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Title: Taking the Heat by Brenda Novak ISBN: 0-373-83570-1 Publisher: Harlequin Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A fast paced read....
Comment: Gabrielle Hadley is making the only living that is possible in the small town of Florence, Arizona. With prison inmates accounting for most of the population in the small town, Gabrielle knows that her only job prospect is a corrections officer in one of the many prisons. On her third day on the job, a fight breaks out between inmates and Gabrielle is horrified when three inmates gang up on one, and the other officers' just stand by. Jumping in the fray changes the course of Gabrielle life, but she didn't realize how much until days later when the convict she saved from death, escapes.
Randall Tucker has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife. Tucker doesn't care about himself, but he does care about his now eight year old son, Landon. When Gabrille insinuates herself into his small exsistance, Tucker can't help but be resentful, for she represents all that he will never have again. When he is transfered and finds the oppurtunity to escape, he doesn't hesitate because he made a promise to his son that he intends to keep.
Together, Tucker and Gabrielle brave the harsh Arizona desert and go on a mission to find the truth about the night Tucker's wife was murderer. With Gabby's one year old daughter, Allie, and Landon, they both realize how much they have to lose.
This was my first book by this author, and I was very impressed!
Rating: 5
Summary: Emotional and in Depth. Beautifully Written.
Comment: Gabrielle Hadley supports herself and her year old daughter by working as a prison guard in the small Arizona desert town of Florence. When she steps in to stop a fight between convicted murderer Randall Tucker and four other inmates, and later, when she offers First Aid to the injured Tucker, she incurs the wrath of long-time guards who refuse to help.
An auto accident during a prison transfer offers Tucker the chance to escape and try to prove his innocence--if he can make it through the punishing Sonoran desert. For reasons not quite clear to her, Gabrielle sets off in pursuit. During their three days in the desert, Gabrielle becomes convinced Tucker is innocent, and the two must join forces to survive.
Brenda Novak's first single title contemporary is a hard-hitting, well-researched page turner. A fluid writing style, emotional intensity and well-developed characters are hallmarks of this rising star in her Superromances. Taking the Heat is a grittier read with the same level of excellence found in her other books. Very highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Taking the Heat
Comment: Taking the Heat by Brenda Novak is a great read. It tells of corruption within the prison system, and the preserverance of the desperate. Gabrielle and Tucker's struggle to survive the harsh Senoran desert was written in such an eloquent manner that it's hard not to root for them. It was climactic and passionate, and the writer really did her research. I have lived in Arizona for my whole life, and I could not find one single error involving surroundings, climate, even street names. I am impressed and will definetely be searching out this author in the future.
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Title: Standing in the Shadows by Shannon McKenna ISBN: 0758204531 Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Only by Your Touch by Catherine Anderson ISBN: 0451207947 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dead Ringer by Jasmine Cresswell ISBN: 1551667126 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Don't Tell by Karen Rose ISBN: 0446612804 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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