Masquerade (Portraits Series #11) (Paperback)

by B. J. Hoff (Author)

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Product Description
Journalist Danni St. John returns to her hometown of Red Oak, Alabama, only to find herself trapped in a terrifying maelstrom of bizarre and deadly events. To complete her assignment and get out alive, she must join forces with Logan McGarey, the dark and menacing sheriff whose shadowed past seems as much a mystery as that of the sinister cult leader she is investigating.

With her hometown falling captive to the corrupt power of the cult, and her own heart threatening to surrender to Sheriff McGarey's disarming appeal, Danni risks her life to uncover the truth about he evil menacing Red Oak-and the lawman intent on capturing her heart.

About the Author
B. J. Hoff is well-known to both Christian and mainstream bookstore shoppers for her award-winning historical novels and mysteries, as well as poetry and other inspirational writings.

Hoff is the author of the critically acclaimed AN EMERALD BALLAD, a best-selling historical fiction series based on the Irish immigrant experience, published by Bethany House Publishers. The series includes a Gold Medallion Award finalist and two Excellence in Media Silver Angel Awards. Sons of an Ancient Glory, Book Four in the series, was a recipient of the Christianity Today's 1994 Critics' Choice Book Award for Fiction. The books have been featured selections in Guideposts Book Club, Family Bookshelf, and Doubleday's Crossings Book Club.

Hoff's other novels include the DAYBREAK MYSTERY series and the two-volume DALTON SAGA, recently reissued by the David C. Cook Publishing Company. Her best-selling books of inspiration, Thorns and Thrones and Faces in the Crowd, continue to be popular gift selections in bookstores throughout the country, while providing resource material for various hospital, rest home, and terminal care ministries.

Acclaimed by critics and readers alike for her dedicated research and dramatic, sensitive portrayal of the human experience, B. J. Hoff holds memberships in the Author's Guild, the Irish American Cultural Institute, the American Conference for Irish Studies, the American Irish Historical Society, and the Ohioana Library Association. She and her husband are the parents of two daughters and make their home in Ohio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; 1st THUS edition (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556618603
• ISBN-13: 978-1556618604
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #506,392 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spine-Chilling Mystery. Tender Romance., October 7, 1996

By A Customer

I have read each of the books in the new PORTRAITS line of contemporary romance and Masquerade was my favorite by far. Not only is the plot tense and frightening, but the romance between the two lead characters makes my heart ache with its tender sweetness. This is a suspenseful love story that doesn't stoop to implicit sexuality or excess violence. Author B.J. Hoff doesn't need either to deliver a heart-pounding, riveting read

4.0 out of 5 stars Why is it called Masquerade?, July 11, 2002

By	Mrs Baldwin (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

I read this several months ago and I can't remember now why it has this title. I'm sure there was some significance... Anyway, while this isn't as good as the Emerald Ballad series (which I think is B.J. Hoff's masterpiece), it was very good and I hated to put it down. Yes, it is the typical story - Girl plunges into unknown danger and Handsome Man comes along and pulls her out of it - but I thought it was well written and interesting.