REMNANTS OF FIRE by Alana Lorens

Fiction, Paranormal Suspense, 192 pages

5****

Blurb: Looking for a fresh start, Sara Woods takes a job as a news reporter in a small town. Her first assignment for the Ralston Courier is to investigate a string of deaths, all young women, all her age. To deal with chronic back pain, she goes to the Goldstone Clinic, a local healing center with a strange reputation. As local doctor Rick Paulsen teaches Sara how to access hidden energy skills and reveal secrets from her past, police officer Brendon watches Sara’s every move. The deeper she digs into the Goldstone, the harder it is to deny links to the paranormal. Can she figure out what is going on and who to trust before it’s too late?

Thoughts: I wasn’t sure I was going to like this book – I’m not a huge vampire fan – but this one pulled me in and kept me reading. For one thing, the vampires in this story aren’t your usual “fangs out/suck your blood” types. They’re different. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t danger and death involved.

Sara Woods is a news reporter in a small town. She usually reports on the society pages and other light pieces, but when the hard news (re: dead bodies) reporter is out of town, she fills in, and thus begins her investigation into a string of deaths of young women. As she digs deeper into the deaths, she becomes involved with a local doctor who teaches her about energy. At first, she doesn’t believe in him, or the clinic where she gets help for her chronic back pain. But she can’t deny that what they did to her helped. She also can’t deny that something strange is happening and it’s all connected to the clinic. She’s also a bit freaked out by the intense consideration she gets from the local police officer, Brendon. And the clinic’s administrator, Chal. With three men after her, she’s not sure who to trust. 

Recommendation: Definitely recommended. This one is different from the usual vampire story but has an ending that satisfies. Would I read more by this author? Again, definitely. 

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