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Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters by Laurey Bright released on Nov 24, 2003 is available now for purchase.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 2003
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Laurey Bright
60 books37 followersLaurey Bright is another pen name of Daphne Clair.
Daphne Clair de Jong decided to be a writer when she was eight years old and won her first literary prize for a school essay. Her first short story was published when she was sixteen and she's been writing and publishing ever since. Nowadays she earns her living from writing, something her well-meaning teachers and guidance counsellors warned her she would never achieve in New Zealand. Her short stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies, and a collection of them was presented in Crossing the Bar, published by David Ling, where they garnered wide praise.
In 1976, Daphne's first full-length romantic novel was published by Mills & Boon as Return to Love. Since then she has produced a steady output of romance set in New Zealand, occasionally Australia or on imaginary Pacific islands. As Laurey Bright she also writes for Silhouette Books. Her romances often appear on American stores' romance best-seller lists and she has been a Rita contest finalist, as well as winning and being placed in several other romance writing contests. Her other writing includes non-fiction, poetry and long historical fiction, She also is an active defender of the ideology of Feminists for Life, and she has written articles about it.
Since then she has won other literary prizes both in her native New Zealand and other countries. These include the prestigious Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award, with Dying Light, a story about Alzheimer's Disease, which was filmed by Robyn Murphy Productions and shown at film festivals in several countries. (Starring Sara McLeod, Sam's wife in Lord of the Rings).
Daphne is often asked to tutor courses in creative writing, and with Robyn Donald she teachs romance writing weekend courses in her home in the "winterless north" of in New Zealand. Daphne lives with her Netherlands-born husband in a farmlet, grazing livestock, growing their own fruit and vegetables and making their large home available to other writers as a centre for writers' workshops and retreats. Their five children, one of them an orphan from Hong Kong, have left home but drift back at irregular intervals. She enjoys cooking special meals but her cake-making is limited to three never-fail recipes. Her children maintain they have no memory of her baking for them except on birthdays, when she would produce, on request, cakes shaped into trains, clowns, fairytale houses and, once, even a windmill, in deference to their Dutch heritage from their father.
Daphne frequently makes and breaks resolutions to indulge in some hearty outdoor activity, and loves to sniff strong black coffee but never drinks it. After a day at her desk she will happily watch re-runs of favourite TV shows. Usually she goes to bed early with a book which may be anything from a paperback romance or suspense novel to history, sociology or literary theory.
Daphne Clair de Jong decided to be a writer when she was eight years old and won her first literary prize for a school essay. Her first short story was published when she was sixteen and she's been writing and publishing ever since. Nowadays she earns her living from writing, something her well-meaning teachers and guidance counsellors warned her she would never achieve in New Zealand. Her short stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies, and a collection of them was presented in Crossing the Bar, published by David Ling, where they garnered wide praise.
In 1976, Daphne's first full-length romantic novel was published by Mills & Boon as Return to Love. Since then she has produced a steady output of romance set in New Zealand, occasionally Australia or on imaginary Pacific islands. As Laurey Bright she also writes for Silhouette Books. Her romances often appear on American stores' romance best-seller lists and she has been a Rita contest finalist, as well as winning and being placed in several other romance writing contests. Her other writing includes non-fiction, poetry and long historical fiction, She also is an active defender of the ideology of Feminists for Life, and she has written articles about it.
Since then she has won other literary prizes both in her native New Zealand and other countries. These include the prestigious Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award, with Dying Light, a story about Alzheimer's Disease, which was filmed by Robyn Murphy Productions and shown at film festivals in several countries. (Starring Sara McLeod, Sam's wife in Lord of the Rings).
