Weather the Storm: The Welcoming / Without a Trace

by Nora Roberts

Sometimes love is laced with risks …

The Welcoming Danger rarely comes to Whale Watch Inn on Orcas Island. But undercover FBI agent Roman DeWinter knows something ugly is going on beneath the cozy surface. He believes there is an insidious criminal gang operating out of the inn, and all the evidence points to Charity Ford, the owner. When a hit-and-run attack leaves Charity shaken and bruised, Roman is left questioning if he should trust his heart or his head.

Without a Trace

When he left his family behind as a teenager, Trace O’Hurley had plans to see the world. But after a few bad decisions landed him with the wrong reputation, Trace knew it was too late for redemption. Until the brilliant Dr. Gillian Fitzpatrick turns up with a job that could right all his wrongs: solve a high-profile kidnapping and avenge an old friend’s murder. With nothing left to lose, Trace starts to believe the impossible—that he can help Gillian, seek forgiveness and maybe even reconnect with his long-lost family.

Genres: Romance

512 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published July 25, 2023

About the author

Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Hideaway, Under Currents, Come Sundown, The Awakening, Legacy, and coming in November 2021 -- The Becoming -- the second book in The Dragon Heart Legacy. She is also the author of the futuristic suspense In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.

Reviews

[Anne, Unfinished Woman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Welcoming: Roman DeWinter goes undercover at the Whale Watch Inn, as an FBI agent looking into drug sales in the PNW. Charity Ford owns the Inn and is fighting insolvency. She has an arrangement with Roger Block to house a tour group each week. The payment for the group is in counterfeit money. He also will try to smuggle a criminal in to Canada in the last group. DeWinter will develop a relationship with Charity quickly and pass along to the FBI that she is unaware of what is going on in her Inn. One of her employees, Bob Mullins is party to the activities, and Roman will get him to work with the FBI.

Pretty predictable story.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just want to start out by saying I am a huge Nora Roberts fan and read and own over 100 of her books and love them so much. I love that some of her older books are getting re issued and come with two stories. I knocked it down a star because I wasn’t a fan of the first novel in this book. I loved the plot and storyline and I loved the leading man Roman however I disliked the leading lady Charity. She came off as immature, selfish and you get whiplash trying to keep up with her many mood swings. Nora has a way of capturing her reader’s attention. I just wasn’t a fan of Charity.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both stories did not feel familiar so I think I was reading them for the first time! I love that with the re-issued mass market paperbacks. Even though I am familiar with the O'Hurley triplets and all three of their stories, this was my first time reading their brother Trace's story. I probably did not need as much of the 'international intrigue' part of the second book but Nora always finds a way to hook me.

[Laura · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ran out of books to read and this was in a bag of books that someone had given me. Painful to read but I was bored. So predictable .... read about 40% and skipped to last chapter. Didn't miss a thing. Ending was exactly as I knew it would be and it cemented my opinion that the characters were empty headed dimwits. Nora Roberts is not an author I would normally read but as I said, I was desperate. I think next time I'll clean out a cabinet or scrub the grout on my bathroom floor.

[Larry Morris · Rating 1 out of 5]

Roberts spends pages after pages on the relationship. Thought this was going to be more of a mystery/intrigue type novel.
This will be my last Nora Roberts read.

[Kdot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typical Nora Roberts Fluff. It is two books in one… and both were released in the 80’s. sexist, lots of smoking. I found myself kinda turned off a few times by the characters.

[Cheryl Armstrong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good storyline, enjoyed the book

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somehow I didn't realize this book was an early Nora Roberts reprint so I was actually disappointed as I read them both, yet still paid $10 for the book. oh well...

[Jean Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always enjoy her books. This was not different. Two good stories in one book.

[Jolene Eischen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad

[Judy Zimbelman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both stories required some under cover sleuth. Fun. Good read. Quick.

[M Banks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a fan of multiple books under one title. Had read both of these previously albeit grouped with other titles.

[Nour · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has two stories in one. The first story, 'The Welcoming', was a fun read with a twist of mystery. I enjoyed the chemistry between the two characters and really liked how their opposite personalities allowed for growth in the other person.

In the second story, the stereotype of Arabs as villains is cliché and lazy writing. The story felt too similar to the first, so it was hard to get excited about it.

[Debbie Thames · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is 2 stories in one book, The Welcoming and Without a Trace. I enjoyed both, but Without a Trace was my favorite. With the vivid descriptive writing, I could definitely see this as a movie but the main character would have to be Johnny Depp. I can think of no one better.