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Open Season

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Be careful what you wish for....

On her thirty-fourth birthday, Daisy Minor decides to make over her entire life. The small-town librarian has had it with her boring clothes, her ordinary looks, and nearly a decade without so much as a date. It's time to get a life—and a sex life. The perennial good girl, Daisy transforms herself into a party girl extraordinaire—dancing

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Paperback, 337 pages

Published May 21st 2002 by Pocket Books (first published January 1st 2001)

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Nov 20, 2008 ElaineY rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cops-sherrifs-p-i-and-firemen, liked-to-reread, romantic-suspense

Nov 2008 REVIEW:
Still a four-star read the second time around! I loved Chief Russo more this time, in fact. The only thing I did not like and think it's the oddest addition to a book's ending is Sykes looking up Mrs Nolan. I see that I'd commented on that in my 2004 review below but this time, I'll say it felt even creepier. Even though Sykes rolled over and made a deal with the DA, he is still involved in the trafficking of young girls. He's the last thing Mrs Nolan needs in her sad, abused lif...more

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May 07, 2008 Eastofoz rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favourites, romantic-suspense

This book is excellent nearly from start to finish! Howard writes with so many different tones and does so exceptionally well. The book starts out with hope, then gets creepy, frightening, horrific, light, fun, hilarious, serious and just wonderful! Some parts make you shudder at how horrible and disgusting things are and some are so funny you have tears in your eyes. For fans of Sandra Hill this is certainly a book to consider in terms of belly aching hilarity!

The love story between Daisy and J...more

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Jul 26, 2012 Melanie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: cop-military-law-enforcement-heroes, favorites, funny-romance, hero-in-pursuit, protective-heroes, romance, romantic-suspense, contemporary-romance, unexperienced-heroine, makeover-or-plain-jane-heroine, to-reread, owned

4.5 stars, on June 25:-)

Old-fashioned Southern Daisy meets big tough SWAT Yankee Jack Russo in small-town Alabama... what's not to like!

My favorite scene remains when Daisy buys the Party-Pak and discovers what flavors are inside:-p

Reread it on Nov 17th, and loved it just as much! Still as funny, and now it's a 5 star book!

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Jul 24, 2008 Celeste rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: romantic suspence

Shelves: favorites

I love this book! It's funny, entertaining, suspenseful, and HOT!

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May 05, 2013 Lisa Kay rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: vocation-man-in-uniform-or-w-badge, zzcover-white, authors-h, authors-l, m-audible-dot-com, genre-romance-suspense, theme-pygmalion, currently-listening-to, 2013-rlftci-group-challenge, challenge-nbrc-tower, animal-dog-in-story, well-narrated, theme-small-town-lovin, re-read-for-comfort, reviewed-by-me

Daisy needs some protection.

★★★★½ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Oh, I had to be bad and get this one! I know I only gave the hardcover of this one four stars, but it has some of my favorite themes along with one of my favorite authors, so I splurged and got the audiobook. I’m so glad I did, as Deborah Hazlett does a great job narrating. She handles this fast-paced Romantic Suspense with ease and perfect diction, while her pace, volume, and tone do not fluctuate. The male voices aren’t qui...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Carisa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: g-contemp, hero-type-warrior, t-action-fights, t-hero-in-pursuit, s-hot

I loved this story. It was light on the action/suspense plot but very well written. Original, funny dialog between the H/h, the sexiest hero, great heroine. Love this author.
HERO is a Warrior, chief of police, sexy, blunt, determined to get his prude librarian.
SCENES/CONTENT: several/hot
GENRE/TONE: contemporary/action, light
LENGHT: 365 pages

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Feb 28, 2008 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: rs-mystery-thriller, dreamy-heroes, favorites, desert-island-keepers, cops-fbi-dea-cia-etc, teachers-professors-librarians, own, humor, klutzy-accident-prone, virgin-heroine, my-5-star-romances, pet-or-animal-in-story

Loved it! One of my favorites by Linda Howard. Definitely a keeper to reread over and over again. Daisy Minor is 34 years old and its time for a change. The librarian is ready to break out of her shell and live. Enter the small town chief of police, Jack Russo. 'Nuff said.

