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Northern Magic
Shannon is ecstatic to finally join Rick in Alaska. Now that he has found a pilot's job, they will finally be able to be married. But the second she arrives in Anchorage, her hopes fade; Rick is not there. His apartment has been rented to someone else. Panicked and confused, Shannon seeks help from Cody Steel, Rick's supposed employer. Shannon prays for Rick's safety and that she sees him soon . . . before her love fades, before she succumbs to Cody's captivating charm.
116 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 1982
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Janet Dailey
396 books1,846 followersJanet Anne Haradon Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey (her married name). Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide.
Born in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, she attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, where she set a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED.
She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on Radio and Television. Today, there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world.
Janet Dailey passed away peacefully in her home in Branson on Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was 69.
Born in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, she attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, where she set a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED.
She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on Radio and Television. Today, there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world.
Janet Dailey passed away peacefully in her home in Branson on Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was 69.
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December 29, 2024
Shannon from Texas meets Cody from Alaska as she is trying to find the whereabouts of her missing fiance, Pilot Rick, who has mysteriously disappeared without leaving a trace. Did Pilot Rick ditch Shannon? Was he leading a double life? Did he get involved with a cartel? Did he end up in prison? Shannon from Texas turns to Cody from Alaska to provide her with all the answers and he gleefully obliges since he’s been pierced by Cupid's arrow at first sight of the delectable Shannon and will use any pretext to spend time with her, even if it is on a quest to find her missing fiancé.
Cody's hilarious father Noah throws a wrench in his son's courtship though, acting as the unwanted but lovable chaperon at every turn. In his never to be humble opinion, it isn't right for Cody to move in on an engaged young lady while her fiance is missing and unable to "look after his assets." Once Rick is found, then Cody can go after Shannon and try to steal her from the other man "fair and square." Noah honestly made me LOL and provided great comic relief. Hurray for Noah!
Yaddi yaddi yadda, lots of amateur sleuthing later, it turns out that Pilot Rick got a job piloting a plane for a local tycoon. Then, on his first flight, Pilot Rick encounters a storm and crashes the plane. Pilot Rick and his passengers all miraculously survived, albeit it took them many days to make it out of Alaskan wilderness and back to civilization. During the trek, Pilot Rick fell in love with his boss’ daughter, the beautiful, blonde, Nepo-Baby Beverly. But Pilot Rick is too honorable to dump his fiancee Shannon from Texas especially after she schlepped all the way from Texas to Alaska to find him.
You know who’s not so honorable though? I mean, aside from Cody, the would-be fiancée stealer… None other than blonde, beautiful Nepo-Baby Beverly! Beverly has hardly recovered from her plane crash, trek in the wild, and recent rescue, when she shows up at Shannon from Texas’s hotel room in her best designer duds and a cloud of French perfume, and bluntly announces that she is going to fight Shannon from Texas for Pilot Rick. Another fiancé stealer from Alaska! Must be something in the water.
After that dramatic announcement, Shannon from Texas first looks bewildered around her hotel room to pinpoint where exactly Nepo-Baby Beverly has found THE AUDACITY. But thankfully for everyone concerned, Shannon quickly remembers that she has already fallen out of love with Pilot Rick and she is now irrevocably in love with Cody from Alaska. So Nepo-Baby Beverly and HER AUDACITY have actually done her a solid. All is well that ends well for a double Texas and Alaska HEA. And also for Noah, the happy father-in-law of course! :)
Cody's hilarious father Noah throws a wrench in his son's courtship though, acting as the unwanted but lovable chaperon at every turn. In his never to be humble opinion, it isn't right for Cody to move in on an engaged young lady while her fiance is missing and unable to "look after his assets." Once Rick is found, then Cody can go after Shannon and try to steal her from the other man "fair and square." Noah honestly made me LOL and provided great comic relief. Hurray for Noah!
