The Waterfall

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Summary: My New Favorite Author and Book
Review: I picked up Carla Neggers new release, The Waterfall, on a recommendation from coworker. I could have never realized when I started how much I would love the book by the end. It was a fabulous read; I absolutely could not put it down. The characters were absolutely amazing, and not a second of the 5 hours I spent reading it was boring. I'm dashing out to my local bookstore just to get more of her books. I have never been this taken with a book, let alone an author, in a long time.

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Summary: Best Book of the Year
Review: I sat down with this book the day after my finals ended and all my stress just disappeared. The dialogue was engaging and lively. I really liked the addition of the children to the story.

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Summary: A good read
Review: Lucy's husband died leaving her a widow with her two children. She is being terrorized by an unknown enemy. She turns to the only person she knew who could help her Sebastian. Sebastian was her husband's friend. Sebastian has been in-love with her since her wedding day several years earlier. He tried to keep his distance. Now he's back to protect her and her kids. Someone is out to get revenge on him by getting to her?

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Summary: A good read
Review: Lucy's husband died leaving her a widow with her two children. She is being terrorized by an unknown enemy. She turns to the only person she knew who could help her Sebastian. Sebastian was her husband's friend. Sebastian has been in-love with her since her wedding day several years earlier. He tried to keep his distance. Now he's back to protect her and her kids. Someone is out to get revenge on him by getting to her?

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Summary: Another great book from Carla Neggars
Review: Only recently have I discoved Carla Neggars and I have been quickly devouring her books. The Waterfall was another great contemporary read. The characters were multi-dimensional and the story took realistic twists and turns. Neggars puts a lot of depth into her characters and Lucy, Sebastion, Madison and the Senator were written as human. This was a compelling family story and anyone who is a fan of Vermont will enjoy the scenery.

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Summary: Skip This One
Review: Sometimes when you try a new author you are wonderfully surprised. Sometimes when you try a new author it's a struggle to get through every page and you throw the book away without ever finishing. This book falls into the second category.

When widow Lucy Swift's family is threatened, she won't go to the local Sheriff. (Sheriffs are usually the ones to see when you find bullet holes in your dining room walls.) Lucy somehow just "knows" the law can't help her. She has a father-in-law who is a senator. She won't go to him for help either. Why you ask. Her indecisive, wishy-washy parenting has brought criticism from the father-in-law in the past. She's too weak to risk more advise from the senator so she has to keep the threats a secret from him.

Lucy takes a little trip to Wyoming to ask for help from Sebastian Redwing, a friend of her deceased husband. Sebastian ran a security company until he killed a bad guy. Later he finds he didn't really kill the bad guy, but just the thought has sent him into a neurotic state of seclusion. Anyway he's a surly, rude, misogamist who's hiding out in a hut without running water or electricity. (Seems like he could have used some of that money he was saving on electricity to see a psychiatrist about his social problems. Maybe going without bathing and wearing dirty underwear is his idea of psychic healing.)

Turns out Sebastian wasn't such a good choice in the help department. First thing he does while skulking through the woods looking for evildoers is to tumble off a cliff. Of course this requires Lucy to take care of him. Ah, what woman could resist falling for a mean-mouthed guy with poor judgment, serious psychological issues, and a concussion?

For everyone who thinks rude, uncommunicative macho-men are romantic as heck, get this book. Personally, I like my men with a deep appreciation of the finer things in life like hot showers, electric washing machines, and good reading lamps. Doesn't hurt if they actually want to say a few words to me now and then either.

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Summary: Skip This One
Review: Sometimes when you try a new author you are wonderfully surprised. Sometimes when you try a new author it's a struggle to get through every page and you throw the book away without ever finishing. This book falls into the second category.

When widow Lucy Swift's family is threatened, she won't go to the local Sheriff. (Sheriffs are usually the ones to see when you find bullet holes in your dining room walls.) Lucy somehow just "knows" the law can't help her. She has a father-in-law who is a senator. She won't go to him for help either. Why you ask. Her indecisive, wishy-washy parenting has brought criticism from the father-in-law in the past. She's too weak to risk more advise from the senator so she has to keep the threats a secret from him.

Lucy takes a little trip to Wyoming to ask for help from Sebastian Redwing, a friend of her deceased husband. Sebastian ran a security company until he killed a bad guy. Later he finds he didn't really kill the bad guy, but just the thought has sent him into a neurotic state of seclusion. Anyway he's a surly, rude, misogamist who's hiding out in a hut without running water or electricity. (Seems like he could have used some of that money he was saving on electricity to see a psychiatrist about his social problems. Maybe going without bathing and wearing dirty underwear is his idea of psychic healing.)

Turns out Sebastian wasn't such a good choice in the help department. First thing he does while skulking through the woods looking for evildoers is to tumble off a cliff. Of course this requires Lucy to take care of him. Ah, what woman could resist falling for a mean-mouthed guy with poor judgment, serious psychological issues, and a concussion?

For everyone who thinks rude, uncommunicative macho-men are romantic as heck, get this book. Personally, I like my men with a deep appreciation of the finer things in life like hot showers, electric washing machines, and good reading lamps. Doesn't hurt if they actually want to say a few words to me now and then either.

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Summary: I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN !
Review: THE WATERFALL is a powerful story. The characters are right on. I laughed out loud on several occasions because Lucy's children are just like mine! I cried along with the Senator and was scared right along with Lucy. Carla Neggers put me right in Vermont, right in the story, and I couldn't put it down. That's how I identify a five-star book. I have been a fan of Neggers for years and as always when I finish one of her books, I can't wait for the next to come out. Plato's story, I hope!

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Summary: A Roaring Waterfall
Review: The Waterfall is a wonderful read, a fun adventure and a satisfyig romance. The characters are realistic and finely etched.Ms. Neggers is writing at the height of her powers here and is able to entertain while striking the right emotional tones. While ratcheting up the tension, she is still able to hit laugh out loud lines. A good read all the way around.

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Summary: Her best work yet-Plenty of suspense and humor
Review: Three years have passed since Collin died from a brain aneurysm, but his widow Lucy Blacker Swift and their children feel as if that was a lifetime ago. They left DC to live in a Vermont farmhouse where she runs a travel business for those seeking an adventurous vacation. The move has allowed Blacker to stay outside the "Beltway" influence of her father-in-law, a US senator.

When someone begins to stalk Lucy, she rejects turning to her in-law for aid. Instead, heeding Collin's advice, she heads to Wyoming where Sebastian Redwing, an expert on security lives. Sebastian is burned out from his years of performing international investigations and security. However, he follows the only woman he ever loved back to New England to keep her and her children safe from a cold blooded killer with lethal intentions.

Carla Neggers puts the emphasis on suspense with romance playing a secondary role, a change that will remind readers of the works of Sandra Brown but using Ms. Negger's personal writing style. The excellent characters are fully developed including the children. Readers will feel the emotional turmoil of the thirteen year-old girl and the impishness of her younger brother. This and the motivations behind the actions of the lead couple augment the tension filled story line that grips the audience from start to finish. The wonderfully wry THE WATERFALL is going to be watershed mark in the rising and expanding career of the talented Ms. Neggers.

Harriet Klausner