Bradley Bay [Paperback]

Ana P. Corman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

Bradley Bay, a contemporary lesbian romance novel, tells the fiery story of two dynamic women who make a commitment to keep a dream alive and travel a road wrought with challenges that test their love.

Product Details

• Paperback: 348 pages
• Publisher: 1st Book Library (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759650926
• ISBN-13: 978-0759650923
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,307,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The romance is adequate, but the writing is not acceptable, September 21, 2002

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"dreamreader58" (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bradley Bay (Paperback)

Friends highly recommended 'Bradley Bay' to me, but I regret that I can't give it anything higher than a mediocre mark. The story line is fine as far an any conventional romance goes. Two women (a nurse and the doctor who runs the clinic) meet at a medical facility out in the country which is set up for spinal cord injured people. Sierra and Kaitlin could be engaging characters - but a lot more editing of their internal thoughts and "let's tell everything and show nothing" needed to be cut.

From the beginning the author telegraphs the fact that these two, who meet and start out having an almost unintelligibly and unbelievable fight, will fall in love and live happily ever after. The speed bumps along the way are so flat that there is never really any doubt that the author had this all choreographed from the very beginning.

The book showed some promise, but above all, it needed some talented editors to cut out the purple prose and the constant description from the exterior of how everyone feels. No one ever just speaks their part; no, they ask inquiringly and say things angrily or cheerfully happily or any other combination of heavy-handed adverbs you can dream up. It got so tiresome. I struggled through as best as I could, but it was, unfortunately, time ill spent.

The author shows glimmers of talent. It would be very helpful if she took some writing classes or got some editorial help to improve the technical writing skills. The cover is nice, and the book is well laid out, but regretfully, I cannot recommend it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bradley Bay Sinks!, July 9, 2002

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P. Davis "wimcottage" (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bradley Bay (Paperback)

The two stars are really just for the sheer weight of the thing. The characters are one dimensional, and the dialogue stilted. Every conversation seems to be a string of aphorisms and platitudes. These folks take themselves WAY too seriously!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money or time!, March 29, 2003

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This review is from: Bradley Bay (Paperback)

I can not believe I made a mistake and purchased yet another one of her books. The one entitle Tender Heart was bad enough and this one is worse only longer. Characters are never developed fully and the story line is way over the edge. After one day these two fall madly in love and talk goo-goo conversation for the remainder of the book. There are so many good romance novels available for anyone to waste their time and money on this one. Check out Melissa Good, Peggy Herring, and especially Radcliffe if you want some really good romance stories. Don't buy this one or her other book either.