I just love Nora Roberts' books. I love how she can make a romance story an interesting one to read, where something else is going on other than events in the bedroom. Honestly, I would even venture out on a limb to say that this book was more of a mystery novel at times than a romance. In fact, I am still on the edge of my seat as I await the second book in this installment to arrive so that I can finally figure out where the missing Calhoun emeralds are hidden! It's making me crazy that I don't know AND that I have to wait several weeks for the new book to arrive (but I have laready pre-ordered it so that I don't have to wait quite as long).
The Calhouns was a fairly long book (571 pages), containing three "stories" that Nora Roberts had actually published back in 1991: Courting Catherine, A Man for Amanda, and For the Love of Lilah. Each story tells not only a love story, but tells the story of The Towers--the impressive childhood home of the sisters--and the original owners, Fergus and Biana Calhoun (the sister's grandparents). Again, I loved that there was more to the story than just sex (and even when there was, it was demure, respectful, and left a lot to the imagination) and am finding it harder than I thought to wait for the new book to arrive. The second part of the story (and I think the final part but I can't quite recall that detail) tells the stories of the final sister, Suzanna, and Megan, the sister of one of the new brother-in-laws. And, it better tell me the details of the emeralds or I will be horribly disappointed!
I can't believe that I have already read 17 books. I am way ahead of schedule, and that's a good thing. I needed to have read 16 books by the middle/end of April. I am well on my way to 52!
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