trilogy.
    • 3/5
      What an odd trilogy. It made me laugh and roll my eyes, but it was an easy read.
    • 4/5
      I hesitated to read this because of lots of reviews gave it a luke warm receipts. I should know better it;s Linda Howard it may not be what you would write but it's pretty damn good. This book stated a little differently from others, it started at the end. the the back story the back to the action. Kinda catching you up but not in a flashback sequence.From this book I learnt a few things I didn't know about the lottery. Jenner won the lotto, now her life is very different ( If i ever won the lotto, I have learnt what to do and what not to do) Anyhoo, flashback to Jenner present day and the story really begins.Personally 1) I would have NEVER let someone steal $50 much less $ 27400 that mother foooo oh ugh *coughs * ahem I meant what I was saying ugh Yeah Jenner has changed somewhat ok a whole lot but wouldn't you?? 2)Her 'love' scenario really smacks of Stockholm syndrome or even hero worship. I would be more pissed before we fell in love but then again people meet and fall 'in love' in some sticky situations doesn't mean they won't last. The female lead kept insisting she wasn't stupid, that she was strong and capable and sometimes that can be annoying.The main characters worked together well, and the relationship that formed was a natural formation from that. I am however dying to know about Adam, since his heart was broken in this book. I think this is a much like her other reads and I think this was definitively a book to read despite what others were saying.I enjoyed this one, the killer was a little too effed up; even for me. I mean really?? That's your solution to your personal problems??? But then again to each their own. Actually no f**k that he soo got what he deserved A**hole.See strong reactions - good book- you go readEnjoy my loves
    • 4/5
      I started this book two or three years ago but the first 25% were so slow and boring that I just couldn't finish it. Now I gave it a second chance and after the first few chapters the story was much better. Still, I would like it to be less Jenner introspections and more action. The plot and characters were nice.
    • 3/5
      I just logged my 1100th book as read in LibraryThing, I wish it had been better. I am a big fan of Anna Pigeon, Nevada Barr's Heroine who works for the National Park service and moves from park to park in each of her adventures. However, it's hard to identify the City of New Orleans in my mind as a National Park - it's really just Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve - more an historic landmark/area than National Park, IMO and Anna isn't even working there, she's on vacation.The story centers around a woman who is hiding from the law because they suspect her of murdering her husband and children. Anna somehow becomes involved with the woman -posing as a man - who is searching for her children because she believes that they are still alive. They get immersed with child pornography rings and so it goes. Not one of Anna's best.
    • 5/5
      An enjoyable erotic romance that moved along at a leisurely pace with a little BDSM then picked up at the end. I liked how it incorporated dealing with problems in a relationship. Rich businessman Ash sees Josie in a park and feels compelled to pursue her.
    • 4/5
      I listened to this book which I downloaded from my library's electronic site. I have read quite a few Nevada Barr books and enjoyed them because each one takes place in a different US National Park. This one, however, takes place in New Orleans which does have a small National Park in the French Quarter. I recently visited New Orleans and I started listening to this before I left. I'm glad I hadn't gotten too far into the book while I was there though. It paints a pretty scary picture of the city.Anna is visiting a friend who works for NPS in New Orleans. Her friend rents out part of her house to a young man who hangs out with the street kids during the day and works at a strip club on Bourbon Street at night. There is also another story about a woman from Seattle whose life has come apart. Her husband left her with the nanny and then her children disappear. While she is rousing the neighbours her house explodes. However the firefighters find her husband's body in bed and the bodies of her two little girls in their beds. She is about to be charged with their murder when she manages to escape.Finally these two stories come together in a tale of child prostitution and molestation that will make you wonder if anyone can be trusted. Pretty disturbing stuff. I thought New Orleans was charming but I'm sure if you scratch the surface of any city you will find all kinds of horror.
    • 4/5
      Another winner from Nevada Barr. The subject matter is dark and disturbing, but there's such a brilliant thread of light, hope, and determination that runs through it. The book switches POV between Anna and another character, which is atypical for the series, but it works, and it makes for a vivid, effective story about survival and sheer will.
    • 1/5
      I should say I gave up trying to read it today. I really love Maya Banks, I do! But this one was EXACTLY like the first two. No point in reading anymore when the ending will be identical.
    • 3/5
      I was not overly happy with this book. After reading the first two in the series it just seemed like a repeat of both of them- especially book #2 "Fever". It also just kept repeating itself each time Ash expressed himself he did it in a few paragraphs saying the same things in a bit different ways. It was kind of silly that Gabe & Jase had girls then all of the sudden Ash is feeling sorry for himself then he spots "the one" not much thought went into it nor was it to much of a chase. The girls night out was just goofy as well. There was a whole lot of juicy sex I will give it that. Towards the end it got good.
      Over all the ending was good.
      I will say I recommend the first 2 books.