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Bridge of Shadows
A romantic and suspenseful tale set in El Paso, Texas, places two ex-lovers on opposing sides of a raging war, while a lawman becomes trapped between duty and desire, a proud doctor is forced to confront the truth, and a mysterious seer becomes the key to their redemption. Original.
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1998
About the author
Roxanne Conrad
6 books60 followersA pseudonym of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad.
She has also published as:
Rachel Caine
Roxanne Longstreet
Julie Fortune
Ian Hammell
She has also published as:
Rachel Caine
Roxanne Longstreet
Julie Fortune
Ian Hammell
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October 26, 2021
1st review on this book!!
I was really excited for this book just because it was written by Rachel Caine and I loved her Stillhouse Lake series I recommend it to anyone looking for a book recommendation. The description got me more excited I was interested to see the storyline and where it went. I was so disappointed. I believe this was some of her early work, just released recently. The writing style, concept, and general storyline were great and the story was distinctively Rachel’s writing voice, but that’s really where the positives stopped. There are so many typos to the point it made the story kind of hard to read. Some of the dialogue was super odd to me. She kept referring to the white people as ‘Anglo’ which was weird to me because I’ve never heard it used in that way. It seemed confused on what kind of story it wanted to be: is it a romance? Is it social commentary on immigration, poverty etc? It could have been those things together cohesively, but it felt like she was trying to figure out where the story was going as she was writing it. The male MC was portrayed as this savior type, a conflicted man just trying to do the right thing. He was even called a ‘white knight’ at one point after he had saved a bunch of people in a building explosion, and then had sex with another woman he saved in a separate incident. Literally the savior of the story. I hate doing this, I like to read every book I start to the end, but with this one I just couldn’t. It was a DNF for me at %55 or chapter 16. It’s not really a long book but I just had to move on. I think maybe the root of the issue is that Rachel Caine was really just not the right author to write this specific story. I will read other Caine stories in the future, they just won’t be this one.
I was really excited for this book just because it was written by Rachel Caine and I loved her Stillhouse Lake series I recommend it to anyone looking for a book recommendation. The description got me more excited I was interested to see the storyline and where it went. I was so disappointed. I believe this was some of her early work, just released recently. The writing style, concept, and general storyline were great and the story was distinctively Rachel’s writing voice, but that’s really where the positives stopped. There are so many typos to the point it made the story kind of hard to read. Some of the dialogue was super odd to me. She kept referring to the white people as ‘Anglo’ which was weird to me because I’ve never heard it used in that way. It seemed confused on what kind of story it wanted to be: is it a romance? Is it social commentary on immigration, poverty etc? It could have been those things together cohesively, but it felt like she was trying to figure out where the story was going as she was writing it. The male MC was portrayed as this savior type, a conflicted man just trying to do the right thing. He was even called a ‘white knight’ at one point after he had saved a bunch of people in a building explosion, and then had sex with another woman he saved in a separate incident. Literally the savior of the story. I hate doing this, I like to read every book I start to the end, but with this one I just couldn’t. It was a DNF for me at %55 or chapter 16. It’s not really a long book but I just had to move on. I think maybe the root of the issue is that Rachel Caine was really just not the right author to write this specific story. I will read other Caine stories in the future, they just won’t be this one.
November 4, 2021
Good plot, but not easy to read
I really enjoy Rachel Caine's books. Her plots are generally exciting and her characters usually invoke a connection between and myself. Maybe I'm missing something important, but who allowed that book to escape from the proofreaders and the editor? This had so many misspelled words that were difficult to figure out what the correct word might be in the sentence. Since I read quickly, having to stop repeatedly to figure out what word she was trying to place akin to falling off a horse onto my head. Then grammar, syntax and sentence structure was so out of whack that I had stop reading altogether to make notes in order to trace the plotline down. I so hope this not the writer's new normal. Other than that, great book.
I really enjoy Rachel Caine's books. Her plots are generally exciting and her characters usually invoke a connection between and myself. Maybe I'm missing something important, but who allowed that book to escape from the proofreaders and the editor? This had so many misspelled words that were difficult to figure out what the correct word might be in the sentence. Since I read quickly, having to stop repeatedly to figure out what word she was trying to place akin to falling off a horse onto my head. Then grammar, syntax and sentence structure was so out of whack that I had stop reading altogether to make notes in order to trace the plotline down. I so hope this not the writer's new normal. Other than that, great book.
September 8, 2023
DNF It doesn't sound like a Rachel Caine book in my eyes. Sorry Rachel (rip) & team :(
November 4, 2023
I loved Rachel's Stillhouse Lake series so I thought this would be another great read. However, I found this book to be riddled with typos so severe that I often had no idea of what she intended even when reading the context around a muddled sentence. It kept throwing me off the story as I tried to decipher her words. I am a glutton for punishment though so I finished the book. It gave a fairly decent portrayal of the interagency squabbles and territorial disputes within the government. Her main characters were a little one-dimensional for my liking.
I looked it up and this was an earlier work of Rachel's under the pen name Roxanne Conrad. It says it was written between 1996-1999. It's definitely not the tight work and fast-paced multi-plotted story lines of her Stillhouse Lake series. A great read if you haven't read the series yet. I guess every author has to start somewhere and not every story can be award-winning. It wasn't a satisfying read. I think I'll stick with her later work. I know she passed away in 2020 so she won't be writing anything else.
