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This is the final book in the series and brings together some of the threads from the other books. It tells the story of the final battle of the Raintree andAnsara as well as the story of the star crossed lovers -- Mercy Raintree and Judaj Ansara. They were once lovers and as Mercy knows every Ansara is swron to kill any child that results from a union of Raintree an Ansara.

After  reading Raintree Inferno as a M&B Intriue, I had to get the next books in the series. Jones' is currently up for a Rita and is an enthralling read.  The second Raintree brother became a homicide dective after his parents' muder and can talk to ghosts.

This is a reprint of Swain's 1990 book on the nuts and bolts behind the creation of characters. As with his preivous book, Techniques of a Selling Wrtier, Swain compacts a lot of material in a highly readable book. He uses broad brush strokes so that the reader can understnad how to use the techniques. With his background in pulp ficiton.Swain is acutely aware of the demands of the medium.

Eblgisah Lord,Ordinary Lady may have a title and possibly a blurb that appears to be a Regency set story (it fooled a few people in the name that catagory competition on Write Stuff), BUT it is a wonderful feel good book with a thoroughly contemporary feel.

Riantree Inferno is the first title in the Raintree trilogy. It has just been released as part of the M&B Centenary and has been featured in the British press. Anyway, I was intrigued.