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5.0 out of 5 stars
He is watching her. Waiting for the time to kill., April 27, 2004
This review is from: What Memories Remain (Mass Market Paperback)
Welcome to the town of Fairy Cove. In this town, as in many others, there are myths and legends. The most famous is Fairy Cove's Night Man. The town fostered stories to sell tourists ball caps, shirts, and mugs. At times, the businesses even hired a man to act the part, roaming the town at night, dressed in rags and a shaggy wig, fascinating the tourists. Cyd Callahan had a hard childhood. Now grown, she worked in real estate. To Cyd, the Night Man was real! Since childhood he haunted her dreams and she still never left her home after dark. He peeked into her window at night. The mornings afterward, Cyd found little carved fairies and ugly gnomes on her doorstep. Little reminders that he was watching her and that someday he would kill her. Ewan Locklain held Cyd many nights when they were little. He rocked her as her little body trembled in fear. At eighteen, he made sure his sister, Hallie, was safe from their aunt, Angela Greer, and left town. He returned to find Cyd a grown woman, one he wanted to hold onto for totally different reasons than before. He purchased Lochlain Boat Shop, which his father used to own, and settled in to stay. It was a prime piece of property that Cyd had her eye on for some time now She was determined that Ewan would sell to her. And Ewan looked forward to their encounters. He could tell that Cyd still feared the Night Man, a myth. He was determined to find out why. At the same time, his sister was having problems with her ex-husband, Allan. Allan wanted something from Hallie. The fact that Angela was involved just made things worse. During it all, the Night Man watched and soon he would make his final move. ***** Here is a novel that has the perfect combination of romance and suspense. From the first page this story grabbed hold of me. Whenever I was not reading it, I was thinking about it. It was never far from my mind. That is the work of talent! Highly recommended reading! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Convoluted plot and unpleasant, cartoonish characters, August 22, 2004
This review is from: What Memories Remain (Mass Market Paperback)
None of the characters in this book talk or behave like real people. The two main characters -- Ewan and Cyd -- are completely unlikeable. Every conversation turns shrill. I think it was supposed to be witty banter, but it isn't. I kept hoping they'd just kill each other and put the three of us (them and me) out of our misery. Evil Aunt Angela might as well be wearing a witches cape and passing out poison apples -- that's how subtle this is. Then there's the plot. I won't go into detail other than to say, give me a break. The nonsensical, purely-for-melodrama twists and turns gave me a headache. Anyone with good taste in books needs to avoid this novel.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Trite dialog makes this potboiler lukewarm at best, July 6, 2005
This review is from: What Memories Remain (Mass Market Paperback)
Ewan Lochlain returns to his home town of Fairy Cove to uncover the truth surrounding his parent's deaths in a boating accident 21 years earlier, leaving him and his sister at the hands of their evil aunt Angela, who had an obsession for Ewan's dad.
Cyd (aka Molly Claire) is the daughter of the town slut. She has nightmares stemming back to an incident when she was six. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to guess what that incident involved. Now grown up, she is only interested in making money, with a cash register for a heart.
This is yet another bad boy returns to his hometown to rescue the over-30 virginal damsel in distress who saved herself for him, only to not realize it at the time. And the dialog is so grating. Her refers to her constantly as "darling mine" and "dear heart"... what is this, 1876? No contemporary guy under 60 would talk like that.
The plot, while interesting, is not well drawn out. There is really nothing likable about Cyd to attract the lust of Ewan. She is rude and just annoying - not sure what he sees in her, particularly since she constantly refers to him as an idiot. I found all their interactions to be annoying - her constant harping on him selling his land was so redundant. I was kind of hoping someone would the darned bogey man get her and put us out of our misery. The ending was clichéd and abrupt, trying to hard too wrap things up.
The more interesting romance (by far) involved Ewan's sister and his best friend, Sean. Unfortunately, no real storyline was devoted to the much more appealing pair.
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