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Summary: Just so-so.
Review: I think I've burnt out on Jayne Ann Krentz. The chemistry between her main character never sizzles, it just slow simmers. And I'm so tired of her cliched characters: the cold, uptight, calculating, corporate male hero and the emotional/spiritual, free spirit heroine. Tired, tired, tired. On top of that, the plots are boring. I give up on this author.
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Summary: ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVS BY JAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I was very interested in reading this book because the very fisrt book that got me into her was A SHARED DREAM. It had a good story line as well as summer in eclipse i still havent had the chance to read the first two but if theyre anything like this one im sure ill buy it and read it.
JAK makes it so easy to read her books and enjoy them that its hard to put them down.
KEEP ON ROCKIN'
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Summary: It's the 3rd in a trilogy - I just HAD to read it!
Review: I'm giving this a "4", mostly because it's JAK & she's tops in my book, but was a little disillusioned by it's lackluster. Not that I don't recommend it - but the characters, most of them the spunky & strange ones from the previous 2 installments, were getting just a bit tiresome. Nick & Octavia were destined from the beginning to pair up & I "know" this going in, but it was fun seeing them through the dilemmas to the end. Carson is a charmer, and I look for JAK to dredge him up someday when he grows up and becomes an adult Harte. Winchester, as always, is a star. You won't be disappointed to buy this book and read it just to satisfy your curiousity if you read the Eclipse Bay and Dawn at Eclipse Bay, but don't expect fireworks.
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Summary: NIce Read
Review: if you feel like reading a romance novel like we used to read at 17, this is not a bad read. some of the dialogue is actually funny.
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Summary: the perfect ending to a perfect trilogy
Review: If you want my honest opinion I'm not a big Jayne Ann Krentz fan. I can't stand any of those crystal balls or the future. But since I read the other 2 books in this trilogy I figured I had nothing to lose by reading this one. So I eagerly awaited this books arrival and read it the instant it arrived on my door. Sure enough, I wasn't dissappointed and I didn't regret ordering it. It starts out simple enough with Nick Harte asking out Octavia Brightwell. For the seventh time. She finally says yes and she falls in love. Even with his son too. Of course, every happy ending has its share of problems. Nick's family is known around the whole town for it's legendary feud with the Madisons. Then there's the person, the one that every town has; the crazy one. I would of given it 5 stars if it wasn't for the stupid astrology stuff.
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Summary: JAK Can Still Turn Them Out
Review: JAK is back with her third installment of the Eclipse Bay series. Summer in Eclipse Bay is pure JAK. She has thrown together a wonderful hero and heroine, assorted cast of returning eccentric characters, a little mystery, and fabulous dialogue. Nick Harte is returning to Eclipse Bay with his son Carson to spend the summer. Nick is from an elite family who gave up a successful career in the family business to become a writer. His wife has died and left him with a precocious son, Carson, to raise. Nick has his eye on Octavia Brightwell, the owner of a local art gallery. He has asked her out plenty of times, but Octavia keeps turning him down. It has gotten so bad that Carson is afraid his dad will ruin his chance of having his picture displayed in a children's art show Octavia is sponsoring. Octavia is a smart woman. After all, she has turned Nick down six times. She knows the stories about Nick. How he has "the talk" with each woman before he starts an affair, telling each up front it will never be more than an affair. and how he never spends the night with a woman. Octavia also has a hidden agenda for being in Eclipse Bay. She is going to right a wrong that started the Harte-Madison feud years before. Now it seems even more important since Nick is part of that family and has also just seen his two sisters (previous Eclipse books) marry into the Madison family. Now, you have two wonderful characters, a precocious child, the mystery of stolen art work, snappy dialogue, and-well, let's just say sit back and enjoys an entertaining read. JAK has reverted back to the formula that made her earlier books so successful. I for one am glad.
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Summary: A good read closer to vintage JAK
Review: JAK is my favorite romance writer, and I enjoyed this book especially the dialogue and the offbeat supporting characters. The hero and heroine were also good. I liked this much better than part 2 of the trilogy; the charcters seemed much more fully developed. I am VERY curious about the upcoming book previewed. I hope the divorced guy isn't the hero!
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Summary: Another great summer read
Review: Jayne Ann Krentz can always be relied to entertain us. This book has it all, steamy romance and mystery. The story is light and entertaining and is a great beach read.
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Summary: Breath of fresh air!
Review: Loved this book! Lately JAK has seemed to take a darker turn and this seems to thankfully reverse that trend. The focus is much more on the relationship and less on the mystery. The mystery is less 'heavy' - no one dies in this book! It's pretty easy to figure out (as usual) but since it has only a minor part in the plot it doesn't matter. I enjoyed the relief from the spooky atmosphere of Smoke & Mirrors.
Great details in the secondary characters. I particularly liked the town 'losers'. Some of the dialog was actually hilarious and I found myself laughing out loud! I noticed also the dialog seems more realistic - the two unemployed barflies did not sound too much like college professors. Despite many JAK trademarks (Is there really a 'talent' for hanging pictures? Will there ever be a blonde heroine?) I could not think of an obvious comparison with any other work. It seems quite original. One word of warning, watch out for the trailer for the next book! After this wonderful story, it looks like she's going right back to creepy.
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Summary: Entertaining lightweight romance
Review: The conclusion of the cheerful Eclipse Bay trilogy ties things up nicely. The hero and heroine, Nick Harte and Octavia Brightwell don't have quite the richness of the earlier book's characters (especially the delightfully droll Gabe Madison of Dawn in Eclipse Bay, the best of the series) but they are more than adequate. The best thing about this series (and many of Jayne Ann's books) are the quirky,almost Capra-esque supporting characters. The grumpy grandpas, the deliciously loony Arizona, the dumb-as-dirt n'er do wells who pick a fight with Nick and his pal Jeremy, Winston the World's Classiest Schnauser, all make the book worth reading. The plot is practically non-existent, but Jayne Ann excels at making nothing into very entertaining nothing.
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