Lucifer Rising [Paperback]

Sharon Bowers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1999

In eloquent and lush language, Sharon Bowers paints a dazzling portrait of a woman driven to the darkest extremes of the human condition--and the journey she makes to cross to the other side.

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From the Back Cover

Lucifer Rising is a novel about love and fear. It is the story of fallen DEA angel Jude Lucien and the Miami Herald reporter determined to unearth Jude's secrets. When an apparently happenstance meeting introduces Jude to reporter Liz Gardener, the dark ex-agent is both intrigued and aroused by the young woman. A sniper shot intended for Jude strikes Liz, and the two women are thrown together in a race to discover who is intent on killing her. As their lives become more and more intertwined, Jude finds herself unexpected falling for the reporter, and Liz discovers that the agent-turned-drug-dealer is both more and less than she seems.

In eloquent and spare language, author Sharon Bowers paints a dazzling portrait of a woman driven to the darkest extremes of the human condition-and the journey she makes to cross to the other side.

About the Author

Sharon Bowers lives, breathes, and sweats in the Deep South. Aided and abetted by a small brown dog, she is currently at work on her second novel.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Pacific Eagle Publishing; First Edition edition (November 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963823167
• ISBN-13: 978-0963823168
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,969,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping story, three-dimensional characters, a great read, November 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lucifer Rising (Paperback)

'Lucifer Rising' has got it all: Characters with depth andedge; Plot with intriguing twists and turns; and Writing withbrilliant, real descriptions. Sharon Bower's greatest strength is her ability to weave a multi-layerered story around very real characters. Her prose is complex yet stark and often paints a picture full of rich details and interesting phrasing. She gives her characters very real and human qualities, whether that be the capacity to love or hate or both at the same time. These are not people who are simplistic or easily labeled as 'good' or 'bad'. What is intriguing about her two main characters is that they elicit the gamut of emotions from the reader: emphathy, frustration, admiration, confusion, happiness, sadness, and everything in between. Behind the backdrop of drug lords, violence, and journalistic opportunity, you find a developing relationship full of faltering trust, seductive desire, and ultimate discovery and redemption. It's a love story and so much more. I found myself amazingly engaged during this story and entirely interested in how it would turn out in the end. It's one of the better books I've read in a long time and I would definitely read whatever Ms. Bower's chose to write next. She's that good.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intense, sexy, fast-paced, and so eloquently written...., November 19, 1999

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This review is from: Lucifer Rising (Paperback)

It reignited my passion for dark, sexy, espionage stories... the characters are delicious, the action is hot and heavy, and above all, the excellent writing allows effortless navigation through the intricate plot twists... do a friend a favour... give them a copy as a gift...

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I could not put this one down., February 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lucifer Rising (Paperback)

I took this novel on a fishing vacation and had a difficult time putting it down so I could get on with my fishing. That's some stiff competition. Full of rich characterizations, suspense, sex and danger. The main character's dark and dangerous personallity is not played down here. Her volatility lends a nerve racking edge to the action while you are just waiting for the next shoe to drop. The sex is realistic, beautifull and passionate. And there's plenty of it. These are not just your obligatory bedroom scenes that appear in so many other lesbian novels. I found the two main characters believable and I cared about what happened to them. A good read and worthy of your dollars.