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Summary: If you liked Nancy Drew....
Review: If you couldn't wait to get your hands on the next Nancy Drew you will LOVE these books. Its like Nancy grew up! Solve a mystery, almost get killed and fall in love all in one book. It doesn't get much better!
Rating: 
Summary: Simply enjoyable!
Review: It has been along time since I have written a review so maybe
this will help make some decisions for your customers.
What a pleasant way the author had to bring the Bragg family
in our world again.
The charactors are well formed and come into the story very
smoothly. It has good clean romance, mystery and for a few
hours of reading it puts you back in time.
There are four books and I have read three of them and cannot
wait to get the last book in May.
The author does put some offensive words in her writting that
is not necessary but what can I say.
I rate this book high for several reasons.
Good story
Very likable characters
All three books come very smoothly back to back. She does not
repeat the last story in each book so you feel you are not
reading pages of the previous book.
Thank you Brenda Joyce for a job will done.
Marylin Graham
God Bless Our Troops &
God Bless America
Rating:
Summary: This is the best so far....
Review: Joyce has found her footing and the series has really taken off. Excellent read!
Rating:
Summary: Brenda's # 1
Review: The Deadly series is suspenseful, captivating and it has me biting my nails! Francesca with sexy police commissioner Rick Bragg on one hand and Calder Hart (sigh) his hot looking half-brother on the other. Connie and Montrose are definitely in the middle of a marriage crisis. Evan is not happy about his engagement to Sara. How will this all end?
I can't wait for Deadly Desire!
Rating:
Summary: Brenda's # 1
Review: The Deadly series is suspenseful, captivating and it has me biting my nails! Francesca with sexy police commissioner Rick Bragg on one hand and Calder Hart (sigh) his hot looking half-brother on the other. Connie and Montrose are definitely in the middle of a marriage crisis. Evan is not happy about his engagement to Sara. How will this all end?
I can't wait for Deadly Desire!
Rating: 
Summary: mystery is better this time, but subplots still the same
Review: The events that are chronicled in "Deadly Affairs" takes place a couple of days after "Deadly Pleasure," and that is a shame -- that Brenda Joyce structured the novels in such a way so that the mysteries occur one on the heels of the other, because this does not allow for the Francesca Cahill's character (the heroine of this series) to mature or grow. Indeed, Miss Cahill remains the same clueless and impulsive young woman that we have all become quite familiar with ("Deadly Pleasure" & "Deadly Love"). This time however, the mystery in "Deadly Affairs" is more interesting; unfortunately however, Ms Joyce does not go very much into the 'whodunit' aspect of the novel. Instead, we're again treated to Francesca's obsession (there is no other word for it) for Rick Bragg (the new Police Commissioner of New York City), and her elder sister's (Lady Connie Montrose) decision to make her husband suffer for having had an affair. Francesca's career as a detective is finally taking off -- she has been hired by Mrs. Lincoln Stuart to confirm her fears that he is having an affair. And in spite of the fact that Francesca has promised her parents (and Bragg) to give up investigating, Francesca takes on this case, believing that there can be little danger in so mundane a case. Unfortunately, she stumbles over the dead body of a young woman who has been brutally and ritualistically murdered. The murdered woman turns out to be friend of a seamstress she has dealings with, Maggie Kennedy, who begs Francesca to investigate her friend's death. Of course Francesca cannot deny Maggie. And soon, Francesca with an unwilling Bragg in tow, discovers that this current murder has an echo in a murder that took place months ago. Coincidence, or could it be that there is a serial killer on the loose? In spite of the danger, Francesca is determined to discover who the murderer is and to put a stop to his/her madness... Where to begin with what irked? To begin with, we're told (over and over again) that Francesca is an extremely intelligent young woman -- well perhaps she is, and perhaps what she's really short of is common sense. Because for a supposedly intelligent young lady, she definitely has a way of behaving foolishly. And of course there is the fact that we're not really treated to a real in-depth murder mystery, (the murders are merely a backdrop to the romantic and angst filled relationship between Francesca and Bragg) and the fact that Francesca Cahill is not so much a detective as someone who happens to fall over the solution of whatever puzzle is at hand. Reading "Deadly Affairs" was a really emotionally draining feat. Francesca went the whole gamut from euphoria to depression depending on how her interaction with Bragg went, and how many reminders she had that he was married. The trouble with "Deadly Affairs" is that it doesn't really vary very much in theme or premise form "Deadly Pleasure." The same old plot-lines (the Francesca's forbidden relationship with Bragg, and her strange one with his half-brother Calder; Connie's falling apart marriage; and Sarah's doomed engagement to Francesca's brother, Evan) are rehashed with nothing being really resolved. Also, I really wish that Brenda Joyce would inject a grain of common sense into Francesca's character. Francesca Cahill has proved to be a caring, brave and intrepid heroine, and I just wish that she was a little more sensible and canny as well, and a little bit less obsessed with Rick Bragg.
