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This Time Love: A Passionate Romance of Lost Love, Secret Daughter, and Second Chances
Joy Anderson was young and trusting when she served as a guide for aspiring journalist Gabe Venture. Surrounded by the staggering natural beauty of New Mexico's Lost River Cave, Joy gave herself freely to the most extraordinary man she had ever known. But even the passion they shared could not hold him—and Gabe left Joy with a broken heart . . . and, nine months later, with a cherished, if painful, reminder of their lost love. Now Joy is a respected doctor with no room in her life for shattered dreams. And Gabe has returned at the pinnacle of his profession, longing to fill the inner emptiness that has rendered his achievements bittersweet. Joy, however, has nursed her wounds and moved on; he has arrived far too late to be welcomed back into her heart. But while there is still magic beneath the rolling New Mexican desert—in the breathtaking world of mystery and wonder where the miracle was born—can it ever be too late for love?
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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About the author
Elizabeth Lowell
209 books1,925 followersIndividually and with co-author/husband Evan, Ann Maxwell has written over 60 novels and one work of non-fiction. There are 30 million copies of these books in print, as well as reprints in 30 foreign languages. Her novels range from science fiction to historical fiction, from romance to mystery. After working in contemporary and historical romance, she became an innovator in the genre of romantic suspense.
In 1982, Ann began publishing as Elizabeth Lowell. Under that name she has received numerous professional awards in the romance field, including a Lifetime Achievement award from the Romance Writers of America (1994).
Since July of 1992, she has had over 30 novels on the New York Times bestseller list. In 1998 she began writing suspense with a passionate twist, capturing a new audience and generation of readers. Her new romance novel Perfect Touch will be available in July of 2015.
To get a full list of titles as well as read excerpts from her novels, visit www.elizabethlowell.com.
In 1982, Ann began publishing as Elizabeth Lowell. Under that name she has received numerous professional awards in the romance field, including a Lifetime Achievement award from the Romance Writers of America (1994).
Since July of 1992, she has had over 30 novels on the New York Times bestseller list. In 1998 she began writing suspense with a passionate twist, capturing a new audience and generation of readers. Her new romance novel Perfect Touch will be available in July of 2015.
To get a full list of titles as well as read excerpts from her novels, visit www.elizabethlowell.com.
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December 14, 2018
Heroine: I love caves, I have a Phd in an obscure branch of geology and a six year-old daughter at age 26 and I hate the hero
Reviewer: A Phd at 26? Give me a br – Wait. Caves? Oh, crap.
Hero: I can’t believe the 19 year-old I knocked up and never had any intention of supporting or staying with had an abortion. I hate her, but I need a new story for my freelance journalism career – and she was the best lay I ever had – so . . .
Reviewer: Caves are walk-in/crawl-in graves. There isn’t anything remotely romantic – Wait. These characters are horrible – a creepy setting is perfect.
Heroine: *chapters about climbing through a cave with a hunky graduate student*
Reviewer: Is it over yet?
Hero: *chapters about the H/h climbing through caves*
Reviewer: Imagine pages blowing in the wind. That will indicate how fast I was skimming
Hero: When did your parent’s die?
Heroine: Six days after you left.
Hero: Okay, now I can understand why she had an abortion, since there was no way I was coming back – ever. But I still hate her and I still had the worst end of the bargain since I never really enjoyed sex with all those other women.
Reviewer: Is there a cave-in, landslide, underground flood or something that will take this hero out for good?
Heroine: I’ll tell my daughter whom I have conveniently stashed on a ranch with a family of 8 children who her father is when she is 18.
H/h’s daughter: Mommy!
Hero: She looks like my mother.
Heroine: I’ll tell her about you when she’s 18.
Hero: Fine. Let’s have sex since you need a reward for not having an abortion.
Heroine: Okay – I haven’t had sex in six years. But let’s go bareback - daughter should have a sibling. I can support two children even though I’m losing this job since all the funding is drying up.
Reviewer: Wait.
Let’s unpack this.
Hero is okay with his daughter not knowing him. He plans to leave again. Heroine wants a second child to neglect. And she doesn’t know what her next job will be. *boggles*
Hero: *more descriptions of the cave since I need to time to decide I love the heroine*
Reviewer: No, I can’t take much more.
Heroine: I’m not pregnant.
Hero: You wanted my baby?
Reviewer: hurl.
H/h: Love you. Let’s tell our daughter we’re together now.
