Fire in the Heart [Paperback]

Katherine Sutcliffe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1990

From the horrors of a British work house comes sable-haired, violet-eyed Bonnie Eden, whose fate crosses the path of restless, moody Lord Damien Warwick. Desire and conflict rage side by side as Damien offers Bonnie shelter--until passion overwhelms them both! Original.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Sutcliffe's ( Renegade Love ) latest is a pleasant if predictable Victorian-era tale of opposites attracted to each other, starring nobleman Damien Warwick, "the biggest womanizing rakehell in England," and young Bonnie Eden, who seeks refuge in his castle after escaping from a brutal workhouse. Their slowly growing love is sweetly conveyed, despite the artificial obstacles Sutcliffe throws in the way of their ultimate happiness. Sutcliffe's great strength here is her characterization of Bonnie: ignorant even of the connection between sex and pregnancy, and, at the same time, burdened by too much knowledge, particularly of the horrible circumstances of her father's murder. The plot twist that resolves Bonnie's long search for her father's killer is neatly penned without undue melodrama.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Katherine Sutcliffe is the "USA Today" bestselling author of twenty-two novels, including the "Romantic Times" KISS award-winning "Fever." She has won numerous other awards, including the "Affaire de Coeur" Silver Pen for Favorite Author of the Year, and a "Romantic Times" Reviewer's Choice Award, and she has been a Romance Writers of America RITA Awards finalist several times.

Sutcliffe has also worked as consultant head writer for the daytime dramas "Another World" and "As the World Turns," on which she appeared as herself. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her children, as well as with her Arabian horses, pygmy goats, and house rabbit. She is married to an English-born geologist, and invites readers to visit her website at www.katherinesutcliffe.net.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380755793
• ISBN-13: 978-0380755790
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,464,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, great read!!!, April 12, 2006

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Susan "Saru" (MN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire in the Heart (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book so much!! I couldn't put it down. I even skipped my kickboxing class just to continue reading it!! The sex scenes were absolutely sizzling, but very, very believable. They were so ordinary, yet intense. The Heroine was a little too much, but of course, she had been raised in an orphanage and had to survive.

Unlike some of the readers who found it historically untrue, I beg to differ. The ton married below themselves all the time!! Especially women were married all the time!! They were absorbed into the system. The bit about her moving around while pregnant and the wedding were a little too far fetched, but I enjoyed it all the same. The ending was sort of rushed in my opinion, but that is possible because I didn't want the story to end.

This book did what it was supposed to do. It took me into another world. And I was happy to stay there. I strongly recommend it. One of the best!!

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars YAWN!, August 22, 2001

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a book lover (Boise, ID USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire in the Heart (Paperback)

Sorry. I don't see what all the excitement is. I tried, I honestly tried to read this book. I tried to get into the characters. But I could see nothing appealing in Bonnie... yes, the author tried to make one sympathetic to her circumstances, but she was spiteful, vicious, dishonest, and frankly, all her anger against the "hero" made no sense at all. It's difficult to believe a gentleman would be attracted to her. You may account for lust, with a vivid stretch of the imagination, but it's a real stretch.

Maybe they were a match, after all; as a hero, Damien came up short. His reactions to other the characters are not consistant... one moment he's tolerant, the next he flies off the handle. Furthermore, and all the brooding just gets boring.

Perhaps it gets better. I don't know. There's only so much I could force myself to read before I gave up and put the book away. I think I made it to Part 2, but it was an effort.

My advice to anyone looking for a good read? Judith McNaught. Julia Quinn. Kathleen Woodiwiss. Shirley Busbee. Johanna Lindsey. Nora Roberts. Jennifer Crusie. Teresa Medeiros. Susan Sizemore. Ah, but my list could go on and on, and that's not my purpose here.

The only thing this book lacks is compelling characters, interesting dialogue, honest emotion, and a storyline.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My romance with historical romance began here!, February 1, 2011

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M. CARMON (MARION, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fire in the Heart (Hardcover)

In the summer of of 1996 my grandma gave me this book and said it was one of the best she ever read, being 16 at he time and more interested in computers, boys and music I took the book and put it away for later. Two months later I was bored and decided to try reading this, my first ever romance novel and with one chapter I was hooked for life! I have been reading historical romances for almost 17 years now and never have I found one to replace "A fire in the heart" as my favorite! The characters in the book become so real in your mind and you can almost see them in people you know, some of the other reviews said they did'nt like the characters because of broodiness, spoiled behavior, or indecision in their actions but that is what sets this book apart from the rest. It is a romance not a fairytale where everyone is perfectly behaved, always makes the right decisons and never has a change of heart. While reading about Damiens struggle with his feelings for Bonnie you are made to understand what true love can make you do, and while reading of Bonnies temper tantrums and sometimes violent behavior you come to understand that we dont always do the right things to someone you love and there are consequinces for that. This book has the perfect balance of romance and real life to make you believe that this is a truly great love story of passion, lust, forbidden love, and forgivness . I have had four copies of this book so far because I always go back to it when I want a great read to make laugh, cry and fall in love.