Dangerous [Paperback]

Risky Business isn't one of my favorites of the three, but it isn't bad of course. What Nora Roberts romance is? This story is about Liz Palmer who owns Black Coral Dive Shop in Cozumel where she was raising her daughter alone because the childs father didn't want her. She hires a new diving instructor, Jerry Sharpe, but within two weeks of working for her, he turns up dead leading Liz to ask some questions. Jerry's twin brother Jonas shows up asking questions and making trouble for Liz. As each learn about what happened to Jerry, they fall in love, both having to reopen their hearts to the pain of love after failing the first time around. Good story for the most part, but I personally didn't care for Jonas. He seemed a little too detached for me.

Storm Warning is the story of Autumn Gallegher and her aunt's inn where she goes to stay. There, she meets up with Lucas, the man she had fallen in love with three years earlier and who had broken her heart horribly. He still seems to care for Autumn, which confuses her a lot, and makes her feelings stronger than ever for him. Meanwhile, one of the guests staying at the inn turns up dead, and everyone is a suspect. Autumn, though she doesn't want to, believes that Lucas might have done it. In between solving the murder, Lucas and Autumn mend their relationship and fall back in love. Good story for the most part, but it wasn't anything super special. It really didn't stick out in my mind too much, though I did like Autumn.

The Welcoming was my favorite of the three stories. Charity Ford runs a seaside inn, and one of her new guests is Roman DeWinter. He had come to her inn to expose a criminal organization that was based in her inn. He didn't expect that he would learn to care for Charity, and want something more with her. Charity was a great character, as was Roman. They both fell in love rapidly, and though Roman made a big mistake in not telling Charity the truth, the two were able to work it out for love. Both of these characters had strong convictions, and I thought the "mystery" in this book was the most interesting of the three.

All in all, a pretty good selection of books for Nora Roberts fans. Though not some of her best works, I really don't think any fan will be too disappointed in the stories as they are still romantic and filled with love. The only problem is that some of the romance themes seem a little outdated for todays more modern times.

"Risky Business" introduces Liz Palmer, who owns a dive shop on the idyllic island of Cozumel in the Mexican Caribbean. When her new employee, Jerry Sharpe, doesn't show up for work one day, Liz soon discovers he had a pretty good reason for it - he's dead. And Jonas Sharpe, Jerry's twin brother, has come to Cozumel to find out who killed his brother and why. Immediately drawn to the lovely Liz, Jonas knows he needs to stay close to her if he's going to solve this mystery. Somebody thinks Liz knows more than she's saying, and Liz knows her life is in danger. So she agrees to work with Jonas to find Jerry's killer, hoping she can get her life back to normal in time for her 10-year-old daughter, Faith, to come home for the summer. But as Jonas and Liz work together, plunging themselves into a very dangerous situation, they fall in love. Their romance is nicely portrayed by Roberts, and readers will find themselves caught up in it. But Liz has been hurt terribly in the past by Faith's father, and her fear of reliving such unbearable pain may just cause her to give up the one man who can make her whole again!
"Risky Business" is a fabulous tale of romantic suspense. With characters who readers will root for and a thrilling mystery to solve amidst the romance, this story is sure to captivate and satisfy.

"Storm Warning" is by far the shortest story out of the three, but Roberts packs a whole lot of excitement and passion into it. Autumn Gallegher has come to her Aunt Tabby's lovely inn in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains for a relaxing family visit. But she never expected to come face to face with the man who brutally broke her heart three years earlier, acclaimed author Lucas McLean. After three years, Autumn's feelings for Lucas haven't changed, and it's impossible to deny the love that still burns brightly in her heart just for him. But all is not well at the Pine View Inn, and on the night of a particularly fierce storm, one of the guests is found murdered. The group staying at the inn is a mixed bunch, and everyone's a suspect. The stress of dealing with Lucas and his strange mood swings, as well as the murder, has Autumn on the edge. And when the evidence begins to indicate that Lucas may be guilty of the murder, Autumn doesn't know whether to believe it, or to trust in the man she loves.
"Storm Warning" is a fantastically suspenseful tale and Roberts creates a brilliantly tense and chilling atmosphere. As Autumn tries to get to the truth about the murder and about how Lucas really feels about her, the reader becomes completely absorbed in her dilemma. Will Lucas and Autumn find a way to be together? Or will murder and past hurts keep them from rekindling their love?

"The Welcoming" is the final story, and it is superb, my favourite of the lot. Roman DeWinter is an agent with the FBI, sent to Orcas Island in the San Juans for what appears to be a routine assignment. A criminal organization has been running out of an island inn, and it's Roman's job to bring it down, along with whoever is working from the inside. The Bureau believes that the guilty party is the owner, Charity Ford. Charity hires Roman, who claims to be an out of work drifter, as her handyman, allowing the investigation to proceed smoothly. But Roman never counted on falling in love with Charity, and on her falling in love with him. Convinced that Charity couldn't possibly be a part of the criminal organization, Roman sets about finding a way to prove her innocence. Charity and Roman's romance is utterly engrossing, filled with love, tenderness, and red-hot passion. But Roman is constantly troubled by the thought of how he is deceiving Charity, and is terrified that she won't be able to forgive him when she finds out the truth. Will their love be enough to overcome any obstacle? Or will Roman's dishonesty destroy Charity's faith in him forever?
"The Welcoming" rounds out this anthology perfectly, leaving readers utterly sated and yet desperate for more from the incomparable Nora Roberts. Charity and Roman are strong, well-developed characters, and Roberts weaves their romance with the suspense and danger seamlessly.

The fact of the matter is, I have only good things to say about "Dangerous" and I can't recommend it more to other readers. Roberts always manages to transport me into the lives and hearts of her characters, making them seem so incredibly real that I wouldn't be surprised to meet them walking down the street. Silhouette did a marvellous job of choosing three stories that fit together brilliantly; linked by the common element of danger, but were different enough that each one was distinctive and totally original. This is a Nora Roberts anthology you don't want to miss, so buy it today!

I liked Storm Warning better. The two main characters had a history together. I think Nora Roberts is especially good at reuniting old lovers. Also, I liked the fact that this one seemed like an old fashioned who-done-it with a lot of romance mixed in. This was my favorite of the three.
The final book, The Welcoming, was also an entertaining story. I liked both the main characters. I think fans of Nora Roberts will not be disappointed in this collection, especially if they keep in mind that these are some of her earlier works.