Reviewer: *ranting* This was so many shades of bad. Boring *and* offensive. Plus I’m truly claustrophobic and I hate anything underground, even if it is a metaphor for exploring the character’s unconscious desires and hidden beauty.
Heroine was bitter and her backstory was impossible. Hero was a sleaze and showed no finer feelings beyond his reptile sex brain. Side characters were the hunky graduate student who made fun of a 19 year-old student’s voluptuous figure as “comedy relief” and to hide his attraction to her.
*deep breath*
Avoid, avoid, avoid.
Reviewer: A Phd at 26? Give me a br – Wait. Caves? Oh, crap.
Hero: I can’t believe the 19 year-old I knocked up and never had any intention of supporting or staying with had an abortion. I hate her, but I need a new story for my freelance journalism career – and she was the best lay I ever had – so . . .
Reviewer: Caves are walk-in/crawl-in graves. There isn’t anything remotely romantic – Wait. These characters are horrible – a creepy setting is perfect.
Heroine: *chapters about climbing through a cave with a hunky graduate student*
Reviewer: Is it over yet?
Hero: *chapters about the H/h climbing through caves*
Reviewer: Imagine pages blowing in the wind. That will indicate how fast I was skimming
Hero: When did your parent’s die?
Heroine: Six days after you left.
Hero: Okay, now I can understand why she had an abortion, since there was no way I was coming back – ever. But I still hate her and I still had the worst end of the bargain since I never really enjoyed sex with all those other women.
Reviewer: Is there a cave-in, landslide, underground flood or something that will take this hero out for good?
Heroine: I’ll tell my daughter whom I have conveniently stashed on a ranch with a family of 8 children who her father is when she is 18.
H/h’s daughter: Mommy!
Hero: She looks like my mother.
Heroine: I’ll tell her about you when she’s 18.
Hero: Fine. Let’s have sex since you need a reward for not having an abortion.
Heroine: Okay – I haven’t had sex in six years. But let’s go bareback - daughter should have a sibling. I can support two children even though I’m losing this job since all the funding is drying up.
Reviewer: Wait.
Let’s unpack this.
Hero is okay with his daughter not knowing him. He plans to leave again. Heroine wants a second child to neglect. And she doesn’t know what her next job will be. *boggles*
Hero: *more descriptions of the cave since I need to time to decide I love the heroine*
Reviewer: No, I can’t take much more.
Heroine: I’m not pregnant.
Hero: You wanted my baby?
Reviewer: hurl.
H/h: Love you. Let’s tell our daughter we’re together now.
Reviewer: *ranting* This was so many shades of bad. Boring *and* offensive. Plus I’m truly claustrophobic and I hate anything underground, even if it is a metaphor for exploring the character’s unconscious desires and hidden beauty.
Heroine was bitter and her backstory was impossible. Hero was a sleaze and showed no finer feelings beyond his reptile sex brain. Side characters were the hunky graduate student who made fun of a 19 year-old student’s voluptuous figure as “comedy relief” and to hide his attraction to her.
*deep breath*
Avoid, avoid, avoid.
February 8, 2023
Joy and Gabe.
She was 20 and he was 23. They fell in love but he had to go to Peru as a way to help his mother and brother. While there he has an accident and asks his brother to send money to Joy in case she needs it. She does need it... because she found out she was pregnant and her parents died a week after he left. She is all alone.
His brother gives her the money suggesting it be used for an abortion, giving her the impression that that is what Gabe wants.
She is of course crushed by everything and changes her name. She had no idea he was in an accident.
This is one of those super angsty drama lamas from the 80's (1986) that pivot on hot heads and misunderstandings. ... AND too much time repeating vitriol in their heads.
You do get both POVs though. SO that helps.
When they meet again seven years later, Gabe is surprised how much she hates him, because he hates her too for aborting his child. That's what his brother told him. (Who needs enemies when you have family like that!?). So Gabe thinks Joy was happy to take the money and have an abortion. He didn't know any other details and never looked for her to ask.
-sigh-
so of course they don't have a conversation to sort things out until he discovers Kati, the child she never aborted.
More drama. Not that it was over the top but I wanted to coco-bonk their heads together.
She becomes a bit of a bitch close to the end (self protection mode I guess).
He redeems himself then because he's about to bail on her again, but mans-up and returns to her.
This leads to a sweet ending with a nice sugary little epilogue.