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Apr 28, 2012 Zumbagirl rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, adorable-dog, contemporary-romance, enemies-to-lovers, humorous, shy-heroine, police-officer-hero

4.5/5 stars
Always on the lookout for new authors and good stories - heard about Linda Howard and I'm glad I gave her a try! Open Season was a humorous, fast-moving story filled with likeable characters - a 34-year-old librarian, Daisy, who has no life aside from her job and family and Jack, a police chief, who is pretty hot stuff. At first, I really didn't get them and didn't see how their relationship would work out. It started out more like he was her protector/guardian. But quickly enough, th...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Carrie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, suspense, read-2008, humorous, law-enforcement, read-2012, small-town, re-read

Originally read Nov 2008.

A-/B+
Narration by Deborah Hazlett 4.5*

I originally read this book over three years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I recently bought the unabridged audiobook from audible. The narration bu Deborah Hazlett is excellent. She does the Alabama accents well, and really gets Daisy's personality. Her voice sounds just like a smart but somewhat shelters southern woman should. Daisy is a great character, somehow blending prim-and-proper with backbone and humor. After deciding to c...more

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Oct 25, 2012 Lady Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: contemporary romance

Shelves: adult, adventure, chick-lit, contemporary, contemporary-romance, fiction, kindle, linda-howard, love-the-author-a-must-buy, mystery, older-romance-books, romance, suspense, thriller-suspense

I really liked this story.

Jack and Daisy are amazing together.

The writing, characters, and story are great.

All I can say is.... I'm glad Daisy won't have to buy a "Party Pack" ever again:))

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Nov 14, 2012 Brittany B. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: rom_suspense, disappointed, rom_linda-howard

I love LH and could give a full review of my issues regarding this book.

It's not her best. It's definitely not her worst. But it didn't have enough story or romance to keep me interested. I was forcing myself to read for the last 2 hours. I won't recommend a book that fizzed out, and actually became tedious with 2 hours left. No matter how I adore LH, this wasn't for me.

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Dec 10, 2010 TJ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, romantic-suspense

3.5/5.0

Linda Howard's books aren't anything earth shattering - just fun romantic/suspense. She writes dark but not too dark, enough to allow the reader to understand the depravity and gravity of a situation but not to the graphic, totally uncomfortable level. I appreciate that.

Open Season rates a four star because I love the hero and heroine. Daisy is a plain, ordinary, milk-toast spinster/librarian who is sick of it and decides to give herself a make-over. The one thing she can't make over,howe...more

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Jul 08, 2012 Ren rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Linda Howard fans

Shelves: thriller-suspense, there-are-hot-men, had-translated, alpha-hero, borrowed, family-theme, favorite, friend-turn-to-lover, humor, my-nom-nom-boyfriend, lawman-and-agent, stubborn-chara, steamy, reviewed, 5-stars, own-and-reread, own-paperback

UPDATE : Barusan beli yang versi Englishnya lhoo :D. Lebih huebaaat pastinya ;D

UPDATE KEDUA: Gara - gara bete ma ga mood mau lanjut baca Fifty Shades yang geje apa maunya itu, akhirnya re-read ini tadi malem. Baca versi Engnya dan tenang, tenang. Sama lucunya kok ;D

Rating pertama : 4 bintang
Rating kedua : 5 bintang

Kesimpulan Ngantuk pas kasih rating [hmpfh]

Salah satu buku Linda Howard tentang polisi, yang jadi favoritku sepanjang masa :D

Daisy Minor adalah seorang pustakawan yang juga peraw...more UPDATE : Barusan beli yang versi Englishnya lhoo :D. Lebih huebaaat pastinya ;D

UPDATE KEDUA: Gara - gara bete ma ga mood mau lanjut baca Fifty Shades yang geje apa maunya itu, akhirnya re-read ini tadi malem. Baca versi Engnya dan tenang, tenang. Sama lucunya kok ;D

Rating pertama : 4 bintang
Rating kedua : 5 bintang

Kesimpulan Ngantuk pas kasih rating [hmpfh]

