As a long time fan of the mystery novel, I found that Resurrection Angel both followed some of the general rules of the genre, but also bent a few of those rules and took its own path.

I enjoyed the character development of the two main characters of the book, Denton Ward and Monty Crocetti. By allowing both to have all to human flaws and weaknesses, Mr. Mize creates characters who are multi dimensional, and therefore more interesting than your average, 'hard boiled' private [eye]. As a woman, I especially enjoyed that the character of Monty was intelligent and tough, and not in the book as a plot device with the entire function of making the male character seem more macho.

The secondary characters are also well realized, and well written - there are no cardboard cutter 'bad guys' in this novel.

The plot of the novel is also somewhat different than your average mystery; including such aspects as as psychic abilities and alien abductions, and also has some unexpected twists and turns as it leads towards a very satisfactory ending.

I enjoyed the book very much, and look forward to the next installment in the adventures of Denton Ward and Monty Crocetti

I originally got this book because I've had the pleasure of interacting with the author online and have always appreciated his creativity, wit and writing style in that forum. To read over 400 pages of his fiction was an extension of that pleasure. I don't usually read mystery novels because I get tired of the same old gumshoe approach to storytelling. Knowing Will's sense of humor and unique take on life in general, it didn't surprise me to discover that there's not one piece of gum on this mystery's shoes. Denton and Monty are unique characters that I found refreshingly different from the run-of-the-mill sleuths ~ they remind me of a punk rock/pyschic version of a cross between The Thin Man and The Bickersons. I enjoyed barreling through each chapter as I followed a case that took me out of this world and back to again. I highly recommend "Resurrection Angel" to anyone who likes a good new-fashioned page-turner with heart.

...perhaps he'll do it again. I'm a friend of the author, but have only recently read the book. I was amazed. Bill's writing style is magnificent. I would recommend this book to anyone. I'm not going to bother with telling the story over in my review, because everyone else's reviews have already told you. Instead, I'll focus on the author. Even when he's not hard at work on the sequel to Resurrection Angel, his genius shows. In his personal journal, and in his conversations with friends, his writing style is still amazing. I think he does it without even trying. If you're into mysteries, definitely buy this book. Even if you're not a fan of mysteries, I still recommend this book for its style. Act fast, folks, because Resurrection Angel is slated to go out-of-print in August!

Attorney Jill is instantly smitten with the man she sees outside her office. He seems to need legal assistance, but her boss refuses to take the case. Intrigued, Jill offers to help him, in exchange for a teeny favor.

Morgan can't believe that the angel he saw at the law office is willing to help him, let alone in exchange for posing as her fiance for a week, at her sister's wedding.

The mutual lust is undeniable, Jill makes it clear that she wants Morgan and while he feels the same way, he wants more then the casual fling she is offering. Jill doesn't know what her real priorities are and rejects offhand anything having to do with her family, although her view of them is somewhat askew.

Morgan recognizes this and as the days go by and he sees Jill interact with her family, and the babies in the family, he sees that he can't settle for the brief affair. When Jill is offered a promotion and has to relocate, Morgan simply bows out of the scene, leaving Jill to decide what is truly important to her.

I really liked this book, both Jill and Morgan were likable characters, and the love scenes were steaaaa-my!

The book only has to have the name Jamie Denton on the title and it's in my hands. Rules of Engagement is a fast paced page turner that contains non-stop sensuality and heart stopping emotion. This is one author that belongs on every romance fans keeper shelf!

Attorney Jill Cassidy has a problem, her baby sister is getting married and her family believes she's engaged. Sexy contractor Morgan Price needs a lawyer for his hot shot employee he needs back on the job to keep his construction company afloat. It's a match made in heaven as they employ the medieval economic system, i.e., barter.

The attraction between the main characters are electric and their Rules of Engagement are soon in danger of becoming extinct. Morgan wants nothing to do with a career minded woman thanks to his mother's neglect of her children. Jill wants Morgan, but on her terms. Can Morgan look past Jill's brief case to the heart of the woman?