My biggest beef though... there is no justice with his brother.
safety is good
She was 20 and he was 23. They fell in love but he had to go to Peru as a way to help his mother and brother. While there he has an accident and asks his brother to send money to Joy in case she needs it. She does need it... because she found out she was pregnant and her parents died a week after he left. She is all alone.
His brother gives her the money suggesting it be used for an abortion, giving her the impression that that is what Gabe wants.
She is of course crushed by everything and changes her name. She had no idea he was in an accident.
This is one of those super angsty drama lamas from the 80's (1986) that pivot on hot heads and misunderstandings. ... AND too much time repeating vitriol in their heads.
You do get both POVs though. SO that helps.
When they meet again seven years later, Gabe is surprised how much she hates him, because he hates her too for aborting his child. That's what his brother told him. (Who needs enemies when you have family like that!?). So Gabe thinks Joy was happy to take the money and have an abortion. He didn't know any other details and never looked for her to ask.
-sigh-
so of course they don't have a conversation to sort things out until he discovers Kati, the child she never aborted.
More drama. Not that it was over the top but I wanted to coco-bonk their heads together.
She becomes a bit of a bitch close to the end (self protection mode I guess).
He redeems himself then because he's about to bail on her again, but mans-up and returns to her.
This leads to a sweet ending with a nice sugary little epilogue.
My biggest beef though... there is no justice with his brother.
safety is good
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April 4, 2017
This was the first book of hers that I have ever read. For me, it was ok. I learned a ton about caving and that's pretty much it. The love story was typical. It drove me nuts waiting for one of them to just give in. It was drug out way to long. No mystery at all. Not sure if I will read her again.
August 17, 2009
I've read a fair amount of Lowell's books and, in general, I think she's pretty good. But not this time. The two main characters are so entrenched in their bitterness and hate because of a shared history and drastic miscommunication that their attitudes quickly become irritating and uncomfortable.
We do learn a fair amount about caving, which is very interesting (the heroine is an expert; he's an adventure writer). But it's not enough to counteract the constant sniping at each other, and then the agonized "thinking" each character is made to perform. And it goes on and on. The "what ifs" and the "but ifs" and the "maybes" and the "did she/he" and the "didn't he/she."
I was ready to rap their heads together. Instead, I rapped the book closed.
We do learn a fair amount about caving, which is very interesting (the heroine is an expert; he's an adventure writer). But it's not enough to counteract the constant sniping at each other, and then the agonized "thinking" each character is made to perform. And it goes on and on. The "what ifs" and the "but ifs" and the "maybes" and the "did she/he" and the "didn't he/she."
I was ready to rap their heads together. Instead, I rapped the book closed.
February 17, 2018
I should have read the description a little closer and realized that this was a romance.
I don't have anything against sex scenes in books, but apparently straight out romance novels aren't my thing.
Nothing against Ms. Lowell, but this just wasn't my style of book.
I don't have anything against sex scenes in books, but apparently straight out romance novels aren't my thing.
Nothing against Ms. Lowell, but this just wasn't my style of book.
March 5, 2018
Okay but I didn’t really enjoy this author’s writing style. Something about the amount of rolling around in their heads.
January 21, 2019
The romance was good and the narration was stellar, which saved the listen for me. You have to like geology to love this book as half the book is dissertations on how underground caves are formed and what speleologists do and how they explore. But I love Lowell's writing so I will always try her books.
June 13, 2018
Adventure writer Gabriel Venture has accepted a return commission to write about a partially explored cave, the Little River, in New Mexico. His first visit to the site started his career as a writer and opened the way to many famous expeditions and articles. His books are renowned.
Little River was also the site of his first love and terrible betrayal. Little does he know, moving too fast to read or even have received all of the background documents, the Dr. Anderson heading the expedition is the Joyce Smith-Anderson who broke his heart.
Joy is appalled to learn that in the last few weeks of her grant, before closing down the site, she will be required to be nice to the man who abandoned her, pregnant, in the few weeks preceding the death of her parents in an accident. Gabe doesn’t even know he fathered a daughter.
The confused messages and miscommunications are worthy of Shakespeare. The anger and resentment each has stored over the 7 years of their separation are significant hurdles. Their love and respect for Lost River provides the bridge to a restored relationship. The caving detail is fascinating and does not slow the story…although I still don’t think I could crawl through those small dark places.
Circumstance, bad luck and youth caused their miscues, not bad guys. They work it out. HEA. Recommended.
