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Sisterhood #16
Deadly Deals
The Sisterhood Makes Things Right
After years of trying to become pregnant without success, Rachel Dawson and her husband Thomas felt their dreams had finally come true the day they brought home their newly adopted twin babies. Though the lawyer Baron Bell who arranged for the surrogate mother charged a hefty six-figure fee, one glance into the eyes of their precious children told them it was all worth it. Until the birth mother reappeared, first demanding more money, then the twins themselves. Suddenly Baron Bell was nowhere to be found, and the Dawsons were once again childless, heartbroken and nearly destitute.
When the case finds its way to the offices of high-profile attorney Lizzie Fox, she can't wait to take down the so-called "Mr. Wonderful." And she knows she'll have all the help she needs as it's just the kind of crime that really gets the Sisterhood's adrenalin flowing. Once they get their hands on the perpetrators there will be hell to pay, and it will cost a lot more than cold, hard cash. . .
Praise for Fern Michaels and her Sisterhood novels. . .
"Revenge is a dish best served with cloth napkins and floral centerpieces. . .fast-paced. . .puts poetic justice first."--Publishers Weekly on Payback
"Delectable. . .deliver[s] revenge that's creatively swift and sweet, Michaels-style."
--Publishers Weekly on Hokus Pokus
After years of trying to become pregnant without success, Rachel Dawson and her husband Thomas felt their dreams had finally come true the day they brought home their newly adopted twin babies. Though the lawyer Baron Bell who arranged for the surrogate mother charged a hefty six-figure fee, one glance into the eyes of their precious children told them it was all worth it. Until the birth mother reappeared, first demanding more money, then the twins themselves. Suddenly Baron Bell was nowhere to be found, and the Dawsons were once again childless, heartbroken and nearly destitute.
When the case finds its way to the offices of high-profile attorney Lizzie Fox, she can't wait to take down the so-called "Mr. Wonderful." And she knows she'll have all the help she needs as it's just the kind of crime that really gets the Sisterhood's adrenalin flowing. Once they get their hands on the perpetrators there will be hell to pay, and it will cost a lot more than cold, hard cash. . .
Praise for Fern Michaels and her Sisterhood novels. . .
"Revenge is a dish best served with cloth napkins and floral centerpieces. . .fast-paced. . .puts poetic justice first."--Publishers Weekly on Payback
"Delectable. . .deliver[s] revenge that's creatively swift and sweet, Michaels-style."
--Publishers Weekly on Hokus Pokus
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First published December 1, 2009
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Fern Michaels
424 books6,520 followersFern Michaels isn’t a person. I’m not sure she’s an entity either since an entity is something with separate existence. Fern Michaels® is what I DO. Me, Mary Ruth Kuczkir. Growing up in Hastings, Pennsylvania, I was called Ruth. I became Mary when I entered the business world where first names were the order of the day. To this day, family and friends call me Dink, a name my father gave me when I was born because according to him I was ‘a dinky little thing’ weighing in at four and a half pounds. However, I answer to Fern since people are more comfortable with a name they can pronounce.
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it.
I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
READ FERN MICHAELS' FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE: http://www.fernmichaels.com/biography/
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it.
I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
READ FERN MICHAELS' FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE: http://www.fernmichaels.com/biography/
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April 21, 2010
She's just the best! I enjoyed the fact that she didn't go back and explain things from previous books in this series. Newbies might not understand, for example, the significance of the "red bag" or who Barbara was and why she, "appeared" to Myra, etc. not having read about it in the past....but I loved not wasting my time with suff I already knew! You need to read this series in order.
December 6, 2011
Sixteenth in the Sisterhood vengeance-suspense series about a group of women who bring justice to those the law leaves behind.
My Take
Again. I like Michaels' premise. I hate her execution. It's a train wreck ya just can't resist watching and this installment is no exception. It's almost embarrassing to read some of the exchanges the characters have with each other. It's kind of like they're on speed and they've condensed their thought processes into short choppy sentences that just don't connect with any sense of smoothness.
I'm guessing Michaels thinks the discussion about earrings is cute...blech… What's with deputizing Jack, Harry, Joe, and Ted during a blizzard and "promising" to send them horses as transportation? Just how is riding a horse in an icy situation anything like safe or practical?? Then there's "wallah". Oh, please. These are supposedly intelligent, I'm assuming sophisticated people so I can only assume that Michaels is the idiot who is unaware of the proper spelling, so there and "voila" and ta-dah. I know, I know, I'm getting nasty...
