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Summary: Please, just one more book.........
Review: A Game Of Chance is a great read and you must have it to complete the rest of the Mackenzies.Chance is the typical Linda Howard Alpha-Male hero and Sunny is more than his match! I just loved her - her tenacity, her bravery and her admirable stubbornness. We also get some more background on Chance's early years before being adopted by Wolf and Mary and the scene near the book's end between Wolf and Chance is heart wrenching. I totally agree with Ms. Howard's intention not to kill off Wolf or Mary, thus denying us any more Mackenzie stories (including Nick's), but I'm begging her to please write the story of Sunny's sister Margreta. If anyone needs true love, she's the one. She especially needs to find out that TRUE LOVE (unlike the love her father offers) is not obsessive, painful, dirty or shameful. Listen to me, you'd think Margreta's a real person, but the things we found out about her just broke my heart! And the timeline of the story could happen a year or two after Chance's and Sunny's takes place, which would take care of not having to kill either Wolf or Mary. Please, Ms. Howard, consider writing that one last book. Thank you.
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Summary: A Great Read
Review: I doubt there are many romance fans out there that don't know about this series, but in case you're a Howard newcomer, here's the order: (MacKenzie's) Mountain, Mission, Pleasure, Magic, and then finally, A Game of Chance. With the exception of MacKenzie's Magic, they are all excellent reads. Anti-terrorist agent Chance MacKenzie has been trying to get to the infamous terrorist Cripsin Hauer for what seems like forever. When Chance discovers he has a daughter--Sunny Miller--he sets his sights on seducing her, figuring she can lure Hauer to him. What he doesn't know at the time, is that Sunny has been on the run from her father since birth... The book was a typical Howard in that it was fast-paced and sexy. The only reason I didn't give the book a solid five was because it was reminiscent in some ways of her early categories from the 80s...in other words, the hero infuriated me by his use of Sunny, going so far as to knowingly put her life in dire straights, even AFTER he knew of her innocence. I don't feel the reader was given enough "good" chapters at the end to completely balance out what Chance did to Sunny enough to get totally over that fact. It's common for Howard to use a misunderstanding between the characters in her books, or even an out-and-out usage of the heroine on the part of the hero, and let's face it...they make excellent premises for a hot getting-back-together scene toward the end. But this is the first time I can think of where she had a hero use a heroine to the point of putting her in a position where he purposely endangered her LIFE. If an author's going to do that, I want to read major big-time, mind-blowing grovelling scenes before the heroine forgives him. Nevertheless, A Game of Chance was a great read. Chance was sexy with a capital SEX (one of Sunny's lines in the book!) and Sunny made a great, independent heroine for the most part. Still, in retrospect, I find myself more likely to reread MacKenzie's Mountain and MacKenzie's Pleasure, Wolf and Zane's stories.
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Summary: fantastic read!
Review: The McKenzie series is just awesome! I was pleasantly surprised at how I felt reading them--such a wide range of emotions. One thing though I didn't want any of the books to end (or the series). Definately recommend reading--I will keep these to read over again.
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Summary: Finally! A worthy mate for Chance Mackenzie.
Review: Any fan of Linda Howard's Mackenzie series has anxiously anticipated the story of the Mackenzie's adopted son, Chance. Sure enough, Chance is still his irrestible sexy self, and Howard has given him the perfect mate. Sunny Miller is delightfully spirited and does a wonderful job of standing up to Chance's strong personality. She also has a dark secret that Chance is determined to uncover. It's great fun to watch the two of them match wits, and the sexual tension between them is intense. The relationship alone makes this a satsfying ending to the Mackenzie saga. The plot is fast-paced and suspenseful, but there are some inconsistencies that I found distracting. For example, Howard makes a point of stating that Chance personally scouted out the location for a critical showdown at the same time that he supposedly never leaves Sunny's side. When it comes to intrigue, Chance is good, but he's not that good. This and a few other rough spots left me feeling like Howard was rushing too much to get this book out. Still, the romance between the two lead characters was so strong that I'll happily forgive a few plot flaws.
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Summary: A Chance worth waiting for!
Review: I have been waiting for Chance's story ever since he was introduced in MacKenzie's Pleasure and was not disappointed! You get to know his character and information about what his life was like before the MacKenzie's took him home. The interaction between Chance and Wolf was so moving and the last line of the book brought me to massive tears! I recommend reading the books in order to get a feel of the family, but each story is wonderful on it's own and I don't believe there's a better romance writer than Linda Howard. I love the MacKenzie's and their stories but I do wish there would have been more interaction between Chance & Sunny from the time she finds out what he did, to the end of the book. The book could have been 1000 pages and I would have loved it! I know Linda said this was the end of the MacKenzie stories, but I wish there was some way of doing the grandkids stories (especially Nick's) without having Wolf and Mary get old. Happy Reading Everyone!
