Never Again

Rating:
Summary: okay
Review: I did not think that this was a bad book, just slow. I really enjoyed NEVER BEFORE and I am looking forward to NEVER SAY NEVER, but this one just didn't keep my interest. To tell you the truth, I read about 2/3 of the book then didn't bother finishing it to find out who did it or how Gavin reacted when Raine revealed her true identity.

Rating:
Summary: okay
Review: I did not think that this was a bad book, just slow. I really enjoyed NEVER BEFORE and I am looking forward to NEVER SAY NEVER, but this one just didn't keep my interest. To tell you the truth, I read about 2/3 of the book then didn't bother finishing it to find out who did it or how Gavin reacted when Raine revealed her true identity.

Rating:
Summary: Best of the Series
Review: Never Again is one of the best historical romance novel I've ever read. The characters are so thoroughly taped that you can feel their happiness, pain, and remorse.

Feeling that she has inadvertantly destroyed MP Gavin Sutherland's life with her cartoon depiction of his arguement with another MP in Hyde Park when the other man and his lover are murdered, Raine Montand (Raynard the Fox) sets out for a remote seaside community to help Gavin restore his reputation. Disguised as a widow to a British soldier she applies for his secretary opening.

Disowned, alone, and bitter Gavin Sutherland reluctantly hires Raine Jennings without asking too many questions, yet his close physical proximity to Raine wets his appetite about her past. As she assist him in piecing together his mystery novel he can't help but fall in love with her b/c she offers him encouragement and hope.

Jo-Ann Power makes our heart ache with their emotional conflicts. Raine feels she is unworthy of Gavin b/c she has caused his downfall, therefore must leave when his reputation is restored no matter how much she loves him. Gavin on the other hand is chaffing at the heart b/c Raine will not allow him to say "I love you" so he expresses it with his actions instead. What it all comes down to is when Gavin will learn Raine's identity, will he forgive her, and can she forgive herself?

Jo-Ann Power has written a superb novel in Never Again. The story flows well, and the dialogue is wonderful and touching. From Raine's side-stepping of Gavin's questions to his fustration with her secrets, Ms. Power has written a treat.

Rating:
Summary: One of my favorite books of all time!
Review: To find characters you love, characters who come alive so vividly they remain in your memory forever is a rare joy in fiction but one Jo-Ann Power so expertly gives the reader in Never Again. Subtlely weaving together romance, suspense and history, she draws us into a love story that is both realistic and bigger-than-life. Raine is a woman we all wish to be -- strong, smart and ambitious. When those traits combine to lead her into a hurtful mistake, instead of being just sorry, she fights to make it right. Gavin is a man we all wish we had -- noble, proud, independent. When those traits lead him into seclusion instead of after the one who destroyed his reputation, we ache for him. The tension created when he begins falling in love with the very woman he should hate -- and would if he knew her true identity -- pulls the story taut throughout the development of their extremely sensual, intelligent relationship. I couldn't put it down. I'll Never Say Never , but I can't imagine the third in the trilogy could be better than this, but I certainly intend to find out!