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Browning Sisters #2
Forbidden Temptation
Hot-shot criminal profiler Daniel Hartman was looking for a man called Orion. Leading a manhunt through Birmingham for the killer, Daniel was trying to put old ghosts to rest. But this time Orion's target was Rose Browning, a matchmaking wedding planner with a gift for predicting true love. Tempted by secrets she couldn't reveal, Daniel insisted on offering some very personal protection. He would get her to open up, but at a price. Would he be able to safeguard this raven-haired beauty before his desires for revenge became an obsession?
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 29, 2007
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Paula Graves
153 books136 followersI was raised in Alabama, so I know we Southerners don't hide our crazy people—we showcase them. Eccentric people make for the best stories, and we Southerners do love our stories. The need to tell stories has been a driving force in my life from childhood.
As a girl, my favorite books were mysteries and romances. When I realized there were books that featured both romance and mystery, I knew I'd found my calling. Now I get to play both matchmaker and murderer and get paid for it. Could there be a better job anywhere?
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As a girl, my favorite books were mysteries and romances. When I realized there were books that featured both romance and mystery, I knew I'd found my calling. Now I get to play both matchmaker and murderer and get paid for it. Could there be a better job anywhere?
I love to hear from readers, so don't be shy! You can email me through my website, follow me on Twitter, or like my Facebook page and interact with me there: http://on.fb.me/MS3ldp And of course, you can always talk to me here on Goodreads!
Are you interested in subscribing to my newsletter? Go here and I tell you what to do: http://bit.ly/LYi4Ry
I look forward to chatting with you!
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June 6, 2017
2.5
It wasn't so bad but I didn't really connect with the characters. Liked the first book better
It wasn't so bad but I didn't really connect with the characters. Liked the first book better
July 13, 2018
I liked this romantic suspense with an interesting plot but the romance was weak. It had all the usual features of action and intrigue on who done it, although I guessed a bit before the end. The paranormal aspect was nice. While criminal profiler Daniel was investigating a case he noticed Rose lurking around the crime scene and was suspicious about her.
July 25, 2020
Rose Browning used to see "true love veils" - the shimmery face of a person's true love superimposed over their own face. It's what made her such a great matchmaker and wedding planner. But now all she sees is "death veils" - the shimmery face of a what a person will look like when they die...and usually pretty soon. She's been seeing the same death veils on certain women and these women have been dying, brutally slashed and stabbed to death. She's seeing the victims of a serial killer before he kills. But no one will believe her, especially criminal profiler Daniel Hartman. He's fascinated and suspicious of Rose Browning and her supposed abilities and not about to buy into it. But he's going to stick close to her because there's no other way she could know the MO of the killer unless she was somehow involved. Rose is desperately trying to investigate this killer on her own (since no one believes her) and trying to help the women she sees being targeted. But she can't shake Daniel's presence and she's no longer sure she even wants to. The attraction between them seems to be growing into something bigger, but without her true love veils, how can she know?
Not as good as the first one for me. I will say this though, this is a pretty damn unique psychic ability. I have never seen this particular ability in a story before and it was intriguing. Daniel's pretty darn skeptical and Rose unfortunately isn't really able to provide decent proof of what she can do. She just knows which women are going to die...she doesn't know when and she doesn't know who it is. This of course is how she ends up caught by the killer (unfortunately, I saw that one coming a mile away). But Rose is pretty much unable to convince Daniel of her abilities...until he manifests his own that is. The suspense part of this was probably the best part though. I may have known who the killer was (though I was thrown a bit by events), but trying to save the women being targeted and figuring out how to help them kept this pretty well action-packed.
The romance was a bit more disappointing since I didn't really ever warm up to Daniel who just came across as an arrogant stalker or something. He wasn't very likeable and it wasn't until he was actually in bed with Rose that he started thinking maybe they could have more than just sex, but even then he wasn't on board with a relationship just yet. Meanwhile, Rose was a virgin and waiting for her true love (which she could no longer see because of her change in ability). Just felt like he was using her a bit at first. Then they were more on equal footing but I wasn't feeling the connection between them so much. It was still good though.