The Story
A desperate wanna-be mother contacts the Quinn law firm putting the vigilantes into action with her story of practically going bankrupt to fund the pregnancy of a surrogate mother who takes her babies back a few months after the Dawsons have spent loving the twins. The Dawsons are desperate as every lawyer they've spoken with has refused to take their case when they hear that the saintly Baron Bell is involved.
Bell practically has an open door invitation to visit the White House as he pleases and more judges in his pocket than lint. No lawyer wants to take him on which only allows Bell to continue his racket with his partner.
Naturally, all the ladies get involved while not really doing much as Avery Snowden and his crew does most of the heavy lifting. Annie and Myra break into Bell's office and crack his safes, getting caught in the process. Jack, Harry, Joe, and Ted do their own break-in on Adele's "secret" hideaway with better results. And Maggie, of course, has most of the fun in compiling her articles and creating her headlines exposing it all to the public.
The finish is the White House Christmas party staged to ensure the President understands that she's vulnerable unless she gets those pardons arranged.
The Characters
It's a small crew of vigilantes this time around: Myra and Charles get engaged; Annie teases Little Fish and a new possibility in Tobias Tyson, the safecracker; Nikki and Jack; Yoko and Harry who is renovating the dojo; Kathryn and Bert; Maggie Spritzer as Editor in Chief at the Washington Post and Ted Robinson; Alexis and Joe; and Isabelle who manages a short contact with Stu Franklin. Lizzie Fox uses her reputation as a cut-throat lawyer while Cosmo, Nellie Easter, and Avery Snowden have very small roles.
Baron Bell is a lawyer who is practically nominated for sainthood he has such a good reputation. Too bad his wife doesn't yet know about his partner, Adele Newsom, or his adoption sideline. Joan Olsen and Donna Davis are two of the surrogate mothers. Rachel Dawson is the potential mother who brought the problem to the vigilantes attention.
President Martine Connor finally starts to take charge of the White House. God knows why she took so long. What a wimp!
The Cover
The cover is lovely with its beautifully-lit gazebo and striped outdoor furniture. Baskets of flowers both hanging and potted amidst a planned landscape of stones, a path and assorted plantings under a purple sky. The fact that most of the action in this story takes place in a blizzard doesn't seem to make a difference.
The title, Deadly Deals, probably refers to the bad guys having to deal with the vigilantes---I can't imagine what else could be deadly about the adoption angle.
My Take
Again. I like Michaels' premise. I hate her execution. It's a train wreck ya just can't resist watching and this installment is no exception. It's almost embarrassing to read some of the exchanges the characters have with each other. It's kind of like they're on speed and they've condensed their thought processes into short choppy sentences that just don't connect with any sense of smoothness.
I'm guessing Michaels thinks the discussion about earrings is cute...blech… What's with deputizing Jack, Harry, Joe, and Ted during a blizzard and "promising" to send them horses as transportation? Just how is riding a horse in an icy situation anything like safe or practical?? Then there's "wallah". Oh, please. These are supposedly intelligent, I'm assuming sophisticated people so I can only assume that Michaels is the idiot who is unaware of the proper spelling, so there and "voila" and ta-dah. I know, I know, I'm getting nasty...
The Story
A desperate wanna-be mother contacts the Quinn law firm putting the vigilantes into action with her story of practically going bankrupt to fund the pregnancy of a surrogate mother who takes her babies back a few months after the Dawsons have spent loving the twins. The Dawsons are desperate as every lawyer they've spoken with has refused to take their case when they hear that the saintly Baron Bell is involved.
Bell practically has an open door invitation to visit the White House as he pleases and more judges in his pocket than lint. No lawyer wants to take him on which only allows Bell to continue his racket with his partner.
Naturally, all the ladies get involved while not really doing much as Avery Snowden and his crew does most of the heavy lifting. Annie and Myra break into Bell's office and crack his safes, getting caught in the process. Jack, Harry, Joe, and Ted do their own break-in on Adele's "secret" hideaway with better results. And Maggie, of course, has most of the fun in compiling her articles and creating her headlines exposing it all to the public.
The finish is the White House Christmas party staged to ensure the President understands that she's vulnerable unless she gets those pardons arranged.
