- Hardcover: 432 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (2 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743206932
- ISBN-13: 978-0743206938
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,040,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Publishers Weekly" In her first contemporary suspense thriller, Garwood explodes out of the narrative gate....
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The New York Times' bestselling author's first contemporary romance 'Bless me Father for I will sin...' The penitent knelt in the confessional and breathed the taunting confession that he has killed before - and that he plans to shatter the calm of a small Iowa town with his next strike. Only this time, he raises the stakes, daring the authorities to catch him if they can. This time, he has revealed the name of his intended victim,: beautiful Laurant Madden. When Nick Buchanan is called in to intercept the killer, the seasoned FBI agent can't refuse: Laurant is his best friend's sister. Placing himself by Laurant's side day and night, Nick finds himself falling for this courageous, spirited young woman who refuses to be shaken by a killer's threats.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This romantic thriller has a gripping opening, with Catholic priest, Thommy Madden hearing the confessional of a psycopath who reveals that Maddens own sister will be his next victim. He calls on his best friend, FBI agent Nick Buchanan to protect his beautiful sister and as the pressure builds so does the attraction between the protector and his charge.
I couldn't help being a little disappointed by this book. It starts off so well that you expect the suspence and the sexual tension between the two main characters to continue to build. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case. I got the feeling that Ms Garwood was continuouly reigning in the emotions and holding back on the romance, perhaps in the hope that it would make for greater suspence. However the plot lends itself to the building of sexual tension and Ms Garweood did us all a disservice in choosing to underdevelop this theme. (If you want to see how it should be done read Linda Howard's "Dream Man" or Susan Andersen's "Obsession")
There are definately some very nice moments, a fine array of secondary characters and pleasant touches of humour. In fact all the elements are there for a excellent romantic thriller, the 'boys will be boys' relationship between Jimmy and Nick, the insider view of an FBI operation, the heat generated by the central characters forced to live together in a high pressure situation as well as the disturbing inner voice of a madman on the 'hunt'. Yet the book never quite fulfills its potential. Some of the details are somewhat farfetched (I find it hard to believe that a an entire FBI department would be mobilized on the hearsay of one man, even if he did happen to be an agent's best friend and a priest), the 'red herring' thrown in was unconvincing, and it all came to somewhat jumbled and overly sentimental finish.
A good start, Ms Garwood's contemporary novels will definately be ones to look out for in future, even though this could have been better.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I first came across an extract of this book in a magazine, and thought it was worth reading. Normally magazines print the best bit of a book and the rest isn't worth reading. This book is very different! I read the entire novel in one night because I simply couldn't put it down. The romance, passion and, at times, comedy, will take your breath away.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
The opening chapter itself is worthy of praise, though it does make it difficult for the author to live up to expectation after that. I rather thought she copped out of an interesting and intriguing dilema by the revelations of the following chapters. Ah well, you can't have everything I suppose. I feel obliged to give full marks, however, on account of such a splendid opening plus a bizarre sense of loyalty to Ms. Garwood who, whatever the faults of the book, if they are faults, is still excellent within the genre.
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heartbreaker
it was a lovely read i realy enjoy it i couldnt put it down till i finished it took me a day it was that good
Published 6 months ago by gingercarol
Amazing, amazing book!
This is the book that introduced me to the joy that is Julie Garwood, for that reason I will love it forever. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2005 by Linzi_muffin
All I can say is : WOW!!!
The first Julie Garwood book I have read - definately not the last. This book has it all. It grabs you from the very first page and doesn't let you go. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2005
Keeps you guessing.
I thought this was a great suspense book. I did not buy it thinking it was a romance book.
I loved the fact that I could not work out who the killer was until the last... Read more
I loved the fact that I could not work out who the killer was until the last... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2004
Not The Best
I love Julie Garwood books and eagerly awaited Heartbreaker. I was really disappointed when I read it, she has left the historicals behind and gone contemporary, big mistake! Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2001 by jose.phine@blueyonder.co.uk
dissapointing
Julie Garwood is one of my favorite authors and I eagerly awaited her first book set in modern day. I felt that both Nick and Laurant's characters had HUGE potential, but ms... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2000 by rashnet@hotmail.com
Not what I was expecting.
I was disappointed with this book not up to the usual standard, I was looking for the humour that Julie garwood puts into her stories and there was very little, the love story was... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2000
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