- Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Bantam (Sep 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553573802
- ISBN-13: 978-0553573800
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,407,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Katherine O'Neal takes readers on a sensual, swashbuckling adventure in this over-the-top romance in the vein of Raiders of the Lost Ark, set in Victorian England and exotic Egypt. Diana Sanbourne faces a disturbing dilemma. To fulfill her father's dying wish and find the lost treasure he spent his life pursuing, she must win the help of a man she detests--Jack Rutherford. Diana and Jack once were childhood companions, then passionate lovers, but ever since his betrayal on the eve of their wedding, Diana has vowed to resist his charms. Now only Jack, an infamous hunter of antiquities, has the daring and expertise Diana needs to elude a wily pasha, breech an underground labyrinth, and reclaim the three statues--Cleopatra's cats--that hold clues to the whereabouts of the mythic treasure. What O'Neal sacrifices in period authenticity she more than makes up for in inventive plot twists, vividly imagined scenes, and an intense romantic relationship--with lovemaking in the shadows of the pyramids no less! It's all great fun. --Ellen Edwards
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He is her sworn enemy. She is the prize he wants above all.
Diana Sanbourne is faced with an impossible choice: ignore her father's dying wish or seek out the one man who can fulfill it. The one man she despises--Jack Rutherford. Once, she had loved him, only to be betrayed, and she vowed never again to fall under the power of his seductive caress. Now he's a rogue hunter of ancient relics, with the daring and instincts that could lead to the fabled treasure her father asked her to find. Yet even as he joins her on her quest--one that will lead from England's shadowy underworld to a treacherous distant land--Diana must guard not only her life but her heart. For Jack makes it clear he intends to reclaim her for his own. And she is just as determined not to surrender.
Diana Sanbourne is faced with an impossible choice: ignore her father's dying wish or seek out the one man who can fulfill it. The one man she despises--Jack Rutherford. Once, she had loved him, only to be betrayed, and she vowed never again to fall under the power of his seductive caress. Now he's a rogue hunter of ancient relics, with the daring and instincts that could lead to the fabled treasure her father asked her to find. Yet even as he joins her on her quest--one that will lead from England's shadowy underworld to a treacherous distant land--Diana must guard not only her life but her heart. For Jack makes it clear he intends to reclaim her for his own. And she is just as determined not to surrender.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
What a disappointment!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Written in the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
I purchased this book because of the amazon reviews and because it had won an RITA award. I really wanted to like it but was very disappointed. The plot was weak with many implausible twists and turns. I especially disliked the relationship between the two main characters: Jack lied to Diane, never opened up to her (more exposition to the readers than to the woman he was in love with) and did a really incredible 180 degree change that was totally unbelievable. Diane was a weak character, very malleable, allowing herself to be used and abused by Jack without any real strengths. The review seems harsh due to the disappointment of such a great concept leading to such a poor execution.
5.0 out of 5 stars
FUN, SEXY, ADVENTUROUS--A MUST READ!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Written in the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
If you love steamy romance and romantic adventure, this is the book you've been waiting for. Katherine O'Neal is the best romance writer writing today. This book is fun, fresh, sexy, adventurous, and you won't feel that you've read it before. Do yourself a favor and get it now!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Great One from Katherine.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Written in the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
In several respects this seemed a very different sort of story for Katherine, yet always her unique style. Her sensual scenes are still some of the best out there. Full of turns and twists, one can overlook the seemingly superhuman feats performed by Jack and Diana, which could leave you tongue-in-cheek. But the story is so good I didn't care, simply enjoyed the fantasy of Katherine's furtile mind. Besides, it's okay to be larger than life in fiction. Katherine's stories will turn you wrongside out with passion, and that's the kind of romance we all dream about. -Lee Emory
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