Half Moon Bay [Paperback]

Meryl Sawyer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821761447
• ISBN-13: 978-0821761441
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #538,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "HALF MOON BAY" IS 100% FABULOUS !, February 16, 1999

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MaryannJr "MaryannJr" (PHILADELPHIA, PA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Half Moon Bay (Paperback)

As a fan of Meryl Sawyer's for quite some time, I am used to snatching her books off the shelf the minute they're unpacked, and "HALF MOON BAY" was no exception. I had been waiting for this book since I learned of it's existence last summer, and it was definately worth the wait. As usual Ms. Sawyer has turned out a fine mystery, a sizzling love story, and a group of characters that stay with you long after the last chapter. Amy Conroy has been forced to live with a hideous facial birthmark all her life, until a freak accident gives her a new identity, and a man to love her - if she can manage to elude another man who wants her dead. Matt Jensen, who made an all too brief appearance in "TEMPTING FATE" is back as the man who mistakes the badly injured Amy for "Shelley" -a woman who turned into a stalker after their one and only date. Twists and turns are Meryl Sawyer's specialty, and she's done her best to keep her readers busilly turning pages. Teasing references to great characters from novels like "THE HIDEAWAY" and "UNFORGETTABLE" help to make "Half Moon Bay" like a visit with old friends. Thanks Meryl, for making Half Moon Bay worth the wait - and for keeping us waiting for more ! DON'T WAIT. GET THIS ONE NOW !!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great romantic suspense from a master storyteller!, May 12, 2000

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L. Wong (Memphis, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Half Moon Bay (Paperback)

I liked this one even more than THUNDER ISLAND. HALF MOON BAY definitely belongs on the keeper shelf of all romance lovers. There was a nice, even balance between the suspense and the romance, and the characters were all too human.

Amy Conroy has always been disfigured--one side of her face has been marred by a terrible birthmark. As if that doesn't make her life bad, she's being pursued by a twisted sociopath. Then she's in a car crash and mistaken for one of the victims, Rochelle Raston. Amy's face is reconstructed, the scar disappears, and that's where the fun begins.

Matthew Jensen, an investigative reporter, would rather leave Rochelle Raston far behind. Being stalked by a maniac isn't his idea of fun. But he finds himself drawn to this new Rochelle, who doesn't seem as obsessive, who would rather have little to do with him, and to whom he finds himself irresistably attracted.

Meryl Sawyer makes you laugh and ache along with the characters, and sends chills down your back when the bad guys start to catch up. Matthew Jensen belongs in the Romance Heroes Hall of Fame for being one of the most likable, soft-hearted, but toughest men I've read about in a long time. He isn't vicious a cruel to Amy, though he has every right to be, since he thinks she's the stalker who threatened his sister.

The premise of this book was so unique to me. A woman who's gone through life disfigured suddenly becomes a gorgeous sexpot with a new identity. And gee...a stalker victim falling for his "stalker" :) Think of the mental gymnastics he's going through!

If you haven't read this, you'll definitely want to! The plot, characters, and secondary characters are fantastic!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Hit For Sawyer!!, October 30, 2000

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Dana - See all my reviews

This review is from: Half Moon Bay (Paperback)

I have been on a roll with Meryl Sawyer since reading one of her novels. Now I am hunting all her releases and reading them! She is so great, combining romance and suspense, my favorite type of book. In Half Moon Bay Amy Conroy is trying to hide from someone who is trying to kill her because she knows something. It is hard to hide, because she has a birthmark that covers the whole left side of her face. She is involved in an accident while running from the killer, and is left in the hospital, needing facial reconstruction and unable to talk. The hospital assumes she is a woman named Shelly. In comes Matt, who Shelly was stalking! Matt assumes Amy is Shelly also, but can't figure out why he is attracted to her, when he hates Shelly. Half Moon Bay is exciting and is a great read! Can't wait to find and read my next Meryl Sawyer book!