HEARTBREAKER [Paperback]

Karen Robards (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Delacorte; 1 edition (1997)
• ASIN: B0011NHVVQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Karen Robards is the bestselling author of twenty-seven novels. The winner of six Silver Pen awards for favorite romance novelist, as well as numerous other awards, she lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, Doug, and their sons Peter, Christopher, and Jack. She says, "I read, I write, and I chase children. That's my life."

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good start-bad ending, June 25, 2002

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P. Thompson (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heartbreaker (Mass Market Paperback)

This Robard's book was a disappointment. The first half held me in its grasp, making me want to read faster and faster but I could only shake my head once the good guys and bad guys met. From that point, it became unrealistic. Did not care for the "end of the world" scenario and how conveniently everything happened for the good guys. For example, when the good guys were cornered and going to be killed, oops, the rock plateau falls and all but one terrorist is killed and this one happens to think that maybe his associates might have been mistaken in their beliefs. Get real! Sorry Karen, I love most of your action/thrillers but this was a major dissapointment.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculous, December 5, 2007

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A. Roberts "Avid Reader" (Wyoming) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heartbreaker (Mass Market Paperback)

I just really couldn't find anything about this story to like. The heroine was so full of herself. She had such a temper and just mean spirited that even when she was being portrayed as this caring mother, I just couldn't like her. When a branch smacks the hero in the face she thinks it's funny. Everytime he gets hurt, she thinks it's amusing. Good Grief! This caring mother is trapped in a mine having sex with the hero while her 14 year daughter is wandering around lost and hurt and they have no idea if she is okay. I would have been a wreck! The whole scenario of this cult blowing up the world along with all the rest was just so unbelieveable. I finished reading the book though was tempted to quit several times and even the ending where the hero has thrown himself out a second story window because the house is going to blow up. It stands to reason he is hurt but our heroine laughs and has a microphone reporting the story with no concern for him. What is it he sees in this self absorbed woman is beyond me. I would assume her job is more important than her daughter or marriage so really couldn't see this working. Other than sexually, I couldn't understand any relationship between them . Okay others liked it and guess we're all different (good thing)but I really didn't see anything to like about it. I have liked some of KR's other books but often I have to warm up to the heroines in her stories. I'm not sure why so many of them have to be so sassy. I'm all for women being independent but KR carries it too far sometimes.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Robards' best, by far..., April 6, 2002

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Mandy D. "Romantic Suspense Reader" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heartbreaker (Mass Market Paperback)

A hometown fan, I've read all of Robards' books in a few months after discovering "Paradise County" in our local Target store. "Heartbreaker" is the best -- a delicious, fast-paced read with rich characters and delightful banter. I've actually given this book to several friends as gifts.

Also consider my second favorite, "Walking After Midnight." Both are what I call "pursuit" books, where the main characters are on the run, making for a heart-racing read where the main characters are better developed (the storylines focus on survival, street-smarts and the steamy romances that can grow in the process).