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"Honest Illusion"
Jove, August 1993 Reviewed on 7/8/98 | |||||
From Amazon paperback audio abridged |
Max Nouvelle, world-reknown magician, knew another thief when he saw
one. And he pegged Luke Callahan as a pick pocket the minute he set eyes on the boy. Max took Luke in and taught
not only magic but the art of jewel theft. Life is good for Luke, living with Max and Lily, his wife. And of course
there was Roxy, Max's daughter. They began as friends but as Roxy grew up, Luke hid his growing feelings from her.
But when Roxy joins Luke and Max in their jewel thievery, she takes matters in her own hands and the two begin
an affair filled with love and laughter. But Luke is keeping a secret and in order to protect the Nouvelle's he disappears.
Five years later, Roxy, with a secret of her own, is determined never to forgive Luke for leaving. But when she learns
why he left and realizes that their love never died it's hard for her to turn him away. So the two set forth to set a trap
and get their revenge on the man who destroyed their lives.
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"Hot Ice"
Bantam Books, August 1987 Reviewed on 5/25/98 | |||||
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Whitney MacAllister has everything anyone could ever want. But it's not enough
for the beautiful heiress, her great life is boring. That's when Douglas Lord jumps into her car, points a gun at her
and tells her he's being chased and if she doesn't want to die she'd better drive. After a near death car chase, Whitney
learns that Doug is a thief, who is on the run from a very mad ex-employer. Whitney agrees to front Doug the money
he needs to find a legendary lost treasure. The terms, that she come along for the adventure and that she get half
of the money once the treasures found, are a little hard for him to swallow though. But he needed her, so the two
begin their journey, Manhattan to Paris and eventually to Madagascar. Once in the jungles, the two must still dodge
their would be killers. On the run, Whitney and Doug realize that although they don't have much in common their
meant for each other. Now they have to keep each other alive so that they can claim a treasure of a long dead queen.
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"Sanctuary"
Jove Books, May 1998 Reviewed on 4/24/98 | |||||
From Amazon paperback audio abridged unabridged |
One thing Jo Ellen Hathaway never wanted was to go back home to Sanctuary. But after
having a breakdown, brought on by a photo of her dead mother, Jo knew that home was her only hope for peace.
Only she didn't find peace, but the family she had left behind. Her father, her brother, Brian, and her sister, Lexy,
were living like strangers. But love and a mad man will bring them altogether. Brian reluctantly falls for Dr. Kirby
Fitzsimmons, Lexy finally admits that Giff Pendleton has and always will be the man for her, and Jo is reunited with
Nathan Delany, whom she meet on the fateful summer her mother died. Jo is shaken and cautious of Nathan, she's
got enough problems dealing with a stalker sending her pictures of herself. But the attraction is to strong and the
two fall in love. Only thing is that Nathan knows something that could destroy not only Jo but her whole family
and there's a killer loose on the island and a hurricane on the way. Can the Hathaway's draw together a protect what's
there own and will Jo and Nathan make it through the stormy weather to a glorious love meant to be.
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"Public Secrets"
Jove Books, Reissue: March 1998 Reviewed on 3/31/98 | |||||
From Amazon hardcover paperback |
Emma McAvoy's life as never been simple. At the age of three, she meet her father, famous
musician and singer Brian McAvoy, for the first time. After this meeting, Emma went home to live with Brian and
his new wife Bev. For Emma, who's life up till then had been full of abuse, her life became golden. Her father loved
her and Bev was expecting a baby. With the birth of her brother Darren, Emma thought life could never be better.
But one night, after a botched kidnapping, someone killed Darren and Emma's family is torn apart. Emma spends
the rest of her childhood and teen years in a boarding school, visiting her father and his band on holidays. After
graduating Emma and her best friend move to New York to attend college. As a photographer, Emma makes her
own stamp on the world. But her success comes at a terrible price, an abusive husband. Fleeing him, Emma meets
up with Michael Kesselring, a cop and an old friend. Destiny has finally shined on Michael and Emma and they fall
in love. But the nightmare flashes of memory that have haunted Emma all her life are about to come to life. Because
someone doesn't want Emma to remember and they'll kill her to protect their deadly secret.
