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4.0 out of 5 stars
Opposites attract while playing detective,
By "efcm" (Garland, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Night Of The Magician (Mass Market Paperback)
It took me a while to warm to the story's heroine, Ariana, given her intense focus on money. However, Ariana's prejudice plays nicely against Lucian's more freewheeling lifestyle as a "magician for hire." The two team up to investigate a paranormal guru Ariana believes is preying on her wealthy aunt. The main characters have a good chemistry with just enough conflict to be fun. The plot is fast paced and her aunt's outlook on marriage adds a fun twist.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
classical JAK,
This review is from: Night of the Magician (Mass Market Paperback)
If you have not discovered that Jayne Ann Krentz also wrote as Stephanie James, you are in for a treat. Silhouette re released several of her Stephanie at a delightful price!
Though written in the 1980's, JAK's writing does not date, with her characters always well drawn and so involving. Ariana has two rules in dating men 1) they have to have as much money as she does 2) they have to be honest. This is a result of her falling in love with a con artist four years before and him running off with all her money. But right now, Ariana desperately needs the help of a professional magician - one who deals in trickery and it testing her limits. Lucian Hawk is that magician, and illusion is his whole world. He loves the mystery and the intrigue, the games, the showmanship. When he first meets Ariana at the request of her brother, he sees an uptight, prissy, mercenary woman. But Lucian is adapt at looking below the surface of everything to see what is really beneath. Lucian was burned by his first wife, who valued money more than love, so he is not about to let any woman know just how rich he is until that woman takes a chance on HIM. This naturally but them at opposite end of the battle of the sexes. Ariana needs Lucian to catch a man claiming he is making contact with Aliens - and need big bucks from her aunt Phil in order to help the aliens break through. Ariana wants Lucian to put a stop to the swindle. It is all in good fun, as Ariana breaks rule number 1 for Lucian. But the fur flies when later Lucian reveals he is worth 3 to 4 times her in money. What Lucian does not understand is he just broke rule number 2. It is witty fun with Aunt Phil nearly stealing the show. Highly recommended collector's edition!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Looking for a beach book?,
By Book Addict "B.A." (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Of The Magician (Mass Market Paperback)
Jayne Ann Krentz (writing here as Stephanie James) spins wonderful romances and this is one of her early works. Although written in the '80s, the distinctive Krentz style is already becoming evident as the tale of Ariana and Lucian unfolds against a backdrop of fraud and finance in the Northwest. Unlike some of her other early books, this one features a more definitive Krentz heroine who gives as good as she gets! The sensuality level is higher with this book as well, and it is easy to get a good handle on the characters, even though at first, Ariana seems a little hard and calculating. Ms. Krentz' ability to paint in delightful secondary characters starts to show here - don't miss Aunt Phil, a real charmer! I'd recommend this as a great vacation read!!
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