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Title: Three Fates by Nora Roberts ISBN: 039914840X Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.95
Rating: 5
Summary: Romance and Adventure in a Fun Romp
Comment: This is not the best of Nora Roberts, but it's nevertheless a fun, easy-to-read and entertaining adventure that reminded me of "Topkapi," "Charade," and other lighthearted art-inspired movies. The plot concerns three small silver statues of mythology's three Fates. Alone, they are fairly valuable pieces. Together, as they were intended to be, they are priceless. So priceless that at least one antiques dealer, the nefarious Anita Gaye, is willing to kill to get her hands on them.
Enter our heroes: A fine, Irish family named Sullivan, that inherited one of the statues, only to have it stolen by the horrible Ms. Gaye. Malachai, Gideon, and their sister Rebecca, all gorgeous, smart, and irresistible, want their statue back. And they want the other two as well, so they can, along with their mother Eileen, pump up their small boat-tour company, and expand in style.
Roberts always tells a good story when the characters are Irish, and this is no exception. Each of the formidable siblings meets his or her match in the race for the statues: Malachai teams with shy, withdrawn Tia Marsh, an art historian and heir to one of New York's finest antiques houses; Gideon finds himself entwined (in more ways than one) with fiercely independent stripper Cleo Tolliver, who just happens to own one of the three statues, and Rebecca loses her heart to collector and security expert Jack Burdett.
Will the Sullivans et al. retrieve the Fates? Will Anita Gaye self-destruct on her murderous quest? Will the three sets of lovers find out they were made for each other? Pick up the book and find out--it's a good, fast read.
Rating: 5
Summary: romance, intrigue, suspense
Comment: this books is great, especially if you are more drawn to Nora's romantic suspense novels. It never fails to amaze me how Nora links her characters together, and this book is a prime example of that.
For those of you who are avid Nora fans, you know her books range from romance, romatic suspence, fantsy and more. In this book, you get a little of all her genius. Starting with historical, with the sinking of the Lusitania, then the legend of the Three Fates, a trio of small statues and the quest of several people trying to obtain them. Nora also gives the reader a little bit a greek mythology, which makes me wonder, is there anything this woman can't write about?
Once again, she introduces us to three siblings, and gives the book a strong family element. The siblings of course, find love, but never without trial. The villian is a little over the top, as her motivation is not really substanial enough to make her actions believable. I only point that out if that sort of thing matters to you, to me it does not, because I certainly don't read her novel for their believability, I read them to be swept away in a story. And that, unquestionably, is something her novels always do for me.
Is this book my favorite of hers? No. But it's definately worth the price of the harcover.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Very Best of Romantic Suspense!
Comment: "Three Fates" by the prolific Nora Roberts is a superbly written, thrilling and romantic tale that readers won't soon forget. Vivid characters, breathtaking settings, and a strong plot combine to make an affecting story of love, justice, and the fateful decisions that shape our lives.
When the Lusitania sank in 1915, over a thousand people lost their lives. But Felix Greenfield, a second-rate thief, survived the experience with a small silver statue he had just stolen from Henry Wyley. Unbeknownst to him at the time, that small silver lady was one of the Three Fates, three long-separated and priceless statues. The Fate Felix saved from sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean became a family heirloom, passed down through the generations.
Fast forward to 2002, as Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover their great-great-grandfather's treasure from an unscrupulous antiquities dealer, Anita Gaye, who stole it from underneath their noses. They plan to reunite all three of the Fates, and will do everything in their power to keep them out of the wrong hands.
Their quest will take them from their home in Ireland to Helsinki, where the eldest brother, Malachi, meets a lovely, brilliant, but neurotic professor, Tia Marsh, whose vast knowledge of Greek mythology will be a great asset to their search.
Next, Gideon travels to Prague, where he tracks down Cleo Toliver, an exotic dancer and the ancestor of a reputed contact to the Fates. Cleo sees the Fates as her chance at a new life. But it's not long before Gideon and Cleo are forced to flee across Europe from the hired muscle tailing them at every turn.
Finally Rebecca, the youngest Sullivan, meets Jack Burdett, a sexy security expert and art collector, when he travels to Ireland in order to figure out the Sullivan's connection to the Three Fates.
Eventually, all six of them end up in New York together, pitting themselves against the ruthless Anita Gaye, who will stop at nothing to acquire the Three Fates. Their unlikely team pulls together into a unit in order to recover each of the Three Fates and administer their own brand of justice to Anita Gaye.
Amidst the mayhem and excitement of the quest, romance is blooming in the hearts of all the main players. Each romance is distinct, original, fresh, and full of passion and tenderness. It is wonderful watching Malachi and Tia, Gideon and Cleo, and Rebecca and Jack come together. One might think that with three separate romances in one book, there might be too many people and too much going on for proper development, but Nora Roberts skilfully portrays each individual and each romance perfectly. The reader becomes absorbed in the trials and triumphs of the characters to a point where it's hard to remember these aren't real people.
"Three Fates" is a fantastic Nora Roberts novel that you do not want to miss. I was utterly captivated by this marvellous tale, and could scarcely force myself to put the book down until it was finished. Once again Nora Roberts has created a family readers can't help but love, and a story that will keep them riveted. I highly recommend this book, so buy it today!
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Title: Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts ISBN: 0399149392 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 04 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: A Little Magic by Nora Roberts ISBN: 0425183181 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Engaging The Enemy by Nora Roberts ISBN: 0373218192 Publisher: Silhouette Pub. Date: 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Birthright by Nora Roberts ISBN: 0399149848 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 31 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Face the Fire (Three Sisters Island Trilogy) by Nora Roberts ISBN: 051513287X Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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