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by Kristie Leigh Maguire
ISBN: 1932993126
Binding/Media: Paperback - 180 pages
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Gently read copy in like new condition. No reading/ shelf wear.
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A Very Steamy Romp
Rating  (4)
Date: 2009-05-11
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
When I read the author's introduction in this book I was thinking it was going to be a tame romance. Heck no. There's some threeways and a lesbian encounter in these pages. If those types of things don't turn you off then I would say give this one a try. The story moves along at a snappy pace and never gets bogged down. Even though this is the second in a series with the same characters, don't let that deter you away from it. There is enough of a recap through conversations and whatnot to give you a good idea of the first book's storyline. To me, this was one of those steamy books that I wish were more readily available.
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This in eBook Format Will Melt Your Screen!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-01-31
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Another great romance novel by Kristie!
The adventures of Marcie Treyhourne. This gal just has a way of finding excitement, erotic adventures with a splash of romance, along with a little trouble along the way. Kristie makes the characters come to life. If things got any hotter while I was reading the eBook, my laptop would have melted.
If you love romance with an erotic flair to it, you need to read Cabin Fever along with Desert Heat. Although it may be snowing outside at your house this winter, you'll be burning up after these novels.
Thanks Kristie for another exciting read!
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Fairly scorches the pages
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-11-01
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Marcie Treyhorne, heroine of DESERT HEAT, has been through many moves during her long marriage to Steve, whose job requires that. Always before she's adjusted and coped. But this is the first time she's left a lover behind, and it's almost more than she can handle.
Steve knows all about Jim, Marcie's lover, because admitting him as a third party in their open marriage was Steve's idea. Marcie's sadness as she tries to settle in at their new home in the mountains, though, goes beyond anything Steve expected. How can he help her get over missing Jim?
Once again the Treyhornes' bedroom action fairly scorches the pages, but this time we readers are in for more than a tale of unconventional romance. As we pass through a turning point in Marcie's life with her, the questions she asks herself seem eerily familiar.
Enjoyable resolution to what really does turn out to be the second half of a two-part tale.
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Enjoyable resolution to Marcie Treyhorne's story
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-11-01
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Marcie Treyhorne, heroine of DESERT HEAT, has been through many moves during her long marriage to Steve, whose job requires that. Always before she's adjusted and coped. But this is the first time she's left a lover behind, and it's almost more than she can handle.
Steve knows all about Jim, Marcie's lover, because admitting him as a third party in their open marriage was Steve's idea. Marcie's sadness as she tries to settle in at their new home in the mountains, though, goes beyond anything Steve expected. How can he help her get over missing Jim?
Once again the Treyhornes' bedroom action fairly scorches the pages, but this time we readers are in for more than a tale of unconventional romance. As we pass through a turning point in Marcie's life with her, the questions she asks herself seem eerily familiar.
Enjoyable resolution to what really does turn out to be the second half of a two-part tale.
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Snowbound escapades in the mountains
Rating (4)
Date: 2005-09-29
2 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
We first met Marcie Treyhorne in "Desert Heat", a woman who knew what she wanted and had no qualms about going after it. Happy in her marriage with Steve she is surprised at the sudden attraction she feels for her new boss, Jim and soon the two of them have invited Jim to share their lives and their bed.
But now Steve's job takes them away from the desert and into the Nevada mountains, leaving Jim behind. Marcie is so depressed, wondering how she'll ever get over the separation for it was no secret to Steve that she'd fallen in love with Jim and fallen badly.
And then Steve starts eyeing their pretty new neighbour...
This is a very fast paced book with lots of tangled love lives, dealing with jealousy, love and sex. Steve and Marcie are proud of the fact that they have an "open marriage" but is it all it's cracked up to be? Are they just setting themselves up for heartache?
It is definitely an adult book, no closed bedroom doors here, but the love scenes are tastefully done and by the end of the book you wonder what Marcie and Steve's next amorous adventure is going to be.
I must admit I did prefer the first book in the series, maybe because there was a lot more build-up before Marcie and Jim finally got together, but this second one is a good continuation of Marcie's story and fans of the first will surely like this one too.
