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29 year old Finch More, connoisseur of antique glass is considered 'on the shelf'. But when her brother is mysteriously abducted, the world sees the real Finch More - a woman of action and passion - a woman who scorns defeat.
416 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1999
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Stella Cameron
107 books420 followersStella Cameron is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. With over fourteen million copies of her books in print, Cameron is now turning her pen to mysteries and independently publishing COLD, Introducing Alex Duggins. She draws on her English background for this new, already critically acclaimed mystery series. Atmospheric, deeply character and relationship driven, COLD reveals the power of old secrets to twist the present. Cameron’s reputation for using her backgrounds to add tension and allure to her stories is heightened again.
Cameron is the recipient of the Pacific Northwest Achievement Award for distinguished professional achievement and for enhancing the stature of the Northwest Literary community. She lives in Washington with her husband Jerry, her Papillon Millie, black cat Zipper, and a cheeky little tabby named Jack.
Cameron is the recipient of the Pacific Northwest Achievement Award for distinguished professional achievement and for enhancing the stature of the Northwest Literary community. She lives in Washington with her husband Jerry, her Papillon Millie, black cat Zipper, and a cheeky little tabby named Jack.
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June 16, 2014
Not her best
While the mystery and story lines were well done, the excerpts by the ghost were irrelevant and hard to follow: very distracting. Sexual descriptions were a little over the top for my taste, but the main complaint was poor editing. The auto-filling of incorrect vocabulary was difficult to read through.
While the mystery and story lines were well done, the excerpts by the ghost were irrelevant and hard to follow: very distracting. Sexual descriptions were a little over the top for my taste, but the main complaint was poor editing. The auto-filling of incorrect vocabulary was difficult to read through.
February 2, 2025
Loved Cameron’s Alex Duggin series so thought I would try another one of her series.
This one is more of a romance novel and I am not a big fan of romance novels. Skimmed over a lot of text in this one. Story was okay. I already have book 2 from the library so I will give the series another go. It is also a period piece which I do like, but if the second book doesn’t interest me I will be skipping the rest if the series.
This one is more of a romance novel and I am not a big fan of romance novels. Skimmed over a lot of text in this one. Story was okay. I already have book 2 from the library so I will give the series another go. It is also a period piece which I do like, but if the second book doesn’t interest me I will be skipping the rest if the series.
January 23, 2023
Miss More melts at sight of Lord who notes her unusual red hair spirit. If you're in the mood for mush, Cameron may be author for you.
March 9, 2011
A mysterious personage wishes to rid his/her family home of *gasp* boarders so he/she devises a plan to have the young people married off and out of the house. The first in this series involves Finch More, who, along with her brother, runs an antiquities business. Viscount Ross Kilrood is the next door neighbor who has retained the services of More & More to secure some packages that, when united, comprise an artifact very valuable to a small foreign municipality. Both the interference of this mysterious personage and the villains who wish to secure the artifact for their own purposes complicate this matter.
Although this plot seems quite straightforward, the various personages involved do not always act with cohesive motivations. It seems the characters change their behavior in order to advance the plot, and not in a way that one would expect from the established qualities of their personalities. Also, the final climactic scene was confusing, as motives and connections were revealed that I felt had not been at all hinted at. For instance one individual who had acted quite villainously was revealed to have been a good guy all along, which didn’t really play for me. However, the intrigue did wrap up at least satisfactorily with few ends still loose.
In addition, Stella Cameron writes some of the best sex scenes I’ve ever read. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve tended to skip those parts, but I read straight through every one of hers.
To address the aforementioned ‘mysterious personage:’ Cameron has employed the device of revealing this person’s thoughts to the reader through a series of italicized chapters written almost in the style of a letter. This was confusing as I thought this person was employing other people, possibly another character in the story, to assist him/her in his/her goal. However, I currently believe the missives are directed at us, the readers, although I am still not sure. Also, Cameron includes some ‘historical’ information at the end designed, I believe, to induce us to regard this series of tales as ‘true.’
I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series, especially as the identity of this mysterious personage, as that was not revealed in this first volume.
Although this plot seems quite straightforward, the various personages involved do not always act with cohesive motivations. It seems the characters change their behavior in order to advance the plot, and not in a way that one would expect from the established qualities of their personalities. Also, the final climactic scene was confusing, as motives and connections were revealed that I felt had not been at all hinted at. For instance one individual who had acted quite villainously was revealed to have been a good guy all along, which didn’t really play for me. However, the intrigue did wrap up at least satisfactorily with few ends still loose.
In addition, Stella Cameron writes some of the best sex scenes I’ve ever read. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve tended to skip those parts, but I read straight through every one of hers.
To address the aforementioned ‘mysterious personage:’ Cameron has employed the device of revealing this person’s thoughts to the reader through a series of italicized chapters written almost in the style of a letter. This was confusing as I thought this person was employing other people, possibly another character in the story, to assist him/her in his/her goal. However, I currently believe the missives are directed at us, the readers, although I am still not sure. Also, Cameron includes some ‘historical’ information at the end designed, I believe, to induce us to regard this series of tales as ‘true.’
I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series, especially as the identity of this mysterious personage, as that was not revealed in this first volume.
April 26, 2011
A fun historical with a little intrigue. (The eBook I read was really horribly edited, though.) In this one, Finch finds herself searching for her missing brother with the help of their neighbor, Ross, Viscount Kilrood. Naturally they fall for each other, but in the process, Ross nearly loses Finch when the evil-doers of the story take everyone hostage so he will be compelled to hand over a mysterious box that will help control nations.
August 15, 2013
It was a bit run of the mill for me. It had potential but I wish the characters had more spunk.
July 28, 2013
The horrifying power differential between the protagonists was only the beginning of my problems with this book.
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January 14, 2014looking forward to the next book.
February 28, 2017
3+ stars
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