Review Date: 7/8/2010

Helpful Score: 3

I am a huge Nora Roberts fan, but I think this book is one of her best! Good romantic story-line, great supporting characters, mysterious murders, and superb story/information about animals, especially big cats. One of the things I like best about Roberts's books is her excellent research into an area. Her prose depicts not just general filler information, but actual, authentic references to flora, fauna, customs, architecture, etc. of the area in which the story is set.

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Review Date: 1/19/2010

Helpful Score: 3

I have read everything Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb has written with the exception of her most recent hardcover issues as I wait for the paperbacks, and I have to say that this is just not up to her usual standards. Her portion of the book, Missing in Death,seemed superficial, never digging in to the meat of the story. I realize it was less than 100 pages, but I have read her short stories before and have never failed to get wrapped up in the storyline. Characters/plot lines would show up, and I'd wonder where I'd been that I didn't know where they had come from. Hard to forget the plot of the book you're reading when it's only 96 pages! Even Roarke failed to entertain in this story. Gaffney's Dog Days was a pretty wide stretch of the imagination, as was Lost in Paradise by Blayney. I won't elaborate so as not to give away the plots, but I was half way through Blayney's contribution when I did something I NEVER, EVER do. I put it down, read another book, and came back to this one! I never do this! I have a loyal streak a mile wide and, even if I don't like a book, I will slog though it and finish. And finish it, I did. In my opinion, they definately saved the best for last in this group of four short stories. Ruth Ryan Langan's Legacy was the best of the lot and the saving grace of the book with a delightful story. If you're a Robert/Robb fan like I am, by all means read this book. Just don't get your hopes up or set your expectations too high!

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Review Date: 11/24/2009

Helpful Score: 4

I grew up watching this beautiful lady sing on the Lawrence Welk show and always imagined that her life was as lovely as the songs she sang and the costumes she wore. However, that is not the case. Coming from abject poverty and having alcoholic parents, she faced many difficult challenges and worked hard to make a good Christian life. After reading the book, I feel I know this lovely person a lot better, but wish it hadn't ended when it did. She needs to write an addendum, since this book is now over 30 years old.

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Review Date: 1/19/2010

Helpful Score: 1

I ejoyed the movie, The First Wives Club, so I thought I would like this book by the same author, and I wasn't wrong. It was a hoot! Want to read a funny, easy to read story? Pick up this book and enjoy yourself!

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