Unexpected Sparks

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Title: Unexpected Sparks
Publisher: Justice House Publishing (2002, first edition)
Bold Strokes Books (2006, second edition)
Editor:
Author(s): Gina L. Dartt
Cover Artist(s):
Illustrator(s):
Date(s): 14 February 2002 (JHP)
June 2006 (Bold Strokes Books)
Series?: yes
Size: 276 pages
Genre: femslash, uber
Fandom: Original Fiction, Star Trek Voyager
Language: English
External Links: first three chapters
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Unexpected Sparks is a Janeway/Seven uber novel by Gina L. Dartt. It has a sequel called Unexpected Ties.

In 2003 it won Silver in the J/7 Blue Awards in the category "Interesting Uber".

JHP summary:

This book opens with a fatal fire for Sam Madison, Truro's local Lothario, as his insurance office burns to the ground. This arson and subsequent fires makes falling in love a little more complicated as Kate Shannon, forty years old, elegant and highly respected in the small Maritime town, finally surrenders to her growing feelings for twenty-six-year-old Nikki Harris, a country girl who has a habit of poking her nose in where it doesn't belong. Will discovering the unexpected sparks for each other blind these two very different women to those set by an arsonist? Or will the new couple, working together, stop the killer before anything else goes up in flames?

Bold Strokes Books summary:

Falling in love is complicated enough without adding murder to the mix. In the midst of bookstore owner Kate Shannon's growing feelings for a much younger Nikki Harris, a fatal fire in an insurance office across the street adds another challenge--and one that could be deadly. Subsequent fires make life hot as they rush against time to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of Sam Madison, all the while dealing with their newfound attraction. Will the unexpected sparks between these two very different women blind them to the true identity of the arsonist? Or will they be able to stop a killer before anything else goes up in flames?