Volcano and over 1.5 million other books are available for Amazon Kindle . Learn more

Buy Used
Used - Very Good See details
Price: £2.30
Fulfilled by Amazon

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.
Start reading Volcano on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Volcano [Mass Market Paperback]

Patricia Rice (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


Formats

 Amazon Price New from Used from
Kindle Edition £3.33   -- --
Mass Market Paperback --   -- --
Books Trade-In
Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more.

Book Description

Publication Date: 30 Sep 1999
In her bestselling novel Blue Clouds, Patricia Rice won the hearts of readers everywhere with her delightfully fresh characters and compelling romance.  Now her talent erupts once again in VOLCANO--a fiery love story set on a tropical island paradise. . . .

After landing in gorgeous St. Lucia on business, Penelope Albright receives the shock of her life:  She is accused of smuggling drugs.  Then a sexy stranger appears claiming to be her husband, "kidnapping" her before trouble begins.  Or so she thinks.  Trouble and Charlie Smith have met.  He needs a wife--temporarily--to help him keep a low profile while snooping into the mysterious disappearance of his partner.  And like it or not, Penny is already involved.

True, they mix like oil and water, but soon the lush setting and mounting danger put things in a very primal perspective.  Like the island's legendary volcano that holds the key to a deadly scheme of greed and power, their desire is a force of nature all its own. . . .

Product details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Fawcett (30 Sep 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0449006093
  • ISBN-13: 978-0449006092
  • Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 2.6 x 18.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,279,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Authors

Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Patricia Rice
Patricia Rice
Patricia Rice

Product Description

From the Author

author's point of view
Like Penelope in VOLCANO, I'm not the world's bravest person, and new experiences---such as all this new computer technology---make me very wary. But glancing at the page set-up here on Amazon, I thought you might need to know that VOLCANO comes in two covers. Under one heading, you'll find the classic "clinch" cover with the couple and the tropical beach. Under the other heading, you'll find a full scenic view of the volcano with no couple. Your choice of cover may influence the publisher as to which kind of cover works best, so choose carefully! And just for the fun of it, I'll tell you that the volcano in St. Lucia--as you'll discover in this book-- does not look like the cover. <G>

I do hope you'll enjoy the manner in which Penelope overcomes her inhibitions (and she's definitely not afraid of technology as I am) with a little help from an uninhibited hero who thinks of himself as a bull in a china shop rather than the Superman he really can be.

Customer Reviews

5 star
2
4 star
0
3 star
0
2 star
0
1 star
0
5.0 out of 5 stars
2 reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous read! 16 Aug 1999
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've loved all of Patricia Rice's contemporaries, and Volcano is no exception. She throws together a jock and an uptight businesswoman on a lush tropical island, stirs in a good suspense plot, and whooshes the reader along to an exciting, believable climax. This should appeal to readers of Susan Elizabeth Phillips who like a romance that is intelligence and emotional, but rendered with a light touch.

Charlie and Penelope are wonderful, strong-minded, distinctive characters, and their battle of wills is hilarious, sexy, and ultimately moving as they find compatible souls under their wildly different exteriors.

Much of the book takes place on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, and I now have a pressing desire to visit there and imagine Charlie and Penelope dashing around that drive-in volcano. There was also a touching secondary relationship involving Penelope's sister, Beth, and her ex-husband.

Volcano is a highly entertaining book that should appeal to lovers of Susan Elizabeth Phillips who enjoy a fast-moving romance that combines a light touch with intelligence and emotion.

Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A delicious read! 31 Aug 1999
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've loved all of Patricia Rice's contemporary romances, and this one is no exception. She throws together a jock and an uptight businesswoman on a lush tropical island, stirs in a good suspense plot, and whooshes the reader along to an exciting, believable climax. This should appeal to readers of Susan Elizabeth Phillips who like a romance that is intelligence and emotional, but rendered with a light touch.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com: 4.4 out of 5 stars  7 reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice mix of romance and suspense in the tropics 4 Jan 2001
By Carol Peterson Hennekens - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A dream assignment to St. Lucia (small island nation in the southern end of the Caribbean) hits a curve ball while cocaine is found in Penny's luggage. Fortunately for her, a handsome American who knows the locals says she's his wife and they let her go. So much for logical opening chapters.

Still, this is a fun light read. Charlie needs the "cover" of a wife while trying to local a missing employee on the island where he grew up. Penny, an otherwise intelligent woman, thinks she's going to jail if she doesn't go along with Charlie. It takes awhile for them to uncover the reasons behind the disappearance but the romantic tension grows at a nice pace. I also appreciated that the protagonists were tall, attractive AND smart.

What I really liked about this book is that the author keeps a good balance of humor, romance, and suspense. Some of the so-called romantic suspense I've read lately has been really dark - violent, kinky sex and otherwise bleak. Rice does a good job of avoiding those traps and the result is a romance with suspense -- just the way I like it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read to pass a summer's day 12 Sep 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
When Penelope Albright lands on the gorgeous Carribean island of St. Lucia, she never expected the life changing events that would take place.

While going through customs Penelope is stopped for having cocaine in her luggage. Charlie Smith comes to her rescue and says he's her husband,therefore wisking her away from danger. What Penelope doesn't realize is that Charlie is investigating the disappearance of his best friend. Against the odds these two opposites must find the truth what happened to Raul and what is happening on the beautiful island of St. Lucia, all the while fighting their own attraction to eachother.

I found this book to be pretty good, but lacking. At the beginning of the book Penelope was made out to be afraid and unsure of herself but then throughout the book the author tried to make it sound like Penelope was in control of her future. For a romantic suspense novel I found this book lacking, but it's still a pretty good quick read for an end of summer day.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A thoroughly enjoyable read 26 Oct 1999
By Sarah - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I'm not usually too much of a contemporary romance reader, preferring the historicals, but I have always liked Patricia Rice's books. I am glad that I took the risk. "Volcano" was a fun, fast read which garnered a few laughs along the way. Unlike so many contemporaries, where the hero is a cop/military macho man, Charlie breaks that mold. I chuckled when the bullets started flying and he ducked, cursing our heroine because what did she think she was, in a movie? The story was a bit on the outrageous side, but isn't that what escapist reading is all about? If I wanted reality I'd read Angela's Ashes. Here are two stubborn people who have to break through their preconceived ideas about each other to find the person underneath. Definitely worth picking up and reading.
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

There's a problem loading this menu at the moment.

Learn more about Amazon Prime.

    Your Shopping Basket is empty.

    Give it purpose -- fill it with books, DVDs, clothes, electronics and more.

    If you already have an account, sign in.

    There's a problem previewing your shopping basket at the moment.

    Check your Internet connection and go to your cart, or try again.

    View Shopping Basket (0 items)

      Customer Discussions

      This product's forum
      Discussion Replies Latest Post
      No discussions yet

      Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
      Start a new discussion
      Topic:
      First post:
      Prompts for sign-in
       


      Active discussions in related forums
      Search Customer Discussions
      Search all Amazon discussions
         
      Related forums

      Listmania!

      Create a Listmania! list

      Look for similar items by category

      Feedback