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Summary: This series is getting better.
Review: This new Francesca Cahill book is getting more interesting in each new story. All of her characters are developing and searching for their place in this book Francesca and Rick are trying to find a balance in trying to work together without giving in to their desires, Connie,her sister is trying to make Neil jealous and Evan,her brother is finding out that too many girls just do not mix. All this, while trying to solve a nasty murder about someone who is killing three young women who have a past connection with each other, one young woman is Joel's mother that is the next target,but I will not tell you who the murderer is, you will just have to read the book. I have so many books that I had planned skipping this series, but once Brenda slipped I knew that I have have to read the next one in the series.
Rating:
Summary: Better than Deadly Pleasures
Review: Well well, this book turns out to be much better than Deadly Pleasure, the 2nd book to this 4-book series. As usual, there's lots of sleuthing around, and lots of tug of war between Francesca and Bragg. And we see the same people being developed here. In the romance aspects, much more is formed in this book as compared to Deadly Pleasure, as readers can expect actual development and more understanding of the relationship between the hero and heroine of the book. The mystery aspect is also more thrilling as compared to Deadly Pleasures because you really don't know what to expect. However, the weakness in this mystery is it concentrated a lot on two other suspects, Carter and O'Donnell, in the beginning but later in the novel, the two are almost completely dropped off the face of this earth that attention is no longer on them, which I thought wasn't good as this diverted the reader's attention to the real suspect. For characters, although Connie and Neil were not very much mentioned, those sections that do tell a lot more about their relationship, how they feel, and where they are heading towards. We also see some interesting development in Hart that was quite a twist, I thought. Overall, I think this book is a good read, but of course, Deadly Pleasures would have to be endured to fully understand and appreciate Deadly Affairs. The characters and story plot are much better revealed, as it better be since it's 3/4 to the end. I look forward to reading the last book, Deadly Desire, to see what happens between Francesca, Bragg, Evan, Sarah, Connie, Neil and of course, Hart. P/S btw, on page 234, the one that wanted to go skiing should be Francesca, not Sarah.
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Summary: Keeps On Getting Better...
Review: Well, yesterday I managed to get DA. I was so excited, Anyways, I just finished it a few minutes ago, and I loved this newest edition. I mean the characters are just so lively and real to me, and I love them so much. I especially like how the characters have developed thus far. They have truly evolved from DL. Not to say that I didn't love them in DL, but I love them even more now after DA. Especially Francesca. I must say I adore her character. She's come a long way from DL, where I thought she was a shy-ish character..to now where she can take control and make the first move. I know that there was no especially steamy scene in DA, but for me atleast, all the sexual tension, passionate kisses, and wonderful dialogue made up for that, and I just can't wait till Deadly Desire. DL got me hooked on BJ's novels, and i'm just obsessed with this series. I know that each Deadly book gets better than the last and I hope this series will continue to be a long and successful one, I just don't know if I can wait that long to find what happens with all the characters!! --S.S.--
Rating:
Summary: Keeps On Getting Better...
Review: Well, yesterday I managed to get DA. I was so excited, Anyways, I just finished it a few minutes ago, and I loved this newest edition. I mean the characters are just so lively and real to me, and I love them so much. I especially like how the characters have developed thus far. They have truly evolved from DL. Not to say that I didn't love them in DL, but I love them even more now after DA. Especially Francesca. I must say I adore her character. She's come a long way from DL, where I thought she was a shy-ish character..to now where she can take control and make the first move. I know that there was no especially steamy scene in DA, but for me atleast, all the sexual tension, passionate kisses, and wonderful dialogue made up for that, and I just can't wait till Deadly Desire. DL got me hooked on BJ's novels, and i'm just obsessed with this series. I know that each Deadly book gets better than the last and I hope this series will continue to be a long and successful one, I just don't know if I can wait that long to find what happens with all the characters!! --S.S.--
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