Stormy Challenge [Hardcover]

Jayne Ann Krentz (Author), Stephanie James (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2004

New York Times bestselling author JAYNE ANN KRENTZ, writing as Stephanie James, delivers sizzling and compelling characters in a classic romance!

Leya Brandon didn't know what--if anything--she could believe of all Court Tremayne to

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: San Val (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417801174
• ISBN-13: 978-1417801176
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,154,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great light reading., October 7, 2004

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Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stormy Challenge (Mass Market Paperback)

Leya Brandon and her slightly younger brother, Keith, both inherited half of Brandon Security Systems. Leya owns her own bookstore and will soon open another branch in a mall. Keith knew nothing about managing Brandon Security Systems but is determined to succeed. When Keith hands Leya a two-year contract from a high-powered consultant and asks for her signature, she decides to take a week vacation at an inn in Oregon to think about it. Mr. C. Tremayne's contract was asking for way too much control of the business for her liking.

Leya meets Court Gannon at the inn. For a couple of days they enjoy spending time together. She even asks his opinion on the contract before she signed it and express mailed it to her happy brother. However, the very next day she learns that the man she has been trusting has deceived her. His full name is Courtland Gannon Tremayne. He had followed her to the inn to seduce her into signing the contract. Court has decided to make Leya his own. Leya has decided he never will.

**** Jayne Ann Krentz is writing as Stephanie James in this HQN (Harlequin) novel. The writing style is much like her very early books, which is the style I prefer. However, the hero is too rough, in my opinion. I, personally, do not know any female who does not mind being pulled back to a guy by her hair. Other than that, though, the story is fabulous! Great light reading for a rainy afternoon or evening. ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining contemporary romance, October 23, 2004

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stormy Challenge (Mass Market Paperback)

Leya Brandon and her brother Keith jointly inherit Brandon Security Systems. Neither has experience managing this type of firm though Leya owns a bookstore and plans to open another store soon. Keith tries to make a go at running the firm and tentatively accepts a two-year contract from a high-powered consultant if Leya agrees. Leya, needing time to think whether they should agree to this venture, goes on vacation in Oregon to ponder this deal because the consideration demanded by the other party Mr. C. Tremayne leaves him with a major control of their company.

In Oregon, Leya and Court Gannon meet and spend a few enjoyable days keeping each other company. As she is half in love and trusts him with her heart, she asks his advice on whether she should sign the contract, which he says she should for her sibling's sake. Leya reluctantly signs and mails the contract to Keith. However, she quickly learns that the man she entrusted her heart and contract to turns out to be Courtland Gannon Tremayne, who had arrived at the inn with the intention to obtain her signature regardless of the ethics. However, Court has changed his mind on what consideration he wants from the Brandons for now he decides he wants Leya for life, but she distrusts him as an amoral beast.

This is an entertaining contemporary romance starring a likable female protagonist and a hunk who learns perhaps too late what really matters in life. Fans will appreciate the story line as Court tries to correct his error, but his intended's philosophy is once burned, never again. Though Court can become overbearing and macho, fans will enjoy Stephanie James' fine tale.

Harriet Klausner

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pick another Krentz book - it's bound to be better, January 19, 2010

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B.W. Johnson (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stormy Challenge (Kindle Edition)

I love Jayne Ann Krentz, and I have read the majority of her books, and this was one of her few disappointments. The characters are annoying, irritating, one-dimensional and there is NO chemistry between the two to speak of. In addition, the male character's constant threats of violence are NOT sexy nor do they add much to the plot. In addition, every other sentence ends with an exclamation point, which I think is supposed to signal emotion, but that's about the only way one would sense emotion in this lackluster story. My advice, don't buy this novel - move on to one of her Amanda Quick or Arcane Society books. Her newer novels have much deeper characters in general.