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"Wonderful story and characters - hard to put down."
Reviewed by Lynne Dillon
Posted June 12, 2004
Charlie Berglund writes an adventure column. After picking
an adventure, she then writes about how it feels from the
viewpoint of an ordinary person like herself, who probably
can't do it.
Jack Lanett is a meteor hunter and leads a fairly
adventurous life. Charlie lands an interview with Jack, Read more...
"Fine contemporary romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted August 9, 2004
In Manhattan, freelance reporter Charlie Bresland is
conducting an interview of famous meteorite hunter Jack
Lanett for the New York Times. Jack and his partner
Miguel MacPherson are controversial figures because they
sell many of their findings to the highest bidder.
Currently they have on auction a Shara-Mars Read more...
SummaryIn Shower of Stars, two unlikely lovers find that
the brightest star in the night sky is only a glimmer
compared to the blaze that burns in their hearts...
Charlotte "Charlie" Berglund wants a
child—desperately. When her adoption caseworker
concludes that being an adventure travel writer is not
compatible with single parenthood, Charlie must rethink
her profession. She decides to write a book about New
York's hottest new celebrity: Jack Lanett, meteorite
hunter extraordinaire.
Jack hates being front-page news but he's found what may
be the most valuable space rock in the world: a
potentially life-bearing meteorite from Mars. Publicity
will drive up the price so he agrees to one disastrous
interview.
Whether stargazing in the hills of Pennsylvania or rubbing
shoulders with the social elite of Manhattan, Charlie and
Jack find a passion neither one expected.
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