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Summary: Dream Man--the dreamiest from Linda Howard
Review: I can't tell you how many times I've read this book. It is not only on my keeper shelf, but is one of my favorit comfort reads. If you enjoy paranormal, suspense, and hunky cops, this books for you! Marlie Keen is a psychic who used to have incredible talent--but she hasn't been able to, or even wanted to, experience her talent in some time. It has actually been years, and she thinks she may have been "cured"--until she experiences a vision of a violent murder while driving home on the freeway. The murder is so clear and vivid to her she see no other choice but to go to the police--enter Dane, a sexy disgruntled homicide cop who dislikes her on sight, and then on principal. But he can't discount that she knows things only the killer or someone there could know...Linda leads through a thriller and a half here. And at times we even get to see into the head of the killer..talk about creepy. Dane is a Dream Man, and one of Linda's Alpha males she's known for, my favorite. This book is packed full of action and suspense, and you just don't know what's going to happen next...A Wonderful read!
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Summary: Masterpiece of contemporary romance.
Review: When I first read this book 4 years ago, it was the first time I'd read a contemporary romance and I became a huge fan of both the genre and of Linda Howard. Only a great book could change my tastes in reading material, and this one certainly qualified. I re-read it recently and was just as impressed as I was the first time. This book has it all - great characters, sizzling sexual tension and an entertaining plot. The heroine, Marlie Keen, is an empathic psychic who starts seeing horrific murders through the eyes of the murderer. Dane Hollister, a detective investigating the murders, is fiercely attracted to Marlie despite his reservations about her psychic abilities. Thanks to her past experiences reading others' emotions, Marlie is extremely wary of her own intense emotional reaction to Dane. As the two work together together to solve the murders, sparks start to fly. The romance that follows is compelling. Like Dane, I'm not someone who would buy the whole psychic thing in real life, but Howard makes it work in this book. Both characters are wonderfully developed. This is a great read for all readers, not just romance fans.
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Summary: Great Linda Howard Novel
Review: Linda Howard is one of my favorite authors. I will pretty much read anything with her name on it. Still, you have to like her style of writing. The story lines tend to change, but the basic premise is always there. Heroine meets man, he usually has a few issues, and they must learn to love and trust each other with whatever plot Ms. Howard has thrown in. I personally like the way she maneuvers these types of novels. In Dream Man you meet Marlie Keen who is a psychic trying to live a quiet life away from everyone she knows. She is very much a loner with no friends or relatives that she enteracts with. Although Marlee used to work in the psychic field, she left because she was almost killed while helping the police solve a crime years ago. Guess what? Marlie witnesses "psychicly" a murder and feels compelled to go to the police. At the police station she meets hunky Detective Dane. Dane is your basic gruff workaholic cop who at first believes Marlie is nuts, and then believes she's a suspect. As he follows her around town and has her investigated, he ultimately comes to believe in her ability. Now he will have to work with her as they try to track down a serial killer. The characters are good, the story line flows and I read this book in one sitting. I would recommend.
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Summary: Incredible!
Review: This was my first book by Linda Howard and I really enjoyed it. I plan to go out and find as many of her books as I can. All her life Marlie has "The Knowing", phychic abilities that allow her to enter other people's minds, especially when a crime is being committed. Six years earlier while helping look for a child murderer Marlie is kidnapped and forced to endure terrible circumstances. After this terrible incident Marlie lost all her phychic abilities and lived a normal life, until now. A killer is on the loose in Orlando, Florida and Marlie is seeing events through his eyes. She tells the police, but Detective Dane Hollister doesn't believe her. Immediately she is his number one suspect. Although Dane quickly discovers that Marlie isn't a suspect, he is drawn to her like no other woman he's ever known. Together Dane and Marlie must work together to catch a killer and reach into the mind of a madman. This is a great book and I can't wait to read more by Ms. Howard. (Although, why are all the heros tall with jet black hair?? Aren't there any blondes, redheads or men with brown hair anymore?)
