Hunter's Woman (Silhouette Special Edition, 1255)

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Summary: A meteor destroys "The Lost World"
Review: I had spent a few weeks with Michael Crichton's "The Lost World", leisurely reading it when I had time to sit in the front yard. I had gotten to the point where there were dinosausrs around every bend, and things were getting exciting. Then a package came, from Blue Turtle publishing. Well, "The Lost World" went the way of the dinosaurs as I picked up my new copy of "Hunter's Woman." I tore into the book, devouring the pages. I had to keep it away from my girlfriend, she wanted to read it first. The yard work, what yard work? Do we have to go to the party already, I'm reading my book?! I finished all but the closing dozen pages in one weekend! Lindsay McKenna has such a way of generating emotions within from her writing. I could feel the dread in the characters who realized there were really men that evil in the world. I could feel the strain when Ty and Catt met, and the desire to right the past as they mingled together on their adventure. I know the fear of logs, and the feel of water spraying over the bow of a stolen boat on the Amazon. And I feel the power of a father's love for his unborn son, and the woman who carries his child. There was joy, regret, love, hate, desperation, and almost any other feeling involved. Would it be wrong to declare that a book that can make you see the images, almost as if watching a movie, is well written? Well, Lindsay deserves an Oscar for this book. The imagery of the characters' movements, the expressions on their faces, the real humanity all shines through the words. There's action (of many types), intrigue, human suffering, and triumph. But don't forget, there's some lessons in there as well. Lessons about ourselves as a race. Lessons about caring and sharing. And lessons about how well homeopathy can work, even if all else has failed. Even if you've never read anything about Morgan's Mercenaries, don't know the Hunters or Inca, you will enjoy this book. Just be careful if you lend it out, you'll have a hard time tracking how many other people get a hold of it. And you'll want to read it again!

Rating:
Summary: A meteor destroys "The Lost World"
Review: I had spent a few weeks with Michael Crichton's "The Lost World", leisurely reading it when I had time to sit in the front yard. I had gotten to the point where there were dinosausrs around every bend, and things were getting exciting. Then a package came, from Blue Turtle publishing. Well, "The Lost World" went the way of the dinosaurs as I picked up my new copy of "Hunter's Woman." I tore into the book, devouring the pages. I had to keep it away from my girlfriend, she wanted to read it first. The yard work, what yard work? Do we have to go to the party already, I'm reading my book?! I finished all but the closing dozen pages in one weekend! Lindsay McKenna has such a way of generating emotions within from her writing. I could feel the dread in the characters who realized there were really men that evil in the world. I could feel the strain when Ty and Catt met, and the desire to right the past as they mingled together on their adventure. I know the fear of logs, and the feel of water spraying over the bow of a stolen boat on the Amazon. And I feel the power of a father's love for his unborn son, and the woman who carries his child. There was joy, regret, love, hate, desperation, and almost any other feeling involved. Would it be wrong to declare that a book that can make you see the images, almost as if watching a movie, is well written? Well, Lindsay deserves an Oscar for this book. The imagery of the characters' movements, the expressions on their faces, the real humanity all shines through the words. There's action (of many types), intrigue, human suffering, and triumph. But don't forget, there's some lessons in there as well. Lessons about ourselves as a race. Lessons about caring and sharing. And lessons about how well homeopathy can work, even if all else has failed. Even if you've never read anything about Morgan's Mercenaries, don't know the Hunters or Inca, you will enjoy this book. Just be careful if you lend it out, you'll have a hard time tracking how many other people get a hold of it. And you'll want to read it again!