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Jamie (Visitation, North Carolina #5)

by Lori Foster (Goodreads Author)

3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 · rating details · 2,020 ratings · 39 reviews

Carrying a naked woman up a mountain in a driving storm-- now there's a way for a man to start the day. But for Jamie, the unconscious redhead in his arms is an intruder, one who could bring him harm. He has his reasons for hiding out in this mountain cabin; for keeping his emotions hidden; for never, ever getting too close to anyone. And he's not about to stop now.

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Published June 7th 2005 by Zebra (first published June 1st 2005)

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Jan 01, 2009 Kissa is currently reading it

I've been wanting to try out this author for a while now. I found this book at the thrift store so this is my chance.

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Mar 18, 2013 Mandy rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: wouldn-t-suggest-it

I read this for a scavenger hunt.

I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would, I really don't know what I was expecting. I was confused about characters that were being mentioned and talked about that were never really introduced. I understand we're trying to get that Jamie has friends who care about him but I have no clue who they are most of the time or how they're connected. Jamie's psychic ability was also confusing to understand especially in the beginning when the scene wasn't rea...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Laurie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, family, favorites, full-figured-women, hot-romances

This story between a future-seeing mountain man and a well intentioned, determined woman caught my interest and exceeded my expectations. Jamie, a ruggedly sexy eccentric hero, at first seems to be a lonely hermit with serious trust issues. As the story progresses, he continues to keep his guard up when he meets and cohabits with Faith, the heroine who is set on winning his heart. Despite his best efforts to keep his guard up, Faith causes him to slowly lower it as she gradually wins his trust....more

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Aug 30, 2011 Photojim rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, 2011-reads, library-book, romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. While I am glad we finally got Jamie's story, I'm more than a little frustrated with this story. I don't usually put spoilers in my reviews but I'd like to put a voice to some of my dissatisfaction and I can't quite do that without discussing specific points. First let me say that as usual Lori Foster has written a quick moving book that is enjoyable to read. I like most of the dialog and I like the overall story arc. But there are a few of things that just bug the hell out of me about this one....more While I am glad we finally got Jamie's story, I'm more than a little frustrated with this story. I don't usually put spoilers in my reviews but I'd like to put a voice to some of my dissatisfaction and I can't quite do that without discussing specific points. First let me say that as usual Lori Foster has written a quick moving book that is enjoyable to read. I like most of the dialog and I like the overall story arc. But there are a few of things that just bug the hell out of me about this one.

1. Let's start with Faith. Faith has been madly in love with Jamie since she was observing him at the institute. And yet Jamie, who knows everything and can read anyone, never saw her or knew anything about her? I'm not buying it.

How about Faith being a virgin? Um... she sure doesn't act like a virgin. She basically offers herself on a platter again and again until Jamie can't resist any longer. All because her eight year old daughter told her Jamie would like her? "Mom, drive someplace, abandon your vehicle, hitchhike, climb a mountain in the rain, and when a hostile stranger strips you, tries to throw you out, and violates you - I want you to have sex with him." "Sure thing honey. I guess I'll be off then." Does Faith always do everything that her eight year old daughter tells her to do? Then when she does have sex, and quite a bit of it at that, she holds the strangest conversation in the whole book. 'You didn't use a rubber.' 'Nope.' 'It's OK. I can't get pregnant.' 'I know.' And then this is not explained or referenced ever again. She has no scars indicating any type of surgery. She has no sexual history to explain why her fertility would be checked. Do we get an explanation? No. We get, "Don't worry. I won't get pregnant. I can't." "I know." End of conversation.

How about Faith's history? How exactly did she end up with the baby? This bitch who was so cold hearted that she would whore herself to her lover by having unprotected sex with a prisoner for the sake of experimentation would allow for a pregnancy to go to term and then give the baby to an employee that quit? Not buying that either. And yet not only does she end up with the kid, but with the only copy of Jamie's research records? Is this making sense to anyone else?

2. Let's talk about the second most important female character in the book, Alyx Winston. This is 'little miss I'm going to trust Jamie about everything he tells me except when it comes to my own relationships' we are talking about. She is only in town to visit for a day or so when she sees a stranger in town and decides to follow her. She sees the stranger dress in costume and beat a man with a stick. She doesn't step in to help. She doesn't report it to her deputy lover. Instead she steals the abused man's dog. Alyx happens to show up the second time that this visiting woman beats the crap out of a local resident. Again Alyx doesn't help. She doesn't offer to call the police. She stays close enough to eavesdrop and leaves. Why Scott would possibly want to get with such a cold and deceitful woman is beyond me. Most frustrating character in the book hands down.

