I just finished this book and loved it...all the different charactors kept the book interesting I couldn't put it down. The ending was a little disappointing, but the rest of the story made up for it. I hope that there is a book to follow about Cassandra and Whit.

Wow! This was one excellent story! I loved every word of it, and was thrilled to discover it was the story of the wonderful twins, Trellis and Travor, first introduced in Midnight Blue by Dorothy Garlock. Pack and Shannon Mara Gallagher are mentioned throughout the book, and my only complaint is that we didn't get to read about their arrival at the end - since we knew they were on their way to meet the twins' new wives! After reading some of these reviews, I wondered if this book would be as good as the other books I've read of Ms. Garlock's... it was as good or better than any of them that I've read!! The arrival of Travor, Trell's twin, did not arrive as corny as another reviewer mentioned... he arrived before Jenny and Trell spoke their love for each other. This was an excellent book!!!

I fell in love with the twins in "Midnight Blue" when they were teenagers. I'm glad they got a story of their own. I enjoyed all the different storylines in the book. I do hope there will be another book about Cassandra or Whit.

A Tangled Web gives us an extended view into the lives of Stephanie, Sabrina and Garth. The authors continue with the wonderful character development of twins, Stephanie and Sabrina, who switched places in the first novel, Deceptions. This time, we visit the lovely south of France to learn about Stephanie's struggles with amnesia (yes, another soap opera plot, but well-written). The theme again is how strong the bond between twins can be. The romance between Sabrina and Garth, now husband and wife, is Judith Michael's ode to marriage. The children, Penny and Cliff, complete the domestic scene. There is intrigue on the international scale as Stephanie and Max hide from black market hit men and at the more local level in the scientific community as Garth and Sabrina fight to protect Garth's position as a researcher. Worth the read for descriptions of Provence and character sketches of a fictional European elite, A Tangled Web is a good sequel to Deceptions for those who wanted to share more time with Sabrina and Garth.

I think this story id really interesting. it talked aboutthe twin sisters Sabrina and Stephanie. Stphanies was an American housewife, mother of two and had a failing marriage and Sabrina was divorced and lived in London. They both agreed to switch their indentification for a week. Sabrina went home as Stephanie and Stephanie went to Sabrina's home in London as a divorced single. But things didn't end up the way they wanted. Stephanie had an affair with a wealthy man in London and killed in a yaht explosion while Sabina fell in love with Stephnaie's husband, Garth. After Stephanie's death, Sabrina told Garth the truth and they both decided to saty and live together. However, the whole story started to tiwst around when Sabrina's best friend told her that she saw her in France but in fact, Sabrina had lived in U.S. the whole time. She decided to go to France and find out the truth. Then she found out something unexpectedly. It was a surprising ending. A must read book!

I really,really enjoyed reading this book. Wow I could not put it down or sleep all night, or just have a spare moment..The book is full of suspense, surprises, love, tears, and cries.Everything that a good book must have. The characters come so alive as you read more and more and you either hate one of them or love them both. It's a must read.

I loved this book! It is a lighthearted story, with unexpected humor at every turn. If you are looking for something fun,this is the book to read. Guarenteed to put a smile on your face!

I love Patricia Gaffney's romance novels. I was very excited a "new" one was coming out. I ordered it and when it arrived I read the first paragraph. I said " Gee, this is familiar". That's because I read it and loved it 2 years ago. I think in all fairness to Amazon's shoppers and the fans of all writers, we should be advised when a book is a reprint. I've been duped and I don't like it.

Caddie McGill is a saloon owner with big dreams and a bigger heart. For years she has battled the man who wants to control the town, appropriately named Mr. Wyle, for control of her gold mine. Though it has ostensibly played out, it is hers, and she wants to keep it; more importantly, to keep her enemy from having it. However, Caddie is up against a foe who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Then, notorious gunfighter Jesse Gault enters town. With a legend that proeceeds him, Gault finds that people are willing to do whatever it takes to please him and to keep their lives. Only the lovely saloon owner appears unintimidated by him and the potential danger he poses. Despite this, he is attracted to her. Though she hates to admit it, even to herself, for men have treated her badly all her life, Caddie feels something for Gault. There is much more to this gunfighter than meets the eye, and as he makes a place in the town for himself, Jesse finds his way into Caddie's heart. When his secret is revealed, will he continue to have her love, or even to live?

