"Interesting and Controversial."

Upon the death of her father, Kate Corsi ends her long self-imposed exile and returns to her home town of Baltimore, Maryland for his funeral and the reading of his will. At the funeral Kate encounters her ex-husband, Donovan, whom she hasn't seen in 10 years. She is not certain how she feels about seeing him again, given the explosive nature of their break-up and the fact that Donovan has since taken over the spot in her father's life and demolition company that Kate always felt should be rightfully hers. When the will is read, she is shocked to discover that in order for her brother Tom, Donovan, and herself to inherit anything, she and Donovan will have to live together for a year. She reluctantly agrees to the terms, but only because she wants her brother to have something from their father, from whom they were both estranged. She believes that Donovan has agreed to co-operate because he wants to inherit her father's company, but what she doesn't know is that Donovan still loves her and is hoping for a new start, and a way to make amends for the past.

THE BURNING POINT is more than a love story, it is a story of the emotional change and growth that is sometimes necessary before people can accept and forgive not only the imperfections and failings in others, but in themselves, as well. Kate is a woman who once used to handle her problems by denying them or running away, now she is determined to face up to the truth. Donovan is a different kind of hero, someone whom the reader learns to love and trust again, right along with Kate. It is a difficult journey, but one you won't want to miss. Mary Jo Putney's first foray from her usual genre of Historical Romance into the world of Contemporary Romance is an admirable success.

Reviewed by Janice Bennett
Posted August 3, 2001