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Summary: Great Story
Review: Linda Howard is one of my favorite authors. I will pretty much read anything with her name on it. Still, you have to like her style of writing. The story lines tend to change, but the basic premise is always there. Heroine meets man, he usually has a few issues, and they must learn to love and trust each other with whatever plot Ms. Howard has thrown in. I personally like the way she maneuvers these types of novels. I think Game of Chance is an especially good Linda Howard story. Meet Sunny Miller. She has had a very tough life. She is living on her own with no relatives or even friends. Her mother is dead, and she has only one person in her life that she contacts by cell phone for a couple of minutes a week. She has never had the luxury of settling down or trusting anyone. She can't afford trust, her father is a world renown terrorist and looking for her. To keep from staying in one location, Sunny has a job as a courier, delivering packages (for very important clients) from one location to another. During one of Sunny's deliveries, she is robbed. Due to the nature of the job, Sunny is investigated and comes to the attention of CIA agent Chance MacKenzie. Chance is a top agent in his field and thinks Sunny is working with her father. The plan is to meet her and to either have her learn to trust him enough to divulge her secrets or spend enough time with her that she will make a mistake so the CIA can catch both her and her father. Take one very wounded heroine afraid to trust, throw in a CIA agent who has his own set of trust issues (even though he is attracted to Sunny), and you have the basic plot of this book. It's simple, it's straight forward, it works. You have an empathy for the character of Sunny and all that she goes through. Quick read; good story; I would recommend.
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Summary: Recommended
Review: For those of you who aren't familiar witn Linda Howard, know that A Game of Chance is part of a series. I was unaware of this when I purchased the book, and was having a hard time keeping up with everything because I hadn't known that there were books before this, and I hadn't known any of the characters. Aside from that, A Game of Chance was a great book. I assume it would have been a lot better had I read the books following up to this, but nonetheless a great read. In my honest opinion, I think that the book ended too quick. I think LH spent so much time with the rest of the story and then hurried to finish it up. Maybe it's because there's going to be a book following it, maybe not - either way, I wasn't ready for it to end. I felt like I needed more explanation from both Chance and Sunny. Despite everything else, I really enjoyed this novel. Linda Howard is quickly becoming my favorite author, and I think it's safe to assume that she can't write a bad book. It always works out to her advantage in the end.
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Summary: EEEUUUW!
Review: I started reading Howard's books because I loved the hero in "Now You See Her". Unfortunately, all (most?!!) of her heros don't hold up quality-wise, and this Chance is one of the worst. He *uses* Sunny as bait, without her knowledge or consent, sets her up for attack. Unfortunately, I have come to realize that this is a formula Howard often employees. (See also Dream Man and others.) Not only is this NOT the embodiment of everywoman's dream, I don't think (HOPE it ISN'T) legal, even in the world of espionage and terrorism. After you read a few of Howard's books, you come to realize how the formula works: If the HEROINE is under suspicion (Loving Evangeline, Game of Chance, etc.), the hero tricks her, investigates her, then uses her/ sets her up as BAIT. If the HERO is under suspicion (Mackenzie's Mountain, Shades of Twilight), the heroine believes in him and stands by him against all odds. YUCK!!! If this is someone's sad idea of what "real men" are like, I don't want 'em!
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Summary: WOW ! WHAT A STORY -
Review: Hey! you know that Chance scouted out the location of the canyon when he was haveing her plane connections delayed and rerouted. I loved the way L. Howard kept the character of Chance true to form from one story to the next. Also if John is old enough to have a girlfriend he is old enough to get caught up in some machinations that needs Zane and Chance to rescue him and set him on the path of his two uncles'- besides Zane needs to produce another daughter and Chance one to put them into a hilarious competition [aided and abetted by their wives] there are still enough up close stories to be told with Mary and Wolf still in the background -- and lets go back in time to Michael's and Josh's stories. I, along with so many others, agree that this has been the best family series ever written - with all of the ladies well matched with the Mackenzie men - this is a family that can't stand still - these are classics - With Sunny willing to put her life on the line for Chance, she does a great job of breaking down his reserve and teaching him to love. Love only comes from giving. I do love a woman who is willing to take care of her own self-preservation [grin] and dragging a man into realizing her worth. L. Howard has spoiled us with her Mackenzie Men -- Don't stop now! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- DEFINITELY A KEEPER FOR ANY LIBRARY!
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Summary: A sexy MacKenzie.....
Review: Another installment in the MacKenzie series. Chance is an undercover agent trying to flush out an international terrorist. Sunny is the daughter of the international terrorist. He uses her to get at her father. A bit of a tired story line but it works. Chance is a hunky guy and Sunny is a resilient spunky heroine. He falls for her even though he thinks she is in cahouts with her terrorist father and is relieved to learn that she isn't. Not as strong as the other MacKenzie installments but worth 4 stars. I wonder which MacKenzie will be next in the series? :)
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