Sanctuary

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Summary: Perfect mix of Romance and Suspense
Review: "Sanctuary" by Nora Roberts is a truly enjoyable and worth-while read. The story is absorbing and well-written and contains a mix of fabulous, complex characters.
"Sanctuary" is the story of three siblings, Jo Ellen, Brian and Lexy Hathaway. Jo Ellen is a successful photographer and a workaholic. She suffers a nervous breakdown when she receives a photo from an anonymous sender of her mother, thought to have abandoned her family and run away with another man 20 years ago, looking young and beautiful, naked, and unmistakably dead.
When Jo Ellen is released from hospital she returns to Sanctuary Inn, her family home on an island off the coast of Georgia. Jo Ellen sets about rebuilding her relationships with her brother Brian, the inn's chef, and her ever-jealous sister Lexy, an aspiring actress working as Sanctuary's waitress. She is also looking for some stability and a place to regain her sanity.
Enter Nathan Delaney, who was with his family on the island the summer that Jo Ellen's mother disappeared. Jo Ellen and Nathan are drawn to each other and develop a relationship. But Nathan is tormented by a dark secret that has attracted a killer to the island and has put Jo Ellen in more danger than anyone suspects.
Add to the mix a romance between Brian and the pretty island doctor, Kirby, and a romance between Lexy and her long-time friend Griff, and you have the recipe for a highly entertaining book. The suspense builds effectively and the clues provided will keep the reader guessing. Jo Ellen and Nathan's romance, which is the main focus, is by turns sexy and moving.
I have noticed some complaints from reviewers who thought there were too many characters and storylines, but I personally never felt this was a problem. Each storyline is fully developed and all of the characters have their motivations well explained. I really enjoyed watching all three of the Hathaway siblings finding someone to love and depend on in the midst of the disturbing events taking place on their island.
"Sanctuary" is a fabulous, fun read, containing well-written romances and an exciting and suspenseful mystery. So pick this book up today and enjoy!

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Summary: wouldn't read it again
Review: I felt like I was watching a poorly made horror movie that included casual sex while the killer was planning his next move. I can deal with there being a rape or murder because all suspense books are based on some type of violence, but did there have to be such graphic detail? I only finished it because I wanted to know who the psycho was. All violence put aside, it was a decent suspense story but didn't include any romance whatsoever. Casual sex does not equal romance in my book. Reader discretion advised: rape, murder, lots of casual sex, adult scenes and overall violence. Not on my bookshelf anymore.

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Summary: Kept me awake all night!
Review: I love Nora's books because sometimes I just want to sit back, relax and not think very hard. Sanctuary has lots of characters, a few intertwining story lines, and a very creepy rapist-murderer sneaking around. The time I spent inside his head made my skin crawl. The characters are about as deep as a good-sized puddle. So what? If I want deep characters I'll read Dickens. When I want to curl up with a cup of tea and read love scenes that fog up my glasses, Nora usually does the job. This book, like several other recent works by one of my favorite authors, tries to be both romance and thriller at once and while not destined to be a classic in either genre, I thought it was a pretty enjoyable read.

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Summary: Sanctuary- By Nora Roberts
Review: Just LOVED this book!!! Enjoy Nora Roberts books but this one is now at the top of my list. It is so suspenseful you can hardly wait to turn the next page to see what happens next. This mystery/love story is great and so well written. All the characters are so well developed they seem to come to life and just about jump off the page. Very enjoyable reading!!!!


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Summary: Loved it
Review: Listen, new and old Roberts readers...I read a lot...more than 25 books in a week. This one is good and does have all the elements for greatness. I probably will never give a book 5 stars unless it made me laugh, cry, and think at the same time.

This one is highly enjoyable. Curl up and read.

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Summary: great reads!
Review: There are not too many novels out there that combine murder-mystery with romance, but this is a good one. I could not figure out 'who dunnit' til the end, and I usually have a pretty good idea!

This is a dark and mysterious tale, that should be read with all the lights on! Also recommend 'The Reef' and 'Carolina Moon'.

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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: This book was great it not only has a romance in it it has three ginny and brain, jo and nathan, lexy and glif amnd I didnt expect this book to be that much of a mystery it really kept me guessing it also had a splash of horror in it. This was a well written book it has everything in it you would want romance, suspence, mystery, sadness, and so much more and I just love how well Nora explians the surrounds you really feel as if you are there. GREAT BOOK

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Summary: Outstanding
Review: This is by far my favorite Nora Roberts Book! I have been reading Nora's books for about 7 years and Sanctuary is the one book that I compare all her novels to. It has mystery, excitment, romance and passion. Definately a book you dont want to put down!

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Summary: Enticing, frightening, stunning!
Review: This is my second Nora Roberts. I must read more! In Sanctuary, she brings a sick killer who photographs his dead, naked "subjects" and sends one to a famous photographer, Jo Ellen Hathaway, who has a mental collapse and then returns to her family home, Sanctuary, which has been partially rented out to guests on their island off the coast of Savannah, GA. The family tension is shown in excellent detail -- nobody trusting anyone in the family or outside because their mother mysteriously disappeared 20 years earlier, and they believed she deserted them.

Add to the mix a man, Nathan Delaney, who desires the cold, closed-off Jo, a relationship between Joe's sister, Alexa, and a lifetime love,Giff, and a push-pull relationship between their brother, Brian, and an island doctor, Kirby Fitzsimmons. Each of these explosive couplings bring entertainment and romance to the book as the reader learns about each character and their flaws, as well as what they all have to learn about love and loss. Of course, there's a fourth "relationship," between Jo and a killer who stalks her, from Charlotte, NC, to Sanctuary.

As usual, Roberts' title befits the story -- the house is called Sanctuary, and it is to find sanctuary that Jo returns home. All the characters, in their own ways, find sanctuary in the house of their childhood. They must have courage to learn the terrible secret Nathan must bring them, which is tied to their past, to the killings befalling the island, and to the killer who has come to live among them. Chilling!

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Summary: Ready For The Tv Movie
Review: When I heard that Nora Roberts novel Sanctuary was being made into a movie, I realized that, for some unknown reason, I had missed reading this book. So, of course, I had to find the book and read it before the movie came out. Now I'm looking forward to the movie, which airs February 28th. In Sanctuary, Jo Ellen Hathaway, a famous photographer, starts getting pictures in the mail of herself and one of her mother, who the family always believed left them over 20 years ago. Jo Ellen goes home to Sanctuary where she meets up with Nathan Delaney, a childhood friend, who has also come back, to eventually tell the Hathaway family that he believes their mother didn't leave them, but was murdered. Jo Ellen is still being stalked while on the island, what she doesn't realize is the stalker is out to kill her also. Sanctuary was a good suspense novel, although it didn't leave much guess as to who the killer was. I did enjoy seeing the family overcome their bitterness toward each other, and see them all find love. Hope the movie is as good as the book!