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Joy and Anger

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"Blake's a master at romantic fiction." The Chattanooga Times.
Julie Bullard, daughter of one of Hollywood's legendary directors and one of the hottest young directors in her own right, is filming on location in the Louisiana bayou, working on a high-budget film that will make or break her career. Rey Tabary, nicknamed the Swamp Rat, is a Creole, a native of the bayou -- a man Julie needs to provide authenticity for her movie . . . and to fill other needs as well. But as first accidents, and then murder, disrupt the set, Julie turns to Rey to face the deadly reality of a killer . . . and the pleasures of uncompromising love.


From the Paperback edition.

358 pages, Hardcover

First published June 11, 1991

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Jennifer Blake

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A pseudonym used by Patricia Maxwell.

Jennifer Blake has been called a “pioneer of the romance genre”, and an “icon of the romance industry.” A New York Times and international best selling author since 1977, she is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, member of the RWA Hall of Fame, and recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Rita. She holds numerous other honors, including two “Maggies”, two Holt Medallions, multiple Reviewer’s Choice Awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine, and the Frank Waters Award for literary excellence. She has written over 60 books with translations in 20 languages and more than 30 million copies in print worldwide.

Jennifer and her husband reside in a lakeside Caribbean-style retreat in North Louisiana where they often entertain family and friends. Always a gardener, she spends much of her time encouraging her garden to bloom with her favorite daylilies and antique roses. She also enjoys walking her two dogs, Buffy and Lucky, and indulging in needlework, painting, and travel.

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January 26, 2018
This was the second book in the boxed set of three I am currently reading. It was, in my opinion, better than the first one in this set, but still bordered on slightly boring. If I can skip pages or occasionally a whole chapter without missing the plot, then there's definitely something not right.
Again, though the characters had a bit more depth than in the first book, some of them still seemed too bland (Donna for instance, her actions/reactions did not convince me).
However, on the whole, it was a nice enough read to pass time.
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March 13, 2018
Wonderful read. Definatly give it a try!
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November 29, 2021
Mystery and romance

Very entertaining and interesting. I will have to listen to the audio book again to catch all the little things I missed!
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April 9, 2012
Intéressant mais j'accroche mieux à ces historiques
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