Not as good as the first one for me. I will say this though, this is a pretty damn unique psychic ability. I have never seen this particular ability in a story before and it was intriguing. Daniel's pretty darn skeptical and Rose unfortunately isn't really able to provide decent proof of what she can do. She just knows which women are going to die...she doesn't know when and she doesn't know who it is. This of course is how she ends up caught by the killer (unfortunately, I saw that one coming a mile away). But Rose is pretty much unable to convince Daniel of her abilities...until he manifests his own that is. The suspense part of this was probably the best part though. I may have known who the killer was (though I was thrown a bit by events), but trying to save the women being targeted and figuring out how to help them kept this pretty well action-packed.
The romance was a bit more disappointing since I didn't really ever warm up to Daniel who just came across as an arrogant stalker or something. He wasn't very likeable and it wasn't until he was actually in bed with Rose that he started thinking maybe they could have more than just sex, but even then he wasn't on board with a relationship just yet. Meanwhile, Rose was a virgin and waiting for her true love (which she could no longer see because of her change in ability). Just felt like he was using her a bit at first. Then they were more on equal footing but I wasn't feeling the connection between them so much. It was still good though.
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July 19, 2013
Very good book. Rose moved to Birmingham to escape the memories in her hometown. For a long time her gift enabled her to match up soulmates. Then one of her best matches ended in tragedy and she lost confidence in her ability. Now instead of seeing love matches she's seeing death on young women's faces. When she takes it upon herself to try to find the killer she meets Daniel who is trying to do the same thing. He goes at it from a scientific and logical viewpoint and doesn't believe in her "death veils". But he also can't deny that there is something going on there.
I liked both Rose and Daniel. Rose is feeling lost without the ability she had for so long. Add in the fear that she is feeling after seeing the deaths of several women and she feels the need to try to find the killer. She meets Daniel when he is doing the same thing. She tries to explain what she sees but he doesn't believe her and wonders if she is mentally ill. In spite of his disbelief she feels safe when he is with her. Even through that disbelief she was attracted to him. That soon grew to be even stronger as they worked together to find the killer. Without her old ability to see the true love veils she wasn't sure she could trust what she felt. I liked the way that she tried several ways to get women she knew to be safe and wouldn't give up.
Daniel had been chasing this killer for thirteen years, ever since his fiancee was murdered. This is the closest he's ever gotten and he doesn't want anything messing it up. He thinks Rose is a pretty flake and doesn't believe her story about death veils. But the more time he spends with her the more he is drawn to her. When she becomes a target he is determined to keep her safe. I really enjoyed the way he checked into her past and how it led him to talk to McBride, her sister's husband (Forbidden Territory). I loved the conversation between those two. Daniel had a hard time believing in her abilities but he couldn't deny the feelings that were growing between them.
I had my suspicions about the killer, but there was a point where I began to doubt myself. There was an interesting twist concerning the killer that I hadn't expected. I did enjoy Daniel's moment of awakening and belief.
I liked both Rose and Daniel. Rose is feeling lost without the ability she had for so long. Add in the fear that she is feeling after seeing the deaths of several women and she feels the need to try to find the killer. She meets Daniel when he is doing the same thing. She tries to explain what she sees but he doesn't believe her and wonders if she is mentally ill. In spite of his disbelief she feels safe when he is with her. Even through that disbelief she was attracted to him. That soon grew to be even stronger as they worked together to find the killer. Without her old ability to see the true love veils she wasn't sure she could trust what she felt. I liked the way that she tried several ways to get women she knew to be safe and wouldn't give up.
Daniel had been chasing this killer for thirteen years, ever since his fiancee was murdered. This is the closest he's ever gotten and he doesn't want anything messing it up. He thinks Rose is a pretty flake and doesn't believe her story about death veils. But the more time he spends with her the more he is drawn to her. When she becomes a target he is determined to keep her safe. I really enjoyed the way he checked into her past and how it led him to talk to McBride, her sister's husband (Forbidden Territory). I loved the conversation between those two. Daniel had a hard time believing in her abilities but he couldn't deny the feelings that were growing between them.
I had my suspicions about the killer, but there was a point where I began to doubt myself. There was an interesting twist concerning the killer that I hadn't expected. I did enjoy Daniel's moment of awakening and belief.
