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Dangerous: Risky Business\Storm Warning\The Welcoming | 
 enlarge | Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Silhouette
Category: Book
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 97113
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 688
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0373285299
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780373285297
ASIN: 0373285299
Publication Date: August 1, 2006
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Risky Business She was a maddening combination of mystery and innocence. But Liz was the key to finding his brother's killer, so cynical Jonas Sharpe had to stick close…too close for comfort. Storm Warning He had shattered her world once, but when Lucas MacLean reentered Autumn's life, she couldn't deny the love still blazing inside her ? or the evidence she had that said he could be guilty of murder. The Welcoming He'd never known the warmth of a home ? until he found his way to Charity's inn…and into her arms. But Roman DeWinter had come looking for a criminal mastermind ? and all evidence pointed to Charity.
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 Very Disappointing September 30, 2008
Let me start by saying, I absolutely love Nora Roberts. She is right up there with Sandra Brown, Judith McNaught and LaVyrle Spencer for me, a real leading lady in the romance/mystery novel genre.
So, I was thrilled to see this book during one of my weekly trips to my local thrift store to search for new Nora Roberts fare. I have read probably 85% of her romance books and am getting in to her mystery books as well. Because of my love for her, and my avid addiction to her books, I am very familiar with her nearly flawless writing style.
The first two stories in this book are a huge disappointment. The worst offender is Storm Warning. Honestly, it was nearly unreadable for me. I considered giving up around Chapter 3 but forged ahead and it barely got any better. Then I looked at the original published date and discovered the problem. For Storm Warning, it was 1984 and you can really tell how immature Nora's writing was at the time. Seriously, it is just so awful. Beyond the actual writing and style issues, the main characters have zero chemistry. Lucas doesn't come across as even remotely attractive, but more weird and creepy, and beyond mean.
The first story, Risky Business, is only slightly better. I believe it was published in 1987 originally. The general plot is better and you really are rooting for the main characters to get together, even though you know they will. With Storm Warning, I really didn't care whether they did or not. And once Lucas declares his love for Autumn, it is so unbelievable and ridiculous that I almost laughed. You get absolutely no hint that he has any real feelings for her up until that point. And their past is so under-developed that it's absurd that it was even part of the plot.
I am a few chapters in to The Welcoming now, published in 1989 I think, and already it is so much better. The main characters already have tons of chemistry and are both very likeable. I am excited to read this one but would never recommend the first two. Do not waste your $$ on this. Buy it at the thrift store (like I did, for 99 cents) or borrow it from someone.
Sorry Nora, I love you and own most of your books but this was not worth re-printing.
 What a difference 22 years makes... August 30, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a huge Nora Roberts fan, but it is evident in these early works what a difference 22 years of writing has made for her.
These are so-so short stories that show hints of her current style without the polish.
Risky Business and The Welcoming were okay - nothing special - but could have used a little more character development. Okay as a short stories go.
Storm Warning was definitely not her best effort and could have used about 100 pages of character development to explain the history of the two lead characters - especially the male. (Maybe his character was indicative of the time it was written in and the style used back in 1984.)
All in all an interesting look at her early efforts/style, but her more current works are much better.
 Pretty decent August 26, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This 3 in 1 book by Nora Roberts is the 2006 edition. The first and the third stories are the best. The second one is a little slow, but overall, it is worth reading.
A collection of 3 almost 2 decades old mystery/romances. August 14, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been reading Nora Roberts and her alter ego J.D. Robb for sometime but never saw these three stories before. I liked the first one okay, felt the second had issues - especially the "hero", and loved the third one.
Each of the stories has the common element of danger thus the collection's title "Dangerous". In "Risky Business" Liz Palmer is a single mom who lives in Cozumel, Mexico and runs a dive shop and dive/fishing/tour boat rental business. She has been there ten years and is an expert at what she does. She has employees - some more transient than others. As she takes some tourists on a glass bottom boat outing, she is upset that one of her employees of only a few weeks, Jerry Sharpe, has not shown up to help her. However, as they tour in the boat gasps and scream suddenly come from the group as Liz sees Jerry's dead body weighed down by an anchor. The police question Liz over and over but she doesn't really know anything and then Joshua Sharpe, attorney from Philadelphia and Jerry's identical twin brother, shows up and also quizzes her. As Joshua and Liz work to find Jerry's killer and what he was up to, an attraction grows. My problem with this story was that Joshua was not as much romantic as many of Ms. Roberts' other heroes. Their romance felt a little forced. But overall a fun read.
My least favorite was "Storm Warning" which is a whodunit like the movie "Clue". While Autumn and her Aunt Tabby were wonderfully fleshed out characters, Lucas seemed way too mean to Autumn and too mysterious and shallow. The mystery was fun though.
Finally my favorite, "The Welcoming" was very sweet and touching for the romance and also exciting for the mystery/suspense so I won't tell anymore here except to say if you haven't read this one, you will enjoy it!
Not for die hard fans! November 18, 2003
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I gave this book two stars - one for Risky Business and one for The Welcoming - they are typical stories written by my favorite author. Predictable, yes, but enjoyable. Storm Warning made me mad. I wish I had not spent the time trying to figure it out, It made no sense! Do not buy this book. Go check it out at the library and read the first and last story, but skip Storm Warning!
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