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Zebra, Mar 2001, 6.99, 416 pp.
ISBN: 0821767984
Unhappy with her fast-paced Southern California lifestyle, Kate Rollins nervously walks to the garage where her car is parked late at night. She knows she already disappointed her pre-teen son David by working late on the advertising campaign rather than coming home to take him to the movies as she promised. Kate never reaches her car as a drive-by shooting leaves her in the hospital with a near death experience and just fortunate to be alive.
Kate recognizes that one of the people she seen in her near death experience is her recently deceased grandmother Nell Hart, who she never met due to a family squabble. Nell left Kate some property in Lost Peak, Montana. Still frightened from her trauma and worried about David's recent behavior and whom he hangs with, Kate takes her son and relocates to Montana. Kate becomes involved with the local environmental movement and to her chagrin is attracted to Chance McLain. here is also the mystery of her grandma's death to solve.
To romance readers it is not a SECRET that Kat Martin consistently writes some of the best novels in the genre. Her latest tale is an exciting romantic suspense novel that works because of Kate, who already has a full plate, but more emotionally wrenching items pile onto her angst-laden soul. By limiting the paranormal elements, Ms. Martin capably enhances her story line while staying true to the theme. Sub-genre fans will take pleasure from this convincing story.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"Contemporary
Kate Rollins worked as an advertising executive in Los Angeles. Mired in a floundering marriage, she has a near death experience after a drive by shooting. The drive by shooting sent her on a near death journey where she meets the grandmother she never knew. She senses a tragedy and murder through feelings her grandmother transmits to her.
Newly divorced Kate moves herself and young son to the house and roadside diner she inherited in Montana. There she finds herself embroiled in local efforts to prevent a mining company from destroying local water supplies and poisoning cattle and wildlife.
Here she comes in contact with a sexy rancher, Chance McLain. An instant attraction occurs though Kate isn't ready to accept a man back into her life yet.
The characterization of Chance and his realization of the depths of his feelings for Kate; while he is still tied to another woman is finely drawn.
Very sensual, this plotline speeds up after a slow startup and the last one third of the book keeps the reader turning pages as the events occur at a fast pace. I enjoyed the characters and the different love plotline found in this story.
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Marilyn Malone, Resident Scholar
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"After inheriting a home and a business from a grandmother she never knew, Kate Rollins moves from Los Angeles to a small town in Montana with the hope of raising her son to become a responsible, happy man. There she meets Chance McLain. A series of events threatens to keep them apart when even they cannot deny their attraction."
Yvette, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
- rescue kidnapped secondary character
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- rancher/cowboy
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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