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Scintilla Kindle Edition

by Elizabeth Noble (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
How far is too far to go to save someone you love?

Brandon Lynch is magical. He’s a scintilla, wielder of electricity and is in love with a werewolf—or maybe he’s just in love with the idea of loving a werewolf?

Raul Fierro is a bounty hunter and a werewolf. He knows he loves Brandon. He’s made a promise to always protect Brandon and will carry out that promise at all costs.

When Brandon and Raul go head to head with human traffickers, Brandon’s morals are stretched to their limits. Will Raul keeping his promise tear them apart?

Tags: Nerdy geek is sexy, big bad wolf with a heart of gold; howling, so much howling, knotting, no one stops an angry werewolf, werewolves are hot! Sex is electrifying. Only a geek scares the big, bad wolf, hurt comfort, found family, protective werewolf boyfriend, love is always an adventure! Magical humans.
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    200 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    March 10, 2020
  4. File size
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An intricately involved society with very imaginative and intriguing traditional and non-traditional beings forms the basis of this first of a new series by veteran Noble. What makes this book special is its dollops of humor and romance amid the fast and furious action. For example, scintilla, defined as spark of a specific quality or feeling, works perfectly as a description of the spark between Brandon and Raul as well as Brandon's super power. That Raul nicknames Brandon "Sparky" is a nice touch too because the sparks do fly between them. -- Queer Sci Fi

Elizabeth Noble creates a unique story with "Scintilla" and presents an entertaining start to the new series "El Corazon". There's sweet and humorous moments between Brandon, Raul and various secondary characters. But the plot is not without danger, suspense, load's of action with some gory scenes where werewolves are concerned. There's also the element of surprise that comes with Brandon finding out the truth about family. -- QueeRomance Ink

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B084M6LBDQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Howling Corgi Press (March 10, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 54 ratings

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Elizabeth Noble

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Mystery, action, chills, and thrills spiced with romance and desire. ELIZABETH NOBLE lives by the adage "I can't not write." She doesn't remember a time when she didn't make up stories and eventually she learned how to put words on a page. Those words turned into books and fan fiction that turned into a genuine love of M/M fiction. A part of every day is spent living in worlds she created that are filled with intrigue and espionage. She has a real love for a good mystery complete with murder and twisty plots as well as all things sci-fi, futuristic, and supernatural.

When she's not chronicling the adventures of her many characters, Elizabeth is a veterinary nurse living in her native Cleveland, Ohio. She has three grown children and now happily shares her little, brick house with two spunky Cardigan Welsh Corgis and their feline sidekicks. Elizabeth is a fan of baseball, basketball (go Cavs and Guardians) and gardening. She can often be found working in her 'outside office' listening to classic rock and plotter her next novel waiting for it to be dark enough to gaze at the stars.

Elizabeth has received a number of amateur writing awards. Since being published, several of her novels have received Honorable Mentions in the Rainbow Awards. Jewel Cave was a runner-up in the Gay Mystery/Thriller category in the 2015 Rainbow Awards. Ringed Love was a winner in the Gay Fantasy Romance category of the 2016 Rainbow Awards. Code Name Jack Rabbit and The Vampire Guard series placed third in The Paranormal Romance Guild 2022 Reviewer Awards in the LGBT/ROMANCE/ACTION ADVENTURE/MILITARY individual book and series categories.

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  • Michael Holland
    4.0 out of 5 stars Electrifying
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2023
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    Brandon is a scintilla, a human with the power to wield electricity. His particular skill, kept a closely guarded secret, is the ability to manipulate computers. He is the ultimate “hacker.” No firewall or complex password can stop him. Brandon's adoptive family has grown rich using his skills, even though the young man is just an employee of the company that wouldn't exist without him. Brandon is also gay and a little bit kinky. He's fascinated by werewolves and has found a club in Arizona where you can book a session with a werewolf dominant. Raul has worked for his family's El Corazon club for most of his adult life and is a favorite dom among the club's clients. It's really just a sideline to his main business of bounty hunting. The session between Raul and Brandon is more intense than either man expected, but is there a real connection or just the effects of the scene?

    “Scintilla” is set in an alternate reality where some humans have magical powers and werewolves, jinn, leprechauns, and other fantasy creatures are real. Aside from this, the setting is very contemporary America, with social media, teens in trouble, and people willing to take advantage of them for nefarious purposes.

    The point of view for the narration switches between Brandon and Raul. Aside from his scintilla skills, Brandon seems like a rather normal young man. His adoptive family gave him a home, a good education, and a job that pays well even though he doesn't get any credit for being the person responsible for making the family rich. It's a comfortable life materially, but he didn't get a lot of love from his adoptive family, and his magical ability isolates him from other people who are afraid he will shock them.

    Unlike Brandon, Raul grew up in a loving extended family. He definitely comes off as a tough guy, and as a werewolf, he can definitely be a tough man if he needs to be, but Brandon manages to touch him in a way that's different than any other man or woman before. The chemistry between the two comes across very clearly, and the fantasy aspects aside, the relationship feels quite natural.

    It's worth noting that although the two main characters first get together in a BDSM scene, kink plays almost no role in the rest of the book as the relationship develops.
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  • Debra Lamey
    5.0 out of 5 stars A shocking story.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2022
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    I enjoyed reading this book. It was an amazing idea to have a man with the ability to generate electricity. I loved the way their love blossomed through all the problems in their world. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys this type of story.
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  • ChaosMoondrawn
    3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, low angst, steamy, paranormal adventure
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2020
    I would rate this 3.5 stars.

