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Dangerous Lover (Silhouette Intimate Moments)

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Selene Brand hadn't planned to tell her family she was a witch this way! But after discovering the injured man who fell at her feet, she knew it was more important to get him help than to keep her identity as a witch a secret. Unfortunately, Corey has amnesia and all he remembers is Selene standing over him with her athame. Corey's attempted killers haven't given up, though, and Corey and Selene find themselves on the run while sorting out their attraction to one another.

DANGEROUS LOVER continues Maggie Shayne's spectacular series, The Oklahoma All-Girl Brands. Selene's story is one this reviewer has greatly anticipated and Ms. Shayne did not disappoint! Selene's unwavering faith in her belief system against her mother's horror and Corey's disbelief demonstrates the strength that is the core of each of the Brand characters. Maggie Shayne has a strong sense of her own spirituality and she incorporates some of those beliefs into DANGEROUS LOVER through Selene. This is not a preachy novel, however, but one of acceptance and tolerance. DANGEROUS LOVER has a powerful impact with the depth of emotions conveyed and the overall message is thought provoking.

DANGEROUS LOVER is not the sort of book you want to end. Maggie Shayne's splendid pacing of the action interspersed with just the right amount of romance makes this an absolute winner and perhaps one of this reviewer's favorites in The Oklahoma All-Girl Brands series. Maggie Shayne is arguably one of the best authors out there today and DANGEROUS LOVER certainly proves this point! Now if only we can read Casey's story....

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Maggie Shayne has certainly written better than this quick read. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice fast paced novel with lots of excitement. However I found the main character a little hard to relate to. There's being Wiccan or an interest in the occults and then there's just plain flaky and I'd have to say Selene Brand falls into the second category. She decides a man she doesn't even know is her soul mate based on signs she receives after a pagan ritual, falls madly in love with him for no other apparent reason other than those signs and takes wacky to a whole new level. In one scene this character decides to literally listen to the earth, as in lie down on the ground and put her ear to it, and of course while she's listening to dirt "talk" the bad guy catches her and takes her hostage. The character does have some redeeming qualities like a strong sense of conviction to her beliefs and an extreme sense of loyalty, but I was disappointed in the book because you usually find so much better with a Maggie Shayne novel. It's an entertaining read, but I think could have been greatly improved with a little more character development and plot depth. Definitely not one of Maggie Shayne's best.

All the characters in Maggie Shayne's "Oklahoma Brands"
series are lovable. Selene was the different one and
the book was written very well. I loved it!

Dangerous Lover was part of the five book Oklahoma Brand Series by Maggie Shayne and it was absolutely one of the best series I have read so far. Prior to Oklahoma Brand is the Texas Brand Series of which there are nine books and should be read first. Maggie Shayne is one of my favorite writers who adds a little suspense along with romance in her Brand collection. I highly recommend this series and all of Maggie Shaynes books!