Yaddi yaddi yadda, lots of amateur sleuthing later, it turns out that Pilot Rick got a job piloting a plane for a local tycoon. Then, on his first flight, Pilot Rick encounters a storm and crashes the plane. Pilot Rick and his passengers all miraculously survived, albeit it took them many days to make it out of Alaskan wilderness and back to civilization. During the trek, Pilot Rick fell in love with his boss’ daughter, the beautiful, blonde, Nepo-Baby Beverly. But Pilot Rick is too honorable to dump his fiancee Shannon from Texas especially after she schlepped all the way from Texas to Alaska to find him.
You know who’s not so honorable though? I mean, aside from Cody, the would-be fiancée stealer… None other than blonde, beautiful Nepo-Baby Beverly! Beverly has hardly recovered from her plane crash, trek in the wild, and recent rescue, when she shows up at Shannon from Texas’s hotel room in her best designer duds and a cloud of French perfume, and bluntly announces that she is going to fight Shannon from Texas for Pilot Rick. Another fiancé stealer from Alaska! Must be something in the water.
After that dramatic announcement, Shannon from Texas first looks bewildered around her hotel room to pinpoint where exactly Nepo-Baby Beverly has found THE AUDACITY. But thankfully for everyone concerned, Shannon quickly remembers that she has already fallen out of love with Pilot Rick and she is now irrevocably in love with Cody from Alaska. So Nepo-Baby Beverly and HER AUDACITY have actually done her a solid. All is well that ends well for a double Texas and Alaska HEA. And also for Noah, the happy father-in-law of course! :)
November 26, 2019
"Northern Magic" is the story of Shannon and Cody.
The book begins when our h flies Alaska to meet her fiance, who works there as a pilot. However, she is shocked to know that he has disappeared two weeks ago in thin air, and that nobody is aware of his whereabouts. She enlists the help of our H, another pilot and her fiance's supposed employer to find him. There searches are futile, until they aren't. And the h and H start experiencing mutual attraction, the hurdle being the h's engagement ring. Some drama later, they find their HEA.
One of the few things that made me LOL in this book was how the H's father kept interrupting every meeting between the H and h, acting as a chaperone. However, it kinda annoyed me that the h's decision to go back to the h was made by OW who fell for the fiance, and not by her.
The title comes from the magical night the h and H have in Alaska, under the beautiful northern lights.
Enjoyable in parts.
SWME/Safe for me
3.5/5
The book begins when our h flies Alaska to meet her fiance, who works there as a pilot. However, she is shocked to know that he has disappeared two weeks ago in thin air, and that nobody is aware of his whereabouts. She enlists the help of our H, another pilot and her fiance's supposed employer to find him. There searches are futile, until they aren't. And the h and H start experiencing mutual attraction, the hurdle being the h's engagement ring. Some drama later, they find their HEA.
One of the few things that made me LOL in this book was how the H's father kept interrupting every meeting between the H and h, acting as a chaperone. However, it kinda annoyed me that the h's decision to go back to the h was made by OW who fell for the fiance, and not by her.
The title comes from the magical night the h and H have in Alaska, under the beautiful northern lights.
Enjoyable in parts.
SWME/Safe for me
3.5/5
April 8, 2018
I know I read every book in this series back when I collected them in 1988. But I was 18 then and so everything in the world seemed romantic. At least, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Because this particular story about a woman whose fiancee is not only missing but might be dead somewhere, but who falls in love with the guy who is helping her search...is totally messed up. Every time she snuggled in, or had a moment with this guy I'm sitting here thinking, "hey, what about the guy who you were supposed to marry this weekend?"
Yeah, she's in love.
And honestly, any guy who would flirt that heavily and try to get some action with a woman WHOSE FREAKING FIANCE IS MISSING PRESUMED DEAD? No respect. AT ALL.
Why two stars? I liked the character of our hero's father (name escaping me right now). HE I liked. Everyone else could just go jump in a lake.
Yeah, she's in love.