Reviewed by Annette Gisby, author of Shadows of the Rose and Silent Screams
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by Kay Hooper
ISBN: 1597220957
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 357 pages
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Light reading wear, light shelf wear. EX LIBRARY copy in a very good condition. Usual library marks present.
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Another fun read from Kay Hooper
Rating (4)
Date: 2009-12-17
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This was another fun read from Kay Hooper. This is a romantic novel through and through. It does have some mystery and suspense but mostly the whole book is about the struggle Kane and Tyler's love for one another. The only thing that is annoying about the book is the romantic conflict the couple have after they have already given themselves to each other. Tyler "feels" like a serious relation won't happen even though she loves him and Kane doesn't push Tyler to love him because he is so scared in losing her. I see this repeatedly in romance novels It's so annoying especial when the male character will communicate what he actually wants. For example "I want to be with you and get to know you." The female usually translates that to "I just want to have casual sex with you. I don't want strings attached." Gosh do women really think like this? On the other hand I like reading books like these because it is far from reality and they always end "Happily Ever After" Other than that slight annoyance, it is a fun read. I read it in two days and couldn't put it down because it is a fun story.
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I liked this - but definitely a light read
Rating (4)
Date: 2009-07-07
The author describes this book as a "romantic adventure". It is the story of Tyler and Kane who work for two rival collectors. Tyler and Kane also have their own rivalry going on. The two end up having to team up in order to find the latest artifact their employers want. And of course, along the way they end up falling in love.
I liked this book but didn't love it. However, for some reason I feel compelled to give it 4 stars instead of 3. Even though the secondary characters weren't great (although I liked contessa) the writing draws you it - or at least it drew me in. You can see some of the writing style that Hooper uses in her more recent books, however the feel of this one is much lighter without the darker undertones of the SCU series. Fans of the newer books - be warned this is a MUCH earlier novel, and it shows. However, still a decent short read (only took me about an hour).
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I loved this book
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-04-22
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I loved this book, the storyline was great, I love the way some writers can get you to feel the emotion written on the page, not all writers can do that. For me the story worked.
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Silly
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-02-24
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is the first Kay Hooper book for me. I didn't know quite know what to expect, but I didn't expect downright silly. A gorgeous young woman with a magnificent figure and a handsome young man with a hairy chest, bitter rivals, are after the same ancient chalice in Colombia. They have competed for other ancient artifacts all over the world, we learn, and while they don't trust each other for a second, they are drawn together by lustful urges. Oh my, yes.
That's the nub of it. He gets captured by a group of bandits, led by a beautiful seductress bent upon raping him and is saved just in time. They meet another competitor in the jungle, just like that. And on and on. It's all downright silly, the adventure, the quest, the lust, the romance, if that's what you call it. I liked the Indiana Jones movie series, and there are elements of that here. But Indiana Jones was campy fun, and I suspect the author wants the reader to take this book seriously. I couldn't.
There's plenty of lust and tasting and all that sort of thing. But there is nothing here that should convince the reader of reality, of possibility, of honesty. Maybe I'll try another Hooper book to see if it gets any better. It couldn't get much sillier.
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Great read
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-01-28
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Im always surprised this book and the Haviland Touch arent mention more often. They were both great reads, very entertaining. Light but the characters were fun and their personalities were well sussed out. I would tell anyone who likes Kay Hoopers novels to get this book
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by Jane Lockwood
ISBN: 0451222172
Binding/Media: Paperback - 352 pages
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Sold with pride. Previously UNREAD copy which has been removed from our store shelves.
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Definitely a Personal Choice Genre - Historical Erotica
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-11-01
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
As the youngest son of the Earl of Frensham, Allen Pendale found himself facing a long boring ship voyage to the Caribbean to see his father, one of the biggest sugar plantation owners on the island. The journey was about to become more enjoyable when Allen discovered Miss Clarissa Onslowe a governess traveling to meet her new pupil, the daughter of another wealthy land owner Lord Lemarchand - March. Allen, quite the lothario, recognized a kindred spirit when he saw one and found Clarissa to be a willing student whom he instructed in the sensual arts on that voyage, never expecting to lose his heart.
