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Summary: A Story to Cherish
Review: I loved this book! It was a real tear-jerker and really touched my heart. It also had a better balance between the romance and the suspense than so many of the Intrigues I've read lately. The love story was very emotional. At the same time the mystery was developed well. It was nice to be able to follow along on the investigation as Max and Julia figure out who framed her. It kept me eagerly turning the pages and brushing away tears. I have to disagree with the other reviewer's complaints. They're inaccurate and can be answered with some common sense. The FBI might have wanted to retry Julia, but they couldn't with what they had. The only concrete evidence against her was thrown out. They didn't have a case without it. In real life they probably would have wanted to retry her but would have decided not to waste the time and money on a circumstantial case they had no chance of winning. Also, while the sister-in-law was placed in some sort of witness protection, I thought it was clear she wasn't in the actual Witness Protection Program, since she was still in contact with her family. That's a big no-no for the Witness Protection Program. I've read enough books with the protector storyline to know that there are other kinds of witness protection than the full blown FBI relocation/renaming treatment. It was clear that was what was happening here. The reviewer also reveals a secret that doesn't come out until well into the book, which is annoying. I highly recommend The Night in Question. Max and Julia were wonderful characters who have both suffered devastating losses. Watching them walk a path to redemption and hope was a joy.
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Summary: A Story to Cherish
Review: I loved this book! It was a real tear-jerker and really touched my heart. It also had a better balance between the romance and the suspense than so many of the Intrigues I've read lately. The love story was very emotional. At the same time the mystery was developed well. It was nice to be able to follow along on the investigation as Max and Julia figure out who framed her. It kept me eagerly turning the pages and brushing away tears. I have to disagree with the other reviewer's complaints. They're inaccurate and can be answered with some common sense. The FBI might have wanted to retry Julia, but they couldn't with what they had. The only concrete evidence against her was thrown out. They didn't have a case without it. In real life they probably would have wanted to retry her but would have decided not to waste the time and money on a circumstantial case they had no chance of winning. Also, while the sister-in-law was placed in some sort of witness protection, I thought it was clear she wasn't in the actual Witness Protection Program, since she was still in contact with her family. That's a big no-no for the Witness Protection Program. I've read enough books with the protector storyline to know that there are other kinds of witness protection than the full blown FBI relocation/renaming treatment. It was clear that was what was happening here. The reviewer also reveals a secret that doesn't come out until well into the book, which is annoying. I highly recommend The Night in Question. Max and Julia were wonderful characters who have both suffered devastating losses. Watching them walk a path to redemption and hope was a joy.
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Summary: Emotionally rich story
Review: Julia Tennant spent two years in jail, convicted of killing her husband and three other men with a bomb. Now she's free, on a legal technicality. But FBI agent Max Ross will do whatever it takes to keep Julia from seizing her daughter and becoming a fugitive. Except, when he's with Julia, he starts to wonder whether he put the right person in jail. Could he have made a mistake--been led into a false conviction? Author Harper Allen does a fine job delivering the emotional message of her story. Julia has emerged from prison a different woman from the weak person who went in. She's stronger, tougher, but still capable of love--and blessed with a psychic bond to her daughter despite the distance and the years that separate them. Max has never forgiven himself for the death of his wife and unborn son--a son he denies ever existed. Julia's mother/child bond tears at him at the same time as he sees it for something he can never have. Allen's dream sequences add texture to the story. Severe research problems weaken the intrigue plot. If Julia had been freed due to a flawed search warrent, the FBI would be doing everything it could to prepare for a new trial--second trials for the same crime are barred only in cases of an innocent verdict, not the case here. The idea that Julia's sister-in-law would be admitted into the witness protection program to protect her from Julia (who is in prison) is unrealistic. Witness protection is expensive and wouldn't be offered in cases like this. Romance readers who don't quibble over legal matters and focus on the emotional details will find THE NIGHT IN QUESTION to be a rewarding read.
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Summary: The Night in Question
Review: Until "The Night in Question" came along it seemed like forever since I read an Intrigue I really loved. Even Harper Allen's last one wasn't one of her best. This one's right up there. "The Night in Question" is an intense read that combines moving characters and a strong mystery. Julia and Max are two deeply felt characters with tragedy in their pasts who find the strength and courage to overcome them. Julia is a gritty and more flawed character than most Intrigue heroines. That's what makes her so fascinating. Unlike the heroine of Allen's "Protector with a Past," another tortured Julia, this one is easier to relate to and sympathize with. She's also given a hero in Max with just as much to overcome and as much to gain from love. The author takes as much care to develop the mystery as she does the romance. There are plenty of secrets to be uncovered along the way and a good amount of action. The witness protection angle did strike me as a little off too, but the author has been very meticulous with her research in the past. She included author's notes in her first two books to note changes she'd made and there were parts of "The Night in Question" that demonstrated she'd done her homework. I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and go with it. It's such a little thing I wouldn't let it bother me when there are so many wonderful things in this book. I was about ready to give up on Intrigues after the last few months of so-so books. I wasn't sure why I was reading them anymore (contrary to popular belief, I don't like writing bad reviews for Intrigues). This one was wonderful, full of the emotion and mystery the best Intrigues should have. There might be hope for the line after all.
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Summary: The Night in Question
Review: Until "The Night in Question" came along it seemed like forever since I read an Intrigue I really loved. Even Harper Allen's last one wasn't one of her best. This one's right up there. "The Night in Question" is an intense read that combines moving characters and a strong mystery. Julia and Max are two deeply felt characters with tragedy in their pasts who find the strength and courage to overcome them. Julia is a gritty and more flawed character than most Intrigue heroines. That's what makes her so fascinating. Unlike the heroine of Allen's "Protector with a Past," another tortured Julia, this one is easier to relate to and sympathize with. She's also given a hero in Max with just as much to overcome and as much to gain from love. The author takes as much care to develop the mystery as she does the romance. There are plenty of secrets to be uncovered along the way and a good amount of action. The witness protection angle did strike me as a little off too, but the author has been very meticulous with her research in the past. She included author's notes in her first two books to note changes she'd made and there were parts of "The Night in Question" that demonstrated she'd done her homework. I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and go with it. It's such a little thing I wouldn't let it bother me when there are so many wonderful things in this book. I was about ready to give up on Intrigues after the last few months of so-so books. I wasn't sure why I was reading them anymore (contrary to popular belief, I don't like writing bad reviews for Intrigues). This one was wonderful, full of the emotion and mystery the best Intrigues should have. There might be hope for the line after all.
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