Man of Mystery
Desperate to learn the truth behind
her sister’s disappearance, Trish Devlin changed her name and went undercover at
the exclusive Endless Sky resort…the last place her sibling was seen alive.
Once there, the mystery deepened as Trish found herself curious about – and high
draw to – her private guide turned bodyguard, O’Neill. The enigmatic man
insisted she had nothing to fear from the mountain hideaway, but strange sounds
in the night and hazy apparitions convinced Trish otherwise. Now, as the passing
days generated more questions than answers, Trish vowed to bring her sister
home…and peel away the layers keeping her man of mystery just out of reach.
This story
is about Trish trying to find her sister and falling in love with O’Neill along
the way. He runs the resort and helps her look for her sister. She is using a
fake name but the essence of who she is shines through. Besides, she’s not the
only one hiding her identity.
The romance is subdued but still
there. I really feel like the qualities that make people glue themselves every
Tuesday to NCIS to see what happens between Tony and Ziva is here in this book.
There is romance, but it’s something that you have to be aware of to know it’s
there. There is no sex in this book and I almost feel like that if there had
been sex it would have been gratuitous, not needed, and in bad taste. This book
did not need hot, steamy sex to carry it through. Sometimes that is the best
thing that could be said about a book.
In a way this book felt like a
really good first draft. There were so many aspects of the story that could
have been expanded on and delved into that I was disappointed that it didn’t
happen. Not to say that this wasn’t a good book, but it fell flat instead of
expanding into this extremely awesome paranormal romance mystery. It had all
the elements but just didn’t live up to what it could have been.
In general, I thought this was a
really good book, even if I was disappointed. So I am rating it 3 stars.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0-373-22852-X
Price: $3.94 (Wal-Mart sticker)
