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Passion's Bright Fury

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This is a well-written book with Rad's usual passionate intensity. The women are strong but vulnerable, valiant but not invincible. But you'll never guess -- the tall, dark, tortured surgeon has a *past* that makes it difficult for her to *love.* The earnest newcomer is *puzzled* by the reticence of the woman she's falling in love with. It *confuses* her and causes her to cry sometimes. Can anyone spell F-O-R-M-U-L-A?

The characters are well-drawn and the setting very well done, but the PLOT has been done -- by Radclyffe especially -- many times now, and that really interferes with my enjoyment of the story. I am a big Rad fan, but she needs to take pages from Karin Kallmaker's books -- no two sets of heroines are the same, and the reasons the get together or stay apart are unique to every story. They're never cookie cutter and I know Rad has different stories in her.

Sorry to be a downer about this book. If it's your first Rad you'll love it. But if you've read everything else you might have my response, which is I'm tired of the formula.

What do I love about this medical drama--besides everything? There are so many things but I would have to say how utterly romantic it is--and I am not even talking about the sizzling sex. The way Sax and Jude look into each other's eyes, the way the color of their eyes change depending on their moods, the way their body language speaks volumes filling in where the dialogue leaves off, and the way I get so caught up in the action that I don't even realize that the world around me exists. Radclyffe is adept at creating a complete picture while allowing the reader's imagination to fill in the rest. It is a fine balance between telling too much and too little. I think Rad gets it just right. I have a couple of references but I don't want to cite text and include spoilers. You will have to trust me on this.

I am so drawn to these characters that I want to
be with them, be like them, live their lives...

Have you ever seen a person grinning from ear to ear on a treadmill going almost four miles per hour, oblivious to the sweat pouring down her neck and into her eyes, and all the noise of an active family all around her? Well that was me when I was reading "Passion's Bright Fury." And I thought I couldn't put "Safe Harbor" down.


"Passion's Bright Fury" is a five plus star read and should not under any circumstances be missed.

Once again, Radclyffe has written absolutely beautiful, and brilliant prose. This woman must have a vivid imagination, or has lived each of these experiences. I am sufficiently addicted! In this book, Saxon Sinclair is a surgeon, much like the character of Tory King, in the Provincetown Tales. Saxon is totally focused on her work, and hates intrusion. Then Jude Castle, a film-maker commissioned to film a documentary, invades the hospital where Saxon works and immediately sets up shop with her cameras and spotlights. Dr. Sinclair protests and thinks that cameras have no place in a trauma unit. Jude thinks Dr. Sinclair is the most arrogant witch she has ever metand just wants to do her job and get out of there. With the sparks, comes attraction and as Jude watches the skillful and graceful Dr. Sinclair in action, she becomes attracted to her and the sexual tension builds until you can't stand it. (Radclyffe is good at building sexual tension) Finally they hook up and the way Radclyffe writes the sex scenes-Whoa! I loved this book and I love the way Radclyffe writes. I am hooked!

Beautiful, brilliant surgeon Saxon Sinclaire is more than angry at her superiors. In an effort to drum up publicity for their hospital, they have agreed to allow a film crew to do a documentary on the first year of a surgical intern. In this case, it's one of Sax's interns. In her first meeting with producer/director Jude Castle, Sax is rude and only marginally cooperative. The two women are constantly at odds, but they also feel an almost irrational attraction.

Sax is a private woman with coal black hair and eyes so blue, they're almost purple. She lives for (and practically at) the trauma unit at the hospital. Ever private, romance is something she never thought she'd experience... That is, until she goes over the edge with Jude.

Jude, with bright red hair and emerald green eyes, is also married to her career. Her director of photography is frustrated with her for not giving romance a chance. She is undeniably drawn to Sax, while also being infinitely frustrated by the stubborn woman. Jude is torn between the solid, casual relationship she already has with Lori and the potential passion she could experience with Sax.

A series of stressful events leads the women on a collision course to their future together. Both are ultimately surprised and delighted by how things turn out.

Radclyffe is a master at writing lesbian fiction. This book is somewhere between an R and an NC-17 rating. As always, her characters are incredibly well-developed and just a little more than real. Sax and Jude are just a little better than perfect specimens who have well-hidden, yet severe insecurities. In watching them overcome their personal, internal battles, it's impossible to stay distanced from the characters. The reader can't help but feel emotionally charged while the author drives this roller coaster.

`Passion's Bright Fury' is certainly one of Radclyffe's best stand-alone books (i.e., not part of a series) and is very highly recommended by this reader.

