The Touch Of Fire
1992
- fiction
- outlaws
- women physicians
- fiction, romance, historical, general
- fiction, westerns
- physicians, fiction
- arizona, fiction
The story
SHE WAS A LADY DOCTOR...HE WAS A DESPERATE OUTLAW. ONLY HER HEALING TOUCH COULD IGNITE HIS HEART'S HIDDEN PASSION. Annie Parker came to Silver Mesa, Arizona, because it was the only place she'd found where folks thought a woman doctor was better than no doctor at all. Her lonely life became harder still on the winter night Rafe McCay broke into her office with a bullet in his side and a bounty hunter on his back. With a gun aimed at her heart, he led her deep into the Arizona mountains, and into a world of danger and passion, for Annie discovered in Rafe not only a wounded man, but a soul betrayed...and Rafe, healed by her skill and the magic in her hands, awakened in Annie a woman's tender longing and desire. Pursued by dangerous secrets of the past, they are swept into a thrilling odyssey of the heart - a bold, exhilarating journey that rekindles Rafe's lost hope and transforms Annie's healing gift into a deep, enduring love.
What it’s like
Wide, sun-bleached Arizona desert and cold mountain nights, the kind of landscape a historical romance lingers over in long, sensory passages: dust under hard light, the bite of winter air in a frontier clinic, the warmth of a lamp against dark timber. The prose is warm and brisk, carried by close third-person interiority so the reader feels each glance and hesitation. The vibe is a slow-burning western romance with a tender, wounded edge, suited to a rainy weekend under a blanket or a long evening with a cup of tea when you want a story that moves between danger and quiet intimacy. Pacing is steady, with the tension of being hunted giving way to lingering scenes of care, trust, and attraction. Its emotional register is earnest and romantic, and the arc follows a guarded healer and a betrayed outlaw gradually opening to each other. Violence is present: gunshots, a wound, and a pursuing bounty hunter, though it stays in the background rather than being graphic. Sensuality is romantic, with desire built through touch and longing rather than explicit detail. It is for readers who enjoy frontier romance, flinty heroines, and a hero who is rough at the edges but gentle with the people he trusts.
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