From New York Times bestselling Susan Johnson comes a sizzling tale of erotic adventure in which the beloved hero of Blaze welcomes the beautiful daughter he s never known, plunging his family into chaos, and unleashing an insatiable passion between two proud people from very different worlds.
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"Susan Johnson knows how to make the pages sizzle and burn and take forbidden passion to new heights." - Romantic Times"
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Susan Johnson is the award-winning, national bestselling author of the novels Hot Spot, Hot Legs, and Hot Pink, among others.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By rhian_eve
Format:Paperback
No matter how hard I try i'm finding it increasingly harder to enjoy Miss Johnson's novels. And I never thought that would happen, especially with one that is part of the braddock Black series. I loved Blaze, Silver Flame and Forbidden so I was expecting more from Force of Nature.
Susan Johnson's stock plot recipe really doesn't seem to work here. And in all honesty it hasn't been working for a while (I didn't like Seized by Love, Temporary Mistress or Blonde Heat either). The usual strong, silent and arrogant hero is present although he faces an experienced, willful and sophisticated heroine here. I just don't think it works here - not in the way that it worked in Brazen or Pure Sin.
Both the characters of Flynn and Jo were likeable enough but they didn't really grab my imagination. It seemed like johnson had given up on building her characters and just focused on the sex. in previous books she's managed to find the balance between the two but that just isn't acheived in this novel.
I think that the one thing that encapsulates my dislike for this books can be explained with the scene in which Jo is raped. Afterwards Flynn turns away from her and leaves her to go back to Italy alone. Maybe the fact that he chases after her eventually is supposed to appease us but i just didn't like him enough to care.
I think reading this book made me realise how little Johnson's writing has changed over the years, her men are always the same there's rarely anything different about them. They're still the tributes to machoism now as they were in the eighties. And machoism is one thing that i wish had stayed where it started.
If you're thinking of reading a Susan Johnson novel I'd give this one a miss. If you're looking for one of her better reads try Blaze or Brazen, both of which are part of the Braddock Black saga and both of which are infinitely better than this offering.
Susan Johnson's stock plot recipe really doesn't seem to work here. And in all honesty it hasn't been working for a while (I didn't like Seized by Love, Temporary Mistress or Blonde Heat either). The usual strong, silent and arrogant hero is present although he faces an experienced, willful and sophisticated heroine here. I just don't think it works here - not in the way that it worked in Brazen or Pure Sin.
Both the characters of Flynn and Jo were likeable enough but they didn't really grab my imagination. It seemed like johnson had given up on building her characters and just focused on the sex. in previous books she's managed to find the balance between the two but that just isn't acheived in this novel.
I think that the one thing that encapsulates my dislike for this books can be explained with the scene in which Jo is raped. Afterwards Flynn turns away from her and leaves her to go back to Italy alone. Maybe the fact that he chases after her eventually is supposed to appease us but i just didn't like him enough to care.
I think reading this book made me realise how little Johnson's writing has changed over the years, her men are always the same there's rarely anything different about them. They're still the tributes to machoism now as they were in the eighties. And machoism is one thing that i wish had stayed where it started.
If you're thinking of reading a Susan Johnson novel I'd give this one a miss. If you're looking for one of her better reads try Blaze or Brazen, both of which are part of the Braddock Black saga and both of which are infinitely better than this offering.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This is the story of Jo - the daughter Jon Hasard Black never knew he had until she turns up from Florence now a 24yr old woman.
It was great to read about the Braddock-blacks again - if i had know Force of Nature was part of this series i would never have waited so long to read it.
[although this fits in the series before Trey and Daisy marry - i wish i had read all the book in order - but to read of this family again i don't mind and would welcome more lost children and more books]
This was another excellent book by Susan with ALL the ellements of the other B-black books had - BUY IT - DO NOT MISS THIS ONE
It was great to read about the Braddock-blacks again - if i had know Force of Nature was part of this series i would never have waited so long to read it.
