ASRP Comments

Set Sail for Murder by Carolyn Hart
Enjoyable - will go back and read entire series.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling
Great ending to a great series. Enjoyed thoroughly. Glad one of my predictions was wrong! Was right about other two.

The Execution Channel by Ken Macleod
The future is now!

High Noon by Nora Roberts
Excellent – Started out a little slow but my opinion is this is her best yet! Interesting plot.

Few authors can handle romance and suspense as successfully as Nora Roberts does, and she certainly

Edith Wharton by Hermione Lee
Best biography book on Wharton by far!

Eye of the Beholder by David Ellis
Fantastic! Gripping.

Up in Honey’s Room by Elmore Leonard
A must read!

The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
Well worth the wait! Enjoyed it more than Andrew Morton’s.

Lucrezia Borgia and the Mother of Poisons by Roberta Gellis
Gives you great descriptions of life in the 1500s and how Lucrezia got a reputation she may not have deserved.

Vineyard Stalker by Philip R. Craig
I enjoyed the latest J. W. Jackson mystery. Philip Craig’s writing reminds me of times I spent on the Vineyard in the past. He will be missed in future summers.

The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King
Very enjoyable. Never knew of the forts that guarded San Francisco Harbor - great mystery.

The Hunt Club by John T. Lescroart
A new set of characters for Lescroart, with cameo appearances by a couple of the old. Good plot but story could have told in less space.

The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson
Top notch Alex Cross tale... but he didn't catch the wolf. Maybe next time.

Darcy's Story by Janet Aylmer
Magical.

Liked it a lot. Was neat to hear the story from his point of view.

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of Mary Dodd by Jim Fergus
Arouses more sympathy for our Native Americans.

Raintree: Inferno by Linda Howard
Raintree: Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones
Raintree: Sanctuary by Beverly Barton

Three special friends from Alabama, authors Howard, Jones and Barton, brainstormed over a period of four years to create this trilogy of good wizards, the Raintree, vs. evil wizards, the Ansara, and their final battle for dominance in modern day America...
Each book involves a separate member of the Raintree royal family and his/her fight against a renegade group of evil wizards from the Ansara clan. The stories take place during the same time in June... the week before the summer solstice when the wizards gain extra power... sot he general story line and dialogue overlap (would have loved being a part of the authors' power lunches to iron out the wrinkles in plot lines, etc.)
Now, where this trilogy differs from others I've read is that Howard's Book 1 Inferno and Jones' Book 2 Haunted end as cliffhangers! You must read Book 3 Sanctuary to see how the stories end. So, I recommend you check out all three books, and start with Linda Howard's Inferno before reading the Jones and Barton books. If you're into paranormal romance, you'll enjoy this series.