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Summary: juicy romantic suspense
Review: Eight years ago, an intruder burst into the home of William Andrews; the thug killed his wife Kay and almost William too. The perpetrator was never caught and Bill spent the next few years building up his empire to the point where he became one of the most powerful men in the world. He never was serious about any woman until he read the articles about him written by Jane Warren who painted him in unflattering light.Bill buys the newspaper that employs Jane and arranges for her to interview her new boss. Jane thought he would fire her but after a rough start there relationship turns romantic and he asks her to marry him. After she says yes the "accidents" start. Jane believes someone is trying to kill her. She thinks it has to do with Kay's death and the woman in Paris who William remits a monthly sum. William doesn't confide in his fiancée, but Jane digs and the deeper she gets, the more desperate the perpetrator is to get her out of Bill's life permanently. Diana Diamond writes a juicy romantic suspense novel that demonstrates the power that the rich and powerful yield. The heroine thinks her own husband is a suspect in the attempts on her life but there are plenty of other people who would like her dead because she is a threat to them. All Jane's troubles go back to THE FIRST WIFE and she intends to uncover the secrets her husband is hiding or die trying (which she almost does). This is a must read for fans who like action, romance and intrigue in the tradition of Jackie Collins. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: juicy romantic suspense
Review: Eight years ago, an intruder burst into the home of William Andrews; the thug killed his wife Kay and almost William too. The perpetrator was never caught and Bill spent the next few years building up his empire to the point where he became one of the most powerful men in the world. He never was serious about any woman until he read the articles about him written by Jane Warren who painted him in unflattering light. Bill buys the newspaper that employs Jane and arranges for her to interview her new boss. Jane thought he would fire her but after a rough start there relationship turns romantic and he asks her to marry him. After she says yes the "accidents" start. Jane believes someone is trying to kill her. She thinks it has to do with Kay's death and the woman in Paris who William remits a monthly sum. William doesn't confide in his fiancée, but Jane digs and the deeper she gets, the more desperate the perpetrator is to get her out of Bill's life permanently. Diana Diamond writes a juicy romantic suspense novel that demonstrates the power that the rich and powerful yield. The heroine thinks her own husband is a suspect in the attempts on her life but there are plenty of other people who would like her dead because she is a threat to them. All Jane's troubles go back to THE FIRST WIFE and she intends to uncover the secrets her husband is hiding or die trying (which she almost does). This is a must read for fans who like action, romance and intrigue in the tradition of Jackie Collins. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Didn't Entertain Me
Review: I have to say that this was a pretty poorly written book. I love a good romantic suspense novel as much as the next reader, but I found myself skimming through page after page, and finally towards the end, I skipped a whole chapter or two. First of all, the romance between the two main characters was contrived at best. There was just no reason why these two should or would have gotten together. I just didn't feel any attachment there. A couple of times the author jumped to a totally different venue mid-paragraph. Bottom line, I just could never cozy up and really lose myself in this book. I kept plugging away as long as I could though, because I hate to spend money on a book I don't read, but I finally skipped to the end and even that was a let-down. Check this one out at the library and save your money is my advice.
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Summary: The First Wife is an exciting whodunit.
Review: J.J. Warren excels at being a hard-edged business reporter for the Southport News in Connecticut. She does not hold back when pursuing a topic and always goes for the tough questions. Her new boss is William Andrews, someone she "raked over the coals" in a recent set of scathing articles. Jane is sent by her editor into to the city to interview William Andrews. Anticipating the worst, Jane is determined to pursue the interview even if it means she has to follow Andrews to Paris and back in one day. Jane confronts William in Paris and tells him what she thinks of his behavior in ignoring her. William apologizes, and very soon thereafter pursues Jane. He acts quickly and convinces her to marry him. Jane cannot put her reporter instincts aside and wants to know what happened to Kay Harper, Andrews' first wife, who was killed in a tragic robbery eight years ago. She and William go to Paris together again once they are married, where William is on a supposed business trip. Jane wants to see what he does. Does he have a mistress in Paris? Accidents seem to happen to Jane left and right. She becomes suspicious of everyone around her, William's two kids Cassie and Craig, the housekeeper, even Bob Leavitt, William's right-hand man. Jane becomes convinced that William Andrews asked her to marry him to keep her quiet. The action escalates to the point that Jane goes back to ski chalet where the supposed robbery took place. The narrative is electrifying, keeping you in suspense of what will happen next, but the ending is written somewhat clumsily. All the action has been built up to a crescendo but does not get resolved in a satisfactory way.
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Summary: too narrative and paint by the numbers
Review: Two things are obvious: Diana Diamond, pseudonym, is a man and his main goal is getting his advance rather than making a magical entertaining novel.. I read The Babysitter and enjoyed..it then I read..the Good Sister...and it was so amateurisly done, I stopped reading the novel after 100 pages...then after the big hype..here I am..reading "the First Wife" and find...he's making the same sophomoric mistakes...we get the heroine's thoughts in a rambling narrative..but see very few dramatic scenes...all writer's courses..shout..show don't tell..obviously...he missed that...It's much harder to pen "good dramatic" scenes....easy to use narrative.....why is he squandering his wonderful mind..(I detect a first rate mind here)?????
I'll let you know...my final verdict...should I continue..though I might..just shelve it, considering I have better things to do with my time..
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Summary: too narrative and paint by the numbers
Review: Two things are obvious: Diana Diamond, pseudonym, is a man and his main goal is getting his advance rather than making a magical entertaining novel.. I read The Babysitter and enjoyed..it then I read..the Good Sister...and it was so amateurisly done, I stopped reading the novel after 100 pages...then after the big hype..here I am..reading "the First Wife" and find...he's making the same sophomoric mistakes...we get the heroine's thoughts in a rambling narrative..but see very few dramatic scenes...all writer's courses..shout..show don't tell..obviously...he missed that...It's much harder to pen "good dramatic" scenes....easy to use narrative.....why is he squandering his wonderful mind..(I detect a first rate mind here)?????
I'll let you know...my final verdict...should I continue..though I might..just shelve it, considering I have better things to do with my time..
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