Rating:  Summary: A gripping tale... Review: Paris Sweeney is an artist who experiences strange phomenoms. Her first pre-natural experience was in her hometown when she saw a little boy trailing after his mother in a supermarket parking lot trying to get her attention. Only after a few seconds did Sweeney realized she had attended the boys funeral the week before. Shaken, Sweeney decides to move out of her small hometown where she was seeing as many ghosts as people. Deciding that New York City was the perfect place for her, she sets up shop and enters a contract with a local gallery owner to commission her work.After being in city for a few months, Sweeney feels she has come to accept her 'gift'. Not only does she see ghosts on the street, stop lights turn green for her, traffic moves out of the way, and her plants are constantly blooming. What could be better? Then she starts 'sleep painting' scences of brutal violence. Every morning following her sleep painting Sweeny's body goes into shock, with all the syptoms of hypothermia. There's only one way for Sweeney to get warm. Richard Worth had always noticed Sweeney and was amused and a little annoyed that she was so oblivous to him as a man. Of course, it didn't help that he owned the gallery that she sold her work to, or that his wife ran the gallery. Her interest wasn't even caught when he filed for divorce almost a year before. All that changed one day when their eyes met and there was an almost electric current surging between the two. However, he didn't count on wanting to start a sexual relationship with a physcic, though he didn't discount Sweeney's claims. Not even when the body of the victim she paintied turned out to be his soon-to-be ex-wife. Now You See Her is a story of the unexplained and unexpected. Linda Howard brings the reader exotic romance and paranormal occurences in a novel that will hold the reader spellbound and wanting more. Don't miss it.
Rating:  Summary: Not her best Review: This was my second Linda Howard book - it was OK but not a "must read". Plot development was weak, character development was good and the story line was interresting - a clairvoyant artist who can paint crime scenes while sleepwalking. I was a little disturbed by the many typos I found in the hardcover version but it didn't interfere with my reading - I just don't like sloppy editing like this.
Rating:  Summary: Too hot to handle, but Review: I DID SO, GO FOR IT. THIS THE FIRT BOOK OF LINDA THAT I'VE READ AND I THOUGT IT WAS INCREDIBLE, ONE OF THE REASON WHY I CAME TO AMAZON.COM TO FIND MORE OF THE AUTHOR. LOVE YOU ALREADY MISS LINDA, KEEP IT UP. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO EVERYBODY. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HER, PLEASE START WITH THIS BOOK, IF YOU DID NOT LIKE, THEN TOO BAD YOU CANNOT RECOGNIZE A MASTERPIECE WHEN YOU SEE ONE...
Rating:  Summary: Not Impressive Review: My first Linda Howard book was Mr. Perfect and I was hooked. I was sure I would love anything written by her and immediately picked up Now you See Her. I was bitterly disappointed. There is little interaction between the characters and no rationalization as to why they fall for one another. It doesn't flow but just has sections of sensual get togethers with no real meaning behind them. I found it hard to follow and not a good read. I'm starting All the Queens Men and hope I enjoy it as much as Mr. Perfect but if I don't, I'm done with this author.
Rating:  Summary: Pretty good. Review: I hadn't read her before (Linda Howard) so I can't compare this with any of her other books. This was given to me last year, 2001. I read it then but didn't review it. I didn't remember having read it before until I picked it up again this week when I was out of new material to read. It seemed familiar but I didn't remember the ending or the bad guy, so I kept reading it. It is an interesting enough story, with the main characters being very likeable. It is about an artist, who gets up during the night and paints murder scenes, doesn't remember doing them and about how she gets involved in solving one of the murders. I usually read James Patterson, Ridley Pearson, and even Patricia Cornwell for suspense and crime dramas, and this isn't the same caliber, in my opinion, even 'though they include romance sometimes, but this has more romance than crime drama. Even Sandra Brown has more suspense than this one did, and she was a former romance writer also. It is not in the same category as those authors... but still not a bad book. I found the authors wit enjoyable and appropriate even 'though I thought the ending predictable.
Rating:  Summary: not that good! Review: After reading all the reviews of Linda Howard's books, I thought she would be a really great author. However, I was pretty dissappointed once I started reading this book(I have finished about three-fourths of the book) The sexual tension for which the author seems to be so renowned is certainly lacking in this one.There is hardly any interaction between the lead characters,the story focuses on the secondary characters as much as the lead ones. I found no reason as to why the hero fell so suddenly for Sweeney. I feel nothing for the hero & heroine as their is no real development of their characters. Overall, it is a pretty mediocre book.
Rating:  Summary: GREAT ROMANCE/MYSTERY Review: This was my second book by Linda Howard and I must say that I'm hooked. She has a great way of making the characters likeable and the story compelling so you can't put it down. In NOW YOU SEE HER the pairing of Paris Sweeney and Richard Worth is perfect and you have to keep reading to see how it turns out. It's a great romance mixed with mystery & suspense and I highly recommend it.
Rating:  Summary: Great Twist on Romantic/Suspense! 4 1/2 stars! Review: This is my second book from this author and I am still impressed by her layered plots and how she twists them so much that you really are left wondering who the killer is. Usually you guess the killer or badguy early on, but now here. Her characters are filled with life and seem so real you probably would know them had they been your friends! This wasn't as frightening as my first one by her called "Mr. Perfect," but it was still great! A very talented painter named Sweeney has achieved what few do at her age of 31. She has achieved renown success in the art field and has made herself a comfortable sum along the way. She sells and displays her work at the upscale New York City gallery with her only friend and gallery director. Her life couldn't be better, or could it? What she doesn't tell her friend is that she seems to mysteriously wake in the wee hours of the morning and paints vivid and horrifying scenes of mayhem and murder without remembering! The latest, a disturbing and gruesome murder scene that happens right after she paints scares her into revealing it to a trusted friend and lover. The information gets to the police investigating the murder and she is thrust into the limelight as the prime suspect! How did she know the murder before it happened? Why was she always seeing things no one else could see? Can Sweeney save herself before the real killer tries to silence her for good? Breathtaking! Ms. Howard has a knack for making your skin crawl with the suspense and terror the characters feel! The romance is very real too and mixes well with the story unlike a lot of suspense/romance books. Riveting, sexy and creepy! A sure keeper! Tracy Talley~@
Rating:  Summary: very good book Review: I found this book a nice easy read. Sweeney was very likeable and unique and Richard was one of the sweetest guys I've seen in a book. I liked how in the end, it was Sweeney who ended up saving the day, and not the man, which in most books it is. Very empowing to see Sweeney taking a knife with no outside help. Keep up the good work Ms Howard!
Rating:  Summary: very very sexy Review: I have found that Linda Howard is the best author of romantic suspense out there. Nora Roberts has her place, without a doubt, but no one has written better sex scenes in the Romantic Fiction genre. To combine sex scenes worthy of Erotica with well paced suspense is a intense and gripping book.
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