Heart on Fire

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Summary: Great book -- couldn't put it down.
Review: Diana Simmonds is a great storyteller. I really like books where you don't so much read the story as live it. The characters are real and have depth. 'Heart on Fire' was so good I ordered an extra copy -- because I don't know when I'll get the first copy back from friends! I also just read 'Forty Love' and I can't really say which one I liked best (I ordered an extra copy of this book too). If you like Diana Simmonds' 'Heart on Fire' and 'Forty Love', you might want to try 'Under the Southern Cross' and 'Silent Heart' by Claire McNab, and of course 'Curious Wine' by Katherine Forrest

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Summary: Heart on Fire
Review: Great romance novel. It compares to other great lesbian romances. I loved the way it was written, you get caught up in the struggle between the two women to become lovers. The author takes you into the heart and soul of the women and the beauty of the area that surrounds them. Makes it a special place. One I would like to visit.

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Summary: Heart on Fire
Review: Great romance novel. It compares to other great lesbian romances. I loved the way it was written, you get caught up in the struggle between the two women to become lovers. The author takes you into the heart and soul of the women and the beauty of the area that surrounds them. Makes it a special place. One I would like to visit.

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Summary: Best I read in a long time.
Review: I couldn't put this book down.I read in one night and loved it. She really made me feel the story. I'm looking forword to reading more of her work.

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Summary: No Comparison!!
Review: I read "Curious Wine" one day then the next "Heart on Fire", and all I could say is that there is no way possible "Heart on Fire" can compare. "Curious Wine" was my first novel of this sort and boy talk about exquisite. I think I have read and re-read it about 3 times, in that week, while I've only read "Heart on Fire" once and then I skipped around--- alot. I guess the reason the story was not interesting was that the chemistry between the character's was not there for me.

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Summary: Amazed to find this page: 1st tme visitor to Amazon
Review: Just browsing around Amazon and thought I'd see if you had my book. (Books now.) And pretty amazed to find it, plus the comments from a reader (very kind) and the review. As someone who spends a lots of time gazing into space when not gazing at a screen and tapping at a keyboard, it was a real jolt -- and a very pleasurable one -- to find people out there who've taken the trouble and care to write something about the book. I'm very fond of it. It's the first romance I've written and was great fun to do. I'm very happy that it's given people such a buzz. It's a buzz for me too. Thanks everyone. Stay in touch.

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Summary: An entertaining book.....
Review: The biggest obstacle this book faces is in the comparison of it to Curious Wine. I personally don't think there is or ever will be a better lesbian love story than Curious Wine, but standing on its own merits, Heart on Fire was a good read. I base my opinion on whether I finish the book in less than a few hours. It means I couldn't put it down, or didn't want to. Granted, being an English major I've learned how to read fairly quickly, but believe me, I usually savor good love stories. There are many books from Naiad I've bought, and there are some that I just couldn't even finish because it didn't grab me. This one did. Just one lesbian's opinion.

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Summary: The centerpiece is love
Review: There are lots of novels that promise a story of love discovered, but so few deliver it as well as this one. Jody thinks it's just a momentary diversion on an unexpected layover. Grace allows it to happen as a part of her self-exploration. Neither of them believes that love is even in the picture and yet the reader knows it, with every kiss and every caress. Both of them are so certain that their encounter will lead to nothing that they leave themselves vulnerable to feelings that demand a future.

The Australian setting of the novel is wonderfully conveyed, and the music that surrounds Jody a compelling part of her story. But the centerpiece of this novel is the unexpected love and the way these two women pursue their chance at happiness.

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Summary: Hot and well written
Review: This is definately a great book. One of the best romances I've read. Looking forward to more books by Diana Simmonds. This is my fave of hers so far. [e-mail] has great suggestions. Also try Karen Kallmaker's Painted Moon and Wild Things.