    Brandon goes on vacation to fulfill his sexual fantasy with a werewolf Dom at the El Corazon adult entertainment club in Arizona. The werewolf he gets is Raul, grandson to the club owner and professional bounty hunter. One scene is not enough for either of them and a bond is struck. But Brandon is a scintilla, a magical human that wields electricity, and an expert with using electronics to glean information. Months later Brandon disappears and his father shows up to hire Raul to find him, leading everyone down a path filled with paranormals, human trafficking, and betrayal.

    For me, this book is split in two with the first half being a bit awkward where some things are explained, and the second half where there is a lot of action and a better connection between the characters. The first love scene wasn't quite as hot as I would have liked, but that's just sex. They hang out for a week, having more sex, which is not shown. Too many sex scenes back to back can be boring, but skipping out on the time they spend together lessens the intimacy. The reader is told they emailed for months after, but that didn't make me feel attached to either of them. Then, the second half has the intimacy and connection I wanted--almost too much as it also actually distracted them from their own undercover operation. There are a plethora of kinks here, with the age gap, Raul being a hairy bear type, knotting, and Brandon basically being a violet wand. I did like that Raul is actually a wolf, it is always part of who he is and that is consistent.

    The world-building was a bit haphazard. There are four classes of magical humans, so what are they? There are five types of jinn, but only effrit and sila are referenced. There is a leprechaun and a prism character, but neither are explored. Later, acoustic and aether paranormals are also mentioned. The only thing I know about werewolf culture is they are pansexual and matriarchal. Raul's family is also Latin, so that comes across the most. As the matriarch, Natty is a force to be reckoned with, and a welcome, loving presence. A jinni, Fahim, who is a business partner of Raul's cousin, Tad, is always there to lend of hand, but I don't know anything about him. At first I felt I missed something as a character named Janey was introduced; I had no idea who she was. She is described as a prism, and ends up being the police captain, but I have no idea what she or her lieutenant, Iva, whom Raul has known since grade school, actually look like. So, really, the world-building here is contained to Raul's family life and glimpses of his work as a bounty hunter. Things that need to be known are thrown in scene by scene. That's a shame since the plot is actually interesting. This is really just a fun, low angst for the subject matter adventure, with some steamy sex scenes, a bit of violence, and likeable lead characters. Expect that instead of urban fantasy and it'll be an enjoyable diversion.
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  • D.C. in D.C.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2023
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    Very good story with an interesting plotline. Ms. Noble creates a world of supernatural beings and magical humans. This is the first shifter story that I’ve ever read that included jinn and leprechauns in the mix with werewolves and others. I liked that Raul’s and Brandon’s relationship grew throughout the story and wasn’t an insta-love nor was there page after page of gratuitous sex scenes just filling page space. The whole bit with Brandon’s behavior after all the drama bothered me. It wasn’t a well-developed part of the story and just left Raul hanging on and hurting. Also, epilogue really sucked. It isn’t separated out as a distinct chapter, but rather has the word “Epilogue” at the start of a paragraph and we’re supposed to believe it is suddenly six month later and everything is wrapped up. It makes it seem like the epilogue was merely an afterthought.
    There were a few editing oddities and misspelled words but nothing major.
    This story is labelled as #1 in a series but there doesn’t appear to be a #2 yet. I do hope there is another in work. Tad and Fahim really need their own stories.
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  • Channing Moss
    5.0 out of 5 stars Shocking
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023
    I really live how this story went but I can’t stand what was happening to Brandon. Really glad Raul was there for him. Nice read for anyone who like something different.
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  • K.H.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Jumps ahead
    Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2022
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    This definitely feels like a book that suffers from its blurb. The book description says how Raul loves Brandon and will do anything for him, even when going after a human trafficking ring puts them in danger. Meanwhile the book starts with the two just meeting for the first time......in the situation of essentially a legal brothel. It really doesn't match and sort of sets the whole thing off from the expected.

    Raul and Brandon meet as Dom and client but things do change as they first become friends and maybe more, until Brandon goes missing. Raul finds Brandon but it sets the two on an unexpected path to stop those that kidnapped him and find the connection that brought it about. It is a difficult road that puts both men in danger and reveals hidden subjects from their past.

    It was a bit hard to really get into the relationship in this book. Not because it started unconventionally, but because most of the growth happens off page. While the two meet in a transactional circumstance, they have an interest in a friendship and agree to keep talking even when they are apart. It would have been good to see this budding friendship start in the week they were together during Brandon's vacation, then perhaps to see some of Raul's emails, especially when they stopped getting responses. Instead, the story skips from when they start the friendship to several months later, simply saying they have been emailing for months and getting close. This takes away so much from the chemistry and any connection to the relationship. It was also a common thing to happen in the book. They would be working on the investigation and in the next paragraph it would say it had been three weeks and they were getting close, with no indication of what those weeks were like or what they found. Or it would have a statement of going out to dinner, but instead of reading about the dinner it would then be a week later and they would be contemplating if they should have made a move. It gave the information about what happened but took away from the connection to the events, which made the story a bit more dry than it should have been.

    While this is definitely an intriguing introduction to a world of paranormal creatures in normal lives, and a powerful werewolf family with plenty of story potential, any stories would need some improvements from this to really catch my interest.
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