I love this book. It's a favorite reread. The heroine is very strong and resourceful and has the extremely alpha hero tied up in knots. This book has a lot of high powered emotion throughout the entire thing. The writing is strong and fast moving. So much so that even on a reread, I can't bear to put it down but devour it as quickly as possible. ( )

Not Linda Howard's best - the hero was manipulative. Still worth a read. ( )

Robert Cannon (wealthy CEO and President of Cannon Group) discovers that there is a conspiracy threatening his company. He acquires info about some people who could be involved in this, including innocent Evie (Evangeline) Shaw, the owner-operator of a marina. (The bad guy, Landon Mercer, is using one of her boats at the marina and selling info to the enemy.) Robert suspects that Evie is part of this conspiracy and he visits the marina to spy on her...

I didn't enjoy this book at all. The hero totally ruined it for me. Conceited, selfish, stupidly believing Evie is committing treason with all signs pointing to her innocence. I didn't like the way Robert put financial pressure on Evie, who, in the end, had to sell her beloved home. I never saw any love from this hero, only lust. The story was slow and boring with too many sex scenes. I really liked Evie, though, she was a sweet heroine. She deserved a better hero. ( )

Domineering, arrogant, manipulative male character. Admirable heroine until she proves herself to be a doormat toward the end. Frustrating. ( )

You met Robert in Duncan's Bride, now you get to read his story. Not as non-stop-readable as DB, but about as realistic. This isn't a love story in extremes, but it's not a ho-hum everyday adventure. Also, includes an embezzler (which makes me wonder just what Linda Howard was up to when she wrote The Cutting Edge and LE). ( )