No Ocean Deep [Paperback]

Cate Swannell (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Yellow Rose Books (January 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932300368
• ISBN-13: 978-1932300369
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,186,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the Aussie setting was good, July 23, 2005

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fgc (CO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Ocean Deep (Paperback)

This is the sequel to Heart's Passage, which was a story I really enjoyed even if the writing wasn't that great. The writing itself is way better and more polished in Ms. Swannell's new book, but the story is a bit lame. In this book Cadie and Jo have to deal with the fallout that comes from Cadie's ex, Senator Naomi Silverberg and there's quite a buildup to this showdown, but in the end it felt like an anti-climax. Jo also faces up to her family and a lot of the story is focused around that. This slows the story down, although I thought the author portrayed the family dynamics really well. The Aussie setting is probably the best thing about this book and gives it a fresh flavor. Readers who like family sagas will also probably enjoy No Ocean Deep. This is not a bad book, and I will read the author's next one because it's obvious that she is becoming a better writer. But I hope we get a better plot and some new characters from Ms. Swannell next time.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a delight, May 14, 2005

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Marie Williams "mariawilliams2003" (Chicago, IL who reads a lot of lesbian fiction) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Ocean Deep (Paperback)

What a lovely book this was! I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. I had enjoyed the first book alot, but this one was real good too. Its like no time has passed since the end of 'Hearts Passage' except enough for Jo and Cadie to become very committed to one another, and now they face new challenges. I like the water scenes and all the boating, and the way that their previous lives come in to play is good. This is a stupendous sequel to a real good book!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Midwest Book Review, June 2005 Issue, May 31, 2005

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Lori L. Lake "Author of Like Lovers Do, Buyer... (Portland, Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Ocean Deep (Paperback)

Jo Madison and Cadie Jones are back in this sequel to 2003's HEART'S PASSAGE. Set in the Whitsunday Islands of Australia, the story picks up only weeks after the exciting denouement of the last book. Jo has inherited the charter business of pleasure cruisers for which she used to be a skipper, and the American Cadie is still on the scene, having not returned to the U.S. when her former lover did.

Cadie and Jo have been busily forging a new relationship, the likes of which neither has had in the past. But such a relationship will entail encountering old skeletons, reconciling with long-lost family, and dealing with the threat posed by Cadie's ex, the mercurial Senator Naomi Silverberg, whose influential reach and penchant for revenge could prove deadly.

The novel starts out in a leisurely manner and gradually builds to complications. As long as the two lovers are out on the water, things are fine, but inevitably they must go ashore and travel around the countryside. Cadie is also faced with the fact that she is on a travel visa that isn't going to last forever. How will they preserve their relationship if they end up a continent apart?

The narrative in NO OCEAN DEEP is smoother than the debut novel was as Swannell expertly weaves this story and ties up loose ends for Cadie and Jo. The characters continue to enchant, particularly Jo with her Aussie phrases and quirky sense of humor. You could read this book independent of HEART'S PASSAGE, but I recommend reading them in order, preferably on a beach or boat somewhere on a nice, leisurely vacation. ~Lori L. Lake, Midwest Book Review and author of the "Gun" Series