Blind Curve

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Summary: A Strong Suspense Read Without Pretty Characters!!!
Review: Ms. Solomon has penned a story that has been a long time in coming. Neither main character is perfect. Our hero Danny is blind, and our heroine Martha is homely. Together they find a way to deal with what life has given them and at the same time find love. This is not to say that this is easy...it's not, but they deal with what life deals them and come out in the end better.

Danny has not had an easy life. He watched his mother work herself into an early grave. He made a promise the day they scattered her ashs that he would take care of his younger sister Beth. He has done just that but when a police bust goes bad Danny receives an injury that does not appear right away but when it does his whole life will change. Days later he is in the middle of another deal when the lights go out. He can see nothing. Danny who is a cop and needs to see in order to do his job is now blind and the doctors tell him that in all probablity he won't see ever again. He now must re-learn everything from dressing to eating. Martha is going to help him learn provided he tries. He is not willing to give up yet. This is only a temporary thing it has to be.

Martha went to school with the beautiful Danny. He is drop dead gorgeous and would not give her a second thought if he could see her. Well, he can't and she has a job to do. Teach him how to be self sufficient. While at his house teaching how to get around an intruder comes and attacks Danny. Martha is injured and now the two are on the run. Someone wants Martha and Danny dead but who? Is this from one of Danny's old cases or is it a new case. While on the run they are both dependant on the other. Danny teaches Martha that physical looks although importanat are not the only way a person can fall in love. Marthat teaches Danny that even though you may like to stand on your own two feet, it's not a bad thing to need help. Can they stay one step ahead of a killer to realize a happy ending?

This was a very good book which did not rely on beautiful people to tell the tale. As a result Danny and Martha are two characters that readers can relate to. The story line was a fast paced one with a fair amount of description regarding the changes that Danny had to make in order to function, as well as the suspense storyline on who was trying to kill them and why. Ms. Solomon's descriptive way of writing showed us how frustrating Danny's situation was and as a result this was one of my favorite parts of the story. I could see and feel his struggle and frustration. This was truly a very good book and I look forward to reading her back list. Ms. Soloman is an author I have no problem recommending.

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Summary: terrific romance
Review: Two days ago Sokanan, New York undercover cop Danny "Turq" Sinofsky banged his head during a crime scene, but thought nothing of it. Now he is working a sting operation to buy illegal weapons from a teenager at the abandoned McClanhan warehouse when shots are fired. The fifteen years old seller is hit and Danny is unable to see. His "ghosts" come to the rescue.

The doctors explain that he suffers from cortical blindness caused by a stroke when he hit his head two days ago. He is irate and feeling hopeless, but insists he will see soon. Orientation mobility specialist Martha "Scare" Crowe is assigned to teach Danny how to live in the dark, but he rejects her overtures. She, in turn, hides her identity because back in high school she fell in unrequited love with her patient. As she bullies him, someone fears he will regain his vision and eye witness the criminal so attempts are made on his and Martha's lives. No place, not even a safehouse, can keep the pair out of harm's way; though Martha's wonders if the real danger is to her heart.

The key to the terrific BLIND CURVE is the professional relationship between Danny and Martha as she cajoles, nags, and challenges him to adjust while he clings to the hope that he will wake up with his eyesight back. The intrigue is well done enhancing this fine tale as Annie Solomon uses Danny's new blindness as a handicap to their safety and in turn to his mental well being. The story line starts off as a police procedural but switches more into a medical romantic suspense starring a teacher and her angry reluctant pupil.

Harriet Klausner