3. The many other plot holes and problems. There were just so many little things that drove me nuts. How does Jamie get electricity to his remote mountain cabin? As soon as Jamie saw Corey in person he knew she was his daughter. I suppose people look differently than when you see them through other people's eyes or when you have face to face psychic link visions. Everyone shows up along a stretch of remote mountain road and doesn't notice the Porsche parked off to the side so the bad guys can sneak up on them? I just don't buy any of it.

So overall I'm glad that the Visitation NC series is brought to a close. I liked the overall story arc. I liked most of the characters. I liked a lot of the dialog. But as for pot and consistency, this one was a real mess. I would have given two stars but I really did like it despite myself.(less)

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Mar 07, 2009 Kath rated it 3 of 5 stars

Different kind of book, an average read. Jamie struck me as a "unibomber" type. Much like Ted K., living in a cabin, reclue, shaggy hair and beard. He struck me as kind of creepy at first, but I utimately really enjoyed his character (though I think that was the intent.) Initially, the story and Jamie's background was a bit tough to follow. I stuck with it and as the story started to unfold, it did get much more interesting. It also had a bit of humor to it, which gave it a little charm.

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May 01, 2009 Alexis rated it 2 of 5 stars

Recommended to Alexis by: whoever left this series in the laundry room

Shelves: romance, my-reviews

Jamie is the 5th book in Lori Foster's Visitation, NC series, which follows the lives and loves of some really macho men and the feisty women who tame and challenge them. This final installment is the book that "every woman's been waiting for," according to the cover. Finally, the mysterious circumstances surrounding Jamie Creed, Visitation's resident mountain man and psychic (complete with long hair and bushy beard), will be revealed. And, of course, he'll find love.

Before Faith Owen shows up...more Jamie is the 5th book in Lori Foster's Visitation, NC series, which follows the lives and loves of some really macho men and the feisty women who tame and challenge them. This final installment is the book that "every woman's been waiting for," according to the cover. Finally, the mysterious circumstances surrounding Jamie Creed, Visitation's resident mountain man and psychic (complete with long hair and bushy beard), will be revealed. And, of course, he'll find love.

Before Faith Owen shows up on his mountain, Jamie's biggest problem is keeping track of all the information his mind is open to, and dealing with the inhabitants of Visitation who are determined to befriend and care about him. His powers and his history force him to separate himself from society, but in the past he has not been able to stand idly by when he senses a threat to the people in town. He's gotten involved (butted in, some of them might say), and it has earned him some friendships he's reluctant to accept.

When a summer storm hits, Jamie finds himself being tracked. Clint, the local sheriff, is trying to find him to make sure he's okay, but he's not the only one. Faith Owen is struggling to get up the mountain as well, and when he finds her, she knows him. Not only that, she knows how to block his telepathy.

This sends Jamie into a paranoid spiral that starts with him throwing away her clothing and causes him to look deeply into his past. He finds himself discussing with Faith things he never talked about with anyone else, but it's easier because she already knows. And Faith has her own reasons for being there. Harming Jamie is the last thing she wants, but there are others who would, and the sense of danger increases his paranoia.

Unfortunately, Jamie's story isn't interesting enough to fill up his own book. This was disappointing to me, because there was so much potential, and his presence in the previous novels hinted at a really intriguing story. He and Faith end up sharing their novel with Alyx Winston (the sister of Joe, from Say No to Joe?) and Deputy Scott Royal. Their romance has also played out through the series, and it finally cements in this book, complete with the Big Misunderstanding and Declaration of Love scenes. As for Jamie and Faith, they spend a lot of time sitting around talking in his cabin. Jamie is a good character, developed throughout four other books, with the potential to have a really exciting backstory and suspenseful conclusion. He doesn't get either. He does get a "surprise" twist at the end, but I saw it coming 10 miles away so I doubt it was really meant to be a surprise.

All the action is going on in town, with Scott and Alyx in the middle of it. But it's completely ridiculous action. Throughout this series I was plagued by the thought, "But real people don't act this way!" The conflict is really vague and confusing for most of the novel, and even at the end it just didn't make that much sense. I don't know why I keep expecting more from Foster's novels. I'm constantly disappointed by the writing and plots. It seems like everything that happens is a contrived device to throw together two scorching hot people who can't think past their raging lust. Half of each book involves the characters just looking at each other, and thinking about how sexy the other person is. Frankly, it gets kind of boring. The best parts are when all of the characters from the previous books are interacting, but by this point there were so many of them that the prose gets really juvenile. They are consistently referred to as "the men" or "the wives," even in dialogue. Group scenes end up getting described in chunks just to show where everyone is. And while the interactions are sometimes amusing, they are still, for the most part, unrealistic. No wonder somebody in my building dumped all her books in the laundry room.(less)

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Jul 01, 2010 Siela rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Visitation, NC series (or any Lori Foster novels that I’ve read, for that matter) are filled with beautiful, sexy, and independent women. While the men are smart, macho, tough guys – yet gentle and caring.