Salah satu buku Linda Howard tentang polisi, yang jadi favoritku sepanjang masa :D

Daisy Minor adalah seorang pustakawan yang juga perawan tua. Dimana sampai umur 34 masih belum menikah juga. Yang pasti kalau gw udah tereak2 kali ya sampe umur segitu ga kawin2. Si Daisy ini juga kelewat naif orangnya. Wajar ga sih orang Amrik seperti ini? Menurutku sih wajar - wajar aja, walaupun orang kayak Daisy jelas - jelas one in the million. Akhirnya dia pun memutuskan untuk mengubah jalan hidupnya. Makeover penampilan, membeli rumah dan perabotan2nya. Sampai kemudian dia bertemu pria yang menurut Daisy paling nyebelin sejagad raya di perpustakaan tempat dia bekerja.

Jack Russo, kepala polisi setempat, adalah pak polisi yang seksi sangat dan punya wicked sense of humor. Jack ini doyan banget menggoda Daisy yang dinilainya yah itu, naif ma konservatif. Sampai ketika dia melihat penampilan baru Daisy yang bagaikan itik buruk rupa berubah jadi siluman ular putih, eh angsa cantik. Dan Jack pun memutuskan untuk melanjutkan hubungan mereka ke tingkat yg lebih lanjut. Tipikal laki - laki sekali ya temans :))

Banyak kejadian seru dan menggelikan antara Daisy dan Jack. Mulai dari Daisy yang mengetes apakah Jack maho atau bukan, dengan tes warna mauve dan puce, yang nantinya Daisy malah mengetesnya lagi sama orang lain, yaitu Todd Lawrence. Waktu mereka berdansa di klub, kemudian waktu Jack memergoki Daisy beli kondom dan mempermalukannya dengan membaca pamfletnya keras2 di jalan. Sumpah ngakak gelinjang pas baca ini. Adegan paling klasik, dimana si PartyPak ini selalu jadi obrolan kalo bahas ini buku. Yah sama kayak Mr Perfect dengan "20 inchi hanya untuk pamer itu kali yak" =))

Walaupun konfliknya tidak begitu dalam, tapi menarik banget mengamati hubungan Daisy dan Jack. Mereka saling melengkapi satu sama lain. Gini sambil berandai2, kapan ya ada polisi sekeren dan seseksi Jack Russo, Sam Donovan atau Dane Hollister di negeri kita tercinta ini? (ngarep banget)

Yang pasti penggemar Linda Howard mah, wajib baca ini!(less)

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Mar 01, 2010 Athira (Reading on a Rainy Day) rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: source-own, 2010, fiction, f-romance, f-general

I have very little good words to lace up this review with. The book blurb had a lot of promises, none of which were delivered to my satisfaction.

My opinion
Open Season starts on Daisy's 34th birthday, when she gets the sickening realization through one entire chapter that she is a Miss Goody-two-shoes with no life to boast of. No husband, no kids, no love life in years, still living with her mom and aunt (I know this is frowned upon so much, but I can never understand what's so wrong or embarrass...more I have very little good words to lace up this review with. The book blurb had a lot of promises, none of which were delivered to my satisfaction.

My opinion
Open Season starts on Daisy's 34th birthday, when she gets the sickening realization through one entire chapter that she is a Miss Goody-two-shoes with no life to boast of. No husband, no kids, no love life in years, still living with her mom and aunt (I know this is frowned upon so much, but I can never understand what's so wrong or embarrassing about it). With the help of her mom and aunt, she gets herself a beauty consultant to help with her make-up and wardrobe. The beauty consultant himself has some plans of his own, which includes sending Daisy to certain specific nightclubs for man-hunting. In addition, she finds herself seeing Jack Russo, the Chief of Police a little too much. In the background, a Mexican illegal immigrant girl has been raped and murdered. If I write one more line here, I am sure I can wrap up the story for you too, but that's for you to read and find out. :)

Open Season is more romance than crime. There are a couple of chapters devoted to some steamy sex, and there's quite a bit of humor, for which I am thankful. Jack Russo provides most of the laugh along with Daisy's new puppy.

