Customer Reviews

Led Astray

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Brown has given us a very sweet story in LED ASTRAY! It is about a religious family with one "good" son and one "bad" son. Both sons love the same girl. The characters truly care about one another and it was a pleasure to read their interactions. There was a nice, long courtship where the reader got to know them more and I enjoyed it very much.

The story is well developed and has likeable primary and secondary characters. You won't want to skip a single word in this book, in fact, you'll reread some parts! I was tired of the love/hate romances I've been reading lately, it was a delight to pick up this book. I kept waiting for it to get stupid, but it didn't. I was pleasantly surprised.

Another worth-reading romance by Brown is SUNNY CHANDLER'S RETURN.

Description from the back of the book:

Jenny Fletcher had selflessly put her needs and dreams behind those of her fiance, Hal, a man more committed to a cause than to her. On the eve of his departure for Central America, he gave Jenny what she wanted more than anything...one passionate night. It was his final gift, for he didn't return home alive.

In every way Cage Hendren was the opposite of his brother, Hal. Wild and reckless, t he black sheep of the family, he was all rough edges, with a soft spot for just one thing: Jenny. It was Cage, not Hal, who showed her the meaning of ecstasy that night. It was his child, not Hal's that Jenny carried.

And he'll do everything in his power to show her that he'd led her astray to prove that the right man had been there all along...

* I randomly picked this book out of the 200+ that I have on my shelves to read & embarrassingly I was disappointed with my selection at first. I thought this was going to be a book that I couldn't wait until the ending came but boy was I ever wrong. This is a book that I will hold on to & one of my favorites. This is one of those times where the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover" comes into play. This book is a must read. Don't pass it up.

Following up to let you all know that there is another book that follows this one, The Devil's Own, it's a very good book & you will see quite a bit more of Jenny & Cage in it. Enjoy!!

Even though this is a rewrite. It was fine reading.The story is about Jenny who loses her fiancee on a mission. and is comforted by his brother Cage who's consider the black sheep of the family. Who's himself has a thing for Jenny. The question is asked Will Jenny follow her heart or will she allow mistaken loyalty and guilt rule her heart? In order to know read this excellent book. You won't be sorry!

Hal and Jenny are to be married. There are some things standing in their way. Hal is going off on a mercy mission and Hal's brother Cage is in love with Jenny. Jenny thinks of seducing Hal so he would not leave only to find out it was not Hal who she made love to in the dark but his brother Cage. So starts this very intriguing love story of love lost and found. Will Jenny ever feel the same way for Cage? and will he admit to what he has done. Very touching, sad and wonderful. Excellent Read!.

This story was absolutely incredible. I listened to this one on CD and I was so anxious to get into my car to hear the rest of the story every day! I absolutely loved the storyline. It was great.
The only reason I gave it 4 instead of five is because I thought they could have tied it up in a little prettier of a package. I had two many un answered questions that could have been beautifully answered with one more chapter.

But still one of my favorites.....

This was a departure from the norm, with the 'Preacher' background which I liked. The relationship of the family and the individual family members are gone into quite nicely. Imperfect as most people are, we see the unfortunate sanctimonious, distrustful, quick to judgement attitudes of the Minister & his wife (Mom & Dad). The difference in the brothers, Clay & Hal is remarkable and their involvement with their 'adopted sister' Jenny interesting. A true conclusion is wrought by Sandra Brown as to people whose lives are mapped out by their parents. The upheaval and turmoil in their lives allows their real feelings to grow, by the freedom they make for themselves. Relationships based on friendship is really the best. It's a good story and another keeper by Sandra Brown!

This book was a nice surprise from other books of its length. I generally read only the larger books, since the plot development is so much better. Sometimes the shorter plots allow the characters to fall in love with unrealistic speed. Cage and Jenny have a history, and that history allowed them to fall in love -- first as friends -- then as lovers. The inner struggles that both Cage and Jenny face had tears swimming in my eyes more than once! Like almost all Sandra Brown books, this one is a good read.

A very good read. I really felt for Cage. Having parents that clearly preferred the other son must be a terrible thing. Shame on the parents!! I was happy that Jenny treated him special as no own else did. I think they made a perfect couple and I'm thrilled I read it. I enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed Mirror Image which is/was my very favorite Sandra Brown book. Mirror Image is my favorite romanctic suspense, while Led Astray is my favorite romance.

Jenny Fletcher begs her preacher fiance Hal to spend a night of passion with her before he leaves for a dangerous religious mission in Central America. In reality, it is his black sheep brother she makes love to. When Hal dies while in Central America, Cage sees this as his opportunity to be with the woman he has always loved, despite her parents' disapproval, particularly when Jenny gets a party favor from her night of passion with "Hal." When Jenny learns the truth about Cage's deception, will she be able to forgive him and remain with the man who instills such passion in her?

The interesting storyline was marred by really clunky and cheesy dialogue (a common early trait of Brown's writing that she has thankfully lost). The chemistry between the two characters is immense, the secondary characters well drawn, both brining the story from a dated soap opera to a pretty dramatic read.

As a new reader of Sandra Brown, I must say that I've been very impressed with her work as yet. I was slightly disappointed with this book, however. It's the typical melodramatic plot, in which the heroine falls for the "bad boy." I also found that the parents' attitude toward their "black sheep" son was a little hard to swallow. All in all, it's not a bad read, though I've had better.