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Lovely newcomer Regan Jones is intrigued—what kind of man could cause this sort of talk? She’ s just about to find out.…
As her fans well know, in 1979 a blizzard trapped Roberts at home for a week with two bored little kids and a dwindling supply of chocolate. To maintain her sanity, Roberts started scribbling a story -- a romance novel like the Harlequin paperbacks she'd recently begun reading. The resulting manuscript was rejected by Harlequin, but that didn't matter to Roberts. She was hooked on writing. Several rejected manuscripts later, her first book was accepted for publication by Silhouette.
For several years, Roberts wrote category romances for Silhouette -- short books written to the publisher's specifications for length, subject matter and style, and marketed as part of a series of similar books. Roberts has said she never found the form restrictive. "If you write in category, you write knowing there's a framework, there are reader expectations," she explained. "If this doesn't suit you, you shouldn't write it. I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure."
Roberts never violated the reader's expectations, but she did show a gift for bringing something fresh to the romance formula. Her first book, Irish Thoroughbred (1981), had as its heroine a strong-willed horse groom, in contrast to the fluttering young nurses and secretaries who populated most romances at the time. But Roberts's books didn't make significant waves until 1985, when she published Playing the Odds, which introduced the MacGregor clan. It was the first bestseller of many.
Roberts soon made a name for herself as a writer of spellbinding multigenerational sagas, creating families like the Scottish MacGregors, the Irish Donovans and the Ukrainian Stanislaskis. She also began working on romantic suspense novels, in which the love story unfolds beneath a looming threat of violence or disaster. She grew so prolific that she outstripped her publishers' ability to print and market Nora Roberts books, so she created an alter ego, J.D. Robb. Under the pseudonym, she began writing romantic detective novels set in the future. By then, millions of readers had discovered what Publishers Weekly called her "immeasurable diversity and talent."
Although the style and substance of her books has grown, Roberts remains loyal to the genre that launched her career. As she says, "The romance novel at its core celebrates that rush of emotions you have when you are falling in love, and it's a lovely thing to relive those feelings through a book."
Roberts sued fellow writer Janet Dailey in 1997, accusing her of plagiarizing numerous passages of her work over a period of years. Dailey paid a settlement and publicly apologized, blaming stress and a psychological disorder for her misconduct.
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Posted June 29, 2011
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This is another fantastic book by Nora Roberts!A Must read.
21 out of 21 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 28, 2011
I enjoy Nora Roberts books and was looking forward to a new release. I am highly disappointed that this book is advertised as a "new release" without the original print date, then discover I've already read it. So, the book is just as good as it was in 1995 when it was a new release. I'll make sure to check e-book release and original print release elsewhere before purchasing.
17 out of 20 people found this review helpful.
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Posted July 19, 2011
Book was good in 1995 but this is false advertising calling it a new release!!! Come on Nora...aren't you making enough off the original publication already? Write something new or retire instead of constantly republishing your old books as new releases!
12 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I was a bit upset this story wad too short. You coukd take all the books sbout the mackades and crested obe book. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. I am upset that the book was short. All of the Mackade books are way too short! I was reading Barbara Freethy and her books were longer and a lot of them were over 500pgs.
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 16, 2012
This is the first book in the MacKade brothers trilogy and it is wonderful. The brothers are charming, witty, handsome with very close family ties and you fall in love with all of them; all the characters are well developed and the storyline is interesting and witty. There is a bit of supernatural, but it enhances the story and is well written. Another great one from Nora Roberts and I highly recommend this book, and the whole series, to anyone who likes a good love story with substance.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 23, 2011
I have added Nora Roberts to my list of preferred authors and I think many others will too.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 18, 2011
I first read about Rafe when I was pregnant with my youngest son. He is wildly exciting as his story and I couldn't put it down! Nora Roberts is genius!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted October 7, 2011
This was my 1st Nora Roberts and as a series person I bought all 4 at once. I was disappointed after all the hype I had heard about Nora Roberts.
I didn't mind the "town legend" in the 1st book as she obviously need it as a plot vehicle, but it was definitely forced and unnecessary in the rest of the books -- with the final book being a waste, if she didn't have enough story for Shane (spending about half the book discussing the other 3 books "events" and ancestral history billed as paranormal activity) then maybe she should have skipped it all together.
By the time you've read Rafe and Jared you already know Devin's story but you like all the characters enough to read it anyway -- again after the 1st book the paranormal stuff is just hokey there is enough link for the series just with the brothers and being in the same town that it wasn't needed and was obviously forced in Jared and Devin's stories.
Except for the 4th book there is enough actual story and very solid characters to sustain the series.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 23, 2011
This book was so amazing cant wait to read the rest!
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Posted May 7, 2013
A dull novella.
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Posted January 25, 2013
This book is the first in a series. Easy reading, exciting, intriguing. I really enjoyed it. These are a set of very interesting brothers.
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Posted January 8, 2013
This series is a must read and re-read! Delicious men, strong women, and a ghost story too!
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Posted October 22, 2012
Could not put it down
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Posted October 22, 2012
This is a short story. It should be packaged with the rest of the stories of the MacKade brothers in one book.
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Posted October 5, 2012
Really great series! Worth the buy! U will fall in love with the Mackadebros. And their rowdy but caring nature! Nora did a great job paying attention to the small details that show the bond between 4 brothers while bringing a love story out of it as well. Great read.......:0)
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Posted October 3, 2012
I Loved this book cant wait to read the next one "Jared" .
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Posted July 30, 2012
I love Nora Roberts, and loved the MacKade Brothers trilogy. She does women best but still creates believable male characters. And what I love most about Nora Roberts is that you don't want to leave the characters after one volume so the trilogy format is perfect. I'm not into ghosts so that aspect of this trilogy is lost on me, but it didn't detract from the story.
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Posted July 13, 2012
Enjoyed all of the Mackade Brothers series
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Posted July 5, 2012
Enjoyed this read. I am looking forward to the other 3 in the series
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Posted July 2, 2012
I felt as if I was one of the people in the book. sort of like one of the towns people.
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Overview
Ten years after disappearing from Antietam, Maryland, the bad boy has returned. Cleaned up and successful now—and still dangerously good-looking—Rafe MacKade sets the town on fire, and tongues wagging.
Lovely newcomer Regan Jones is intrigued—what kind of man could cause this sort of talk? She’ s just about to find out.…