Title: Knockout
Author: Catherine Coulter
Jan's Rating: 9
"Knockout" is another FBI thriller starring Dillon Savich and his wife Sherlock, both Special Agents with the FBI. A little girl (Autumn) is being hunted by her Uncle Blessed. He knows that she has a special "gift", being able to talk to people who aren't around her, which he also possesses. While working on this case with Sheriff Ethan Merriweather of Titusville, VA, Dillon and Sherlock are also trying to track down a couple of bank robbers who think nothing of killing anyone who gets in their way. I found the book exciting and really enjoyed it.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
BLACK HILLS
Title: Black Hills
Author: Nora Roberts
Jan's Rating: 9
Nora Roberts never disappoints me and is a first-class author. In Black Hills, the main character is Lil Chance, who lives in the black hills of South Dakota. Lil's parents own a lot of property there so when Lil graduates from college with a PhD, her parents give her some of their land so she can build a wild animal refuge where she takes in exotic animals that people bought for pets, and animals that are injured, or have been mistreated. Of course you can't read a Nora Roberts' book without some romance and there is plenty of that with Lil's neighbor, Cooper Sullivan, who she has known since childhood. Now, this all sounds like an ideal life, right? Well it's not because there is someone who is out to kill Lil and release all her animals into the wild. I won't tell you anymore of the story but take it from me, it is worth the read (471 pages).
Author: Nora Roberts
Jan's Rating: 9
Nora Roberts never disappoints me and is a first-class author. In Black Hills, the main character is Lil Chance, who lives in the black hills of South Dakota. Lil's parents own a lot of property there so when Lil graduates from college with a PhD, her parents give her some of their land so she can build a wild animal refuge where she takes in exotic animals that people bought for pets, and animals that are injured, or have been mistreated. Of course you can't read a Nora Roberts' book without some romance and there is plenty of that with Lil's neighbor, Cooper Sullivan, who she has known since childhood. Now, this all sounds like an ideal life, right? Well it's not because there is someone who is out to kill Lil and release all her animals into the wild. I won't tell you anymore of the story but take it from me, it is worth the read (471 pages).
Sunday, September 6, 2009
JUST TAKE MY HEART
Book: Just Take My Heart
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Jan's Rating: 10
Jan's Opinion: I always enjoy Mary Higgins Clark's books and this was no exception. It kept me interested from beginning to end. Natalie Raines, a Broadway actress, accidentally discovers who killed her college roommate many years ago. When Natalie is found dead in her apartment, police assume her estranged husband killed her. Emily Wallace is the prosecutor who finally finds the truth but almost loses her life in the process.
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Jan's Rating: 10
Jan's Opinion: I always enjoy Mary Higgins Clark's books and this was no exception. It kept me interested from beginning to end. Natalie Raines, a Broadway actress, accidentally discovers who killed her college roommate many years ago. When Natalie is found dead in her apartment, police assume her estranged husband killed her. Emily Wallace is the prosecutor who finally finds the truth but almost loses her life in the process.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
FINGER LICKIN' FIFTEEN
Title: Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Author: Janet Evanovich
Jan's Rating: 10
This has to be Evanovich's best Stephanie Plum book yet. The last two were kind of slow but this one kept you reading and laughing all the way through. Celebrity Chef Stanley Chipotle comes to town for a BBQ cookoff and is murdered. Lula witnesses the murder so the killers are after her all through the book, which is funny in itself. Lula and Grandma Mazur decide to learn how to make BBQ sauce and join the cookoff, hoping to help catch the killers. Stephanie spends half her time helping Lula and Grandma (which is one disaster after another) and helping Ranger find out who is breaking into homes that have his security system. My husband and I both thoroughly enjoyed this one!
Author: Janet Evanovich
Jan's Rating: 10
This has to be Evanovich's best Stephanie Plum book yet. The last two were kind of slow but this one kept you reading and laughing all the way through. Celebrity Chef Stanley Chipotle comes to town for a BBQ cookoff and is murdered. Lula witnesses the murder so the killers are after her all through the book, which is funny in itself. Lula and Grandma Mazur decide to learn how to make BBQ sauce and join the cookoff, hoping to help catch the killers. Stephanie spends half her time helping Lula and Grandma (which is one disaster after another) and helping Ranger find out who is breaking into homes that have his security system. My husband and I both thoroughly enjoyed this one!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
SWIM SUIT
Title: Swim Suit
Jan's Rating: 9
Author: James Patterson
If you are the "faint of heart" type of person, then this book is not for you. It kept me on the edge of my seat all through the book. It usually takes me 2 weeks to read a book but I finished this one in one week. Beautiful model Kim McDaniels is on a shoot in Hawaii when her parents receive a phone call saying that a bad man had taken their daughter. They leave their home in Michigan and fly to Hawaii as soon as they can book seats on the next flight. The book takes you from one scarey moment to the next while you chew your nails away. I am definitely ready for a Janet Evanovich book now!
Jan's Rating: 9
Author: James Patterson
If you are the "faint of heart" type of person, then this book is not for you. It kept me on the edge of my seat all through the book. It usually takes me 2 weeks to read a book but I finished this one in one week. Beautiful model Kim McDaniels is on a shoot in Hawaii when her parents receive a phone call saying that a bad man had taken their daughter. They leave their home in Michigan and fly to Hawaii as soon as they can book seats on the next flight. The book takes you from one scarey moment to the next while you chew your nails away. I am definitely ready for a Janet Evanovich book now!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
HIDE
Title: Hide
Author: Lisa Gardner
Jan's Rating: 7
I enjoyed this one. Annabelle Granger's family moved every few months all of her life. She never knew until she was an adult that her parents kept moving to escape a crazed killer who wanted to take Annabelle from them. Places in this book will have you on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next. I love suspense - hope you do too!
Author: Lisa Gardner
Jan's Rating: 7
I enjoyed this one. Annabelle Granger's family moved every few months all of her life. She never knew until she was an adult that her parents kept moving to escape a crazed killer who wanted to take Annabelle from them. Places in this book will have you on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next. I love suspense - hope you do too!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
RED
Title: Red
Author: Erica Spindler
Jan's Rating: 8
Jan's Opinion: I have read most of Erica Spindler's books and have enjoyed all of them. They aren't "10's" but they usually rate an "8" with me. In "Red", Becky Lynn Lee grows up on the wrong side of the tracks in Bend, Mississippi. She works in a beauty shop doing shampoos. Her father is an alcoholic who beats his family and takes part of Becky Lynn's salary. Her Mother is so afraid of her husband that she never opens her mouth, even to defend her children. Becky Lynn is tormented by her brother's friends until one day they go too far. Becky Lynn leaves Bend with what little money she has and heads for California. It turns out to be a good move for her but she suffers heartache there too. The book did have a good ending so I recommend reading it.
Author: Erica Spindler
Jan's Rating: 8
Jan's Opinion: I have read most of Erica Spindler's books and have enjoyed all of them. They aren't "10's" but they usually rate an "8" with me. In "Red", Becky Lynn Lee grows up on the wrong side of the tracks in Bend, Mississippi. She works in a beauty shop doing shampoos. Her father is an alcoholic who beats his family and takes part of Becky Lynn's salary. Her Mother is so afraid of her husband that she never opens her mouth, even to defend her children. Becky Lynn is tormented by her brother's friends until one day they go too far. Becky Lynn leaves Bend with what little money she has and heads for California. It turns out to be a good move for her but she suffers heartache there too. The book did have a good ending so I recommend reading it.
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