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I have read all three books in the Night Trilogy. I like it when Catherine goes back and cleans up a book or even adds to it. I personally like the orginials. This book is no exception to her skills. It was kind of hard for me to read through the abuse part but at least she had some one to love her completely.Its not for those who like your typical girl meets boy amd fall in love. I felt sorry for the nanny who lost her mind and became a murdering psycho who turns on her charge.Then there's the sister who keeps her husband with sex. Talk about a screwly family. Its a must read.

This is an excellent romance book. I hadn't read anything quite like it at the time, and this book will always remain one of my favorites. Excellent!

Well, there must be something about this book, since it's been around since 1989 and has had numerous printings. I'm just not sure it's worth the effort when there are a lot of really great romance novels that are here and gone distressingly quickly. Having the heroine initially locked in an abusive marriage rang true - women in that time really would have had nowhere to turn when trapped in such a situation. Their husbands essentially owned them, and could pretty much do as they liked. I liked the hero, Burke Drummond, and could see why he was attracted to Arielle, and she to him. But the coincidental plans from two different people to abduct Arielle on the same day and in the same manner? Hmmmm. And Burke's belief that it was okay to kidnap Arielle in order to press his suit? Kidnapping wasn't illegal back then? I suppose English earls could get away with just about anything, but still.... And what's the deal with the cliche raging fever after being out in the rain for what seemed like a very short time? She couldn't have been too out of it if she later remembered stories Burke told her while she was allegedly completely unconscious. Plus, while allegedly unconscious, she did affirmatively respond to verbal commands to do things like say "I do" at her wedding, and to sign her name - as long as those commands were delivered in a stern tone of voice. Double hmmmm. The villains were okay, but Dorcas's problems (Dorcas was Arielle's old nurse/maid/compainion) later in the book were a little hard to buy into. So, overall, this book was just average, and that's being really, really charitable. Parts were good, parts not, and an awful lot was given to the reader through narrative, rather than shown through actions and dialogue. I have read several of Catherine Coulter's books now, but primarily her contemporary novels. I have several of her historicals waiting to be read, and I understand they're where her reputation was made. And I do appreciate her candor when a book has been reissued, or rewritten and reissued (with this book she says she "just cleaned it up a bit," rather than a complete rewrite) - I wish all authors would be so candid. But I have yet to discover what made this author one with a large number of appearances on the NYT bestseller lists. My recommendation on this book? If you're a Coulter fan you've probably already read it. If not, and you still want to, definitely look for it in a used book store or your local library if you feel compelled to read it. With all those twenty-some-odd printings, it shouldn't be hard to find.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Night Fire
This is one of the very first romance novels I ever read. A friend of mine stole it from her mom and lent it to me in Eighth grade. Read more

Published on Sep 19 2001 by Erin

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad. 2nd best in Trilogy
This was a quick and interesting read about Burke and Arielle Drummond. This is the first in the night trilogy. Read more

Published on Aug 7 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars I read this book in 12 hours...
I enjoyed it, but I thought it moved too slow at times. It picked up towards the end though. I thought more exciting things should have happened for Arielle to get to trust Burke... Read more

Published on Feb 7 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Night Fire....a fantastic read!
In "Night Fire", you find a touching and intense love story between Arielle Leslie, and the man she had an interest in as a teen, Burke Drummond. Read more

Published on Jan 20 2000 by nvvb@mindspring.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Great...but who was the editor?
The book was great, but the only thing I have a problem with it was that you couldn't get the spelling of Arielle's name right. But I do recommend this book. Read more

Published on Jan 10 1999

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