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Summary: Not recommended.
Review: I'm a huge fan of contemporary romantic thrillers, but this book dragged from page 1! I kept finding something else to do & had to force myself to finish this. The basic plot was good, the rapport not so hot, & the 'action' jumped like an erratic phonograph needle. The mobsters were totally unrealistic. There were just way too many elements thrown together that the story lost its impact. I want the bad guys to be really bad & the good guys to have great chemistry. Nora Roberts (aka J.D. Robb), Tami Hoag, Linda Howard & Catherine Coulter's contemporaries are much better.
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Summary: Not recommended.
Review: I'm a huge fan of contemporary romantic thrillers, but this book dragged from page 1! I kept finding something else to do & had to force myself to finish this. The basic plot was good, the rapport not so hot, & the 'action' jumped like an erratic phonograph needle. The mobsters were totally unrealistic. There were just way too many elements thrown together that the story lost its impact. I want the bad guys to be really bad & the good guys to have great chemistry. Nora Roberts (aka J.D. Robb), Tami Hoag, Linda Howard & Catherine Coulter's contemporaries are much better.
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Summary: Disappointing & formulaic
Review: I'm willing to suspend belief (especially with romance novels), but this one asks way too much of the reader. The characters are cartoonishly drawn, stereotypical romance novel fodder. Conversations between the hero and heroine go on, and on, and ON, with the author interjecting periodically that oh, by the way, they really do hate each other - or think they do (wink, wink). One other nitpicking point: the murder at the beginning of the novel is described in one scene as 'grizzly.' Uh... I think you mean 'grisly.' This novel seemed like a rush job all around.
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Summary: Unforgettable--vivid, deep, it touches you where you live.
Review: Stella has painted a canvas the masters will envy. Her characters, borne from her heart full of knowledge and the results of her evolving spirit, French Quarter leaves me with no doubt she has met and interacted with jack, Celina and Amelia. Who could resist falling in love with Jack and Celina? Or to be awed by the very sensistive way Stella rendered the inhabitants of Le Chats, people who dare to be different.I was inside Jack's body, knowing how it felt to be the son of a mobster, in constant danger of a single misstep. I was inside Celina as she was terrorized, and as she squared her shoulders and fought on to win over impossibly difficult circumstances. Bravo, Stella! French Quarter deserves to become a classic of our times.
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Summary: poorly written soft-core pornography
Review: This book was a colossal waste of time. It jumps from poorly written pornography to brutal torture scenes featuring unbelievable mobsters. I just hope that Mario Puzo, who knew how to write about organized crime, didn't waste his last days reading this garbage. In one of the most atrocious parts of the book, one of the protagonists seduces the other by "talking dirty" (apparently, this is the sizzle that the cover advertises), and just a few pages later another character is being beaten to death. This book was terrible.
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Summary: A book as steamy as it's locale.......
Review: This book was terrific, Ms. Cameron's best to date. Not only was the romance hot and fast but the mystery plot had enough twists and angles to satisfy most any reader. I was glad that Ms. Cameron used a harder edge for her debut hardcover than she usually uses for her paperbacks. Well done!
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Summary: My first Stella Cameron novel.
Review: This is the first book I read by this author and I really enjoyed it. The book has tension, mystery and great characters. I especially liked the hero, Jack Charbonnet. You could almost feel the "cajun" flair throughout the book. I look forward to her next release featured on the excerpt from the back of this book.
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Summary: My first Stella Cameron novel.
Review: This is the first book I read by this author and I really enjoyed it. The book has tension, mystery and great characters. I especially liked the hero, Jack Charbonnet. You could almost feel the "cajun" flair throughout the book. I look forward to her next release featured on the excerpt from the back of this book.
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Summary: Susepenseful romance with New Orleans backdrop
Review: This is the first Stella Cameron book I have read. I was very impressed. I loved the hero, Jack, and he definitely had the sensualness of a southern Cajun man. The suspense was sustained throughout the book and I literally did nothing for a whole day until I finished reading it. And it is truly a nail biter! Marie from Ohio
Rating:
Summary: Susepenseful romance with New Orleans backdrop
Review: This is the first Stella Cameron book I have read. I was very impressed. I loved the hero, Jack, and he definitely had the sensualness of a southern Cajun man. The suspense was sustained throughout the book and I literally did nothing for a whole day until I finished reading it. And it is truly a nail biter! Marie from Ohio
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