AUTHOR: Hale, Gena
TITLE: Paradise Island
DATE READ: 03/01/11
RATING: 3.5/C+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Romance/2001/Onyx/316 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: 1st in trilogy
TIME/PLACE: Late 1990's/ island of the Key West/FL
CHARACTERS:Luke Fleming/marine biologist Kathy "Jade" Tremayne/IT specialist
FIRST LINES: Luke spotted it through the binoculars.
COMMENTS: Very outdated for romance but the adventure-suspense part of the story was interesting w/ some good sideline characters. Beautiful cover, author is aka Lynn Viehl.
TITLE: Paradise Island
DATE READ: 03/01/11
RATING: 3.5/C+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Romance/2001/Onyx/316 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: 1st in trilogy
TIME/PLACE: Late 1990's/ island of the Key West/FL
CHARACTERS:Luke Fleming/marine biologist Kathy "Jade" Tremayne/IT specialist
FIRST LINES: Luke spotted it through the binoculars.
COMMENTS: Very outdated for romance but the adventure-suspense part of the story was interesting w/ some good sideline characters. Beautiful cover, author is aka Lynn Viehl.
The whole world knows who HE is, but fame was the last thing he wanted. A marine archeologist known as much for his devastating good looks as his considerable expertise, Luke is working on a sevret project that will cement his reputation as one of the top experts in his field. Paradise Island makes an ideal refuge--until the day he finds a barely clad woman washed ashore on a raft. She claims she has amnesia. He's sure she's just out to seduce him--but he can't deny the heat between them.
SHE has no idea who she is or where she came from. She has only a lingering feeling of dread, a crippling fear that they will kill her--but she can't remember who they are.
SHE has no idea who she is or where she came from. She has only a lingering feeling of dread, a crippling fear that they will kill her--but she can't remember who they are.
First book of a trilogy (Dream Mountain and Sun Valley are the other titles). From the back cover:
The whole world knows who he is but fame was the last thing he wanted. A marine archaeologist known as much for his devastating good looks as his considerable expertise, Luke is working on a secret project that will cement his reputation as one of the top experts in his field. Paradise Island makes an ideal refuge--until the day he finds a barely clad woman washed ashore on a raft. She claims she has amnesia. He's sure she's just out to seduce him--but he can't deny the heat between them...
She has no idea who she is or where she came from... She has only a lingering feeling of dread, a crippling fear that they will kill her--but she can't remember who they are. Handsome and virile, Dr. Luke Fleming is as elusive as her memories. Is he her savior--or her captor? A harmless eccentric--or a dangerous lunatic? These questions haunt her even as she takes shelter in his arms. And soon she must decide if she can trust him with her life--and with her heart...
The whole world knows who he is but fame was the last thing he wanted. A marine archaeologist known as much for his devastating good looks as his considerable expertise, Luke is working on a secret project that will cement his reputation as one of the top experts in his field. Paradise Island makes an ideal refuge--until the day he finds a barely clad woman washed ashore on a raft. She claims she has amnesia. He's sure she's just out to seduce him--but he can't deny the heat between them...
She has no idea who she is or where she came from... She has only a lingering feeling of dread, a crippling fear that they will kill her--but she can't remember who they are. Handsome and virile, Dr. Luke Fleming is as elusive as her memories. Is he her savior--or her captor? A harmless eccentric--or a dangerous lunatic? These questions haunt her even as she takes shelter in his arms. And soon she must decide if she can trust him with her life--and with her heart...
A famous marine archaeologist, a woman with amnesia and a prototype wanted by agents of the Chinese government.
Book 1 in a trilogy. A fun, light, romantic read that is perfect for the beach or a long plane trip. A little mystery and intrigue along the way. A woman who doesn't know who she is, a man who wants to remain hidden from the world. This is the couple that finds love with each other.
