From Publishers Weekly
The premise of Danvers's second novel (after Wilderness)-lovers united and reunited through the centuries-has potential, but unsympathetic characters and a sluggish narration fail to ignite proper suspense or romance. Raymond Lord, who lives on a restored Virginia plantation, is or perhaps isn't the 1990s reincarnation of both Anthony Richards, 18th-century seducer and murderer of Susanna Grier, and Frank Strickland, who in the 19th century drove Susanna's great granddaughter, Pearl, to suicide. Marion Mead, who narrates, is an aspiring writer just beginning a novel about Susanna. When Raymond offers to show her Pearl's journal, Marion goes off for a weekend on the plantation and finds herself falling for "the most beautiful man I'd ever seen." Even her increasing uneasiness about the reclusive and moody Raymond doesn't stop the love-struck but absurdly naive woman from taking her two young stepdaughters along for another gothically romantic weekend (Could Marion be Susanna? Does Raymond intend to murder them all?). Fans of historical romance may find the interwoven adventures of Susanna, Pearl and Marion diverting, but those hoping for spine-chilling suspense won't find it here.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Library Journal
Danvers, author of the suspenseful, erotic, contemporary love story Wilderness (LJ 3/15/91), firmly establishes his place as an offbeat but exciting romance author with this latest tale. The novel combines contemporary action with the concept of individual immortality. Marion Mead, researching her latest novel, seeks information on the Grier family of 18th-century Virginia. Raymond Lord responds and offers the use of a journal belonging to a descendant of one of the Griers. Marion and Raymond are instantly attracted to each other, and the research and writing continue at a rapid pace. The novel's action is played out against the background of chapters from Marion's book, entries from the journal, and the developing relationship between Raymond and Marion. Strong undercurrents of passion and suspense combine to produce a fast-paced, well-written, and nonformulaic romance novel. Highly recommended for public libraries.
--Erna Chamberlain, SUNY at BinghamtonCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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