Rating: 
Summary: Excellent, Entertaining, Enchanting...
Review: As always this was a very interesting book. This book bought closure to the Quinten Parker saga. I felt somewhat possessive of Quin, I really would have preferred that he and Nikita made a go of it, but due to her untimely dealth that was impossible. It is good to know that he was able to find love with someone and, hopefully he and Rae will live happily ever after. I admire the way the story was bought to a close and in the end, all parties involved appeared to be happy. I felt as if that was the end of a story well told, and sort of sad to see the saga end of Quin Parker, Nikita, Maxine,& etc. but life must go on and I did enjoy this episode. Donna, you did it again, this is an excellent book and I enjoyed it as I always enjoy your writing.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent, Entertaining, Enchanting...
Review: As always this was a very interesting book. This book bought closure to the Quinten Parker saga. I felt somewhat possessive of Quin, I really would have preferred that he and Nikita made a go of it, but due to her untimely dealth that was impossible. It is good to know that he was able to find love with someone and, hopefully he and Rae will live happily ever after. I admire the way the story was bought to a close and in the end, all parties involved appeared to be happy. I felt as if that was the end of a story well told, and sort of sad to see the saga end of Quin Parker, Nikita, Maxine,& etc. but life must go on and I did enjoy this episode. Donna, you did it again, this is an excellent book and I enjoyed it as I always enjoy your writing.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: During the month of May 2001 I began to read the romance novels of Donna Hill. This is the fifth novel of Donna Hill that I have read this month. This third installment, which started with A Private Affair, was simply wonderful and on point. Throughout the three novels involving Quinn, Nikkita, Maxine and then Rae. I prayed that Quinn would find peace within himself and come into his own. I was not disappointed.Though the Fire explored Quinn's deeply hidden emotional issues and his ability to either deal with them or not. I truly enjoyed his love affair with Rae, a very strong and committed woman with her own baggage. This is story of two people who lost loved ones and their guilt behind it all. The secondary characters were truly wonderful in that they assisted in seeing Quinn and Rae through their baggage. This was a perfect ending to some very complexed characters and it was a treat to see it all come to fuition. I will definitely read more by Donna Hill! A Fan for Life!
Rating: 
Summary: Not so good!!
Review: I thought the author tried too hard to make the characters seem deep. I thought the book was slow and drawn out. It was a disappointment.
Rating:
Summary: Not so good!!
Review: It has been three years since his wife Nikki's death, and Quinten is no closer to finding peace or closure. He hasn't composed or played music, and his next book is yet to be written. He is living in the same apartment staring at the same walls until he runs into Rae Lindsay at the market. She invites him to her poetry performance, and though he wants to stay away from that scene, he decides to go, prompted by a familiarity he feels with this tall, regal woman who exudes confidence. Rae has baggage of her own, but Quinten Parker's very presence forces her to look honestly at the tragedy in her own life. Rae works tirelessly on her song writing and producing while Quinten denies his talent and resists commitment to building a new life while neither can deny a strong spiritual connection. As they slowly and reluctantly build a relationship, tests and trials come in the form of a long-ago love and a young child. This story exudes with the beautiful word painting descriptions and characterizations for which this author is known. As finely crafted as a jazz composition by Miles Davis or Duke Ellington.
Rating: 
Summary: This stand alone sequel is good.
Review: It has been three years since his wife Nikki's death, and Quinten is no closer to finding peace or closure. He hasn't composed or played music, and his next book is yet to be written. He is living in the same apartment staring at the same walls until he runs into Rae Lindsay at the market. She invites him to her poetry performance, and though he wants to stay away from that scene, he decides to go, prompted by a familiarity he feels with this tall, regal woman who exudes confidence. Rae has baggage of her own, but Quinten Parker's very presence forces her to look honestly at the tragedy in her own life. Rae works tirelessly on her song writing and producing while Quinten denies his talent and resists commitment to building a new life while neither can deny a strong spiritual connection. As they slowly and reluctantly build a relationship, tests and trials come in the form of a long-ago love and a young child. This story exudes with the beautiful word painting descriptions and characterizations for which this author is known. As finely crafted as a jazz composition by Miles Davis or Duke Ellington.
Rating:
Summary: It's pretty good
Review: It's not Donna Hill's best though, I've read her other books and they were wonderful, I was dissapointed with her last two books "A Scandalous Affair", and "Soul to Soul". This new book "Through the Fire", is alright so far, I'm still in the middle, hopefully it'll pick up. But so far it's not so bad.
Rating:
Summary: It's pretty good
Review: It's not Donna Hill's best though, I've read her other books and they were wonderful, I was dissapointed with her last two books "A Scandalous Affair", and "Soul to Soul". This new book "Through the Fire", is alright so far, I'm still in the middle, hopefully it'll pick up. But so far it's not so bad.
Rating:
Summary: ..and coming out pure gold...
Review: Quinn Parker and Rae Lindsay are two souls destined to share forever. Quinn could barely live for today let alone tomorrow after the devasting loss first of his twin sister,then his wife. A chance meeting between Quinn and Rae leaves him unprepared for her deep insight into his vain existence, he is stunned by her ability to read into the depth of his pain. But, the confidence in Rae's words don't reveal the real reason she is able to see into the emptiness reflected in his eyes, she too has experienced a terrible tragedy that mirrors the same haunting loss. Quinn feels a kindred spirit with Rae and although he struggles against the rebirth of emotions that flood him, as they progess into a relationship he knows he can no longer be content to hide in his cocoon of loneliness. Rae too,is reluctant to fully give into her awakening emotions, she recognizes Quinn's insecurties but fears she will end up losing in love again. I was in tune as Quinn began to emerge from that dark place he made for himself, learning to live again, accepting the healing power and confident love Rae has opened to him. With the quiet support of family and friends both Rae and Quinn overcome the fires that threatened to consume them and rise like the Phoenix to a renewed life together. This book was awesome.
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Summary: Happy ending to a New Beginning
Review: Quinten Parker has been through so much that he had basically given up on life and love. His mother left him and his sister when they were teenagers, and his sister and wife were both murdered. After going through all that he doesn't want to get close to anyone because he is afraid that he may lose them. Rae Lindsey has also had a hard time with life's ups and downs. Her husband and daughter were murdered, so she gives up on love and works hard in her music career. That is until she meets Quinten. After talking to Quinten, she is determined that they will be good for each other. And Q is fighting the feelings that he has for Rae because he is scared. I really enjoyed how Donna brought the story together. She didn't make it easy for Rae to convince Quinten to trust in love again. This was a nice closure for Quinten.
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