Dawn of Fire

Dawn #1

by Susannah Leigh

Set in France, Indochina, and China in 1840, Dawn of Fire is a fast-moving adventure story of a beautiful young woman determined to rescue her missionary brother from imprisonment in the jungles of Indochina and the handsome shipping captain for whom she possesses an all-consuming desire.

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 2, 1992

About the author

Susannah Leigh was born in Minneapolis and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. After graduating from the University of Minnesota she moved on to New York City, where she worked at a variety of jobs and appeared in many off-Broadway productions. She stayed in New York for twelve years and then left for a year of traveling to such spots as Morocco, Nepal, and Afghanistan.

Ms. Leigh is currently living in West Los Angeles, where she spends her non-writing time indulging her interests in reading, travel, history, and lying in the sun.

Reviews

[Tapa in lovezone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lost interest after a point.
After 50% it was the honeymoon period for the Hh. No real struggles as such. Only that the H doesn’t tell h that he had a Chinese mistress and has two sons from her.

[CB]

Not interested - plot