A Fire in Heaven

By Annee Carter

He was dangerous to know... He appeared suddenly in the dense woods, a demon with midnight in his eyes and fire in his touch. Thrown from the carriage she'd been driving at breakneck speed, Lady Kira... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440222974
• ISBN13: 9780440222972
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A KEEPER!

Accused of murdering his wife, Damien Sharpe, once wealthy and respected, was condemned and shunned by society. Now reduced to living as a recluse in a hunting lodge - part of the estates which were once his - a concession from his childhood friend, Rolf Pembroke, who was the present owner of Hyperion Walk, Damien's home. His wife's murder had shattered his world and the life he had known before was no more.Kira Scottney, part-gypsy part-gentry, returned to her family in England after the death of her mother. On the way to her father's estates, a runaway carriage brought her into Damien's path. Blatantly defying her father to tryst with an outlaw, she was the one person who steadfastly believed in Damien's innocence and sought ways to clear his name and bring him back to society.It doesn't take two peas to deduce the identity of the real murderer and the motive behind the crime.What makes wonderful reading is Kira's unwavering faith in Damien (this is not story where the hero and heroine fight over misunderstandings or jealousy) but from the beginning, Kira and Damien struggle to have their love accepted. The one drawback is that for all the harm the villain caused Damien, the perpetrator got off too lightly without the humiliation he deserved.

An original and fascinating romance

In 1884, eighteen year old circus performer, Kira Sergenkov is suddenly summoned by her English aristocratic father, Lord Scottney who she has never met. Because of a death bed promise made to her mother, Kira travels to England to see her aristocratic father, who pleads with her to stay for a year in the hope that she might marry an aristocrat so that a legitimate heir can be born and the family line will continue. If, at the end of the year, she is unhappy, he will fund a circus for her to manage back in America. Seeing the rainbow at the end of the year, a reluctant Kira accepts the offer. Kira meets Damien Sharpe, a nobleman who is thought to have gotten away with killing his wife. In spite of the overwhelming circumstantial evidence agaist him and his uncouth manner, she believes him to be innocent and the pair falls in love. Kira begins to help Damien find the evidence that will prove his innocence. However, if Kira is correct in trusting her beloved, than someone close to him has to be the killer and that individual would never sit idly by and let proof of his guilt surface. This novel is an interesting blending of the Victorian romance with elements of a who-done-it. Even though readers will know the killer's identity rather early in the story, they will find much pleasure with the historical romance of the characters and the mystery of finding evidence to identify the true killer. Though not for pure mystery aficionados, A FIRE IN HEAVEN is a book that fans of romantic suspense and historical romance will fully enjoy. Harriet Klausner