The characterization is superb and believable as Ms. Denton brings us real life situations and obstacles. The cast of secondary characters shine. Readers can look for the sequel, BREAKING THE RULES in September 2000 to follow Jill's baby sister, Carly's romance with Ex-Navy SEAL, Cooper Wilde.

Rules of Enagement gets 5 Hearts on the Tuscadero HeartRate Scale!

Attorney Jill Cassidy can't take her eyes off the man in the hallway having a loud discussion with her boss. Just watching him, Jill cannot deny the unusual attraction she is experiencing. Morgan is trying to convince Nick to take on a smaller case involving one of his contract workers, but to no avail. Jill seeing her opportunity jumps -- gutsy lady. She offers to take on the case pro bono. Morgan is relieved, but suspicious. He should be. Jill needs a single man for her plans, and why not pick one who is as desperate as she. What does she need him for? -- A quick engagement of the romantic kind. Before these two agree to anything, their emotions are already wreaking physical havoc with ricocheting hearts and electric tingles. When a desperate Morgan agrees to the plan, off they go to her hometown to meet her parents and attended her sister Carly's wedding, but if you think this is all there is to the story... you're wrong. There is plenty. Morgan has more to take care of than his business. Jill reveals why she is so desperate to take a fiancé home, and then there's the family, the wedding and Carly, who stars in Jamie Denton's next Temptation. It's good, really good.

Jamie Denton has a gift for bringing her characters and storyline to life. The dialogue came across smooth and clear, making the read quick and easy. I found the characters strong and interesting; their emotions and thoughts were clear. I loved how she described Morgan and Jill's emotional feelings for each other when they first meet. Fair warning; with strong emotional characters comes intense love scenes and in this case they are very spicy.

I am an avid reader of non-fiction books regarding the horrible treatment of our nation's heros before and after they returned home from Vietnam--If they were lucky enough to return home at all. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS-WE CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST, BUT BY READING THIS TRUE STORY WE CAN HONOR THOSE THAT SERVED OUR COUNTRY. WE ALL NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COUNTRY'S STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES,AND SOMETIMES FLATOUT FAILURE TO PROTECT THOSE THAT SERVE THIS COUNTRY AND PRESERVE OUR FREEDOM.

Frank Anton's moving account of what happened to him in Vietnam is not only a POW's mightmare, but one for all of us Americans who left him there. I have been honored to meet Frank, in Florida, on our journey across America with our huey helicopter, while filming the documentary "In The Shadow of the Blade". His account of what our governement knew and didn't do, is shocking. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to get a full total picture and understanding of the Vietnam War experience. He has recorded a part of our history and a part of his very own soul! This is a must read book!

"Why Didn't You Get Me Out?" should go hand in hand with George J. Veith's "Code Name Bright Light" in relating the appallingly hard-hearted and callous attitude the U.S. Government had towards the POWs and MIAs during the Indochina War. The more I read on the subject, two events take place: The first is that certain stories and key players keep reappearing (Jerry Mooney of NSA, General Tighe of DIA, Colonel Mike Peck, etc). The more they appear in the same form in different sources, the truer they must be. The second is that I find new information, such as the contents of Warrant Officer Anton's book. As WO Anton relates, the US had solid photographic intelligence of the locations of Viet Cong prison camps and often traced prisoner movements through the jungles all the way to Hanoi. WO Anton, in fact, is told years later that the US made no rescue attempts so as not to expose their sources!. Why develop sources if the information they provide goes unused? "Why Didn't You Get Me Out?" is unique in that most POW tales are set in the major Hanoi prisons such as The Plantation (Anton's last stop) or the infamous "Hanoi Hilton". Anton concentrates his focus on the putrid, festering smaller jungle camps he suffered through on the long trek from his capture in the Que Son Valley to the "relative comfort" of the Plantation. It's all here-the the dysentary, the skin leeches, the cruel guards(and some who were not), the attempts to reeducate/brainwash as well as the infamous Marine, Bobby Garwood, who colaborated with the enemy. Anton leaves no doubt as to the ultimate Vietnam?Indochina question" DID EVERYBODY COME HOME? Those of us who have followed things through the years know the answer is a resounding "NO!". "Why Didn't You Get Me Out" is recommended for any serious student of the Indochina War as well as those with a paticular interest in the fate of the 1.993 (as of October 23, 2000)MIAs still out there. After all these years and after spending one year of my life over there, it's just unreal how many sides there were to that War. This is a first rate new side/ new look. Those who have yet to read George Veith's book should try both.