Allen never thought to become so involved in Clarissa's life, but when her new employer Lord LeMarchland decided to enter into an arrangement with Clarissa, Allen was overcome with regret that as a younger son he had nothing to better March's offer. However, March wasn't as entranced by Clarissa as he was with Allen and the passionate bonds this ménage a trois formed would be fraught with jealousy, love, passion, and betrayal when a dark secret of Allen's past came to light.
*** First of all, as remarked by other reviewers, this book is definitely NOT FOR EVERYONE. From the very beginning of the voyage, Allen and Clarissa began a very steamy and erotic affair that was vividly portrayed leaving nothing to the imagination in either descriptive language or physical acts. In fact, some of the terms used were ones I hadn't heard before but had to look up meanings in my copy of SLANG AND EUPHEMISM guide book. Now whether it was a good thing or not, I did discover some new words to add to my vocabulary, although I'm not quite sure as to where or when I would ever use them.
The story itself was actually fairly good with some light-hearted moments on the voyage between Allen and Clarissa. It could have even been a nice love story had it not been for the ménage a trois that later came into existence with Allen loving Clarissa, who fell under the spell of March, while March really fell in love with Allen until March discovered Allen's deep dark secret and then made it his business to destroy him. You could almost say that during the good times the attraction between Allen and Clarissa would turn into a nice romance, albeit a bit on the risqué side, but then Clarissa had this complete turn around falling in love with the enigmatic March, even as Clarissa discovered it was Allen whom March truly loved. For some reason, out of the three main characters, I actually began to like March more than Clarissa or Allen, as his love for Allen seemed much more emotional and beguiling.
Bottom line: To be perfectly honest this type of genre with a M/F/M triangle of romance does not work for me. All that aside, while the genre is not something I care for the book was very well-written with a lively pace, witty and held a decent underlying historical story. If erotica and ménage a trois is to your taste, then by all means, you would enjoy this book.
Marilyn Rondeau, [...]
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Terrible, wish I could give it zero stars (spoilers included)
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-09-13
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
What could have been a really interesting love story with the backdrop of a shipboard romance and tropical nights turned into a terrible novel with two of the most grasping self centered characters to grace a historical romance.
Allen Pendal, an Earl's son and also a lawyer, is on his way to meet his father on a Caribbean Island. He is a bit of a rake but I liked him thorughout the entire novel. He meets Clarissa on board, who is on her way to the same island to be a governess to plantation owner Mr. Lemarchand's daughter. His plantation is right next to Alan's. Clarissa confides in Alan that she desires above all to be a courtesan and seeks Alan's help in learning all the tricks of the trade, so to speak. These two engage in some steamy lovemaking on ship and open up emotionally with each other. This part of the book I actually liked.
When they arrive on the island Clarissa considers their relationship over and merrily goes on her way to Lemarchand's home. Very quickly, the owner takes a fancy to Clarissa and desires her to become his mistress, Clarissa asks Alan to create the courtesan contract and when he asks her to marry him, she turns him down flat. I stopped liking her at this point because she became so self centered. Alan was not an overly wealthy man. Lemarchand is wealthy and he proves to be unlikable to everyone but Clarissa.
Clarissa easily switches her affection to Lemarchand but the strange thing is even though he engages in very erotic lovemaking with her, Lemarchand really wants Alan which makes Clarissa very angry. The lovemaking between Clarissa and her protector and a couple of times with Alan joining them (Lemarchand wants Alan, Alan wants Clarissa,and Clarissa wants Lemarchand) is totally lacking any emotional connection.
Lemarchand turns out to be a total monster, not that Clarissa overly cares. He is her meal ticket and she claims to love him even though he represents everything she abhors about slavery. Yes, Clarissa has no problem laying aside her scruples for this wicked slave owner. Alan is so besotted with Clarissa, he can actually share her with some one else and still find her irresistible even though she does not love him.
If you are looking for an unprincipled (I never got over how abolitionist Clarissa could easily marry a man who treated slaves horrifically), greedy heroine, well, this book is for you. I am so glad I got this from the romance section of the library and did not pay money for this novel.
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Feel misled by the publisher on this one.
