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Romance Book ReviewsPage Two of TwoRising Tides by Nora RobertsJove Books, August 1998.Paperback, 339 pages. ISBN: 051512317X. Ordering information: Amazon.com. | Amazon.co.uk 
Rising Tides is the second book in the Quinn Brothers
trilogy set on the shore of the Chesapeke Bay
which began with Sea Swept. Sea Swept dealt
with the oldest brother Cameron. Rising Tides tells
the story of Ethan, the quiet fisherman with a tortured
soul. All three of the Quinn brothers came from
terrible backgrounds and were rescued by the Quinns
and then adopted into their loving home. The Quinns
are dead now, and its up to Cameron, Ethan and Phillip
to make a home for the lastest adoptee into the family:
a young boy named Seth. The story delves into Ethan's
past, his love of the sea and his long-time seemingly
unrequited love for Grace, an independent single mother
who has had a hard life and feels that romance is not
in her future.
Rising Tides is a wonderful continuation of the story of the captivating Quinn brothers. The eldest brother Cameron was a jet-setter who lived in Europe and raced high performance boats. Ethan is totally different and so is his story. Ethan and Grace are down-to-earth small town people who would feel totally out of place in Cameron's high society circles. Their story is heartwarming, and readers can't help but be swept up into this tale of two damaged and hurt people who must find the strength in each other to heal their wounds and make a glorious future together. Touch not the Cat by Tracy FobesPocket Books, October 1998.Paperback, 352 pages. ISBN: 0671024671. Ordering information: Amazon.com. | Amazon.co.uk 
In the Scottish Highlands in 1427, the MacClellands and the
MacQuades are continuing the ancient blood feud between the
two neighboring clans. Because of a dastardly deed
performed by a MacClelland on a MacQuade, a druidic
witch of the MacQuade clan places a horrible curse on the
females of the MacClelland clans: periodically they shape shift
into the dreaded grimalkin, a leopard-like beast, and they
always die in childbirth. In 1817 London, Nicholas,
the Duke of Efington,
has his eye caught by Catherine MacClelland at a ball
attended by the ton. Subsequently blackmailed into a marriage with Catherine
by Catherine's father, a Scottish Laird, before he knows it,
the couple are now faced with a life together in spite of the fact
that they can't stand one another. But all is not as it seems;
Catherine suffers from the clan curse and cannot hide it from her
new husband. The couple must come to terms with Cat's
incredible magical enchantment, and see if there is a way to
break the curse. But many obstacles stand in their way,
including their own stubbornness and a murder plot against
Nicholas.
Touch Not the Cat is an intriguing and passionate story of love, betrayal and magic. The storyline is fresh and compelling, and the two main characters are vividly portrayed. The fairy magic of the Scots is woven throughout the tale and gives a mystical atmosphere that will appeal to lovers of romance and fantasy alike. An excellent debut Click here For Romance Reviews Page One Return to Book Reviews Index ** To visit the archives of romance novels reviewed in The IWJ, please click here. |
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