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Arena of Fear
First her vacation was sunny... Then it became a nightmare
In Spain to visit her younger sister, Melanie Royce discovered that Cecily was friendly with a group of idealistic Basque students. Then Cecily was kidnapped for a half-million-dollar ransom.
Melanie was forced to turn to Teo Sanlucar for help. Teo was Cecily's history professor, and a tall, proud, enigmatic Basque.
The key to the kidnapping lay in Pamplona. Amid the frenzied running of the bulls fiesta, Melanie suspected that she had aligned herself with the man responsible for her sister's disappearance...
In Spain to visit her younger sister, Melanie Royce discovered that Cecily was friendly with a group of idealistic Basque students. Then Cecily was kidnapped for a half-million-dollar ransom.
Melanie was forced to turn to Teo Sanlucar for help. Teo was Cecily's history professor, and a tall, proud, enigmatic Basque.
The key to the kidnapping lay in Pamplona. Amid the frenzied running of the bulls fiesta, Melanie suspected that she had aligned herself with the man responsible for her sister's disappearance...
251 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1986
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Lynn Erickson
64 books30 followersAbout Lynn Erickson
Molly Swanton and Carla Peltonen were born in in Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A. on January 22 and September 12. In the late 60s, both newly returned from bumming around the world, they met in Aspen in the Red Onion, an Old West saloon. They were both new brides, wet behind the ears. It was several years later that they dreamed up Lynn Erickson, the pseudonym a combination of their husbands' names. They had read every romance put out in the early 70s and started saying, "We can do better than this." Well, they couldn't, but what the heck? The wrote two fat novels before we chanced onto an agent and made a sale. His first words to them: "The manuscript is flawed, but..."
They published their first novel as Lynn Erickson in 1980. Their early books were historical romances, full of blood and guts and murder, then they turned to contemporary women's suspense. "We've set almost all of our books in Colorado, especially in Aspen, a town where the truth is usually stranger than fiction. Aspen is a character in our books, not just a setting. We love to drop inside jokes about the quirks and fancies of our hometown. The scenery truly is glorious, the mountains magnificent, the skiing and hiking and fishing and horseback riding legendary. We cover the arts, too - the world-renowned music festival, the shops full of museum-quality paintings and sculptures. Southwestern art is big, of course: paintings and pottery and Navajo rugs."
Molly Swanton and Carla Peltonen were born in in Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A. on January 22 and September 12. In the late 60s, both newly returned from bumming around the world, they met in Aspen in the Red Onion, an Old West saloon. They were both new brides, wet behind the ears. It was several years later that they dreamed up Lynn Erickson, the pseudonym a combination of their husbands' names. They had read every romance put out in the early 70s and started saying, "We can do better than this." Well, they couldn't, but what the heck? The wrote two fat novels before we chanced onto an agent and made a sale. His first words to them: "The manuscript is flawed, but..."
They published their first novel as Lynn Erickson in 1980. Their early books were historical romances, full of blood and guts and murder, then they turned to contemporary women's suspense. "We've set almost all of our books in Colorado, especially in Aspen, a town where the truth is usually stranger than fiction. Aspen is a character in our books, not just a setting. We love to drop inside jokes about the quirks and fancies of our hometown. The scenery truly is glorious, the mountains magnificent, the skiing and hiking and fishing and horseback riding legendary. We cover the arts, too - the world-renowned music festival, the shops full of museum-quality paintings and sculptures. Southwestern art is big, of course: paintings and pottery and Navajo rugs."
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January 21, 2015
Thoroughly enjoyable book. Melanie Royce visits her younger sister, Cecily, in Spain. A day before the sisters are to fly home to the States, Cecily is kidnapped. Melanie, alone and scared in a strange country, is offered help from Cecily’s history professor, Teo Sanlucar, whom she had met briefly once before. She’s not sure if his offer is genuine or if he is somehow involved in the kidnapping.
This was a captivating story that was very unpredictable. The settings were terrific in Pamplona (during the festival of San Fermin) and the Basque Country. The scenes that took place during the running of the bulls and subsequent bullfight really came alive and made me feel as though I was there. Great descriptions and tension throughout. The heroine was sympathetic and smart and the hero was a handsome, mysterious man of many secrets. Loved it!
This was a captivating story that was very unpredictable. The settings were terrific in Pamplona (during the festival of San Fermin) and the Basque Country. The scenes that took place during the running of the bulls and subsequent bullfight really came alive and made me feel as though I was there. Great descriptions and tension throughout. The heroine was sympathetic and smart and the hero was a handsome, mysterious man of many secrets. Loved it!
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