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"Great Summer Love Story Happily Ends a Terrific Trilogy"
Reviewed by Linda Hurst
Posted April 26, 2002

After thoroughly enjoying the first two books in this trilogy about the Harte and Madison families, (ECLIPSE BAY and DAWN IN ECLIPSE BAY) I could hardly wait to get my hands on the third book in the trilogy. I am happy to say that SUMMER IN ECLIPSE BAY did not Read more...

"Another Mystery in the Tiny Oregon Town"
Reviewed by Kelley Hartshorn
Posted October 4, 2002

SUMMER IN ECLIPSE BAY is the third installment in the Eclipse Bay trilogy, which features the lives and loves of the feuding Harte and Madison clans. Ever since Claudia Banner, a beautiful, conniving woman, stole them blind and made their partnership dissolve in resentment and anger, the patriarchs of each Read more...

"JAK at her absolute best!"
Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted April 1, 2003

JAK - whatever the name she is using - is one of my favorite writers, so I rush out and buy everything that comes out, hardback because generally they are 'keepers'. However of late, several of her works have been less that up to her usual part. Read more...

Summary

Word gets around fast in Eclipse Bay. Nick Harte should know --- his family's legendary feud with the Madisons fueled the local gossip mill for years before finally cooling off. But people are still talking--and rumor has it Nick's involved with someone new...

Art gallery owner Octavia Brightwell doesn't take chances-- especially on handsome, charming men. But that's only part of the reason why she turned Nick down six times before-- finally--agreeing to a date. Octavia's related to the woman who sparked the long-running family feud--and fears that falling hard for Nick would only ignite the flames again. Octavia knows her family's past is best kept hidden. But her secret isn't safe in Eclipse Bay--and neither is her heart...