Readalikes/Similar Authors:
Sandra Brown – Eloquent Silence; Tina Leonard – Branded by Fire; Tamra Baumann – Dealing Double; Tara Janzen – Cutting Loose; Rochelle Alers – Just Before Dawn; Shelly Alexander – It’s in his Arms.
Pace: Fast
Characters: Flawed; lonely; likeable
Story: Intricately plotted; character-driven
Language: Engaging; descriptive
Tone: Strong sense of place; steamy
Frame: New Mexico, Caving; contemporary
Little River was also the site of his first love and terrible betrayal. Little does he know, moving too fast to read or even have received all of the background documents, the Dr. Anderson heading the expedition is the Joyce Smith-Anderson who broke his heart.
Joy is appalled to learn that in the last few weeks of her grant, before closing down the site, she will be required to be nice to the man who abandoned her, pregnant, in the few weeks preceding the death of her parents in an accident. Gabe doesn’t even know he fathered a daughter.
The confused messages and miscommunications are worthy of Shakespeare. The anger and resentment each has stored over the 7 years of their separation are significant hurdles. Their love and respect for Lost River provides the bridge to a restored relationship. The caving detail is fascinating and does not slow the story…although I still don’t think I could crawl through those small dark places.
Circumstance, bad luck and youth caused their miscues, not bad guys. They work it out. HEA. Recommended.
Readalikes/Similar Authors:
Sandra Brown – Eloquent Silence; Tina Leonard – Branded by Fire; Tamra Baumann – Dealing Double; Tara Janzen – Cutting Loose; Rochelle Alers – Just Before Dawn; Shelly Alexander – It’s in his Arms.
Pace: Fast
Characters: Flawed; lonely; likeable
Story: Intricately plotted; character-driven
Language: Engaging; descriptive
Tone: Strong sense of place; steamy
Frame: New Mexico, Caving; contemporary
May 28, 2013
Hero & heroine have a past, and a child he doesn't know about. There's bitterness between them but when he comes back to the New Mexico cave where they first met & fell in love, they have a chance to get it right. I really liked this a lot. As per Lowell's usual wonderfulness, she makes you see the beauty of the caves, and then uses them as all kinds of metaphor for the relationship. Lovely, lovely story.
December 31, 2016
This book was ok way way way to much information on the cave stuff. A good 60 to 70 percent was about cave stuff..... Some back information on the H and h. and how the brother was still in the H's life after what he lied to both the H and the h. It was so glossed over in the book. Over all the book was ok, way to much PBS information for me. And little romance.
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November 4, 2012
Romance is not my genre, so for a book with no murder or mayhem it wasn't too bad. I liked the characters, I think it dragged a little in the middle, carrying out the oh I love him but a little to much, but not bad!!
December 18, 2025
Leio ou releio romances para acalmar a ansiedade, para me divertir, para me emocionar, ou para relembrar quando era jovem e os via como contos de fadas para adultos. Comecei relendo (ou lendo, faz tanto tempo que alguns livros não sei se já tinha lido) Linda Howard, e passei para Elizabeth Lowell. Alguns desses romances publicados entre a década de 1980 e 1990 ou um pouco mais à frente eu guardei na minha biblioteca do Kindle. Alguns eu tenho até em paperback. Outros eu descartei (e outros desses eu me arrependi de ter descartado e comprei de novo - coisa de doido).
Lendo assim no "atacado", consolidei algumas observações e adicionei outras. É óbvio que sempre soube que essas escritoras (e outros escritores do gênero) têm como que um modelo, e repetem características de personagens e argumentos, às vezes até ambientação, mesmo que variem regiões de um mesmo país ou até outro país. Não significa que não saibam escrever. Em tempos de inteligência artificial, não troco essas autoras clássicas do gênero por qualquer inteligência artificial ou por outras que não sabiam a diferença entre um "you're" e um "your" (leio preferencialmente em inglês, ler romance traduzido é igual a ver filme dublado, patético). Esses autores me irritam, bem como os inexistentes ou igualmente ignorantes editores. Porque falta muita edição/revisão. O que é uma observação recente que fiz nos livros de Lowell que tenho lido. A displicência das editoras é revoltante. Enfim.
Vou repetir este texto em todos os livros que li na última semana, porque a conclusão é a mesma. Embora alguns livros tenham me entretido mais, e outros tenham me parecido exagerados na suposta sensibilidade dos personagens principais. E nem é só da mulher. Em "Love Song for a Raven" o "herói" é irritantemente sensível... e aparentemente por causa da sua altura. Fiquei o tempo todo pensando se os jogadores de basquete têm esse tipo de problema.
