Eclipse Bay has grown and flourished on the rugged Oregon coast, where the shore can be rocky and forbidding, full of sharp cliffs and hidden coves. But this small town is also filled with secrets as treacherous as the landscape - and rivalries as fierce as an ocean storm. . . Their grandfathers hated each other. Their fathers hated each other. And as the next generation of Hartes and Madisons, Hannah and Rafe are expected to hate each other too. But Hannah Harte - a successful wedding consultant with a skeptical view of marriage - remembers the long-ago night on the beach that revealed Rafe as much more than just "that disreputable Madison boy." And Rafe remembers the heroic gesture that proved Hannah's fierce spirit was stronger than any feud - and saved him from near-certain imprisonment. Now - reunited by a surprising inheritance after years of living their separate lives - Rafe and Hannah return to Eclipse Bay, and the hostilities that still divide, and bind, their families. And they are discovering something that is at once delightful and deeply disturbing . . . They don't hate each other. Not at all. . .
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Setting: Eclipse Bay, Oregon, present day
Sensuality Rating: 6
Sensuality Rating: 6
Multimillion-selling author Jayne Ann Krentz weaves a classic tale of a rich girl and the town's bad boy who grows up to be very, very good. Eight years have passed since Hannah Harte laid eyes on Rafe Madison--eight years since Hannah risked her reputation by providing Rafe's alibi for a murder he did not commit. Drawn back together by a strange bequest, Hannah and Rafe must first try to figure out how to share their dreams for the old seaside manor they've inherited and then determine who's willing to try anything, even murder, to stop them.
Hannah is astonished to find that the rebellious Rafe, who once loved living up to his family's unsavory reputation, has shed his bad boy ways and become quite a success. And Rafe is equally disturbed to realize that the naive girl he met on a beach one night long ago is all grown up--and how! The first in a new trilogy from perennial favorite Krentz is a tantalizing reminder of the attraction of opposites. Readers will be waiting with bated breath for the sequels. --Alison Trinkle --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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Jove has led Krentz (aka Amanda Quick) to a paperback romance trilogy about love and family in seaside places. This first volume sets up the feud between the Hartes and the no-account but very sexy Madison clan. Hannah Harte, a well-organized wedding planner, reencounters raffish Rafe Madison, a self-made chef and newly made multimillionaire stock trader. Their previous meeting occurred eight years earlier, on the Oregon coast, when Hannah supplied an alibi that kept Rafe out of jail. Even though everyone knows that Hartes and Madisons never mix, Hannah's eccentric aunt Isabel has left her home, Dreamscape, to both Hannah and Rafe. As the hostile pair attempt to turn Dreamscape into an inn, and to solve an old murder mystery, Krentz sets fire to their incipient attraction. With her usual entertaining mix of quaint folk, sex and mystery, Krentz takes to these new waters like the smart fish she is. (June)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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By C. Rote
Format:Mass Market Paperback
When you have to say that the dog makes the book--you know that something's not right. If this book had been by an author I had never read before I would have tossed it aside without finishing, and put the author on my "do not read books by this author" list, but it was Krentz and so I kept thinking that the chemistry would come between the characters, they would do something, something would happen that would make the story click. That something never happened.
Both Hannah and Rafe just got on my nerves--the only thing that saved the book from a well deserved one star rating was Winston, Hannah's adorbale pooch!
Both Hannah and Rafe just got on my nerves--the only thing that saved the book from a well deserved one star rating was Winston, Hannah's adorbale pooch!
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Love this writer's style in romantic suspense...hard to top! Don't believe me...run to the closest bookstore for your copy of Eclipse Bay, buy the book, read it, and you too, will quickly become a fan as well!
By mzglorybe
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Never having read Ms. Krantz before I can't compare this with any previous novels, but for me this was fast reading and entertaining, just what I needed after finishing a dark novel about child sexual abuse. I liked it well enough to buy the sequel to it, Dawn at Eclipse Bay, which I am now reading. This was written in 2000, and is the first of a trilogy. I found the author to be witty with her dialogue and enjoyed the bantering between the characters. The names of the local places in Eclipse Bay, Oregon, such as the Total Eclipse Bar and Grill "where the sun don't shine" were refreshing and original. I did find myself wanting to know more about the characters than she gives us, however. It seems like we get just enough of a look into their personalities to interest us, but she doesn't let us readers feel as if we really know them, as other authors I have read. This novel is not deep in mystery either, although there is a question about consipiracy, murder and blackmail that gets delved into. It is not on the level of novels by serious mystery or crime writers, but enjoyable. It's a good book to take on a trip, as it goes fast, but not one of those you stay up all night reading.
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Sit back and enjoy.
Another JAK winner. Loved Hannah and Rafe but my favorite character is Winston!
Published on July 11 2001 by Bobbiesioux
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jayne Ann Krentz does it again!
Ms. Krentz can weave a story as no one else can. You can almost picture yourself in - "Eclipse Bay."
Published on Jun 26 2001 by Idelia
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best book she has written...
The first two books I read by Jayne Ann Krentz - Midnight Jewels and A Coral Kiss - were wonderful! They are the best novels I have read in a long time! Read more
Published on May 17 2001 by Maria
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best book she has written...
The first two books I have read by Jayne Ann Krentz - Midnight Jewels and A Coral Kiss - were wonderful! Read more
Published on May 17 2001 by Maria
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good JAK
Before I review a book I like to read the listed reviews (45) to see other opinions and not to duplicate material. Read more
Published on May 13 2001 by Tara
2.0 out of 5 stars
IT'S A MYSTERY. . .
And the mystery is: why does Ms. Krentz continue to be a best selling author. I remember her earlier books and they were great. However, someone needs to clue Ms. Read more
Published on Feb 17 2001
1.0 out of 5 stars
She could have called this in!
This book was short, flat, and completely predictable. Jayne Ann Krentz barely bothered to flesh out her characterizations or her (single) plot line. Read more
Published on Jan 3 2001 by HeyJudy
1.0 out of 5 stars
Half-hearted and by the numbers.
JAK seems to be overwhelmed by her writing schedule. Her novels have become more and more flat and predictable. This is the 1st time I've actually HATED one of her books. Read more
Published on Dec 29 2000 by Ann Zielinski
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