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Summary: Excellent retelling of the African Queen
Review: In Kentucky, highly regarded stockbroker Virginia Dancy dies in a car crash that devastates her adult daughter Lorraine as they were very close. Lorraines fianci Gary Franklin offers her sympathy, but the grieving woman rejects it as she needs time alone. A week later, her mothers attorney Dennis Goodwin gives Lorraine, as the only benefactor, the contents of Virginias safety deposit box. The contents include a letter from Lorraines deceased father to her mother. The problem is that her father died in Nam over two decades ago, but the letter is from Mexico only seven years ago. Over Garys objection, Lorraine travels to Mexico where she meets fellow American Jason Applebee. He helps her find the remote village where her father now teaches. Her elated father loves seeing his beloved Raine here, but their reunion abruptly ends when the police find a rare missing Mayan artifact inside her luggage. Her father realizes the danger of the Mexican prison system on a young American female. He reacts instantly by rushing her over to the boat of his friend, American expatriate Jack Keller. He pleads with Jack to get her out of Mexico. Now the adventure, romance, and danger of a lifetime begin. MOON OVER WATER is an extraordinary retelling of the African Queen. The story line is filled with non-stop action, adventure, vile villains, and the lovable hero and heroine. Though Jacks sacrifice seems unnecessarily adding forty pages, the novel is romantic intrigue at its best, meaning it will have cross appeal to male readers who take pleasure from an adventure tale. With novels like this, fans will insist that Debbie Macombers time has come. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Good-hearted and unpretentious entertainment
Review: Although not normally a romance reader, I picked up "Moon Over Water" while vacationing in an effort to cleanse my brain of the noxious after-effects of the "beach book" I had just finished (which was "Summer Sisters" -- absolute trash!) And this book did the job; this generous-hearted novel is responsible for restoring my usual upbeat view of the world and people. Even though much of the action is propelled by a series of lies and deceptions, the main characters and their friends and family are people whose behavior is governed by considerations of honor, decency, and obligation. They are people who, although likeable to start with, gain depth of principle as a result of having loved. This is refreshing and fun reading, and leaves one with the comfortable feeling of having passed the day with good people.
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Summary: Not up to D MacOmbers usually excellent standards.
Review: I am a die-hard MacOmber fan, every one is a keeper here but... Moon over Water was not as good as Someday Soon or Sooner or Later. Wasn't as heart-warmingly sweet as either Promise Texas, Port Orchard or the Midnight Sons. I read it happily though, had to find out what happened to Jack.
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Summary: Too dull to finish.
Review: I couldn't finish this book-----it moved too slow and was too boring.
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Summary: Not as good as the Hype says.
Review: I did not find this book to be anything like the African Queen. It was slow reading and not very well put together. I found the dialog choppy, with really no humor at all. I've read MacOmber before and was very diappointed with this book. Hopefully, her next book will be better.
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Summary: Not up to D MacOmbers usually excellent standards.
Review: I love Debbie Macomber and this book proves she just keeps getting better. In the characters of Jack Keller and Raine Dancy we get to see two people who have real lives and normal human fears. The subplot of the aftereffects of the Vietnam War is excellent. Many of us have friends or relatives who are still living with that nightmare. Ms. Macomber handles the moral dilemmas of that time with sensitivity and understanding. Both Jack and Raine learn to appreciate the gift of love on any level and become able to share it with others. There is plenty of action and adventure as well as lots of romance. Those looking for steamy sex will be disappointed. In my opinion this is a welcome change of pace from traditional romance/suspense novels. Enjoy the book. I'm sure you will become drawn into the lives of the characters by the end of the first chapter!
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Summary: Romance with real people!
Review: I love Debbie Macomber and this book proves she just keeps getting better. In the characters of Jack Keller and Raine Dancy we get to see two people who have real lives and normal human fears. The subplot of the aftereffects of the Vietnam War is excellent. Many of us have friends or relatives who are still living with that nightmare. Ms. Macomber handles the moral dilemmas of that time with sensitivity and understanding. Both Jack and Raine learn to appreciate the gift of love on any level and become able to share it with others. There is plenty of action and adventure as well as lots of romance. Those looking for steamy sex will be disappointed. In my opinion this is a welcome change of pace from traditional romance/suspense novels. Enjoy the book. I'm sure you will become drawn into the lives of the characters by the end of the first chapter!
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Summary: An easy read for a forgettable afternoon
Review: I whipped through this 400 page book in record time. The book, though entertaining, does not require much brain power. It's definitely not one of Macomber's best. I was perhaps most disappointed in the characters. The impetuously-witty-and-yet-often-ditzy-blond heroine, the unrequited-love-but-I'll-sleep-with-someone-else-to-chase-away-the-demons father, the happy-when-with-daughter-but-unhappy-inside-although-I-did-it-to-myself mother, and the typical-hardened-lonely-noble hero. Even the drug smuggler was a stereotype and the wicked villian was obvious from the first. It seems that chance, fate, and pure idiocy on the part of the characters create most of the action, and it doesn't work. The biggest disappointment was the ending. The climax--a big, exciting action scene--was resolved 80 pages before the book ended. The last 80 pages wither away as the hero and heroine finally come together after literally months apart. After all, they are static characters: we know they haven't changed and (even after such a long time) will still be perfect for each other heading into happily ever after land. If you want a brainless novel, get this one. If you want literature, try somewhere else.
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Summary: An exciting adventure into the stormy seas of love!
Review: Imagine growing up thinking your father is dead, and then one day finding out he's been alive and well and living in Mexico your entire life. Imagine going to Mexico to finally meet your father, and ending up on the run from the police, an insane thief, and the local crime boss. Imagine being rescued by the next best thing to an Indiana Jones, and being stranded at sea with him for days on end. Sounds like it might not be so bad, huh? Lorraine Dancy was an ordinary woman living an ordinary life when fate sent her on a life-altering adventure into the exotic world of inner Mexico. She knows her life will never be the same when she meets Jack Keller, a renegade ex-mercenary who sets out to teach her to take chances as they come. Debbie Macomber's newest release, "Moon Over Water," is an exciting, unparalleled adventure into the stormy seas of love. Macomber's characters are dynamic, her storyline thrilling and her pacing is right on the mark. This is why she is one of the absolute best at what she does--writing incredible romances. I'd love to see this tale made into a movie. It would be outstanding
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Summary: enjoyable
Review: it very much reminded me of romancing the stone. in fact, i kept picturing kathleen turner and michael douglas in the title roles. with danny devito thrown in for a little humour! a good lighthearted summer read!
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