This book ignites the cruiser's imagination and sense of adventure. We would rather be better prepared and in a newer boat with better electronics but we're ready to hit the seas! It's a good book to have in your sailing library especially if you're going to the South Seas.

This is an excellent book about a couple who, upon retirement, decide to see the world via sailboat. The story is about their experiences and the people they met and places they visited. It is includes their memories and is much more than weather they encountered and problems they faced. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I will buy the sequel. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in cruising.

Are romance publishers pushing a new theme these days? The theme of the adult male who blames his inability to commit to a defective gene. Do these editors and publishers have inside information to the map of the human genome? Let's get this straight: infideltiy is caused by defective jeans, NOT defective genes. To insinuate otherwise is to assume the reader does not know the difference.

Cooper Wilde believes he has defective DNA. Maybe he does, but it certainly is not the cause of his commitment worries. Yes, his mother and uncle seem to have a problem with sticking to one significant other and based on this, Cooper decides his is also so-fated. Enter Carly Cassidy.

Tired of being good, within the space of a couple of days, Carly's left her bridegroom at the alter, wandered into a strange bar, drunk herself senseless and 'falls in love' with the bar owner, Cooper Wilde, all in the name of making it on her own. I would have to question her common sense, given the danger she puts herself into. I found Cooper, with his "we'll have sex, but I can't commit" attitude and Carly with her frequently uttered, "Sweet Mary" to be irritating people. I thought that her attempt to mentally recite the Beatitudes with Cooper biting her ear was inappropriate, even though she's the daughter of a minister. When they finally do have sex, it's unprotected! At this point, I finished the book, but quit caring what, if anything, happened to them.

This book is the recipient of a Heart Beat Award at Heart RateReviews

Having followed the rules all her life, Carly Cassidy actstotally out of character when she leaves her childhood sweetheartpractically standing at the altar. Dressed in all her wedding finery,she keeps driving away from her hometown until her car dies inChicago. Left with no other recourse except to look for a pay phoneand call a tow truck, Carly marches into a nearby bar, The WildeSide.

Cooper Wilde, an ex-Navy SEAL, has come home to help his unclerun the bar. The last thing he's looking for is trouble, butthat's exactly what he finds when a beautiful, platinum blonde,princess walks into the bar, wearing - of all things - a wedding gown!One look at that innocent face and those misery-stricken yet gorgeouseyes, and he knows it's trouble with a capital T. The attractionbetween the two is an open wire. Electrifying.

No matter how hardhe tries to get Carly on her way and out of his bar, he doesn'tsucceed. Finally, when Carly talks him into letting her stay on tohelp out at the bar, Cooper reluctantly agrees because his tenderheart is already lassoed by Carly's playful spirit. He justhasn't realized it yet!

BREAKING THE RULES has an original plotfollowed by a sizzling, romantic story line. Ms Denton displays herexceptional talent by giving her fans a wonderfully woven plot that issure to delight and satisfy. The story is well written; it is easy tostep into the pages and become one with the characters. Loaded withsexual tension, tender moments and sizzling passion, this romantictale is very easy to read.

