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Summary: Three Fates...Nora Roberts does it again!!!
Review: Another terrific novel by Nora Roberts. I couldn't put this book down. What a great story going back to the sinking of the Lusitania and tying it into a modern day murder mystery full of suspense and some great touches of romance. This story introduces the Sullivan family...three colorful and totally delightful Irish siblings who meet their mates in pursuit of the mythical "Three Fates". As always Nora Roberts weaves a tale full of surprises and great characters!!
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Summary: Not Roberts best.
Review: After a statue was stolen from the Sullivan family, the three siblings go on a quest to find it. As they search, they meet other people who are also connected to the statue and thier family. The quest becomes dangerous and much more personal when a friend is murdered, leading to a more complicated desire for justice.While I can understand why Roberts didn't split this into three books, I think she tried to get too much into one story. For the first time while reading one of her books, I was ready for it to end well before it did. Overall, it was still better than a lot of other books out there, but I guess I expected more.
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Summary: Three Fates
Review: Roberts does it yet again! Very hard to put this book down and I actually hated to see it end! Excellent story and very easy to follow with great characters and a terrific plot. One of my favorite Nora Roberts books and I've read them all!
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Summary: A Sinfully Good Time
Review: In Three Fates, Ms. Roberts once again combines the Irish with the American way of things. This story takes you on a ride of romance, greed, and most of all, intrigue. The three siblings, Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca are determined to reclaim their stolen Fate from the charming and deadly Anita Gaye and also find the other two Fates. On the way, they each find someone they are drawn to and eventually realize that they cannot live without. Tia, the mythologist, is a scared, timid, hypochondriac; Cleo, the sexy exotic dancer, and Jack, the wealthly collector who is also a securities expert-all are connect in some way to the Fates and in turn, to the siblings and each other. This is a highly enjoyable book, and I honestly could not put this down until I was done with the last page.
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Summary: excellent romantic suspense
Review: As the Lusitania is going down, petty thief Felix Greenfield is in the cabin of Henry W. Wyley stealing one of the THREE FATES statues. By the time he realizes he is in danger, he pockets the valuable item, saves a mother and son, and vows to turn over a new leaf. He is rescued and settles in Ireland and raises a family. Felix's descendants, the Sullivans, hold on to the statue until Malachi loses it to Anita Waye, a black widow who slept with him in order to steal it.
Malachi and his siblings Gideon and Rebecca not only vow to get it back but they intend to find the other two statues, uniting THE THREE FATES before selling them. The Sullivan siblings meet their significant others while pursuing the statues, not yet realizing that Anita, who is one step ahead of them, will kill everyone who gets in her way. The group must find a way of outwitting her without anyone getting hurt in the process.
Nora Roberts has written a work of romantic suspense that will please her many fans as will as those readers who like some romance in their thrillers. The book moves at a rapid pace so nobody will get bored during this fascinating read. The Sullivan siblings and their significant others are a varied group that makes for lively scenes and interactions and turns THREE FATES into one of Nora Roberts' best mainstream novels. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: I really wish Ms. Roberts would break out of her trilogy mindset- especially when only half the characters are interesting! I really liked Tia, Mal, and Cleo, but the other three were very flat. Also, long-time fans may find numerous cases of deja-vu in this novel; this author tends to use plot devices and character details over and over in her books. Still, this one went along at a quick pace and kept me entertained. Worth a library borrow!
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Summary: THREE 4 THE PRICE OF ONE!!!!
Review: I loved this story!! It was perfect, we did not have to wait for the trilogies, we got all of them at once.
