Touched By Fire

by Gwyneth Atlee

TAINTED BY SCANDAL

Divorced, disgraced, robbed of her legacy and her pride, a desperate Hannah Shelton stages her own death and leaves the Pennsylvania home town that scorns her. Passing herself off as an innocent mail-order bride, she arrives in Wisconsin to meet her future husband--never anticipating the flames of passion that will sear her soul, and send her into the arms of another man.

TEMPTED BY DESIRE

Strong, steadfast John Aldman is pleased with his pretty bride-to-be, but it is his brother, Daniel, whose every glance, every gesture touches Hannah's heart with fire. Just when desire threatens to burn out of control, Hannah's deception is discovered, sparking off bitterness that may cost her Daniel's love. Now, while raging brushfires blaze through the land-as red hot and unstoppable as the passion of two lovers-Hannah knows she must confront her past...before she can claim a love destined to burn brightly forever.

Genres: Romance, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Ebooks, Fiction, Westerns, Historical

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1999

About the author

A pseudonym for author Colleen Thompson.

Reviews

[Jess]

Were there going to be vampires? We just don't know. And I don't want to.

[Lisa Rayns · Rating 5 out of 5]

My very first historical romance and I loved, loved, loved it!

There's so much action, suspense, and romance wrapped up in this book, I couldn't put it down. Beautifully done!

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read this book some 20+ years ago. It was the first I had heard of the Peshtigo fire. All these years I had been looking for it through the library with no luck. I went to our local used book store and there it was! I was worried I might not like it still, but I still do. The paperback edition looks like your standard bodice ripper, but it isn't. I would classify it more as historical fiction/romance. There are very few "sexy" scenes in it. Highly recommend it, if you can find it!

[Amber Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mail order bride

I couldn't finish this. I can't pinpoint what set me on edge but I hate Daniel and Mercy got worse it seemed as I read. There was just nothing to draw me into the story and make it worth my time.

[Caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was ok. I speed-read it to be honest as the characters didn't feel all that real. I got annoyed at Hannah who the author tried to make a strong character but was just annoying. I also didn't get on with Daniel, the main male character. Hannah's and Daniel's relationship just didn't click with me. There was a fair bit of preaching in the story; and it just didn't quite gel for me.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't generally like historical stories, but this was free and I enjoyed it. I will read other books by this author. Its great to get a chance to read authors for free to give an opportunity to sample an authors work. I have read many series by starting with one free book!

[Jade Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good book and even better that it was free. The characters were well developed and i found that i had a real affinity for them, the storey was enjoyable and not at all predictable definitely one that i will recommend in the future and will definitely read more work from this author

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book very much. The drama and characters were a good mix. In the end, they all got what they deserved.

[Dana Sahm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable read; better than expected based on the luke warm reviews, especially since I'm not into romance novels. It was a free Kindle book on Amazon and worth every penny...lol!!

[Brandi]

Loved every Page... At first I thought it was quite long, but it all worked out.

[Angie Neal · Rating 2 out of 5]

kinda painful to get through. The storyline was actually very intriguing, but it seemed way too drawn out. It just didn't hold my interest..

[Jen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an okay book to read, but the character development was week and the story was typical.

[Lindsay]

Amazon Freebie 10/19/2012

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice quirky book

[Victoria Lovell]

Set in earlier times. For the uptight way women were "supposed" to act then, I appreciated the spunk in the main character.