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Summary: Light summer reading
Review: Although I'm usually turned off by romance novels about characters who are incredibly rich, beautiful, and shallow, I actually found this book mildly entertaining. The author starts the first chapter with a violent scene between two unnamed characters, and teases the reader in later chapters by slowly adding to the mystery storyline, in between chapters about the romance between the two main characters. I was able to get over my dislike of the heroine, Ronnie, enough to enjoy the steamy love scenes between her and Tom. The mystery and suspense chapters in this book save it from being a flop. I found this book enjoyable for mid-July reading.
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Summary: DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ONE
Review: I automatically pick up any book with Ms. Robards name on it. This is one I should have left on the shelve. I didn't care for Ronnie at all. She married for money so you can't feel sorry for her. Too many extramarital affairs in this book (I guess that's the way of politics.) Bypass this book, but pick up "Sea Fire", "Island Flame", and "Tiger's Eye". You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS BOOK !!!
Review: I bought the tape. I am so glad that I only had to waste 3 hours listening. The wording on the back of the tape had different characters names so I had to stop and see if I had a same theme. It was. Too bad. Karen, you are one of my favorite authors, but you missed it on this one. Good thought but bad premises. Do you really think some one like Ronnie would give it all up for Tom after she has fought hard to get where she was? Get real. I know the goings on in Washington is shady, but to kill off everyone to hide a secret? I don't think so. If this was true Washington DC would be a dead city. I know this is fiction, but at least make it believable. Hope your next one is better.
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Summary: Karen--where are your morals??
Review: I don't want to sound like an fuddy-duddy, but how can readers sympathize with a woman who has no compunction whatsoever about cheating on her husband and endangering the career of her lover in the process? How can anyone like a hero who cheats with the wife of an old family friend, endangers his own and his partner's business with the affair, and admits to having cheated on his previous wife with no legitimate reason? Yes, there were some very sexy scenes in this novel, but there's no real love between the two main characters. If Ronnie wasn't great looking, what would Tom see in her? I kept asking myself that question as I read and came up with nothing. She's a gold-digger plain and simple. She acted irresponsibly and childish in her pursuit of Tom.Sorry, Karen, but this one is just hard to stomach.
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Summary: if you can get through the first 100 pages...
Review: I fought the urge to return the book the first night I started reading it but once I got through the first 100 pages, I couldn't put it down. The passion between Ronnie and Tom kept me turning the pages.
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Summary: Disappointing - Karen usually does better
Review: I have to agree with others reviews that if this is your first Karen Robards book - PUT IT BACK - and read any other one before this one. It is hard to find redeeming qualities in this heroine. It is difficult to read a book when you can neither sympathisize with her dilemmas or rationalize her decisions. I don't like gals who marry for money and extramarital affairs never appeal to me.
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Summary: Fantastic Book
Review: I loved this book! I really felt like I knew the characters and was happy that everything worked out well for Ronnie and Tom. I loved how it wasn't just some cheesy romance novel. It had lots of suspense, struggle, and emotion.
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Summary: Don't "listen" to other reviews-read it for yourself!
Review: I read the reviews and then read the book afraid that this was going to be one that I put down before finishing. But I didn't come out with the same results as other reviewers. Ronnie was raised in a poor, torn-up family, with little love. She set the goals of marrying wealthy so she would never have to do without again. She was even careful with her reputation and didn't date just anybody. In her college years she met a wealthy older man that had it all. His first marriage had had problems and was in its final stage (all that was left was signing the papers). He offered Ronnie a job in his political arena and started pursuing her heavily. Finding out that it was going to take marriage before he could get her in bed he made the offer. Marriage! Thinking he would have a young, beautiful, "trophy" wife. He continued having other woman, though. By their third year Ronnie was on longer giving him rights to her bed due to his other affairs. Divorce wasn't a question, though, due to her husband's political career for re-election. A 2nd divorce would ruin his chance for re-election. I do feel that KR made her characters rather shallow for the reader, not giving us enough information to feel some warm for them. But I did not come away feelig like other readers did about Ronnie and Tom. Ronnie was young & beautiful, with her guard up since she was the 2nd wife, accused of breaking up a marriage (though it was on the rocks before she even showed up). She thought having material things and money would feel the void of love until she found someone that showed her kindness and later on love. Remember (if you have already read it), that Ronnie had not reached out to any other man during her marriage until Tom came on the scene. So she was trying to deal with it. Tom was hired by Ronnie's husband as a campaign adviser to help get his campaign back on track. He, himself, was in the process of rebuilding his business with his partner and was good at his business. He started working with Ronnie, seeing right off a woman that was being treated harshly by the public as well as being alone in her private life. He reached out to her with lust in his mind when they first got together sexually- but then it turned into love, realizing that they cared for each other. Doesn't that happen in a lot of relationships? Then there is the murder of the senator and Ronnie is accused of doing it. It turns into a "who done it" story. It's not the best I have read, but it sure isn't the worse, either. I really wanted to judge it with a 3 1/2 stars but felt bad about all of the other low reviews that I went with a 4 stars. Read it for yourself and see what you think!
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Summary: ok
Review: I read this book but really once I finished I reading it I had no desire to recommend it to my friends. Just the idea of the main character looking from the beginning for someone to excite her other than her husband, I don't go for. I have read most of Ms Robards books and this is really the only one that I find almost offensive.
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Summary: Karen Robards at her best!
Review: I really liked the characters - it wasn't the usual fluff and stuff, but so what. It was realistic and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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