I've heard a lot about Kelley Armstrong over the last few years, and thought I'd take an opportunity to read some of her short stories to introduce myself to her writing and her world...

And... here I begin to doubt whether short stories will be a best introduction. This is not really a stand-alone story, but more of an 'origin' piece for a clearly already-established character and his mentor. A young boy's mother has to deal with the fact that her young son is developing pyrokinesis... ( )