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Kelsey Byden, una atractiva mujer de veintiséis años, acaba de divorciarse y se dispone a emprender una nueva vida...
Kelsey Byden, una atractiva mujer de veintiséis años, acaba de divorciarse y se dispone a emprender una nueva vida cuando recibe una carta de su madre Naomi, a quien creía fallecida veinte años atrás. Conmocionada, Kelsey descubre la verdad: Naomi no estaba...more
Kelsey Byden, una atractiva mujer de veintiséis años, acaba de divorciarse y se dispone a emprender una nueva vida cuando recibe una carta de su madre Naomi, a quien creía fallecida veinte años atrás. Conmocionada, Kelsey descubre la verdad: Naomi no estaba...more
Mass Market Paperback, 554 pages
Published
January 2006
by Debolsillo
(first published 1995)
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May 24, 2008
Isis FG
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Nora Roberts fans
Recommended to Isis FG by:
part of my Nora Roberts search
This is one of my favorite Nora Roberts books. Actually, the first time I read it, I thought it was good, but didn't love it. But for whatever reason, the story stuck in my head and I found myself wanting to read it again. So I did, about a year later, I guess. And it became one of my favorites.
The book has a little bit of everything, which is perhaps why I like it so much. Love and betrayal, family reunions, horses, mystery, self-discovery...and so much more. I enjoy the story alone because of...more
The book has a little bit of everything, which is perhaps why I like it so much. Love and betrayal, family reunions, horses, mystery, self-discovery...and so much more. I enjoy the story alone because of...more
Nora Roberts is easily my favourite author. Whenever I go to a book store, the first author I look out for is her. "True Betrayals" follows the story of a girl still discovering herself, and the truth behind her past. Through the search for self-discovery, Kelsey meets not only some long lost relatives, but finds romance among her new life. Mystery is worked into the plot of the novel through the mysterious deaths and pasts of the characters.
What I like best about the novel is that almost everyt...more
What I like best about the novel is that almost everyt...more
Wie immer ist Nora Roberts gelungen ein spannendes und ergreifendes Buch zu Schreiben. Auch hier kommt die Liebe und Romantik nicht zu kurz. Trotzdem ist das Buch von der ersten Seite an spannend und man kann das Ende gar nicht erwarten. Diesmal lässt uns Nora Roberts in die Welt der Pferde tauchen. Es geht um Pferdezucht, Rennpferde, Rennbahnen und Wetten. Trotz der ausführlichen Beschreibungen der Landschaft wird das Buch absolut in keinster Weise Langweilig. Auch Mord und Intrigen kommen hier...more
This is easily one of my favorite NR books (the others being: tribute, carnal innocence, genuine lies, public secrets, and private scandals). The books is very similar to the other books listed in that the character development is so well done. You begin to understand these characters and their motivations right from the beginning. The characters are smart, funny, and loving. NR can also do what no other author has quite mastered to her level which is combine suspense and romance so wonderfully....more
If I had known this book had horse-racing in it, I would have never picked it up and I would have missed out on a great book. Now I should explain that I love horse-racing, but rarely does a book capture the actual thrill of it and make you feel like you are there, this book does that.
It starts off with a girl, fresh from a divorce, finding out she been lied to by several people, one is her dad, about her mother...she isn't dead.
It becomes a journey for Kelsey, discovering her mother, discover...more
It starts off with a girl, fresh from a divorce, finding out she been lied to by several people, one is her dad, about her mother...she isn't dead.
It becomes a journey for Kelsey, discovering her mother, discover...more
“Mentiras e Traições”, o meu primeiro romance de Nora Roberts, mas certamente não será o último. Uma história envolvente, que nos leva aos bastidores dos hipódromos, onde as corridas de cavalos movimentam imensas quantias em apostas e, onde podemos assistir aos efeitos e consequências da inveja, da ganancia e da luxuria.
Kelsey entra neste mundo até então totalmente desconhecido, quando aos 26 anos de idade, acabada de sair de um casamento vitimado pela traição, se depara com a existência de uma...more
Kelsey entra neste mundo até então totalmente desconhecido, quando aos 26 anos de idade, acabada de sair de um casamento vitimado pela traição, se depara com a existência de uma...more
Competent, as all NR's are. You can always trust her for a good, solid story.
Kelsey has just finalized her divorce when she receives a letter from the mother she thought was dead. Turns out her mom was convicted of murder and spent 10 years in prison, but she and her father decided it was best if Kelsey thought she was dead.
