Fire in the Heart: A Metahuman Files: Classified Novella
Staff Sergeant Alexei Dvorkin has come a long way since being turned into a metahuman, and all he wants to do is marry the man he loves. A wedding is easy, but it’s the honeymoon where his past unexpectedly catches up with him.
A future together.
All Agent Sean Delaney wanted was a romantic honeymoon with his new husband. When he and Alexei stumble into a fellow operative’s mission on the luxury gambling resort island Fortuna-sur-mer, they get more than they bargained for in their newly-minted civilian lives.
Destined to burn.
Forced to choose between staying and joining the mission or leaving to stay safe and postpone their honeymoon, Alexei and Sean make the only decision they can—to fight.
Reviews (58)
Great read.
I enjoyed Fire in the Heart. This wedding was a hard-fought prize for Sean and Alexei. Past experiences tried to tear them apart, but they came out of it stronger and more in love than ever. I love the differences in personality that Sean and Alexei have. They should not work, but they do. They complete each other in ways that only true love can. They accept each other as they are. They are still their own person but are MORE now that they have each other. I laughed more than I would have thought possible with this type of book. Then I shed a few tears. Then I laughed thru the tears. The author took me on a mini rollercoaster ride of emotions with this novella, and she kept my heart in my throat, for one reason or another, throughout it all. This author has a touch for giving raw, undiluted gore and chaos, but she softens it with raw, undiluted passion, which I thoroughly enjoy. And now she has given us this funny, sweet, touching wedding that shows the softer side of these strong characters all the while proving that they are, and always will be, the original Alpha Team. The honeymoon takes a wide turn from the sexy times with which it started. The action and intrigue are intense and fast-paced, and the interaction with other metahumans and agencies is exciting. The author has drawn a lot of beautiful, interesting characters for this series. I am often on the edge of my seat, tense and fearful for them all. I love all these guys. Getting to spend more time with the Alpha Team is a treat for me, and seeing Alexei and Sean get their HEA touches my heart. I, as always, look forward to more from this author.
A Honeymoon to Remember
Fire in the Heart is the last book in the mini-novella Metahuman Files: Classified series but it’s really book 5.6 in the Metahumans Files series. This book should not be read on its own and is best read after In the Requiem (Metahuman Files book 5) and before In the Solace (Metahumans Files book 6). Reading New Horizons (Metahuman Files: Classified boo2/Metahumans Files book 5.5) is not necessary, but I still suggest reading that one since it’s so good. Finally Alexei and Sean get married in a beautiful ceremony that fit them so perfectly. However, trouble follows them when they go on their romantic honeymoon, and even in the middle of paradise, Alexei and Sean must fight as Alpha Team. Although this is a short novella, Hailey Turner does a fantastic job of packing it full of emotion, romance, incredibly hot sex, and intense action. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and fully recommend it.
Alexei and Sean’s honeymoon mayhem
It’s no secret Alexei and Sean are my favorite characters in the Metahuman world so it’s no suprise I liked this book. A beautiful wedding, wonderful friends and family, and a decadent honeymoon on a floating island. Alexei and Sean running headfirst into mayhem on their honeymoon? Not how I would of pictured it but it couldn’t of gone any other way. The boys after all are danger magnets. Great story.
The first half is a little slow but since it's a novella it doesn't take long to get through it
They have an uneventful wedding but the honeymoon becomes a reluctant mission. Nothing is resolved but Sean and Alexei have a nice time overall. It's pretty obvious there are more novellas planned for the Metahuman series.
Good read
Great addition to the Metahuman series. This novella focuses on Sean and Alexi, marriage, interrupted honeymoon and an incomplete mission. Boy, did they get fooled. Maybe next time!
wedding time
yayyy!! Finally Alexei and Sean tie the knot....and then get tied up in another case on their honeymoon. This was fast paced and perfect. Loved it!
The wedding was adorable
3-3.5 Stars I love Turner’s books, and they are in my top 5 favorite authors ATM, but this one didn’t really work for me. Full disclosure: I’m not a huge fan of Sean and Alexei anyway, so I probably wasn’t as excited as most for this novella. The wedding was cute, and Alexei is always good for some laughs. It’s well written, as always, and so easy to read you just fly through it. Everything after the wedding just didn’t work for me. The action was more distant, not much was actually accomplished, and they aren’t really any closer to catching “the bad guy”. Which is entirely plausible, not everything can have a resolution, but it felt more like action for action's sake, and with zero movement forward. Combined with the huge coincidence of it all going down on the resort, at the exact time they’re there for their honeymoon, and it just left me side eyeing the whole thing. Still enjoyable, a good read, and if you are a huge Sean and Alexei fan, then the wedding alone makes it worth it. This one just wasn’t for me. But I will be anxiously waiting for more, cause I know there HAS TO BE at least one more wedding *stares hard in Turner’s general direction*, and I’d cancel my own honeymoon (if I had one) just to get my paws on that one. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader’s copy.
