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Summary: A wonderful book, a real page-turner.
Review: Jill Gallagher's boyfriend was killed in a tragic accident, now she must bring his body home to his family in England. There she finds a photograph from the year 1906 of a woman who looks very much like her, then she turns the photograph to find that her name was Kate Gallagher. Jill is shocked, she never knew her family and now she finds this! She knows she has to find out who this woman was no matter what. This book is filled with action and romance, it is so interesting that you will never want to put it down
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Summary: Couldn't put it down.
Review: I hate those typical brainless, mushy romance novels that are about sex with a storyline written around it. This book had me hooked from the moment I read the first page. It wasn't ... your typical romance. It intrigued me, and I connected with Jill and Kate instantly. Yes, there are some faults to the book, but it's a great way to spend a rainy day. For those who don't count so well, Jill IS the Third Heir(ess). If Ms. Joyce continues to right in this style, she can be assured of adding another reader to her list.
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Summary: A great little mystery
Review: Why had Jills boyfriend whispered the words "I love you, Kate" as he died in her arms? Why does the her boyfriends family(The Shedons) hate her when she brings his body back home to England to be buried? Is there some connection between Jill and the mysterious disappearance of a young American heiress, who had been visiting the Sheldons, in the early 1900s? Read this book and you will find out. Just a little bit spooky. Just in time for Halloween.
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Summary: Ho hum
Review: I purchased this book after reading a glowing review of Brenda Joyce's latest release "House of Dreams" in People magazine. Rather than spend the money on a hardcover from an unknown (to me) authoress I decided to check out one of her paperbacks first. I am in total agreement with all who have complained about her use of repetitious phrases. I was beginning to feel that if I read the phrase "Was Alex making a pass" one more time, that I was going to have to throw the book out the window. And all that business at the beginning of the book with Jill fainting at the drop of a hat was absurd, to say the least. Actually quite a bit of this book was absurd. However ... I haven't given up yet and plan to buy another Brenda Joyce today.
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Summary: Four Hundred Seveny Nine pages of Disappointment
Review: I was encouraged to read Brenda Joyce's new book on her past reputation. Sorry, I was disappointed. The story line had a lot of potential but it was too long and dragged on and on with no resolution in the end. It was like Ms. Joyce started writing with a great idea, then she herself lost interest and 300 pages into the story realized she had too may loose ends to tie up. Jill was a lunatic. I kept waiting for Jill and Alex to show some romance, and all I got was rough sex. The story from the 1900's was much better than the contempory. Other reviewers talk about the dialog. I was going crazy with "...she licked her lips". And whole thing with Hal's affection for Kate was weird. I just purchased another Brenda Joyce book. I hope I have a better read with this one.
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Summary: The Third Heiress
Review: This was the first book by Brenda Joyce I've read and I loved it. It grabs you right from the first page and dosen't let you go until you've reached the end. There's just the right mix of romance and suspense. I hope Brenda Joyce will keep writing more books like this.
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Summary: "The Ice Heiress"
Review: At a certain point in reading Brenda Joyce's "The Third Heiress" I was tempted to go back to count the number of times I had read the sentence, "Jill froze." Couldn't Ms. Joyce have been a little more creative when her main character was frightened/startled/terrified? I noted that several other characters also "froze" on a regular basis. I agree with a previous reviewer who was annoyed with Ms. Joyce's constant use of "...she, Jill..." and "...her, Jill..." as if we had forgotten the main character's name. Some of the reviewers had commented on how much they had enjoyed her previous attempts at romance writing, but if these are examples of her literary skills, I won't be rushing out to buy them. It almost seemed as though Ms. Joyce had written the novel, then hadn't bothered to go back to READ it. Her love scenes were clumsily written, using words not usually used in this genre of books. While I enjoy a good love scene in most books of this kind, I found hers gross and disappointing.What WAS Hal's agenda? And did I miss something, but wasn't Jill the SECOND heiress? Kate was an heiress, her son (Jill's father) would have been an heir, therefore "she, Jill" would have been the second "heiress." Jill was TOO frantic and strung-out, Alex was TOO impersonal and sneaky, the family was just TOO mean. Why would we like or sympathize with any of them? I, too, wish there were a rating with less than one star, as I view it as a total zero.
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Summary: the hysterical heiress
Review: The Third Heiress was a very disappointing book for me. None of the characters including the ghost were particularly likeable. The plot and writing held my interest but the heroine was constantly in hysterics, the hero was a jerk, and any romance between them was totally unbelieveable. I finished the book feeling very unsatisfied.
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Summary: Another Unbelievable Book from Brenda!
Review: This book is another fantastic book from a woman who I consider to be the best escapist novel writer around. Brenda takes us through many twists and turns with her two main characters, Jill and Alex. Although I would have liked a little more insight into Alex's thoughts, overall this book kept my eyes completely glued to the pages. I would suggest to anybody reading this review to not read any further, as another reviewer gives away a great deal of the plot and spoils a surprise. Read The Third Heiress for yourself. You will not be disappointed!
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Summary: The Third Heiress
Review: I love romance/suspense stories. Romance with suspense is what keeps a reader gripping a book into the wee hours of the night. This story started off with a wonderful prelude. When I finally flipped the last page, I actually felt irritated, angry and sad. This is a combination of two stories; one in the past between Kate and Edward, which paralels the present between Jill and Alex. This could have been a wonderful romance/history/suspense novel. The actual story is clever and intricate. Unfortunately there are too many gaping holes left open up to the very end. What was Hal's hidden agnenda anyway. We all get to guess what he was truly trying to accomplish. His nephew Alex, one of the main characters is weak in more ways then one. Other than his love making abilities, he shows little integrity and absolutely no backbone or loyalty to a woman he is suppossed to love. He is as white bellied as the rest of those blue bloods that so graciously adopted him. (I kept waiting for the real hero to evolve) The main love story is about Kate. And I fell in love with her and Edward. ... All of those that are rich in wealth are poor in character and all their deception is swept under the carpet, in both stories...up to the last page.
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