ASHFALL / The Lasso Master by Delta James- reviews

ASHFALL
Firebound 1
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, paranormal, dragon, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 30, 2025

🔥 He fell from the sky like a god of fire. She was sent to expose him.🔥
When wildfire expert Ember Vale arrives at the edge of an inferno in Arizona, the flames aren’t the only thing acting strange. Suspicious fire patterns. Inconsistent reports. And the Blackstrike Unit—an elite team of smokejumpers with eyes that burn a little too bright.
Especially their leader, Dax Fane.
Dax is everything Ember doesn’t trust: powerful, controlled, magnetic. But when he drops from the sky to lead his crew into hell, she sees something inhuman in him… something that calls to her. She was sent to investigate. She never expected to be hunted by fire or claimed by fate.
Dax knows Ember is his mate the moment their eyes meet. But he’s cursed, bound to a dragon side that grows more unstable by the day. Claiming her might save him. It might also doom her. Especially when a rogue dragon rises from the ashes, bent on revenge, and targeting Ember to get it.
With a wildfire closing in and secrets igniting around them, Dax and Ember will have to choose, duty or desire, survival or surrender. Because the only thing more dangerous than this fire… is the way she makes him burn.

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REVIEW: ASHFALL is the first instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult FIREBOUND erotic, paranormal, romance series focusing the Blackstrike Unit, a team of smoke jumping dragon shifters. This is team leader Dax Fane, and arson investigator Ember Vale’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives ( Dax and Ember) ASHFALL follows arson investigator Ember Vale as she is tasked with searching for the truth about a series of forest fires in the Coconino National Forest, Mogollon Rim, Arizona. Ember’s arrival sets the Blackstrike Unit of smokejumpers on edge but especially team leader Dax Fane, whose dragon knows immediately Ember is their mate. As Ember begins a deep dive into the origins of the fires, our heroine begins to suspect Dax and his team know more than they are willing to share. The familiarity of the fires cast doubts for the Blackstrike Unit, a familiarity long thought buried and gone.

The world building focuses on the fires in Coconino National Forest, Mogollon Rim, Arizona: their origins, their power, the nature of the burn, and the almost sentient act of hatred and betrayal.

The relationship between Dax and Ember begins acrimoniously as Dax tries to remain calm in the face of meeting his fated mate. Ember is suspicious of Dax and the Blackstrike Unit-wary of the possibility of potential guilt, secrets and lies. Desperate to claim our heroine as his own, Dax must reveal his own secrets, and the secrets of his men he has sworn to protect. The $ex scenes are limited but impassioned.

We are introduced a couple of members of Dax’s Blackstrike Unit, a crew of dragon shifters all hoping to find their mates: Kade, and Rafe.

ASHFALL is a story of magic and mayhem ,secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, acceptance and love. The fast paced, action packed premise is intriguing and dramatic; the romance is fated; the characters are magical and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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THE LASSO MASTER
Cowboys of Silver Spur Security 4
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, BDSM, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 6, 2025

He’s the master of control. She’s the thief who just stole his heart.

Reed Malone doesn’t do favors, he delivers justice. A former SEAL with a billionaire’s bankroll and a lethal reputation, he’s the cold, dominant force behind Silver Spur Security and the Iron Spur Club. In his world, control is everything, and secrets are currency.

Harper Langston is a submissive who knows how to take what she wants and vanish without a trace. A professional thief with a strict code of honor, she’s never been caught… until now. When a priceless artifact vanishes and Harper’s name tops the suspect list, she turns to the one man who might help clear her name.

Reed doesn’t trust thieves. Harper doesn’t trust anyone. But from the moment she steps into his club, sparks fly and boundaries blur. As Reed digs into Harper’s past, he finds more than just a tangled web of secrets, he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy that could take down a criminal empire… and get Harper killed.

With enemies closing in and desire burning hot, Reed must make a choice: keep Harper under his control, or risk everything to protect the woman who just might bring him to his knees.

Because when the ropes tighten, it’s not just about power. It’s about surrender.

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REVIEW:THE LASSO MASTER is the fourth instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult COWBOYS OF SILVER SPUR SECURITY erotic, Dom/sub, romance series. This is former US Navy SEAL / billionaire/ co-owner of the Iron Spur / Silver Spur Security Dom Reed Malone, and professional thief Harper ‘Specter’Langston. THE LASSO MASTER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including Dom/sub situations, there me triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from three omniscient third person perspectives including Harper and Reed THE LASSO MASTER follows in the wake of the arrival of Harper Langston at the Iron Spur. Reed Malone suspects Harper’s visit to the Iron Spur is more of a scouting mission than a need to scene, Harper is on the hunt for a missing artifact, and the Iron Spur is one of the main stops on her list of possible sightings but Harper never expected to come face to face with Dom Reed Malone, the man who would take control of her life and her heart. Desperate to help, Reed will set into motion a plan to recover the artifact as well as pulling Harper out of the life she has led for so very long.

The world building focuses on Harper’s need to locate the missing artifact, as she ventures from Texas to the auction in Mexico City, where she will encounter a ghost from the past, and discover more than ancient artifacts up for auction.

The relationship between Harper and Reed begins acrimoniously but Reed is a Dom, and his need to control will be focused on the woman with whom he will fall in love. Reed remains professional in his manner, and cool in the face of potential betrayal but a need to protect and uncover the truth, Reed digs deep into the life that is our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative

Once again, the determined and dynamic secondary and supporting characters include co-owners of the Silver Spur Security and the Iron Spur Exclusive Sex Club- Gavin Briggs, Hawke Turner, and Dawson Hart, as well as Jesse Bryant, and Harper’s former handler Stuart.

THE LASSO MASTER is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and suspenseful; the romance is limited but impassioned; the characters are desperate and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Trail Boss
The Wrangler
The Maverick

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Reviewed by Sandy