Rainbows [Mass Market Paperback]

Katherine Stone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1996

The bond between sisters Alexa and Catherine is threatened when the former, a soap opera star, enters a relationship with an unfeeling man, and the latter, a talented pianist, discovers that she and Alexa are not true sisters. Reissue.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Two gifted young sisters mingle with the rich and the royal in this volatile if utterly implausible mix of romance and international intrigue . Author tour.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

From Library Journal

Stone's ( Roommates, Twins) hardcover debut--the story of two beautiful sisters who both rise to the top of their professions and find the men of their dreams--has many of the elements of a fairy tale, i.e., a wicked prince, a beautiful princess, a valuable necklace, and two babies given away at birth. Alexa Taylor is a wildly successful but sweetly humble actress, star of the hit series Pennsylvania Avenue . Her sister Catherine is an insecure but extraordinarily beautiful concert pianist. The plot concentrates on their relationships with the men in their lives (all of whom are rich, powerful, and handsome) and how they earn the right to their soulmates. The pacing is fast and the prose leans toward the purple (her emerald eyes speak to his sapphire ones with recurring monotony). In spite of some stilted dialog and a sense of unreality about the goodness of these characters, this is fun to read and sure to circulate well in the popular fiction collection.
- Marilyn Jordan, Keiser Coll. Lib., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Zebra Books (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821752499
• ISBN-13: 978-0821752494
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,809,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bestselling Seattle-born author Katherine Stone set about plotting her life's journey at a very young age. At age five she knew she hoped to become a doctor. Then, after writing her first short story at age 11, she realized that she'd love to be a writer, too.

In pursuit of that youthful dream, Katherine attended Stanford University, where she completed her premed requirements while majoring in English. She received her M.D. from the University of Washington. Following her internal medicine residency in San Francisco, she accepted a fellowship in infectious diseases in Los Angeles.

What remains one of the world's largest outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease coincided with her fellowship, which gave her the opportunity to write and lecture on this mysterious new disease. But it was not all work and no play. There was also romance in L.A. It was there (during a spinal tap!) that she met her future husband, physician and novelist Jack Chase.

While she had accomplished the first half of her young-life goals, Katherine never really got around to the second part--being a writer--until Jack bought her a word processor and urged her to "Just do it." The result? Bestselling books in the distinctive Katherine Stone style: a marriage of lyrical prose, evocative emotion and, above all, romance.

"There's nothing wrong with incurable romanticism," the physician asserts. "I love writing about nice people, who are giving life their best shot despite the sometimes monumental obstacles I place in their paths and who discover, despite those obstacles, the splendor and power of love."

Although Katherine has hung up her stethoscope for the moment and is writing full-time at her home near Seattle, her medical background is often evident in her books. "I very much enjoy sharing my passion for medicine--its drama, its emotion and yes, its science--with my readers."

The author of 21 novels, including Twins, Bel Air, Love Songs, and Pearl Moon, Katherine's books have been translated into 20 languages and sold worldwide. She is in the midst of converting all her novels into e-book formats (and thinking about her next book!)

Please visit her website at www.katherinestone.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Romance at it's BEST!, March 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Rainbows (Mass Market Paperback)

The first book by Katherine Stone that I read was Bel Aire. After that I was hooked. This book had so many exciting incidents, there was no way you could guess the ending. Alexa and Katherine were very strong characters. I enjoyed this book emensely. The action was wonderful. The love between the main characters and their respective love intrests is there from the begining and their journey to that realization is all the fun. I love the fact that the love scenes are not explict and very subtle.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Page Turner - Nonstop Action and Romance, January 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Rainbows (Mass Market Paperback)

Don't read the editorial review-it reveals too much of the story! I was a little surprised by the way in which KS shuffled around the love lives of the characters; I hadn't yet read many of her books. Now I know she does this often.
James Sterling, whom I liked the best, was a great guy, but I was never convinced that he was a best friend to the senator. The rare times they appeared together, they were never more than cordial to one another; they talked as strangers would.
Also, James should have been more responsible in his love life; it wasn't fair of him to let another man develop feelings for the one he loved, then want that man to walk away when he finally came to his senses.
The plots were great, however, a very interesting story, and once again KS sweeps us away to foreign lands.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Would be 5 except for the "eyes"., June 24, 2007

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Scarlett S. (Cerritos, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rainbows (Mass Market Paperback)

This novel is a would-be great one, spoiled throughout by the author's total fixation on eyes and eye color! Literally, every few sentences, she refers to "her beautiful emerald eyes"; "his sapphire eyes"; "her sparkling emerald eyes"; and on, and on, and ON! I would have loved this book if not for this wording tearing away at my nerves. For each response, statement or emotion, she refers to the color of the character's eyes! I found myself rolling my own brown eyes so much I had to put it down. Otherwise, this would be have been a great read.