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54th out of 79 books
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Deadly Gift (Flynn Brothers #3)
by
Heather Graham (Goodreads Author)
Caer is spending this Christmas among strangers. Brought to Newport, Rhode Island, from her native Ireland to nurse ailing millionaire Sean O'Riley, she's living a life few can imagine. But money can't hide the tension between O'Riley's trophy wife, his paranoid daughter, the eccentric aunt in the attic and the staff members who run the house. When O'Riley's business partn...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
December 2008
by Mira
(first published February 1st 2008)
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Feb 16, 2009
Amy
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4 of 5 stars
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No on. It was in my HUGE pile of books to be read.
It was interesting to read about a banshee. It made me see banshees in a different light (of course the last time I saw anything about a banshee was on CHARMED, and the banshee was evil there, lol). Caer (pronounced kyre, I believe) is a banshee, of course, and according to folklore her job is to guide those who are passing into paradise. Zach knows there is something about Caer, but doesn’t find out the truth until almost the end. There was mystery element to this book as well- and the mystery...more
This third book in The Flynn Brothers Trilogy is Zach's story and even though it is part of the trilogy it works well as a stand-alone read. An intriguing paranormal murder mystery with a little romance thrown in. I was kept entertained and guessing until the very end.
Pretty good supernatural book, with a romance slant. The plot is not predictable. Although the romance is.
This was the third book in the Flynn brothers trilogy. I would say it was probably the one I liked least of the three stories, but it was a passable paranormal fiction book, and an enjoyable read nonetheless.
When Sean O'Riley is taken ill shortly after arriving in Ireland for a vacation with his new and much younger wife, nurse Caer Cavannaugh looks after him so well, she's asked to accompany him back home to Newport, Rhode Island and nurse him until after the upcoming Christmas season.
There's m...more
When Sean O'Riley is taken ill shortly after arriving in Ireland for a vacation with his new and much younger wife, nurse Caer Cavannaugh looks after him so well, she's asked to accompany him back home to Newport, Rhode Island and nurse him until after the upcoming Christmas season.
There's m...more
This was the last installment of the Flynn Brothers series and while I wasn't able to get the first two books (Deadly Night and Deadly Harvest) respectively, this book could be read as a standalone. I was quite apprehensive when I do buy serialized books out of their order because they have the tendency to be in the middle of the one huge story arc that I try to grapple to understand. Fortunately, it wasn't the case here. There were references to the previous books especially to Zach's other bro...more
Sean O'Riley barely survives what might have been a murder attempt but nobody can prove that he had been given a poison although his daughter insists that his trophy wife is trying to kill him. Caer Cavannaugh is sent back to RI with Sean and his wife Amanda. Sean believes she is a private duty nurse but she is also investigating the near fatal incident for The Agency.
Meanwhile, the Flynn Brothers are quite close to Sean who helped them when their parents died years ago and who became a surroga...more
Meanwhile, the Flynn Brothers are quite close to Sean who helped them when their parents died years ago and who became a surroga...more
This is the first book I've read by Heather Graham and it was okay. I have to admit that I had higher expectations. It was predictable in many places, which is fine with me if the story holds up...which I felt didn't. It was entertaining I guess...as I finished it, but it certainly wasn't a favorite, nor did I buy into the banshee folklore. THAT was so far off the reservation of the stories I've ever heard that it was difficult to accept.
Overall...characters were likeable enough. I guess you did...more
Overall...characters were likeable enough. I guess you did...more
Caer is spending this Christmas among strangers. Brought to Newport, Rhode Island, from her native Ireland to nurse ailing millionaire Sean O'Riley, she's living a life few can imagine. But money can't hide the tension between O'Riley's trophy wife, his paranoid daughter, the eccentric aunt in the attic and the staff members who run the house.