And honestly, any guy who would flirt that heavily and try to get some action with a woman WHOSE FREAKING FIANCE IS MISSING PRESUMED DEAD? No respect. AT ALL.
Why two stars? I liked the character of our hero's father (name escaping me right now). HE I liked. Everyone else could just go jump in a lake.
November 19, 2022
Sharon è fidanzata da un anno con Rick, pilota di aerei, e ora è giunto il momento di raggiungerlo in Alaska dove si è trasferito da 6 mesi, per sposarsi. Peccato che al suo arrivo Rick sia sparito, nessuno abbia idea di chi sia, dove lavori e il suo appartamento è stato già riaffittato.
Sharon si reca presso la Steele air, azienda di voli aerei citata in una delle lettere del fidanzato per avere informazioni. Solo che Cody, il titolare, che non ha mai assunto Rick, rimane come folgorato da Sharon e vuole conquistarla a tutti i costi.
Decide di aiutarla nelle ricerche del fidanzato sperando che lei alla fine lo lasci per stare con lui.
Insieme al padre di Cody, partono in volo alla ricerca di Rick e...
Devo ricordarmi che questo libro è degli anni 80, quindi ecco spuntare le lettere, nessun cellulare, niente social e rapporti di fidanzamento che si concretizzano solo dopo il matrimonio.
Non ho capito perchè Sharon ami Rick e lo voglia sposare e sicuramente non ho capito perchè Cody si sia innamorato di Sharon in 30 secondi netti e abbia capito che lei è la donna della sua vita.
In totale non penso che arriviamo alla settimana di tempo nella narrazione ma Sharon riesce ad arrivare per trovare un uomo, mollarlo e decidere di sposarne un altro.
Boh.
Sicuramente una lettura veloce ma quello che ho apprezzato di più è l'aurora boreale, non certo la protagonista, indecisa, insicura e volubile. Almeno Cody è coerente.
Scontato l'epilogo dopo il ritrovamento.
Sharon si reca presso la Steele air, azienda di voli aerei citata in una delle lettere del fidanzato per avere informazioni. Solo che Cody, il titolare, che non ha mai assunto Rick, rimane come folgorato da Sharon e vuole conquistarla a tutti i costi.
Decide di aiutarla nelle ricerche del fidanzato sperando che lei alla fine lo lasci per stare con lui.
Insieme al padre di Cody, partono in volo alla ricerca di Rick e...
Devo ricordarmi che questo libro è degli anni 80, quindi ecco spuntare le lettere, nessun cellulare, niente social e rapporti di fidanzamento che si concretizzano solo dopo il matrimonio.
Non ho capito perchè Sharon ami Rick e lo voglia sposare e sicuramente non ho capito perchè Cody si sia innamorato di Sharon in 30 secondi netti e abbia capito che lei è la donna della sua vita.
In totale non penso che arriviamo alla settimana di tempo nella narrazione ma Sharon riesce ad arrivare per trovare un uomo, mollarlo e decidere di sposarne un altro.
Boh.
Sicuramente una lettura veloce ma quello che ho apprezzato di più è l'aurora boreale, non certo la protagonista, indecisa, insicura e volubile. Almeno Cody è coerente.
Scontato l'epilogo dopo il ritrovamento.
November 26, 2011
This book was written in 1982 and because of that the reader will find things a bit primative - namely no GPS, no cell phones, and no mention of global warming. The story is set in Alaska when Shannon Hayes receives a one-way plane ticket from her fiance. No letter, no phone call, just the ticket. She packs her bags, tells her parents the wedding is that weekend and flies off to the Last Frontier. Upon arrival, she doesn't find her fiance; there is no phone number, no one has seen nor heard from him in 2 weeks and Shannon is stuck at a nice hotel. Obviously, she has unlimited resources because she offers to pay for a search party to fly around looking for him when it is discovered that he has crashed in the wilderness. During the search, she meets Cody Steele who in one look captures her heart. Really? The man is a rogue. He pursue her relentlessly and tells her he always gets what he wants. Husband material?
