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43 Light Street #5
Trial by Fire
Trial By Fire by Rebecca York released on Jul 24, 1992 is available now for purchase.
250 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 1992
About the author
Rebecca York
421 books452 followersRuth Glick (born 1942) is a best-selling author of healthy cookbooks and has also written dozens of romantic suspense romance novels under the pen name Rebecca York.
Ruth earned a B.A. in American Thought and Civilization from George Washington University and an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Maryland. Although she always wanted to become a writer, Glick was convinced that her lack of spelling skills meant that her goal was unattainable. As a stay-at-home mother, she took a community college course to help her choose a career. The course made it very clear that writing was her primary interest. Glick began writing articles for newspapers and magazines, but after several years decided to try writing fiction. Her first book, a kids' science fiction book, was finally purchased by Scholastic Inc..
Since then, Glick has become a highly successful author of over 50 romantic suspense and paranormal novels. Many of her novels are published under the Harlequin Intrigue line, and in June 2003, she became one of the first authors published under Berkley's new Sensation imprint. Before 1997, she often collaborated with Eileen Buckholtz and Kathryn Jenson.
Glick also is a highly regarded author of cookbooks focusing on healthy eating. She sometimes hires trained chefs to test the recipes that she creates, and makes sure that every recipe is tested at least three times before it appears in one of her cookbooks.
Glick is the head of the Columbia Writers Workshop. She and her husband, Norman Glick, live in Columbia, Maryland, where Ruth collects rocks, and enjoys cooking, walking, reading, gardening, travel, and Mozart operas. They have two grown children, Elissa and Ethan, and two grandsons (Jesse and Leo).
Ruth earned a B.A. in American Thought and Civilization from George Washington University and an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Maryland. Although she always wanted to become a writer, Glick was convinced that her lack of spelling skills meant that her goal was unattainable. As a stay-at-home mother, she took a community college course to help her choose a career. The course made it very clear that writing was her primary interest. Glick began writing articles for newspapers and magazines, but after several years decided to try writing fiction. Her first book, a kids' science fiction book, was finally purchased by Scholastic Inc..
Since then, Glick has become a highly successful author of over 50 romantic suspense and paranormal novels. Many of her novels are published under the Harlequin Intrigue line, and in June 2003, she became one of the first authors published under Berkley's new Sensation imprint. Before 1997, she often collaborated with Eileen Buckholtz and Kathryn Jenson.
Glick also is a highly regarded author of cookbooks focusing on healthy eating. She sometimes hires trained chefs to test the recipes that she creates, and makes sure that every recipe is tested at least three times before it appears in one of her cookbooks.
Glick is the head of the Columbia Writers Workshop. She and her husband, Norman Glick, live in Columbia, Maryland, where Ruth collects rocks, and enjoys cooking, walking, reading, gardening, travel, and Mozart operas. They have two grown children, Elissa and Ethan, and two grandsons (Jesse and Leo).
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September 18, 2018
My review is tainted by the fact that i strongly dislike books about reincarnation and i am not a huge fan of historical romance. For such a small book, this one did a lot to aggravate me.
It might have been tolerable if I had liked the main characters. The female lead kept saying things like "Oh, Dan" which was annoying. Dan was hot and cold for me. Neither one of them seemed to know who they were (a byproduct of not knowing they were reincarnated i suppose). Just one more reason to not like books about reincarnation.
The whole relationship seems to be based on what happened in the past. The characters make little effort to get to know each other in the present until the end.
A sex scene following a near murder was just too much for me. I can't say more than that without spoiling but you will know it when you see it. I wanted to give 2 stars because this book is part of a series that i have liked so far. But 2 stars is too much.
It might have been tolerable if I had liked the main characters. The female lead kept saying things like "Oh, Dan" which was annoying. Dan was hot and cold for me. Neither one of them seemed to know who they were (a byproduct of not knowing they were reincarnated i suppose). Just one more reason to not like books about reincarnation.
The whole relationship seems to be based on what happened in the past. The characters make little effort to get to know each other in the present until the end.
A sex scene following a near murder was just too much for me. I can't say more than that without spoiling but you will know it when you see it. I wanted to give 2 stars because this book is part of a series that i have liked so far. But 2 stars is too much.
October 22, 2022
Had trouble connecting with the story and the romance. Enjoyed aspects but it was hard to get through
July 17, 2016
(Suspense/Romance 1992) And the third novel, same basic plot. She's remembering a former life as a herbalist, he's investigating murders and believes she is involved, and somewhere out there is an evil force wanting revenge for events from long ago. Not bad, but some of the familiar faces from the other 43 Light Street stories are involved and help (it's actually one big book with three stories, but I could not find it under that title). Romance ensues...
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