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Mirror Image

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After a devastating plane crash, hospitalized Avery Daniels is misidentified as Carole Rutledge, the wife of Senatorial candidate Tate Rutledge. Due to severe trauma and injury, Avery is unable to communicate who she really is, and undergoes surgery transforming her into Carole Rutledge. When she learns that someone has targeted Tate, and plans to murder him, she decides to live Carole's life to protect Tate and his daughter.

I have always been a huge Sandra Brown fan, and can always count on excellent writing. This book did not disappoint. It is intense and emotionally gripping, and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end.

Avery, a reporter ends up on the same flight as a senator's wife, and it crashes and burns. Avery is taken to the hospital and labelled his wife. She takes the responsibility of becoming the mother of his daughter while starting the greatest love affair meant between husband and wife. Meanwhile Tate, the senator, is a little suspicious of his "wife's" change in attitude. Their relationship develops on the steamy side, if not trustingly, but they just get stronger and start believing in one another again. It is such a heart wrenching tale, I could read it over and over again.

I first read this book before the new cover came out. It is still one of my favorites. If you liked this one, you will like Mary Alice Monroe's "Girl in the Mirror", and "Shades of Twilight" by Linda Howard.

I have never read any other of Sandra Brown's books, but after reading Mirror Image, I plan to start ASAP! I loved this book from the second i read the first sentence, until the last word of the book. Avery's love for Mandy and Tate was endearing and so brave. I had 2 of the killers figured out, but the third one is the BIGGEST shocker! I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone, esp. if you want to get hooked on Sandra Brown's awesome writing technique. If you have a boring job where you have nothing really to do (which is what prompted me to read this one i found in my mom's desk drawer) this book will definately make you WANT to go to work!

Among hundreds of romance books I read, Mirror Image is the best of all. The characters, the plot, and the setting are fascinating, compelling, and intriguing. The romance and suspense fit nicely and develop smoothly and excitedly from the beginning, capturing my full attention. This is a book worth to keep in your bookshelf. You will not be disappointed.

I've read several Sandra Brown novels, of which some I thought were totally boring. But I have to hand it to SB on this one, her talent came through like a shining star. I didn't want to stop reading and thought the plot was one of her best ever. The characters were strong and well described, and the suspense was intense. I love it when I get to the end and I'm still trying to figure out "WHODUNNIT?" That's how it was with MIRROR IMAGE. I will have to agree with another reviewer that some of the sex scenes were a little too descriptive, which didn't really add anything to this story. She probably could have left out some of that and it would have given the story a little more class. Regardless, this novel is good for a 5-star rating and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a romance that's laced with great suspense. My only other problem with the prose is that I think SB at times will tend to try too hard in showing off her knowledge of words, and she gets a little too carried away in using descriptive words that aren't often used and may be a little TOO much for the average reader. I truly did enjoy this novel, which was first published in 1990 and is being reprinted again for SB like several of her other works. For those new SB fans, this one is guaranteed not to disappoint.

Although I have recently fallen in love with Sandra Brown's work, I put off reading "Mirror Image" for quite a while because the story description sounded a little odd. But since I have never read a negative review about the book, I knew I should give it a chance . . . It only took one chapter and I was hooked on this story and read most of it in one day! I felt sorry for Avery having to put up with the negativity from the Rutledge's and admired her determination win Tate's love and save his life.
This is definitely on top of my favorite romantic suspenses list. Others I recommend are "Slow Heat in Heaven" and "Best Kept Secrets"

I have read every book that Sandra Brown has written and I think that Mirror Image is the best! Sandra Brown combinds her wonderful romance writing with a twist of suspence that keeps you turning the pages. This will keep you up all night waiting to see how it ends!

Reporter Avery Daniels boards a doomed flight and is one of a dozen survivors. While badly burned and recovering in the hospital, she is mistaken for Carole Rutledge, wife of an up and coming politician Tate Rutledge, due to her resemblance and stature, and the fact that she rescued Mandy Rutledge from the wreckage. Unable to communicate as a result of the severity of her injuries, she's helpless as plastic surgery is performed to restore Carole's face, and late one night she overhears a plot to harm Tate.

Armed with a new face and a new lease on life, she assumes Carole's life to protect Tate and uncover the assassin's identity, falling for Tate and Mandy in the process. Tate is shocked to discover that a brush with death has turned his wife into a woman he can once again love. He is note sure if he can forgive her selfish misdeeds and was planning to divorce her after the election, but he is giving seconds thoughts to this as the two are resuming marital relations. Will Avery be able to stop the next assassination attempt? Will she be able to hold onto the man and child she has come to love?

Originally penned in 1990, Brown's novel is one of her best early efforts and does not appear dated as some of her other early efforts. It is one of the better identity-switch novels out there (Brown mined the same field later in "The Switch"). The chemistry between the two leads is scorching and will have even the most jaded readers rooting for a happily ever after. And a nice twist as to the culprit behind the assassination plot.

I really enjoyed Mirror Image. It was a page turner that had me guessing until the end. The story is about mistaken identity and a possible assassination of a senatorial candidate from Texas. The story begins with a commercial airline that has crashed with only a few survivors. One of those survivors is Avery Daniels, a TV reporter, and a dead ringer for Carole Rutledge, the wife of senate hopeful Tate Rutledge, who was also on that flight with her daughter Mandy. Carole dies and it's Avery who saves Mandy's life and gets them both out of the plane. Because of her striking similarity to Carole and because she was with Mandy, everyone believes the woman bandaged up at the hospital is Carole, including Tate and his family. Because of the severity of her burns, Avery is unable to communicate to tell them they made a mistake, and before she has a chance to regain her voice or her mobility to write, they operate on her and her face is restored to look like Carole. While she's recovering and still bandaged up, she gets a visitor one night from a man and he whispers in her ear, believing her to be Carole, that the plane crash did not set them back from continuing their plan to kill Tate Rutledge. Initially, Avery was going to tell everyone who she was once she was able to do it, but now after that visit from the person she can't identify, she decides that she needs to keep up the charade of being Carole so she can find out who is trying to murder Tate. Unfortunately, Avery finds out that Carole was not the most moral person or that well-liked, especially by her husband Tate, who was planning on divorcing her after the election.

This is a great summer read. It's fast paced, there's great chemistry between Tate and Avery, and it keeps you guessing until the end.

I've always enjoyed books written by Sandra Brown, but I think that Mirror Image is the best of all. The element of suspense mixed in with the hot, hot romance keeps the page-turning. I especially love the helplessness of Avery in pretending to be someone she's not and having to take the blames of the past of whom she's imposing. Not to forget the added spice from Tate's denial of seeing Avery's chance for the better, resulting in misunderstandings and mistrusts. There were other interesting characters as well, plus a twist in the ending. This is one of my favorite romance/suspense book ever so yes I definitely recommend it!