The Cutting Edge

Rating:
Summary: Weak early work of a great author
Review: This is an early (1985) Linda Howard and it shows! Her character development is really weak, the villain sticks out like a sore thumb, and the story is totally unbelievable (even for a romance). Of course, LH must have developed her ability to write a scorching bedroom scene early in her career. If anyone's really interested in LH, I would recommend Dream Man or Son of the Morning as two of her better works.

Rating:
Summary: Great Story, Frustrating Hero..
Review: This is an older book from Ms. Howard. It's a great story of one man's mistake and how he almost loses the woman he loves.
I enjoyed the heroine a lot, but the hero was a little too domineering for my tastes, but it didn't take away from the story too much.
I just found it hard to imagine liking this guy never mind falling madly in love with him like the heroine did. He is borderline stalker and seems more or less obsessed with her rather than in love. At times he is downright scary and I started to wonder in the back of my mind if he would flip out on her. Now that I said that, the heroine is very strong and very likable.

Tessa Conway is caught unawares when the top troubleshooter for her company, Brett Rutler takes an interest in her romantically. He is everything she isn't, overbearing and surly. What she doesn't expect is to fall for him and fall hard.
Brett isn't seeing her for his own pleasure. He is looking for an embezzler in the company and needs information from the one woman who seems to know everyone and works closely with the money. Neither does he realize what he is up against. His heart is on the line now and when the guilty shows itself he is stunned and must face the ultimate challenge...

Tracy Talley~@


Rating:
Summary: It wasn't my favorite
Review: This one isn't nearly as good as some of LH's other works. Brett was rather boorish, rude and manipulative (The best part is when Tessa throws some lemonade at him...believe me, you will cheer). Our heroine turns into a quivering lump of jelly when suspected of embezzlement. I'll give it 2 stars for the lemonade scene. Tess and Brett aren't even in the same ballpark as and Marlie, Faith and Gray etc. They are as poorly rendered and unlovable as that Greek jerk in "All that Glitters."