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Summary: A BOOK I COULDN'T PUT DOWN!!
Review: I had not read a book by Barbara Parker before but had seen them in bookstores. So I thought I'd try one. It was excellent. It kept me reading from the very first minute I picked it up. I will not hesistate to read more of her books. In my opinion, she is a great author!
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Summary: A BOOK I COULDN'T PUT DOWN!!
Review: I had not read a book by Barbara Parker before but had seen them in bookstores. So I thought I'd try one. It was excellent. It kept me reading from the very first minute I picked it up. I will not hesistate to read more of her books. In my opinion, she is a great author!
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Summary: What has happened to Anthony?
Review: I loved the romance and the mystery in this series. This book didn't live up to either one.
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Summary: Exciting
Review: I loved this book. Gail Connor, the protagonist, is faced with a real life dilemma: how to maintain a civil relationship with her ex-husband for their child's sake and how to prepare that child to accept a new life with a Cuban American stepfather. Gail's love life is complicated because David, the ex-husband, is weak, needy and still in love with Gail while Anthony,the Fiance, seems strong, possessive and passionately in lust with her. On top of this complication, when Gail starts receiving menacing phone calls and disgusting photos that hint at violence to her beloved daughter Karen, each man accuses the other of masterminding these threats.All Gail wanted out of life was to be a successful lawyer, a good mother and a good "Cuban" wife. Instead, her law practise is struggling, David is fighting her for custody of Karen and Anthony's Cuban connections seem sinister and ruthless. This was an exciting book in my opinion. There is a hint that Parker will continue the Gail/Anthony love affair in another book and I look forward to it.
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Summary: Exciting
Review: I loved this book. Gail Connor, the protagonist, is faced with a real life dilemma: how to maintain a civil relationship with her ex-husband for their child's sake and how to prepare that child to accept a new life with a Cuban American stepfather. Gail's love life is complicated because David, the ex-husband, is weak, needy and still in love with Gail while Anthony,the Fiance, seems strong, possessive and passionately in lust with her. On top of this complication, when Gail starts receiving menacing phone calls and disgusting photos that hint at violence to her beloved daughter Karen, each man accuses the other of masterminding these threats. All Gail wanted out of life was to be a successful lawyer, a good mother and a good "Cuban" wife. Instead, her law practise is struggling, David is fighting her for custody of Karen and Anthony's Cuban connections seem sinister and ruthless. This was an exciting book in my opinion. There is a hint that Parker will continue the Gail/Anthony love affair in another book and I look forward to it.
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Summary: A Good Read
Review: I thoroughly enjoy reading the continuing story of Gail and Anthony. The politics of the Cuban-American community in Miami is interesting. The characters are well developed and engaging. However, it is frustrating to have Gail continuously making stupid mistakes. As a lawyer with her own practice, you'd think she would smarten up. The book would have gotten 5 stars from me if the ending (regarding the stalker) wasn't so predictable. The author gave away the identity of the stalker about three-fourths of the way through the book so the last fourth was pretty flat as far as the mystery was concerned. The story between the main characters continued to be engaging and I can't wait for the next book in this series to see what happens between them.
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Summary: Delicious Suspense
Review: Miami attorney Gail Connor is having a run of bad luck in "Suspicion of Betrayal." Her new law practice is in trouble, her new house is falling apart, her ex-husband can't pay her back the money she lent him from her trust account to bail him out of a business disaster, and there's trouble in paradise with fiance Anthony Quintana. To make matters worse, Gail begins receiving death threats which escalate into acts of terrorism directed towards her young daughter. Could her ex-husband be behind the threats, engineered to ensure that he gets custody of their child? Or is it a client? If not one of Gail's current clients, could it be one from the past with a grudge? Or maybe it's one of the very controlling Anthony's business associates or family members. What great fun it was to find out! I had a pretty good idea who it was about halfway through the book, but the writing was good enough and the suspense level high enough to supersede that. Miami in all its splendor and squalor is captured in these vividly descriptive pages. It's cold here in Virginia but, I swear, I could almost feel a Miami sweat breaking out. Although there are a number of passages in this book when the reader feels like saying to Gail, "Wise up, girlfriend", what a great read it made following the clues to the final harrowing confrontation.
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Summary: Delicious Suspense
Review: Miami attorney Gail Connor is having a run of bad luck in "Suspicion of Betrayal." Her new law practice is in trouble, her new house is falling apart, her ex-husband can't pay her back the money she lent him from her trust account to bail him out of a business disaster, and there's trouble in paradise with fiance Anthony Quintana. To make matters worse, Gail begins receiving death threats which escalate into acts of terrorism directed towards her young daughter. Could her ex-husband be behind the threats, engineered to ensure that he gets custody of their child? Or is it a client? If not one of Gail's current clients, could it be one from the past with a grudge? Or maybe it's one of the very controlling Anthony's business associates or family members. What great fun it was to find out! I had a pretty good idea who it was about halfway through the book, but the writing was good enough and the suspense level high enough to supersede that. Miami in all its splendor and squalor is captured in these vividly descriptive pages. It's cold here in Virginia but, I swear, I could almost feel a Miami sweat breaking out. Although there are a number of passages in this book when the reader feels like saying to Gail, "Wise up, girlfriend", what a great read it made following the clues to the final harrowing confrontation.
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Summary: How does she do it!
Review: Poor Gail Connor is in constant angst! Sometimes you want to give her a hit upside the head and other times you have to admire her guts to keep moving. So many pressures from so many sides. How does Anthony stand it. Well, in this one he doesnt for long. I couldnt put this book down; puzzles from page to page, chapter to chapter. Barbara Parker writes such intelligent books. I am not a fan of legal procedurals but she is slowly converting me! Good on ya,Barbara! The ending is a great leadin to Suspicion of Malice.
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Summary: I was dissapointed in how she changed Anthony Quintana.
Review: She changed Anthony's personality. Other than that the mystery was great. I hope she gets them back together in her next book.
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