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"strong outer space romantic thriller"
Going through her father's possessions following his death,
Tru Van Dye finds an odd artifact. She researches the out
of place item and concludes that she may have found the key
to a treasure of ancient relics. More important to her,
though she has always lived in a contained community, she
feels strongly that she must complete her dad's work. This
is her opportunity plus Tru has to secure her own Charter
soon or she'll be asked to leave the scientific colony of
Majj. A realistic, she knows she needs to hire someone who
does this sort of thing for a living. Rayce Coburne is no longer interested in treasure hunting.
He is now devoting his time towards spaceport renovation
but worries over a lack of capital to open on time. When
Tru offers him a treasure-hunting expedition, Rayce
reluctantly accepts though he prefers to reject this cold
Majj scientist. Even worse, he is attracted to one of
those icebergs so he decides on a ploy to get Tru to detest
him. He will kiss her once everyday, but instead of
sending her packing in warp speed he starts a supernova
that lights up both their hearts. Book two in C. J. Barry's outer space thriller is a
delightful placing of Romancing the Stone but on a strange
world (not that the Amazon Rain Forest is different than
Atlanta). The story line is loaded with action and plenty
of sizzling romance as the protagonists deny their feelings
for one another. The key to this fine tale is that this
non-earth orb seems like a genuine place obviously visited
by chronicler C.J. Barry, a writer who is destined to be a
superstar. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted September 24, 2003
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Adventurer Rayce Coburne is a financially desperate man
with a taste for vengeance. Scientist Tru Van Dye is a
brilliant, single-minded woman with a priceless treasure
to
find. He's her guide and worst nightmare. She's his
client and bitter enemy. Will they survive
being...UNRAVELED? To continue her father's life's
quest, Tru Van Dye had to
leave the insular colony of Majj scientists where she was
raised. She had to find Rayce Coburne. Yet the virtual-
reality program she acquired to gird herself against the
man's touch, his innuendoes, his alien maleness was for
naught--his presence overwhelmed her. With Rayce, all
Tru's clever plans, her control, everything she knew was
coming... UNRAVELED ...that's how Rayce Coburne felt. He'd tried to give up
treasure acquisition. It wasn't the danger that put him
off; he despised dealing with icy customers like the
Majj.
And Tru Van Dye was worse than the usual-a prissy woman
who
would blackmail him with all his hopes and dreams. Still,
while she was smarter than he, there was a way he could
fight back: a kiss. A kiss a day was the perfect
strategy. Unless the spinning he felt inside was Tru
unwrapping his heart.
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