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Title: Eyes of Fire (Mira)
ISBN: 0778321312
Author:
Heather Graham
Publicate Date: 2005-01-01
Publish: 2005-01-01
List Price: $6.50
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Too many characters, plot not that exciting.
Samantha returns from taking her guests out diving to see the mail boat arrive with an unannounced guest on board. A guest that she knows and wishes he'd never returned. Adam O'Connor remembers clearly what Sam had been like years before and his heart still stops when he sees her. He introduces himself to some of her guests and to Sam like he's never met her before, which throws her off and has her fleeing from his presence in haste.
Once back in her cabin, she decides to soak in the tub and debate with herself on what to do about Adam. But she doesn't get to debate long. Someone has broken into her cabin, dressed all in black with a black mask, intent on drugging and kidnapping her right from her tub. Who should come to her rescue but Adam. Adam refuses to tell her why he's suddenly showed up, why he couldn't come to her aid when her father had disappeared, when her friend, Hank Jennings, disappeared.
Then he begins to point out that her guests aren't who they say they are. Suddenly Sam is suspicious of every single one of them. But one thing is clear; one or more of her guests are after something, a treasure under the sea that caused the disappearance of two men she cared about, the possible murder of same friends. Who can Sam trust?
Oh, where do I begin? I usually really enjoy Graham's novels, but I found this one fell almost flat compared to the others I've read. First: Too many characters and too many disconnections. It was getting hard to remember which character was which. Thoughts never completed. And while you get the story of the treasure aboard the Beldona, it's not as exciting as you're made to think.
I did like the tension between Sam and Adam. You find out what happened in the past between them and why it fell apart and you get a greater picture of how naive Sam was - and sort of still is. And while there are a couple of action scenes well worth reading, the rest of the story seems to fall flat, like there's no substance to it. A couple of little twists are a bit of a surprise, but seem to feel downplayed. I really believe that if there had been less characters in play and more substance to the story, the book would have been much better.
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2: Enough Already!!!
I love a good story, and on the story line I would give this a five star rating! But I found myself skimming the page after page of sexual content to get back to that good story. A little sexual tension is good even a little sexual suggestion but not three four and five pages in a row of explicit sex.
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3: Disjointed
Too many characters and no continuity. She jumps from one set of characters to another without ever completing a thought. She is trying to create suspense, but half way through I found myself frustrated, wanting to read a "normal" conversation with some story line to it. Too many incomplete sentences. Too many subplots with no substance to help get a grip on the story.
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4: Hard to put down...
Was kept guessing to the end. Just when you thought you knew who the villain was, someone else came into the picture.
Finished it within a day.
One of my first books by Heather Graham, and it won't be the last.
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5: Exciting Romantic Suspense
I've enjoyed many books by Heather Graham but this was undoubtedly one of her finest! Very exciting, very romantic, and I couldn't put it down. I didn't guess who the villain was.
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