In the small town of Innocence, Mississippi, days are long, nights are fragrant, and secrets are hard to keep. But when a brutal killer starts claiming the lives of the town's most attractive women, lifelong neighbors are forced to wonder if the culprit is a stranger lurking in the bayou...or someone right next door.
Burned out by a whirlwind career, world-famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly arrives in Innocence looking for a little peace and some time to think. She hopes that a stay at her late grandmother's house--the one with a covered porch just made for soft summer nights--will provide the tranquillity she needs. But Innocence has something else to offer Caroline: handsome, charming Tucker Longstreet.
Tucker is known for keeping his romances short and shallow. But one look at Caroline, and Tucker realizes that she is unlike any other woman he's met. The coolly reserved Caroline feels an unexpected thrill at his ardent advances. But when she discovers a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home, her summer liaison threatens to become much more. Because there's just one small problem with her new romance: Tucker is the leading suspect in the killings.
Eva G. (Eva) from WATERFORD, MI wrote on 4/14/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
a burned out concert violinist looking for peace and quite at her late Grandmothers house she finds romance.
Shawn A. (Shawnee1707) from ALBURTIS, PA wrote on 3/12/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is in my top 10 best books I have ever read. I am not a big Nora Roberts fan I'm sorry to say and I have been upset that I have not liked any of her other books as much as I have loved this one. I want to buy this in hard cover one day so I always have it. I read it at least once a year! Tucker is always waiting for me. lol
Stephanie D. (realizeworldpeace) from VAN BUREN, AR wrote on 7/13/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Loved this book! Nora gets the atmosphere in a small southern town exactly right - and of course, the imagery is perfect, as always. I swear, the humidity rose off the page to frizz my hair! (OK, that could've also been because I didn't use any conditioner...) You have a murderer (what else?) on the loose, a concert violinist who settles into her grandmother's old house - partly to get away from her control freak mother; and a son of the local owns-half-the-town, been-there-forever family who is not only supremely hot, but also the number-one suspect (according to the FBI agent brought in from out of town to help solve the murders - and who also just happens to have the hots for our lovely violinist). Of course, it's all wrapped up in a great love story, with a twist at the end. Fabulous!
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Sheila J. from JANESVILLE, WI wrote on 4/17/2007...
I love Nora Roberts books. Carnal Innocence has a richer story than some of her other romances. An excellent read.
Rhonda S. (RhondaS) from WYTHEVILLE, VA wrote on 3/15/2007...
Burned out by a whirlwind career, world-famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly goes home to Innocence, a little Southern town she hasn't seen since childhood. The peace she's looking for is hard to find, between a knife-wielding serial killer and charming skirt-chaser Tucker Longstreet--and they may just turn out to be one and the same.
Rose W. from MONTAGUE, CA wrote on 3/7/2007...
kept me guessing right up to the end...very intense...one of her best!
Annemarie C. from BRADENTON, FL wrote on 2/9/2007...
Another enjoyable read by Nora Roberts.
Patricia H. (ladyunicorn) from WAYNESVILLE, NC wrote on 2/7/2007...
in the small town of innocence mississippi days are long nights are fragrant and secrets are hard to keep.
Sherry E. from RHINELAND, MO wrote on 2/2/2007...
Great storyline- if you are a Nora Roberts fan you will love it
Dawn M. (Harleygirl) from HURON, SD wrote on 1/1/2007...
Good book
Kathleen D. from ENDICOTT, NY wrote on 10/27/2006...
Strangers don't stay strangers long in Innocense, Mississippi...Nora Roberts at her best, a must read.
Debra M. (dreamer) from CLEWISTON, FL wrote on 9/24/2006...
Burned out by a whirlwind career, world famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly arrives in Innocence looking for a little peace and some time to think. She hopes that her late grandmothers house, the one with a covered porch made just for soft summer nights, will provide the tranquility she needs. But Innocence has something else to offer Caroline, a handsome charming Tucker Longstreet. Tucker is known for keeping his romances short and shallow. But one look at Caroline and Tucker realised that she in unlike any other woman hes met. The cooly reserved Caroline feels an unexpected thrill at his ardent advances. But when she discovers a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home, her summer liaison threatens to become much more. Because thers just one problem with her new romance, Tucker is the leading suspect in the killings.
Clara G. (nativenewyorker) from MIRAMAR, FL wrote on 9/2/2006...
In the small town of Innocence, Mississippi, days are long, nights are fragrant, and secrets are hard to keep. But when a brutal killer starts claiming the lives of the town's most attractive women, lifelong neighbors are forced to wonder if the culprit is a stranger lurking in the bayou...or someone right next door.
Burned out by a whirlwind career, world famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly arrives in Innocence looking for a little peace and some time to think. She hopes that her late grandmother's house--the one with a covered porch made just for soft summer nights--will provide the tranquillity she needs. But Innocence has something else to offer Caroline: handsome, charming Tucker Longstreet.
Tucker is known for keeping his romances short and shallow. But one look at Caroline, and Tucker realizes that she is unlike any other woman he's met. The coolly reserved Caroline feels an unexpected thrill at his ardent advances. But when she discovers a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home, her summer liaison threatens to become much more. Because there's just one problem with her new romance: Tucker is the leading suspect in the killings.