Reflections in Candlelight

Zine
Title:	Reflections in Candlelight
Publisher:	Ritoma Publications
Editor(s):	Rita Davies and Debbie Davies
Date(s):	1994-?
Series?:
Medium:	print
Genre:	het
Fandom:	Beauty and the Beast (TV)
Language:	English
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Reflections in Candlelight is a het Beauty and the Beast (TV) fiction anthology.

front cover

back cover

flyer

Issue 1

Reflections in Candlelight 1 was published in 1994 and contains 189s.

The art is by Inez Brown, Pam Tuck, Rosemarie Hauer, Helen Charlotte Hill, Edith Crowe, and Rosemary Castello.

• Teddy by Avril Bowles ("When Catherine gifts him with a kitten, Vincent turns out to suffer from allergies.") (1)
• Friends by Debbie Davies (9)
• That's What Friends Are For by Edith Crowe (also in Tunnels #2, Bondstories #11, and The Wings That Fly Us Home) (10)
• The Power of Love by Rita Davies and Linda Barth ("When a Helper's daughter discovers the tunnels, she and Pascal develop feelings for each other--but she has a dangerous and possessive boyfriend, and he won't let her go easily.") (27)
• Free Sample by Gwen Lord (107)
• In Their Dreams by Debbie Davies (113)
• Matchmaker by Jessie Gurner and Linda Barth ("Catherine and Vincent try to set Father up with an attractive history professor in the hopes that he'll stop interfering with their love life if he's distracted by his own.") (115)
• You Carry Our Light by Katrina Relf (131)
• Pro Quo by Edith Crowe (also in The Wings That Fly Us Home) (133)
• Magic Ripples by DJ Wilson (174)
• A Face from the Past by Marilyn Mastin ("Mary discovers that she has an unsuspected connection to Vincent.") (175)
• Narcissa by Peggy Garvin (182)
• Tall Tales from a Tall Tree, Leaf 1 by Mary Tummon (183)
• Cupid's Arrow by Debbie Davies (185)
• Tall Tales from a Tall Tree, Leaf 2 by Mary Tummon (186)
• Vincent by Hilaire Belangocavella (187)
• Acknowledgments (189)

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1

Having been the first person to set eyes upon the finished product, I just had to write and let you know what a wonderful group of stories and poems this book holds. I thoroughly enjoy a good read. Each story, written by different people and varying in length will hold your interest. The pages are full of romance, sometimes making you laugh aloud, and other times forcing you to reach for a hankie. There are also lovely pieces of artwork, drawn specially for inclusion in the book, capturing in full the essence of each story. I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Beauty and the Beast. In fact, it is a great pity that some of the stories weren't made into episodes for viewing on television, but by reading the book I promise that you will have the next best thing. Let's hope there's a sequel. On a final note, some may say I am biased because I am Rita's daughter-in-law, but I promise that my only purpose in writing this review is to let you know what I thought of it, before somebody else does...

It looked a treat and was a treat to read. I enjoyed the stories very much indeed. The artwork was brilliant too. In fact, I sat down and started to read it as soon as the postman delivered it. Mind you, I had to put it down for one or two trivial reasons eg prepare the dinner and then again to serve the dinner to my husband. Rita Davies has done an excellent job in putting this book together. The writers also did a wonderful job of writing such good stories, plus the artists produced beautiful art to decorate and illustrate a really good book. I hope this won't be the last. No, I am sure it is only the beginning!

Issue 2

Reflections in Candlelight 2

flyer for issue #2

From a flyer:

Because of the rising cost of coloured paper and card Ritoma Productions have now ceased to use Pink and Grey for their fanzine, "Reflections in Candlelight 2." Although this has a different coloured cover and white text. It has the same powerful stories inside.