The book was short and I finished it in a couple of hours. It did keep my attention more because I wanted to find out if the fiance would be found alive or not. I guess I'm older and more cynical or times have really changed, but Cody Steele didn't steal my heart.
The book was short and I finished it in a couple of hours. It did keep my attention more because I wanted to find out if the fiance would be found alive or not. I guess I'm older and more cynical or times have really changed, but Cody Steele didn't steal my heart.
August 20, 2015
Hero was a sweet guy who helped her locate her fiancée. It's funny how she said I know he is alive and then Does not marry fiancé!!! It was just a nice story. Very sweet.
June 3, 2022
This book gets worse the longer it goes on.
Shannon flies to Alaska to meet up with her fiancé, Rick, only to find that he’s missing, and she ends up roping in a man named Cody to help her find him. On paper, this is fine—Shannon and Cody will spend time together, and there will be some nice angst as Shannon struggles with her growing feelings for Cody.
Except, that’s really not what happens. Don’t get me wrong, Shannon does enlist Cody’s help, but searching for her fiancé in the Alaskan wilderness is an afterthought. More time is spent having Cody talk about how much bigger everything is in Alaska—honestly, the only thing stopping him from making a dick joke is the fact that this book was written in 1982. And on the subject of Cody, he’s kind of the worst? I mean, he’s nothing like Brock from “Heart of Stone”—and yes, that is the new standard for terrible love interests—but he knows that Shannon is engaged and is ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR RICK and he’s all over her. Making comments about how much she doesn’t really love Rick, she loves him. Sir, you have known each other for three days, calm down. Then, when it’s confirmed that Rick’s plan has gone down, he’s pretty much like, “He’s totally dead, but I can ease your broken heart with my dick. (Which is huge because everything is bigger in Alaska.)”
Everything is wrapped up in a neat bow because once Rick is found, some other woman who was also in the crash shows up and tells Shannon that *she’s* in love with Rick and that she’s going to fight for him. DOES NO ONE IN THIS BOOK HAVE ANY DECENCY?? I mean, it all works out fine because now Shannon can be with Cody, and Rick can be with this woman, and Shannon and Rick are both, “I still love and care about you, but only as a friend” so no one gets hurts BUT STILL. This Belinda/Rick romance comes out of left field and her whole attitude is so off putting.
Also, Noah is annoying as hell. Like I get, you have to contain your randy son, but he was way too much.
I like the cover art, though. A solid four stars for that. Wish there had been a better story to go along with it.
Shannon flies to Alaska to meet up with her fiancé, Rick, only to find that he’s missing, and she ends up roping in a man named Cody to help her find him. On paper, this is fine—Shannon and Cody will spend time together, and there will be some nice angst as Shannon struggles with her growing feelings for Cody.
Except, that’s really not what happens. Don’t get me wrong, Shannon does enlist Cody’s help, but searching for her fiancé in the Alaskan wilderness is an afterthought. More time is spent having Cody talk about how much bigger everything is in Alaska—honestly, the only thing stopping him from making a dick joke is the fact that this book was written in 1982. And on the subject of Cody, he’s kind of the worst? I mean, he’s nothing like Brock from “Heart of Stone”—and yes, that is the new standard for terrible love interests—but he knows that Shannon is engaged and is ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR RICK and he’s all over her. Making comments about how much she doesn’t really love Rick, she loves him. Sir, you have known each other for three days, calm down. Then, when it’s confirmed that Rick’s plan has gone down, he’s pretty much like, “He’s totally dead, but I can ease your broken heart with my dick. (Which is huge because everything is bigger in Alaska.)”
Everything is wrapped up in a neat bow because once Rick is found, some other woman who was also in the crash shows up and tells Shannon that *she’s* in love with Rick and that she’s going to fight for him. DOES NO ONE IN THIS BOOK HAVE ANY DECENCY?? I mean, it all works out fine because now Shannon can be with Cody, and Rick can be with this woman, and Shannon and Rick are both, “I still love and care about you, but only as a friend” so no one gets hurts BUT STILL. This Belinda/Rick romance comes out of left field and her whole attitude is so off putting.