Kelsey returns to her mother's thoroughbred racing stable to see if they might want to restart their relationship. Along the way she falls in love with her mother's neighbou...more
Kelsey has just finalized her divorce when she receives a letter from the mother she thought was dead. Turns out her mom was convicted of murder and spent 10 years in prison, but she and her father decided it was best if Kelsey thought she was dead.
Kelsey returns to her mother's thoroughbred racing stable to see if they might want to restart their relationship. Along the way she falls in love with her mother's neighbou...more
Listened to the audio cassette version in order to check for reported damage to library copy- it played just fine (patron probably needed new batteries in their player-grumble, grumble.) The setting in the world of thoroughbred racing had lots of color and showed that Roberts is comfortable in the horse world so that was OK but otherwise I found it far too long and drawn-out a story. . .really dragged for me. This was my first (and probably only) sampling of the unfathomably popular Roberts. Ha...more
I'm a sucker for stories set in the world of racehorses, or horses in general, so True Betrayals had an advantage going in. That said, I wasn't overly impressed with the book. Part of that was that the pacing which, especially in the first half, was slow. The reader gets introduced to all the players but not a whole lot else happens. Secondly, it took me a while to warm up the Kelsey. I didn't dislike her, and was even sympathetic, but she's a very reserved individual and it comes across. Perhap...more
Another enjoyable read by Nora Roberts. It's not going to be one of my favorites of hers, but it was still good. I liked the whole setting in the world of horseracing --- definitely something else for a change. I also liked the characters - particularly Kelsey, her step-brother Channing and her mother Naomi. Gabe was okay as a male lead character, but for some reason the romance between him and Kelsey didn't really convince me.
Anyway, if you are looking for a light, breezy book to take to the be...more
Anyway, if you are looking for a light, breezy book to take to the be...more
Oct 10, 2012
Kathy
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
romance-mystery,
romance
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Jul 04, 2012
Laura Elizabeth
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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I could start by telling you how much I love Nora and nearly all her writing, but if you read my reviews that much is clear.
So instead, I'll just stress this novel and its impact. I loved it. I loved it enough to give five stars which I don't always do with Nora's works.
Kelsey lives in rose-colored world until she finally steps out of her life and into her mother's home at her horse ranch. She and her mother are so-to-speak estranged from her mother's time in prison for murder. She meets her mo...more
So instead, I'll just stress this novel and its impact. I loved it. I loved it enough to give five stars which I don't always do with Nora's works.
Kelsey lives in rose-colored world until she finally steps out of her life and into her mother's home at her horse ranch. She and her mother are so-to-speak estranged from her mother's time in prison for murder. She meets her mo...more
Jan 19, 2011
Theresa
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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nora-roberts,
mystery
Kelsey Byden is finally divorced from her husband after a two-year separation when she discovers that her mother, Naomi Chadwick, is alive and living on a horse farm in Virginia. As a child, she had been told by her father that her mother had died and she grew up living with her father, Philip, an English professor at Georgetown.
But the fact is that her mother did not die, but was convicted of murdering her lover and sentenced to over ten years in jail. Her mother contended it was self-defense,...more
But the fact is that her mother did not die, but was convicted of murdering her lover and sentenced to over ten years in jail. Her mother contended it was self-defense,...more
This book starts with a woman named Kelsey who is trying to get over her divorce, she gets a letter in the mail and finds out the mother who she thought was dead is really alive. She goes to Naomi's farm and finds out that her mother was in prison for killing a man. She decides to stay go and stay at the farm to get to know her mother, she meets a man and starts to date him. Various things start going wrong and old enemies start coming back. I liked this book; it was a quick entertaining read fo...more
Altogether not a bad book. It does often seem like a rewrite of Robert's first book "Irish Thoroughbred" and its sequels. The horse and racing elements of the books were generally researched well. The glaring contradiction to this is the "euthanasia" drug used to murder the groom. I am a horse owner and worked for an equine vet at one point. Acepromazine is a light tranquilizer that is readily available, and most tack rooms have a vial somewhere. It is NOT one of the highly controlled barbiturat...more
Dec 09, 2012
Sara Gonçalves
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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bmc,
leituras-2012
Não sei como este livro me fugiu durante tanto tempo. Um livro de Nora Roberts que não me tinha chamado a atenção. Até agora.
Mentiras e Traições reúne o mundo dos cavalos, jogos e famílias com membros podres. Disse no penúltimo livro que li que encontrei a 2º personagem a acrescentar à minha lista de ódios? Pois bem, encontrei neste a 3ª. E são todas mulheres. Estranho...