[although this fits in the series before Trey and Daisy marry - i wish i had read all the book in order - but to read of this family again i don't mind and would welcome more lost children and more books]
This was another excellent book by Susan with ALL the ellements of the other B-black books had - BUY IT - DO NOT MISS THIS ONE
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3.3 out of 5 stars
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56 of 65 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Save your money and don't bother
31 Mar 2003
By A Customer
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Format:Paperback
I think I was especially appalled by this book because I used to be a fan of Ms. Johnson's work. I have enjoyed the Braddock / Black series in the past and although the love scenes have been intense, I still feel her books could be called a romance. Not so with this book. Flynn Ito, the 'hero' is a misogynist bastard. When the heroine, Jo is brutally raped, he can't quite bring himself to touch her. When she asks him to hold her in comfort, he turns her down. He needs time, you see, to assimilate all this, and can't bring himself not to blame her 'just a bit' for the rape. To add further insult to our intelligence, when he comes to his senses and tracks her down, Jo takes him back and forgives him. I personally was infuriated by this storyline. I found it sick, and I think Ms. Johnson has forgotten why women read romances. They are an escape. If I want to read about women being raped and further abused by the system, I will pick up a newspaper. To be fair, I have loved some of her other books. "The Outlaw" is on my keeper shelf. Ms. Johnson, a former art historian, is in many ways a brilliant writer. She should write a courtroom thriller, and leave the romance genre to those who understand it. If you want an intense sexy romance, read Lori Foster or Lisa Kleypas. The negative message toward women in "Forces of Nature" was so disturbing, I myself have bought my last Susan Johnson book.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
still loving Susan Johnson
7 April 2006
By S. Herrejon
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Format:Paperback
I have read twenty four (I know, I love to read) of Ms. Johnson's book and yet again, I wasn't disappointed. Jo and Flynn, once they meet, have this incredible chemistry and leave a dinner party to "quench their lust." The scenes offered are just what I'm looking for when I read Susan Johnson, although, i wish that there would have been more. There still is history, there still is war, there still is sex and, ubdoubtedly, love. I finished this book in a matter of hours, wanting to see how the book was going to develop and waiting for Jo and Flynn to realize their love for each other. The scene where Jo is being molested and abused is sad, and makes me feel the need for Flynn to hurry his ass up and rescue her, but, luckily, the English men did not get far, and I especially loved it when Flynn got revenge on them.
I liked the fact that the Braddock-Black characters were introduced again (since their books were some of my favorite in her series and the most memorable once, seeing that I still remember them) but, I read that series from Ms.Johnson, and I don't recollect Jo being mentioned, I did read those books about three years ago, so I might have overlooked it or just can't seem to remember, either way, I liked seeing them again, even with the controversy of Jo being the daughter of a previous lover Hazard had, before he met Blaze, whom I have learned to love.
I really liked this book and I definitely recommend it, maybe if it would have been longer in length (it is only 275 pgs), then there would have been more sizzle in it, but, regardless, it was a good, hot read.
I liked the fact that the Braddock-Black characters were introduced again (since their books were some of my favorite in her series and the most memorable once, seeing that I still remember them) but, I read that series from Ms.Johnson, and I don't recollect Jo being mentioned, I did read those books about three years ago, so I might have overlooked it or just can't seem to remember, either way, I liked seeing them again, even with the controversy of Jo being the daughter of a previous lover Hazard had, before he met Blaze, whom I have learned to love.
I really liked this book and I definitely recommend it, maybe if it would have been longer in length (it is only 275 pgs), then there would have been more sizzle in it, but, regardless, it was a good, hot read.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
dreadful ghost of her former self
25 Mar 2003
By A Customer
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Format:Paperback
What happened to the wonderful stories intertwined with history that Susan Johnson is known for writing? I am extremely disappointed in this book. I purchased it because several people had stated in their reviews that this was a return to her former writing. Alas, it is not. The story is disappointing and should not be connected to her former stories of Hazard, Trey and Daisy. There is a distinct lack of plot, I was not able to connect with the characters. Hazard and Blaze were not the same strong personalities as in the former books. I think that this will be the last book by Susan Johnson that I purchase. It is sad to see an author of her talent publish this book.
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