And I think what really makes her books so popular and well-loved is that she comes up with all these likeably perfect characters. And that's pretty hard to do.

It is safe to say, I suppose, that Jamie is my favorite book in all the series. Only because it has Scott Royal and Alyx Winston's...more

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Mar 19, 2011 Jessi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, part-of-a-series, 2011

Jamie is has been part of the Visitation series since "Say No to Joe?" and now it's his turn to find love. So far, he's been shown as a psychic who shows up just when he's needed spouting off proclamations of what is to come. Because of his past (which we learn more about in this book), he's wary of making friends but has found that he just can't help himself.
Now he has a woman climbing up his mountain and she's going to change his life. She's searching for him and he doesn't know why but, base...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Darcia Cowart rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the fist book of the series that I have read. I definitely will go back and read all the others. This book reminds me of Janet chapmans books, which I adore and re read yearly.
Jamie is a loaner, he has a cabin way up in the mountains off the beaten path, so much so that he rarely has visitors. On a rainy slick chilly day he sees with his para normal gift a woman coming. He meets her on the mountain and brings her back to his cabin. Unlike all the other towns people he is drawn to her an...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Anna's Herding Cats! rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: foster-lori, 2012, need-review

I love this series but gotta say, Jamie is plain ol' flipping creeeepy. I think this may be the first time a hero has actually given me the willies and had me cringing with a WTF expression taking up damn near permanent residence on my face. The first 100 pages are so bizarre. Jamie find Faith trooping up his mountain and goes to confront her but as soon as he reaches her she collapses from exhaustion and illness. What does our hero do first? Well, of course, he strips her naked and throws all o...more I love this series but gotta say, Jamie is plain ol' flipping creeeepy. I think this may be the first time a hero has actually given me the willies and had me cringing with a WTF expression taking up damn near permanent residence on my face. The first 100 pages are so bizarre. Jamie find Faith trooping up his mountain and goes to confront her but as soon as he reaches her she collapses from exhaustion and illness. What does our hero do first? Well, of course, he strips her naked and throws all of her clothes off the mountain and into the river just in case she's wearing a bug. Then he searches her for tracking devices. He feels her up, and I mean really feels her up, and doesn't miss checking anywhere. I'm way the hell over here and I was so damn uncomfortable. And Faith just lets him go at it. I don't care why she was there or what she needed from him. I'd be slapping the ever living hell out of him. I get that he's paranoid because of his past but damn. ::shudder:: Thankfully it does get better but damn that first bit is a doosey.

Foster's characters are usually so easy to fall for. Quirky but personable and draw you in right away. Jamie and Faith, though, are characters that really have to grow on you. Jamie is socially awkward and uncomfortable with the idea of having friends after years of isolation due to his telepathic abilities. It's a struggle for him to have Faith in his home and the people of Visitation trying to be his friends. Now, Faith. She's a determined woman and I can respect her for that but I did find her refusal to explain things very frustrating. The whole plot is that she needs Jamie's help and he just has to accept her without getting all the details or really any of the details. Frustrating! But she does have redeeming qualities, namely, the way she accepted Jamie how he was and the positive impact she had on his life.

While this wasn't my favorite of the series there were some fantastic moments along the way that made it worth the read. Especially when Jamie cleaned himself up and dropped the mountain man act. His friends were used to him being mysterious, showing no emotions and being a man of few words. Suddenly he's all cleaned up and actually showing a sense of humor, being rather chatty. Loved how shocked and flustered they all got over the new Jamie. Especially the men's reactions. Easily the best part of the book.

The very ending was a little corny but it was the last book in the series so I kinda liked it. All the past characters have their big group moment together. Just like with a tv series finale it's a bit sappy, a little over the top silly and cheesy and you can't help but smile and go aaawwww. Overall, I really enjoyed the Visitation, NC series. It wasn't at all what I expected but it was worth the read. The heroes and heroines were pretty unique and a couple of them found their way to my favorites list. They weren't your typical characters, to say the least, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them. Even Jamie and his creepy self. (less)

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Jul 13, 2012 Laurie rated it 4 of 5 stars

First half of book did not flow like Lori Foster's normally do. It was aggravating to read and had the reader desperately needing some answers. The story and the emotions of the characters eventually made sense and were all tied up towards and at the end. For a change, the end to this story was full, complete and satisfying. It was not abrupt nor was it lacking. I am glad I read this through to the end.