Os livros que escolhi (como emendei um no outro, fui mais pelo preço ou pela possibilidade de estar disponível no Kindle Unlimited para empréstimo) são de uma época em que a autora podia passar incólume pelo padrão de "homem que odeia mulheres porque elas o feriram" e mulheres que apesar de terem uma carreira, são "inexperientes", seja total ou parcialmente, sempre devido a um ex que também odiava mulheres e as traumatizaram. Não que atualmente não haja homens patéticos (haja vista os chamados red pills, e como pouco mudou a cultura de homens que acham que são proprietários de mulheres e as maltratam ou fazem até coisa pior). Mas fica muito difícil acreditar que em tempos de internet, ainda haja alguém que desconheça as facetas múltiplas do relacionamento físico entre pessoas.
Esse livro é diferente num ponto: os personagens principais já se conhecem, e por razões que serão descortinadas na história, se separaram, e ambos se sentindo traídos. Mas pelo menos eles têm um pé um pouco mais na realidade e não se pode dizer que o homem tenha algum ódio enraizado por mulheres.
Isso posto, concluo que realmente uma das razões pelas quais esses livros me entretêm é ressoarem numa pessoa que consegue entender o que é uma relação mal-sucedida entre seres humanos por razões absolutamente triviais, ou mesmo por falta de caráter de uma das partes. Os seres humanos são defeituosos desde sempre. E romances continuarão a ser lidos porque uma parte de nós não acredita mais em conto de fadas realizado.
Lendo assim no "atacado", consolidei algumas observações e adicionei outras. É óbvio que sempre soube que essas escritoras (e outros escritores do gênero) têm como que um modelo, e repetem características de personagens e argumentos, às vezes até ambientação, mesmo que variem regiões de um mesmo país ou até outro país. Não significa que não saibam escrever. Em tempos de inteligência artificial, não troco essas autoras clássicas do gênero por qualquer inteligência artificial ou por outras que não sabiam a diferença entre um "you're" e um "your" (leio preferencialmente em inglês, ler romance traduzido é igual a ver filme dublado, patético). Esses autores me irritam, bem como os inexistentes ou igualmente ignorantes editores. Porque falta muita edição/revisão. O que é uma observação recente que fiz nos livros de Lowell que tenho lido. A displicência das editoras é revoltante. Enfim.
Vou repetir este texto em todos os livros que li na última semana, porque a conclusão é a mesma. Embora alguns livros tenham me entretido mais, e outros tenham me parecido exagerados na suposta sensibilidade dos personagens principais. E nem é só da mulher. Em "Love Song for a Raven" o "herói" é irritantemente sensível... e aparentemente por causa da sua altura. Fiquei o tempo todo pensando se os jogadores de basquete têm esse tipo de problema.
Os livros que escolhi (como emendei um no outro, fui mais pelo preço ou pela possibilidade de estar disponível no Kindle Unlimited para empréstimo) são de uma época em que a autora podia passar incólume pelo padrão de "homem que odeia mulheres porque elas o feriram" e mulheres que apesar de terem uma carreira, são "inexperientes", seja total ou parcialmente, sempre devido a um ex que também odiava mulheres e as traumatizaram. Não que atualmente não haja homens patéticos (haja vista os chamados red pills, e como pouco mudou a cultura de homens que acham que são proprietários de mulheres e as maltratam ou fazem até coisa pior). Mas fica muito difícil acreditar que em tempos de internet, ainda haja alguém que desconheça as facetas múltiplas do relacionamento físico entre pessoas.
Esse livro é diferente num ponto: os personagens principais já se conhecem, e por razões que serão descortinadas na história, se separaram, e ambos se sentindo traídos. Mas pelo menos eles têm um pé um pouco mais na realidade e não se pode dizer que o homem tenha algum ódio enraizado por mulheres.
Isso posto, concluo que realmente uma das razões pelas quais esses livros me entretêm é ressoarem numa pessoa que consegue entender o que é uma relação mal-sucedida entre seres humanos por razões absolutamente triviais, ou mesmo por falta de caráter de uma das partes. Os seres humanos são defeituosos desde sempre. E romances continuarão a ser lidos porque uma parte de nós não acredita mais em conto de fadas realizado.
