Shattered Lullaby (43 Light Street, Book 17) (Harlequin Intrigue Series #500) [Mass Market Paperback]

Rebecca York (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373225008
• ISBN-13: 978-0373225002
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,000,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"[Rebecca York's] books. . . deliver what they promise: excitement, mystery, romance. . ."
- Michael Dirda, Washington Post

An award-winning, best-selling novelist, Ruth Glick is the author of over 100 books. Writing as Rebecca York, she has authored or co-authored over 50 romantic suspense novels. The first of her Berkley Sensation paranormal romantic suspense novels, KILLING MOON, was published in June 2003; EDGE OF THE MOON followed in August 2003 and WITCHING MOON in October 2003. KILLING MOON and EDGE OF THE MOON were launch books for the Berkley Sensation imprint.

She writes the popular 43 Light Street series for Harlequin Intrigue. Over 30 Light Street Intrigues have been published. NOWHERE MAN was called "one of the most heart-wrenching, moving works of romantic suspense in several years," by reviewer Harriet Klausner.

Ruth's many awards include two Rita finalist books. She has two Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times: for Series Romantic Suspense and Series Romantic Mystery. NOWHERE MAN was the Romantic Times Best Intrigue of 1998, and the book has been selected as one of their Reviewers' "all-time favorite 400 romances." In addition, she received the 1998 Affaire de Coeur's Critics Choice Award for Best Contemporary Novel, also for NOWHERE MAN. Ruth's book, KILLING MOON won the 2003 New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for best Paranormal. AMANDA'S CHILD won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for Long Contemporary and was nominated for Best Intrigue of 2000 by Romantic Times. "Tyler" in BAYOU BLOOD BROTHERS won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for best Novella. In 2007 THE SECRET NIGHT received the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for best Harlequin Intrigue. Ruth's cookbook, 100% PLEASURE, was picked by USA Today as one of the 12 best cookbooks of 1994; her FABULOUS LO-CARB CUISINE was a finalist for the MidAtlantic Publishers Association's Excellence in Independent Publishing Award.

Several of Ruth's Moon books (WITCHING MOON, SHADOW OF THE MOON, and NEW MOON) have been on the USA Today best-seller list.

Ruth and her husband travel frequently to research settings for novels and taste new dishes for cookbooks. Her many unique experiences are apt to end up in her books--like the time she encountered a coral snake in the Guatemalan jungle or took a flight in a hot air balloon.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Light Street" series keeps getting better, November 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Shattered Lullaby (43 Light Street, Book 17) (Harlequin Intrigue Series #500) (Mass Market Paperback)

Jessie Douglas immensely enjoys her work with Baltimore's underprivileged. While working late into the night on a needed report to provide funds to an impoverished family, a teenager enters the office to demand she accompany him in order to help the feverish Dr. Miguel. She follows the lad to Miguel's pad where she finds the sick healer struggling with malaria that he originally caught in San Mateo. Jessie and Miguel have been very attracted to one another, but for some unknown reason, he shuns her like she is the plague.

As Jessie helps Miguel recover, he wonders if she will betray him like the previous female he trusted. In San Marco, the clinic run by Dr. Valero, a noted plastic surgeon, was attacted by thugs, leaving everyone dead. The assailant, Carlos Jurado, knows that Valero is the only person who can identify that he still lives after receiving facial surgery. Valero is hiding in the Baltimore slums, but Carlos is coming.

SHATTERED LULLABY is a taut romantic suspense that raises the quality level of the already superior "43 Light Street" series. The lead protagonists are a fabulous couple, who must wonder if love can surmount a professional killer and his thugs. The mean streets of the city also add a touch of authenticity not often seen in category romance. Sub-genre fans will take Rebecca York's newest tale to heart even as they scour used bookstores for previous works by this top author.

Harriet Klausner

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich in suspense and love that refuses to be denied., December 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Shattered Lullaby (43 Light Street, Book 17) (Harlequin Intrigue Series #500) (Mass Market Paperback)

Through many years, Rebecca York has never failed to provide me with a wonderful read.

This one is no exception. The 43rd Light Street series is, in my opinion, one of the finest in romantic suspense.

Latin men can be some of the sexiest. In Shattered Lullaby, Miguel most certainly is. Whether Jessie is an angel is debatable, but it's sufficient that Miguel thinks of her in those terms. He wouldn't be her hero, otherwise.

Author Ruth Glick's characters are easy to love and hate. Ruth is a fine writer who never disappoints. You'll love this book. -Lee Emory

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, February 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shattered Lullaby (43 Light Street, Book 17) (Harlequin Intrigue Series #500) (Mass Market Paperback)

Shattered Lullaby will take you through a wringer of emotions. Honor and ego war with life and death until love emerges the winner. Definitely worth reading!