Through the Fire (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Donna Hill has delivered us some closure for Quinten, after he lost his wife Nikita and found out he had a son in the last book. Most all of Donna's most loyal fans still felt empty at the conclusion of Pieces of Dreams, we felt that it just did not display our romantic end to a book. But, Donna Hill, allows us to feel that just like in real life, the book illustrated sometimes, its all about timing. It just was not Q's (that's what he's called) time to find real love in Pieces of Dreams. There was still much healing that needed to take place.

But this long awaited closure book called, Through The Fire, is the appropriate title for what both the hero, Quinten Parker and the heroine, Rae Lindsay must endure before finding what we can say God intented to take place between the two of them.

As you read this book, you feel the pain Q endures as he still deals with the loss of his wife, sister and mother and the impact it has on every single thing within his life. Oh, sure he functions and moves through his daily life, but at the cost of such an empty feeling. Rae, on the other hand had been dealt some heavy duty losses also, and she of course in her own way deals differently than Q but somehow, the similiarities in their past has such a connecting force that it draws them together. All of these if you read the story closely, and place yourself in one of these roles, you begin to feel the story as you're reading it. I for one did, and having experienced the loss of a love one, I surely have had first-hand training on the dymnamics that must take place in one's life to move on and be in a position to accept love all over again. And my folks, it anin't an easy task.

So, Donna, thank you for this easy, smooth reading that I truly enjoyed. I wish you nothing but continued success in both the romance and mainstream genres. Looking forward to Rhythms....

Here are some of my other favorite Donna Hill books: A Private Affair, Pieces of Dreams, Scandalous, Indiscretions, Intimate Betrayal, If I Could* (*her first mainstream fiction),Charade, Chances Are, Quiet Storm, Temptation and Deception.

This man's life has spanned three books. We first meet him in the book A PRIVATE AFFAIR. This is when we find out that his mother left him and his twin sister Lacy, then the twin later looses her life by a bullet. Quinn does find the love of his life Nikita Harrell. Then in PIECES OF DREAMS he looses Nikita and his world is turned upside down when he finds out his has a son by his childhood friend. Quinten finally finds happiness in Through the Fire.

Rae Lindsay has had disaster in her life as well. She looses her husband and daughter in a shooting. Her life has never been the same. How do you live again after loosing to of the most important people in your life. Well Rae lived day to day. One day she meets Quinten Parker. She knew of him because he was a famous musician. She also knew of the loss of his wife Nikita. They had a lot in common.

Quinten is attracted to Rae, but is trying to fight it. He feels that it just wouldn't work out. One of them would be hurt and he didn't want it to be him. Even though he told himself this, he still keeps coming around her. Be it at her apartment or at Encore at night club. THROUGH THE FIRE was such a great title for this book. Quinten definitely had been THROUGH THE FIRE. I am sooo glad Quinten finally found peace in the areas of his life. Rae needed to find peace also, but Quinten had a lot of things to put in perspective. He needed to realize that everything was not his fault and that forgiveness is a wonderful thing. I am glad Ms. Hill gave Quinten a happy ending.

Please read these books in order to know why Mr. Parker is the way he is. PRIVATE AFFAIR, PIECES OF DREAMS, then read THROUGH THE FIRE.

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!