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Summary: One of the few that made it to my keeper shelf
Review: I've been reading romance for over 20 years (Yikes!), beginning with Woodiwiss' "Flame and the Flower", and I know a good book when I get my hot little hands on one. I have less spare time to spend reading, and less patience with bad writing or editing as I get older - I cherish the time I spend curled up with a great book. I'm tired of the "old boyfriend" (if he was a jerk the first time around, why give him a second shot?) and "hidden kid" (not very honorable) themes, and this current amnesia craze gives me hives. When I want to read a good romance, I want unique and intriguing plots, dominant and protective males who want a partner not a maid, witty dialogue, and smart savvy heroines. Most of all, give me authors who don't get bogged down in the scenery and details - don't tell me what happens, show me - if I can't picture the action in my head and like the characters enough to care what happens to them, you've lost me as a reader. Linda Howard is one of the very best, and her books consistently make it onto my keeper shelf, which I'm very picky about and which is populated by volumes authored by those familiar names like Garwood, Deveraux, Quick, Woodiwiss, Garlock, and Lindsey - if I don't love it enough to want to read it over and over, it's outta here. If you liked this one, try her others, including "After the Night" and "Kill and Tell", two of my other favorites.
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Summary: "Wow"
Review: This is one of my favorite books from this author. It was really good. I couldn't put the book down. It kept you on the edge of your seat and it had alot of really streamy sex scenes. The plot was really good and it was nice to see the murders from different points of views. Even though Dane was LH's typical male lead, him and Marlie made a good match. This ones a keeper.
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Summary: You've Just Entered Romance Heaven
Review: Dream Man is my idea of romance heaven. The characters are superb, the plot is cleverly constructed, and the dialogue is hot and witty. Marlie Keen is a great female lead. She is bright, kind-hearted, brave and just a little vulnerable. She thought she had lost her clairvoyant powers six years ago when a killer attacked her, but now they have returned. She goes to the police after a terrifying vision of a stabbing murder. At the police station she meets Dane Hollister, a vibrant, honest, cynical cop who has enough sex appeal to send shivers running up and down your spine. Dane is mocking of Marlie's claims, but after investigating her past he realises that she is genuine. As soon as Dane realises Marlie is innocent he starts a no-holes barred campaign to win her over. Dane comes across as a real ALPHA male; tough, strong and brave and yet besotted with Marlie. In other words, a man completely deserving of the title HERO. Overall Dream Man is a wonderful book that I reread time and time again. It is clear that Dane and Marlie are meant for each other and their passion and love leaps out of the pages. The only thing I don't like about this book is the epilogue, which comes across to me as silly and makes Dane look rather weak rather than funny. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a romance with a protective, alpha male who is not a nasty tough guy but a kind and genuine guy. JoAnne
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Summary: Great Linda Howard Novel - High Recommendation
Review: I am a Linda Howard fan and have read most of her books. This was a great contemporary romance novel. I would highly reocmmend.
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Summary: marie
Review: This book was terrific, one of my all time favorites, containing great romance, suspense, and a touch of something interesting and different. Our heroine is empathic and feels the feelings of a serial rapist/murderer and helps the police (and her hunky new boyfriend the detective) track him down.
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Summary: Hard to put down...
Review: Well let's start with what the story is about. Marlie Keen has the ability to see things as their happening. After "seeing" a murder take place she goes to the police for help. There she meets Detective Dane Hollister. He doesn't believe her at first but then is present when she has one of her visions. While trying to find out who the killer is Dane and Marlie begin a relationship. The killer ultimately finds out about Marlie and decides to take care of that little problem (ie. Marlie). I'm not going to tell you the end so you'll just have to buy the book. Now to why I really liked this story. What really stood out was how much research Linda Howard did in writing her police characters. I am a Homicide Detective and I cannot tell you how it annoys me when writers always "get it wrong" when describing police officers. I was pleasently surpirsed to find that the police characters were dead on. How they acted with civilians, how they interacted with other officers. If you want to know how cops act then read this book. The only part I didn't like was when Dane set up Marlie with the press to get the killer to reveal himself without telling her. That would not have happened. If something like that would have been done then she (Marlie) would have been asked to participate and precautions would have been made. And then the part about putting Marlie in jail for her "own protection." I can't see that happening either. If she refused protective custody and they incarcerated her I see lawsuits on the horizon. Second, I love how Linda Howard described Marlies abilities. It was pretty intense. The interactions between Dane and Marlie were pretty good also with Dane being the typical Linda Howard male (I see what I want and it's mine.) Over all it was a good read and will keep you up late at night.
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