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5.0étoiles sur 5
Very Highly Recommended, Janv. 11 2002
Three novellas come together in TWILIGHT OBSESSIONS. In each, dangerous, deadly love meets powerful heroes and dazzling, decisive women who risk their lives for the sake of the men they choose. Each tale contains surprise endings that somehow seem just right yet remain extraordinary in their darkness and fascination."Taken by the Wind," by Charlotte Boyett-Compo. Working late and alone on a Friday night, Brenna Collins feels the desperate pain and illness of another migraine approaching. As she finally prepares to leave the dark, deserted office, Brenna realizes that the body of the company's vice-president of operations William Jenner, has fallen victim of the Gemini serial killer. Brenna waits until she believes the killer is gone, and tries to the escape the building. The killer not only confronts her, but allows her to escape so that he may play with her another day. "Love on the Wild Side," by Kate Hill. The Ultra Corps, treated with implants and drugs, were the next generation of cops. Immunity to pain heightened senses are a lethal combination. But something has gone wrong with many of the volunteer crime fighters, and their dangerous behavior threatens the entire program and ostracizes them from society and law enforcement officers in civilian life. But when Alynssa Remington meets Luke Wilder, she sees beyond the experiment into the man, and she can't help liking what she sees, although she's determined to retain her professional reserve as his counseling. But love has a way of finding a way, despite the explicit dangers. Nevertheless the repercussions threaten ominously. "Fear the Dark," by Pat A. Rasey. The man tenderly places the timber rattler in the closet with Alison Mendal and locked the door. As her screams and cries amplify, he smiles. He keeps 142 snakes, but only the special ones like Agnes have names and are venomous. He craves the power these special ones possess. They are the test of his faith. Detective Jack Carter's decision to rule the death an accident infuriates the killer, and the woman he walked out on two years ago, Cara Banks, an evidence tech, must work together before the killer strikes again. These three sharp, starkly surreal short stories had me hooked from the first line to the last. As the smart, savvy heroines confront brutal, vicious evil with extraordinary valor, I was hooked from the first page to the last. Not for the faint of heart, these authors having an extraordinary flair for not just entertaining, but also for challenging the reader. I highly recommend TWILIGHT OBSESSIONS.
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