The characters are well depicted, livelyand full of spice. Cooper Wilde is sure to have readers drooling andmesmerized. His tender and caring personality, and his unfailinglyhuman quirk of orderliness, makes him a memorable character. Carlyhas enough sweetness and spunk to make the right match for a guy likeCooper; if only he can get her to be a bit more neat and organized.He spends his time constantly picking up after her, or trying to avoidtripping over her shoes!

The dialogue is exceptional and fits thecharacters. They all speak and act true to their personalities, andthere's absolutely nothing predictable about them - especiallyCarly!

BREAKING THE RULES, the sequel to RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, is anunforgettable romance. I enjoyed reading it and will no doubt want toread it again! Ms Denton has delivered an entertaining and memorablestory that is a pure delight to read. Fans of Ms Denton's willdefinitely want to add this one to their keeper's shelf!

ElenaChanning for Heart Rate Reviews...

Back from RULES OF ENGAGEMENT is character Carly Cassidy. After leaving Dean standing at alter and a church full of family members, Carly's car breaks down in Chicago. It's late and the sound of a tavern attracts her. She decides to go in and call a wrecker. Once there, her life takes on a new turn. It's out with old, in with the new. All the rules she was once ruled by, the same rules that almost had her making a drastic mistake, are replaced by her own rules, and it's here that Carly learns what it's really like to have control of her own life, and what it's like to really experience love.

Cooper Wilde runs The Wilde Side, a tavern. When a fairy princess dressed in a wedding dress walks into his bar, the sixth sense he gained as a Navy Seal tells him she's trouble with a capital T. One look into her unusual eyes and all those who meet her are captured by her innocence. Marty Davis, Coop's father figure, warns Coop of what he already knows, but it's too late for bikers Benny and Joe who have fallen hard and become her personal bodyguards.

When Carly turns to Coop for help, she in turn tries to help him with his failing business by coming up with a wild idea. It's interesting to say the least. Carly also learns what happened after she left the wedding when her sister Brenda shows up. When Carly realizes there is a part of Coop she can't have, she's off again.

I love the way Jamie Denton includes a familiar rule concerning how to be a lady at the top of each chapter, because as the story plays out the reader can see how Carly must make up her own rules in order to be happy. Will she end up happy or running from another failed relationship? Breaking The Rules is a bold, sizzling romance of a woman who, in a moment of sane panic, bravely steps out to find what life really has in story for her.

This book is simple and encouraging for the very young child. Amazon has a note that this is for the child up to age 8, but a school age child, other than kindergartener, would find it disappointing. This helps dispell fears of the toddler, young child group of losing their parents somehow with divorce. It addresses that they have a place and home with each parent which helps a young child adjust to divorce in the family. For the younger child, it is worth the cost. For the older child, look for a different book like Dinosaurs Divorce which addresses more feelings and complex issues.

This book is simple enough for a young child, who doesn't need technical details about his parents separation/divorce, but does need reassurance that he/she is still loved no matter what happens ishis/her life. It is a good tool for getting your younger child to talk about their own feelings in a safe way. My 4 1/2 year old son loves this book. The illustrations are sweet and have a certain gentleness, which matches the text nicely. Overall, I would highly recommend this to anyone who knows a child going through this difficult life change.

I think the is a great book. It shows how Alex has two homes, one with his Mom and one with his Dad. He has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two favorite chairs, and friends at each house. The pictures show us how happy and comfortable Alex is at both house. The story tells us he talks to Mommy at his Dad's house and Daddy at his Mom's house. Alex knows he is loved by both his parents at all times wherever he is. This is a very comforting story. It is a great book for young children experiencing a divorce or just to teach children about divorce. It doesn't try to explain divorce, it just shows Alex's two homes in a simple, happy way!

This book was okay, but I found myself wanting to get to the end just to see what happens. The romance was very HOT but the in between stuff left me wanting to skip through parts of the book.
I didn't dislike the book but would suggest a Lori Foster book if you want a good read on this level.

