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Summary: Stellar!
Review: There are enough summaries of the book posted, the following is simply my opinion: Once I started this book I did not want to put it down!! The settings were vivid, the characters were well-devoloped and interesting. The plot blended suspense, romance and comedy - perfectly. I look forward to reading more from this author.
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Summary: Slow at first,but fiery later on. Don't put it down
Review: Charity and Elias are better for each other than they know. Maybe they're just in deep denial. Otis is funny too.
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Summary: MORE OF THE SAME Krentz, but neat secondary characters
Review: Charity and Elias live in the Pacific Northwest, which is a place that's interesting and we have all come to love due to Krentz's writing. I just really enjoyed the secondary characters here, a lot of people who are just ordinary and seem like somebody we all know. I especially liked the bird that Elias inherited. Entertaining! Most of Krentz's characters know how to cook, and you will get into this, I'm sure. Krentz has written better, I think in "Trust Me", "Family Man", and "Sharp Edges"- but still a good read. Worth the price of admission.
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Summary: A Sensuously Tasteful Read
Review: Deep Waters is one of my favorite JAK. I loved the "cook-offs" between Elias and Charity. Even my taste buds enjoyed this book. Lime sorbet has taken on a whole new meaning! The mystery moves along at a nice pace; it kept me turning pages as fast as I could read them. Interwoven into the mystery is the characteristic JAK-type of sizzeling romance that develops between Elias and Charity that leaves you sighing wistfully in their wake.
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Summary: Romance with a sense of humor
Review: Deep Waters was the first contemporary romance novel I ever read, as well as the first JAK book. I have to say, I got totally hooked! I found the Zenny water philosophy of Tal Kek Chara to be an extremely creative addition to the book, and the space-cult storyline was hysterically funny. One of the reviews on the book calls the relationship between Charity and Elias a "Tracy-Hepburn" alliance, and I have to agree. They had such passion, understanding, and (oddly and entertainingly enough) humor. The secondary characters were equally personable. I loved every minute of my reading experience, and Deep Waters is one of the few books in recent memory that I have picked up again and again, and enjoyed just as much each time I read it. One final note, not really plot-related, but I have to say how much I loved the detail JAK uses in her writing. Charity and Elias's cooking contests had me in stitches -- and rummaging through my cupboards and cookbooks! This is also the only romance novel I have given as a gift. I would highly recommend it to any fan of JAK or intelligent contemporary romance.
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Summary: Thoroughly enjoyed this one!
Review: I am sure that at some point I have read other Jayne Ann Krentz books, but I definately enjoyed this one. Let me give a short synopsis. At first we meet Charity Truitt who is a powerful corporate person and right away she shows that she is burnt out and has a breakdown. She settles into a small town and owns a small shop which she is very content with. A gentleman, Elias Winter, who we learn was also an important corporate person, moves into Washington's Whispering Waters Cove. Everyone mistrusts Elias' motives including Charity. But, Elias is a novice when it comes to relationships and Charity has been repulsed by former boyfriends...so they meet. There is some suspense and a mystery involved in the plot of the book as well as a wonderful romantic tale. This novel was fun to read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes more to a romance novel than just boy meets girl and they end up in bed.
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Summary: Thoroughly enjoyed this one!
Review: I am sure that at some point I have read other Jayne Ann Krentz books, but I definately enjoyed this one. Let me give a short synopsis. At first we meet Charity Truitt who is a powerful corporate person and right away she shows that she is burnt out and has a breakdown. She settles into a small town and owns a small shop which she is very content with. A gentleman, Elias Winter, who we learn was also an important corporate person, moves into Washington's Whispering Waters Cove. Everyone mistrusts Elias' motives including Charity. But, Elias is a novice when it comes to relationships and Charity has been repulsed by former boyfriends...so they meet. There is some suspense and a mystery involved in the plot of the book as well as a wonderful romantic tale. This novel was fun to read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes more to a romance novel than just boy meets girl and they end up in bed.
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Summary: I did not care for it at all; my least favorite of Krentz's
Review: I did not like this story at all. It was a little too weird. The main male character was just a bit too much on the strange side.
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Summary: My favorite JAK
Review: I didn't bother to read all the other reviews, because readers' tastes in a JAK novel are extreme. One person really disliked this book, but loved 'Flash' (yuk). So, "I" loved this book. :) It has humor, two great lead characters, a host of secondary characters (Otis!), a good mystery and a great romance. I can reread it over and over. And I definitely agree with "The Way of Water" philosophy. "You" will either 'love' it or 'hate' it. :)
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Summary: No complaints
Review: I found this book to be very satisfying. It worked for me. One of the things I like about Krentz is that her characters are older and wiser. This story has humor and wit and wisdom. The characters have self-doubt and really seem to question what they want to do with the rest of their lives. Deep Waters is a feel good book that makes you think about your own life. Most romance thrillers do not relate to my life in any way. This book is not only entertaining, it is involving. The murder mystery plot is not nearly as important as the personal struggle Charity and Elias experience in trying to find peace and balance in their lives. It is not surprising that they find it together in the end, they take their time and build a mature relationship with layers (and good sex). Isn't that what romance is all about?
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