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Summary: This book mixes romance and suspense perfectly.
Review: Dawn Stewardson's "Falling for the Enemy" has it all. Her romantic suspenses just keep getting better and better. "Falling" has great romantic tension and an almost impossible to resolve conflict. I couldn't put the book down from the moment Hayley's little boy was kidnapped until the dynamite conclusion.
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Summary: Unethical actions smothered romantic spark for me.
Review: Dr. Hayley Morgan, a psycho-pathologist for the Louisana Department of Corrections, is given a rush job. See if the recently incarcerated Irish Mafioso William "Billy Fitz" Fitzgerald is in need of a transfer out of protective custody (i.e. solitary confinement) for his mental health. Seeing the blatant ruse for what it is, an escape attempt, Dr. Morgan recommends against it, despite polite warnings not to by Sloan Reeves (Fitzgerald's attorney). Not one to be turned down or disappointed, Fitzgerald has Hayley's son kidnapped. Sloan then informs her that she must change her decision and have Fitzgerald transfered if she wants her son back.And Hayley is supposed to fall in love with this Sloan guy? Sorry, I don't buy it and stopped reading this "romance" when Sloan laid down Fitzgerald's ultimatum. Using the kidnapping of a child as the dramatic hook to bring to opposing people together for the purpose of falling in love is offensive, I did not care about the "surprising twist" (and any semi-regular reader of romantic suspense will clearly see it coming a mile away) and that Sloan would allow a monstrous crime like this to happen (no matter the long term goal his assignment requires) is a serious breach of both the law and ethics, making him less and less a hero in my eyes. Sorry, but the author really bungled the suspense aspect of this story by trying a different approach. I cannot recommend a book that so callously exploits a parent's worst nightmare.
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Summary: Unethical actions smothered romantic spark for me.
Review: Dr. Hayley Morgan, a psycho-pathologist for the Louisana Department of Corrections, is given a rush job. See if the recently incarcerated Irish Mafioso William "Billy Fitz" Fitzgerald is in need of a transfer out of protective custody (i.e. solitary confinement) for his mental health. Seeing the blatant ruse for what it is, an escape attempt, Dr. Morgan recommends against it, despite polite warnings not to by Sloan Reeves (Fitzgerald's attorney). Not one to be turned down or disappointed, Fitzgerald has Hayley's son kidnapped. Sloan then informs her that she must change her decision and have Fitzgerald transfered if she wants her son back. And Hayley is supposed to fall in love with this Sloan guy? Sorry, I don't buy it and stopped reading this "romance" when Sloan laid down Fitzgerald's ultimatum. Using the kidnapping of a child as the dramatic hook to bring to opposing people together for the purpose of falling in love is offensive, I did not care about the "surprising twist" (and any semi-regular reader of romantic suspense will clearly see it coming a mile away) and that Sloan would allow a monstrous crime like this to happen (no matter the long term goal his assignment requires) is a serious breach of both the law and ethics, making him less and less a hero in my eyes. Sorry, but the author really bungled the suspense aspect of this story by trying a different approach. I cannot recommend a book that so callously exploits a parent's worst nightmare.
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Summary: A can't-put-it-down book
Review: This books gets you hooked on the first page and doesn't let go until the last! This is a very entertaining book. It mixes suspense and romance wonderfully. The characters were very well-developed. I found myself cheering them on. Slone's protectiveness of Hayley really touched me. The story line was original I thought. There is a twist in the plot that really surprised me. I found myself reading the sentence over and over just to make sure I read it right. I think that was one of the best parts of the book. (If by chance you've read this book already then you probably know what I'm talking about). I got this book through a Harlequin book club so it wasn't like I hand-picked it but I must say it is one of the best books I've read. Definitely a must-read. (Note: My copy says Slade Reeves on the back cover too!)
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Summary: A can't-put-it-down book
Review: This books gets you hooked on the first page and doesn't let go until the last! This is a very entertaining book. It mixes suspense and romance wonderfully. The characters were very well-developed. I found myself cheering them on. Slone's protectiveness of Hayley really touched me. The story line was original I thought. There is a twist in the plot that really surprised me. I found myself reading the sentence over and over just to make sure I read it right. I think that was one of the best parts of the book. (If by chance you've read this book already then you probably know what I'm talking about). I got this book through a Harlequin book club so it wasn't like I hand-picked it but I must say it is one of the best books I've read. Definitely a must-read. (Note: My copy says Slade Reeves on the back cover too!)
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