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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780060511135
ISBN number: 0060511133
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: October 31, 2006
Publishing house: Avon
Release Date: October 31, 2006
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When an exquisitely crafted, authentic imperial Faberge egg mysteriously shows up at Laurel Swann's home studio, she knows it can only be from one person—her father, who has drifted in and out of her life for as long as she can remember. But this time Jamie Swann leaves her something too many people will kill for.
Out of her league and desperate, Laurel is forced to accept help from the very man who is trying to ensnare her father in his own web of double crosses. Cruz Rowan can help her stay alive, but will he do the same for her father?
Elizabeth Lowell, writing as Ann Maxwell, deftly combines the nonstop action of a spy thriller with the heart-pounding excitement of true love and adventure.
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A lot of people here have written that this is a re-issue, that's annoying. However this is the very first book I've read by her. The story is good as are the characters, HOWEVER the over abundance of explicit sex is distracting and unnecessary. I mean do we need every detailed bedroom scene for every character?? I felt like I was reading Penthouse! Or maybe like a peeping Tom. The book would have been stellar without that. I wish her editor would have cut the scenes down or out and the book would have flowed nicely!!! It made a bond film look like a cartoon!!!!
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I borrowed the unabridged audio version of this book from my library. This audio did make long commute pass quickly. Unlike some of the other audiobooks I've listened to, it did not make me wish to stay in the car to find out what happens next.
Also, the narrator can make or break the listening experience - this narrator was excellent. She used the just the right tone for each character.
Other reviews, including the editorial review have described the plot well enough, that it doesn't require repeating. So to some techinical details: the story was well written enough to make it easy to picture the characters and made them easily likeable (Laurel and Cruz) and make the villains easy to picture and dislike. My only technical complaint is that there is a huge overuse of the work "huskily" ... if that even is a word. They speak "huskily" every time there is an attraction noted or acted upon. Also, the characters note their attraction to each other while they are being shot at - it's pretty obvious that survival would be very first on your mind, not whether you are attracted to someone.
All in all, this is still a good audiobook. Not a classic, so not a keeper, but still a good story. Borrow, don't buy.
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An exciting read with fast moving action. It has an alpha male as the hero and a strong female for the heroine. The action keeps going with a wide range of characters whose motives are never pure or obvious until the end. It all ends very romantically. However I was disappointed that it was not the new novel that I had anticipated. I had read the book some years ago under its previous title of 'Ruby'. The fact it was a rewrite was not made clear when I saw the book advertised.
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I knew from reading the back cover of this book that it was a "reworking" of an earlier release, so I was expecting it to be a little out-of-date, and it was. What I didn't expect was that half the novel would center on a great romance, and the other half would be a crude, vulgar exploration of the "bad guys" in the story. The book spends as much time telling the stories of three different sets of villains as it does telling the story of the two supposedly main characters. Frankly, I don't pick up an Elizabeth Lowell novel to read page after page of how much the female villain wants to have sex, how much the male villains want to have sex with the female villain, and how pretty much every male in the world (except the hero) is sexually controlled by the female villain. I don't have a whole lot of interest in her sadomasochistic tendencies, either.
After I finished the book, I checked the publication info page to see when it originally was published - I thought maybe it was one of her earliest works and she just hadn't gotten into her fantastic Lowell style yet. Turns out this is a reworking of a book originally published under her "Ann Maxwell" pseudonym, which I remember hearing was the name she used when writing with her husband. That goes a long way towards explaining the teenage-boy-fantasy villainess and the frequent appearance of charming words like "cocksman" to describe someone's skills in bed.
The book does have a great hero and heroine, and their story is almost worth reading. It also has kind of a prequel feel with her Donovan series - precious gems, international intrigue, etc. Suggestion to fans - skip this one and go for Jade Island. Suggestion to Ms. Lowell - leave your husband out of the mix subsequent time.
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When Laurel Swann receives a package containing a rare Faberge egg, she knows her father, Jamie Swann, must have sent it. Jamie didn't mean for Laurel to get involved in his latest escapade. Unfortunately, Laurel's life is now at stake and the only man who can save her is Cruz Rowan, a former FBI agent, who also wants the egg. Laurel is trapped between her love for her father and her love for Cruz. How will she resolve her WHIRLPOOL of emotions?
Readers should be aware that WHIRLPOOL is not a new Elizabeth Lowell book, but is a reprint of THE RUBY originally published under the name of Ann Maxwell. Time has not erased the power of this story, however, as Elizabeth Lowell always delivers a compelling tale of intrigue. The story is not dated, despite being set in 1995, as international intrigue, particularly in the area of gemstones, is always a current and hot topic.
WHIRLPOOL has a plethora of characters and initially it was a bit difficult to see the importance of each one. However, the pace picks up as the story progresses and all of the pieces begin to neatly tie together. Laurel's love for both her father and Cruz provides some poignant moments, and the similarity between the two men provides for some tense moments.
WHIRLPOOL is a reliable tale of romantic suspense. Readers new to Elizabeth Lowell or fans unfamiliar with her Ann Maxwell books will relish this reprint of an old favorite. WHIRLPOOL is definitely worth reading.
COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES
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