Also, Noah is annoying as hell. Like I get, you have to contain your randy son, but he was way too much.
I like the cover art, though. A solid four stars for that. Wish there had been a better story to go along with it.
February 3, 2025
This book was first published in 1982, and it shows. Much of the story was written in excessively descriptive purple prose, especially in romantic scenes like this: "Desire seared its white heat through her limbs, melting her into the glorious oblivion of his embrace. Her lips parted to discover the fulfillment of his devouring kiss. Nothing else existed in this moment." Really?
Here's a bit of the plot, with no big spoilers. Shannon Hayes travels from Texas to Alaska to marry her fiance (Rick), an inexperienced pilot whose plane has suddenly disappeared in the vast Alaskan wilderness. When she convinces a veteran bush pilot (Cody Steele) to conduct a search for Rick, she can't help but fall for Cody--a surly, arrogant, handsome fellow who quickly decides he wants Shannon for himself.
Shannon can't resist Cody's advances, even when he abuses her. Angered by Shannon's insistence that he keep searching for Rick, Cody grips her shoulders, "his fingers digging into the bones . . . she was a rag doll, compelled to submit to him." Later, when Shannon still claims that she intends to marry Rick if and when he's rescued, Cody's "grip tightened, his fingers digging into the sides of her waist as if he wanted to shake her." With a raging frown, he releases her with a shove. Perhaps abusive "heroes" were admired in 1982, but hopefully not now and definitely not by me.
Will Shannon and Cody manage to rescue Rick? If so, which man will she marry? I'm not saying. Kudos for very limited profanity, no explicit romantic scenes, flawless proofreading, and immersive Alaskan settings, raising my rating to three stars overall.
Here's a bit of the plot, with no big spoilers. Shannon Hayes travels from Texas to Alaska to marry her fiance (Rick), an inexperienced pilot whose plane has suddenly disappeared in the vast Alaskan wilderness. When she convinces a veteran bush pilot (Cody Steele) to conduct a search for Rick, she can't help but fall for Cody--a surly, arrogant, handsome fellow who quickly decides he wants Shannon for himself.
Shannon can't resist Cody's advances, even when he abuses her. Angered by Shannon's insistence that he keep searching for Rick, Cody grips her shoulders, "his fingers digging into the bones . . . she was a rag doll, compelled to submit to him." Later, when Shannon still claims that she intends to marry Rick if and when he's rescued, Cody's "grip tightened, his fingers digging into the sides of her waist as if he wanted to shake her." With a raging frown, he releases her with a shove. Perhaps abusive "heroes" were admired in 1982, but hopefully not now and definitely not by me.
Will Shannon and Cody manage to rescue Rick? If so, which man will she marry? I'm not saying. Kudos for very limited profanity, no explicit romantic scenes, flawless proofreading, and immersive Alaskan settings, raising my rating to three stars overall.
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January 19, 2024I loved Northern Magic.
I enjoyed reading Northern Magic. I have the whole paperback and Kindle series. My Mom and I both started reading books by Janet Dailey many years ago. We found her books in a bookstore where we lived, and we became big fans. My Mom especially loved the Calder series. My parents have passed, and the bookstore has too, but my love for Janet Dailey books has continued to this day. I'm now reading the Americana series in chronological order - now that I have all of the books. Janet Dailey didn't update the books, but I still find them charming and a lot of fun. I will always read books by Janet Dailey - especially all of the original books by Janet Dailey before she passed away. If they ever give the name of the author of the "new Janet Dailey books" I may consider reading them too - but not until I hear the NAME of the "new Janet Dailey books." Janet Dailey will always be one of my favorite authors. I prefer her books to many others - especially Nora Roberts. I do not like Nora Robert's style of writing - the graphic elements and swearing of alm the characters. Both are completely
unnecessary to the story.
