A Whole New Light [Paperback]

Sandra Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1992

From the heat of an Acapulco night...

Cyn McCall knew she could always count on her late husband's friend and business partner, Worth Lansing. He could make her laugh and forget her problems. She could tease him about his many romantic entanglements. The last thing Cyn expected was to find herself longing for a man who could never settle down.

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Praise for Sandra Brown
 
“A masterful storyteller.”—USA Today
 
“A novelist who can’t write them fast enough.”—San Antonio Express-News
 
“Brown’s storytelling gift [is] surprisingly rare.”—Toronto Sun


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From the heat of an Acapulco night...

Cyn McCall knew she could always count on her late husband's friend and business partner, Worth Lansing. He could make her laugh and forget her problems. She could tease him about his many romantic entanglements. The last thing Cyn expected was to find herself longing for a man who could never settle down.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Bantam; Regular Print/Single Titl edition (July 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055329783X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553297836
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.7 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Authors, A-Z > ( B ) > Brown, Sandra

More About the Author

Sandra Brown is the author of sixty New York Times bestsellers, including RAINWATER (2010), TOUGH CUSTOMER (2010), SMASH CUT (2009), SMOKE SCREEN (2008), PLAY DIRTY (2007), RICOCHET (2006), CHILL FACTOR (2005), WHITE HOT (2004), HELLO, DARKNESS (2003), THE CRUSH (2002), ENVY (2001), THE SWITCH (2000), THE ALIBI (1999), UNSPEAKABLE (1998) and FAT TUESDAY (1997), all of which have jumped onto the Times bestseller list in the number one to five spot.

Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into thirty-three languages.

A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco, grew up in Fort Worth and attended Texas Christian University, majoring in English. Before embarking on her writing career, she worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program "PM Magazine."

She is much in demand as a speaker and guest television hostess. Her episode on truTV's "Murder by the Book" premiered the series in 2008 and she was one of the launch authors for Investigation Discovery's new series, "Hardcover Mysteries."

In 2009 Brown detoured from her thrillers to write Rainwater, a much acclaimed, powerfully moving story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression.

Brown recently was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of her best early works, June 29, 2005

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Mary (Princeton, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Whole New Light (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. The type of books Sandra Brown writes today are comprehensive with character development and detailed plots lines. Before that, she used to write the smaller novels under different pseudonyms, where the plot line was a simple "boy and girl fall in love" formula, and that's what this book is, so you have to judge it on it's own merit, not on the books that she writes today. Having said that, this was just a delightful book, one that I read in under two hours, and one that I enjoyed so much, that I pick it up from time to time and read it again, because it just reads so quickly.
The basic storyline is that Cyn, Tim and Worth were best friends through college, and Cyn and Tim married and had a son. When their son was two years old, Tim was killed in a car accident. Worth was always there for Cyn and her son -- as a dear friend. They had the type of comfortable male-female relationship that Cyn could always pop in on Worth at his home, lean on his shoulder for advice about coping and just having a good friend to hang out with. Worth was a handsome ladies man, and would tell Cyn about his exploits with women. Two years after Tim's death, things change between them. Worth gets invited to spend the weekend in Alcapulco with his latest girlfriend, a travel agent, but at the last minute, she can't go, but the tickets and room are bought and paid for, so she tells him to go anyway w/o him. Worth decides to go, to get away from the stress of his job as a stockbroker, but that evening before he leaves, Cyn pops in to tell him her woes at work as a social worker at a hospital, about how her life is stressed out, too, with having to care for a 4 year old, and about a handsome doctor who keeps asking her out, that she has no interest in. Worth gets the great idea for her to spend the weekend with him in Alcapulco, two friends just hanging out on the beach. Cyn has some reservations and she's not an impulsive person, but Worth convinces her to go. When they get to the luxurious hotel room overlooking the ocean, and the whole ambience of the place, they both start looking at each other in a whole new light. They end up in bed together and have the best passionate love that either has ever had. This is the dilemma, though. They were best friends, and this is either the greatest thing that could have happened to them, or the worst, because they know they can never go back to being just friends like they were, and they don't know if they can/should go to the next level of a romantic relationship. Sandra Brown handles this story excellently, because she wrote it the way it could really happen, not just in a fantasy novel. Cyn and Worth don't want to lose that close friendship they have, but they are so unsure what do now. They are in limbo. There are some very touching and some very funny conversations between these two as they struggle with themselves and with each other about how to move forward. It's a winner.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars IT'S HOT IN ACAPULCO, AND THERE'S HEAT IN THIS READING, December 11, 2007

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Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Whole New Light (Audio CD)

It's hot in Acapulco - hot on the beaches, hot in the discos, and hot between the pages of A Whole New Light as read by Texas actress Staci Snell. This voice performer who also read Sandra Brown's Demon Rumm has a young, often soft voice that is nevertheless distinct. Her articulation is pin perfect. With this story of Cyn McCall she imbues the character with both vulnerability and strength. Amazing what a gifted voice performer can do!

In Brown's latest steamy scenario Cyn is beautiful, of course, but very much alone since her husband's untimely death. His business partner, Worth Lansing, has been a support to her throughout her grieving process. Above all, he was a friend, one in whom she could confide and rely upon.

However, there was one thing about Worth and that was his way with women. He is, to use an old saw, a love `em and leave `m kind of guy. The relationship between Cyn and Worth is so close that she can smile and give him a hard time about his lengthy list of romances.

The time comes when Worth invites Cyn to spend a weekend in Acapulco, get away from the routine and relax. Little did either of them know that fate would step in and they'd find themselves sharing a room - an unexpected occurrence with the expected outcome in a book by Brown.

What will come of a night of unbridled ardor - is it a one time thing or the beginning of a lasting relationship?

Romance fans, get in line for this one!

- Gail Cooke

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars To Love Again...Amazing Early Work... 4.5 Stars!, July 8, 2003

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Tracy Talley "Book Addict" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Whole New Light (Paperback)

Very impressed with this early book from Ms. Brown. Showing us that love can bloom again, and sometimes even brighter than before in the least likely place...

Cyn lost her husband 2 years ago and she is finally getting her life together and dedicating it to her son when her husband's best friend and her best friend sexy heartthrob Worth asks her to use the ticket meant for his weekend fling with him because he doesn't want to go alone to Acapoco, Mexico.
His sexy 'fling' can't go at the last minute and Worth knows Cyn needs a break. Finally talking her into leaving her life behind for some innocent fun and sun with his best friend things can't seem to get any better...until Worth finds himself looking at Cyn in a whole new light once they arrive in the tropical paradise. Then he wonders if things can go from great to bad in so short a time... and they do.
An innocent kiss causes shockwaves and causes a chain of events that leads them to make some very risky choices.

Riddled with guilt for ruining her husband's memory, Cyn packs up early and things only turn further for the worse when the two best friends realize it wasn't just the tropical sun that caused the crazy attraction that night...its in their blood now.
Can they save their friendship before its ruined? Can Cyn admit she can love again? Will they let their hearts heal finally?
Very emotional and touching. I loved it. Worth was amazing and a true hero. Definately worth the read...

Tracy Talley~@