Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Out of the Mist by JoAnn Ross ISBN: 0-7434-6473-7 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An easy to read, fun-to-read romantic tale!
Comment:
JoAnn Ross's first book of her Stewart sister trilogy is a unique blend of Scottish-American culture with historical facts and fantasy centered on the Brooch of Lorn, a historic jewel which has gone back and forth between the feuding Stewarts and the MacDougalls ever since it was ripped from Robert the Bruce's tartan in 1306.
The main characters, Lily Stewart and Ian MacDougall MacKenzie, aren't looking for romance or commitment, but the attraction that sparks when Ian appears at the Stewart castle resort in the midst of a terrible storm will not be ignored. The castle, affectionately called Stewart's Folly, straddles the North Carolina-Tennessee border of the Smoky Mountains and is home for the eclectic Stewart clan.
In order to maintain the sprawling manor, the family sponsors the Highland Games on the castle grounds. Ian, under the guise of filming a documentary about the games, has really come to steal the brooch for the MacKenzie clan. Lily is the coordinator of the games. Lively sensual dialogue snaps back and forth between the two as each attends to his/her personal agenda. The twists and turns in their romance provide a fun read.
The transitions between character history, brooch history, and storyline are a little awkward at times, but Ms Ross's superb and evocative word pictures paint the Scottish Highland games firmly in the reader's mind.
The engaging personalities of her secondary characters add yet another level of charm to the book. Duncan MacDougall, the ornery Scotsman who sent his grandson to America to reclaim the brooch; Lily's father John Angus Stewart and his very young fiancée Jenny; zany, mystic Aunt Zelda; divorced Aunt Melanie and her bag piping daughter, Missy, and Lily's grandmother Annie are all quirky, captivating characters who draw you into the story.
OUT OF THE MIST is a terrific combination of Ms Ross's distinct contemporary writing style and her story weaving gift. Her subtle, witty humor interspersed with all that Scottish history, firefly science and even the geological review of plate tectonics keeps you turning the pages. The snippets and hints of the coming stories of Lily's two sisters, Lark and Laurel, will have you eagerly awaiting the sister's stories.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not quite as bad as...
Comment: Not quite as bad as 'JR's' last book but still boring and old news. What happened to the 'JR' that I once new? I will give this writer one final time to get it right after that I'm finished with her! Very disappointed!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great fun, and you'll learn some things, too....
Comment: Author Ross does a fine job of introducing the Stewart sisters and extended family in the first book of her newest trilogy. The wedding scene is pure farce and so wonderfully written you can see it as it's happening. Not only does she give us a very entertaining story, Ross adds in Scottish history, firefly science and even plate tectonics (!) so painlessly that you won't realize you're smarter until you finish the last page.
Also included is a snippet from the next book in the trilogy, OUT OF THE BLUE, that looks to be even better. Something to look forward to.
 |
Title: Out of the Blue by JoAnn Ross ISBN: 0743464745 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 24 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
 |
Title: Confessions by JoAnn Ross ISBN: 1551667525 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
 |
Title: Out of Sight by Cherry Adair ISBN: 0804120021 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
 |
Title: Key of Valor (Roberts, Nora. Key Trilogy, 3.) by Nora Roberts ISBN: 0515136530 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
 |
Title: Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts ISBN: 0515136379 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: 25 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
