Pyromancer by Amanda Young

At thirty-two Christian Ryder is an orphan who comes from money. He
owns several small businesses and has more money than he could ever
need.
But it all means nothing without someone with whom to share it.
Problem
is, and despite his loneliness, Christian doesn’t want to risk
getting intimate with anyone for fear of what could happen if he lets
his
passions get the best of him. It’s happened before in the past and
has
resulted in death, or so Christian has convinced himself he’s
culpable.

Tanner O’Bannon is a young struggling college student left with a
mountain of bills and gambling debts when his father, a volunteer
firefighter, dies on a job. He resorts to joining a male escort agency
called
Male Companion, selling his body to make ends meet and keep the bank
from foreclosing on his family’s house. The job is not something
he’s
proud of, but something he feels he has to do. This is until he meets
his latest client in Christian and is instantly attracted.

Instead of Tanner pleasing his exotically hunky client, Christian turns
the tables and selflessly gives Tanner the most sexually gratifying
night of his young life. Tanner, however, convinces himself that a
relationship with Christian could never work. First, the circumstances
of
their initial meeting are not ideal, and second, Christian is just way
out
of his league. Despite this, or maybe because of it, Tanner begins to
re-asses his life and redefine his priorities.

Deciding that he can no longer endure letting strangers use his body
for money, Tanner calls the agency to quit his job. Resigned, his boss
Nigel convinces him to take on one more client before he quits and,
against his better judgment, Tanner agrees. Directed by Nigel he
drives to a
seedy part of town to meet his latest client only to discover there is
no client. Tanner’s suspicions grow and rightfully so, for when he
gets back into his car to drive home, he’s run off the road, set
upon
by two men and severely beaten. Managing to escape his attackers,
Tanner is found on the road by a passing motorist with no ID except
for the
business card that Christian had given him during an impromptu and
futile visit to Tanner’s house.

The events that follow Tanner’s rescue and Christian’s taking him
into his home to recuperate will forever change both men for better
and
worse, revealing personal demons and secrets, healing old wounds and
giving each man a chance for the redemption and love they both crave
and
need.

The chemistry between Christian and Tanner is as combustible as
Christian’s errant gifts, effectively scorching the screen with
their
emotional and physical connection. The narrative is fast-paced,
entertaining
and uniquely realized. Young tells a sensitive and action-packed
romance sprinkled with equal parts humor, sensuality and suspense that
had
this reader swiftly scrolling through the pages to get to the exciting
and rewarding end. All of these elements added together makes
Pyromancer
a paranormal romance I highly recommend!

Reviewed by: Gracie C. McKeever