As I make my way through Radclyffe's books I find myself enjoying nearly every page. There really are only a few lesbian writers out there who deliver such solid, consistent entertainment. Radclyffe has a niche all her own within the romance world, with characters who are knowledgable, valiant and exceptionally moral.

The women in Passion's Bright Fury are saved from being unbelievable paragons by their powerful attraction to other women, which humanizes them, well, for the most part. We may not be these women, or even know women like them, but we really do hope women like them exist somewhere!

Radclyffe is also a professional and there is no sloppy prose or unnecessary scenes to slow down solid, action-packed pacing. When it comes to the action-romance the list of good, consistent writers is short indeed, and Radclyffe, for me, sits very near the top, if not in the #1 slot. Given how great her action pacing is, I am hoping she someday turns her talents to fantasy or sci-fi.

What a riveting book. The images stayed with me long after I finished ... even before I read it the second or third time. The characters are extraordinary in their skill and intelligence and quite pleasingly ordinary in the way that they have had to struggle with the wounds and limitations that life has inflicted upon them. The backdrop of creating a documentary about and within a busy trauma center, to the dismay of the Chief of this service, reflects the voyeuristic attitude and entitlement that seems to be increasingly present in our media. It provides an interesting look into multiple sides of the issue. We are taken into a world that few get to see first hand, at least while awake, and the experience is powerful, realistic and moving in its intensity. It was a joy to watch these two bright, talented, driven and ethical women negotiate the twists and turns of this complicated endeavor while sensing the energy and attraction growing between them from their earliest meetings. And the sex? No comments here could do it justice ... read the book, you won't be disappointed. As usual in Radclyffe's writings, the secondary characters also hold tremendous appeal and add a depth and breadth to the story that make it easy to imagine being there. This is one of the most memorable books I've read in a long time.

Radclyffe does it again! Her love stories never fail to capture me. This time she does it with Saxon Sinclair, the brooding Chief of Trauma at a Manhattan hospital and Jude Castle, an independent documentary film maker. These two women are successful in their professional lives but in their private lives they are broken lonely spirits who can only be healed by finding their soul mates. As in all her books, the reader senses early on that these two women joined will make them whole, but the wonderful ride Radclyffe takes you on to get to the destination where these women also know it is nothing short of glorious. Last but not least, the love scenes are hot!

Experiencing a traumatic event first hand can give you great insight. One woman - who has done just that - "invades" the territory of a hospital's only female Trauma Chief to film a documentary. Secretive and aloof, the surgeon insists on absolutely no personal questions, no personal information, even though the documentary is not focused on her. What is she trying to hide? And why? And why does the filmmaker get such a strong feeling of "de ja vu" every time she is around the surgeon? If the filmmaker learns what secrets the surgeon holds, will she use them against her?

As time passes, and they begin to spend a great deal of time together, one undeniable fact comes to light - they are beginning to experience strong feelings for each other. Will they allow themselves to act on these feelings? Why can't they be around each other without wanting to rip each other's clothes off - immediately!

Radclyffe is a superb writer and continues to display that fact with a strong tale of life, love and death in the world of hospital trauma rooms.

Passion's Bright Fury will keep readers immersed in this spellbinder and mesmerized to the last page.
The heart-pounding pulse of the trauma intensive care unit drums through Passion's Bright Fury, the evocative new romance from best-selling author Radclyffe.
This fast-paced, action-filled story doesn't stint on tugging the emotional strings. Saxon Sinclair (Chief of Trauma at a Hospital in lower Manhattan) is hurting from years of emotional neglect and rejection, but it doesn't stop her from reaching out to Jade Castle. (filmmaker,shooting a documentary in the trauma unit)
The sexual tension, the need between Saxon and Jade, is evident in every look that passes between them and the subsequent lovemaking burn holes in the paper.
Rad just keeps getting better. That's saying something, too, because she's always been damned good. As suggestive as her prose is, Rad's real talent is bringing together vivid characters who sound and act like real people. Even in crazy situations. Rad also displays her deftness at exploring human motivation, and the challenge of confronting and accepting your inner self.
Is Passion's Bright Fury worth the cover price? ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY!!!!!!

Radclyffe has outdone herself. Saxon Sinclair, is the head of Trauma at a big hospital. Saxon is brooding and brilliant. Jude Castle comes to do a 'real world' type documentary about the Trauma unit. Saxon doesn't want to let Jude in to the unit or her heart. Jude succeeds in doing both. The action of the hospital is very well written and believable. The action and dialogue between Jude and Saxon simply swelters. One of the best books I've read in quite a long time.