Rating (1)
Date: 2007-12-29
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I found this book in the romance section, it was labeled a historical romance, and the back cover description made it sound as if the plot was about the woman, Clarissa, choosing between the two men who love her. Well, Allen loves her and seems like a nice enough guy, but she leaves him and decides she loves March, a man who lives a life completely against her values. Except March actually loves Allen, and Allen doesn't like men but has threesomes with the two of them just to be in bed with Clarissa who he still loves. There is no real happy ending for anyone in this story, nothing believable about the relationships. It's an erotic novel but it's definitley *not* a romance. If you like really steamy, erotic books about a *real* romantic relationship between the hero/heroine this definitley is NOT the book for you. I'd try something like Caine's Reckoning which I think it by Sarah McCarty.
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Confusing but Still a Lovely Cruise----
Rating (3)
Date: 2007-10-21
2 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
The female lead starts this intense novel right off by experiencing her own sensuality like I imagine very few "ladies" did of this historical period. Then in between some lovely setting descriptions of travel by ship, a very ugly secondary tale about slavery in the Carribean starts weaving its' way through the story creating havoc. What time period are we in exactly?? Do we relax and enjoy the sensuality or is this a commentary on anti-slavery and human venality? Pass--simply too much work.
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An Unusually Good Read!
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-10-14
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I enjoyed this book. It had a few twist and turns that are usually not in an historical. I liked the conflicting emotions it showed between the characters and there were also the steamy love scenes. This may not be for everyone though. The love triangle is flawed, but each one of them give and take in order to be with the one they love. All in all, this was a page turner and I will read anything else the author may write.
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by Nora Roberts
ISBN: 0515144142
Binding/Media: Paperback - 512 pages
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Sold with pride. No writing, no marking. Minimal reading wear. Copy in very good condition with normal creasing in the spine from previous reading.
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Love Nora Roberts books
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-08-30
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It arrived promptly and was in excellent condition.
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A tale that spans a lifetime.......
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-08-19
Whew!!! What a journey this book took me on! Capping out at almost 500 pages, this book is definitely a commitment, but one that is satisfying and unique.
The plot was new to me. The characters were magicians/thieves. I have never read a romance novel that centered around these "talents" and I was riveted page after page just as I am in real life where magic is concerned. It also contains "heist" plots. Max, Roxie, and Luke are accomplished and professional thieves, and I was reminded of one of my favorite movies, The Italian Job, as I read his book.
The romance between Luke and Roxanne is ONE of the books plots.....but it's certainly not the main plot line. This was also new to me as most of the romance novels I read focus exclusively on the main couple. Honest Illusions takes us on a journey through the characters entire lives. Broken up into three parts, part one focuses on Luke and Roxie's childhood, part two focuses on their adolescence and romance, and part three focuses on their adult years.
This is a story of a family as much as it is about a couple. It deals with heartache, healing, and all the places in between. I strongly recommend it.
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NOT REALLY A ROMANCE---
Rating (3)
Date: 2010-05-26
This was more of a saga about a family of famous magicians, who were also accomplished thieves. (Hard to root for the bad guys.) It mainly consisted of EXTREMELY detailed accounts of their trials, tribulations and heartaches. It had a few enjoyable moments but was drawn out WAY too long.
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Definitely Not Her Best
Rating (2)
Date: 2009-09-21
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have to admit, this is the first Nora Roberts book that I've read that I can say I didn't like. I truely don't see how it has gotten all the four and five star ratings. Nora is one of my favorite authors. However, this book was long and drawn out with what I consider to be tidiuos details. Chapter after chapter of character background. There was nothing to keep your need to read going. You could start in the middle of the book and not really miss anything.
I also agree with a couple of the the other reviewers. It's pretty hard to fall in love with characters who are theives. They don't even need to be theives, they just are because they enjoy stealing. I also hate it when authors use the "woman gets pregnant, and for whatever reason the guy leaves without knowing it, so the woman gets angry and doesn't tell him he has a child when he finally reappears" plot in their stories. When that came to be in this book, I almost tossed it in the garbage. If it hadn't been a Nora Roberts book, I would have. I read romance books because I enjoy reading about good characters and rooting for their happiness in the end. It should leave you smiling. This one left me wondering how much longer till it's over.
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Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts
Rating (2)
Date: 2009-03-31
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am having a hard time getting through this novel. There is such a long flashback of the youth of the main characters that I'm not enjoying it as much as I usually do her novels.
