romantic suspense

This book was the best Christmas gift given to me. I have read and enjoyed Ms. Crist's Xena and Gabrielle stories and the web version of this book. The published version is even better; the plot tighter, the editing well done. I enjoyed the exciting legal mystery that is the central plot of this book, and the warm love story that develops very naturally and believably between Carson and Kennedy. It was a lot of fun to read about places in Texas too. I believe Ms. Crist is getting ready to start writing the sequel and I can hardly wait to read it.

Not only has Linda written a very moving, but detailed instersting satire with just enough suspense to keep you glued to the pages until you are finished. She has written believable characters that have spunk and at the same time do have some emotional baggage which only helps to make them more human and you will take them to your heart as I did. You will enjoy the laid back atmosphere Linda has created, along with the Texas locations that only add to the flavor of the book. This is an inspiring new writer, that will produce many great romances for us to read, and you can't go wrong by buying this excellent book. I purchased two of them last year, one that I have read so much it is falling apart, the other for a spare in my library. When I spend my money for two books by the same author, you know it has got to be good. Highly recommend one read sitting. Excellent.

For a first time effort I applaud Crist for a forseable happy ending, which is always nice. However, her storyline is extremely weak and predictible. Her build up or background of the two main characters is extremely vunerable, followed by choppy ill fitting sequences in the next to impossible happenings storyline. If I'm going to read several hundred pages of attorney junta, I should at least believe the verbage, but it just isn't there. Her characters have flaws, which all of us have, but their weakness just don't rise to the overall presentation of the plot, which is also extremely weak. This poor review is only to assist Crist in her journey in writing, for tightening the loopholes in the story, making the sub-characters have personality and of course, the main characters need to shine and rise above being ordinary, uninteresting characters. Unfortunately, Linda is there yet. However, I have every intention of purchasing her next book with the hopes of vast improvement in her writing style.