I wish there were more plus points to write, but I've reached the end of it. As for what didn't work, there's a lot of coincidence at play in this plot. When there's a lot of coincidence, it means there's no mystery, since everything is falling into place for the characters. Right when the criminal plans to kidnap Daisy, she changes house and takes a day off from work. No one has any proof of impending crime, but Daisy's whole family is being given protection. Daisy just starts groom hunting, and suddenly Jack Russo is interested. I won't even mention the last part of the Epilogue. That's just some of them.

Another annoying factor was the number of pages dedicated to Daisy's make-over. How she applies make-up, how her beauty consultant does it, the shopping trip she goes for, puppy-buying and training, house-buying and decoration. By the time the real story starts, more than half of the book is over. There was no suspense holding my interest, and I was thinking of my next read the whole time.

Overall, this was a disappointment. Save for the few laughs, there's really not much to look forward to in this book. I know a lot of readers who are fans of Linda Howard, so I don't want to make any judgments based on this book alone. Hopefully, I will come across some other book of hers that will be a better read.

Title Demystified
Remember the animated movie, Open Season, about a cuddly-wuddly grizzly bear? I loved that movie when I first watched it. I think that's one of the reasons I picked this book. Of course, I knew this was about no bear, but fond memories of that movie came to me when I first saw this book. Daisy's plan of man-hunting is being referred to by the title in this book, as opposed to the bear-hunting in the movie. (There's no connection between the movie and the book. I'm just giving you trivia! :) )

Cover Art Demystified
I think this cover is pretty good. No specific meaning to it, but it still looks inviting to me. The cover definitely gave me the feel of a light read, and the book was true to that!(less)

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Jul 03, 2010 Shannon C. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: humorous, suspense-mystery

4 stars: very good romantic suspense

At first this book seemed a bit choppy to me and I was trying to figure out how the author was going to tie together human traffikers/sex slavers with an 'old maid' librarian. But as I got further into the story, things quickly started to tie together. The old maid librarian storyline was a cliche--and I didn't find it all that believeable. But I grew to like her character in spite of it, when she showed her intelligence and her spunky banter. Some of the inte...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Pingle McCloud rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantic-suspense, ibuk, reviewed

biasa aja...
serba nanggung, baik romance maupun suspense nya...
hubungan antara Daisy dan Jack kurang intense klo menurutku. chemistry nya kurang...
emang sih awal2nya kocak....
tp dipikir2 "pathetic" bgt ya si Daisy, umur 34, msh tinggal ama orang tua, blom punya pacar, gak bisa dandan and so on,,,dan baru nyadar pas ulang tahunnya yg ke 34,,,please deh,,kemana aja selama ini.
padahal diceritakan klo selama ini dia suka baca majalah trend..
endingnya malah gak peduli ama nasib Daisy dan Jack -_-...
*...more

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Apr 18, 2013 İnci Puyan rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Av Mevsimi, yazarın ilk okuduğum romanıydı. Ki oldukça da başarılı buldum. Yazar aynı anda her konuyu ele almış ve hepsini birbirine bağlamıştı.

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May 21, 2013 Christine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, romance, romantic-suspense

Open Season is a very cute story of a 34 year old, inexperienced librarian named Daisy Minor from a small Alabama town who gives herself a little make over and sets out to be more social and in essence, is out to hunt for a husband. She meets the local police chief, Jack Russo who is so not her type and they actually get on each other's nerves a bit when he comes to the library for assistance on two occasions. But there's a subtle attraction there nonetheless.

Daisy gets into a little trouble he...more Open Season is a very cute story of a 34 year old, inexperienced librarian named Daisy Minor from a small Alabama town who gives herself a little make over and sets out to be more social and in essence, is out to hunt for a husband. She meets the local police chief, Jack Russo who is so not her type and they actually get on each other's nerves a bit when he comes to the library for assistance on two occasions. But there's a subtle attraction there nonetheless.