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by Susan Johnson
ISBN: 0425196828
Binding/Media: Paperback - 304 pages
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Sold with pride. Gently read copy in like new condition.
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Hot and Steamy...
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-02-15
I have read Hot Pink a few times now. I have to say this is the best book to have your imagination run away from you.
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*Reader Beware! My opinion!*
Rating (2)
Date: 2007-07-29
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Ye gads, I was afraid to write a review for this book. It seems readers are gettng mighty personal about other people's reviews and opinions!
Now IMO, this book was okay-ish. I got it on sale at Borders so I can't complain. Amy was actually the most fleshed out character in the book. And she was a freaking pyscho. I got a sorta Sex and the City vibe with Chloe reminding me of Carrie and I was starting the HATE Carrie by the show end.
There was nothing in Rocco's and Chloe's relationship that made think they had a real relationship. Conversations while orgasming doesn't count. Well they did have that one conversation where they found out they liked baseball!
Hmm what else...Chloe's friends were annoying (IMO jeez !) I didn't think the erotic scenes were all that hot (does that make me a heathen of some sort ?! lol)
I read another review that mentioned the lack of explanation for the pink hair. I found that lacking as well. This was the first SJ contemporary I read, and I was wondering why it was entitled 'Hot Pink' , and then saw the heroine had pink hair, and I was like 'what the hell? pink hair?!' I kept imagining her with tinted pink hair like a geriatric old lady.
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Not bad if you know what you're getting into...
Rating (3)
Date: 2006-07-17
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I don't read many "romance novels," but this was different from the stereotypical Fabio-sweeps-her-off-her-feet kind of story I envisioned. I picked this up at Bargain Books on a whim and read the whole thing in a day. Needless to say, it's a quick, brainless read.
Whether or not you enjoy this book depends on your reasons for reading it. If you want serious literature with glittering descriptions and deep thematic implications, this is obviously not the book. If you want morals or virtuous characters of any kind, again, not the book. But if you're bored or lonely and looking for something steamy that keeps the pages turning quickly, featuring Sex-and-the-City-esque characters you can become somewhat but not overly attached to, _Hot Pink_ is a good choice.
The author includes many pretty graphic sex scenes that are probably effective if you have a liking for such things. Her language of the sex act itself is pretty hokey, as can be expected, but it didn't embarrass me too badly, though I wouldn't want my mom catching me reading it or anything.
Rocco is pretty sexy if you can get over his silly name. Chloe is artsy, carefree, and extremely easy. Both are generally unbelievable (I mean, they give it up in the first 5 minutes). The rest of the characters don't matter much. Parts that bothered me about the book include Amy's over-the-top annoyingness, and Chloe's assumption of Rocco being a liar even though he wasn't. She sure treated him mean when all he wanted was, you know, her heart.
Chloe's slutty demeanor is forgivable because this is a story. We readers aren't like that, but it's exciting to imagine the lifestyle. That's what this kind of book is for, isn't it?
I'd probably give it 2.5 stars, but 3 is still fair. Overall, this is a sexy, easy to read book. Forgettable, but entertaining.
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keep them coming
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-12-09
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
i have read about fifteen to twenty Susan Johnson books, and this one comes to be one of the most memorable. the characters are hot, especially the scenes that make you want to continue reading more and more. Because of this book, i decided to also try Hot Legs and see how she did there. Nevertheless, it is a little different from her other novels, being that this one is contemporary and not historical, Susan Johnson has scenes that "sizzle and burn". The chemistry between Chloe and Rocco is great and sexy. Definately recommended
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Steamy Sex Scenes...yes please!
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-07-16
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Sure its a very weak plot line involving instant attraction and first date sex (if you can call it a date) this book was super hot a perfect read before a hot date or home alone in bed. Note:Do'nt read this book in a public setting....I guarantee you'll blush.
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by Nora Roberts
ISBN: 0515136379
Binding/Media: Paperback - 352 pages
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Sold with pride. No writing, no marking. Minimal reading wear. Copy in very good condition with normal creasing in the spine from previous reading.
