Chasing Rainbow

by Sue Civil-Brown

Jake Carpenter has traveled all over the wold, living a neat, orderly life. Now he's come to Paradise Beach, Florida, intending to stop his globetrotting ways and settle down with a tidy woman. But barging into his life comes untidy, disorderly Rainbow Moonglow. The sexy psychic turns Jake's world upside down, gets him all shook up in more ways than one. And suddenly - surprisingly - he's having the time of his life.But Jake knows that he and Rainbow are worlds apart. His soul-searing desire for this eminently kissable woman defies all rational behavior, but rational is the last thing he feels when he takes Rainbow in his arms. She's as tempting as a summer breeze yet as unpredictable as the weather. And soon he realizes he can never let her go...even if it means chasing Rainbow from here to eternity.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Doris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this 4 stars for the wonderfully quirky characters, motivations, dialogue and overall plot intnt. However, I'd have given it 3 stars for drawing out the storyline with too much anticipation of action and not enough action. It felt padded and the reveal, a twist even though you know it's going in that specific direction, was not really worth the wait. I think I was hoping for something a bit more "nail-biting," a "blacker moment" and perhaps a touch more mystery. The Jake and Rainbow storyline did end well.

[Angela · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess that I would classify this as a paranormal murder-mystery romance novel? Whatever genre it belongs to, it is just not my gig. The characters were annoying, the plot was slow-moving, and the author's rants too obvious. I made it 122 pages and threw in the towel.

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recently received this book as a birthday gift. It was a fun, entertaining read with lots of humor that truly made my laugh out loud now and then. I will be keeping this one on my shelf to re-read again!

[Zunaira Ghazal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once again I was deceived by the beautiful cover.

I didn't actually find anything wrong with it except for the fact that I don’t usually like books where the ages of the main characters are more than twenties. Also, the plot was really slow. It didn't entrance be a bit. For a long while I just thought of abandoning it.

The most indulging characters in this book were Roxy and Mary Todd. Roxy’s crisp, honest personality was what compelled me to finish this book. Her guides were endearing and engaging, her dialogue funny. While Mary and her band of misfits were just plain fun to read. It was like she was taking over the world bit by bit. Evil genius, that woman.

Rainbow and Jake on the other hand—blah. At first I didn't really feel the chemistry at ALL. Finally somewhere in the middle, I actually started seeing them as a potential couple and they got really annoying. Rainbow was this really annoying character with an inferiority complex. I would rather she’d been like Roxy. At least the reader would've been compelled to like her then. Jake was just really annoying. Period.

I guess the ending made it not so bad. Especially the séance. That scene was the redeeming quality of this book.

[Na Deela · Rating 4 out of 5]

1.13.12 I read this a very long time ago, I remember really enjoying it. I need to find a copy so I can read again, I lost mine on a move.

2.24.12 update. Found a copy and I'm reading this again.

2.27.12 I finished re-reading this book and I remember why I liked it so much back then. It was a very entertaining story with characters that are easy to love and a couple of them that are easy to dislike. I'm glad I found it and could read it again, it is a fun, romantic story. The only issue I had was that the end was a bit too quick. I felt like a few more pages could have made a better ending. It felt a little rushed. But still it was a sweet ending and I was smiling when I finally finished.

[Lynn Calvin]

headless woman cover

[C K · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an author that I have read a lot of and have added her books to my 'keeper' book shelf. Most I have read at least twice and some even more than that.

[BarbaraH · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun,Lite Story

[Sandra Munger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rainbow is a psychic and meets Jake, an engineer. They solve a haunted apartment building mystery. He loosens up a little bit and she straightens out a bit finding romance in the process.

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't finish. Was just not that good. Gave it 100 pages then bailed.