July 19, 2013
The second book of the three Forbidden books by Paula Graves. It focuses on Lily’s (heroine from Forbidden Territory) sister Rose. Rose has the gift of matchmaking. When she looks at faces she sees, what she calls true-love veils, or the face of the person that is meant as their mate. However, she has lost that gift after she witnessed the murder/suicide of friends, a couple that she matched through her veils. Now she sees death veils.
Daniel is a famous profiler looking for a killer, he calls Orion. He has been searching for many years, and thinks the recent murders have been done by Orion as well. He comes across Rose as he’s searching for the killer in bars at night and at the place where a body was found. Rose has decided to conduct a search on her own and their first look at each other and first meeting occur in these places.
They had good chemistry together. I liked how Daniel was suspicious of her but couldn’t stop himself from looking after her. Rose also felt comfortable and safe whenever she was with him. There is conflict because Daniel doesn’t believe in Rose’s veils. His search for an explanation leads to the appearance of some past characters. I loved that Rose’s other sisters and her brother-in-law McBride from the previous book were given parts in Rose’s story.
It does become a little obvious who the killer is near the middle but it was great to see how the story developed. I was a little disappointed that this book didn’t have a list of characters before the story as all the Harlequin Intrigue books do. I wonder why it was missing in this book. Other than that, it was worth reading.
Daniel is a famous profiler looking for a killer, he calls Orion. He has been searching for many years, and thinks the recent murders have been done by Orion as well. He comes across Rose as he’s searching for the killer in bars at night and at the place where a body was found. Rose has decided to conduct a search on her own and their first look at each other and first meeting occur in these places.
They had good chemistry together. I liked how Daniel was suspicious of her but couldn’t stop himself from looking after her. Rose also felt comfortable and safe whenever she was with him. There is conflict because Daniel doesn’t believe in Rose’s veils. His search for an explanation leads to the appearance of some past characters. I loved that Rose’s other sisters and her brother-in-law McBride from the previous book were given parts in Rose’s story.
It does become a little obvious who the killer is near the middle but it was great to see how the story developed. I was a little disappointed that this book didn’t have a list of characters before the story as all the Harlequin Intrigue books do. I wonder why it was missing in this book. Other than that, it was worth reading.
July 19, 2011
Forbidden Temptation is a well written, suspenseful read from start to finish. The mystery is scary, with nice plot twists, and it certainly kept me on edge. Rose and Daniel are likeable and their romance does not feel rushed or contrived. I liked the dialogue between the main characters, as they seek to come to an understanding. Full of nice details such as Rose's house, which allow the reader to really see the story.
September 26, 2021
I was so unsure of this book when are started it. Knowing what I did of Rose from the first book I just couldn't imagine how this one could follow up to Forbidden Territory, but boy did it!! The suspense was just as great and the romance was just as capturing! So glad I decide to follow the series and I'm looking forward to reading the third book!
April 19, 2022
Forbidden Temptation book #2 in The Browning Sisters Series will take your breath away as you meet Rose Browning and Daniel Hartman as they try and stop a Serial Killer from taking another women's life. But it turns way bad as this Killer has his sight on Rose Browning and the special gift/curse that has Rose frightened even more.
April 25, 2020
HI #998 = 3.5 stars
September 3, 2014
I enjoyed this book, but it was easily put-downable. I did not have that feeling I usualy get, where I don't want to go to bed and just read the whole night. I actually really liked the characters, sexy and cute, it's just the story itself didn't do it for me. The idea was good, but there was no heart stopping action and love scenes. A lot of talking and thinking, not enough doing...
September 25, 2009
Suspense
February 22, 2010
I found this story interesting largely because of the setting. One that I am very familiar with. It was also a suspenseful mystery.
November 7, 2011
Browning sisters series - 1. Forbidden Territory - 2. Forbidden Temptation - 3. Forbidden Touch
March 11, 2012
This is listed under romantic suspense but it also had a little paranormal thing going. I really liked it.
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July 27, 2016So good
Another stellar book. Sometimes you really don't want them to end but then, it's like it's perfect exactly how it goes.
Another stellar book. Sometimes you really don't want them to end but then, it's like it's perfect exactly how it goes.
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