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Doesn't Live Up To The First Book In The Series
Rating (3)
Date: 2009-08-10
This book was not as good as the first in the trilogy. Dana was an annoying character who couldn't get over the fact that her heart was broken by the man she loved when she was 20. When Jordan walks back into her life eight years later, she is determined to hate him and keep him at a distance. Unfortunately, most of the story is about her trying to avoid Jordan and get him out of her system.
The plot about searching for the key to unlock the souls of the goddesses seemed to be an afterthought. Dana spends most of her time searching through books with the word "key" or "goddess" in the title, hoping the key will fall out of one of them. Throw in a few events with Kane, the evil god and that pretty much sums up the entire plot. This book is necessary to read if you want to finish the series, but not worth keeping on the shelf.
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Good, but not NR's best
Rating (4)
Date: 2009-07-09
Even though this is the 2nd book in the 'Key' trilogy, Key of Knowledge can be easily read as a stand-alone because Dana, the heroine, gives a pretty good - and funny - recapitulation of what happened in the 1st book, Key of Light. That said, I still recommend reading this series in order, as you get a better understanding of how things work in this PNR realm created by NR.
That certainly helped me to guess where the key Dana was assigned to find was hidden, because the pattern had already been established in the previous book. I had it all figured out pretty soon, and it was only Dana's stubbornness and blind eye about all things involving Jordan, the hero, that prevented her from getting it too. There was a twist in the end that shifted the pattern a bit, so it was nice to be surprised and see that not everything was predictable.
As for the romantic part of the story, Dana and Jordan had good chemistry and I enjoyed reading their scenes together. Theirs was a "lovers-reunited" kind of story, and this plotline doesn't always work for me - I mean, if you couldn't make your relationship work the 1st time around, why rehash it? - but I think NR did a good job showing why their 1st time together wasn't meant to be and how they needed to go their separate ways - Jordan being the one who had left - before getting back together for good.
As it happened in Key of Light, there's a lot of talk about symbolism, coincidences and fate in this book too. All interesting, but I confess my eyes started to glaze during some parts. Thankfully, those scenes were minor bumps in a story that, as a whole, flew quite smoothly.
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Key of Knowledge Key of Valor
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-06-22
Key of KnowledgeKey of Valor (Key Trilogy, 3) I had purchased the first book of the trilogy at a library book sale and liked it so much that I wanted the other two which I was able to purchase at Amazon. Loved the books. They are light and a fun read.
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BOOOORING!!!
Rating (1)
Date: 2009-02-18
This was my least favorite book in a poorly written series. The plot went around in circles and it felt like nothing was being accomplished. I enjoy Nora Roberts' books but I really did not like this series and I would not recommend it to anyone.
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Key of Knowledge
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-08
12 out of 12 customers found this reveiw helpful
This second book in the Key series is Dana Steele's story. Her counterpart in the search for the second key is Jordan Hawke. Dana and Jordan have a long history. Jordan is Dana's brothers' best friend, so their relationship started out with friendship, but turned to love. He broke her heart when he abruptly left town after the death of his mother. Jordan has returned as a successful writer, but also with a history attached to Warriors Peak. He has always been fascinated with the old house, so much so that he based one of his best selling books on it.
As Dana and Jordan search for the second key, it becomes apparent that they must resolve their past, and look into their future together if they are going to locate the second key. The evil foe Kane that was introduced in the first book, is playing dirty and deadly now.
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by Nora Roberts
ISBN: 0373285124
Binding/Media: Mass Market Paperback - 496 pages
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Sold with pride. No writing, no marking. Minimal reading wear. Copy in very good condition with normal creasing in the spine from previous reading.
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another great series
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-07-27
Get all three books in this series. They are great stories. Love Nora Roberts books. Good stories and easy read.
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Night Tales
Rating (2)
Date: 2010-06-12
I don't know what it is about this series, but all the females in these Night stories are such snots. They're rude, conceited, snotty, and unlikeable. What do these guys see in them? I liked Ryan a lot, he was so sexy and mysterious, but Natalie was an outright biotch to him. She needed a serious attitude adjustment. I couldn't stand how she talked to him like she was so much better than him.
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Great reading
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-04-22
Both stories in this book are well written and hold your attention. I had trouble putting the book down.