Chaos, mayhem, and a honeymoon (an audio review)
What happens when two metahumans from Alpha Team want to get married? Well, chaos and mayhem, of course. The story begins with the bachelor party and all the members of Alpha Team are there. We move to the wedding and everything is progressing smashingly. But I knew it couldn’t last. Jamie is paying for the men’s honeymoon on a luxury gambling resort named Fortuna-sur-mer. And everything looks to be hunky dory until Liam shows up. Yep, that Liam. The metahuman from Britain whose grandmother is the Queen of England. He shows up with Oliver from MI6 and I realized this was the set-up for the next book where the two men will, so to speak, square off. Anyway, Liam arrives on the scene with news there’s a terrorist on the island. Well, of course there is. So, as I said, chaos and mayhem ensue. But in the mess, Alexei and Sean come even closer together. Their bond solidifies. They are a true team. And Alexei makes a bet Oliver and Liam will get together. I enjoyed this novella as it brought my two favorite characters even closer together. I mean, they had a mirror brought to their room. Sexy times indeed. I’ll mention Greg Boudreaux’s narration. He was made for this series and always hits just the right note. That and his accents are brilliant. So a good palate cleanser between the big books and definitely worth a listen.
4.5 Stars for a honeymoon of a different kind
Or to say it in Alexei's words, 'Try to have honeymoon, keep getting interrupted'. With 'Trouble' basically being Alexei and Sean's middle name, I was somewhat shocked but eternally grateful that the wedding itself and the ensuing wedding night proceeded without things that go boom - ahem, other than those that are liable to do so during a wedding night *cough* - and any dead bodies showing up... The honeymoon was a different story entirely, though. When an old nemesis picked their honeymoon location of all things to do some shady business and an old ally and fellow Metahuman gets them roped into his attempt at stopping this guy once and for all by dangling his name right under their noses, all bets are off. Getting reluctantly pulled out of their well-nigh retirement - and what's more, out of their bed, thank you very much! - everything ends up in utter chaos and probably the shortest honeymoon in the history of honeymoons with their lives once more on the line... Aww, my boys are married now!!!! We celebrated a dream wedding with everyone - friends, families and the whole former Alpha Team present and accounted for, umm, including me - and I felt like a proud momma leading the baby of the family to the altar. Perfect wedding vows were perfect and the ceremony couldn't have been any better if I had planned it myself. ;-) The rest was the familiar fun times with explosions, shootouts, extraordinary Metahuman abilities and hot pursuits wrapped up in humor, sweetness and time for hot and sweaty smexy times. Oh, and not to forget a certain thirteenth heir to the British throne who hopefully -well, that's me begging here!!! - finally found his equally sexy and hot-headed love interest in an MI6 spy also known as an utter pain in his backside. Liam's words, not mine. ;-) I'm sensing banter of epic proportions here, so I can't wait to read more!!! I think it's needless to say that I loved the whole package, except for it once again being a bit too short, but that's just greedy-me speaking. Another great addition and cherry on the (wedding) cake for fans of The Metahuman Files.
A super heated wedding , and honeymoon blowout!
What was a long time in the making , finally happened. With Fire In The Heart we get to experience the nuptials for one of our beloved couples Alexei's and Sean. In this Metahuman Files novella that was sweet, and had the heat turned up to 11, cooling off was not in the cards until I read the final words. Anyone who has read any of these stories should be over the moon that we get to go back to this world and see some of our favorite characters interact and come together to celebrate these awesome guys and, and ah em *wink* (when will we get Jamie and Kyle!!!) But I digress, because Hailey Turner weaved together a sweet and super hot story that delivered feels brought laughs out of me, while still given that rise of danger in a honeymoon that goes off the rails. Setting up something far bigger while Alexei, and Sean get caught up and smack in the proximity of the CIA agent Bennett who burned them so bad , they can almost taste the blood , as the agree to join the mission with another favorite character Liam, of the British Meta forces to finally get him. Having these characters back was a real treat, and here is to hooping even bigger things will come as I love every minute of being able to devour a Metahuman files book, no matter how long of short. Definitely not to be overlooked!
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