***** Humor and romance combine to give this novel a touch that is reminescent of the James Garner SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL.... duet of movies. A spunky heroine, ordinary guy hiding behind a larger than life image, colorful townsfolk, and a comedic surprise twist make this a light novel that many will find easily enjoyable, especially when it is spiced up with very hot love scenes. *****

Reviewed by Amanda Killgore.

Barely got through the whole thing. Normally like Hill, but this one just didn't cut it.

I love this author! Her books are filled with tons of humor, tenderness, passion and excitment. I love how they are tied in with each other and yet can stand alone by themselves.

This is Adam's story. He is the adopted son of Rain and Selik. He is a healer who has lost the desire to heal. A great tragedy has made him into a hermit for the last two years. That is is until a Viking Warrior Goddess shows up at his home and kidnaps him. She litteraly picks him up and carries him off to save her father. Tyra, is a tall, big warrior princess who needs Adam to save her father. Tyra thinks she is to manish to be wed and needs her father to be alive so that she can divorse herself from the family so that her younger and pretty sisters can marry.

Adam is very unwilling at first to try and save her father but soon the desire to heal overrides his arguments. He decides though that the lovely warrior princess must pay for his services. She agrees and is thrilled(secretly) that he finds her attractive but can't quite beleive it. Adam too is having trouble coming to terms with his desire for the too big, too loud, too stubborn Tyra.

When these two finally get together they creat fire with thier passions. but unfortuantely its not to be a long burn. Obsticales stand in their way and two very stubborn people must overcome their problems in order to have a life together.

I enjoyed this book so much I couldn't put it down. I laughed, cried and felt happy at the end. The secondary characters are wonderful and I'd love to read a book about some of them, Hint, Hint! We get to find out what has happened to some old favorites which I always love to hear about.

I hope Sandra Hill continues to write more in this series, they are wonderful.

Sandra Hill is written another eletrifying tale brimming with humor and romance. In this edition to the Viking Saga, Adam, a famed Saxon healer, is at a low point. He won't practice medicine and he's given up on women. His friend Rashid tries everything to pull him out of his slump, but then fate steps in. Tyra, a fierce viking warrior, arrives to fetch him so he can save the life of her father.
The attraction between them is sudden and powerful, but Adam refuses to budge on his position that he's no longer a healer. Tyra is left with no choice but to "convince" him to help her meaning she thwacks him with her sword, tosses him over her shoulder, and sails to Norway... with Adam tied to the mast of her ship.
This marks the beginning of a passionate, sweet, humorous tale. It never takes itself seriously and its bizarre humor provides many laugh out loud moments.
The supporting characters are a delight. While simplistic, the plot is original. Like all of Sandra Hill's viking novels, this one's going in my reread pile. Highly recommended.

First let me say that I am a huge Jeffrey Deaver fan. He is definitely one of the top three in my eyes but this book left a lot to be desired. It was a struggle to get through it and it was way too predictable compared to his other novels that have trademark twists and turns. I did appreciate the historical nature of the novel and learning more about Hell's Kitchen. However, I was overall disappointed with the novel's content.

The story begins when Ettie Washington, an old black lady is arrested and stands accused of hiring an arsonist to burn down the building where she lives, the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen in New York City. John Pellam, who was interviewing her during the making of a film about this particular place, finds difficult to believe that she is the culprit and starts to investigate who is behind the fire.

From then on Deaver sets a very complicated and intertwined plot, which I have found at some points difficult to follow in terms of the relationships between the different characters and situations, because he was continuously adding too many confusing elements, he went wavering without a precise course in sight.

Nevertheless, though the plot somewhat faltered, this book has a terrific ending, masterly crafted, where Deaver speeds up and goes at full steam employing all his ingenious trademark resources and his greatest writing skills, which I have found in some of his other books; many ingenious twists and turns, the sudden comeback of a villain and a great ability to explain everything so as not leave loose ends.

This book has his ups and downs and changes speeds like a roller coaster, my four stars ?, one for the plot and three for the ending !!!!

John Pellam is a former stuntman and location scout filming an oral history of New York's Hell's Kitchen. While working on the documentary he meets Ettie Washington, a septuagenarian who lived in that New York City area for most of her life. They get together for several days a week where Pellam records Ettie's memories of life in Hell's Kitchen. One day on his way to see Ettie, John witnesses her building being engulfed by flames. Ettie manages to escape but gets arrested shortly thereafter on suspicion of arson and insurance fraud. The police have strong circumstantial evidence against Ms. Washington and they plan to indict her for the death of one of the building's tenants. Pellam is not convinced of her guilt and he will do everything in his power to prove her innocence.