Thank you Nora Roberts for a very good read
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Night Tales/ Night shade / night smoke
Rating (4)
Date: 2009-06-11
This was a wonderful series by Nora Roberts. She is an exceptional writer, takes you into the books for a wonderful adventure.
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Disappointing series from Roberts
Rating (1)
Date: 2009-05-24
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
More like 1 1/2 stars.
First of all, I know this is a really minor thing, but the title "Nightshade" annoyed me, because it was just the guys' last name rather than something related to the story like the other stories, which I just felt was a cop-out. Other than that, "Nightshade" was pretty good; the investigation into the prostitution ring and Althea's past was interesting, and Althea and Colt were funny together at times. However, as I've said about the other books in the series, they're just too short to include both a complete and thrilling suspense and romance at the same time, and both tend to suffer as a result. I liked the premise of "Night Smoke," because I find arson investigators very interesting, but the heroine was just stupid and annoying. When someone tells you that there's a fire and to run and call 911, you listen to them. Also, the end was just wrapped up too neat, with the bad guy turning himself in and all. Overall, although I had higher hopes for "Night Smoke," I ended up liking "Nightshade" better. That being said, I enjoyed Night Tales: Night Shift & Night Shadow best of the series, and I wouldn't recommend this to readers other than hardcore Nora Roberts fans. Try Blue Smoke or Born O'Hurley (The Last Honest Woman / Dance to the Piper) for the best of Nora Roberts.
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by Nora Roberts
ISBN: 0373285051
Binding/Media: Mass Market Paperback - 512 pages
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Sold with pride. Gently read copy in like new condition.
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Two stories of love lost and found again
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-01-31
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a collection of two novels that have been published before on their own:
Once more with feeling
Raven Williams and Brandon Carstairs were a couple at the beginning of her career, but their relationship ended abruptly and painfully for both. Now Brandon is out to get Raven back and offers her the opportunity of a lifetime, to work on a musical with him. They are as attracted to each other as ever, but her painful past and their fear of being hurt again stands in the way of their love...
Treasures lost, treasures found
Kate Hardesty has always done what her cold and ambitious father expected of her, making a career and leaving behind the only man she ever loved. Ky Silver was only a fisherman and boat-owner on a remote island, and he knows that that's why Kate left him. When she comes back to the island to fulfill her dead father's dream and find a sunken ship full of treasure, Ky agrees to work with her because he wants to seduce her - but he never wants to love her again. She wants neither, because she may still love him but doesn't see how they could have a future together. But they can't be so close and remain emotionally distant, especially when the treasure hunts proves dangerous...
Both books are about people who made mistakes and lost each other as a result. Years later, they meet again and this time they are older and wiser and manage to get back together. That process is difficult and often painful, which gives both novels more depth than a lot of romance novels have. To me that made them very enjoyable and I'd put them among Nora Roberts' best. It should, however, be mentioned that these are not suspense novels, like Roberts later works. But if you like 'pure' contemporary romance with a few dark edges, this is definitely for you.
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Curl up with a good book
Rating (4)
Date: 2006-09-29
Reunion
by Nora Roberts
Reviewed by Pamela Ackerson (author of Home of the Braves trilogy)
Once More With Feeling
I've always thought second time around, second chances when it came to romance was pretty much a person's way of trying to hold onto the past. Ms Roberts has taken a hold onto the past situation and made it a happily ever after. Through the whole story I had a warm, happy feeling even when the main characters were struggling with their ghosts. It was a good story, definitely the kind to read curled up on the couch with a cup of tea.
Treasures Lost, Treasures Found
An excellent story! I whipped through this book and was disappointed when I was finished. I was not, by any means, disappointed because of the way it was written. I didn't want the story to end! I wanted to keep on reading about the new found romance. Fascinating, intriguing, intense and straight to the heart.
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Excellent book
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-09-04
Another exciting captivating book from Nora Roberts, and buying it through Amazon.com was incredibly easy!
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An enjoyable beach read
Rating (3)
Date: 2005-08-29
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Reunion has two re-release novels in one book. The first book `Once More with Feeling' tells the story of two musicians who meet again after five years to start there love affair all over again. The second book `Treasures Lost, Treasures Found' has a entertaining reunion story based around a treasure hunt. Both are fast fun `typical' romance stories.
