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BOM Author Sandra Brown - Spoiler Zone
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The crash of a Dallas-bound jet wasn't just a tragedy to TV reporter Avery Daniels; it was an act of fate that handed her a golden opportunity to further her career. Mistaken for a glamorous, selfish woman named Carole Rutledge, the badly injured Avery would find that plastic surgery had given her Carole's face, the famous senatorial candidate Tate Rutledge for a husband, and a powerful Texas dynasty for in-laws. And as she lay helpless in the hospital, she would make a shattering discovery: Someone close to Tate planned to assassinate him. Now, to save Tate's life, Avery must live another woman's life -- and risk her own...
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Plan to start reading this one by Mon or Tues. Thanks.
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Starting this tonight. Looks great for my first Sandra Brown book.
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I'm at 90% & still can't say for sure who the killer is...Sandra Brown is a master of suspense! But I'll know soon!! :)
Will be starting in the next day or two. Can't wait.
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This was my first Sandra Brown's book and I loved it.
Started it last night. Loving it. Can't wait to get back to it.
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Read it too. I loved it. This book grabbed me from the beginning.
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I'd love to hear your thoughts. Should Avery have told the truth sooner? Were her reasons for staying silent about who she was warranted? At what point did you figure out who wanted Tate dead? Did you suspect the added twist near the end?
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now as a BR with Karen. I would like to continue reading a Brown book each month. If anyone is interested in joining us, please feel free and also - please post any Brown books here that you would like to read. We can read them in the order they are nominated or, if we have more than we can get to, we'll do a poll to choose the next one. I don't think we'll go wrong with any Sandra Brown book.
I do think Avery waited too long to tell Tate who she was. But I can understand why she kept waiting. She knew this was going to be a huge problem for Tate and the more she fell for him, the harder it became to tell him. Loved the twist at the end. This author really keeps me in suspense (no pun intended) until the last page. I also loved the romance in this book.
I understand why she did not tell Tate the truth sooner. She actually fell in love with him in the hospital and I think in addition to really wanting to be with him, she truly wanted to save him and the little girl, catch this killer and save her career. To take all that verbal abuse from the family, Avery must have been deeply in love with Tate. I want to know what you feel about her spanking the little girl considering she was not her "real" mother and she was just getting to know her?
Sandra ~ ♥ Cross My Heart ♥ wrote: "I am reading now as a BR with Karen. I would like to continue reading a Brown book each month. If anyone is interested in joining us, please feel free and also - pleas..."Sandra, Can you send me the link to the order they were nominated. I too would like to follow this reading trend of her books you suggested. Trying to get Envy, which I hear is a good one but Amazon says it will take 1-3 weeks.
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I like the idea of each of us who are participating in this monthly read of Brown's books nominating 1 of her books we want to read. That should give us a list of books to start with beyond Lethal. I don't think we can go wrong with any of them!
I have read Mirror Image, Lethal and Mean Streak so far. Any one that is nominated would be good (if that is the route you want to take). Will be reading the thread to see what is next. Thanks Sandra.
I'd like to recommend Ricochet and Chill Factor for one of the next reads.
Paula wrote: "I understand why she did not tell Tate the truth sooner. She actually fell in love with him in the hospital and I think in addition to really wanting to be with him, she truly wanted to save him a..."Spanking is such a hard issue, isn't it? Believe it or not, I don't think I ever spanked my children, one look or raised voice from me was usually enough to stop them. So when I read that, I immediately cringed. I think it was just a spontaneous reaction and I told myself she didn't spank her hard, just enough to get her attention. How about you, Paula? Did it bother you?
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My oldest son always tells his friends that they were never spanked...just his mother saying I'm very disappointed in you was enough to make them tow the line. Of course that was as they got older and the "look" didn't work as well...lol
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Finished it too! Brown grabs me right from the first chapter. Usually I read 2 books at a time, but not when I'm reading hers! Suspenseful right up until the last page.
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I was not happy with the ending. Then I started thinking about it and came to the conclusion, that we as readers are so used to having everything spelled out for us that it is ok to end a story in a not so blatantly obvious way. Like someone said before, I wished she had allowed us to glimpse them coming through the door. BUT i know that they did go to him. What does everyone else think?
Karen ♐ wrote: "Paula wrote: "I understand why she did not tell Tate the truth sooner. She actually fell in love with him in the hospital and I think in addition to really wanting to be with him, she truly wanted..."I was bothered by it because she was so casual in relaying it to Tate. She was trying to build a relationship with the child and it seem odd that she would spank her knowing that she was not really the mother and really had no parental right to do so. I think Tate was disturbed by it even when he thought Avery was Carole.
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Initially, I felt the same as you and then liked that I could use my own imagination to create the ending.
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At first when I read the ending, I thought What? Then I realized that I liked drawing my own conclusion, seeing them walk through the door, stop and then run to him jumping up into his arms, Emily yelling Coburn, is this part of the 'venture? I love Brown's books.
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(recommended by Kris)
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Karen, are you game??
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is our December Sandra Brown group read. Anyone else interested, please feel free to join us!
Yay! My first group read on GR.
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Who is Sandra Brown?
Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers. You will find her books here: Sandra Brown Book List
Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.
A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco, grew up in Fort Worth and attended Texas Christian University, majoring in English. Before embarking on her writing career, she worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program “PM Magazine.”
In 2009 Brown detoured from her thrillers to write, Rainwater, a much acclaimed, powerfully moving story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression.
Brown recently was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award.