I enjoyed reading Northern Magic. I have the whole paperback and Kindle series. My Mom and I both started reading books by Janet Dailey many years ago. We found her books in a bookstore where we lived, and we became big fans. My Mom especially loved the Calder series. My parents have passed, and the bookstore has too, but my love for Janet Dailey books has continued to this day. I'm now reading the Americana series in chronological order - now that I have all of the books. Janet Dailey didn't update the books, but I still find them charming and a lot of fun. I will always read books by Janet Dailey - especially all of the original books by Janet Dailey before she passed away. If they ever give the name of the author of the "new Janet Dailey books" I may consider reading them too - but not until I hear the NAME of the "new Janet Dailey books." Janet Dailey will always be one of my favorite authors. I prefer her books to many others - especially Nora Roberts. I do not like Nora Robert's style of writing - the graphic elements and swearing of alm the characters. Both are completely
unnecessary to the story.
May 17, 2020
Shannon is ecstatic to finally join Rick in Alaska. Now that he has found a pilot’s job, they will finally be able to be married. But the second she arrives in Anchorage, her hopes fade; Rick is not there. His apartment has been rented to someone else. Panicked and confused, Shannon seeks help from Cody Steel, Rick’s supposed employer. Shannon prays for Rick’s safety and that she sees him soon . . . before her love fades, before she succumbs to Cody’s captivating charm.
Enjoy this book for what it was - an improbable romance story where everyone lives happily ever after with a little mate swapping going on :)
Enjoy this book for what it was - an improbable romance story where everyone lives happily ever after with a little mate swapping going on :)
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June 23, 2023
Okay, I briefly read over some of the other reviews, and I don't know...I liked this one. First of all, the man, I forget his name, the LOVE interest, was actually one of the few so far who wasn't constantly smoldering with male anger. I mean, I get the author is trying to build uncertainty and tension, but who would be attracted to a man who was always angry and pissed off, regardless of the reason. Seems a little toxic to me. But this guy wasn't so much. And I liked it. The story itself was pretty predicable. Don't go into this expecting a great twist, because you will see from miles away. But I was genuinely happy for this simple coupling in the end (I would prefer some sex, though).
June 5, 2020
Nostalgic 80s setting; quick romance
This is a fast read. There’s not much backstory to either character other than one is engaged and the other is an Alaskan local who acts like a Texan cowboy. The details of life before the Internet provide a trip down memory lane for older readers. The romance is PG and there is no peril. It’s a quick meet up, brief excursion, and everyone’s problems are solved easily. The writing is clear of mistakes except “Dad,” when used as his name, needs to be capitalized.
This is a fast read. There’s not much backstory to either character other than one is engaged and the other is an Alaskan local who acts like a Texan cowboy. The details of life before the Internet provide a trip down memory lane for older readers. The romance is PG and there is no peril. It’s a quick meet up, brief excursion, and everyone’s problems are solved easily. The writing is clear of mistakes except “Dad,” when used as his name, needs to be capitalized.
January 24, 2021
Characters are BLAND. Cody is pretty boring and is mostly just an encyclopedia. Shannon—with her weird 6th sense and remarkable belief that her finance is alive, and a steadfast duty to go find him—is also bland. They have 1 joke pretty much through the whole book (that Alaska is better and bigger but Cody’s not going to brag about it) and also Cody calls Shannon “Texas” and that’s basically their relationship. I like Alaska—the Alaska of it. The giant vegetables, the northern lights. But honestly this mostly felt like a travel guide hung over the bones of a love story.
January 25, 2021
Had her love crashed with Rick’s plane?
Shannon was ecstatic at the prospect of joining Rick in Alaska. They'd waited so long, but now he'd found a pilot's job and they could be married.
Her hopes faded, though, after her arrival in Anchorage. Rick wasn't there. His apartment had been rented to someone else. Panicky and confused, Shannon sought help through Cody Steele, Rick's supposed employer.