If you are used to Nora Roberts, you know that their are often a trio of friends/siblings that you follow, in this wonderful story you get them all at once. It is nice to have the brothers/sister all involved so closely on the same time line. The backstory is the Lusitania is sunk while a thief is stealing one of the "Three Fates" small silver statues depicting the greek fates. His life is changed when the ship sinks and he lives. He reforms himself, this is the story of his great grand children. 2 Brothers and 1 Sister go after the fates and in doing so find the love of their lives. It is nice having such varying characters in such depth. I loved the dynamics between the 3 women, their strenghts/weaknesses really complement each other and you watch them become stronger because of the bond that they made. I have 2 girlfriends that give me this type of strenght and it was nice to see it written about and captured so well in this book. Not just a great romance, but a wonderful testament to friendships found in unlikely places, which tend to be the most enduring!!!(not to mention hot men and great chemistry) Don't wait, this book is worth full hardcover price!!!!
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Summary: Nora needs a sabbatical
Review: I used to buy a new Roberts without even looking except to make sure it was not a rerelease. No more. The plots of her books may vary but she has the same characters in them all. The heroes have a rather boring sameness. And enough of this cloying cutesy Irishness. As for the plot of this book, I don't agree that it's ok to steal from someone in the name of revenge and because they murder people. My sense of ethics was offended.
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Summary: Good Read
Review: Nora Roberts did a good job in this book, but it was a little hard at times to keep all the story lines in check. She would start off with one character, and then the next chapter you would all of a sudden be introduced to a new one on a different story line. Once all the characters have lines that mesh together, the plot was a cinch to follow.
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Summary: The Very Best of Romantic Suspense!
Review: "Three Fates" by the prolific Nora Roberts is a superbly written, thrilling and romantic tale that readers won't soon forget. Vivid characters, breathtaking settings, and a strong plot combine to make an affecting story of love, justice, and the fateful decisions that shape our lives.
When the Lusitania sank in 1915, over a thousand people lost their lives. But Felix Greenfield, a second-rate thief, survived the experience with a small silver statue he had just stolen from Henry Wyley. Unbeknownst to him at the time, that small silver lady was one of the Three Fates, three long-separated and priceless statues. The Fate Felix saved from sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean became a family heirloom, passed down through the generations.
Fast forward to 2002, as Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover their great-great-grandfather's treasure from an unscrupulous antiquities dealer, Anita Gaye, who stole it from underneath their noses. They plan to reunite all three of the Fates, and will do everything in their power to keep them out of the wrong hands.
Their quest will take them from their home in Ireland to Helsinki, where the eldest brother, Malachi, meets a lovely, brilliant, but neurotic professor, Tia Marsh, whose vast knowledge of Greek mythology will be a great asset to their search.
Next, Gideon travels to Prague, where he tracks down Cleo Toliver, an exotic dancer and the ancestor of a reputed contact to the Fates. Cleo sees the Fates as her chance at a new life. But it's not long before Gideon and Cleo are forced to flee across Europe from the hired muscle tailing them at every turn.
Finally Rebecca, the youngest Sullivan, meets Jack Burdett, a sexy security expert and art collector, when he travels to Ireland in order to figure out the Sullivan's connection to the Three Fates.
Eventually, all six of them end up in New York together, pitting themselves against the ruthless Anita Gaye, who will stop at nothing to acquire the Three Fates. Their unlikely team pulls together into a unit in order to recover each of the Three Fates and administer their own brand of justice to Anita Gaye.
Amidst the mayhem and excitement of the quest, romance is blooming in the hearts of all the main players. Each romance is distinct, original, fresh, and full of passion and tenderness. It is wonderful watching Malachi and Tia, Gideon and Cleo, and Rebecca and Jack come together. One might think that with three separate romances in one book, there might be too many people and too much going on for proper development, but Nora Roberts skilfully portrays each individual and each romance perfectly. The reader becomes absorbed in the trials and triumphs of the characters to a point where it's hard to remember these aren't real people.
"Three Fates" is a fantastic Nora Roberts novel that you do not want to miss. I was utterly captivated by this marvellous tale, and could scarcely force myself to put the book down until it was finished. Once again Nora Roberts has created a family readers can't help but love, and a story that will keep them riveted. I highly recommend this book, so buy it today!
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