Dr. Dee (Destiny) Romine has survived a tough childhood and tougher adulthood. Her brother, a renegade FBI agent, is on the run and the FBI believes that Dee holds the key to his location. They'll stop at nothing to find him, even if it means sending in an agent to bend the rules and break her heart. Agent Chase Bracken doesn't mind bending the rules and he always gets his man. He won't feel good about lying to Dee, but that won't keep him from doing his job. Of course he knows where their relationship will go when Dee finally learns the truth.

SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY lays out a fine conflict and adds the hint of adventure to the sexual intrigue the typifies the Blaze imprint. Unfortunately, the first two thirds of this book are glacial in pace. Both Dee and Chase spend page after page in introspection, remasticating what few events took place in scene. Once Dee and Chase consumate their relationship, author Jamie Denton turns up the heat. Not only do her love scenes sizzle, but the characters start to show a wealth of emotion and connectedness that were missing through the earlier chapters.

It's easy to see why Denton is characterized as a rising star--she can write well. Unfortunately, many readers will have given up on this book before Denton starts to deliver.

favorite scene with dee-
confrontation with her boss. heartwarming.

favorite scene with chase-
meeting with dee's brother.

favorite scene with dee and chase together-
the truth about him finally coming out.

-amanda
:)

Denton Welch was crippled in a bicycle accident when he was 19. This book recounts his experience of the accident and his long, slow struggle to recover. Although presented as fiction,all of Welch's work is closely autobiographical (although the names are changed). The opening of the book, which depicts the horror of serious injury, is unforgettable. The catheters, the sequence of operations, the excruciating pain and the loneliness of his convalesence, everything is described with almost uncanny accuracy. The later sections of the book, which are concerned with his slow- and partial- recovery are perhaps less succesful, and the reader's mind wanders. Here, he describes his relationships with his fellow patients, doctors and the nursing staff, and well as his occassional visitors (his mother was dead, and his father in China). A Voice Through A Cloud is undoubtedly Welch's darkest book- he wrote it as his condition once again was deterioating- and in the eyes of some, it is his masterpiece. Personally, I enjoyed his Journals more, and perhaps also Maiden Voyage, his first book. However, he is an under-rated writer, and I hope it will not be long before all his books are once again in print- this is the least he deserves.

This text is an entirely different experience than most. Although a the novel is categorized as fiction, the author tells it in autobiographical form. Further, he is so revealing and true to self that he paints an unforgettable picture of himself. The novel does not follow the average conflict->rising action->climax->falling action format, but is rather a communal approach, with Welch playing only one character. The sense of movement of the novel is more of a sense of sharing information and in this sense does not pique interest as some other novels would. Welch is a brilliant writer, however. His imagery, his metaphors, his use of direct language all put him in a category all his own.

The words are sharp,pointed, and heavy with utter despair; they leap off the page and slice your heart to bloody ribons . If you like " Catcher in the Rye " and my boy J.D Salinger give this a try. Also, oddly enough, Denton Welsh was William Burroughs (author of "Naked Lunch , freind of Jack Keruac and Allen Ginsburg ) greatest influence according to Burroughs himself though their books in style,content, and everything else are COMPLETELY different. What they do have in common is a feeling of universal damage and loss.. The sad music of humanity..And feelings of loneliness so absolute it may convince you the only authentic reality is pain.

I think this book is good it is about a boy named Billy who makes a bet with a boy named Alan. Alan bets Billy to eat 15 worms in 15 days if he wins he gets 50 dollars and with the 50 dollars that Billy mite win he will get a mini bike.I enjoyed this book and I hope you get a chance to read it.

I thought this book was really great and I recommend to all young readers and I bet that it will give you a great laugh. It's about a boy called Billy who makes a bet with his friends that he can eat a worm everyday for fifteen days. If Billy wins the bet he gets 50 dollars and he is intending on buying a mini-bike.

