The Silver Snare [Large Print] [Paperback]

Stephanie James (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2004

A New York Times Bestselling Author

Their strong wills clashed from the moment the small plane crash-landed in the desert. Lucas Kincaid, primitive male, dared to claim Jessica Travers with primal passion and power. Now that the nightmare was over, Jessie thought she could escape on a luxury cruise to Mexico. Relentlessly, Lucas followed, determined to transform her icy passion into blazing need, determined to prove she belonged to him . . . forever.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing; 1 edition (May 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587246759
• ISBN-13: 978-1587246753
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #848,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars sorry this really left me cold, April 15, 2002

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Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silver Snare (Silhouette Promo) (Paperback)

I utterly adore Jayne Ann and have all her books, but many of the Stephanie James were fading yellow and falling apart, so I was delighted when Silhouette began putting this SJ's out at a reason price.

But this one just really made me almost hate the female lead. Starts off interesting. She is on a plane that crashes. A high powered business executive with a hotel chain, she is used to giving orders and having every one follow. However, from the first, Lucas Kinkaid declares he is the leader. Quickly, he pulls her aside and explains in order for them and the others to survive, there has to be one leader and that is him. She grudginly backs down and accepts his alpha male leader role, even to the point of surrending herself to him the night before they are rescued.

But she sees the surrender, the fact she gave up the power to snap her fingers and have people jump as a deep wound, and when Lucan comes to find her again, she makes him PAY. When he follows her on board a cruise ship, she coldblooded sets about to have an affair with him, just so she can put a chokechain about his neck and yank it everytime she wants him to come to heel. She is arrogant, smug and condescending. She sneers at the fact he eats steak and pototoes, is not a polished dancer, owns a pet store and wear cheap polyester pants, while she dresses in designer clothes, loves lobster and brie and its quite at home in the penthouse of the cruise liner. She spends nearly half of the book making this poor guy jump through hoops just to salvage her ego and frankly, I just really did not empathise or care about this woman. And I seriously wondered just what he saw in her.

Jayne's talent as a writer is the only thing that makes this one readable. She is a joy with the written word, but this one just really turn me off.

There are so many great JAK's out there, so unless you are into a woman that not only wants to walk on a man with spike heels, she wants to grind them in cruelly just to prove 'she can handle him'..... forget it and try Wildest Hearts or Absolutely Positively....you will have a much better time.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plane crash survivors struggle for power and love, October 19, 2000

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"efcm" (Garland, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Snare (Silhouette Promo) (Paperback)

When Jessica and Lucas first tangle as plane crash survivors, it's because they are both in the habit of having their own way. Almost inevitably, Lucas' control over the group seems to overflow into his personal relationship with Jessica. However, Jessica gets her chance to "take the lead" after the group is rescued.

Just when it seems these two are headed for a classic male/female power showdown, Ms. Krentz adds a few twists in the main characters' personalities to add to their appeal and keep the plot humming.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, but a pleasant tale...., May 21, 2001

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Book Addict "B.A." (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Snare (Silhouette Promo) (Paperback)

The Silver Snare introduces us to Jessie and Lucas and the concept of being out of control. Unfortunately, I found myself with little sympathy for Jessie, who was having enormous difficulty dealing with her need for Lucas versus her need to be in control. I wanted her to either tell him to get lost or take him to bed - don't dither about. Of course, if she had, there would have been no story! So I guess this means that the plot here had some loose fibers and the characters didn't quite involve me enough to overlook them. If you like romance, start with vintage Jayne Ann Krentz (try "Deep Waters") instead of her earlier Stephanie James novels. Once your taste for Krentz has developed then come back to these earlier books - the beginnings of her writing style are clear and fascinating to discover!