Horizons

by Catherine Hart

To celebrate this month's release of Hart's new contemporary, Impulsive, Zebra will bring back her previous bestseller, the story of a man and a woman stranded on a remote Pacific island who fight for their survival -- and a last chance at happiness.

After their plane crashes on a remote Pacific island, Kelly Kennedy and her fellow survivors--an orphaned baby, a husband accused of killing his wife, and handsome architectural engineer Zach Goldstein--must battle the forces of nature, and one another, to stay alive

Genres: Historical Romance, Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Survival, Fiction

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1997

About the author

Catherine Hart is one of today's most popular romance authors and has earned many prestigious writing awards since she started her craft. With 16 historical romances and 2 novellas under her belt, Catherine keeps very busy giving romance readers lots of great reading. Many of her books have made their way to bestseller lists then went on to win awards such as the Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year, a Lifetime Achievement Award for Western Romance. Also, she was recently inducted into her high school's Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame, an honor she cherishes. Catherine is donating total profits from one of her novellas to promoting adult literacy and she credits her success to a firm belief in true and lasting love, an overactive imagination, an insatiable thirst for knowledge and an off-the-wall sense of humor.
Catherine resides in Ohio, where she was born and raised and she is the mother of 3 grown children, a "Nana" and the adoptive "mama" of a Siamese cat named Sassy and a Pekingese dog named B.J., both of whom have found a place in her historical novels. Ms. Hart has a passion for Ohio State football, Native American crafts and culture, romantic movies and books, travel, "oldies tunes" and her husband of 29 years, her own special hero.

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

After a plane crash on a deserted island only 12 people even leave the plane but how many will leave the island? Between injuries from the crash, island perils, and threats from other survivors there is a lot for them to overcome. The story just sucked me right in from the start and kept my attention the whole time. Lots of humor throughout the book as well. I will be reading more Catherine Hart in the future! :)

[Jena]

Anyone have safety info for this, please?

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read this book 5 or 6 times since I first bought it. It has been on my keeper shelf. I think I might be done with it this time since I am now nitpicking more than rereading. I'm not sure why this book struck a chord with me and needed to be kept and reread--I can never really explain that.

[Jay · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF

Welp....

...a lot of books don't age well.

I felt like this book had some racist, sexist and homophobic undertones. I get that it was a different world 20 years ago (when the book was published), and I don't consider myself particularly "sensitive" but really, this book made me uncomfortable.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Pamela(AllHoney) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plane crash on a deserted island. I really enjoyed this one. It held my interest throughout. It had drama, romance, suspense, even a little humor.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Preliminary rating. May/may not change as I read.

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised by this story. It's an old one written back in 1997 but it was very good. Very funny at times with some great lines especially by Kelly who did a lot of talking back. It was a good story which followed a group of strangers who get stranded on an island. This island ends up being a pretty decent one which certainly helps. But it's the characters who make the story and in particular Kelly and Zach. There are a lot of similarities with Lost although without the strangeness. This is certainly a story that is good enough to span the decades - well worth a read.

[Sofia Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a lot of fun to read. I picked it up from a thrift shop in Vinton County that had a room full of older mass market paperback books. It kept me entertained during vacation. Though I had to finish it at home.

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book

[Chibby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good soup

[Lynne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the book until the end. It just got too syrupy sweet and felt like the author was in a rush to finish it.

[Lesli · Rating 5 out of 5]

A plane crash onto one of the hundreds of remote Polynesian islands leaves 12 people fighting to survive. Though sold as a romance novel (which it is) this book is about more than sex, love, and finding true love. How do we survive catastrophic events? What happens (initially) when rescued? The book loses a star for some rather improbable situations.

[Darlene Nichols · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book - what is not to like about being isolated on an island with a great guy... of course it was a rough way to land on that island and there is a bad guy lurking around causing trouble. I loved the characters and had to keep turning the pages to find out what was happening next. A great summer read.

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh - nothing to write home about. I borrowed it just to see if it was any good. Not my style.

[Steph · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, illl admit that i am completely in love with romance & adventure stories. This was definitely one of my favorite books that i have read.