The Ties That Bind [Large Print] [Paperback]

Jayne Ann Krentz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2003

A New York Times Bestselling Author

Shannon Raine decides to stop speculating about her dark, brooding neighbor on California's rugged Mendocino coastline, and just introduce herself. But the last thing she expects to find in this creative enclave is a Silicon Valley mogul. Intrigued, Shannon longs to understand this cool, sensual man and the other life he leads.

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Editorial Reviews

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"Who writes the best romance fiction today? No doubt it's Jayne Ann Krentz." -- Affaire de Coeur --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jayne Ann Krentz's acclaimed New York Times bestsellers include Light in Shadow, Smoke in Mirrors, Lost and Found, Soft Focus, Eye of the Beholder, Flash, and Grand Passion. She writes contemporary romantic suspense novels under her own name, futuristic novels as Jayne Castle (also available from Pocket Books), and historical romance novels under the pseudonym Amanda Quick. She lives in Seattle. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 293 pages
• Publisher: Chivers (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075407241X
• ISBN-13: 978-0754072416
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

More About the Author

The author of over 50 New York Times bestsellers, JAYNE ANN KRENTZ writes romantic-suspense, often with a psychic and paranormal twist, in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick) and futuristic (as Jayne Castle). There are over 35 million copies of her books in print.

Building on the success of her DREAMLIGHT TRILOGY in 2010, Jayne is now focused on writing the LOOKING GLASS TRILOGY. This series will follow the Quicksilver Mirror (a paranormal artifact) through all three of Jayne's worlds covering a time span of several hundred years.

The first LOOKING GLASS book, IN TOO DEEP, will feature Fallon Jones, a recurring character from Jayne's contemporary ARCANE SOCIETY series of novels.

When she's not writing, Jayne can be found at her favorite social networking site posting messages to her fans.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars GRRRRRRRRR Another reprint!!!!!!!, July 8, 2002

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Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ties That Bind (Mass Market Paperback)

Okay, I am getting a wee bit tired of these flood of JAK series romances given a new cover and charged big book price. I feel like this is a game of fleece the sucker!!

I got this book only to find I had it sitting on my shelf under Harlequin Temptation label at a [cheap] price!!! Reprint them fine, but give the reader a decent price instead of presenting it like its a new work.

The book is dated. JAK makes it readable, but I really did not care for the male lead. Keep the little woman as a weekend thing because he could protect her from his world of big business mentality, just left me cold. I am sorry, romance means sharing - the good and the bad, so this idea of him trying to shove her into a little hole and keep the world away, just was too dated.

I love JAK, but this flood of little book series romances that are very dated being repackaged for higher price really is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. They reprinted some of her Stephanie James ones, but gave you a decent price. That is how it should be done.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "The Ties that Bind", July 29, 2002

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C. J. Kennedy (Decatur, Il, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ties That Bind (Mass Market Paperback)

ANOTHER REPRINT! 1986!!! A good story in 1986, but soooo dated in 2002. Ms. Krentz is a great author and I read just about everything she writes.
From now on, I'll be sure to check the copyright page, I'm not going to get "taken" again with a reprint!!
I'll save my book dollars for the new releases!! My rating is not for the story or Ms. Krentz's writing ability....my rating is for the fact the book was first issued 16 YEARS AGO!!! I'll check with my local used book store for the "oldies."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just okay....., May 14, 2003

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Jojo "jojookla" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ties That Bind (Mass Market Paperback)

'The Ties That Bind' was ... just ok. Not what I've come to expect from JAK. Of course I didn't know until I was halfway thru that it is a reprint of a 1986 Harlequin Temptation. I guess JAK has just grown alot in her writing since then. This was a pretty vintage JAK (which I usually absolutely love) - big business man meets & falls for artsy-craftsy small town girl. Unfortunately, the characters weren't very well developed & therefore it was pretty easy to not fall for our hero all that much. In fact, he ruffled my feathers more than once. Not the first recommendation I'd have for a JAK book.