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Chasing Rainbow

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Chasing Rainbow is billed as a romance novel, but it is much more! It is warm, witty, funny and a wonderful read. There's even a wee little murder mystery stirred in for good measure. It reminds me of the light romantic comedies that Doris Day and Rock Hudson used to star in...I'm surprised Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks haven't made this into a movie. It'd be a blockbuster.

I read this book out on the deck, and I was laughing with every delightful new plot twist. A gifted humor writer, Sue Civil-Brown comes up with the zaniest, most lovable characters I've ever seen: a no-nonsense geologist who doesn't believe in superstitions falling in love with an adorable young psychic named Rainbow Moonglow.

Rainbow, you see, was born in a commune in the 1970s; her mother was into free love and doesn't know who the father was, but is still strict with her grown daughters'morals. And its a tossup who has the craziest uncle, Rainbow or her beau.

The minor characters are a scream: the red-haired psychic/mother who wears purple because her spirit guide told her to; the retired Colonel who believes his military training can handle anything, including ectoplasm; the flirty ex-CIA agent with his goofy T-shirts; minor league mobsters; grandmothers who are hell on wheels on their motorbikes; playful spooks who play tricks on the living; and an assortment of colorful, crazy retirees in the Florida condo community.

Buy this book, it's a laugh a minute. You'll fall in love with Rainbow and her pals.

Whatever caused Rachel Lee to metamorphose into Sue Civil-Brown was a BIG mistake! Her three contemporaries as S. C-B. have all lacked the intensity, sensuality and emotion which made many of her pre-Conard County and Conard County books outstanding. Perhaps because I treasure some of her older books so much, my disappointment in her new work is even greater. Although I did not find her Lee books consistently good, C-B's Avon books are less enjoyable even than the Lee misses. The characters are plastic and the story is thin. I will not buy any more Avons. I hope she gets back on track. I know she can write novels that are memorable.

I was really disappointed in this one. I had heard such great things about it, but it was too wacky. Too many characters, and you didn't care a fig about any of them. It just went on and on. Rambled....and, didn't focus on anything. Not worth the time.

I enjoyed this book.
Rainbow is a believable characther who has a special talent for sensing the unknowing. And when she is called into look at a haunted building where many senior citizens live, she doesn't know what she is getting herself into.

Jake Carpenter is too logical and scientific for words. When he is voted president of the association and 'stuck' with Rainbow and a haunted building, little does he know the fun is just beginning.

With a little help from above and a lot of help from Mary Todd, this couple has a hard time finding time alone to get to know each other and yet they really don't stand a chance in the romance. They make such a great couple and are just the kind of people I'd like to know in real life.

The book just moves along at a fast pace and with a touch of humor and a touch of the out of the ordinary, this is a great beach reading type of book.

Enjoy.

Perhaps it is the wackiness of Rainbow herself that drew me into the story, but this has to got be my favorite Sue Civil-Brown/Rachel Lee book to date.

I found the characters funny but believable. And Rainbow's special way of knowing kept me wanting to know more.

Okay, I'll admit I got out a map and looked to see if there could really be a place called Paradise Island off the coast of Florida...cause it's a place I'd like to visit.

Very funny--the perfect gift for a friend who needs cheering, or to spend some hours on a gloomy day.

This was the better of the three romantic/comedy novels I read by this author. I won't read another though. Her secondary characters were a little easier to laugh at in this book, but the ending was anti-climatic. Her heroine was unsure of herself and this seems to be the case in all Civil-Brown's heroines. The hero was pushed into his role as an alpha male as well. These characters are hard for me to enjoy. The plot was busy and the characters were shallow. I'd invest in another author's book for entertainment.

I don't think that anyone who gave this book a bad rating actually read the book. It's a refreshing, fun and well-written novel by one of the best authors ever. As for writing classes, this author certainly doesn't need any!!!!!!

Chasing Rainbow is fresh comic romp. Written with verve and wit, it explores the outer fringes of New Age thought while deftly exposing the tender and ageless area of the human heart. The setting is wonderfully realized, and the characters resonate with life - especially the secondary geriatric crowd who act as a cheering squad for the antics of hero and heroine. I can't remember when I've had so much fun.

This zany romance stands apart from the crowd with its cast of offbeat characters. Imagine a practical, grounded man who has made geology his life's career being forced to work with a local psychic to rid his condominium association of ghosts. Highly original and a warm-hearted delight.

This was the first of Sue Civil Brown's that I have read. It made me want to read her other books. I hope Sue Civil Brown will keep on writing as I want to keep on reading her books.