THE BUZZ
From Romantic Times BOOKreview
MANHUNTER dishes up “Creepy chills” - 1st review is in!
After Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Gabe Caruso can’t save his fiancee from a sadistic serial killer, he has trouble dealing with the guilt. His only consolation is that he put the man in jail. Cutting himself off, Gabe takes a post in Black Arrow Falls, a small town in the Yukon. There, he meets tracker Silver Karvonen, a woman with secrets of her own. Both are stunned to feel the pull of attraction. Then the killer escapes, and Gabe knows that trouble is on the way. Loreth Anne White serves up some creepy chills in Manhunter (4), as a serial killer wages both psychological and physical warfare. This compelling tale, part of the Wild Country series, features two emotionally scarred people who discover that being together makes them stronger.
—Sandra Garcia-Myers
From The Romance Reader:
“THE HEART OF A RENEGADE is a skillfully crafted novel, packed with complex characters involved in a well-used plot line; however, it is innovatively done. Loreth Anne White’s pacing is superb, maintaining ever mounting intensity as the story plays out. This story is rich with detail, and a plot that could be expanded to a 450 page hardcover. That said, it does not feel as if it were condensed but evolves in the expected manner only to twist and turn a bit adding interest and suspense. The dynamics between Jessica and Luke are extraordinarily well handled.
White is a very gifted author and whose future novels will be sought out by this reviewer.”
–Thea Davis
A TOP PICK from Romantic Times BOOKreview for THE HEART OF A RENEGADE
“Luke Stone is just like a stone. After his pregnant wife is murdered, he closes up emotionally, until his employer asks him to protect Jessica Chan, who’s a target of the Chinese Triad Dragons for attempting to expose their atrocities. Luke doesn’t want to be responsible for anyone, and he’s surprised to find a kindred spirit in Jessica. When they’re on the run with only each other to lean on, their emotional barriers crumble. The Heart of a Renegade (4.5) is an action ride full of thrills and surprises and a love story that will make your heart beat faster.
Loreth Anne White has expanded her Shadow Soldiers series, and intriguing and dynamic characters continue to make it compelling.
—Sandra Garcia-Myers
And a five-star review from CataRomance.com:
From the instance THE HEART OF A RENEGADE starts, one will take an indrawn breath and continue to gasp until the explosive ending. The danger is believably suspenseful with heart-pounding threats, and how they are carried out is terrifying realistic. Just when one thinks all is going smoothly for the hero and heroine, more peril crops up and they must once again fight for their lives.
Luke and Jessica are one of the most endearing couples about whom I have had the pleasure to read, and their compelling story profoundly touched me. Whether they are fleeing from the enemy or expressing exactly how they feel on a subject, their actions are authentic and make them seem very true-to-life. Ms. White had me caring for this couple and what the future holds for them, causing numerous tension-filled moments during the story. THE HEART OF A RENEGADE masterfully evokes images and feelings to create an enthralling plus emotional story which never disappoints.
–Amelia Richard
SEDUCING THE MERCENRY earns Cata award
I am thrilled to learn SEDUCING THE MERCENARY has been named a CataRomance Reviewers Choice award winner for 2007. Thank you to the Cata team!
spyscribbler Says:
Holy crap! You know, I’ve never actually printed out anything of mine. (It’s all done online.) Wow. I have to buy some paper for this latest manuscript! A lot of paper. Wow!
Ruby55 Says:
Nice to know that there’s another book coming up soon.
I’m reading your books in order so I’m somewhat shame-faced to admit that I’ve only just finished “Safe Passage”, the book I got when it came out and before I knew anything about you. And I can only say,”Wow, what a story!” to this one. Great story, loads of believable emotion and a simply wonderful climax.”
But can you imagine, I couldn’t even remember the names Rex and Hannah. And it certainly wasn’t even a year ago that I read that one. Used to be that I could tell you every character’s name in every book. Now I’m lucky if I remember it for the duration of reading the book, never mind until I catalogue it.
I’m hoping, of course, that it only means that the super-stress of the last 2 years have fouled up my brain. Now that I have received my overpayment to the hydro company back, I keep thinking that my worst worries should be over. But no, now I’m worrying about which a/c to buy, whether I can afford to get TV and which computer I should get since this one keeps hanging up on me and playing other lovely tricks.
Anyway, enjoy the RWA Conference and have a safe trip. Have you ever been in Dallas before? I’d love to go but I have to depend on winning a trip. And I’m not in the RWA anyway.
Ruby55 Says:
Oh, and since you wrote about making the final revisions to the manuscript, I should tell you that, like last year, I took part in Brenda Novak’s Juvenile Diabetes Auction. Only this year, I ended up editing and proofreading two manuscripts.
This first one seems to be chick-lit, at least some of the language is totally foreign to me.
I haven’t got the other one yet but I do hope it’s one that an oldie like me can understand better.
Loreth Says:
Thanks SO much for your wonderful feedback on Safe Passage, Ruby :). And I DID enjoy the Dallas conference, and yes, it was my first time in Dallas. It looked nothing like I expected. I adored the local accents, and found Dallasites (is there such a term??) a wonderfully warm and friendly bunch.