Everyday, Average Jones

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Summary: Poor pitiful Melody
Review: Melody will really get on your nerves!! This was why I pretty much gave it an average review. Her whining and feeling sorry for herself went overboard. Even that. You don't feel any connection between the two. At least I didn't. It's just not there. (...)

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Summary: Romantic Times Review
Review: SEAL Team Ten Alpha Squadron is back! This time Suzanne Brockmann weaves her spectacular magic around Cowboy, as he rescues and then falls in love with a beautiful hostage. But when he learns of the consequences of their passionate fling, can he turn himself into the EVERYDAY, AVERAGE JONES (4.5G) she feels she needs? This irresistible hero will fill your dreams with sizzling passion and fiery delight as he sets forth on his most dangerous mission yet. Absolutely spellbinding

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Summary: Romantic Times Review
Review: SEAL Team Ten Alpha Squadron is back! This time Suzanne Brockmann weaves her spectacular magic around Cowboy, as he rescues and then falls in love with a beautiful hostage. But when he learns of the consequences of their passionate fling, can he turn himself into the EVERYDAY, AVERAGE JONES (4.5G) she feels she needs? This irresistible hero will fill your dreams with sizzling passion and fiery delight as he sets forth on his most dangerous mission yet. Absolutely spellbinding

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Summary: A must have for romance readers!!
Review: Suzanne Brockmann brings the life of Navy SEALs into sharp focus with her mini-series Tall, Dark and Dangerous. This is the fourth book in the series and it is excellent. The characters, especially Lt. Harlan "Cowboy" Jones and Melody Evans, are completely realistic, they could be living next door to you or me, and I feel like I could visit Appleton and navigate my way around. The book is a page turner, there is no doubt about it. The emotion throughout this book is strong and compelling. I felt like I was there watching the sparring and the loving between Mel and Cowboy. It was definetely worth the wait and I can't wait to get Harvard's Education in October.

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Summary: There's nothing average about this book
Review: Suzanne Brockmann is one of the strongest writers in categoy romance. This original story is well paced, filled with sensual tension, and, most imrpotantly, to me, has a heo and a heroine that you care about, worry about, and root for. Their internal conflicts are so beautifully and clearly developed that you are pulled along with them throughout their somewhat stormy relationship. You'll be hooked! I'm gonna be reading a lot more of this author's work!!

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Summary: I loved it from cover to cover!
Review: This book was a great break from reality. There are so many good parts to this book. The story as a whole is so romantic. The SEALS Alpha team also brings something into the book. I love to just sit down and re-read it over again and over again. I can't wait to get my hands on the others in the series of TD&D.

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Summary: An altogether, satisfying book to read.
Review: This book was loned to me by a friend, and I was very sceptical about whether I would enjoy it or not, especially as I don't normally read romance stories. But, after the first 5 pages I couldn't put it down!!!! This book is a deffinate must read if you ask me!!

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Summary: Not bad, but not good
Review: This novel reminded me of something Coleridge said about some minor point, that is astonishing how little ability is necessary to be commercially successful.

I read this book twice, one time after the other. I had never read this sort of book before and had little expectation. I had read "Payton Place" which I enjoyed, and I tried to read Victoria Holt, but could not endure it. The plot could hardly be simpler: Girl is rescued by dynamic hero; they make love (described with restrained detail); she gets pregnant; she has a baby; hero finds out; hero offers to marry girl; she wants a husband for real affection, not obligation; he convinces her; they marry.

The writing is clear, there is no hint of pretense, but nor is there any genius. I also read another book of the "seal" series by this author, but it seemed the same story again with the details different, but the sex scenes almost identical.

"Wuthering Heights" it ain't. But it OK for a highly transient book

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Summary: I'm sorry, I tried to finish it, but couldn't.
Review: What I love about Suzanne's books are her smart, original characters--both men and women. However, in "Jones," the conflict and the heroine were just too unbelievable. Melody starts out interesting--smart enough to successfully pose as a man and worldly enough to know the true danger she's in. Then she devolves into a one-track woman: "I can't marry you, Harlan, even though you are a superman who risked your life to save me and the sex with you is fabulous. It's true that I am having your baby, but I don't really KNOW you. You're not an ordinary, boring man that, for some crazy reason, I want." Even the love scenes are boring, just a few sentence flashbacks. Harlan is determined to marry Melody, although I personally would have said, "Okay, you refuse to marry me. You're right--you're too boring for me." And another thing. . . the town seems shocked, shocked at Melody's out of wedlock pregnancy. Huh? Do they live in the l950's? In short, I bet Suzanne was bored by this herself when she wrote it, or, as I suspect, she wrote it quite a while ago. The woman has surpassed this level of writing a long time ago. Don't buy "Jones"--wait with me, for a her new book, coming out March 30th.

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Summary: I'm sorry, I tried to finish it, but couldn't.
Review: What I love about Suzanne's books are her smart, original characters--both men and women. However, in "Jones," the conflict and the heroine were just too unbelievable. Melody starts out interesting--smart enough to successfully pose as a man and worldly enough to know the true danger she's in. Then she devolves into a one-track woman: "I can't marry you, Harlan, even though you are a superman who risked your life to save me and the sex with you is fabulous. It's true that I am having your baby, but I don't really KNOW you. You're not an ordinary, boring man that, for some crazy reason, I want." Even the love scenes are boring, just a few sentence flashbacks. Harlan is determined to marry Melody, although I personally would have said, "Okay, you refuse to marry me. You're right--you're too boring for me." And another thing. . . the town seems shocked, shocked at Melody's out of wedlock pregnancy. Huh? Do they live in the l950's? In short, I bet Suzanne was bored by this herself when she wrote it, or, as I suspect, she wrote it quite a while ago. The woman has surpassed this level of writing a long time ago. Don't buy "Jones"--wait with me, for a her new book, coming out March 30th.