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Summary: Take this one to the beach
Review: This "guilty pleasure" paperback belongs in your beach bag. It features "flames of passion," complete with hot tongues, silky thighs, and solid biceps. Yes, it really is that corny! But if you're looking for a thriller with no redeeming value other than that it's a light, fun read, this is it. The plot itself had lots of twists and turns and while the characters were stereotypes, in a book like this that adds to the charm and fun. My only real complaint about this great trashy novel is the inclusion of Josephine in the most dangerous escapades. It was highly manipulative to put a dog in harm's way like that, and inconsistent, too. If our hero doesn't take Grandma's poodle with him to drag bars, why would he include her on a shootout with a hitman? Instead of putting the pooch in peril, Mac, leave her home!
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Summary: Keeper
Review: I acquired this book at the library and ran to purchase a copy. It was the best Karen Robards book I've come across. The characters were all well developed while the banter between them was extremely "laugh out loud" funny. I couldn't put it down. Fast paced, non-stop action and heart stopping suspense will keep the reader glued to the pages. Perfect descriptions allow you to feel the atmosphere of the setting as if you're living right along side of the characters. If you're a contemporary romance fan, this book is a must read.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I couldn't stop reading! Lots of twists and turns. Mystery, romance...a definite read.
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Summary: Gleefully indulgent with scorching chemistry
Review: Life is peachy for erstwhile Ms. South Carolina pageant winner Julie Carlson until she discovers her fairy-tale rise from trailer-trash is just a myth fabricated by her husband Sid with his infidelity and hidden agendas. Her trip to catch Sid in flagrante delicto brings her to the unsavoury side of Charleston and meets transgender Debbie who is actually a straight hunk PI Mac McQuarry, disguised to catch an unfaithful husband for his client. He rescues her after some thugs absconded with her Jaguar - and she begins to trust this stranger.Mac, however plans to secretly distill information from Julie about his missing brother Daniel who, he suspects, had been silenced by Sid when he possesses evidence of his drug-dealing business. He ends up fighting his strong attraction to the luscious beauty and protecting her from a hired assassin sent by Sid. Karen Robards's contemporary romance thriller is unabashedly predictable and cluttered with cliches of the genre right from the tall, dark and dangerous knight errant and alpha male to a feisty beauty queen. It is fortunately just as gleefully indulgent as the chemistry between Mac and Julie scorches to a sizzle high with heated banters and humour. The incendiary passion and some terrifying moments of suspense in this book too, is definitely no stranger to any fans of Karen Robards familiar with her work.
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Summary: Another Robards, another try...
Review: Julie Carlson has had it. When her husband (Sid Carlson) sneaks out in the middle of the night (again), she trails him to a red-light district, and ends up getting carnapped, left only in her PJs with cellphone in hand. She meets "Debbie," a cross-dresser in drag, and has no choice but to trust him (her?). "Debbie" is actually an investigator named Mac McQuarry, spying on a client's soon-to-be-divorced husband. Together, they try to find the truth about Sid, and end up falling in love. They also end up in bed, and almost getting killed. I like the humor in this. As weird as this might sound, my favorite character is the poodle, Josephine, Mac's angel-of-a-dog with a slight Dr.-Jekyll-Mr.-Hyde problem. Basically, she's all cute today, then biting a man's leg off tomorrow. I have to say that I don't know what Mac sees in Julie. They go to bed, and then she tells him to forget about it 'cause she's just going through an immature phase? And I got tired of her in the middle of the book. Sure, she had a right to be mad when Mac didn't tell her the truth about important things. But when the guy is trying to make sure you don't get killed, you've gotta give him a hand. She was being so difficult, it was almost silly. But, like other Robards books, the plot was up to par. It twisted enough to keep me guessing, and still had that happy ending. I just couldn't see the falling-in-love part.
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Summary: Another Great One!
Review: I started reading Karen Robards books about a year ago, and have not been able to put them down. "To Trust A Stranger" is just a phenominal as the rest. The romance, thrill and suspense keep you interested, at ALL TIMES. I could not put the book down until it was done. Mrs. Robards keep the books coming!!!!
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Summary: I can't believe that some people did not like this book!
Review: This is my first Karen Robards book and as a result of reading it, she is now my newest favorite author. The way in which is combines suspense, humor, and sizzling chemistry between the hero and heroine is phenomnenal. After reading Linda Howard's "Mr. Perfect" I thought that I would never find a romantic supsense that equaled it. Luckily for me, Karen proved me wrong. You go Girl!
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Summary: GREAT STORY
Review: This audio cassette was wonderful. The story was very good and the interaction between the characters was so funny that I found myself laughing alone. Try it, you won't be sorry!
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Summary: I've had better
Review: Like the previous reviewer, I keep reading Robards because when she's on, it's fantastic. Nobody's Angel is my favorite. In this book, well, it just isn't believable. I hardly think a mobster would marry a girl just to get her into bed. Silly. THe cross dressing bit gets old too. Unless this girl is dumber than most, she would have guessed that he was under cover rather than gay a lot sooner. There is one little thing that has been nagging me both in this book and in Paradise County. She keeps switching styles. It can be and is hot to use more modern language in modern stories. But she can't make up her mind, and keeps slipping into regency verbiage. No modern man suckles a woman's breast "like a babe" there are other examples as well. This would be strike two, as far as I'm concerned. Hope the next Robards is a home run, or she may just strike out.
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Summary: Very Suspenseful and intriguing
Review: In To Trust A Stranger, you're drawn in within the first few sentences. If you like romance, suspense, mystery, and action all in one, then this book is a must read! All the twists and turns make it hard to lay the book down. Julie's failing marriage and new relationship with Mac are exciting. The end is amazing, i recommend this book to all women, i don't think guys would enjoy all the emotions that come with sex that are displayed in the novel. lol!
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