During the course of his investigation he meets several characters that show life in Hell's Kitchen. Carol Wyandotte is a pessimistic social worker that does not have any hope for the youth living in that area. Roger McKennah is a real estate developer who wants to replace the tenements with new buildings. Sonny is a pyromaniac who is burning buildings all over Ettie's neighborhood for some mysterious motive that will be made clear later in the novel. There are other secondary characters that help bring the book to life, everything from Irish gangs to male prostitutes. Everyone has a story to tell and they make sure John hears all about it.

Jeffery Deaver (or William Jefferies) gives a bleak portrait of this infamous New York area. There is a sense of hopelessness and despair shown throughout the book. It has an interesting plot and it was just recently nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Paperback Mystery Novel. The author's work had certain twists and turns that surprised me as a reader. I strongly recommend this book but be warned, it is a downer. Hopefully the next book I read will lift my spirits.

Although I really enjoy Cassie Edwards, this was not my favorite of hers. I did like this book, as I have all the books I have read by Cassie Edwards. I just had a problem with the story line. The idea of Shayless coming back to earth as an Angel, instantly falling in love and then being granted another chance on earth, was a bit much. Once I got past all that, I did enjoy the book. Cassie Edwards can tell a tale that keeps the pages turning. I do enjoy how the bad guys always seem to get it in the end.

this book keeps you interested from the start, great book to read

Spellbinding! Captivating! Wonderful display of different religions and practices. I love the way she put God in play with Shaylee and the fact that she had to learn to forgive to find her child. Then Standing Wolf had to learn to forgive wrong doers and learned to believe that there was God and not just a Great Spirit. I love the way the story line displayed the loving way that tribes would accept not only members of other tribes but whites as well. Whether they be child or adult, male or female. Standing Wolf accepting not only a white son but also a enemies son was wonderful and true of nature of the Cherokees. Thank you Cassie for another wonderful book that took all of 7 hours to read because I couldn't put it down.

I have recently become addicted to Linda Lael Miller's books. She has a style all her own. I read The Last Chance Cafe and they constantly reference the past ancestors who settled PrimRose Creek, so I decided this book would be a good book to read. Bridget's story is very romantic and it is an easy heartwarming read. It only took a day I was so wrapped up in her story. I plan on reading "Christy" next and will also leave a review for that Novel. Since I had read The Last Chance Cafe what happened w/ Bridget's story was no shock to me because they constantly refer back to it in The Last Chance, however, it was still a very nice read.

"Bridget" is the beginning of another frontier series by Linda Lael Miller. I enjoyed the previous frontier series "Springwater."

Bridget McQuarry is a young widow, who has lost her husband, Mitch, during the Civil War. Bridget, her son, Noah, and her sister, Skye, have moved to Primrose Creek to begin their new life. Bridget owns one fourth of the land they now live on. The other portions belong to Skye, and their cousins, Christy and Megan, who are living in England with their mother.

Trace Qualtrough, a friend of the McQuarry family and who was with Mitch McQuarry when Mitch died, comes to Primrose Creek in search of Bridget. Trace has always been attracted to Bridget and he lets Bridget know that his feelings are still alive and he plans to marry her.

Bridget, feeling guilty because Mitch has died and because of the feelings she had for Trace before she married Mitch, tries to deny her feelings for Trace. At first, Bridget refuses to marry Trace, but both realize that the West is not suitable for a woman alone, especially in a town with a lack of women.

Ms. Miller has not only touched on frontier life and its dangers, but she also showed the strength of pioneer women, who had the stamina to be strong and overcome the hardships of frontier life. Bridget McQuarry is one of those women.

"Bridget" is a compelling and romantic novel.

Once again, beloved romance author Linda Lael Miller brings to life an exciting series of stories about a group of women who overcome incredible odds to find lives filled with happiness and love.

Readers who loved Miller's Springwater series should also enjoy this new line of tales featuring The Women of Primrose Creek. Set in the Frontier West, the four women all share strengths and passion that will make these characters unforgettable.

This first novel, which features Bridget McQuarry, sets the stage for the upcoming stories due to be released this summer. Miller defines the characters and situations, and all the reader has to do is just sit back and enjoy.

Sharon Galligar Chance

O-ver-ra-ted... This NYC art-world thriller, which got much hype when it came out is nothing more than an insider's hackneyed paint-by-numbers attempt to hit it big as an author. There are so many clichés, I wouldn't want to waste the space listing them out. Ramus' insider status doesn't add much to this tired story about a crooked art dealer whose world crumbles when his master forger is unexpectedly slain prior to completing a Manet water lily fake. Japanese mobsters, younger posh love interest, child from previous marriage, blah, blah, blah. Waste of time.

