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Title: The Dancing Floor by Barbara Michaels ISBN: 0-06-109254-1 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.94 (34 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Another Barbara Michaels winner
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THE DANCING FLOOR
Barbara Michaels
Harper Collins, Mar 1997, $23.00, 422 pp.
When Heather Tradescent's beloved father suddenly passed away, the
bereaving woman decides to see the British homes and gardens that she and her
deceased dad had planned to visit. With her vacation almost over, Heather
visits Troystan House, which is not open to the public, but somehow she
manages to find a way inside where she meets the eccentric rich owner,
industrialist Frank Karim, who makes her part of the family.
At first, Heather has her doubts, but ultimately the warmth of the place
makes her feel that she finally has found a place where she belongs. As she
gets more comfortable, Heather falls in love with Franks's son, Gordon, but
doubts he reciprocates her feelings. However, things turn bad when a child
turns up missing and the evidence indicates that a coven is behind the event.
Instead of finding a heavenly home, Heather may have placed herself in
mortal danger.
Barbara Michaels can always be counted on for writing an entertaining book
and her latest novel, THE DANCING FLOOR, will augment her growing reputation.
Heather and the support cast are all great characters, but it is Ms.
Michaels' ability to increasingly build tension while tossing hints of
potential supernatural involvement that makes this an exciting romantic
suspense drama.
Harriet Klausner
Rating: 5
Summary: WOW -- fabulous story, excellent mystery
Comment: This Barbara Michaels mystery is first rate, well written, completely absorbing. I read it in two nail biting days. Excellent book.
The heroine of the store is Heather Tradescent. She lost both her parents in a car crash and was left with a lot of life insurance money and the desire to complete a dream of her's and her late father's -- to visit historic gardens in Great Britain. Sounds dull? Trust me it isn't. Heather visits all the gardens before the story begins. This book begins with her determination to see the last garden on the list she and her father made up. Though the grounds are closed to visitors, she isn't deterred and ends up crashing through a hedge at the feet of the very wealthy homeowner and his son. When the home owner hears her name (an name linked with the history of his land) he asks her to stay and help him restore the garden. Sound dull? It's not. This book isn't about restoring an old garden, it's about complex relationships that develop intertwined with a mysterious plot that involves some one plotting Heather's murder.
OK, here's where I have to stop, I don't want to give any of story away, but will say that the end had some twists and turns that will take your breath away! This is an excellent book and the mystery ... well let's just say, Ms. Michaels keeps you guessing. Mixed up with the mystery is a romantic story as well, so you have just the right mix of suspense, mystery, and a little romance to spice things up and keep you guessing. I borrowed this book from the library and will now be seeking a keeper copy for my bookshelf.
Rating: 4
Summary: Realistic heroine
Comment: Heroine: husky
American school teacher Heather Tradescant has journeyed to merry Olde England on a trip that is anything but merry. She is living out her father's last wishes and visiting the famous ancient gardens as they had once dreamed of doing together.
Heather particularly desires to see the seventeenth century garden of one Troyton House, but is denied access by the owner. Determined to at least get a glimpse of the fabled grounds, she gives in to impulse and trespasses on the property, blundering her way through a monstrous prickly hedge that does far more damage to her than she does to it.
Arriving on the far side of the vegetation Heather is left with a deep-seated sense of uneasiness extending far beyond that of merely breaking the law. She senses that perhaps God's own laws are somehow being broken at Troyton House, but by who or what she does not know--and is desperately afraid she will find out.
What worked for me:
I give Heather big points for being a teacher, and a lover of gardening, traditional Regency romance novels, and chocolate!
I enjoyed the fact that the story was steeped in the lore of several cultures. I wish it gone into even further detail in some cases, it was so interesting.
Size-wise Heather describes herself as being big-boned but flat-chested. But it didn't seem to lessen her appeal to the other gender, as she had four men interested in her at one time or another.
What didn't work for me:
Reading this story felt like mentally traversing a maze with its twists, turns, and false leads. And yet, it wasn't that highly suspenseful for me. I think I went into it expecting something shocking, like a "Blair Witch" meets contemporary gothic romance sort of hybrid, and when I didn't get that kind of intense, high-speed action I found it to be a bit draggy.
Overall:
"The Dancing Floor" didn't quite have the zing the back cover blurb really promised. Still, it's definitely worth the searching out at the library if you are a fan of witches and/or gardening.
Warning: There are several mentions of the occult in this novel and don't expect many mentions of floors, dancing or otherwise in this oddly-named story.
If you liked "The Dancing Floor" you might also enjoy "Thornyhold".
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Title: Search the Shadows by Barbara Michaels ISBN: 0061044725 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Shattered Silk by Barbara Michaels ISBN: 0061044733 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Here I Stay by Barbara Michaels ISBN: 0061044709 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Grey Beginning by Barbara Michaels ISBN: 0061044717 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Be Buried in the Rain by Barbara Michaels ISBN: 0061044695 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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