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In this fast-paced second book of Nora Roberts's Stars of Mithras series, bounty hunter Jack Dakota figures he's in for an easy assignment when he accepts a job tracking beautiful bail-jumper M.J. O'Leary. His plan is simple: find her, push his way into her apartment, explain the situation, and bring her in.
When M.J., a fifth-degree black belt, misinterprets his intentions and attacks him, Jack is forced to reevaluate his assumptions. Jack and M.J. discover they've both been set up. M.J. is no bail-jumper, and whoever put Jack on her trail knows it.
Before they can figure out what's happening, a goon with a gun--and every intention of shooting M.J.--interrupts their discussion. They join forces to fight him off and escape, but much to the tough-minded M.J.'s annoyance, Jack takes charge of the situation and she finds herself handcuffed to the door handle of his beat-up, souped-up Oldsmobile.
Jack has no intention of letting M.J. go until he gets to the bottom of things. The men on her trail are professionals, and if she's not directly involved in something illegal, she is involved in something that's likely to get her killed. The cynical bounty hunter is no knight in shining armor, but he finds himself in the uncomfortable position of protecting her; whatever is happening, M.J. isn't talking about it.
Searching her belongings, Jack discovers a magnificent blue diamond. M.J. is forced to explain that a friend in trouble sent her the stone for safekeeping. The diamond is one of a priceless trio known as the Stars of Mithras, which her friend was appraising for the Smithsonian. But someone else knows M.J. has it--someone who will stop at nothing to obtain it.
Soon Jack and M.J. are on the run, forced to work together to stay alive in an ever-tightening web of danger and conspiracy complicated by an attraction neither can deny
When M.J., a fifth-degree black belt, misinterprets his intentions and attacks him, Jack is forced to reevaluate his assumptions. Jack and M.J. discover they've both been set up. M.J. is no bail-jumper, and whoever put Jack on her trail knows it.
Before they can figure out what's happening, a goon with a gun--and every intention of shooting M.J.--interrupts their discussion. They join forces to fight him off and escape, but much to the tough-minded M.J.'s annoyance, Jack takes charge of the situation and she finds herself handcuffed to the door handle of his beat-up, souped-up Oldsmobile.
Jack has no intention of letting M.J. go until he gets to the bottom of things. The men on her trail are professionals, and if she's not directly involved in something illegal, she is involved in something that's likely to get her killed. The cynical bounty hunter is no knight in shining armor, but he finds himself in the uncomfortable position of protecting her; whatever is happening, M.J. isn't talking about it.
Searching her belongings, Jack discovers a magnificent blue diamond. M.J. is forced to explain that a friend in trouble sent her the stone for safekeeping. The diamond is one of a priceless trio known as the Stars of Mithras, which her friend was appraising for the Smithsonian. But someone else knows M.J. has it--someone who will stop at nothing to obtain it.
Soon Jack and M.J. are on the run, forced to work together to stay alive in an ever-tightening web of danger and conspiracy complicated by an attraction neither can deny
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Anny P. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
The Stars of Mithra series deals with three best friends: Bailey James, MJ O'Leary and Grace Fontaine. All three are childhood friends and would trust each other with their lives, and this is just about what happens in this succession of books!
CAPTIVE STAR is the second book in the Stars of Mithra series and it keeps the quick pace that Nora Roberts set in the first book, HIDDEN STAR. CAPTIVE STAR features MJ O'Leary who is a gorgeous spitfire compacted into a tiny package. Jack Dakota is a bounty hunter hired to pick up MJ, who jumped bail, or so he's been told when a sleazy character hired him. This is easier said then done, and when Jack and MJ are attacked in her apartment by a man with murder on his agenda, Jack decides to find out who lied to him and why. If he can also figure out why MJ has a diamond the size of a tennis ball, it would be an added bonus.
Of course sparks are gonna fly between these two dynamic personalities which adds a lot of flavor to this story!
As CAPTIVE STAR ends, you're left craving more - wanting to find out the rest of the story. Luckily, Roberts picks up the tale in the next book, SECRET STAR.
A fantastic trilogy that I highly recommend! These are "feel good" books with lots of romance and a little bit of mystery thrown in for balance!
April D. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
2nd book in the Stars of Mithra series. It is fast paced and very thrilling. I read it in one day. I am excited to see how the trilogy ends. One thing I found very intereting is that this book is not a continuation of the 1st book. It actually occurs at the same time as the first book did. Nora Roberts does a great job of connecting the events of this book to the sequence of events in the first book.
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I enjoyed this book and the second in the series and I am also looking forward to reading the third.
the is the second book of a trilogy, its none stop adventure and so worth reading, i recommend this trilogy.
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Kelly W. (The second of "The Starts of Mithra" series. It involves a satchel full of cash and a diamond as big as a baby's fist and another of Nora Robert's great romantic mysteries.
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