A Touch Of Fire [Paperback]

Barbara Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 4, 2001

Winner of the 2001 Golden Quill Award in the category of Paranormal Romance!

Security agent, Michael Forest, has given up his dreams of a wife and family. When he's assigned to protect Summer Morgana Starr, he's stunned by his attraction to her, an attraction he fights.

Summer, born with the ability to restore fiery lines of power deep in the earth's crust, risks her life each time she heals those lines. For her own safety, she should bond with a man of paranormal powers, but her heart has chosen Michael, a man without any psychic talents.

When a ruthless enemy from Michael's past puts Summer in jeopardy, Michael sacrifices himself to save her life and her sweet touch of fire.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...Clark has a wonderful voice for creating marvelous paranormal stories that leave you breathless." -- Suzanne Coleburn, The Belles and Beaux of Romance

"4 Roses!...Spicy!...A strong storyline, well-thought-out characters and a scenic backdrop combine to create a page turner." -- Tami Sutton, Escape to Romance

"5 Stars!...a complex plot that is easily followed and makes you tingle to boot!" -- Lani Roberts, Affaire de Coeur --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Barbara was born in San Diego, California, but basically was raised all over the United States; at least that's what it seemed like when she had to list the twenty-three schools she'd attended in her college application. Barbara and her sister and brother learned to adapt to new places. From East coast to West coast, they lived at the edge of the Dismal Swamp in North Carolina, fed the ducks in Fenway Park in Boston where Barbara went to Girls Latin School, and experienced their only hurricane in Charleston, South Carolina. They also lived in Tucson, Arizona, New York City, the San Diego area, and finally the Los Angeles and Orange county areas of California. Later, as an adult, Barbara spent time living in Nome, Alaska, which was a fantastic experience. Some of those years have become part of Barbara's fictional characters' backgrounds. Now that Barbara's retired after thirty-four years of teaching, she's excited by her new and growing career in writing. "Growing" hardly describes Barbara's leaps and bounds of recent achievements. Her novel A Breath Of Heather (the second book in her popular and best-selling Sons of Earth & Wind series) won First Place in the Paranormal, Time Travel, Fantasy category of the 2001 Orange Rose Award contest. Additionally, the book was named a finalist in both Affaire de Coeur's Reader-Writer poll and in the Daphne Du Maurier Award (Paranormal Category). Moreover, A Touch of Fire (the third book in the Sons of Earth & Wind series) was christened the winner of the 2001 Golden Quill Award in the paranormal romance category. The literary world, not to mention the voracious fans of paranormal romance, wonders why she didn't retire years earlier with the quality of product she continually produces. Indeed, in 2002, two of Barbara's novels—Dangerous Haven and Deserts Of The Heart—also became finalists in the 2002 Crystal Globe Awards, for Best Overall Romantic Fiction! Additionally, Barbara also writes under the pseudonym April Reid when she wants to stretch her writing skills into the erotica genre. Readers will find the same quality in stories by "April" as they have come to expect in stories by "Barbara." The only difference is the stories will be more steamy and over-the-top. Always, they will be action-filled...in more ways than one. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Romance Foretold Inc (August 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158697923X
• ISBN-13: 978-1586979232
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,280,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars one sitting paranormal romantic suspense, December 20, 2002

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Touch Of Fire (Sons of Earth and Wind) (Paperback)

In California, psychic sculptress Summer Starr "sees" the magnetic lines that pulse beneath the earth's mantle and has the uncanny ability to "calm" down the earth. Her brother-in-law worries about her safety from an individual accusing her of being a witch. Summer's in-law hires Michael Forest to protect Summer from this avenging person who blames her for causing the death of his brother.

Michael and Summer are attracted to one another, but she knows she must ignore her feelings, as she believes she must marry someone with psychic abilities to pass on her gift. Michael shares her feelings, but carries baggage that makes him believe he is her inferior and not deserving of someone as magnificent and caring as his client. He also has to consider his beloved's safety as two international thugs want him dead. Michael and Summer try to keep the relationship on a protective level only, but the heart does not always listen to the brain.

A TOUCH OF FIRE is a one sitting paranormal romantic suspense novel that never slows down whether the plot focuses on the romance, the suspense, or the paranormal, or a concurrent combo. The story line moves at a rapid rate yet enables the audience to understand the motives of the lead couple whom insists they're not in love. Though the South American and African thugs provide intrigue, they do not add depth to an already powerful third book in the highly recommended Sons of Earth and Wind paranormal Series (see TEARS OF THE HAWK and A BREATH OF HEATHER) for fans will appreciate a touch of Barbara Clark.

Harriet Klausner