The Characters
It's a small crew of vigilantes this time around: Myra and Charles get engaged; Annie teases Little Fish and a new possibility in Tobias Tyson, the safecracker; Nikki and Jack; Yoko and Harry who is renovating the dojo; Kathryn and Bert; Maggie Spritzer as Editor in Chief at the Washington Post and Ted Robinson; Alexis and Joe; and Isabelle who manages a short contact with Stu Franklin. Lizzie Fox uses her reputation as a cut-throat lawyer while Cosmo, Nellie Easter, and Avery Snowden have very small roles.
Baron Bell is a lawyer who is practically nominated for sainthood he has such a good reputation. Too bad his wife doesn't yet know about his partner, Adele Newsom, or his adoption sideline. Joan Olsen and Donna Davis are two of the surrogate mothers. Rachel Dawson is the potential mother who brought the problem to the vigilantes attention.
President Martine Connor finally starts to take charge of the White House. God knows why she took so long. What a wimp!
The Cover
The cover is lovely with its beautifully-lit gazebo and striped outdoor furniture. Baskets of flowers both hanging and potted amidst a planned landscape of stones, a path and assorted plantings under a purple sky. The fact that most of the action in this story takes place in a blizzard doesn't seem to make a difference.
The title, Deadly Deals, probably refers to the bad guys having to deal with the vigilantes---I can't imagine what else could be deadly about the adoption angle.
July 12, 2011
Annother Fern Michaels winner!
Lizzie Fox, high-powered attorney is ready to do what she can (with the help of the vigilantes) to help Rachel and Thomas Dawson. The Dawson's have been trying in vain to get pregnant, and finally decided on adoption. With the help of lawyer, Baron Bell and a large six-figure fee, he has found a set of twins for the Dawsons. The money is no object when they look into their children's newborn eyes. But now the Birth Mother has come into the picture and demands from the Dawsons more money and the return of their beloved twins.
The Sisterhood cannot wait to sink their teeth into this one and Mr Baron Bell is right at the top their list.
Lizzie Fox, high-powered attorney is ready to do what she can (with the help of the vigilantes) to help Rachel and Thomas Dawson. The Dawson's have been trying in vain to get pregnant, and finally decided on adoption. With the help of lawyer, Baron Bell and a large six-figure fee, he has found a set of twins for the Dawsons. The money is no object when they look into their children's newborn eyes. But now the Birth Mother has come into the picture and demands from the Dawsons more money and the return of their beloved twins.
The Sisterhood cannot wait to sink their teeth into this one and Mr Baron Bell is right at the top their list.
July 9, 2024
A crooked lawyer and his associate take babies away from their adopted parents....good story.
April 29, 2010
You gotta love a group of Vigilante Women who exact revenge on a couple of attorney's operating a kidnapping scheme. Great light read!
July 29, 2015
Slow starting, but once I got into the story I had to finish it in one day. Love it when those who are evil pays for their crime. Love all the Sisterhood books.
October 7, 2020
I love this series!
September 3, 2021
I love the imagination that Fern Michaels has. This sisterhood series has had me laughing out loud in some parts and I am still enjoying them even this far into the series.
March 2, 2019
This is a fun series to read as the Sisterhood helps each one of the Sisters and a few others along the way.
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**Must read the series in order.**
Love, Love this series. Highly recommend to those that enjoy: Fast reads, Some romance, crime-suspense, mystery suspense, chic lit n romance n drama, humor, action packed suspense romance, mf. Started reading Fern Michaels in 2018.
(As I write this review I'm up to book 26. March 1st 2019. & will start book 27 next week)
Must begin with book and read them in order to understand all of the people that come into the Sisterhood and when the men start coming into it. Love the changes of the Post and how everyone works together around the table. Nothing gets discussed at the dinner table but only in the war room.
Romances develop, marriages happen, punishment/revenge happens to someone who wronged someone else whether it is someone within the Sisterhood or a random person. The sisters all work together to get through the tough times and the happy times. So many twists and turns. Love, Love reading this series. I take time off after I read a couple books and read my other genres and come back to read this series.
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**Must read the series in order.**
Love, Love this series. Highly recommend to those that enjoy: Fast reads, Some romance, crime-suspense, mystery suspense, chic lit n romance n drama, humor, action packed suspense romance, mf. Started reading Fern Michaels in 2018.
(As I write this review I'm up to book 26. March 1st 2019. & will start book 27 next week)
Must begin with book and read them in order to understand all of the people that come into the Sisterhood and when the men start coming into it. Love the changes of the Post and how everyone works together around the table. Nothing gets discussed at the dinner table but only in the war room.
