To Tame the Hunter (Silhouette Desire, No 55) [Mass Market Paperback]

Stephanie James (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1983

Selena Caldwell tried to escape to a Utah resort, but York Sutherland followed, like a jaguar stalking its prey. He would have her and his revenge on the man she'd left, the competitor he promised to destroy by taking away his business-- and his woman. Breathless from his kisses, shaken by passions she had never known before, Selean knew he'd won--at least for now. But York Sutherland had finally met his match, a woman determined to triumph in the perilous hunt for love.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671448110
• ISBN-13: 978-0671448110
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,114,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sexual Content: PG-13, October 18, 2000

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Tina "tinaellorascave" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Tame the Hunter (Silhouette Collector's Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

Selena Caldwell knows that York Sutherland wants her because his chief business rival has her. York wants revenge and Selena is his ticket to getting it. She determines not to succumb to York, but she can only resist him for so long...

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The only complaint I have with it is the same complaint I have with most of JAK's early books...she uses too many exclaimers and the love scenes are too purple. Even though there are 3 or 4 consummation scenes, I still rated the book PG-13 because the descriptions are fairly flowery. Here's a passage from the first consummation scene to demonstrate what I mean:

"Tell me you want me, Selena darling," he ordered roughly as she writhed beneath him. "Tell me you need me tonight as much as I need you!"

She moved her legs lightly along his, glorying in the feel of him, and her arms curved lightly around his neck. "I want you, York. You must know that by now!" Did the canvas have to beg for the artist's touch?

"Sweetheart!"

Okay...get the picture? If you can quit laughing long enough to get through that scene, you'll find that the remaining consummation scenes aren't quite so purple. All of them are varying shades of it, but none of them are the pulsing, neon flashing violet of that first scene.

All in all, this is a great book and their relationship is pretty hot for the most part. I wouldn't let the canvas analogies deter you from buying it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating!, May 10, 2001

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This review is from: To Tame the Hunter (Silhouette Collector's Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

Richard Anderson's company cheated to win the last engineering contract. Therefore, York Sutherland planned revenge. Everything to York was either win or lose, and he always won!

Selena Caldwell had been dating Richard only a short time when York decided she was the key to destroying Richard. To Selena's mind, York was a jaguar and she was the prey he stalked.

**** This story caught me in the very first paragraph and never let me go! The one time I had to put the book down I was frustrated! All I wanted to do was hurry back to the story. There are some wonderful hours to be spent with this couple of lovers! ****

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Tame and Predatory!, May 23, 2001

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

This review is from: To Tame the Hunter (Silhouette Collector's Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)

As a Jayne Ann Krentz fan, I was slightly disappointed in this book. It made me feel as if she was tentatively dipping her toes into the genre of romantic fiction, but was hesitant to go all the way. The heroine, Selena Caldwell, needed a bit of backbone - could one really have an immediate affair with the guy who just told you your fiance is married? I found the characters insufficiently involving to allow me to accept that, and, frankly, I didn't like York Sutherland. Driven guys are OK, but he seemed slightly obsessive, overly arrogant, and Selena should have given him a boot up his ego several times before surrendering to his charms. Other Stephanie James books are better - try those first.