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Summary: Silent Night...Midnight in Death
Review: J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) and three other writers (Claire Cross, Dee Holmes and Susan Plunkett) make up the four stories in Silent Night. I bought the book for the J.D. Robb Midnight in Death story although the other three weren't bad either. Of course, all the stories were centered on the theme of Christmas and the holidays.A Berry Merry Christmas, by Claire Cross, is about an orphan, Natalie Sinclair and her Uncle Drew. Natalie wishes for a new mother for Christmas and Holly Berry turns out to be the one to fill that role. The Unexpected Gift, by Dee Holmes, Sabrina McKay is having her first Christmas after her divorce with her young son. Her son finds what he thinks is a dead man in the yard but who turns out to be a girlhood boyfriend of Sabrina's, Zach Danforth. Predictably, they fall in love and have a wonderful Christmas Christmas Promises, by Susan Plunkett, has Jake Rimsa giving his ex-fiancée, Marne York, a ride home for Christmas. Marne has become an of battered women and has changed much from the woman that Jake once knew. Jake and Marne renew their love and it's better then it had been before as they come to know each other again. Midnight in Death, by J.D. Robb, Eve and Roarke's first Christmas together as husband and wife is interrupted by the discovery of the naked, mutilated body of the judge responsible for convicting serial killer David Palmer. Since Eve was the officer that brought down David Palmer, her name is on a list of those to be killed. This was the best story in the book and continues the "in Death" series with all the characters that are in the full-length books of the series. Of course, with Roarke's help, Eve finds the escaped murderer and wraps up the case.
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Summary: Silent Night...Midnight in Death
Review: J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) and three other writers (Claire Cross, Dee Holmes and Susan Plunkett) make up the four stories in Silent Night. I bought the book for the J.D. Robb Midnight in Death story although the other three weren't bad either. Of course, all the stories were centered on the theme of Christmas and the holidays. A Berry Merry Christmas, by Claire Cross, is about an orphan, Natalie Sinclair and her Uncle Drew. Natalie wishes for a new mother for Christmas and Holly Berry turns out to be the one to fill that role. The Unexpected Gift, by Dee Holmes, Sabrina McKay is having her first Christmas after her divorce with her young son. Her son finds what he thinks is a dead man in the yard but who turns out to be a girlhood boyfriend of Sabrina's, Zach Danforth. Predictably, they fall in love and have a wonderful Christmas Christmas Promises, by Susan Plunkett, has Jake Rimsa giving his ex-fiancée, Marne York, a ride home for Christmas. Marne has become an of battered women and has changed much from the woman that Jake once knew. Jake and Marne renew their love and it's better then it had been before as they come to know each other again. Midnight in Death, by J.D. Robb, Eve and Roarke's first Christmas together as husband and wife is interrupted by the discovery of the naked, mutilated body of the judge responsible for convicting serial killer David Palmer. Since Eve was the officer that brought down David Palmer, her name is on a list of those to be killed. This was the best story in the book and continues the "in Death" series with all the characters that are in the full-length books of the series. Of course, with Roarke's help, Eve finds the escaped murderer and wraps up the case.
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Summary: reqad only jd robb's stuff
Review: MIDNIGHT IN DEATH was execllent and packed a lot of adventure into a few pages. This was the best story in the book (and the reason I bought it in the first place)... I will re-read it as is my habit when I re-read all the JD Robb books when her next one comes out. As for the other three stories: I liked THE UNEXPECTED GIFT and CHRISTMAS PROMISES enough that I will probably re-read them next Christmas when I'm in a mushy mood. A BERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS was a nice fluff piece, but I probably won't re-read it. The five-star rating is based on the JD Robb section alone. THE UNEXPECTED GIFT **** CHRISTMAS PROMISES ***1/2 A BERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS *1/2
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Summary: Bravo JD Robb!
Review: MIDNIGHT IN DEATH was execllent and packed a lot of adventure into a few pages. This was the best story in the book (and the reason I bought it in the first place)... I will re-read it as is my habit when I re-read all the JD Robb books when her next one comes out. As for the other three stories: I liked THE UNEXPECTED GIFT and CHRISTMAS PROMISES enough that I will probably re-read them next Christmas when I'm in a mushy mood. A BERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS was a nice fluff piece, but I probably won't re-read it. The five-star rating is based on the JD Robb section alone. THE UNEXPECTED GIFT **** CHRISTMAS PROMISES ***1/2 A BERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS *1/2
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Summary: Death never takes a holiday but I don't mind.
Review: Once again, J.D Robb, has thrown Eve Dallas back into harms way and the reader follows right along. This story has everything. A Sociopath, a victims list, and Christmas presents all in the same story. Eve,once again standing for the dead, must find the escapee, David Palmer, before he kills Dr. Mira. With the help of Roarke, the killer doesn't have a chance. Plunkett's story of Marne and Jake is action packed yet bittersweet as these two starcrossed lovers try again to get together and solve a crime before Christmas. In Dee Holmes Christmas tale, Sabrina's little boy finds a body in the front yard and finds the true meaning of Christmas just in time. Claire Cross's Nanny delivers a gift of joy to a young orphan and her uncle. I enjoyed these stories very much, like little presents set before me. I hope you'll like them as much as I did. Happy Holidays
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Summary: reqad only jd robb's stuff
Review: there is no denying that this collection was redeemed only by the jd robb story at the end. her work alone gets 5 stars, everyone else - i don't even remember the names of the other authors. i just loved the story that comes in between "holiday in death" and "conspiracy in death". a really really good christmas story. eve and roarke rock.
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Summary: Worth it!
Review: This anthology contains three excellent stories. "Midnight In Death", though, was extremely dry and confusing. My favorite was "A Berry Merry Christmas"
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