"How To Eat Fried Worms" by Thomas Rockwell takes place at Billy's house. Billy is a daredevil. He takes a lot of risks. His friends are Tom, who is mystical , Alan, who is shy , and Joe who is the pushiest kid around. These four boys wonder what it is like to eat worms. So three boys dared Billy to eat fifteen worms for fifteen days or else he has to pay them fifty dollars. Will Billy do it or will he chicken out and pay the price? Read "How To Eat Fried Worms" to find out. I would give this book five stars because it is very funny and great for all ages.

This is could be the title of this book. As a firm supporter of our country, I found this book helpful in filling in many details about subjects that I have read in other books. What I liked most about this book was that it gave a brief history of each major player in the building of Las Vegas and how they got where they are today. Then it shows how these major players worked either with or against the powers that be. It also helped me understand many of the major political events in this country, especially why Nixon was forced to resign. The basic theme of this book is that the Mafia--the Syndicate-- controls our goverment by giving huge amounts of money to those running for office, not just in Nevada but in our presidential elections. It also tells how these Mobsters work hand in hand with the CIA in drug running and have helped in assissinating legimate leaders of other countries or trying to assissinate them. Money speaks and it speaks loudly. Unfornuately those who control the money are not working in our best interest. I lived in Las Vegas in the early to mid 80's. I saw how the Synidate ran things and how the locals just accepted it as a fact. I also worked with people who were addicted to gambling--who sold their blood so that they could win big time at a game where only the house wins. Because Las Vegas has done such a good job at promoting itself as a place for families to have innocent fun, some may have a hard time believing that what is said in this book is true. However, anyone who will take the time to do further research can substantiate what is written in this book. It is well written, but I had a difficult time reading it. It made me cry to think that the citizen's of this country have let corruption take over this country because people want to have a good time. I think this is a must read for every American.

As an author and professional tour director I'm always on the lookout for insightful material to share with my travel clients. This book was recommended to me by a bookstore in Las Vegas saying that this was the real history of the city.

I found this book to be more than a Bugsy Siegel or Godfather Part II interpretation of the past. The cast of characters is far more reaching (Steve Wynn, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, the Kennedys, Howard Hughes, Senator Paul Laxalt, the Rat Pack, the Jewish underworld, etc.).

I particularly found the part about Joseph P. Kennedy to be interesting. Here's a man that was head of the SEC and our Ambassador to Great Britain, yet a man who President Truman said is "As big a crook as we've got anywhere in this country."

I would also recommend a book titled, "Double Cross" as one to read when it comes to understanding the Syndicate, the Kennedys, Hollywood, and Las Vegas.

This book gives you a deep understanding of how Las Vegas was created and helps make a trip to this city far more interesting and intriguing.

I've been going to Las Vegas with my folks since 1955. The place has always facinated me. Why would so many go to this America Mecca? How were the politicians, beauracrats, mafia, drug lords, entertainers all comingling in the oasis? I've never considered myself particularly naive politically, but after having read this book, and the accounts of all the seedy characters that have made Las Vegas and Nevada what it is today completely blew me away. I now realize that the glitz and glitter of Las Vegas is and always has been just a carnival act in the midway, hiding a much more elaborate and dynamic show which not only controls the city, but our government as well. No kidding - when we stayed at the Sands Hotel in the 50's, you could walk to the back of the parking lot and see nothing but desert all the way to forever. The city was built for many reasons, but greed and power seemed to rise above all else.
As it says in the book, Lansky new that their were only 2 kinds of gamblers, winners and losers. The winners always owned the games. Great book. If you love Las Vegas, if you love the adrenaline that flows though your body as you approach the #1 city of the 21st century, and if you wonder why you feel so emotionally and economically drained when you leave Las Vegas, this book will fill you in. It can get a little slow, but the information is well worth the read. I especially enjoyed the information on Steve Wynn. Truly fascinating.