David Ramus's first novel is interesting, a page turner, but the huge amount of clichés makes it very pointless. It is the kind of book that when finished you ask "What is the point?", and this is a question that should never be asked to any work of literature -- or any other kind of art.

Due to the fact that Ramus himself was a marchand, the novel has many points close to reality -- anyway, he knows how this world works; but what could be a dark trip to the underworld of art becomes a cold thriller. The characters are very one demensioned: the good guys, the bad guys -- and there are also some undercover people, but you can easily discover them. The protagonist Adrian Sellars is the over-clichéd idea of bad-guy-cum-good-guy looking for rendemption. He solve his problems to easily. Life has been to good to him, as a matter of fact. He is rich, but he owns millions to other art dealers; he has money to buy everything he needs, but we never know where it comes from, once he uses the only money he has in the beginning of the novel to buy drugs. Add to him the lovable and shallow Devon, a very rich girl who happens to be his secretary... why? Because the author wants her to be, this is the only explanation. The Japanese Mafia is very caricatured. Their moral code in Ramus's hands become a simple reverence-killing-reverence-hummiliation and strange guys in expensive suits.

His style of writing is the simplest possible, and you can point out how the end will be after reading 100 pages. There is no twist that makes you hold your breath and the ending... well, it is what you got in your mind. This book is definetily a page turner, because it is easy and it doesn't require too much of your mind, just read to spend your time; or read "Thief of Light" between two hard books in order to refresh your mind, but don't expect something deep or provoking . Another thing: I wish I could give 2 ½ and not 3.

I liked the concept and applauded Mr. Ramus'
courage to face prison , while in Recovery from 1995 through 1996 , when I would hear him speak of this project.I lived in Atlanta at the time.
He got a huge sum of money in advance, tremendous media exposure, including a People Weekly back page feature.
I delighted in all of the contraversy surrounding his profiting from a crime and was one of the few people who was silently in his corner.
He must have been very lonely and I can vouch for the fact that many of the folks in the Recovering Community were less than kind in their thoughts , hopefully not their deeds and most certainly at the gossip fence.
I wish that I could have chatted with him more , but I was in a heap of legal trouble myself and was somewhat intimidated by him and his celebrity.
Next to my sponsor , David Ramus inspired me to follow my dream and adopt the craft of writing as not only a form of expression , but a means to make a living ammends to the thousands of people I swindled in my past career.
Today I write Restaurant Reviews , some Entertainment and Social Commentary here in Los Angeles.My life story , particularly the references to Drug Addicts, swindlers and the parade of Hooples I associated with has been in the works for over 7 years and will not be as legally bullet proof as " Thief of Light".
I throw the Police , Fire Department , Drug Dealers , close former friends and others under the bus and it's imperitive that I wait for some time to pass while some die and others retire.

Unlike David Ramus , I no longer have jail time and myriad legal risks hanging over my head.I completely understand why his book is so far afield from what really happened and eventually became of him.
I thought it was fascinating and had trouble putting it down , although I wasn't as objective as most would be.I still think it will make one helluva film.
It's sad to see that it is not in stock on your site.

I thought this would be useful in planning my trip through Nevada and northern California, and I read the book thinking, "Wow, this is a really in-depth guide!"; but when I actually got to my destinations, I found it to be essentially worthless. It tells you what cities are in California and Nevada (may as well just buy a map), and the names of some restaurants and accomodations (which you find out anyway, once you're there.) And since the book gives you no idea about how good or bad the accomodations are, what's really the point? I could find the same information (or better) online, for free. One thing I do like about the guide: the boxed asides often give entertaining and interesting information about a certain place or activity. But for the most part, I don't find Lonely Planet guides to be useful for the way I travel.

A side note about accomodations: for Caliente, NV, they name "Caliente Hot Springs Motel" as being one of the few places to stay. What they don't mention is that it's totally disgusting. Trust me, I once worked there. What kind of useful guide book is this if they don't tell you what motels have cigarette burns in the sheets and 20-year-old grunge on the walls?

A few wrong turns here and there but generally essential Lonely Planet quality throughout. A good overview. Well written.

Lonely Planet shows the little Calirfornia towns in detail. Towns like Arcata, Chico, Merced to name a few. Others like Fodors dont do this. Great and in depth.