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Jan 27, 2009 Shawn rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This is the book that got me hooked on Lori Foster. I totally buy according to cover and this one caught my eye. Of course it was the last story of her Visitation series. This story can be a "read alone" but I personally felt like I was missing out on all the characters. Once I read it I went back and read all 5 in order. Jamie was one of those background characters with a story that definitely needed to be told. The Visitation series is wrapped up all nice and neat in this last edition. Lori is...more

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Nov 29, 2009 Jess rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009, lori-foster

I liked this one... I probably would have enjoyed it more if I understood half of what was going on. But that was my own fault for reading number 5 in a series first. haha. I'm going to go back and see if I can figure out the rest of the backstory.

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Dec 29, 2007 Samantha rated it 3 of 5 stars

I had high expectations of this book. Jamie has always been a mysterious character throughout this series. However this book was a huge letdown. It did not explore the characters' developments or add to the story. You as a reader find out Jamie's backstory but it's not as interesting and involved as I would have thought it would be. The romance in the book isn't exciting or thrilling. You are almost left wondering why they are together. The book wraps up very weird and isn't really explained ful...more

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Oct 20, 2011 Dawn ♥ romance rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jamie's been an interesting character throughout the series and this story about him was really good with an exciting ending. I just wish it unfolded faster although secondary romance was nice. Jamie carries a naked Faith to his mountain hideout but isn't sure if he should trust her.

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Nov 05, 2012 Kristal rated it 4 of 5 stars

FINALLY!!! Jamie's story!!! Was so excited when I ran across this book and finally got to read it!!! Great story, love the way he slowly realizes how many friends he has who care for and love him. A MUST read!!!!!!!

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Mar 08, 2010 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars

After having read all of the other Visitation books, and heard mention of the mysterious man on the mountain, this was a great book to read. It answers questions and lets us into the life of this interesting, sexy man.

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May 12, 2011 Marguerite Long rated it 5 of 5 stars

AWESOME!!! Book 5 of the visitation series... LOVED THE ENTIRE SERIES!!!! Best ending to a series... EVER!!!!

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Oct 25, 2012 April Scharp rated it 1 of 5 stars

I could not get into this book. I read over 50 pages and was bored out of my mind!

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Oct 12, 2009 The Pleasures Chest rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. Loved the characters.

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Nov 02, 2011 Karen Desmond rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Feb 11, 2012 Stefani rated it 3 of 5 stars

it was a quicky read

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Nov 21, 2011 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: visitation-nc, owned

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Oct 02, 2009 Daelith rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: bookcrossing, 2009-read

I'm beginning to feel like a book grouch since I'm not overly impressed with much I've been reading lately. Not sure what the problem is. But, dang 147 pages of cabin scene nearly did me in.

"Why are you here, Faith?"
"I can't tell you, Jamie. Not yet. Please just trust me."

We went through this more times than I can count. There is only so much of that type conversations I can take.

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Oct 08, 2007 Car rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

I don't actually recommend this book to anyone I know--because it's a romance novel. However, this isn't one of those Harlequin novels. . .so I am rationalizing. . .and I really enjoyed the book.

I love reading about how characters in stories develop their relationships, and this story was great. I also loved reading about how Jamie slowly changed his whole attitude, demeanor, and expressions.

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Jan 02, 2012 Suzie Quint rated it 1 of 5 stars

I really dislike manipulative heroines. Maybe especially when they seem to think that what they're doing is for the other character's own good. Of course, that usually coincides with what they want for themselves, as it does here. I only got a 120 pages into this. Didn't like what I'd seen, didn't like where it was too obviously going. Stopped reading.

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Sep 25, 2010 Marie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love all of her books

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Feb 01, 2008 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance

The last in the Visitation group from Lori Foster. Jaime has always intrigued me so I was glad to read his book. The end, when all the characters from all of the Visitation Series are together made me giggling alot and that was fun...

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Mar 30, 2011 Rachel Cron rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book! Lori's writing is smooth and easy to absorb. The story is very sweet, sexy, intriging and will keep you turning the pages. I found myself really rooting for the couple in the book.

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Apr 12, 2011 laurie stith-tenney rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I liked it.

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Since first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a Waldenbooks, Borders, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author. Lori has published through a variety of houses, including Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin, Silhouette and Samhain. She is currently with Berkley/Jove.

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