"The first in the new "A Tale from the Sea" series from Silhouette Romance"
Dr. Phoebe Jones is a brilliant surgeon in Kansas City,
well liked by her fellow hospital workers, though somewhat
reserved. She is happy that way, used to her privacy and
predictable life. She was an orphan, with no memory of her
family, having spent her entire childhood moving from one
foster family to another. She learned to depend solely on
herself, but a part of her has always longed for the
unconditional love of a true family. Kevin Cartwright is a police officer turned private eye
after nearly being murdered on the force. He has spent the
last few years of his life focusing on a job given to him
by a mysterious stranger known only as Loucan. Kevin was
hired to find four siblings separated over 20 years ago,
and return them to California. All he knows about them is
their given names and that each one has a unique charm that
is their only link to their family. Kevin has been having
no luck finding them, until he saw Phoebe on television and
recognized her necklace. Now Kevin is off to Kansas City, hoping to bring Phoebe to
Loucan and getting at least one quarter of his mission
accomplished. She isn't overly cooperative at first, not
sure she can trust him, and hesitant to interrupt her
practical routine. The possibility that she may have family
brings back longings she thought were safely tucked away,
and she can't resist that possibility. Just as Phoebe decides to go, their plans are shaken up
when someone else comes after Phoebe, desiring her necklace
and the legacy it protects... the legacy of a land found
far
beneath the waters of the ocean, and a people who can live
in water and on land, the merfolk. Now Kevin and Phoebe are
on the run, racing time to get her to Loucan and the
secrets only he can answer about her family. All the while
they find themselves growing closer to each other with
every passing mile. This is a wonderful book, the beginning of the new
four-book miniseries A TALE OF THE SEA. People have long
since
been fascinated by the legends of merpeople, and this book
can make one believe, if only for a few moments, that they
really do exist. Kevin and Phoebe are great together and
the mysterious Loucan keeps people wondering. Is he behind
the attacks on Phoebe, or does he really only want to find
her and her siblings to protect them and give them back
their legacy. By the end of this story, that mystery is
solved and the reader will be looking forward to learning
more about Phoebe's family. Readers will be eagerly
awaiting the next book in the series, an August 2002
release. c. Kelley A. Hartsell, August 2002. All rights reserved.
Reviewed by Kelley Hartsell
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted August 13, 2002
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Summary"You're the one..."
Shy, scholarly Dr. Phoebe Jones blushed when sexy private
investigator Kevin Cartwright uttered those words. But when
the handsome ex-cop explained she was one of four lost
siblings he'd been hired to find, she nearly fainted
headfirst into his strong, sculpted arms.
Yet someone else was also after the beautiful doctor and
her heirloom necklace — the key to her mysterious past.
Suddenly she and Kevin were posing as lovers as they raced
to the ocean to uncover the truth. But Phoebe's passionate
response to "make-believe" kisses was anything but
pretend...nor was her desire to hear the sworn bachelor say
the most magical words of all....
Look for other books in this series:
IN DEEP
WATERS (Kai - Aug. 02) by Melissa McClone
CAUGHT BY
SURPRISE (Saegar - Sept. 02) by Sandra Paul
FOR THE
TAKING (Thalassa - Oct. 02) by Lilian Darcy
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