Burn

I was lucky enough to get an Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) of this book at the 2009 Gathering. I think I have read this book three or four times since. 

This book was co-authored by Erin Healy and it is obvious this is not all Ted. I'm not saying that as a bad thing. It was actually quite refreshing having someone another voice chime in. 

It is about a Gypsy girl named Janeal Mikkado. Janeal is tired of the gypsy life when a man named Salazar Sanso abruptly enters Janeal's life. He presents her with an opportunity to escape the camp and save her father from some bad business deals he made. Janeal takes the opportunity, but at a very steep price–the lives of many that she loves. 

Janeal puts the camp behind her to become a successful businesswoman. She finally has her life just the way she wants it until her past comes back to haunt her–her best friend Katie who died the day she made a deal with the devil–only, she didn't really die. Janeal must face the consequences of her actions head-on with a twist I don't think any reader will see coming. 

Pick up the book and read it for yourself. If you do, or have read the book, leave a comment below on what you thought of the book. This was definitely on my top favorites in my Dekker collection, although I have a love for each book for its own reason, but I could read this one again.

I unfortunately cannot go into great detail about the graphic on the left without giving away too much of the story. I will tell you the mesa on the bottom represents the setting of the Gypsy camp while the heart shows the good and evil that resides in each of our hearts. The quote is stated a few times but the eldest member of the camp to Janeal. 

The one on the bottom I have named "Million Dollar Soul" for obvious reasons. I loved the mesa so much I decided to use it in that picture as well. If you look closely, there is more going on in this picture than first meets the eye. There's the obvious money flying through the desert, but see if you can spot Salazar watching the destruction from far away as Janeal runs from the chaos she has created.

We each struggle with the chambers of our heart every single day. Do we take the money we found on the sidewalk or turn it in? Do we extract revenge or forgive? Do we sell our soul for a million dollars or do we make the most of the life that has been given to us? The choice is yours, but remember, each action has a reaction...everything comes with a price.