Daisy gets into a little trouble here and there when dancing out at the local bar and inadvertently just manages to sidestep a seriously disturbing crime ring that's taking place within the community. As Daisy and Jack continue to bump heads, the sexual tension between them increases, and then when Daisy witnesses something that puts her life in danger, Jack realizes his interest in her is deeper than just a fling, and in fact, he's falling for her. Daisy doesn't think Jack is her type and accuses him regularly at foiling her plans for finding herself a husband, all the while she's falling for him as well. Daisy may have declared it open season for husband hunting, but it's quite clear she already caught the right one from their first encounter at the library. No one she meets is as exhilarating or as comfortable as Jack. No one makes her feel as safe and as cherished as Jack. Daisy may have declared it open season for husband hunting, but it's quite clear she's already caught the right one for her right from the beginning.

The romance between Daisy and Jack is fun and sweet. Although at first I found Daisy's inexperienced librarian character too cliche, I couldn't help be entertained by her honest, open and somewhat naive approach to the world as she explores her independence. She has such verve for life and her desire for a simple, happy life full of love and laughter. She effortlessly drove Jack crazy and I appreciated the ease at which he came to realize that she drove him crazy in a good way and that it made him crave her company even more. Why wouldn't he? She's kind hearted, honest, adorable and fun! There's never a dull moment with Daisy.

The suspense plot of Open Season is based on a serious and disturbing crime ring involving date rape drugs and the sale of young, illegal immigrant women that felt a bit incongruous with the fun, light hearted nature of the romance plot. I also felt I couldn't quite take the suspense element seriously enough because the men organizing the crimes seemed so stupid and careless. I suppose one could argue that that's why they got caught in the end, but I still thought they were too stupid to have even taken the crimes as far as they did in the first place. I think the novel would have been more cohesive and realistic if the crimes were simply less severe in nature for this fun loving romance between Daisy and Jack. Despite these issues, however, Open Season is well worth the read due to Daisy Minor's high spirited, warm character and the amusing, sweet romance between her and Jack.

Overall, Open Season is an entertaining romantic suspense novel--the romance being this story's strength with generous doses of humor and tenderness that leads to a delightful story book happily ever after.(less)

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May 18, 2013 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: alpha-male, naive-heroine, hero-is-in-the-police-sheriff, tough-rude-and-incredibly-sweet-he, romantic-suspense, dark-subject-line

It has been awhile since I have read something by Linda Howard but I am glad I took the time with OPEN SEASON. Hillsboro, Alabama could be another Mayberry, a small community with 9,000 plus citizens who, for the most part, like to know everyone's business. It starts with a prologue that introduces a darker element and is necessary to read. It will help you to understand what is occurring at the underbelly of this fine town.

You are also introduced to Daisy Minor- a plain, mousy, boring librarian...more It has been awhile since I have read something by Linda Howard but I am glad I took the time with OPEN SEASON. Hillsboro, Alabama could be another Mayberry, a small community with 9,000 plus citizens who, for the most part, like to know everyone's business. It starts with a prologue that introduces a darker element and is necessary to read. It will help you to understand what is occurring at the underbelly of this fine town.

You are also introduced to Daisy Minor- a plain, mousy, boring librarian who is celebrating her 34th birthday. And today is the day she has an epiphany about her life. She is tired of being single and living at home. She wants a relationship with a man, marriage and babies. In that order. And she doesn't want to wait too long for this to happen.

Little does she know that her widowed mom and aunt were patiently waiting for her to get some smarts. With their gentle push, she gets some assistance for a total makeover from top to bottom. She also finds a home to rent and acquires the courage to go dancing and meet men. At the same time she meets Chief of Police and uber-alpha Jack Russo. Before 'the change' Daisy reminds him of his elderly aunt from his childhood. He is mildly intrigued and likes to push her buttons. After 'the change' he tells himself is getting involved because she is so naive with trouble following her from the get-go.

What Daisy doesn't understand is that she has inadvertently witnessed a murder. Ms. Howard has managed to take a dark theme and mix it with a contemporary romance and suspenseful edge at the same time. At 310 pages it is a quick read. And the chemistry between Jack and Daisy is very good.

