I really liked the world that Kristen Callihan created with Firelight. I didn't really know what to expect when going into this book, I just knew that there were a few blogs that really enjoyed this book, it was discounted on Amazon so I thought I would give it a try. I was happy to discover, upon starting this book, that this was a historical paranormal book with romance and not steampunk. Steampunk is all well and good, I enjoy those books, but I think it's almost getting to the point where everyone is doing it and I was happy to just read a historical romance with paranormal elements in it. 
 Miranda is the third and youngest daughter of a man who is not exactly on the up and up. They lost their fortune years ago and Miranda has been forced to turn to thievery. When Lord Archer offers for Miranda's hand in marriage her father quickly accepts, and Miranda is forced in to the marriage knowing there may never be another offer. 
 Lord Archer is a mysterious man with quite a past. He's been gone from England for a few years and only just returned to take a wife, but there's more to him than meets the eye. He always goes out wearing a mask. There has been no one to see his true face in many years and now men that he has an association with are ending up dead and everyone is looking at Archer as the culprit. Miranda knows this to be untrue, but how can she prove it when he is still keeping secrets from her? MIranda takes it upon herself to find out what is going on with her husband and how he is connected to the killer. 
 I really liked that world created, as I said, but I did find that there were quite a few places where the story lagged. I think the constant back and forth between Miranda and Archer went on for way too long. I would have liked to have seen him reveal more of himself to her sooner and then see how they work it out. Instead they would usually have a conversation, that conversation would go towards Archer's past, he would become slightly invasive with his answers until he left the room, and then they would avoid each other for a few days. Then this would start all over again. When the time finally came that he did reveal his past and what happened to him, the book became all the more interesting, but this was almost a good 3/4 into the book. I understand that there was a lot of world building (with this being the first book in the series) so that could be why things took a little longer to progress. So I can forgive the book for this discretion. Hopefully since things are already set up, we won't run into this problem with the next book in the series. 
 By the end I really wanted to know more about where Miranda and Archer were going, but this is a series with a different hero / heroine in each book. I hope they are on the perifery at least because I want to know what happens next with them. 
 I would recommend this book to anyone looking for something new to read just be aware of the oftentimes slow pacing.