Romances develop, marriages happen, punishment/revenge happens to someone who wronged someone else whether it is someone within the Sisterhood or a random person. The sisters all work together to get through the tough times and the happy times. So many twists and turns. Love, Love reading this series. I take time off after I read a couple books and read my other genres and come back to read this series.
December 20, 2010
The books in this series have sure varied for me in terms of number of stars. I liked this one best of all because it was more of a fun, entertaining read without so many stomach turning scenes of torture. Still very light and with an incredible, silly plot but a quick, cozy, rainy day read.
November 26, 2017
I don't know why I tried another book in this series. I didn't like the last one and this one was worse. Tar and feather a person as vengeance?!? Seriously!?
November 20, 2024
When a couple who has had their child taken away from them due to loopholes in their surrogacy and adoption gets put on Lizzie Fox's radar, it means they are also introduced to the Sisterhood. Quickly, Lizzie and her sisters discover that the Dawsons aren't the only ones who have fallen victim to a money-making scheme by well-known lawyer Baron Bell and another lawyer in town, a Lizzie Fox wanna-be. Nothing gets people riled like an injustice involving innocent children, and the Sisterhood is riled. Adding to their ire is the promise of a presidential pardon that has yet to happen. They are taking the case on behalf of the Dawson's and other parents who have lost their children, and in the process, they are going to send a strong message to the President. Grant the pardon or face their brand of justice, and lest the President think she is safe from the grasp of the sisterhood, they will make sure she understands they can and will get to her if need be. In the meantime, reuniting these families is the top priority for the sisters and their gents, as well as making sure Bell and his partner pay for their criminal activities. Nothing says happy holidays like the gift of the Sisterhood on your side.
This was a wildly improbable storyline, which, in one way, made it fun. It definitely makes it fiction. Michaels is edging the vigilantes toward a Presidential pardon and a change to the sisterhood brand of justice. From reading book publisher summaries of future titles in the series, I know the forthcoming pardon alters dynamics quite a bit. Based on the number of titles in the series, the newest one published in summer 2024, she's found a way to keep people - possibly even me - hooked. For me, time will tell.
This was a wildly improbable storyline, which, in one way, made it fun. It definitely makes it fiction. Michaels is edging the vigilantes toward a Presidential pardon and a change to the sisterhood brand of justice. From reading book publisher summaries of future titles in the series, I know the forthcoming pardon alters dynamics quite a bit. Based on the number of titles in the series, the newest one published in summer 2024, she's found a way to keep people - possibly even me - hooked. For me, time will tell.
February 24, 2025
Rachel Dawson reaches out to Nikki's law firm. She and her husband paid a surrogate to have a baby for them. They went through the entire process with her and she had twins. Rachel and her husband took the twins home and then, the surrogate changed her mind and said she wanted the twins back. Rachel and her husband reached out to the lawyer who handled the surrogacy but he said his role ended when they got the babies. He would not help. Other lawyers they talked to would not take the case or would charge more than they could afford. They told her to forget it as soon as Bell's name was mentioned. Nikki was her last chance. Rachel had found several other people who had gone through the same thing only to lose their babies.
This case intrigues the Sisters and they wanted to know Bell's involvement in the entire surrogacy and taking the babies back. What happened to the babies then? They knew the surrogates were students and needed the money for school; but did they want the babies back? What was their role? How many babies were involved?
This case intrigues the Sisters and they wanted to know Bell's involvement in the entire surrogacy and taking the babies back. What happened to the babies then? They knew the surrogates were students and needed the money for school; but did they want the babies back? What was their role? How many babies were involved?
January 17, 2018
I really enjoyed this book. I've read previous books in this series and I'm glad I picked this one up. I had to lay off the series for a while because I was starting to see the repetitiveness. I can't say the same about this book though. The plot in this book held my attention from the very beginning and I' glad. It kept me glued to the book where I did not want to put it down.
The "vengeance" that the vigilantes are seeking in this book have to do with a baby selling ring involving lawyers and surrogates. All while having to deal with terrible weather conditions. But in the end they got it done, like they always do. This is the first time that I can recall that we see their actual form of punishment and that was nice to see. I can't wait to pick up the next one.
The "vengeance" that the vigilantes are seeking in this book have to do with a baby selling ring involving lawyers and surrogates. All while having to deal with terrible weather conditions. But in the end they got it done, like they always do. This is the first time that I can recall that we see their actual form of punishment and that was nice to see. I can't wait to pick up the next one.
