A wise man once said, "A human mind is the place where emotion and reason are locked in perpetual combat. Sadly for our species, emotion always wins." I really liked that quote. It explained why, even though I was reasonably intelligent, I kept finding myself doing something really stupid. And it sounded much better than "Nevada Baylor, Total Idiot." 
 I'm so excited that I just finished reading White Hot because I so desperately needed an amazing book after the shitstorm that was 
 The Bourbon Kings 
 . The Hidden Legacy series never disappoints and after reading White Hot I feel so much better for the palate cleanser. A lot of what I said in my review for Burn for Me still holds true for White Hot. There's still amazing world building, action, humor, and well fleshed out characters. The biggest change is that we finally have some smut in this one! I swear if the sexual tension between Mad and Nevada got any thicker a reader would have felt smothered under the ocean of it. 
 Let's start with the world building because it's amazing. The magical elements are so organically woven throughout the story that I find the most outlandish things to be completely believable in this context. The rules of the magical elements make logical sense which is so important to the act of suspending disbelief. The magic itself and the wielders of it work harmoniously in their environment. The setting is modern day Houston, Texas, but with an added element of great magical houses existing within it. As with any collective of people with over developed senses of entitlement, the houses are often in conflict with each other. When magic is involved it's a whole new ballgame complete with its own laws and rules of conduct. Rather than verbal disagreements and general animosity, when magical houses feud with each other, it turns into an all-out warzone. This magical warfare leads to some truly intense and thrilling action sequences. Seriously guys... the action in this is so rich it feels like I'm watching a movie. The story is truly cinematic in scope. 
 In White Hot we got to delve deeper into Nevada's quirky family. The Baylor's are such a big group of misfits and I love all of their personalities. They aren't as developed as I normally like my characters but since the family members are secondary characters I suppose I don't have a lot of room to complain. There were some new developments with them that had me really excited and at the same time gave me about a million more questions! (view spoiler)[ Her sisters are both primes! Both of her cousins have magic too! How are there so many different kinds of magic specialties in one family? Are they really going to become their own house? (hide spoiler)] Connor "Mad" Rogen's layers are getting peeled back and I like what I'm seeing more and more. He's had a rough past and he's finally just starting to be a human again. I also liked that he was really trying his best to win Nevada rather than just assuming he was entitled to her. Speaking of Nevada, she's an amazing heroine. She's everything. She's just the effing greatest! She's a very strong person and at the same time, she has a vulnerable side. I just love her to bits. 
 White Hot accomplishes something rare in a middle book of a trilogy: it stands as its own story while still connecting the first and last books. There's no dreaded middle book syndrome here! White Hot took the high stakes from Burn for Me and raised them even higher! There is a much bigger conspiracy simmering beneath the surface and I'm pretty sure everything is about to come to a head in Wildfire. I can't wait to move on with the series and find out what happens next for Nevada, the Baylors, and Rogan. I believe that this is supposed to only be a trilogy but I would love to have more adventures with Nevada! I hope we get some more stories in the future. But in the meantime, I'm ready to go on another thrilling adventure with Nevada and her crew in Wildfire. 
 P.S. I'll leave this review with one little slight spoiler... There's a sequence of events that lead to the use of some adorable furry ferret burglars. I loved that scene intensely!