When O'Riley's business partner goes missing, family friend Zach Flynn arrives. Determined to help him solve the case, Caer becomes enmeshed in a mystery t...more
When O'Riley's business partner goes missing, family friend Zach Flynn arrives. Determined to help him solve the case, Caer becomes enmeshed in a mystery t...more
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Sean O'Riley barely survives what might have been a murder attempt but nobody can prove that he had been given a poison although his daughter insists that his trophy wife is trying to kill him. Caer Cavannaugh is sent back to RI with Sean and his wife Amanda. Sean believes she is a private duty nurse but she is also investigating the near fatal incident for The Agency.
Meanwhile, the Flynn Brothers are quite close to Sean who helped them when their parents died years ago and who became a surroga...more
Meanwhile, the Flynn Brothers are quite close to Sean who helped them when their parents died years ago and who became a surroga...more
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I am kind of on the fence about this book. On one hand it was a very good book. On the other, as the end to a trilogy, I am not very impressed. I would much rather it have been a stand alone book. It didn’t follow the same pattern as the two previous; it went completely off the charts in its content.
So as a stand alone book, I really enjoyed it. This book is about Zach Flynn, the youngest of the Flynn brothers. He gets a phone call that a long time family friend has become deathly ill overseas....more
So as a stand alone book, I really enjoyed it. This book is about Zach Flynn, the youngest of the Flynn brothers. He gets a phone call that a long time family friend has become deathly ill overseas....more
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I really like this triology. It has people with paranormal abilities. It is a very fast and entertaining read
As far as the Flynn Brother's Trilogy goes, this is by far the weakest in the series. The other two managed to intertwine the paranormal with normal life, and managed to hold a "believable" plot. This one, however, was way over into the realm of fantasy. I suppose that would be fine, if I had expected it to be 99% fantasy and 1% reality. The plot surrounding the "brother" is thin, which confuses me, as it is a "Flynn Brother's Novel."
Anyway, I thought it was "okay." As an American with strong Ir...more
Anyway, I thought it was "okay." As an American with strong Ir...more
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Dec 21, 2011
Mahareni Maldini
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Akhirnya kelaaaaaaar bc seri ini, and trnyata aku paling suka sm kisahnya si Zach Flynn.
Agak gmn jg sih klo suspense digabungkn sm hal2 yg berbau supranatural. Di buku ini udh gak ad lg hantu2+arwah2 gentayangan, tapi Mrs. Graham menggantinya dg legenda2 lama Irlandia tt leprechaun dan banshee.
Aaaand...trnyata salah 1 tokoh d buku ini adalah makhluk yg dianggap sbg legenda tsb. Siapa? Siapa?
Pelakunya udh bs ditebak sih sblm klimaks crita. And gak nyangka trnyata ad pasangan l*sbi d sini. Siapa?...more
Agak gmn jg sih klo suspense digabungkn sm hal2 yg berbau supranatural. Di buku ini udh gak ad lg hantu2+arwah2 gentayangan, tapi Mrs. Graham menggantinya dg legenda2 lama Irlandia tt leprechaun dan banshee.
Aaaand...trnyata salah 1 tokoh d buku ini adalah makhluk yg dianggap sbg legenda tsb. Siapa? Siapa?
Pelakunya udh bs ditebak sih sblm klimaks crita. And gak nyangka trnyata ad pasangan l*sbi d sini. Siapa?...more
Reread......4*
Hero-Zach
Heroine-Kyre
Setting-New England
Plot,Senior marries very much younger wife.His daughter thinks she has tried to poison him and Kyre called in to nurse him and she goes back home with him too.Zach is called in to help find out what is happening.He is the third Flynn Bro.and also a PI.
The book seemed slower than the first two and I didn`t care quite as much for it,it seemed to be too much questioning and prowling and not enough action but it was still good
Hero-Zach
Heroine-Kyre
Setting-New England
Plot,Senior marries very much younger wife.His daughter thinks she has tried to poison him and Kyre called in to nurse him and she goes back home with him too.Zach is called in to help find out what is happening.He is the third Flynn Bro.and also a PI.
The book seemed slower than the first two and I didn`t care quite as much for it,it seemed to be too much questioning and prowling and not enough action but it was still good
NOO! It was such a great series, and then it ended with this one. Ugh. Really bad. It didn't have the sweet romance story from the beginning nor did it have the terror from the second book. It just had a bad storyline, with flat characters and storyline and dialogue that made me roll my eyes. How disappointing.