It is not hard to figure out what is going on but I enjoyed that the author didn't dumb-down the heroine. I liked Daisy. There was a one secondary character that I would have liked some closure with. And the ending with the bad guys might have been tidied up a little too neatly. But I still enjoyed OPEN SEASON and would recommend it to anyone who likes a strong romance with some sassiness and suspense on the side.
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Apr 08, 2013 Ellen (more books, please) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: audible, contemporary, comfort-reads

I listened to the Audible edition.
I will just say straight out, I loved this book.

It had humor, it had likeable characters and villainous villains.

Did I mention there was humor?

The narrator did a great job. Lots of women's voices were needed and each was distinguishable. Intonations were spot on. The men's voices were not grating or silly sounding. The emotion was properly done; there was no overacting or over-reacting.

The story is simple; the execution, superb. Some people don't like the "ugly...more

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Sep 28, 2012 →kelly♥[: rated it 3 of 5 stars

My Rating: 3.5

Open Season was a fun quick read with romance and suspense mixed together perfectly. I happily flowed throughout the book without once making a pit stop. The only bad thing is that the cover of the novel gives the overall book a different impression. "She's hunting for a man...and there's no more playing it safe" makes me think that the woman is the killer, not the actual killer. The shattered glass on the cover also made me think something along the lines of guns, not a knife.

Al...more

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Jun 18, 2012 HÜLYA rated it 5 of 5 stars

Av Mevsimi - Linda Howard

Aşk,polisiye,mizah,gizem türünde roman okumak isteyenler bence Linda Howard'ı sakın es gecmeyin ki,Nora Roberts.Sandra Brown severler bu yazara bayılacak.Ozellikle dışı sert maco erkekleri tam Alfa erkegi...

Av Mevsimindeki Jack Russo'da tam anlamıyle bir Alfa erkeği:))
34 yasindaki kız kurusu Daisy ile eski Sawa elemani polis şefi Jack'ın hikayesi.

Gösterişsiz Daisy Kasabanin kütüphanecisi idi. 34 yaşina geldigi halde basindan ne ask macerasi gecmiş ne de evlenme durumu ol...more Av Mevsimi - Linda Howard

Aşk,polisiye,mizah,gizem türünde roman okumak isteyenler bence Linda Howard'ı sakın es gecmeyin ki,Nora Roberts.Sandra Brown severler bu yazara bayılacak.Ozellikle dışı sert maco erkekleri tam Alfa erkegi...

Av Mevsimindeki Jack Russo'da tam anlamıyle bir Alfa erkeği:))
34 yasindaki kız kurusu Daisy ile eski Sawa elemani polis şefi Jack'ın hikayesi.

Gösterişsiz Daisy Kasabanin kütüphanecisi idi. 34 yaşina geldigi halde basindan ne ask macerasi gecmiş ne de evlenme durumu olmuştu. Artık bu durumu değiştirmak için kolları sıvamanın zamanı gelmişti..Kız kardeşi güzel olan o zeki olandı..Kızkardeşi evlenip çoluk çocuğa karışmıştı bile..Daisy Minör daha fazla beklememeye karar verdi kasabadaki eşcinsel bir erkek olan Todd Lawrencw'den yardım istemeye karar verir...Böylece değişim süreci başlar....

Jack ise eski Sawa elemani idi cok aktif ve tehlikeli olan meslek yasami karısından boşanma sebeplerinden biridir..İri yarı atletik bir kas yığınıdır Daisy'ye göre:))
Jack Russo Cocukken yaz aylarinda yanina geldigi teyzesi vefat ettiginde ona bu sakin kasabadaki evini bıraktiktan sonra artık bu tehlikeli meslek yaşamına son verip sakin bir hayata geçiş yapmaya karar vererek bu kasabaya yerlesir...Şansı da yaver giderek bu kasabının emniyet şefi olur..Belediye Başkanı Temple Nolan'dan çoğu sert:)) ve becerikli özelliklerini de saklar...Vee göreve başlar...Kütüphane ile emniyet binası aynı binadadır vee Ikili birbirlerini tanimaktadir aslinda bazen burnumuzun ucundakini görmeyiz ya Daisy'de durum aynen böyle idi.