August 11, 2022
Plunging ahead to solve The Day
The Vigilante’s take on a case of a very rich man who is quite good on conning various sets of parents who desperately want a baby and hire this con to help them make their dreams come true. Between him and another lawyer the plan. Scheme whereby a surrogate has a baby for the parents. Then a few weeks after the baby is born the surrogate decides she wants the baby for herself. After this the returned baby is sold to another couple. All money which changed hands winds up in the rich mans hands except for a minimal amount. They devise an extremely wild plan to get everything switched for the correct parents get their babies back and e conns are justly punished.
The Vigilante’s take on a case of a very rich man who is quite good on conning various sets of parents who desperately want a baby and hire this con to help them make their dreams come true. Between him and another lawyer the plan. Scheme whereby a surrogate has a baby for the parents. Then a few weeks after the baby is born the surrogate decides she wants the baby for herself. After this the returned baby is sold to another couple. All money which changed hands winds up in the rich mans hands except for a minimal amount. They devise an extremely wild plan to get everything switched for the correct parents get their babies back and e conns are justly punished.
January 2, 2020
I have read so much books by Fern Michael's and when you have the vigalante in the game you certainly will enjoy it. This book is about a woman who wanted to have a child she try everything which never works. She uses a surrogate who had the baby then took her to court to take the baby back from her. It cost her so much that it threaten her marriage. So eventually she heard about this lawyer who can help which were a part of the sisterhood. Anyways they plan to take down the fake lawyer and his mistress who work together and put the baby back to their real mother.. This book is one of the sisterhood series by Fern Michaels
July 26, 2024
The Sisterhood finds out about a lawyer scamming people in adoption of babies. They found about two dozen babies were adopted, paid legal fees, and pulled out of adoption homes only to re-scam another set of parents who wanted to adopt a child. The Sisterhood needed to retrieve the babies…all of them, and get the documents from the two crooked lawyers. Then, there was a terrible snow storm. The Sisterhood and their helpers needed to get every baby safely home in storm and force the crooked lawyer to release the documents and return the scammed money. Of course, the Sisterhood found a creative way to coherence him to do this in spite of the storm.
June 15, 2018
2.5 stars. Of course the vigilantes are up to their typical heroics. I just feel like this story didn't show us enough about the victims the ladies were helping. We hear their story directly at the beginning, but that is all we see from them. No real closure at the end as to how they are getting along after being reacquainted with their babies. Or why it was so easy for the adoptive parents to give the babies back. Not that I wanted more drama from that end, but it would have been nice to see more details in that area. Maybe the birth parents and adoptive parents meeting, working together to make sure the babies are doing well... Still, it was an entertaining audiobook.
July 16, 2017
I did not realize until I had started this book that it was #16 in a series. Having not read the previous 15 books in this series there were several times that I was totally clueless as to what they were talking about. Although this book was ok for a an easy reading book it was not good enough to go back and read the previous 15 books in this series. I have read several Fern Michaels books in the past and liked them but I think I might skip the other books in this series.
March 1, 2021
This was the first Fern Michaels book I've ever picked up and I don't think I'll be picking up another. Maybe if I read the books in order, I would have actually finished the book. Because I didn't know the characters and their back stories from the other books, it was very confusing. But the worst part was the dialogue between the "girls". I had to put the book down about 50 pages in and I don't think I'll be going back.
September 14, 2021
Dumb book.
Cartoonish characters. Childish dialog. Shallow plot. Predictable ending. Illogical conversations. Unrealistic premise and plot. Introduced characters for no apparent reason (who is Cosmo and why is he important to know? Thought he was a dog at first).
I can't imagine who would want to read the first 15 books or would want to struggle through through any others. Obviously, don't bother with this series, probably not with this author.
Cartoonish characters. Childish dialog. Shallow plot. Predictable ending. Illogical conversations. Unrealistic premise and plot. Introduced characters for no apparent reason (who is Cosmo and why is he important to know? Thought he was a dog at first).
I can't imagine who would want to read the first 15 books or would want to struggle through through any others. Obviously, don't bother with this series, probably not with this author.
November 30, 2022
I read this book not knowing it was a part of a series. I was confused with the characters. I thought I missed something and had to keep rereading. I thought the book moved slowly and it was hard to get through. The revenge the girls did with tar and feathers was not my cup of tea. Also I thought they would get more into the adoptive families or at least the family that started the suit but they were never mentioned again!
