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title: "The Hot Zone (Rainshadow Series Book 3)"
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# The Hot Zone (Rainshadow Series Book 3)

**Brand:** jayne castle
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## Customer Reviews

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    Funny and Suspense Filled Halloween on Rainshadow
  

*by S***M on Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2014*

In THE HOT ZONE it is Halloween on Rainshadow Island.  The latest installment of Castle's paranormal futuristic Rainshadow series is about the creatures that go bump in the night.  At times funny and suspenseful, this is the story of a woman who fears having been the victim of an experiment and a man who has come to see if she is a danger.THE STORY:  Sedona Snow is a gatekeeper which means that she has a talent which allows her to open gates in the underground on Harmony.  While on an expedition, she is kidnapped and subjected to experiments whereby she obtains an additional talent which allows her to produce and control fire.  She knows that double talents are notorious for being unstable and descending into madness.  She fears for herself and ends up on the island of misfits (Rainshadow) managing an inn.Cyrus Jones (yes, one of those Jones from Krentz's Arcane series and also in the Harmony series book MIDNIGHT CRYSTAL) is the first boss of the newly organized Rainshadow Ghost Hunters Guild.  Cyrus is known as Dead Zone Jones and some people believe he has that name because he has no talent.  Cyrus actually possesses a dangerous talent that people instinctively fear.  Ostensibly, Cyrus in on Rainshadow to help with the dangerous preserve areas located in the previous books in the series.  He is also on Rainshadow looking for Sedona who the Jones are concerned may be a dangerous multi-talent.  He doesn't expect to find a sexy woman to whom he is instantly attracted.As Halloween comes to Rainshadow, there are dangerous alien creatures, creepy new landscapes and funny costumes (especially for dust bunnies).  There is also dangers that bring a man and a woman who don't think that they can ever find love together.OPINION:  This is one of my favorite Rainshadow books.  Sedona is very complex and spunky.  She is incredibly strong and I love how Cyrus supports her and trusts in her competence and abilities.  This allows Sedona to believe in herself as well.  I am also a great fan of Jayne Ann Krentz's Arcane series and am happy that she has once again decided to continue the storyline from that series.  I love the Jones family and am happy to read more about the Arcane's struggle with the infamous formula created by their ancestor.I love the romantic suspense that Krentz/Castle/Quick creates in her different time periods and I especially like it when, as here, she focuses on the romance and the suspense only support and gives structure to the romance.  I've complained before when her books tip too far towards suspense.  Here, she has a great balance where the characters...not the plot...is the focus.WORTH MENTIONING:  Dust bunny Lyle is a cutie and a great addition to the dust bunny family.  It was also nice seeing the dust bunnies of the previous books.  I was also happy to have a short cameo by Marlowe and Adam from MIDNIGHT CRYSTAL.FINAL DEICISION:  I recommend this book especially to fans of Castle's Harmony and Rainshadow series.  The quirky, funny, suspenseful tone is well done and it is an easy read where the characters are engaging and likeable.CONNECTED BOOKS:  THE HOT ZONE is the third Rainshadow book and the eleventh Harmony series book. It is also connected with the Arcane series as well.  This book might be hard for a new reader to adopt.  I would recommend reading at least the first Rainshadow book before this one.STAR RATING:  I give this book a 4.5.  I really love the characters and the story is engaging.  I will definitely re-read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Full of Easter Eggs - Still Enjoyable for Uninitiated
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016*

I love Krentz/Quick/Castle and adore her Harmony series as well as her Arcane series.  This continues her trend of mixing the two while throwing that recipe on her strange & remote island (Rainshadow) on another world (Harmony) with alien archaeology (Harmony/Ghost Hunter fare) taking on a new spin when it starts to come to life. Add the psychic nature of the characters (Arcane fare) PLUS throw-back names to her contemporary non-fantastical fiction (Eclipse Bay series) and you have a jolly romp for all Krentz/Quick/Castle lovers.Even without the easter eggs for long-time readers, the story is fun and the characters typically Castle quirky.  Murder mayhem must ensue but true love... well, there is a reason she makes it all work so well.

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    Loved it: a Halloween dust bunny book!
  

*by C***O on Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2014*

Another fun romantic suspense book by Jayne Castle aka Jayne Ann Krentz featuring lovable dust bunnies.Sedona Snow, an illegitimate member of the Snow family has been on her own since she was 18. Kidnapped by a mad scientist and held hostage in an underground alien catacombs, she is being used as a guinea pig by the scientist, when she is found by Lyle, a dust bunny. With the help of Lyle, she escapes her jail cell and Lyle leads her to the surface. She makes her way to her husband's home and finds out the jerk divorced her while she was missing.Cut to Rainshadow Island where the recent dust bunny novels have been taking place. Sedona has moved to the island and made friends there. When we last visited the island, it was under a dark storm cloud of rampant psi energy and overrun with large mutant insects. Our previous heroine, her dust bunny, and her lover took care of that problem but with Rainshadow Island it is one surprise after another. Roaring noises are emanating from The Preserve and carcasses of huge animals are being found in the island's catacombs. Sedona and Lyle are working at a inn of rustic cottages attached to a tavern where ghost hunters and thrill seeking tourists are staying and drinking the days and nights away.Sedona and Lyle meet Cyrus Jones (who does not have his own dust bunny, poor man), a ghost hunter who has been named the Guild boss for the island and given the task of clearing out  the underground predators. When Sedona and Cyrus meet, the sparks fly. Lyle sees lots of action too.Sweet, sensuous, with some wackiness that makes these dust bunny books stand out from the ordinary romantic suspense.

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