Showing posts with label Jayne Anne Krentz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jayne Anne Krentz. Show all posts

Friday, February 27, 2015

Trust No One by Jayne Anne Krentz (review)





4 out of 5 stars





Trust No One by Jayne Anne Krentz follows the path of Grace Elland, whose life makes it difficult to believe in the positive affirmations she is known for promoting after she finds her boss murdered.   Julius Arkwright isn't thrilled to have been set up on a blind date with Grace, but he has two maxims he lives by, one of which is to 'trust no one', which makes his attachment to the unexpectedly complex Grace surprising to them both.  An escalating threat to her makes her wary of more than just the motives of the man who seems determined to insinuate himself into her life and who understands more about her than she realizes.  The question is whether she is going to survive long enough to solve any of the mysteries that are surrounding her. 





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This romantic suspense tale has plenty of twists and turns as the story unfolds with the flair that is characteristic of this talented author.  There were entertaining interactions between the determinedly cheerful heroine and the wary and opinionated hero but I wasn't quite as convinced of their immediate chemistry as I usually am and some of the secondary characters were a little frustrating and not well-developed enough to me.   I do enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling engendered by Grace's unconditional understanding of the type of man she knows Julius to be and the flowering of their relationship, and I love that Grace has unexpected depths, while I cheer at her self-reliance, even though she knows she has an ex-military man to depend on.  This is a fun and entertaining read and the glimpse of an upcoming release from this author definitely whetted my appetite for the next story from one of my favorite authors.


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I received a copy of this title in return for an honest review.
 

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Lost Night

Lost Night  
by Jayne Castle/Jayne Ann Krentz is a 'Rainshadow' novel which returns the reader to the world of Harmony where dust bunnies are an accepted part of society and psychic abilities are not that unusual.  For those who are not familiar with dust bunnies other than those which are under the furniture, these particular creatures are more than capable of independent movement and have the ability to go from cute and cuddly in what the author calls 'drier lint mode' (this particular novel features a dust bunny named Darwina who is amazingly attached to a doll named Amberina that is dressed in a beautiful gown decorated with crystals) to full on attack mode which involves opening a second set of eyes and displaying formidable teeth and claws.  They are some of my favorite characters and appear throughout this series.
Jayne Ann Krentz at RWA 2012

(sorry for the fuzzy picture, I didn't want to blind the author so I turned the flash off...and I haven't figured out what the indoor setting should be!)

If you are new to this author's books, she writes under several names and each name traditionally has been associated with a certain period of time...historical (as Amanda Quick), modern (as Jayne Ann Krentz) or future (as Jayne Castle) but the books in this particular series are all linked by the theme of psychic phenomena.  This talented author has been a favorite of mine since (gasp) the 1980s when she wrote for series romance titles such as Candlelight Ecstasy and Silhouette (under yet another pseudonym).  She has a pretty intricate website at this link that is fun to explore which has interesting tidbits about some of her series, particularly the Arcane Society and the world of Harmony (which this novel is set on).  They are all fun reads and you are in for a treat, no matter which incarnation of the author you start with!

My Amazon review for Lost Night is at this link under ELF2060 and as usual, I appreciate any 'yes, this was helpful' votes.