January 8, 2023
This was my favorite!
Maybe because of the babies and the guys changing diapers, the snow storm, or my favorite part could have been the horse's! But if you grew up on my grandparents ranch and ever helped clean up a mess of spilt honey, almost impossible, got in a fight with one of your sister's that caused a barrel of chicken scratch to fall over that same sister and your grandpa, well, you get the idea. I came out with just honey-ed up knees and hands. Love this series!
Maybe because of the babies and the guys changing diapers, the snow storm, or my favorite part could have been the horse's! But if you grew up on my grandparents ranch and ever helped clean up a mess of spilt honey, almost impossible, got in a fight with one of your sister's that caused a barrel of chicken scratch to fall over that same sister and your grandpa, well, you get the idea. I came out with just honey-ed up knees and hands. Love this series!
March 3, 2023
Stolen babies
Baron Bell and Adele Newsome deserve to live the rest of their lives taking care of babies. What those lawyers did the adopted patents of the stolen babies is awful.. Thankfully Baron had tons of money which the vigilantes took and gave to the reunited families..
Next the President needs to get the pardons for the vigilantes.. And to end on a happy note there is a gorgeous New Years Day wedding.. On to the next book!!
Baron Bell and Adele Newsome deserve to live the rest of their lives taking care of babies. What those lawyers did the adopted patents of the stolen babies is awful.. Thankfully Baron had tons of money which the vigilantes took and gave to the reunited families..
Next the President needs to get the pardons for the vigilantes.. And to end on a happy note there is a gorgeous New Years Day wedding.. On to the next book!!
June 27, 2017
I liked this one a lot. The girls were together throughout, and that dynamic is anyways better in this series. There was also quite a bit of comedy here, and that added a fun element. It ended rather abruptly though, and that's my only criticism. But the next one picks up right where this one left off, so its okay.
February 24, 2020
Great read
I like her books because they keep me coming back to find out the ending. I’m so glad she kept this series going I read the first 12 books & thought that was the end of this series then my husband got sick & I had very little time to read, after he passed I didn’t pick up a book for 7 yrs then I started reading again last year and I love these books.
I like her books because they keep me coming back to find out the ending. I’m so glad she kept this series going I read the first 12 books & thought that was the end of this series then my husband got sick & I had very little time to read, after he passed I didn’t pick up a book for 7 yrs then I started reading again last year and I love these books.
February 17, 2021
Deadly Deals
This was another book in the series by Fern Michaels. This book was telling the story of babies being adopted and then having to be returned to the surrogate mother and then adopted out to new parents for more money. This was another great read and well worth being read my others. This is my review and mine alone. Norma Gorrill
This was another book in the series by Fern Michaels. This book was telling the story of babies being adopted and then having to be returned to the surrogate mother and then adopted out to new parents for more money. This was another great read and well worth being read my others. This is my review and mine alone. Norma Gorrill
June 16, 2022
The Vigilantes are trying to stay under the radar, in their secret mountaintop home, until they receive their presidential pardon. Unfortunately, they receive word that sleazy lawyers Baron Bell and Adel Newsome are swindling adoptive parents out of thousands of dollars in a surrogate scheme. They must right this wrong and get these babies back to the rightful parents.
June 22, 2022
Great book!
Surrogate Mothers and adoptive parents. Two lawyers take things about too far when the decide to sell the babies to the highest bidder. They get their payback and the babies go back to their original parents. Lizzie becomes White House Chief Counsel. Isabelle reconnects with Stu. Myra and Charles finally get married!!!
Surrogate Mothers and adoptive parents. Two lawyers take things about too far when the decide to sell the babies to the highest bidder. They get their payback and the babies go back to their original parents. Lizzie becomes White House Chief Counsel. Isabelle reconnects with Stu. Myra and Charles finally get married!!!
February 26, 2024
must read
I loved Deadly Deals. Fern Michaels didn’t disappoint with this book. The Vigilantes turn a wrong into a right. There is humor throughout the book. The way Fern sets up the story makes you want to keep reading each and every word. If you follow the Vigilantes you definitely will want to read this book.
I loved Deadly Deals. Fern Michaels didn’t disappoint with this book. The Vigilantes turn a wrong into a right. There is humor throughout the book. The way Fern sets up the story makes you want to keep reading each and every word. If you follow the Vigilantes you definitely will want to read this book.
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