Daisy dış görünüşünü değiştirip çok çarpıcı bir kadın olduktan sonra ilk işi kasabanın gece kulüplerine gidip şansını denemeye karar verir...Deyim yerinde ise avlanmaya çıkar...Ve olaylar zinciri çorap söküğü gibi başlar.Hiç olmadık bir yerde olmadık bir sahneye tanıklık eder..Kasabanın şefi de onu olaylardan korumakta kararlıdır..Ama baştan çıkarmada da..Baştan çıkarmakta ne lazımsa yapmakta kararlıdır..Onu ölen Betsy Teyzesine benzetmektedir:)) Başlarda ciddi olmadan başlayan ilişki kasabaya tam anlamı ile bomba gibi bir gündem konusu olur...Daisy ne kadar kaçarsa kaçsın Jack yoluna çıkar adeta kısmetini kapatır...Ne yapsa bu kas yığını adamdan kurtulamaz:)) Hele ikilinin eczaneden bir prezervatif alma sahnesi vardi ki okurken kahkahalarimi tutamadim...
Asla sıkılmadan okuyacağınız bir roman..Belki O Gecenin Ardından gibi değil ama yazarın yine de güzel kitaplarından..Ne çeviride ne de edisyonunda bir hata görmedim..Kitap beni öylesine bir sarmaladı ki..Olaylardan başka ve Jack ile Daisy'nin çekişmeli aşklarından başka bir şeyin farkına varamadım..
Bence vakit geçirmeden bu güzel kitabı okuyun..Tavsiye ederim...Moralinizi düzgün bir şekilde kitap kapağınıı kapatacaksınız..
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Jun 14, 2012 Saly rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantic-suspense, read-in-2012, cops-law-enforcement-security

This book so lived up to its hype, the heroine was a stereotypical librarian, with her nose in books, living with her aunt and mother when she got up on her 34th birthday and realized her life was passing her by, she was mousy, her hair, her clothes everything sucked and that if she didn't do anything she would never have the family she wanted, so she slowly starts working on it and her aunt and mom help. I loved how she was about money and her prissy tone especially with the Yankee police chief...more

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Aug 01, 2011 RomReader rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantic-suspense

Old-fashioned & drab 34yo librarian wants a makeover so she can attract a man to marry & have a family with. Her changed appearance attracts several men in the singles bar she goes to, including a serial rapist who drugs his would-be victims with GHB in their drinks. Fortunately, the new chief of police in their small town is often in the same places heroine is at & keeps rescuing her from mishaps around her. Hero makes his attraction to heroine known, which heroine is surprised to r...more

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Jul 02, 2011 Boyu rated it 3 of 5 stars

That's right. Another Linda Howard book. I seem to like them very much, don't I? Die-hard romance fans are just that way :)

Plotline: Daisy Minor is a woman who wakes up on her 34th birthday realizing she's well on her way to becoming an old maid. Suddenly alarmed at her bland hair, bland clothes, and bland lifestyle, Daisy vows to become a more attractive woman in order to catch herself a husband. Unfortunately, instead of a husband, she manages to catch herself a whole deal of trouble. Will she...more

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Mar 21, 2011 Annika rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

I really liked the romance between Daisy and Jack. Daisys transformation was great and there were some scenes which had me gasping for air and shedding tears of laughter (the puppy scenes, but maybe these are only funny for people who have a dog as well). Anyhow I really enjoyed this book and I would like to give it 5 stars if there wouldn't be the gut wrenching crime story. Linda Howard has a real knack for these storylines and she writes these things so realistic (kidnapping and selling undera...more

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Mar 05, 2010 Leslie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Open Season starts with a young girl hoping for a better life. She trusts the wrong person and things don't go as planned. The opening is dark with a look at one of the ways illegal immigrants are abused and how those abuses have far reaching affects. The affects are not only felt at the border but by people who live beyond it. Even small town librarians.

Daisy Minor is such a fun, interesting heroine. She's one of those women that, if she were real, I would like to have as a friend. And she's a...more Open Season starts with a young girl hoping for a better life. She trusts the wrong person and things don't go as planned. The opening is dark with a look at one of the ways illegal immigrants are abused and how those abuses have far reaching affects. The affects are not only felt at the border but by people who live beyond it. Even small town librarians.

