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Summary: A great quick read
Review: Lest we not forget...this was an early effort of Ms. Roberts, therefore....not her best character profiles. Nontheless...i enjoyed all the characters, especially Sarah, Hunter's daughter. Nora has come very far since she wrote these 2 books. True...some of her newer efforts, including 3 Sisters Trilogy have been greatly improved. I recommend these 2 books. I will next be diving into Time and Again.
Rating: 
Summary: Not bad - but definitely not great
Review: Like many other reviewers, I was really excited to see so much of Nora Roberts' backlist being re-released. Though I prefer romantic suspense, I don't mind straight romance for a change of pace. I have many of her other books like the Night Tales, the Stanislaski series and the Stars of Mithra trilogy. I also recently purchased Going Home. All those are much better choices for her books than this. These books didn't seem to have much going for them. They weren't even good romances; they were just average. Neither of the couples had any chemistry (an element which Nora is usually so adept at creating), and more importantly, I just didn't care what happened to the characters. If you are a Nora fan, you might want to check it out of the library. Compulsive collectors might want to buy it to fill out their collection, but otherwise, pick one of her many other and better books.
Rating:
Summary: Not bad - but definitely not great
Review: Like many other reviewers, I was really excited to see so much of Nora Roberts' backlist being re-released. Though I prefer romantic suspense, I don't mind straight romance for a change of pace. I have many of her other books like the Night Tales, the Stanislaski series and the Stars of Mithra trilogy. I also recently purchased Going Home. All those are much better choices for her books than this. These books didn't seem to have much going for them. They weren't even good romances; they were just average. Neither of the couples had any chemistry (an element which Nora is usually so adept at creating), and more importantly, I just didn't care what happened to the characters. If you are a Nora fan, you might want to check it out of the library. Compulsive collectors might want to buy it to fill out their collection, but otherwise, pick one of her many other and better books.
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Summary: Two for the price of one...
Review: SUMMER PLEASURES by Nora Roberts is really two romance stories for the price of one. And what SPLENDED stories they are!My favorite was ONE SUMMER. I enjoyed the fierce attraction between characters Shade Colbey and Bryan Mitchell. WOW! Now that's entertainment!
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Summary: Sort of plodded along
Review: This book was a nice book to take to the pool or somewhere else where you didn't have to concentrate. The characters never really developed. I got the feeling that the writing of this book was rather hurried. Lee and Hunter were a mismatched couple and I don't think in the long run they could have made things work. I believe that deep inside each one, the flames of their old lives still burned. Lee transformed herself from a glitzy business woman to earth mom so quickly that I don't think that she knew what hit her. Personally, I didn't care for Hunter. There was the potential for a dark and cynical side to him that in anger would have reared up. And his ten year old daughter was too sophisticated for her age to be real. There was the smoking issue with both male characters which is something that we are not looking for in role models these days. When Lee told Hunter that he smoked too much, he did not offer to stop. The story of Bryan and Shade moved so slowly. This was certainly not a book that I couldn't stop reading. The second story was something that I almost had to force myself to finish. These two characters were both somewhat hardened and jaded in their attitudes of life. There is not really enought background on either of them to fully grasp the issues that they have. All of that was rather glossed over. It was just so, so and was for sure not magical as some of Nora Robert's other books have been.
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Summary: It happened one summer...
Review: This is a two-story anthology, both written by Nora Roberts. I will note below an individual rating of each. SECOND NATURE- It would be a professional coup to be granted an exclusive interview with horror fiction novelist, Hunter Brown. Los Angeles based reporter, Lee Radcliffe, intended on accomplishing just that. Flying to Arizona to attend a writer's conference he would be speaking at, she met the reclusive, enigmatic Hunter at the airport. Except she thought he was a taxi driver, and he didn't bother to correct her. He grants her the interview, but only if she will go on a camping trip with him in Oak Creek Canyon. Alone with Hunter for two weeks, Lee just may find out more about him than she anticipated. This was my favorite of the two stories. I enjoyed the characters of Lee, and especially the cool and complicated Hunter. I would rate this five stars. ONE SUMMER- Celebrity photographer and junk food junkie, Bryan Mitchell, would be spending her summer traveling across the country with a difficult man. Cynical photojournalist, Shade Colby, accustomed to photographing images of war, and the grit of life, had reluctantly agreed to share the assignment. Recording bits of American life on film was an opportunity neither could pass up. But despite their continual conflict, they may discover a depth of mutual feeling neither anticipated. While I felt the first story was much better, this was still an enjoyable read. Three and one half stars would be my rating for this novella. These stories were originally published separately in 1986 as Silhouette Special Editions. Even though they're eighteen years old, they have each stood the test of time. The only blatant thing I found that dates them is the hero of each story is a smoker, and that is rarely seen now in romance novels. Ms. Roberts is a master storyteller, and I've yet to read something of hers I didn't like. As the title suggests, this would make a good summer read.
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Summary: Not Nora's best....
Review: This was a two-tales-in-one book by the wonderful author Nora Roberts. For some reason this book just didn't do it for me at all. The first story "Second Nature" is about magazine reporter Lee Radcliffe and recluse horror author Hunter Brown. I thought the chemistry betwwen these two characters was force fed to the reader by a bulldozer. Hunter was too perfect, he never made mistakes and he was incredibly arrogant announcing how Lee had to do this and that without ever giving up anything himself. Definitly not Nora's normal style.
The second story was "One Summer" about two photojournalists Bryan Mitchell and Shade Colby. I liked this book alot better. The couple was likable and the romance seemed real. Then I don't know what happened. Nora Roberts deadline approached and she just sort of ended the story. It was really weird. Good romance, ubrupt ending.
I wouldn't run right out and but this book , but if your a fan......
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Summary: Excellent Stories / Lots of Typ-o's!
Review: Thoroughly enjoyed this two-for-one book, but I was amazed at the number of eroneous typing errors! Both stories were enjoyable and easy to read on a lazy afternoon.
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