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Summary: Great Book, Need to Finish the Rest of the Series
Review: I thought this book was reaaly wonderful. I have read many many titles by Mrs. Lowell. I feel that the stories of Justin and Lawe need to be told. I hate to leave stories and hanging!!
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Summary: Where was the love?
Review: I am not going to complain about the in depth jewelology that is all over this book because some people enjoy it and the author clearly enjoys writing about it. I just wish the love story could have been as lovingly rendered as the details given the ruby business. The love scenes were certainly passionate and thrilling, but the romance part a little lacking. Best things about the book were more visits to Donovan family, fun Bayou location, and sizzling attraction between characters. Weaknesses include, why was the pregnant lady crazed about gaining weight? Honey, your'e eating for two! Have some more pasta! There were a few blips in logic like that which I found really jarring; the sudden introduction and then focus of the secondary family, I just spent the first half of the book investing in a whole world on international bad guys, and then I was thrown a more domestic and not really connected group of secondary charaters half way through that i didn't really care about. And finally the very quick resolution keeping the hero and heroine together was not very emotional or satisfying. If I am going to read hundreds of pages of stuff about rubies and murders and ghosts and rape etc. in my ROMANCE novel, then the romace better pay off in the end and not give me the sense that the writer went, whew! case solved, and lovers...poof!...in love! Off to the publisher! I only sort of felt the love in this book.
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Summary: Another winner!
Review: I read this book in a day and did not want it to end (anymore than I wanted the others to end). I hope, no pray that a book on the mysterious Justin and Lawe is on its way. I hate loose ends. I want to hear more about the sibs we've already met as well as the two we haven't. Ms. Lowell, are you listening?
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Summary: Simply wonderful
Review: It was a pleasure to revisit the Donovan family, and watch Faith finally meet her match. With each book in this series, I've learned something about the international jewel trade too. I'd love for this series to continue, maybe with the youngest boys story next? Please Ms. Lowell? It's so much fun to check in the Donovans that I just hate for it to each book to end.
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Summary: Lowell writes a hot and adventurous romatic suspense
Review: Donovan International is a multi-conglomerate, but the heart of the company is the Gems and Minerals division. Their principal designer is Faith Donovan, an exquisite jewelry artist, and a person with a negative self-image. Owen Walker is the company's troubleshooter. He willingly risks his life for the sake of action. However, Owen feels responsible for his brother's death. He has adopted the Donovan clan as his own family.Faith is currently working on a multi-million dollar ruby necklace for her best friend's wedding when someone steals several pieces. The family believes the robber wanted the ruby necklace. They assign Owen to keep Faith safe. After she completes the necklace, the item is placed on display. The convention hall is robbed, Faith is mugged, and the necklace is delivered to Ruby Bayer. As Owen and Faith come close to losing their lives, they fall in love. MIDNIGHT IN RUBY BAYOU is the fourth and final tale in the best-selling Donovan series. The story line lives up to its predecessors as it is filled with action and great characters. The romance between the heroine and the hero is believable yet steamy. Elizabeth Lowell is a major talent who will send new fans searching for the previous three Donovan novels (see PEARL CLUB, JADE ISLAND, and AMBER BEACH). Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Midnight in Ruby Bayou is great
Review: I could not put the book down, I read it in two days. ITs great ! Hope her next book comes out fast.
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Summary: Another hit for Ms. Lowell!
Review: As another reader observed, it is hard to maintain a level of excellence in writing a series, but Ms. Lowell has achieved that task admirably with Faith's story. I finished the book in one day and loved every page. Even the history lessons on gems in this and the previous books don't weigh down the story, they make them more interesting. I have truly enjoyed all four Donovan stories, my only disappointment was in finding out that Faith's was the final story. With all the teasing us about Justin and Lawe, who we never met, but were mentioned frequently, I was anticipating their stories. Please Ms. Lowell, don't leave your faithful readers hanging, finish the Donovan saga with Justin and Lawe. After all, you haven't touched on diamonds, emeralds or sapphires yet!
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Summary: Good,but not great
Review: While Ms. Lowell has written an enjoyable book, it is not close to being her best work. This is the fourth book in the Donavan story and it is very much formula writing. Ms. Lowell has not bothered to flesh of the lead charactures as carefully as she usually does, and her attempts to catch you up on the earlier books lead characters are stiff and obvious ( how many times do we need to hear that Lianne, from PEARL COVE, can throw Kyle and Archer on their butts). I think that Ms. Lowell became bored with these charactures and it shows. Having said this, this author's average work is better buy far than most authors' best work. Next time, I hope Ms.Lowell resists the urge to write a forth book in what was obviously ment to be a trilogy.
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Summary: Elizabeth Lowell does it again
Review: Once again Elizabeth Lowell has swept us into the Donovan family. The latest in the series is just as compelling as all the previous ones have been. As Faith Donovan is dumped into a struggle between the Russian mafia, the US mafia, the US government, and the Donovan clan, her only hope is Owen Walker the "guard" assigned by her brother. Walker is not interested in staying on the good side of any of the players but only in protecting Faith. The hunt for a stolen Russian ruby leads them from Seattle, WA to the bayous of South Carolina. Another great read from Elizabeth Lowell.
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Summary: Midnight on Ruby Bayou
Review: This book makes you feel the moss on the trees in the bayou. I loved it. Elizabeth Lowell's Donovan Family series just keeps getting better and better. Her characters are interesting and the intermingling between the siblings and their families is great. I can't wait for the next one.
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