Five Star Expressions - Found Wanting [Hardcover]

Joyce Lamb (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1594141800 | ISBN-13: 978-1594141805 | Publication Date: September 2, 2004 | Edition: 1

Detective Mitch Kane is hired by millionaire Layton Keller to find the son he's never known and the woman who took the boy fourteen years ago. But when Mitch finds them, he discovers that Alaina Chancellor isn't anything like he expected. Before he knows it, he's protecting her from determined hit men and trying to help her get her son back - but Alaina has been terribly hurt by a man in the past, and she doesn't trust anyone easily, especially a detective hired by her son's father. Unfortunately, she has no choice but to rely on Mitch, and as they race to save Jonah from his father, they discover that both their lives have been found wanting. (20040915)

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Lamb, whose last book, Caught in the Act (2003) was a RITA Award finalist, is back in fine form with another novel of romantic suspense. Alaina Chancellor, a single mom, has been on the run since she was a teenager. First she was only hiding from the rapist who impregnated her, but after she accidentally killed a murderer he sent after her she is also on the run from the law. Detective Mitch Kane, who lost access to his own child, is hired by millionaire Layton Keller to find the heartless woman who took his child away. When Mitch finally tracks Alaina down he believes the worst of her, but as things heat up he finds that she is more like a fierce lioness who will do anything to protect her cub than a vengeful woman. Top-notch suspense and believable characters in an action-packed plot will enthrall readers. Like Tami Hoag and Iris Johansen, Lamb weaves the textures of romance and suspense together in a satisfying read. Diana Tixier Herald
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Review

"This wonderfully written story is a must read for any fan of romantic suspense! Joyce Lamb is a master storyteller, and Found Wanting is proof of that. Once you start this magnificent book, you won't be able to put it down! You will fall in love with these characters, and the plot will keep you simply captivated. Don't miss out on one of the best novels ever written!"
--romancejunkies.com (Romancejunkies.com 20040801)

"Topnotch suspense as believable characters in an action-packed plot will enthrall readers. Like Tami Hoag and Iris Johansen, Lamb weaves the textures of romance and suspense together in a satisfying read."
--Booklist (September 2004) (Booklist 20040601)

"Fast paced suspense, full of twists and turns and nonstop action...A chilling suspense, a mother's unconditional love, and an honorable hero who doesn't let anything get in the way of justice are just a few of the things that make Found Wanting an exceptional story. To find out the many other fabulous nuances of this story, you'll just have to go and grab yourself a copy!"
--www.loveromances.com (August 2004) (LoveRomances.Com )

"This is an exhilarating romantic suspense starring a wonderful female protagonist and a born again admirer of the courage of women. The story line is fast-paced and loaded with action especillay as Addison's thugs do their assignment."
--harrietklausner.wwwi.com (June 2004) (harrietklausner.wwwi.com )

Product Details

• Hardcover: 348 pages
• Publisher: Five Star; 1 edition (September 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594141800
• ISBN-13: 978-1594141805
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joyce Lamb started writing romantic suspense novels as a teenager, plunking her dad's electric typewriter on her bedroom floor and pounding away at it in her jams. Her latest release, True Shot (book 3 in the True trilogy), earned a starred review in Publishers Weekly and four stars from RT Book Reviews.

Joyce also oversees USA Today's romance novels blog, Happy Ever After (usatoday.happyeverafter.com), which features interviews with authors ranging from best sellers to the self-published and book reviews of every romance genre from inspirational to erotica.

Joyce's second novel, Caught in the Act (now available as a 99-cent e-book), was a Rita finalist in the romantic suspense category, and True Vision (Book 1 in the True trilogy) won a Daphne du Maurier award for romantic suspense and a HOLT Medallion for Best Book by a Virginia Author.

Find out more about Joyce at her Web site, JoyceWrites.com.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exhilarating romantic suspense, September 26, 2004

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Five Star Expressions - Found Wanting (Hardcover)

In Colorado, her mom arrives to see her vanished daughter Alaina Chancellor for the first time in nine years. Not long afterward, Alaina's former lover and now brother-in-law shows up and tries to rape her, but her mother intercedes. As Alaina flees again with her son Jonah (from her "interlude a decade ago with her former lover), her mother dies in a car crash.

Five years later in Chicago, private detective Mitch Kane easily finds Alaina, who he believes is a nasty piece of work for running off with his employer's son. However, he begins to change his mind as he observes the love between mother and child and when incidents occur to innocent people. He realizes that his cilent played him for a fool using his own feelings towards his ex-wife as a tool. As Mitch falls in love with Alaina, he vows to keep her and her son safe from a killierwolf in lamb's clothing.

This is an exhilarating romantic suspense starring a wonderful female protagonist and a born again admirer of the courage of women. The story line is fast-paced and loaded with action especially as the brotherin-law's thugs do their assignment. Though how no one could see past his outer shell to the ambitious violent killer inside seems stretched even for a clever sociopath villain, fans of taut thrillers will want to read FOUND WANTING

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT Read!, October 16, 2011

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Dr. Debra - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Found Wanting (Kindle Edition)

I have a new favorite romantic suspense author, and her name is Joyce Lamb. I started Found Wanting early this afternoon, intending to read for a little while before tackling my to-do list. Well that to-do list didn't happen because I never stopped reading until the end of the book. I, especially liked how the author kept the hero and heroine at odds far past the normal jump-into-bed point. Once I got to the end, I kept reading the excerpt for the next book, Relative Strangers, and then read the whole book. I'm into book three, Caught in the Act, right now. Yep, a whole day shot due to Joyce Lamb. :)