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Payback

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While investigating her husband to obtain a divorce, Stephanie is shocked by her discovery. Not only is Jean Claude dealing with crooked investors, but he's also having an affair with her sister. When Stephanie goes to confront the two on their secret rendevous she witnesses their murder. Now she is the one with the password to obtain thirty million dollars and she's on the run.

Jack doesn't care about anything but where he can get his next drink. After his fiance died he feels life isn't worth living. So when Stephanie comes to him for help to get her away from St. Thomas on his boat, he doesn't ask any questions, doesn't even care about the danger. Jack and Stephanie are in for the ride of their lives.

Payback is past paced and exciting. Not a minute goes by that you're not on the edge of your seat. Set in the beautiful Virgin Islands R.J. Kaiser you feel like you can feel the breeze. Jack and Stephanie begin to care for eachother and romance does blossom, but this isn't a book for romance readers alone! This is an action suspense novel that keep you turning the pages late into the night.

This was one of the most exciting books I have read in some time. I read it in one day, just couldn't put it down!! It has a story that draws you in and makes you part of it. Excellent!!

The tropical setting, the action and dialogue all add up to an extremely entertaining read. It's fun and fast paced. I think this book may have missed bigger notoriety because of its title. Too many Payback titles and it's not the Mel Gibson movie. This book would have made a tremendous Mel Gibson vehicle.

It's hard to find a good suspense with a good romance, but this one manages to be wonderful! Great action, great relationships. I loved it, and I'll be buying everything by this author.

I enjoyed this book because of the action and the heroine. She didn't do a brainmelt just because she kissed the hero. She actually makes sensible decisions in tough situations and gives as good as she gets. The setting in the Caribbean is handled realistically without leaving out the local color. There are lots of interesting relationships: friends, lovers, parents and spouses. They are handled well and the characters have some depth. The action is constant and realistic (for an action novel).

I loved this book from beginning to end! It has all the ingredients: suspense, interesting characters, comedy, the best ending, etc. I loved the ending! If you are ready for a laugh then you will love it, too!

After their teenage daughter died, Stephanie realized that her marriage to Professor Jean Claud Reymond died too. As Stephanie begins to prepare for a divorce, she starts to look into her spouse's files where she uncovers a high profile portfolio. Over the phone, she first overhears Jean Claud talking to his lover and then a shady business partner. The partner warns the professor that he has one day to straighten out a mess of $20 million he seems to owe Inter-America and its new head Rico Behring, a dangerous person to cross. Stephanie travels to her beach house and sees her spouse meeting his lover, Stephanie's sister. An explosion leaves the unfaithful lovers dead.

Stephanie flees to the Virgin islands in an effort to find a haven from everyone looking for her. The FBI wants her for questioning and Rico's men arelooking for her to pay her late husband's debt to them. The company follows her all the way to the Caribbean and a desperate Stephanie turns to the only person crazy enough to help her, Captain Jack Kidwell, a person she does not even trust.

PAYBACK is a great thriller that will be enjoyed by readers who love non-stop action along the lines of ROMANCING THE STONE in their reading material. Stephanie is a fabulous protagonist who is an intrepid, intelligent damsel in distress and the villains are all first rate. However, it is that lovable kook, Captain Jack who steals the show with his seemingly death wish attitude. R.J. Kaiser has written a sure winner that is top rate entertainment.

Harriet Klausner

This story was fast paced and extremely entertaining. The plot had enough action, suspense and romance to satisfy any reader. The Carribean setting made for an excellent backdrop to an already exciting story. If you liked this book another I can recommend that is similar to this is Jimmy Buffet's Where is Joe Merchant. Both are an excelent read.

This is the first book I've read by this author and probably the best compliment I can give him is I am ordering "Jane Doe" today. I just happened to read a blurb on this book given in the back of another book I was reading. It was enough to make me curious. Fortunately it turned out to be a nice surprise. Lots of action, an anti-hero, a heroine who transforms nicely as the book progresses and just enough romance. A great read.

If you're into action, adventure and romance, then this is a book for you. The pace was pretty good too. This was my first time reading this author and now I'm a fan. I like the way he writes. And he keeps it interesting.