Daphne is often asked to tutor courses in creative writing, and with Robyn Donald she teachs romance writing weekend courses in her home in the "winterless north" of in New Zealand. Daphne lives with her Netherlands-born husband in a farmlet, grazing livestock, growing their own fruit and vegetables and making their large home available to other writers as a centre for writers' workshops and retreats. Their five children, one of them an orphan from Hong Kong, have left home but drift back at irregular intervals. She enjoys cooking special meals but her cake-making is limited to three never-fail recipes. Her children maintain they have no memory of her baking for them except on birthdays, when she would produce, on request, cakes shaped into trains, clowns, fairytale houses and, once, even a windmill, in deference to their Dutch heritage from their father.
Daphne frequently makes and breaks resolutions to indulge in some hearty outdoor activity, and loves to sniff strong black coffee but never drinks it. After a day at her desk she will happily watch re-runs of favourite TV shows. Usually she goes to bed early with a book which may be anything from a paperback romance or suspense novel to history, sociology or literary theory.
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July 8, 2016
Good enough silhouette intrigue a bit too predictable though. Sexual tension between the main characters was ok but they took a bit too long to get on with it.
Rogan's (Hero) father has passed away, so he and his brother are in town to arrange the funeral and take care of the estate, a sailing boat. Their father died as a result of a bar room brawl, but Rogan suspects foul play. By their father's will half the boat goes to the heirs of the father's first mate. The first mate has also recently just passed.
During the funeral, Rogan sees the pretty girl he had noticed a few days ago in a bar. Camille (heroine) it turns out, is the daughter of the first mate - so she owns half their boat. Rogan and Camille decide to stay on the boat to save on hotel bills. Camille, a historian is doing some research in the area. Rogan is convinced someone murdered his father, also he suspects his father found a hidden shipwreck and treasure.
There is a local antique dealer whom Camille befriended who seems interested in her but questions her a lot about her share in the sail boat. There is palpable sexual tension between Camille and Rogan but she doesn't want to be attracted to a seaman since she knew the heartbreak her mother went through. She has a lot of issues about this.
SPOILERS :
Rogan finds the wreak. The antique dealer and his goons try to take it away from them. He was the one who killed the father. But rogan and Camille overpower the bad guys. Call police and turn them in. Camille leaves anyway to go home but Rogan follows and is even willing to get a desk job so he can be a good husband to her (awwww) but of course she doesn't let him give up his dream. Too convenient and predictable but I don't really expect much from these type of book so as far as this went it was a decent enjoyable read.
Rogan's (Hero) father has passed away, so he and his brother are in town to arrange the funeral and take care of the estate, a sailing boat. Their father died as a result of a bar room brawl, but Rogan suspects foul play. By their father's will half the boat goes to the heirs of the father's first mate. The first mate has also recently just passed.
During the funeral, Rogan sees the pretty girl he had noticed a few days ago in a bar. Camille (heroine) it turns out, is the daughter of the first mate - so she owns half their boat. Rogan and Camille decide to stay on the boat to save on hotel bills. Camille, a historian is doing some research in the area. Rogan is convinced someone murdered his father, also he suspects his father found a hidden shipwreck and treasure.
There is a local antique dealer whom Camille befriended who seems interested in her but questions her a lot about her share in the sail boat. There is palpable sexual tension between Camille and Rogan but she doesn't want to be attracted to a seaman since she knew the heartbreak her mother went through. She has a lot of issues about this.
SPOILERS :
Rogan finds the wreak. The antique dealer and his goons try to take it away from them. He was the one who killed the father. But rogan and Camille overpower the bad guys. Call police and turn them in. Camille leaves anyway to go home but Rogan follows and is even willing to get a desk job so he can be a good husband to her (awwww) but of course she doesn't let him give up his dream. Too convenient and predictable but I don't really expect much from these type of book so as far as this went it was a decent enjoyable read.
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November 5, 2020
Nothing much to see here. It's your typical quick and easy romance read with added mystery and adventure. I had the "bad guy" pegged from the beginning, but otherwise this was a fun way to spend a few hours.
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November 29, 2016Used - Good (One spine crease down middle)
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