"warm ending to a delightful trilogy"
Widower Nick Harte has asked out gallery owner Octavia
Brightwell six times in the five weeks since he met her
when she hosted the successful showing of his sister's work
(see DAWN IN ECLIPSE BAY), but she keeps saying no. Even
his six-year-old son admonishes Nick to stop harassing
Octavia. Though frustrated, Nick refuses to give up and finally
convinces Octavia to go to dinner with him. The duo finds
that initial magnetic pull at the show remains a powerful
attraction, but both fear anything beyond a casual summer
fling. His now deceased wife burned him. Octavia has a
secret involving the infamous Harte-Madison feud that love
finally ended. Octavia is the niece of the
woman who caused the spat. She came to Eclipse Bay to make
things right, but she knows the families have no need of
her. As her time here draws to an end, Octavia realizes
her heart will always remain in this Portland, Oregon
suburb. SUMMER IN ECLIPSE BAY is a warm ending to Jayne Ann
Krentz's delightful trilogy. The story line centers on the
post-feud relationship between two lead characters fearing
deep commitment. That premise is well written and imbedded
in the plot.
Though not quite a powerhouse as its two predecessors, fans
of the series, the author, or deep emotional contemporary
romances will gain much pleasure from this pleasing finale. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted April 15, 2002
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