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Title: Second Generation by Beth Anderson ISBN: 1-59279-968-X Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $17.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Timeless Tales 4 Star Review
Comment: by Kir Devon

Partners Michael and Emilio are treasure hunters who seek some emeralds in 1930's South America. They are both convinced that this find will help their marriages. After a lengthy search, they discover the first of what will be many emeralds. They believe that the money from this will help their wives and preserve their family. After their success, Michael and Emilio go their separate ways, but still keep an interest in the mine.

Some years later, their children meet and Michael's daughter becomes a very underaged pregnant teen. Leigh is forced to travel to Europe and give birth to the baby in secret. Ultimately, their maid takes on the baby and raises it as her own.

Michael is unable to deal with all of this and vows revenge on Emilio and his family. When he manages to collect more emeralds, he pushes Emilio to do the unthinkable and suddenly, Leigh is alone in the world.

Leigh navigates the lonely road of her life, gathering professional successes as if they could soothe her lonliness. She stands to lose it all when her past threatens to rear its ugly head.

Beth Anderson's Second Generation is both compelling and dark in tone and atmosphere. Even though it is, the characters held this reviewer. Some shocking twists and turns make this a top notch saga and suspense all at the same time.

Rating: 5
Summary: A wonderful saga you won't be able to put down!
Comment: Years ago in an emerald mine in Colombia, Michael Shaunnessey and Emilio Castivenette become partners as well as friends. As more and more emeralds are excavated, their fortune rises.

Then one night Emilio's son, Girardo, seduces thirteen year-old Leigh, none other than Michael's only daughter, and she becomes pregnant. When Michael finally finds out about it, it's too late for an abortion. He sends Leigh to Switzerland to secretly give birth, then gives the baby to his servant to raise as her own. Outraged, he swears vengeance against Emilio Castivenette and his son. One by one, he steals all the largest emeralds and buries them in a secret place. Emilio eventually finds out about it, and murders Michael. Before dying, however, Michael tells the secret of the emeralds to Leigh. Now that her father is dead, Leigh, intelligent and ambitious, must take charge.

Even though there are several subplots, this book is really Leigh's story. We follow her life from the time she's an innocent child, through her ordeal during her pregnancy, through law school, and finally we see her rising to the very top of her political career in Washington D.C. We see her struggling with her family, with the men she loves, with institutions and society as a whole.

When she finally reaches the very top, something dark from her past reappears and threatens to destroy her. For Girardo Castivenette is now a powerful and dangerous man, and he wants his father's emeralds back, or he will crush her and everything she has worked so hard to achieve.

This is a fabulous 5-star novel, the special kind that keeps you enthralled and wondering till the very end. Excellent characterizations, a suspenseful and intriguing plot, and a fine elegant style seem to flow effortlessly from the pen of this astonishingly talented author. From the emerald mines of Colombia, to the upper crust of San Francisco, to the power and glitz of Washington D.C., this story has all you may wish and more-suspense, romance, secrets and murder. The ending is thrilling. Very highly recommended.

Rating: 5
Summary: You Will Love this Book!
Comment: Michael Shaunnessey wanted revenge against Girardo Castivenette, the boy who had taken advantage of his young daughter. So what if the result of the revenge extended to Girardo's father, Emelio. Emelio and Michael were good friends and partners in ownership of the emerald mine. To Michael's way of thinking, Emelio had been partly to blame for what had happened to his daughter. What Michael didn't know was that once set loose, revenge has a way of coming back to haunt you.

Leigh Shaunnessey knew Girardo hadn't really taken advantage of her. She just never thought things would turn out like they did. She never thought her father would be murdered. She never thought she would bear a child at a very young age. But the result of these events led her to discover just how strong a will she had. She knew exactly what she wanted out of life and designed a plan to get it.

Leigh wanted to 'make a difference' in the world. A home and family were not really a top priority for her. In fact, it was something for which she just couldn't spare the time. Then, she met the man who could touch her very soul. They were so much alike it was scary. When they discovered they both had tremendous drive and the same dreams, they knew they were destined to be competitors and a life together was out of the question. Leigh did marry, however, but the man she married loved her enough to allow her to pursue her dream. Even so, he made it clear that he would really be happier if she would follow a more traditional role. But her drive was strong. Could it be possible her dream would be fulfilled and she would actually end up in the White House? She knew she could do it.

Girardo, on the other hand, had always known the depth of his own strength and determination. He would lead, not follow. He would win, not lose. He would have everything he wanted. His father, Emelio, had dreamed that Girardo would become President of the United States. But that dream died when the emeralds were stolen. Girardo's dream would come true because he had vision. He knew that the seductive power of the drugs Columbia could supply to the world would grow beyond even his wildest dreams. No, it would not be in the United States that his dream would be realized. He would build his kingdom in Columbia. Yes, he knew he was destined to rule, just as Emelio dreamed. But the way he chose to gain power and fortune was to profit by preying on the weakness of others. He figured the buyers knew what they were getting into and if they still wanted the product, he was only too glad to supply what they needed.

Leigh and Girardo, two strong personalities, two dynamic destinies would be invisibly linked for years until they collided in a final test of wills. Little did either one of them dream when they last saw each other as teenagers that years in the future their paths would cross again and they would no longer be lovers, not even friends, but enemies who would not, could not afford to lose.

The story takes us from deep in the jungle, to high society, and even into the White House. But more than that, it takes us deep into ourselves. In this suspenseful saga of three generations, Ms. Anderson reminds us that the sins of the father are indeed visited upon their children and their children's children, even unto untold generations, unless someone can find a way to end it.

Murder, greed, passion, mystery, jewels, and love are mighty potent elements when mixed by a master storyteller. Ms. Anderson has done just that in Second Generation. The story is so well written that you will be pulled into the web after just the first few pages and you will be living the adventures of her characters and feeling their joy, pain, passion, and despair just as real as if it is happening to you. And from the lessons we learn by walking in their lives, maybe it does.