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This is "Romance"?
Rating (1)
Date: 2005-07-22
3 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is the first Nora Roberts book I have ever read. I got to page 132 and had to re-read twice because I couldn't believe that the author had written "His fingers bit into her wrist while his other hand came to circle her throat" and "His fingers tightened slightly around her throat." At the end of this scenario, the female apologizes to the male.
Please ladies, let's make sure the definition of "romance" does not include being choked by one's significant other.
I won't be spending any more money on Nora Robert's work.
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by Nora Roberts
ISBN: 0373285051
Binding/Media: Mass Market Paperback - 512 pages
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Sold with pride. No writing, no marking. Minimal reading wear. Copy in very good condition with normal creasing in the spine from previous reading.
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Two stories of love lost and found again
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-01-31
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a collection of two novels that have been published before on their own:
Once more with feeling
Raven Williams and Brandon Carstairs were a couple at the beginning of her career, but their relationship ended abruptly and painfully for both. Now Brandon is out to get Raven back and offers her the opportunity of a lifetime, to work on a musical with him. They are as attracted to each other as ever, but her painful past and their fear of being hurt again stands in the way of their love...
Treasures lost, treasures found
Kate Hardesty has always done what her cold and ambitious father expected of her, making a career and leaving behind the only man she ever loved. Ky Silver was only a fisherman and boat-owner on a remote island, and he knows that that's why Kate left him. When she comes back to the island to fulfill her dead father's dream and find a sunken ship full of treasure, Ky agrees to work with her because he wants to seduce her - but he never wants to love her again. She wants neither, because she may still love him but doesn't see how they could have a future together. But they can't be so close and remain emotionally distant, especially when the treasure hunts proves dangerous...
Both books are about people who made mistakes and lost each other as a result. Years later, they meet again and this time they are older and wiser and manage to get back together. That process is difficult and often painful, which gives both novels more depth than a lot of romance novels have. To me that made them very enjoyable and I'd put them among Nora Roberts' best. It should, however, be mentioned that these are not suspense novels, like Roberts later works. But if you like 'pure' contemporary romance with a few dark edges, this is definitely for you.
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Curl up with a good book
Rating (4)
Date: 2006-09-29
Reunion
by Nora Roberts
Reviewed by Pamela Ackerson (author of Home of the Braves trilogy)
Once More With Feeling
I've always thought second time around, second chances when it came to romance was pretty much a person's way of trying to hold onto the past. Ms Roberts has taken a hold onto the past situation and made it a happily ever after. Through the whole story I had a warm, happy feeling even when the main characters were struggling with their ghosts. It was a good story, definitely the kind to read curled up on the couch with a cup of tea.
Treasures Lost, Treasures Found
An excellent story! I whipped through this book and was disappointed when I was finished. I was not, by any means, disappointed because of the way it was written. I didn't want the story to end! I wanted to keep on reading about the new found romance. Fascinating, intriguing, intense and straight to the heart.
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Excellent book
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-09-04
Another exciting captivating book from Nora Roberts, and buying it through Amazon.com was incredibly easy!
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An enjoyable beach read
Rating (3)
Date: 2005-08-29
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Reunion has two re-release novels in one book. The first book `Once More with Feeling' tells the story of two musicians who meet again after five years to start there love affair all over again. The second book `Treasures Lost, Treasures Found' has a entertaining reunion story based around a treasure hunt. Both are fast fun `typical' romance stories.
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This is "Romance"?
Rating (1)
Date: 2005-07-22
3 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is the first Nora Roberts book I have ever read. I got to page 132 and had to re-read twice because I couldn't believe that the author had written "His fingers bit into her wrist while his other hand came to circle her throat" and "His fingers tightened slightly around her throat." At the end of this scenario, the female apologizes to the male.
Please ladies, let's make sure the definition of "romance" does not include being choked by one's significant other.
I won't be spending any more money on Nora Robert's work.
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by Joy Fielding
ISBN: 3442133602
Binding/Media: Paperback - 816 pages
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Book in good condition with minimal reading wear. EX LIBRARY copy. Library markings present but no further markings or imperfections.
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