I looked it up and this was an earlier work of Rachel's under the pen name Roxanne Conrad. It says it was written between 1996-1999. It's definitely not the tight work and fast-paced multi-plotted story lines of her Stillhouse Lake series. A great read if you haven't read the series yet. I guess every author has to start somewhere and not every story can be award-winning. It wasn't a satisfying read. I think I'll stick with her later work. I know she passed away in 2020 so she won't be writing anything else.
January 3, 2026
Its ok
For the time frame of when the book was written Im giving the story a bit of a pass. Its ok, not too interesting. And as everyone else the typos, the grammar and its hard to follow who is narrator. Even if the chapter says is Peter it will switch to someone else half way through and won't even be a break in the page. So it makes it hard to read. I read it just so I can say I've read all her books, but this one and a few others that was written before the 2000, the plot is not suspenseful and the characters are just kinda there, you know pete, ana, and Esmeralda are the main characters but you Dont really push for them to do anything. So the character development is lacking.
For the time frame of when the book was written Im giving the story a bit of a pass. Its ok, not too interesting. And as everyone else the typos, the grammar and its hard to follow who is narrator. Even if the chapter says is Peter it will switch to someone else half way through and won't even be a break in the page. So it makes it hard to read. I read it just so I can say I've read all her books, but this one and a few others that was written before the 2000, the plot is not suspenseful and the characters are just kinda there, you know pete, ana, and Esmeralda are the main characters but you Dont really push for them to do anything. So the character development is lacking.
January 7, 2025
Not her best and definitely needed a proofreader
More grammatical errors than I've ever encountered in a Rachel Caine book and it didn't help that I could find no sympathy for the main female protagonist. Or any of the other characters either, really. Considering the setting in the mid 1990s, I wonder if this was an early effort by the author that is just now being released. Only recommend reading it if you have nothing else to read or do.
More grammatical errors than I've ever encountered in a Rachel Caine book and it didn't help that I could find no sympathy for the main female protagonist. Or any of the other characters either, really. Considering the setting in the mid 1990s, I wonder if this was an early effort by the author that is just now being released. Only recommend reading it if you have nothing else to read or do.
June 2, 2022
Good story, distracting typos and errors
The story has the potential to be good. It has good pacing. Interesting characters -- only a few likeable. The topic is interesting, but there are enough mistakes, with grammar, spelling, and punctuation, to made the reader lose the story. This story needs an editor.
The story has the potential to be good. It has good pacing. Interesting characters -- only a few likeable. The topic is interesting, but there are enough mistakes, with grammar, spelling, and punctuation, to made the reader lose the story. This story needs an editor.
June 5, 2022
Not sure how I obtained this book
I don't really remember buying this book. I truly love thrillers, but I did enjoy reading it. I found many, many errors in spelling and grammar. No wasn't too happy about that because I had to read thru it in places a couple of times to figure out the word.
I don't really remember buying this book. I truly love thrillers, but I did enjoy reading it. I found many, many errors in spelling and grammar. No wasn't too happy about that because I had to read thru it in places a couple of times to figure out the word.
September 19, 2024
Good storyline. Hard to read due to typographical, punctuation and grammar errors.
I actually enjoyed the plot line and characters of this book. However, it was filled with so many errors that at times it was difficult to know what I was supposed to be reading. I hope the proofreader does a much better job in future books by this author.
I actually enjoyed the plot line and characters of this book. However, it was filled with so many errors that at times it was difficult to know what I was supposed to be reading. I hope the proofreader does a much better job in future books by this author.
December 14, 2023
Not my cup of tea
I struggled to get through this book. There are a number of errors in the text; words misspelled, etc. I found it very distracting. I suggest a review of the Kindle content to correct the errata.
I struggled to get through this book. There are a number of errors in the text; words misspelled, etc. I found it very distracting. I suggest a review of the Kindle content to correct the errata.
August 13, 2024
Nope!
I have no idea how such a badly written book is attributed to such a good author.
Misplaced words everywhere and mixed up sentences make it really hard to follow. The story jumps all over the place too.
This reads like a mixed up version of two drafts.
I have no idea how such a badly written book is attributed to such a good author.
Misplaced words everywhere and mixed up sentences make it really hard to follow. The story jumps all over the place too.
This reads like a mixed up version of two drafts.
November 28, 2024
Great story, but editing was awful.
The story was well written & captivating. However, there were so many typos as well as missing punctuation, that the errors were a distraction to the story.
The story was well written & captivating. However, there were so many typos as well as missing punctuation, that the errors were a distraction to the story.
January 12, 2022
Enjoyed
I enjoyed reading this. I have read other books by Caine and enjoyed them a lot. This one didn't disappoint either.
I enjoyed reading this. I have read other books by Caine and enjoyed them a lot. This one didn't disappoint either.
January 8, 2023
NEEDED PROOF READING
This was a decent book but I could nor believe the spelling errors and the wrong words. I don't think anyone edited or proof read this book before publishing
This was a decent book but I could nor believe the spelling errors and the wrong words. I don't think anyone edited or proof read this book before publishing
Read
July 8, 2024DNF
Picked this up because it took place in the town I grew up in. Unfortunately, this one just didn't work for me. Not rating since I couldn't quite make it to the end.
Picked this up because it took place in the town I grew up in. Unfortunately, this one just didn't work for me. Not rating since I couldn't quite make it to the end.
April 30, 2026
Bridge of Shadows
So very many typos! Storyline is interesting though. So very many typos!
I cannot recommend this book because no one corrected the many typos.
So very many typos! Storyline is interesting though. So very many typos!
I cannot recommend this book because no one corrected the many typos.
Want to Read
December 29, 2018NS
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