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Summary: "To the MOON, Alice!"
Review: Nate Callahan, Mayor of Blue Bayou, Louisiana, makes his living from remodeling homes. As he cleans away old files in the sheriff's office, Nate comes across a folder from thirty-one years ago that includes valuable stock. The owner was Linda Dale who apparently committed suicide. Linda's sister took her infant niece with her to Los Angeles. That niece, Linda's daughter, has quite an inheritance awaiting her if she can be found.Nate's brother locates LA Homicide Detective Regan Hart, who is shocked to learn that the woman she thought was her mother is her aunt. Regan comes to Blue Bayou to learn the truth about her biological mother and the rest of her roots, but the twists of reality make the DNA helix seem quite simple especially when some folks want the past kept quiet. Adding to her confusion is Regan and the mayor have fallen in love. Because of the twists on twists, readers will expect Rod Serling to explain that this is Bayou Country in the Twilight Zone. The story line is action packed whether it occurs on the West Coast or the Gulf Coast as readers see deep into psyche of the heroine and to a lesser degree Nate. JoAnn Ross will gain new readers with her magnificent MAGNOLIA MOON even if it takes one more spin than is necessary. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: delightful romantic suspense
Review: Nate Callahan, Mayor of Blue Bayou, Louisiana, makes his living from remodeling homes. As he cleans away old files in the sheriff's office, Nate comes across a folder from thirty-one years ago that includes valuable stock. The owner was Linda Dale who apparently committed suicide. Linda's sister took her infant niece with her to Los Angeles. That niece, Linda's daughter, has quite an inheritance awaiting her if she can be found. Nate's brother locates LA Homicide Detective Regan Hart, who is shocked to learn that the woman she thought was her mother is her aunt. Regan comes to Blue Bayou to learn the truth about her biological mother and the rest of her roots, but the twists of reality make the DNA helix seem quite simple especially when some folks want the past kept quiet. Adding to her confusion is Regan and the mayor have fallen in love. Because of the twists on twists, readers will expect Rod Serling to explain that this is Bayou Country in the Twilight Zone. The story line is action packed whether it occurs on the West Coast or the Gulf Coast as readers see deep into psyche of the heroine and to a lesser degree Nate. JoAnn Ross will gain new readers with her magnificent MAGNOLIA MOON even if it takes one more spin than is necessary. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Try Forget About It!
Review: Over the moon, under the moon, Magnolia Moon, forget about it! This was my first and last Joann Ross book. Boy was I disappointed! A friend recommended Ms. Ross' new novel after a friend of hers recommended it. I found this story filled with the kind of derivative plotting that would make Kate White look like Hemingway by comparison and is about as compelling as a root canal. Like I said before FORGET ABOUT IT!
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Summary: A fitting end in Blue Bayou
Review: Regan Hart is a cynical Homicide Detective in L.A. She went into law enforcement because she believed she would be able to make a difference. She had incorrectly assumed that since she was going to be in Homicide, that she wouldn't have to deal with the victims so her emotions wouldn't be involved. After ten years, she's finally ready to admit that she was wrong. When Nate Callahan shows up in the Golden State, he not only makes her question her identity, he makes her take a good look at her life. Nate Callahan loves women. He's loved women since he was a teenager. He would never get involved with a woman that he couldn't be friends with after the relationship was over. All that changes when he first lays eyes on 'Dectective Cherie'. He's never met anyone like Regan and he felt like he was hit in the head by one of his 2x4's when he wasn't looking. Everything from her dry wit to her reluctance to get involved with him facsinates Blue Bayou's ladies man. But they have a murder to solve and an identity to uncover. JoAnn Ross takes the reader through trying to find out who you are to finding love and believing that it's true after a such a short amount of time. It is a heartwarming story and a fitting end to the end of Ross' Callahan trilogy.
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Summary: CAN'T WAIT FOR JOSH'S STORY
Review: This was my favorite of the trilogy. There were so many layers to Nate & Regan, I loved discovering them. I think Nate was very dark and although appeared to be very open, was actually the opposite making him sexier and more intriguing than his brothers.
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Summary: CAN'T WAIT FOR JOSH'S STORY
Review: This was my favorite of the trilogy. There were so many layers to Nate & Regan, I loved discovering them. I think Nate was very dark and although appeared to be very open, was actually the opposite making him sexier and more intriguing than his brothers.
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