Summer in Eclipse Bay (Eclipse Bay Series)

"Does returning to your childhood memories bring closure" according to MEB Haskell. Once again, I enjoyed another Jayne Ann Krentz's story. Her characters have a sense of humor that I enjoy a lot and her books are populated with the offbeat in people and businesses. This Does returning to your childhood memories bring closure Once again, I enjoyed another Jayne Ann Krentz's story. Her characters have a sense of humor that I enjoy a lot and her books are populated with the offbeat in people and businesses. This 3rd book in the trilogy of Eclipse Bay brings back many of the people from earlier books, and it's like bumping into old friends on the street. The mystery behind this story wasn't as complicated as it was in earlier books, but it was fun to read and a very pleasant to reread and greet old friends.. rd book in the trilogy of Eclipse Bay brings back many of the people from earlier books, and it's like bumping into old friends on the street. The mystery behind this story wasn't as complicated as it was in earlier books, but it was fun to read and a very pleasant to reread and greet old friends.. Deborah MacGillivray said JAK at her BEST!!. There are two things about JAK: She is one of my favourite writers and secondly, I have found her works - except for the Off World books - to be off beam during the last five years. She is great, but it's like she polished the gem just a little too much, and in that glossy mainstream treatment of her romances, she lost the fire that made her so special. She is one of the few writers I collect in hardback (Lynsay Sands, Melanie Jackson and Trish Jensen would be the others, but alas they are not in hardback yet, mores the pity). I still buy all JAK's w. not very warm E S K This book seemed different in some ways from about all the author's other books. For one thing, the hero was not so well developed. In most of JAK's books her heroes' behavior is better understood from the start. They are shown to be vulnerable and in need of love underneath a somewhat rough or cold exterior. You just don't get that about this character. In fact he was deliberately cold in his treatment of the women in his past. Jayne doesn't usually write 'em that way. More than halfway through the book he is given some excuse for his uncaring behav

Sheer attraction wins out, however, and after one date, Nick is determined to make Octavia more than his dinner partner. The supporting cast also includes the fascinating members of the Harte and Madison families who starred in prior books. Before the two have time to explore their relationship, a valuable painting is stolen from Octavia's art gallery and when the town names her as the prime suspect, she turns to Nick to solve the mystery. While the mystery element in the plot is light, the banter between hero and heroine is fun, and watching these two tread warily through the land mine-strewn road of their developing relationship is a pleasure. The investigation unravels an old scandal, heals a broken friendship, and forces Nick and Octavia to face and resolve the passionate attraction th

Word gets around fast in Eclipse Bay. Nick Harte should know - his family's legendary feud with the Madisons fueled the local gossip mill for years before finally cooling off. Octavia knows her family's past is best kept hidden. But her secret isn't safe in Eclipse Bay - and neither is her heart. Octavia's related to the woman who sparked the long-time family feud - and fears that falling hard for Nick would only ignite the flames again. But people are still talking - and rumor has it Nick's involved with someone new Art gallery owner Octavia Brightwell doesn't take chances - especially on hand