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Danielle Steel--Impossible
Title: Impossible
Author: Danielle Steel
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Subject:Romance
Description:From Publishers WeeklySasha de Suvery Boardman, the 48-year-old heroine of Steel's latest romance, knew she had it all - perfect marriage, two terrific grown kids, prestigious art galleries in Paris and New York, three luxury homes - until her husband's fatal heart attack. Now brokenhearted, but still beautiful and chic, she buries herself in her gallery work, until son Xavier introduces her to bad-boy painter Liam Allison, a gorgeous, wacky 39-year-old who instantly [brings] out the mother in her. So she offers him a gallery contract, thus igniting a torrid affair punctuated by endless arguments about their nine-year age difference, his severe allergy to all forms of authority and their incompatible lifestyles and appearances (including his strong aversion to wearing socks). Despite Steel's repeated assurances that Liam is actually innocent and likable, his petulance and impulsiveness are seriously off-putting, and the tortured romance has an icky, near-incestuous quality that may make some readers cringe. Others may just be bored by the sketchy, meandering plot, the skimpy characterizations and the hyperbolic, often stunningly repetitious style (He was just a young man who liked to have fun and still acted like a boy at times, full of mischief and fun). Even hardcore Steel addicts may not make it all the way through this one, her 63rd. (Mar. 1) br Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. FromSteel's usual formula is at play here in a new love story about the difficulties of a relationship between two wildly different persons. Sasha is a high-powered gallery owner, and Liam is a feckless artist. Recently widowed, Sasha, who is nine years older than Liam, is staid, conservative, and bound by tradition. Liam is married (unhappily), manic, and a pronounced nonconformist. While Sasha has been busy building her father's Parisian art gallery into an international success, Liam has become the darling of the art world. The two meet and gradually begin an affair, but soon their strong personalities get in the way of their blossoming relationship. As well-heeled Sasha tries to keep the affair hidden from her grown children and her snooty clientele, Liam is working hard to draw Sasha out of that world and into his. Eventually, the differences become too much for them to handle, and the lovers clash, break up, and (surprise!) come together again in a dramatic, suspenseful finale. No surprises here, but Steel knows what her fans want, and this solid, meaty tale will not disappoint them; expect demand. Kathleen Hughesbr American Library Association. lt;
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Title: Kill the Messenger
Author: Tami Hoag
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Subject:Fiction:Thriller
Description:From Publishers WeeklyHoags success (_Dark Horse_ Guilty as Sin), evidenced once again in this engaging new thriller, is the triumph of substance over style. In a genre overrun with self-conscious jargon, brooding descriptions and fragments masquerading as sentences, her clean, measured prose—full, balanced sentences delivered at a steady pace—doesnt so much create an ominous mood as draw the reader into the worlds of her characters. Here, before they know it, readers are invested in the dilemma of Los Angeles bike messenger Jace (J.C.) Damon, on the run after picking up a package from high-powered attorney Lenny Lowell, who is subsequently murdered. Orphaned Jace lives under societys radar in Chinatown, with his 10-year-old brother, Tyler his surrogate family includes sassy dispatcher Eta Fitzgerald and the Chen clan, the boys closest neighbors. Similarly, the police in pursuit are an unconventional, if dysfunctional, family long-suffering lead detective Kev Parker his annoying and ambitious new partner, Renee Ruiz squabbling second-string detectives Jimmy Chew and Bradley Kyle and coroner Diane Nicholson, who is also Kevs lover. The wild card in the game is Lowells daughter, Abby, volatile and full of secrets, which Hoag reveals at appropriate intervals. A link to Hollywood provides a burst of fresh energy in the later chapters of this character-driven, solidly constructed thriller. br Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. FromNineteen-year-old Jace Damon has had a hard life. His mother died when he was just 13, and since then he has been struggling to raise his younger brother, all while staying beneath the radar of Child Protective Services. With the help of an understanding Chinese benefactress, Madam Chan, the two have been living in L.A.s Chinatown, where Jace works as a bike messenger. One dark and rainy night, Jace agrees to do a last delivery. He picks up a package from a shady lawyer, but when he gets to the delivery address, he finds an empty lot suddenly, someone attacks him and tries to grab the package. The bike messenger takes off, but the attacker pursues him, nearly runs him over with a car, and takes a couple of shots at him. Injured and frightened, Jace returns to Lowells office only to find the place swarming with cops and the attorney murdered. The plot thickens as Jace attempts to elude both homicide detective Ken Parker, who wants some answers, and a menacing, shadowy figure, who is trying to get that package. Although this novel is a little heavy on the stereotypes, with its preponderance of macho, chauvinistic male cops and lusty, fiery female cops, Hoags loyal readers and fans of police procedural suspense novels will definitely love it. Kathleen Hughesbr American Library Association. lt
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