January 2, 2022
Well, I finally got around to finishing this book. I started it months ago, but just couldn't read it. I picked it up again this morning to give it another try. I found that I did like the story after all. It's about a journalist Gabe Venture looking for a story of Lost River Cave in New Mexico and his young trusting guide Joy Anderson. Joy falls in love with Gabe and wants him to make love to her. He does and after he leaves she finds herself pregnant. To make a long story short, he returns to Lost River Cave 7 years later, believing she had an abortion. She had a broken heart and had the child. They have a rocky relationship when he returns. This is how that relationship would or wouldn't grow. A good read after a bad start
March 7, 2019
2.5 stars. Would have been a 3 but the happy ending felt rushed. I was also disappointed that the stupid older brother didn't get more than a mere few sentences of his "comeuppance." Like seriously...thanks to him the main couple suffered years of stupid misunderstandings!!! And boy, the angst was over the charts. Still, I liked the support cast and there were also a few tearjerker moments. Ok read, but nothing super special.
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October 20, 2021
This was a great romance about 2 young people who fell in love while exploring a cave. Gabe left and came back 7 years later, pulled by something he did not understand. Don't want to give it away but this was an interesting book and great romance.
September 25, 2017
Love!
A time travel romance that I fell in love with!
Swooning moments!!
A time travel romance that I fell in love with!
Swooning moments!!
December 14, 2018
Too repetitious!
July 11, 2020
Great book
May 20, 2021
It was ok
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 19, 2022
A past romance rekindled. Good story.
December 31, 2022
pretty good book with some parts that dragged on
May 25, 2024
This is one of those books you don't want to put down. Enjoyed the New Mexico setting. Joy and Gabe are a great story. Loved it.
December 13, 2025
crap.. Don’t read this author again
March 6, 2017
Good book
January 23, 2014
Caves fascinate me, and I've always wished I had both the courage and the opportunity to explore an undeveloped cave. I read this book after seeing an astonishingly beautiful National Geographic feature on the still largely unmapped cave system that stretches for countless miles beneath New Mexico. The novel is so-so as a romance, but Lowell's detailed account of caving, its risks and wonders, made it impossible to put down. The depth of research is impressive, as is her ability to put the reader right THERE: being the first person - the first pair of eyes - to emerge from a claustrophobic tunnel onto a natural cathedral so far from the surface that exploring it requires a base camp; dropping a chemical light-stick into an unknowable abyss as a means of gauging its depth, and watching it fall and fall and fall into nothingness; discovering delicate crystal formations as elaborate as Venetian chandeliers, and knowing that the light from your flashlight is making them visible for the first time. Wow. Just wow.
April 9, 2012
Of course,this book had a romance. A romance that was in place 7 years before the story begins. A tale of two lovers who had some miscommunications and think they hate each other when they meet again after all the time has passed by. But along with the usual love story, there was also a story about caving. Everything you might want to know about how to work in caves, discover new paths within the earth and protect and appreciate the wonders of Nature are in this book. I thought the descriptions were very good. It made me want to see those beautiful underground mysteries myself. But it also made me realize how difficult and dedicated a true caver has to be.
January 31, 2015
Reading this type of romance book is like eating a bag of potato chips. It's hard to put them down but they really aren't all that satisfying. The frustrating thing about this story was that the author (whom I have enjoyed many times before) just kept reiterating the conflict between her hero and heroine. I got the problem the first time she told me. I didn't need to hear about it a hundred more times. However, if you have any interest in cave exploration, Elizabeth Lowell certainly did her homework. And she also had a very interesting cast of supporting characters. It was a fun fast read but I think my next book will be in a different genre. I need a change of diet.
April 21, 2012
I have never given a book such a low rating. I liked the story line, even the part about caving. Unlike other reviews I read, I did not think it was too much information on caving. I also liked the love story about Gabe and Joy. The reason I have it such a low rating was a personal preference. I do NOT like the fact that the 'sex descriptions' were so detailed. It was not necessary to the plot. I do not like something that should be a private matter told so openly. Therefore I will not be reading any more books by Elizabeth Lowell.
June 5, 2012
Described on the cover as a classic love story, I have to agree! The prologue gave enough of the back story to get you intrigued and going into the chapters I was already hooked. The miscommunications that caused all the heartbreak were believable and frustrating all at the same time. The lingo about caving was enough to let you know what was going on, but not so much as to bore or sound to text book-ish. The ending revealing something about some of the lesser characters was a bit of a pleasant surprise. Well written and a great read!
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