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Summary: Midnight Bayou
Review: She's done it, again! This book is wonderful, full of lush scenery and ghosts of passions in the 1900's are guaranteed to raise the hair on your neck!
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Summary: Midnight Bayou
Review: Nora Roberts continues to get better and better! If I could give her newest creation, Midnight Bayou, ten stars I would! She can craft characters unlike any other author. I am in awe of her ability to continue to come up with strong characters and marvelous story lines. Only Nora Roberts could make the central character of a romantic suspense novel a man. The setting, the steamy southern bayou of Louisiana, seems alive to the reader. The places and events are very believable. To go into the story line would be to cheat future readers. Do yourself a favor, and add this one to your personal library.
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Summary: Good, but not one of my favorites
Review: After reading some of the reviews, I hesitated to buy this book. Usually, I start reading a Nora Roberts book the day it hits the stands. I was not sure if I really wanted to read a book that focuses mostly on the hero and his thoughts and feelings. After reading a few chapters, I realized that reading more of the male perspective wasn't all bad, I just really didn't know too many, actually not any, males that act and think like Declan. He was just a little too in touch with his feminine side for my taste. And as the chapters progressed, he was fast becoming a doormat. I could not find anything exciting about him. He was, well, boring.Still, this was not a bad book; it's just that I was expecting more of a mystery/suspense/romance. I kept waiting for the plot twist. And by the time I got to the end, I was still waiting for it. Maybe if I had not been looking for that, I would have enjoyed it more. So, if you are expecting a traditional Nora Roberts "whodunit" book, you might be somewhat disappointed. For me, this book was a solid "3 stars" but I gave it 4, because it IS a Nora Roberts.
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Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: I was as always waiting for the new Nora Roberts book with
great anticipation. I was disappointed. What's with all the
interest in spirits and the occult? Let's get back to some serious writing Nora.
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Summary: This One Has Everything!!!
Review: What a great read! Right from the first paragraph this story captures the reader's interest. I coudn't wait to read the next page and it was hard to put the book down... The unexplained visions that Declan has, the icy cold rooms, the sleep walking that disturbs him so and yet he is compelled to not only purchase the old house but to restore it. The story introduces the reader to some great characters that are really allowed to develop along with the story. I loved it, especially the unexpected twist at the end.
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Summary: Another wonderful romance/mystery from Nora Roberts!
Review: Again, Nora Roberts has done it--written a story that makes me read the whole thing in one night. This is another present day/past history tale centered around Manet Hall. Declan & Lena are the main charactors but there is also a very good supporting cast which make the book so delightful to read. The Hall is haunted, we know why from the beginning, but to end the spell you must read and find out along the way how things will be put right. Can't wait for the next one and this one is definitely a hard bound book keeper.
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Summary: Great new story line
Review: With every book Nora Roberts takes us through something new...we have been to Ireland, made wine, learned how to ranch...now we take on Ghosts! All this AND romance. This was a great book and a quick read. Everyone should brush up on their Cajun French and rush out and buy this book and prepare for a fast a furious trip to the bayou with a great author.
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Summary: WOW!!!
Review: As a serious Nora Roberts fan, I was waiting anxiously for this book and I was NOT disappointed! The characters were so incredibly believable and, as usual, the dialogue was phenomenal. I loved this. I can't wait to read it again. If I had one complaint it was that it ended too soon. I wanted to read more!! What a great hero and heroine and an interesting twist on the damsel in distress theme. Thanks, Nora, for a super read!!
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Summary: Disappointing and predictable...
Review: I wish I could sound as enthusiastic about Midnight Bayou as the editorial reviews, but this book let me down. I've been one of NR's greatest fans to enjoy the first novels she wrote in the 80s. I've always admired the woman's talent. However, this book just simply left me feeling drugged out. Declan Fitzgerald is the rich Boston lawyer who cancels his wedding three weeks before it is to occur, quits his legal profession and heads to New Orleans to renovate the Manet Hall he has purchased. The story moves from renovating description, to flashbacks for the ghosts of Manet Hall, to Declan going to the bar where he's trying to make time with his neighbor's granddaughter, Angelina Simone. He falls in love with Angelina, chases her until she can't resist him any longer and then they have great sex. Even the sex scenes which Roberts can usually shine at describing doesn't sound like her at all. I think the fact Declan is supposed to be the reincarnation of Abigail from 100 years before just ruined his masculinity and turned me off. There was no excitement in this story whatsoever. I personally thought the author lost sense of her Catholic upbringing when she had Angelina going to have dinner with Declan on Ash Wednesday to indulge in a steak dinner. Eating steak on Ash Wednesday is a no-no. IF Roberts wrote this book, she should have gotten it right. Three characters, Declan, Angelina and Remy showed wit and humor. I liked their dialogue in the book and that's why I gave it three stars. I think this book makes about 164 novels published in about 20 years for Roberts and I'm beginning to have my thoughts about this too.
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Summary: Probably her best work so far
Review: I've read most of this author's recent fiction and I believe this novel to be her best effort up to now. The characterization is excellent, the plot is tightly constructed with the "historical" sub-plot giving support to the main plot without competing with it. The super-natural element is very well used without any heavy handedness. I found dialogues to be particularly effective as a means of characterization and also as a plot-supporting device. Having said that, it is also the type of novel that you can't stop reading. Very good work.
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