Shannon feared for Rick's safety and prayed he'd be found soon...before her love faded; before she succumbed to Cody's captivating charm.
Shannon was ecstatic at the prospect of joining Rick in Alaska. They'd waited so long, but now he'd found a pilot's job and they could be married.
Her hopes faded, though, after her arrival in Anchorage. Rick wasn't there. His apartment had been rented to someone else. Panicky and confused, Shannon sought help through Cody Steele, Rick's supposed employer.
Shannon feared for Rick's safety and prayed he'd be found soon...before her love faded; before she succumbed to Cody's captivating charm.
July 28, 2020
Boring, story with a one line story plot. I couldn't even like Cody the hero. He was so pushy. Shannon is likeable and loyal. It's more of a travelogue for Alaska and that really works. The description of the Nortern Lights is a highlight of the book.
This is my second book in recent montbs by this author and I'm firmly thinking that I've outgrown her romances. Sad, since there was a time I would lap up her books.😒
This is my second book in recent montbs by this author and I'm firmly thinking that I've outgrown her romances. Sad, since there was a time I would lap up her books.😒
May 11, 2021
For a Harlequin Romance, this was better than most. I call these my "dime novels" because I used to get them from thrift stores for super cheap. They weren't classic literature or even the most engrossing, but they were fun novels I enjoyed and super short reads.
This story is no different. I needed a short read and dug into the few dime novels I had left to read one. I haven't read it in over 15 years. It's super cute and the chemistry is good. Short. Sweet. Happy ending. I'm good.
This story is no different. I needed a short read and dug into the few dime novels I had left to read one. I haven't read it in over 15 years. It's super cute and the chemistry is good. Short. Sweet. Happy ending. I'm good.
April 11, 2020
Lovely
A quick easy clean read. The heroine flies to Alaska to marry her finance a bush pilot but he is missing. The hero helps her find him and the process makes her question her choices. Not a deep, complicated story but plenty entertaining and with some great facts about Alaska thrown in
A quick easy clean read. The heroine flies to Alaska to marry her finance a bush pilot but he is missing. The hero helps her find him and the process makes her question her choices. Not a deep, complicated story but plenty entertaining and with some great facts about Alaska thrown in
June 8, 2018
Studying the writers skills.
The amount of research that was put into this book was definitely detailed. I like the way she was able to weave details about Alaska into the romance. Very well done.
The amount of research that was put into this book was definitely detailed. I like the way she was able to weave details about Alaska into the romance. Very well done.
May 20, 2020
An early Janet Daily story from her Americana series. A young lady from Texas flies to Anchorage to marry her fiancé. To her dismay, he is missing. Using resources she has, she searches for him. So it begins...
Cute story/easy read.
Cute story/easy read.
April 6, 2020
A nice simple predictable romance story about love at first sight of another man in spite of being engaged to someone else. The story has a lot more potential but fell short from my perspective
April 11, 2020
I liked this book very much. it was a very good book.
March 26, 2022
Awesome book
February 23, 2025
Very good book. Good story
May 21, 2022
Fun, fun
March 30, 2011
Romance set in Alaska. Shannon flies to Alaska to marry her bush pilot fiance, Rick. When she arrives Rick is missing and she enlists Cody Steele's help in finding him. Predictable, quick read.
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August 9, 2013Read 5/98
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October 21, 2013I really enjoyed this book. Good, clean romance with a great ending.
August 19, 2014
Am I the only one that doesn't like this book and instead hate it very much so? lol.
And I think I gave this book too much stars. =__=
And I think I gave this book too much stars. =__=
September 4, 2014
just returned from Alaska, so this was a fun read. I love the quaint feeling of late 1970, early 1980s.
May 17, 2015
Short story
This story was a little bit too short for my taste. It didn't go below the surface if you know what I mean
This story was a little bit too short for my taste. It didn't go below the surface if you know what I mean
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