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Elizabeth Lowell (Author)
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January 1, 1994

Reba Farrall was lost—until a kindly old gentleman took her under his wing and helped heal her shattered spirit. Now her dearest friend is gone, leaving her with a doubting, broken heart...and half-interest in a California gem mine. But Chance Walker has burst into Reba's life—a daring adventurer who believes in nothing except the priceless uncut stones for which he searches the Earth. In the blistering heat of Death Valley—in the intoxicating presence of a jewel more exquisite than any he has ever seen—Chance must confront a dire peril that stalks the sad and sensuous beauty. For only he can save Reba Farrall from harm—and only she can teach him how to love.


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"A Law Unto Herself In The World Of Romance!" -- -- Amanda Quick

"Great!" -- -- Johanna Lindsey

"Incomparable" -- -- Romantic Times

About the Author

Elizabeth Lowell's acclaimed suspense novels include the New York Times bestsellers Blue Smoke and Murder, Innocent as Sin, The Wrong Hostage, Always Time to Die, The Color of Death, Die in Plain Sight, Running Scared, and Moving Target, as well as four books featuring the Donovan family: Amber Beach, Jade Island, Pearl Cove, and Midnight in Ruby Bayou. Lowell has more than thirty million books in print. She lives in Arizona and Seattle, Washington, with her husband, with whom she writes mystery novels under a pseudonym.


Las aclamadas novelas de suspenso de la autora Elizabeth Lowell incluyen varios bestsellers en la New York Times. Lowell ha vendido mÁs de treinta millones de ejemplares. Vive con su esposo en Seattle, Washington y Sedona, Arizona, con quien escribe novelas de misterio bajo un seudÓnimo.


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  • Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Avon (January 1, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380767600
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380767601
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #881,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell has numerous historical and contemporary novels in print, including her four-book series of suspense novels featuring the unforgettable Donovan family--AMBER BEACH, JADE ISLAND, PEARL COVE and MIDNIGHT IN RUBY BAYOU. Ms. Lowell's current release, DEATH ECHO, is Book 5 in her St. Kilda Consulting series and features twin yachts, international gangsters, and plenty of romantic-suspense. There are more than thirty million Elizabeth Lowell books currently in print. Ms. Lowell lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.

 

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely pitiful, December 26, 1999
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Lowell's Amber Beach, Jade Island, and Tell Me No Lies were wonderful books. Lover in the Rough is an earlier work and it is evident in every sophomoric bit of dialogue. The characters are cardboard cutouts--the winsome (and, though previously-married, curiously innocent) heroine; the rugged, yet tender, hero; the malevolent, drunken, would-be rapist bad-guy. The dialogue and sex scenes have you rolling your eyes in disbelief.

The hero and heroine fall into each other's arms (literally) and into each other's bed for no discernable reason, other than they are both, of course, intensely attractive. This is dressed up as love, of course. (I don't have a problem with sex scenes. In fact, I really rather like well-written, hot and sexy love scenes. These, however, are ridiculously contrived, poorly written, and appear to only exist because she felt it was time for the obligatory sex scene.) Too, if I had to read one more comparison between driving on the freeway and the dangers of mining, I think I would scream. All in all, this book is a waste of time, money, and paper. The only thing I can think when I look at it is the fact that the time I spent on it is time I will never have again. Forget this one and stick with her newer books.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars I'm a Lowell fan, but this one missed the mark!, February 19, 2006
This review is from: Lover in the Rough (Mass Market Paperback)
This just was not Lowell's best work. Chance was a hard man in love and war. . . until he met Reba, the woman he had been looking for all his life. I found the intimate scenes between Chance and Reba to be rather chaste. The constant, almost non-stop talk of minerals, precious stones, crystals, tourmaline mines, diamond mines, pegimitite (or whatever!!!) and prospecting stories just got boring after a while; I started skimming, during those lengthy endless discussions, and I rarely skim!!! Reba could have been a much bigger challenge and she could have had a lot more backbone. Chance didn't even have to do any chasing--Reba just fell into his arms right off the bat---and stayed there with little prompting from Chance. The tension was fair, but seemed somewhat contrived to me.

Overall, this was a fair read. The book had some romance and most of the characters were fairly likeable---but the tension that arose between Chance and Reba about the ownership of the tourmaline mine was predictable and simply needed something more substantive and real-to-life.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed it!, July 28, 2000
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I really enjoyed reading this book. I thought the dialog (although mushy) was wonderful. I enjoyed both of these characters especially Chance. He was so kind, helpful, and loving to Reba. Although he did seem suspicious at times. I liked the sensual tension between these two characters. I got what i needed out of it. I felt as if i were in the book and what i look for in any book is a chance to escape from the real world. This book took me there.
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"Ms. Farrall," asked the photographer, do you want the white jade dish next to the baroque pearl cluster or the ivory sculpture?" Read the first page
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tourmaline mine, cinnamon eyes, pink tourmaline, tear bottle, upright beams, helmet light
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China Queen, Tiger God, Chance Walker, Death Valley, Lightning Ridge, Stone Ring Keep, Todd Sinclair, Green Suite, Los Angeles, Reba Farrall, Glendruid Wolf, Jeremy Bouvier Sinclair, Cabernet Sauvignon, Elizabeth Lowell, Jeremy Sinclair, Mosaic Canyon, Rodeo Drive, South America, Thank God
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