Worth the Risk [Mass Market Paperback]

Jayne Ann Krentz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002

Sizzling attraction powerful possessiveness and compelling characters are hallmarks of New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz, writing as Stephanie James!

The Challoner Bride
Possession of the Torres dagger had separated their families long ago -- now it brought Angie Morgan and Flynn Challoner together. But would iron-willed Flynn's plans for their future undo the past?

WIZARD
Ivory towers held no lure for Sophia Bennett -- she wanted a man's man, one barely tamed. Yet upon meeting Dr. Max Travers she realized that brains and brawn were equally irresistible -- if the package was Max's . . .

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"Who writes the best romance fiction today? No doubt it's Jayne Ann Krentz." -- Affaire de Coeur

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette; Reprint edition (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037321801X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373218011
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,107,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A duo of old Stephanie James, September 5, 2002

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Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worth the Risk (Mass Market Paperback)

I have had a bone with many of JAK old Candlelight and Temptations series being giving new cover and a BIG BOOK PRICE.
I do not object to them being reprinted, as many of her fans, including me, enjoy her earlier works and may have missed some; this give a chance to catch up on them. However paying full price for these very THIN novelettes sort of make me think they are milking fans for all they are worth.

I applauded last years efforts of putting out the Stephanie James series at a lower price. Now this made sense and showed consideration for the reader.

So here is the chance for you to catch two old JAK's James temptations Wizards and the Challoner Bride at the price of one. Good move!!

They are wee bit dated, but one overlooks that, as JAK's writing is fresh and sparkling and show the fire of the love of writing for the genre that said seems to be missing in her last few works.

I highly recommend these for those JAK fans that missed her Stephenie James works.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of precious reading time., August 21, 2005

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Donna K. "bookcrosser" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worth the Risk (Mass Market Paperback)

The Challoner Bride was an average adventure romance. Very predictable. Not very emotionally engaging. At under 200 pages, a quick read.

Wizard is a story that had a great deal of potential had it been developed differently. Sophy's self-depricating manner of handling her issues of not living up to her parents's expectations and rebelling against all things academic grew tiresome very quickly. That Max took advantage of her when she was most vulnerable seemed terribly out-of-character for him, and tarnished his image and his likability in my eyes. The resulting conflict and bickering that ensued between them was so awful it became almost unbearable to read. The same storyline could have been presented so much better, which would have turned this into a very sweet and realistic feel-good romance, rather than something that was an unsatisfying struggle to muddle though.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Both are dated but not unreadable, April 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Worth the Risk (Mass Market Paperback)

There are many 1980s romance novels that I just can't bear to read. The heroines are so wimpy and the heroes are such macho jerks that I find them unreadable. The stories in Worth the Risk are not that bad. Yes, the women are a little too submissive and the men a little too condensending but I have read much worse.

The Challoner Bride was the weaker of the two. It had just enough supernatural element to make you go "HUH?" but not enough supernatural element to make it interesting. I didn't like the male lead all that much either. It was his way or the highway and he always knew what was best for the little lady. Yuck.

Wizard was better but there was still the lead male being all macho and possesive and the heroine wimping out (and even enjoying it). That's so dated!

Still, these stories were written by Jayne Ann Krentz which means you at least have interesting characters and snappy dialogue. That's a lot more than you get with most romances coming out of the 1980s.