Forever Blue (Tall, Dark & Dangerous, Book 2) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Suzanne Brockmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2003

For Lucy Tait, no one was more of a hero than Blue McCoy, who had once rescued her. Blue had come home from the Navy to see his brother married, not killed. The whole town thought he was the culprit, but what would the investigating officer - Lucy Tait - think?

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"Thanks to Suzanne Brockmann's glorious pen, we all get to revel in heartstopping adventure and blistering romance." -- Romantic Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587244551
• ISBN-13: 978-1587244551
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,194,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Suzanne Brockmann is the award-winning author of fifty-one books, and is widely recognized as one of the leading voices in romantic suspense. Her work has earned her repeated appearances on the New York Times bestseller list, as well as numerous awards, including Romance Writers of America's #1 Favorite Book of the Year and two RITA awards.

Married to author Ed Gaffney, Suz divides her time between Sarasota, Florida; Boston, Massachusetts and New York City. They have two grown children, Melanie, who is a personal trainer and a writer, and Jason, who is an actor and tap dancer, and two miniature schnauzers, C.K. Dexter-Haven and Little Joe, both of whom (unlike Mel and Jason) still live at home.

Suz is a proud member of PFLAG -- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. She is also a card-carrying member of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Human Rights Campaign, and MassEquality. A firm believer in civil rights for all people, she has fought hard to bring equal marriage rights to all citizens of her home state, Massachusetts.

Suz also recently produced her first independent feature-length movie, a romantic comedy called THE PERFECT WEDDING, that she co-wrote with her husband Ed and her son Jason. The film is currently in post-production. (Find out more at www.ThePerfectWeddingMovie.com)

Visit Suz's Website at www.SuzanneBrockmann.com
Find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SuzanneBrockmannBooks

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2nd in the TD&D series...my favorite!, September 22, 2000

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"avonlea" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever Blue (Tall, Dark & Dangerous, Book 2) (Paperback)

Carter "Blue" McCoy is a member of an elite group of Navy SEALs. He travels home to Hatboro Creek to attend the wedding of his stepbrother to his childhood sweetheart. One of the first people he sees is Lucy Tait, police rookie and a girl he knew in high school. Lucy has had a crush on Blue for more than 10 years. Seeing him again jolts her. He is instantly attracted to her. They decide to engage in a brief affair. Brief becasue Blue will leave Hatboro Creek after the wedding; SEALs never stay in one place. But things get complicated when Blue's stepbrother turns up dead and Blue is the main suspect in his murder.

I just read my synopsis and realized that I cannot accurately convey how good this book is. Blue is tough, quiet, strong, and stern. He's also kind and honorable and darn sexy. I remembered him as an intriguing character from the 1st book in this series, PRINCE JOE. He makes an absolutely wonderful hero in FOREVER BLUE. Lucy is tough, direct, courageous, and (gasp!) not a virgin. (Regular romance readers will know what I mean by that last one.) I really, really liked Lucy. Blue and Lucy together are very hot, sweet, and sometimes even funny.

I usually dislike suspense or mystery in romances, but Brockmann knows how to incorporate these elements without taking away from the romance. I liked FOREVER BLUE even better than PRINCE JOE, which I would grade an A. I guess that means FOREVER BLUE is an A+.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars #2 and Counting Down to the Next, January 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Forever Blue (Tall, Dark & Dangerous, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Lucy Tait fantisized about Carter "Blue" McCoy, her hero, since her freshman year in high school. Blue, four years older than Lucy, left town to follow his dreams to become a Navy SEAL. Now Blue is back in town for his stepbrothers wedding to, none other, than Blue's high school sweetheart who broke Blue's heart when he realized she only used him to get close to his step brother.

Upon seeing Lucy again, Blue realizes there is more to his former hero worshiper than meets the eye. Lucy has grown up into a beautiful and independent woman and it's obvious she still has feelings for him. Blue is captivated at first sight. The sexual tension between the two characters couldn't be cut with a knife. Steamy doesn't even touch it. They are so drawn to each other--Blue wants to trust Lucy but his life has been full of disappointments and he has never been able to trust anyone except his fellow SEALS and he hasn't trusted anyone with his heart since high school.

Before the story is over you have murder, mystery, romance, passion, deceit and finally happiness all rolled up into a perfect romance/suspense novel.

This book was a really great read. I read Prince Joe about a month ago and thought it couldn't get much better, but this was as good or maybe a little better. I understand that there are quite a few in Brockman's TDD series. If they keep getting better as we go along--we may combust before we finish. I am new to Brockman, but so far she has captivated me with characters that are so well written and you feel such a part of the story you hate for it to end--Oh! and the suspense aint' bad either. This is a must read if you like well written stories and down to earth characters that tear at your heart.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forever Blue - too good to be true,, February 15, 2003

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Desmond Chan (Bishan North Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever Blue (Tall, Dark & Dangerous, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Suzanne Brockmann's sophomore re-issue with Mira after the hugely successful Prince Joe is foremost a crackling romance and a passionate salute to the Navy SEALs of America at its core like its predecessor. However this time round in Forever Blue, Ms. Brockmann notches up this saccharine romance with elements of small-town murder and mayhem when the hero, Blue McCoy is suspected of killing his stepbrother Gerry after his wedding reception. It reveals later to be a decoy to frame McCoy given his former attachments to Gerry's soon-to-be-wife Jenny Lee. Lucy Tait, who harbours a teenage crush on the SEAL is implicated when she is assigned to investigate. She takes him in when the community at Hatboro Creek repudiates him and accuses him of cold-blooded murder. Sexual tension arises with their closed proximity and as Blue comes to terms with his love for his ardent tenacious worshipper. Yet Lucy is reluctant to believe that this fairy-tale romance could ever come to fruition with the more beautiful Jenny Lee as a rival.

This wildly schmaltzy tale, coupled with a to-die-for brooding hero and a feisty rookie, is a top-notch dazzling romance. What with the frenetic pacing of action and twists to compliment the soaring romance, this book under Brockmann's glorious pen vows to enthrall and leave you swooning with passion.