Wild Fire

If you like female characters who recover from betrayal easily and a brutal beating from a man who claims to love her, this is for you. It's not for me. There were parts of it that did work, that the romance built that the characters became almost people whose lives I was getting a peek at. However I don't like the overalpha male lead. And half-explaining a culture and expecting someone to keep to that culture without being in any way knowledgeable about the culture, is not my type of favoured story. Yes when you live in a culture you're unfamiliar with you stumble and sometimes cause offence, but if you behave in a fairly reasonable way you should be excused some things. And honestly, marking a guy to DEFEND yourself can end up with show more him being entitled to claim you as a mate? Seriously think about this for a second, you are setting up a culture where you are being punished for self-defence, how is that not broken? Answers on a postcard...

Yes I get it, many people like Christine Feehan, I will not be revisiting this series, I don't find it romantic or interesting and I shouldn't keep annoying myself with this sort of writing. show less

There are scenes in this book that are going to upset some people. Isabeau Chandler is beaten by one of the evil leopard men. He is one of the worst villains Ms. Feehan has written I think. There is one other that comes close and that is the obsessed idiot from Hidden Currents. There isn't any rape scenes in the story just the beating which was brutal. I understand the need for the scene and it really did make you want to make the man suffer. I think it also showed the reader that Conner Vega was definitely in control of his leopard. He was very compassionate and understanding with Isabeau afterwards. Only wanting to take care of her and make sure how badly she was injured. Conner is also very intelligent and far more caring than anyone show more has given him credit for to this point. He is also very dominant. I loved the spanking scene. I think he is going to be one of by favorite characters of the Leopard series.

Isabeau is a botanist. Her love of plants and the healing properties are what brought her to the rain forest. She is very caring, compassionate and trusting, almost to a fault. She also doesn't know that she is a leopard until she and Conner meet up again. Of course she doesn't know that Conner is a leopard either. It was nice that she was so willing and eager for her leopard to emerge. She is also very open minded about pleasing Conner and his need to dominate in the bedroom. Isabeau is very brave and she is willing to learn what she needs to know to help Conner rescue the children that have been kidnapped as well as take a ruthless drug dealing woman. I admire Isabeau very much throughout the story.

I was surprised that there was a good deal of D/s throughout this story. For that reason it is going to be one of my favorite of the series. As always Ms. Feehan as populate her story with wonderful characters that you want to know more about. I would really like to see Elijah's story soon. This is a character that fascinates me. It was very nice to see more about Rio. I am always glad when an author brings in characters from previous books. I enjoy learning what the past characters have been up to and how their lives are going. The villains in this story are nasty and loathsome in the extreme. This is a dark story than the previous Leopard books but it isn't as dark as the Carpathians or the Ghost Walkers. I definitely had a hard time putting the book down. I just kept trying to find out what was going to happen next. There are also some really hot sex scenes in this story. A big plus in my book. show less

If you have read one shifter romance novel -- no matter the author -- you have read most shifter novels in the genre. This series is no different. Brain candy fluff for clearing my head. Easy to read. Not a lot of commitment required.

I have been pleasantly surprised by Christine Feehan's Leopard series. Now that I have read each installment that has been published so far, I don't know what took me so long to jump on board! I love Feehan's other series': the Carpathian, Ghost Walkers, and Sea Haven series', and the novels about the leopard-people are every bit as good.

Wild Fire is an exciting and interesting read. Despite being noticeably darker and with some difficult (and at times, down-right ugly) subject-matter, I fell in love with the main characters Conner and Isabeau. The chemistry between these two is explosive, and the emotional baggage they carry around around, heavy and desperate. I don't think either one could have made it much longer in life without the show more other one.

As with Feehan's other series, I find myself longing for another story - guessing and anticipating the direction she will take, and wishing for stories about some of the other leopards we have met along the way in this series. I will definitely be picking up the next book in the series just as soon as it becomes available. Christine Feehan's stories are guilty pleasures not to be missed! show less

After Burning Wild, I knew it would be hard for this book to equal it predecessor - unfortunately I was right. I just didn't feel the connection between the H/h. There were a lot of words, but they didn't translate into feeling for me :( But there was some great action and the plot line was enjoyable. I felt that Mateo (at the end) jumped around in his character portrayal, but that isn't really pertinent to the plot line, so ...whatever... *shrugs*

I remember reading Wild Rain years ago and really enjoying it. I decided to try and read more of the leopard series. Wild Fire is not too heavy on plot. Really there is a lot of emphasis on sex first, fighting second and plot third. I do find the world of the leopard people fascinating and love that this is set in the forests of Panama. I will keep on reading this series. It is light entertainment and good for when you need a break.

This is a good read. The book is not as interesting at the beginning and has several dry spots. I think the story was good, definitely a must for anyone who follows Christine Feehan’s works. I am more fond of the “Dark” and “Ghost Walker” series but I think this series and this book are worth the time.