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Amber Beach by Elizabeth Lowell FIRST EDITION HC/DJ 1997

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Author: Elizabeth Lowell

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Avon Books

Category: Action, Adventure

ISBN-10: 0380973170 Sub-Category: Mystery

ISBN-13: 9780380973170

Condition: Used - VGC - Read Once

Publication Year: 1997

Special Attributes: 1st. Edition

Synopsis: Honor Donovan has arrived at her brother Kyle's deserted cabin on Puget Sound, desperate to prove that Kyle is neither dead nor the thief of a fortune in stolen amber. Keeping her mission secret, Honor hires fishing guide Jake Mallory to help her search for Kyle. But Honor doesn't know that dashing Jake is already heavily involved in the amber scheme, and has his own secret mission in mind.

Size: Length: 387 pages - Height: 10.0 in. - Width: 6.5 in. - Thickness: 1.5 in. - Weight: 25.6 oz.

Publisher's Note: Honor Donovan is a shrewd businesswoman, yet she has been shut out of Donovan International by her father and four brothers. When her favorite brother Kyle vanishes, along with a fortune in stolen amber, Honor's questions are ignored by the Donovan males. Defying them, she heads to the San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest in search of answers. Honor needs a guide because she knows nothing about running a boat - and she knows nothing about Jake Mallory until he answers her ad. One of the things she doesn't know is that Jake is much more than a fishing guide. Until Kyle disappeared, Jake was brokering amber deals in the Baltic for Donovan International. Honor is completely unaware of the old wars, new politics, greed, and stolen amber that have lured ruthless, high-stakes players from around the globe. Jake wants no part of the intrigue, or of a Donovan woman in his life, but he suspects the Donovans have set him up to take the fall for Kyle's treachery. The way Jake sees it, some Donovan is going to pay for his troubles, and it just may turn out to be Honor.

Industry reviews: A wild-goose chase for the legendary Amber Room a collection of 18th-century Russian artifacts that vanished after WWII provides the backdrop for Lowell's (Winter Fire) fun but forgettable contemporary romantic thriller. Gem trader and suspected murderer Kyle Donovan is missing, along with a panel rumored to have been part of the Amber Room, and officials from Russia, Lithuania and the U.S. are hot on his trail. His sister Honor a sassy, na?ve jewelry designer is determined to find Kyle first and prove that her brother is neither a thief nor a killer. When Honor hires one J. Jacob Mallory to teach her how to "fish" the Puget Sound, he pretends not to know that she actually wants to learn how to pilot her brother's boat well enough to search for Kyle on the surrounding islands. And Honor is clueless that hunky Jake is her brother's business associate, who is suspected of conspiring to appropriate the stolen amber. Constant bickering doesn't stave off their mutual attraction, and they end up in the sack only hours before Honor realizes she's been duped. Meanwhile, a busload of incidental international players has arrived at the scene, complicating the already convoluted political intrigue. Still, the moderately paced plot, solid main characters and an up-to-the-minute premise fortify a satisfactory, if unexceptional, romance. (Oct.) Lopate

A wild-goose chase for the legendary Amber Room a collection of 18th-century Russian artifacts that vanished after WWII provides the backdrop for Lowell's (Winter Fire) fun but forgettable contemporary romantic thriller. Gem trader and suspected murderer Kyle Donovan is missing, along with a panel rumored to have been part of the Amber Room, and officials from Russia, Lithuania and the U.S. are hot on his trail. His sister Honor a sassy, na‹ve jewelry designer is determined to find Kyle first and prove that her brother is neither a thief nor a killer. When Honor hires one J. Jacob Mallory to teach her how to "fish" the Puget Sound, he pretends not to know that she actually wants to learn how to pilot her brother's boat well enough to search for Kyle on the surrounding islands. And Honor is clueless that hunky Jake is her brother's business associate, who is suspected of conspiring to appropriate the stolen amber. Constant bickering doesn't stave off their mutual attraction, and they end up in the sack only hours before Honor realizes she's been duped. Meanwhile, a busload of incidental international players has arrived at the scene, complicating the already convoluted political intrigue. Still, the moderately paced plot, solid main characters and an up-to-the-minute premise fortify a satisfactory, if unexceptional, romance. (Oct.) Publishers Weekly (08/25/1997)

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