Daisy Minor is such a fun, interesting heroine. She's one of those women that, if she were real, I would like to have as a friend. And she's a librarian, which gives her bonus points in my book. :) She's been stuck in a rut for a very long time. Living with her mother and her aunt doesn't exactly help her social life either. She's grown accustomed to going to work, never late, and then spending her free time mostly at home. Her life changing moment is her birthday. Odd that it wasn't her 30th but her 34th. I guess she was deep in that rut. When Daisy's mother and Aunt Jo find out about Daisy's decision they decide to help and enlist someone who they think knows all about makeovers. Here's a fact I didn't know - If you're not sure if a man is gay, ask him what color "puce" is. The things you learn when reading a romance novel. LOL

Before Daisy undergoes her transformation Jack Russo, the Chief of Police takes a notice to Daisy. He needs to use the library and Daisy's there to help. Jack isn't Daisy's type, he's very athletic and well muscled. And Daisy isn't exactly Jack's type either but he does notice her and seems to take pleasure in ruffling her feathers.

Jack is an alpha all the way. He is a former SWAT officer with the Chicago and New York police forces and while he enjoys police work, he decided he needed a change. So he chooses to slow things down and take the job of Chief of Police in the small town of Hillsboro, Alabama. Jack soon finds himself involved with Daisy in more ways than he imagined. Jack is a tough alpha on the outside but a real sweetheart on the inside. He's bossy when it comes to Daisy's safety, doesn't understand what she's talking about half the time and still manages to make her feel special.

Daisy and Jack together were a mismatched pair but Howard made them work. They were funny, often laugh out loud funny with their arguments and sexual escapades. Yep, escapades. For these two, just choosing a condom turns into an episode of "What Not to Wear". I completely delighted in Daisy and Jack's sex scenes and near sex scenes. Between the sexual tension, the humor and the tenderness, their relationship totally worked and I could see them being together long after the book ended.

There is still the problem of what Daisy may have seen and now has someone trying to kill her. That's where Jack comes in and starts to unravel the pieces of the mystery of who and why. Daisy is helpful in getting information and together they are able to keep Daisy safe and discover the darker side of small town life. This for me was the weakest part of the book. It was fairly obvious from early on who was in on what. I prefer my suspense to be more suspenseful. That part of the plot just didn't hold my interest as much as Jack and Daisy's developing relationship.

Even with that minor issue I'm still very thankfully I finally read Open Season and would certainly recommend it to any Linda Howard fan or fan of romantic suspense.
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Jun 20, 2009 Hannah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, romance

After reading "Mr. Perfect", I was extremely excited to get my hands on "Open Season", although the premise sounded fairly cliche. Cliche it was - 'the typical good girl gets a make-over to bring the guys to the yard' theme - but it was enjoyable, which is really all I look for in a book.

The Daisy/Jack couple was rather more flat compared to Jaine/Sam from "Mr. Perfect", but they were reasonably charming all the same. However, I found the character of Daisy very difficult to understand; she was...more

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Dec 30, 2008 Cherise rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantic-suspense

I am not sure how I would categorize this book because at times it was like I was reading two different books at a time.

The book has two story lines running through it. There is the transformation and the romantic life of tame and dowdy town librarian, Daisy. The second story line is that of an underground slave trade. Then there is a third angle introduced toward the middle that loosely related to the slave trade.

Daisy's story is sweet, funny and at times a little hokey. The author took every...more

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Jun 18, 2012 lia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller, contemporary-romance

Read this few years back, and still one of my favorite book from Linda Howard.

Daisy Minor is a librarian with all that title entails - a 30 something almost spinsterish good girl with bookish look - she woke up one morning and decided that her life has to change. And the first thing to do to change her life is changing her look.

I love that Daisy's duck to swan changing is not over the top and unbelievable. She is not drop dead gorgeous, she just becomes attractive because she finally pays atte...more

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Linda S. Howington was born on August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. [1:] Her first...more

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