Face the Fire

Author: Nora Roberts
Published: May 28, 2002 (Jove)
Category: Paranormal Romance
Series: Three Sisters Island Trilogy #3
Rating: 7/10

In Face the Fire, the confident and sexy Mia Devlin, dumped by her lover a dozen years before, has to deal with him returning to love her forever. But after so many years blocking out the heartache, Mia's not so willing to accept him again.

This was my least favorite of the trilogy, with Mia annoying me even more than Riley. For some strange reason, I find Riley's behavior and fear of her power more than Mia's behavior. Mia is the wisest one of the three, and she had no problem nudging Nell and Riley in their matches. And when her destined mate comes along, she hems and haws about it for most of the book. Yes, she was hurt by Sam, but is she really going to do with her ancestor did and toss herself over a cliff instead of grasping the new chance for love?

It surprised me quite a bit to find that Sam is also a witch, representing the fourth element of water. He's very skilled, and it's really interesting to see the three come together with their menfolk participating as well.

The ending was a bit anticlimactic, but it was a nice closing to the trilogy.