it sounded like it would at least be page-turning.īut, man, there is such a conflict in tone between this high-stakes hostage negotiator who is super-feminist in her priorities and career, but who says some corny-assed shit. this one was about a hostage negotiator in the south (how many hostage situations are there in savannah? a lot.), living in some estrogen temple (stately southern gothic mansion with mother, daughter and female "helper") getting sexually assaulted in her own precinct etc etc. and it is more than just a matter of preference/taste for the genre, it is just.turdy.īacktrack - i had a choice of authors to read for this part of the assignment, and i figured i would go with this nora roberts one over the other choices, which seemed to be more hearts-and-flowers with, like, swans, on the cover and lavender cover-text. but i went into this with an open mind, thinking, "i didn't want to read the children's books when i took the children's class either, and look at me now!" but so i went in thinking it would make me a better person or a better, more rounded book-knower.īut shit - this is a pretty bad one. anyone who knows me knows my - let's call it lack of enthusiasm - towards the romance genre. Now, with Duncan backing her up every step of the way, she must establish contact with the faceless tormentor who is determined to make her a hostage to fear.
How do you go face-to-face with an opponent who refuses to look you in the eye? Then threatening messages show up on her doorstep, and she's not just alarmed but frustrated. She's used to working solo, but Phoebe's discovering that no amount of negotiation can keep Duncan at arm's length.Īnd when she's grabbed by a man who throws a hood over her head and brutally assaults her-in her own precinct house-Phoebe can't help but be deeply shaken. After observing her coax one of his employees down from a roof ledge, he is committed to keeping this intriguing, take-charge woman in his life. It's exactly that heady combination of steely courage and sensitivity that first attracts Duncan Swift to Phoebe. It's satisfying work-and sometimes those skills come in handy at home dealing with her agoraphobic mother, still traumatized by the break-in after all these years, and her precocious seven-year-old, Carly. Now she's Savannah's top hostage negotiator, defusing powderkeg situations with a talent for knowing when to give in-and when to jump in and take action. Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family's home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours.
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