The only reason I gave it a 2 was because the other 2 books in the trilogy were great. If this had been a stand alone I would have given it a 1. What a waste.
The only reason I gave it a 2 was because the other 2 books in the trilogy were great. If this had been a stand alone I would have given it a 1. What a waste.
Ok, I'm now thoroughly and completely through with Heather Graham. I've read other books by her and been really ok to enjoy them for what they were -- mediocre, fun, brain candy. Some fun storylines, some frisky sex scenes, some psuedo paranormal mystery. The first book had some of that, but the second two fell FAR short.
First, her "trilogy" was not. There wasn't a damn thing connecting these books together other than the three main male characters were brothers -- and each brother is the main c...more
First, her "trilogy" was not. There wasn't a damn thing connecting these books together other than the three main male characters were brothers -- and each brother is the main c...more
Best one out of the trilogy. HG meshed nearly all the elements well together in this one, paranormal, mystery and romance. There was not a lot of depth to the romance in this but I still enjoyed Zach and Caere. Didn't really get to know Zach as well as his brothers... this book very much presumes you have read the other 3 (as far as character building goes). BUT you could read it at as a stand-alone quite well.
Light fast read.
Light fast read.
This is Zach Flynn's story. He's the youngest of the Flynn brothers. He gets a call from a family friend to fly to Ireland to pick up a sick friend and bring him home. Meanwhile, the sick friend's business partner is missing and Zach is asked to find out what happened to him.
Again, the story line in this one is well done. It's a very enjoyable book. The character development is better than in Aidan's story, but not as good as in Jeremy's story.
Again, the story line in this one is well done. It's a very enjoyable book. The character development is better than in Aidan's story, but not as good as in Jeremy's story.
This third book in the Flynn Brothers trilogy is probably my favorite. People close to the family begin falling ill and missing and Zach goes to investigate. There is a lot about the Irish beliefs involving death and good and bad banshees, which I found fascinating. And, finally, the last of the three brothers finds a love interest in Caer, the Irish nurse. Zach was a minor character in the first two books, but shows his true detective self in this one. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Have finally come to the conclusion that I just don't like the way HG writes so I have given up on this last one in the series and am returning all the others I checked out to the library...and that just goes to show that just because your library may carry a lot of one author it doesn't mean you will enjoy their work...but major kudos to any and all authors who put their stuff out there
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I read the previous two books and liked them. A bit of mystery, a bit of romance, a violent serial kill here and there. My kind of stuff really. Then I read this book. While I liked it..... I was a bit taken off balance by it.
A good bit of cheese for your taste buds all in all.
A good bit of cheese for your taste buds all in all.
Heather Graham follows Nora Robert's successful formula of writing a trilogy of books, about 3 brothers, with supernatural elements. Felt like I was reading Nora Roberts. Plots of all 3 books feel contrived and forced; characters are interchangeable.
I loved this book. The part that I really enjoyed was about the connection that seemed to come from the two main charters and how they just fell in love without meaning to. Of course, the ghost and the shocking ending held me until the end.
I did not enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed the first 2 in the series. Also the ending wasn't satisfying to me and it caused the story line of the book to head into left field. Romance/Suspense was good but not quite there.
It was okay, as a romantic suspense book goes. It is the final in the trilogy and IMHO, the weakest in the arc. It worked as a standalone with some paranormal flavor.
This was the third in a trio ob supernaturally themed books about a group of brothers who are private investigators. In this one, Zach ends up trying to find a missing person and keep a great friend named Sean from being murdered with the help of an Irish nurse names Caer. Little does he know that Caer is really a banshee who has taken human form and her assignment is to keep Sean alive as well. Before too long dark portents are arriving and more murders are turning up--all while Zach and Caer f...more
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Also published as Heather Graham Pozzessere and Shannon Drake.
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write, working on short horror stories and romances. After some tria...more
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New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write, working on short horror stories and romances. After some tria...more
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