Jo Ellen Hathaway knows you can't go home again-but to discover the truth behind her mother's mysterious death, she has no choice...
Publishers Weekly
On the heel of the breakout hardcover success of bestseller Montana Sky, Roberts plows through a predictable saga of passion, betrayal and murder involving an estranged Southern family haunted by tragedy. Recovering from a nervous breakdown brought on by a malevolent stalker, photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway returns to Sanctuary, her childhood home located on a small resort island off the coast of Georgia. But the lush island offers little solace, for there Jo must face the troubled family relationships and painful memories caused by her mother's mysterious disappearance 20 years earlier. Soon, however, Jo finds unexpected joy in the love of a man who leads her to the truth about her mother's life and death and about the crazed stalker who wants Jo dead. Roberts has a talent for vivid description: the sounds and smells of this verdant island waft from the page; her characters' sexual encounters mirror the island's fecundity and shimmer with Southern heat. But she dilutes the story with a silly murder mystery that distracts from the intriguing elements of Jo's confrontation with her past, her discovery of true love and her reconciliation with her family. The denouement arrives with a yawn, despite the arrival of a clichd hurricane, which is just one example of how Roberts succumbs to the temptation to throw everything into the pot. 250,000 first printing; $250,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild main selection. (Mar.) FYI: Roberts was the first writer to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America's Hall of Fame.
Categories:
- Romance
- Paranormal
- Demons & Devils
- Paranormal
Publisher : Berkley
Author : Roberts, Nora
Language : English
Edition : Reissue
Published :1998-05-01
Number Of Pages : 528
Binding : mass_market
ISBN-10 : 0515122734
ISBN-13 : 9780515122732
Item weight : 0.44 lb
Dimensions : 1.26 in x 4.17 in x 6.61 in
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