There are so many good authors out there that some of my past favorites have been neglected, being the avid, voracious reader that I am. So what a delight and a surprise upon rediscovering Nora Roberts, whose books I used to read, seemingly, ages ago. On a whim, my sister, a reading buddy, sent me Nora’s trilogy, Born in Fire (1994), Born in Ice (1995), and Born in Shame (1996). Starting with the first, I simply could not put the three-volume hardback down until I had finished all three.
Set in Ireland, the trilogy is the rich and engrossing story of three sisters, each respectively featured in one of the books, and the men with whom they fall in love. Each of the sisters is an artist of some type. Maggie Concannon, the oldest sister
and the heroine of the first book, Born in Fire, is a glassmaker. Next, Brianna Concannon, the heroine of the second, Born in Ice, artistically runs a bed-and-breakfast and is an artist in her kitchen as well as in her and others’ gardens. Finally, Shannon Bodine, born and raised in New York, is the heroine of the third book, Born in Shame. She is a painter. Each book is light, romantic reading with all the elements of good fiction: plot, characters, setting, the themes of family and friendship, even intrigue. If you like happy endings, as I do from time to time, you will enjoy this trilogy as much as I did.
ISBN 0-399-14388-2
