The Calhouns: Catherine, Amanda and Lilah (Mass Market Paperback)

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Atop the rocky coast of Maine sits the Towers, a magnificent family mansion that is home to a legend of long-lost love, hidden emeralds--and four sisters determined to save their home against all odds.

New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts brings you the Calhoun Women--

Courting Catherine--Headstrong beauty Catherine "C.C." Calhoun wasn't going to let anyone take away the Towers. Especially not handsome hotel magnate Trenton St. James. For Trent, this was strictly business, but C.C.'s mix of fire and fury led his mind in an unexpectedly different direction!

A Man for Amanda--A slow drawl was all Amanda Calhoun heard when she walked into the wall of denim and muscle that was Sloan O'Riley, the architect hired to renovate the Towers. Amanda found Sloan's easygoing manner infuriating. But his smile just might change her mind. . . .

For the Love of Lilah--Adrift in a storm, Professor Max Quartermain must have hallucinated the beautiful mermaid who came to his rescue. But Lilah was no mystical creature--she was a woman of flesh and blood, and undeniable attracted to the intense and mysterious stranger.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 601 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette Books (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373285094
• ISBN-13: 978-0373285099
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #57,470 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I missed this the first time around!, March 4, 2005

By	Valerie Matteson "Bookaholic" (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I only started reading Nora Roberts about 10 years ago and missed many of her romances as I read JD Robb books and some of her longer mystery/adventure novels.

I find these first 3 stories of the Calhoun women to be of old-fashioned romance and a very enjoyable read. Aunt Coco reminds me of my mom. I also like the personalities of the sisters and how they are able to stand up for themselves but appear feminine and maybe even a little helpless. Men do sometimes like to know they are needed, but we women know we have real backbone when we need it! I also enjoy the ongoing hunt for the emeralds and wondering what the slimey thief is going to try to pull next!

I look forward to the next one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good summer read, May 31, 2005

By	Book Fan "Reads a lot" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

Nora Roberts is a good writer, but she's at her best when she's writing a series that covers multiple family members. That's the case with this book, and continues with the stories of Suzanna and Megan. Each book is good on it's own, but it's better to read them order because the stories do tie together.

The Calhoun women live in Bar Harbor in The Towers, the family home for over 80 years. The place has seen better days and they are facing the prospect of selling it. The first story is about Catherine and Trent. Trent's family owns a string of first-rate hotels and he wants to buy The Towers. The two, of course, have an attraction and by the end of the book, it is agreed that half will remain the Calhoun family home, half will be renovated into a hotel. Woven into the story is one about Bianca, the girls great-grandmother. It tells her story from her point of view about her loveless marriage and how she falls in love with a painter. The similarities between the two stories are wonderful.

There is also the legend of the Calhoun emeralds, a necklace that Bianca hid from her husband and has never been found. It is agreed they are hidden in the house, and so the mystery of finding them begins.

This is a great old-fashioned romance story. There is humor, love, friendship and mystery. The sisters are a wonderful group of women, Catherine, the mechanic, Amanda, the sensible one, Lilah, the carefree one and Suzanna, the mom. Megan, a sister-in-law by marriage, fits right in with them.

Once you start reading the first entry, Courting Catherine, you won't stop until the conclusion with Megan's Mate. I found them hard to put down. Nora Roberts, once again, proves she's one of the best in romance writing!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first three, January 19, 2005

By	CB (USA) - See all my reviews

This is a reissue of the first three stories of the Calhoun Women Series, Courting Catherine, A Man for Amanda, and For the Love of Lilah. I don't agree with the previous review by S.L. Webb, first of all the aunt is extremely loving, I mean, she took in her four neices after their parents died, and she is usually funny, as are Suzanna's children. For the Love of Lilah was the second book I read by Nora Roberts, and if it hadn't been that good, I probably wouldn't of become the Nora-holic I am today. I need to own them all. (The aunt acts the same way the father does in the MacGregor series.)