Her Mysterious Houseguest (Harlequin Special Edition) [Paperback]

Jane Toombs (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette; Silhouette Special Edition #1391 edition (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037324391X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373243914
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 4.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,831,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jane Toombs, the Viking from her past and their calico grandcat, Kinko, live on the south shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula wilderness. Here they enjoy refreshing springs, marvelous summers and colorful falls which is enough to get them through the miserable winters. The Viking is a retired geologist and water well driller, while Jane is a retired nurse. Kinko has decided not to retire even though she's fifteen years old.
Jane is eging up on ninety published books and hasn't counted how many novellas and short stories lately. She writes in all genres except men's action and erotica, but paranormal with or without romance is her favorite She does prefer happy endings, though.
Jane's web site is: www.JaneToombs.com

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Recommended--strong emotional moments, April 1, 2001

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Her Mysterious Houseguest (Harlequin Special Edition) (Paperback)

Tall, dark and sexy Mikel Starzov arrives mysteriously out of nowhere, miraculously at the moment Aino needed help. When the Aino climbed down from his truck, Mikel immediately recognized the older man's distress, rushing him to the hospital in time to prevent further complications from a stroke.

Mikel is far more comfortable on the bustling streets of New York City than in Michigan's desolate Upper Peninsula. Used to more people than trees, Mikel never expected his search to lead him to such an isolated area. Called "Nemesis" by the folks of headquarters, Mikel never fails to locate his quarry. In this case, he seeks a missing woman. Many years ago, thirteen-year-old Renee disappeared from an abusive and dangerous home, leaving behind her sister, mother, and cruel father. Now her sister wants to find Renee.

As a promise to his best friend Steve on his wedding day, Mikel's using his vacation time to track the bride's sister Renee. When he follows the only lead he has, Mikel winds up in Ojibway and saving Aino. As a way to thank Mikel for his timely intervention, Aino invites him to stay at his farm where his cousin Rachel Hill also resides. Mikel has to keep reminding himself that he does not get involved with anyone involved with one of his cases, even a delectable woman like Rachel. A previous bad experience nearly got him booted out of the agency, yet Mikel can't ignore the powerful attraction between himself and Rachel. Rachel long legs, sweet brown eyes, and imminently kissable lips are just too much to resist.

While I found HER MYSTERIOUS HOUSEGUEST to be a pleasant read, I also was somewhat disappointed. I found it difficult to loose myself in the tale; instead I questioned much of the plot and characterization of the hero. Without giving away too much of the plot, I can't help wondering how a man purported to have such strong intuition doesn't use it to find the missing sister. I kept wanted to bash the hero over the head when he missed every instance of obvious finger pointing; yet his grandmother guessed the solution right away. Nevertheless, I did enjoy the word play between the older generation as well as the lovely ending. Recommended.