Chain Lightning [Abridged] [Audio Cassette]

Elizabeth Lowell (Author), Lillian Stanford (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

From a top-selling fiction writer comes a romance set amid Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Their association is supposed to be strictly business, and they are very different people. But the tropics create a different world. And for Mandy and Damon, paradise is only a heartbeat away.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Mandy Blythe is sent on the vacation from hell by her well-meaning boss. Her two major fears are airplanes and water, and her imposed trip takes her to a small island in the Great Barrier Reef off Australia. After fighting hysteria on the commercial plane, she is forced into a very small plane by Damon Sutter, her boss' nephew. Damon is the man of mystery who jet-sets all over the world, helping the downtrodden while leaving a string of broken hearts in his wake. All he wants is to relax and go diving. He does not know why his beloved aunt sent Mandy to him, but he does know that he wants no part of it. But the island's isolation and Mandy's attempts to overcome her fears begin to work on Damon. An early Lowell love story available for the first time in hardcover features not only her trademark misunderstood hero and noble heroine, but also fabulous descriptions of the reef and Australian hospitality, making for a tale that will please every classic-romance fan. --Booklist, June 1, 2011 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Elizabeth Lowell's many novels include "New York Times" bestsellers "The Wrong Hostage", "The Color of Death", and "Die in Plain Sight". "Amber Beach", "Jade Island", "Pearl Cove", and "Midnight in Ruby Bayou" were also instant "New York Times" bestsellers. Lowell has more than thirty million books in print. She lives in Washington with her husband, with whom she writes mystery novels under a pseudonym.

Las aclamadas novelas de suspenso de la autora Elizabeth Lowell incluyen varios bestsellers en la "New York Times". Lowell ha vendido ms de treinta millones de ejemplares. Vive con su esposo en Seattle, Washington y Sedona, Arizona, con quien escribe novelas de misterio bajo un seudnimo.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Dh Audio; Abridged edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552041891
• ISBN-13: 978-1552041895
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,880,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell has numerous historical and contemporary novels in print, including her four-book series of suspense novels featuring the unforgettable Donovan family--AMBER BEACH, JADE ISLAND, PEARL COVE and MIDNIGHT IN RUBY BAYOU. Ms. Lowell's current release, DEATH ECHO, is Book 5 in her St. Kilda Consulting series and features twin yachts, international gangsters, and plenty of romantic-suspense. There are more than thirty million Elizabeth Lowell books currently in print. Ms. Lowell lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great "ahah" moment for the hero!, October 2, 2000

By 

Laurie Gold "bookie" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chain Lightning (Mass Market Paperback)

Elizabeth Lowell's Chain Lightning is one of her better series titles.
While the prose is definitely purple at times, she writes the
"steadfast heroine" better than most other romance authors.
By that, I mean those heroines who are quietly strong although they
initially come off as weak to their heroes. When her books work, one
of the reasons they do is when that "ahah" moment happens to
her heroes, when they realize that the heroine has actually been
incredibly brave in facing her demons.

That's exactly what happens
in Chain Lightning, a romance about Amanda Blythe and Damon Sutter.
Amanda's boss is also Damon's aunt, and she decides to throw the two
together on a three-week vacation on an island in Australia's Great
Barrier Reef. Great idea, if Amanda hadn't nearly drowned in the
plane crash that killed her bum of a husband and their unborn child.
Great idea, if Damon could handle a woman not as strong as
himself.

But thrown together these two are, and as the sexual
tension increases, so does Damon eventually learn the truth about the
seemingly waifish Amanda. His "ahah" moment is both
effective and affecting, and the relationship these two forge as a
result is very touching. As author Lowell tends to do, there's always
one more hurdle to jump before an HEA ending, and this one is one of
her most poignant endings - up there with the endings in Too Hot to
Handle and Love Song for a Raven.

Elizabeth Lowell is one of the few
authors I read who writes seemingly endless love scenes - her series
titles always seem to include one that goes on forever - but they
often work for her, conveying in actions what the characters are
unable to convey with words. Chain Lightning is no exception, and if
the reader can get past some of the corny dialogue (her heroes often
seem to have horrible nicknames for their heroines), there's a good
time to be had...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A warm book for a cold winter day, August 31, 2000

By 

Spirit "Spirit" (Daphne, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chain Lightning (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read this book twice, and though I lend most of my books to friends this is a keeper. Sent by a meddeling boss on a suprise vacation to Austrial our heroine finds herself facing her three biggest fears, Water, Planes, and Boats. Mandy is a woman most of us can relate too. She won't hide from her fears. Sutter is a man that has a hard time understanding her at first. But being a diplomate he has learned to study people, and by studing Mandy he learns that there is more to her than her sharp whit, and amber eyes. What he finds, he doesn't want to amit. Beside a few big goofs on the scuba diving sequences, this was a great fast read. Want to get away for a day, pick-up this book and go to Australia with Mandy and Sutter.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At the top of my list., August 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Chain Lightning (Paperback)

Mandy Blythe is afraid of water, boats, and airplanes. The worst possible candidate for an Australian Barrier Reef vacation with Damon Sutter. Scared to death the entire way, Mandy somehow makes it to Lady Elliot Island in one piece. Once there she sets out to conquer her fear anyway she can. At first, Sutter is no help, and even goads her about being a frightened little bunny hiding in her burrow. Sooner or later, he comes around, though. As will you. Elizabeth Lowell continually writes excellent novels with believable characters and scenarios. So believable, in fact, even you might become afraid of water! Well done, Lowell!