A Message for Abby

Patton's Daughters #3

by Janice Kay Johnson

A Message For Abby by Janice Kay Johnson released on Aug 25, 1999 is available now for purchase.

Genres: Harlequin, Contemporary, Romance

297 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Janice Kay Johnson is the author of over a hundred books for children and adults. Her first four published romance novels were coauthored with her mother, also a writer who has since published mysteries and children's books on her own. These were "sweet" romance novels, the author hastens to add; she isn't sure they'd have felt comfortable coauthoring passionate love scenes!

Janice graduated from Whitman College with a B.A. in history and then received a master's degree in library science from the University of Washington. She was a branch librarian for a public library system until she began selling her own writing.

She has written six novels for young adults and one picture book for the read-aloud crowd. Rosamund was the outgrowth of all those hours spent reading to her own daughters, and of her passion for growing old roses. Two more of her favorite books were historical novels she wrote for Tor/Forge. The research was pure indulgence for someone who set out intending to be a historian!

Janice is divorced and has raised her two daughters in a small, rural town north of Seattle, Washington. She's an active volunteer and board member for Purrfect Pals, a no-kill cat shelter, and foster kittens often enliven a household that already includes a few more cats than she wants to admit to!

Janice loves writing books about both love and family — about the way generations connect and the power our earliest experiences have on us throughout life. Her Superromance novels are frequent finalists for Romance Writers of America RITA® awards. Along with her books for Harlequin, Janice has written the Cape Trouble series of romantic suspense novels, and is about to launch a new series, Desperation Creek, set in rural eastern Oregon.

Reviews

[Cam1981 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abby was harder to get to know than her sisters were. For most of the book she isn't able to face the damage her abusive parent did to her, even though she had adapted ways to circumvent any rage directly aimed at her. I did feel sorry for her because unlike her sisters Meg and Renee she had little memory of her mother, and I think that not having those few memories of how a loving parent should be impacted her.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Really liked Ben, good character development n Abby. Cindy the cat was a nice touch.

[Neha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the teenage me would have loved this. Not too sappy, in my opinion, for a romance novel. Good storyline and character development.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

quick summer read. Typical harlequin romance.