An Order of Protection (Silhouette Intimate Moments No. 1292) [Mass Market Paperback]

Kathleen Creighton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Silhouette Intimate Moments | Publication Date: May 1, 2004

When you're in trouble, find a policeman -- Starr family motto. While Joy Lynn Starr had plenty of the former -- her roommate was missing, and she couldn't get anyone to believe her -- the latter was in short supply. Until she happened on Scott Cavanaugh, her brother's irresistible business partner, and a cop. Perhaps he could calm her down about Yancy's whereabouts. But who was going to calm her down about him?

Though he had his doubts about her story, Scott couldn't help but rise to the bait of Joy Lynn's damsel-in-distress routine. Soon he found himself a believer -- in Joy Lynn's version of events that fateful night, in her magnetic Southern charm, and in the possibility of their having a future -- together....

STARRS OF THE WEST

They'd die for the people they love. Here's hoping they don't have to....

Silhouette Intimate Moments #1292, May, 2004.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373273622
• ISBN-13: 978-0373273621
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,847,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I grew up on a ranch in the California mountains, listening to the tales my grandfather told of his pioneer ancestors. The stories were filled with drama and romance and adventure, and I guess some of that must have rubbed off on me. Add to that a love of books that I seem to have been born with, and it was only natural that I become a writer one day. If you'd like to read more about me, I invite you to visit my website, and then e-mail me to tell me what you think. I look forward to meeting you!

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars interesting mystery, May 1, 2004

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This review is from: An Order of Protection (Silhouette Intimate Moments No. 1292) (Mass Market Paperback)

I give extra points to Creighton for making her heroine 42-years-old and twice divorced. About time the Romance market wise up to the wide age range of Romance readers. When I sold books, that was on of the biggest complaints, that there were not books about old women. So big thumbs up for Creighton on this point. Her writing is sharp in this mystery. Joy Lynn Star is convinced something happened to her roommate. She went on a vacation and never came back, not Joy is trying to find out what happened, but she cannot get anyone to listen.

The police in NYC give her no satisfaction, so she goes to Florida to visit her brother, since he lives only a few miles from where her roommate vacationed. Her brother is out of town when he gets her message, so he gets his friend, Scott, to see Joy gets settled in. When Joy finds out Scott is a deputy sheriff, she believes fate has stepped in, and pushes Scott to aid her in finding out what happened to the missing woman.

Creighton's characters are human, with problems, families and everyday touches that lift them past being two-dimensional paper dolls.