Este é um livro bem apostado com uma história complexa, linhas que se vão cruzando durante a trama que no fim descobrimos a su...more
Mentiras e Traições reúne o mundo dos cavalos, jogos e famílias com membros podres. Disse no penúltimo livro que li que encontrei a 2º personagem a acrescentar à minha lista de ódios? Pois bem, encontrei neste a 3ª. E são todas mulheres. Estranho...
Este é um livro bem apostado com uma história complexa, linhas que se vão cruzando durante a trama que no fim descobrimos a su...more
Same old lust-at-first-sight and sex scenes that are just moved from book to book automatically. Nora Roberts is a better writer than she thinks she is. Though the surface plot is obvious, the issues and subplots are really good, sometimes thought-provoking. The use of horseracing as a background made for interesting settings and descriptions. I wish she would ditch the hash and write a novel worthy of herself.
Nov 22, 2010
Katherine
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
suspense,
romance-contemporary
This was a really good book. I love any story that has horses and racing. There is just something majestic about a racehorse. True Betrayals had a steady pace and I was never bored. I would rate this a PG book, not much steam but a nice romance developing. It has mystery, murder, mayham and of course betrayal. I would recommend it to anyone that likes a good mystery and a little romance.
I think if i picked up the hard-copy I wouldn't have read it because it didn't little snippet on the back really didn't appeal to me but i got the audio book free of charge and decided to give it a listen. It was a really good story and i hated having to interrupt my listening sessions to do other things so the story kept me interested but i think im glad i listened to it instead of reading it. im not sure if that makes sense.
Nov 23, 2012
Mιss •kαthєяίиє• Τhε Emεrαℓd Pяίиcεss®
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
I'll just say this in lieu of a review:
Each time you pick a Nora Roberts novel, you are in for the best of its kind.
The story is always well-researched and NR almost always finds another theme that she hasn't used before in one of her books. Variety make her works the best and simply something you are sure you'll like at the end. You can always depend on her.
Each time you pick a Nora Roberts novel, you are in for the best of its kind.
The story is always well-researched and NR almost always finds another theme that she hasn't used before in one of her books. Variety make her works the best and simply something you are sure you'll like at the end. You can always depend on her.
This was one of her better stand-alone novels. Most of the story revolves around the world of horse racing, which I knew nothing about prior. Now, I have this strange urge to actually see one! The characters all had so many levels, and while I had my guesses for the ones involved in the mystery/murders, it wasn't until the very end that it was brought together... excellent book!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 21, 2008
Cyrisse
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
romance readers
Recommended to Cyrisse by:
n/a
Shelves:
nora-roberts
Kelsey Byden discovers, after years of thinking otherwise, that her mother is alive, and has spent said years in prison. Furious, Kelsey confronts her father and leaves for a trip to meet this woman that had been cut from her life. There, Kelsey discovers an entirely new world--the horse world, and she gets sucked in. She finds her mother isn't so bad, and she finds Gabe--the gambling neighbor and their competition. And while they are becoming involved, bad things start happening. Accidents with...more
True Betrayals seemed a little long to get into the jist of the story. You could tell it was an earlier work of Nora. I liked the idea of the mother and murder but felt like Kelsey moved a bit too fast to the farm and her relationship with Gabe. Overall I enjoyed it though and glad it is in my growing collection.
I'm a sucker for a good romance novel... blend that with intrigue, suspense, mystery and you will get one of the most engaging novels I've read. I found myself being immersed in the world of Championship Thoroughbred Racing. Nora Roberts painted an enjoyable picture of the Racing World. A delightful read!
I was glad to discover I haven't yet read all of NR's hard cover books...but bummed to see that it was about a subject (horse racing/breeding) she'd also covered in some Silhouette romance versions as well...still enjoyed it though but not as much as I could have....
I will never understand the lengths some people will go to too protect a name or families reputation. To rip apart the lives of an innocent woman destroy a child and not even accept basic responsibility for your actions is horrible and disgusting.
First off, I love the world of horse racing so this was already a shoe in for me. Ms. Roberts did an awesome job of making you feel the excitement and suspense at the track, almost could hear those horses racing by! Loved the twists this story took also, great read
This book was really good and took place in the horse racing world. At times it got a little thick and too detailed with all the horse talk but the story was good, it was sort of predictable but then was a little different than I thought.
Listened to the audiobook while running. Another easy listen. Not quite as predictable as some, but still went as I suspected. Sweet story. Got a little confusing at times, lots of names and I sometimes forgot who was who.
Family secrets finally come out in the open. Sometimes life does not go as we plan and we have to accept what does come of it. Read it for yourself to find out how it turns out for the characters in this novel.
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Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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