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"Promise Me Tomorrow"
Pocket Books, Feb 1984 Reviewed on 2/17/98 | |||||
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Sarah Lancaster wanted to build important buildings. She knew that Haladay Building was
going to help her do it. The minute she meet Byron Lloyd Sarah knew that she could love this man. But she wasn't
looking for romance and Byron didn't want anything to do with love. Sarah traveled to Paris to oversee a project and
begins a relationship with another man. But when he hurts her, Sarah knows that it's time to go home. By this time
Sarah and Byron have decided that the feelings they have can't be denied. Now they only have to come to terms with
their own personal feelings.
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"Divine Evil"
Jove Books, October 1992 Reviewed on 1/23/98 | |||||
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The art Clare Kimball creates out of steel, stone and clay has caught
the eye of the New York art scene. But all her success can't stop the frightening nightmares
she's had since childhood. Finally deciding that it's time to go home again, Clare hopes to
resolve her fears and find out what really happened to her father. Upon returning to
Emmitsboro, Maryland, Clare runs into Cameron Rafferty. Cameron, one time high school
bad boy now town sheriff. Clare and Cameron hit it off right away but the dark secrets in the
woods of Emmitsboro may be the end of the both of them. As people in the town start dying,
violent deaths, Clare and Cameron realize that the perfect town they thought they lived in
was actually a pit of evil. They must solve both past crimes and future in order to save
themselves and the town they love.
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"Private Scandals"
Jove Books, May 1994 Reviewed on 1/23/98 | |||||
From Amazon paperback audio abridged |
All Deanna Reynolds ever wanted was to have her own talk show.
But in order to get that, she knew she had work her way up the ladder. Working in the newsroom
at CBC's Chicago's bureau, she got the chance to work with Angela Perkins. Angela had the
top rated talk show in the nation and she wasn't willing to give it up to anyone. She knew that
Deanna would be the one who could do just that, so she tried to keep her under covers. But
when Deanna declined Angela's generosity, Angela struck out like a snake. But Deanna knew
that she had the chance to make her dream of her own talk show come true. Working countless
hours she did it and was steadily gaining viewers. And she was falling in love with Finn Riley.
Finn was the dashing foreign correspondent, who wouldn't allow Deanna not to love him.
As Deanna and Finn plan their life together, someone is making plans too. Plans that will
destroy everything that Deanna has ever wanted and loved. Finn and Deanna must be stronger
that anything that wants to tear their love apart.
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"Hidden Riches"
Jove Books, May 1995 Reviewed on 10/16/97 | |||||
From Amazon paperback audio abridged unabridged |
All Jed Skimmerhorn want was to be left alone. But when he moved into Dora Conroy's building,
he got anything but that. Jed's desire for Dora, who owned and ran the antique shop in the building, wasn't the only
thing that was interrupting his peace. Dora mistakenly becomes involved with some smuggled art, and when the
theft wants his treasures back he starts killing people. Jed is drawn back into the world of police work, so that he
can protect Dora. Jed And Dora must face death in order for them to realize they are meant to be together.
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"Montana Sky"
Jove Books, May 1997, PB Reviewed on 8/31/97 | |||||
From Amazon paperback audio abridged unabridged |
When Jack Mercy died, he left a ranch worth nearly twenty million dollars and three daughters,
each born of a different marriage and total strangers. These three women are now gathered to hear the reading of
the will. Willa, the youngest and only one to live with Jack, expects that the ranch will be hers. Tess, the oldest
and a screenwriter, has reluctantly flown in from Hollywood. All she wants is to get as much cash as possible out
of Jack Mercy as possible, after all he owed her for abandoning her. The middle child, Lily, only wants a place that
safe. Her life has been filled with disappointment and cruelty from men. But the women are shocked to learn
that before they can get their share of Mercy Ranch, they must all live together for a year. While he was alive,
Jack Mercy had little use for them. Now that he is dead, they are faced with the challenge of putting their bitterness
aside and living together as a family. Not only do they have to with deal each other but they have to learn to love
the new men in their lives.
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