Tested By Fire (Baxter Series)

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Summary: Exciting. Riveting. Can't put it down!
Review: "Tested by Fire" may be her first novel, but she writes like a veteran. This book is the first of five in the "Baxter Series" of Christian based myseries. It holds your interest from the very beginning. The story is about a houseboat explosion which is believed to have wiped out a complete family, but quickly escalates to a homicide investigation and a manhunt for the father of the family. This book will appeal to Christians, but will also keep the mystery book fan interested. Tastefully written, I'm impatiently awaiting her second book of the series.

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Summary: CONTEMPORARY PAGE-TURNER
Review: I agree with the Publishers Weekly reviewer re: Kathy Herman's first Novel in the Baxter Series,TESTED BY FIRE---great first effort! She demonstrated insightful principles and profound spiritual wisdom in this top-flight, well written, compelling story. Everyday characters struggling without forgiveness and hope made me at times laugh and cry---some found that God intended grace to be their solution. This novel left me wanting more of Monty's Diner and the "cast" in Baxter,USA.

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Summary: clunky
Review: I did not enjoy this book at all but rather found the story and dialogue clunky and uninteresting at best. It began well but slowed in pace and petered out way before the end with far too much repitition of certain themes like angelic visitation

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Summary: Excelent Series!!!!
Review: I judge books by their cover, thus, I didn't read this book for a while. My roomate and my sister loved the series and keept raving about it. As I am an avid reader I finally picked this book up and Wow! I read the whole series (4 books so far) in two days! They are all excelent books about God and His faithfulness to his children. Take my advice, read the series, don't look at the cover, and you will be blessed.
Hint: don't start them if you have to get some sleep, you won't sleep.

Rating:
Summary: Excelent Series!!!!
Review: I judge books by their cover, thus, I didn't read this book for a while. My roomate and my sister loved the series and keept raving about it. As I am an avid reader I finally picked this book up and Wow! I read the whole series (4 books so far) in two days! They are all excelent books about God and His faithfulness to his children. Take my advice, read the series, don't look at the cover, and you will be blessed.
Hint: don't start them if you have to get some sleep, you won't sleep.

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Summary: Great book!
Review: I read Christian novels as fast as I can get them into my hands so I know good writing. I have some very favorite authors. Kathy is a new author to me and this debut novel was so thrilling, so wonderful that I would like her to know it. I can't wait until April for the 2nd. She is definitely a wonderful writer and it is hard to put the book down. I pray she can write many more.

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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: If you like action, suspense and not being able to "figure out the ending" ahead of time, you will enjoy this book. I can't wait for the next one in the series to come out! The characters really pull you into the plot and keep you guessing. I look forward to reading this author for many years to come!

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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: Tested by Fire is the best suspense I've read in a very long time! The plot opens with a dramatic houseboat explosion and the action continues non-stop from that point on. I laughed, I cried, I symphatized...in other words, I joined with the characters during each aspect of the story. I enjoyed the tension of suspense, the drama of a best friends search for truth, the inspirational message, and especially the wonderful descriptions of place and town. I feel like I can walk down Baxter's main street and right into Monty's diner as if I do it every day. I can't wait for book two in the Baxter series!

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Summary: Great start to a new series!
Review: This book is a real page-turner! Kathy Herman is a first-class writer. She gets you to care about the characters, and the story moves along quickly. Most series continue the stories of the same characters. In the Baxter Series, however, all 4 books (as of September 2003) are set in the same small town and seem to have the same background characters, but the major plot-line involves different characters for each book.

I loved the first book, but I was up late last night getting into the middle of the second one "Day of Reckoning" and I like that one even better! The third one is a "medical fiction" book, which I love. (See my other reviews of Hannah Alexander's and Harry Lee Kraus MD for other recommendations.)

This is series I can highly recommend! I'm glad that I started reading it when 4 books are out - I hate waiting months or a year to read the next book in a series! I'm excited about the 5th book in the series, which will be coming out in a few months!

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Rating:
Summary: Great start to a new series!
Review: This book is a real page-turner! Kathy Herman is a first-class writer. She gets you to care about the characters, and the story moves along quickly. Most series continue the stories of the same characters. In the Baxter Series, however, all 4 books (as of September 2003) are set in the same small town and seem to have the same background characters, but the major plot-line involves different characters for each book.

I loved the first book, but I was up late last night getting into the middle of the second one "Day of Reckoning" and I like that one even better! The third one is a "medical fiction" book, which I love. (See my other reviews of Hannah Alexander's and Harry Lee Kraus MD for other recommendations.)

This is series I can highly recommend! I'm glad that I started reading it when 4 books are out - I hate waiting months or a year to read the next book in a series! I'm excited about the 5th book in the series, which will be coming out in a few months!

Check out my other reviews!