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Belle, The Angel Dog #3
Out of Nowhere
The beautiful Philadelphia socialite with the drop-dead attitude wasn't exactly the kind of murder suspect Fox Whittington was used to.
He couldn't figure out whether he should haul her off to jail - or just take her in his arms and kiss her senseless.... Tara Cole had to find out who wanted her most precious family heirloom badly enough to kill for it.
Just one thing stood in her way - a disturbingly handsome policeman with a soft Southern drawl and a steel-trap mind. And the trouble was, she couldn't keep her mind - or her hands - off him....
He couldn't figure out whether he should haul her off to jail - or just take her in his arms and kiss her senseless.... Tara Cole had to find out who wanted her most precious family heirloom badly enough to kill for it.
Just one thing stood in her way - a disturbingly handsome policeman with a soft Southern drawl and a steel-trap mind. And the trouble was, she couldn't keep her mind - or her hands - off him....
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2001
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About the author
Beverly Bird
49 books21 followersBeverly confesses to having been the prototype of the rebellious teenager. By the age of five — when she tried to rewrite the ending to The Wizard of Oz because it scared her — she knew she would be a writer.
Therefore, the high school regimen was obviously not for her, and childhood was just something to get through before she could make her mark on the world. On one memorable occasion, she stood up in chemistry class to inform her teacher that she did not need to understand the subject because in a few years she would be writing for a living anyway. She failed the class, of course. Then, some 20 years later, she had to face the teacher at a reunion and admit that when she had to research DNA for a recent book she still had no clue what it was about!
Since words are meant to be read and not eaten, Beverly turned seriously to writing when she was 22. The stars aligned for a time — she was single and her rent was astronomically low because she looked after the elderly lady who owned the building. She’d just gotten laid off from an advertising job with a newspaper due to budget cuts and therefore had an unemployment check coming in weekly. She decided that it was now or never — and Emeralds in the Dark was born, published by Silhouette to launch the Intimate Moments line in 1983.
Since then, Beverly has published 20 books with Silhouette as well as several romantic suspense and historical novels. She prefers strong heroines with hidden soft spots and a penchant for getting themselves into trouble, figuring that she has had some experience herself in that area.
Though she has lived in several places in the United States, Beverly returned to her roots to live on a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey with her son and a Chihuahua named Taco, where periodically she risks running into that chemistry teacher. But these days, she is much less rebellious and tends to tuck tail and run when she encounters someone she probably ticked off 25 years ago!
Beverly loves to hear from readers but admits that she is seriously negligent about actually traveling to the post office and snail-mailing her replies. She asks that anyone who would like to contact her please do so via email at Bvrlye@aol.com.
Therefore, the high school regimen was obviously not for her, and childhood was just something to get through before she could make her mark on the world. On one memorable occasion, she stood up in chemistry class to inform her teacher that she did not need to understand the subject because in a few years she would be writing for a living anyway. She failed the class, of course. Then, some 20 years later, she had to face the teacher at a reunion and admit that when she had to research DNA for a recent book she still had no clue what it was about!
Since words are meant to be read and not eaten, Beverly turned seriously to writing when she was 22. The stars aligned for a time — she was single and her rent was astronomically low because she looked after the elderly lady who owned the building. She’d just gotten laid off from an advertising job with a newspaper due to budget cuts and therefore had an unemployment check coming in weekly. She decided that it was now or never — and Emeralds in the Dark was born, published by Silhouette to launch the Intimate Moments line in 1983.
Since then, Beverly has published 20 books with Silhouette as well as several romantic suspense and historical novels. She prefers strong heroines with hidden soft spots and a penchant for getting themselves into trouble, figuring that she has had some experience herself in that area.
Though she has lived in several places in the United States, Beverly returned to her roots to live on a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey with her son and a Chihuahua named Taco, where periodically she risks running into that chemistry teacher. But these days, she is much less rebellious and tends to tuck tail and run when she encounters someone she probably ticked off 25 years ago!
Beverly loves to hear from readers but admits that she is seriously negligent about actually traveling to the post office and snail-mailing her replies. She asks that anyone who would like to contact her please do so via email at Bvrlye@aol.com.
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May 3, 2017
Out of Nowhere
4 Stars
Locked in a contentious lawsuit against her step-brother, Tara Cole becomes the prime suspect when she stumbles across his dead body. Detective Fox Whittington is convinced the beautiful socialite knows more than she's saying, but his determination to uncover the truth is surpassed by his desire to kiss her senseless.
The mystery, which revolves around the murder of Tara's step-brother and the disappearance of a mysterious ruby, is quite lively although it is definitely the romance that takes center stage.
Tara and Fox are an engaging couple and their opposites attract relationship is pretty steamy for a category romance. Fox is sexy and sweet with his soft Southern drawl and charming smile. Tara is prickly Yankee go-getter who isn't about to let Fox's Savannah manners get the better of her.
The only element that doesn't work is Belle, the excitable Chihuahua with apparent supernatural powers.
All in all, a fast-paced story with a cute romance.
4 Stars
Locked in a contentious lawsuit against her step-brother, Tara Cole becomes the prime suspect when she stumbles across his dead body. Detective Fox Whittington is convinced the beautiful socialite knows more than she's saying, but his determination to uncover the truth is surpassed by his desire to kiss her senseless.
The mystery, which revolves around the murder of Tara's step-brother and the disappearance of a mysterious ruby, is quite lively although it is definitely the romance that takes center stage.
Tara and Fox are an engaging couple and their opposites attract relationship is pretty steamy for a category romance. Fox is sexy and sweet with his soft Southern drawl and charming smile. Tara is prickly Yankee go-getter who isn't about to let Fox's Savannah manners get the better of her.
The only element that doesn't work is Belle, the excitable Chihuahua with apparent supernatural powers.
All in all, a fast-paced story with a cute romance.
June 15, 2011
Out of Nowhere by Beverly Bird is kind of the third book in Belle, the angel dog series. Belle brings love, murder and mayhem.
Tara has been fighting over the past few years for her birthright, a ruby with her step-brother and when she goes over to his place she finds him dead, there begins the mayhem. She is soon cleared as a suspect but the ruby is missing and someone seems to think she has it.
Fox is the cop on the case. The book was cute for me. Both Tara and Fox had a set of ideas about their lives and seeing them change was a laugh. Fox is one of those heroes looking for "the one". Tara is a cynic and is pretty scared of her feelings for Fox, she only trusts her business and has abandonment issues.
As I said the book was cute and sweet. Fox was pretty adorable.
Rating 3.5 stars
Tara has been fighting over the past few years for her birthright, a ruby with her step-brother and when she goes over to his place she finds him dead, there begins the mayhem. She is soon cleared as a suspect but the ruby is missing and someone seems to think she has it.
Fox is the cop on the case. The book was cute for me. Both Tara and Fox had a set of ideas about their lives and seeing them change was a laugh. Fox is one of those heroes looking for "the one". Tara is a cynic and is pretty scared of her feelings for Fox, she only trusts her business and has abandonment issues.
As I said the book was cute and sweet. Fox was pretty adorable.
Rating 3.5 stars
September 30, 2016
Murder, chasing a ruby, falling in love. A good trashy novel. :)
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