Miranda's Revenge

Sisters of the Mountain #3

by Ruth Wind

With a murder trial looming, Miranda Rousseau hadone chance to clear her sister's name. But tall, sexyJames Marquez was quickly becoming much more thana private investigator. Miranda had hired him for the case,but every time she felt his dark eyes on her, she wanted him on her.

James was consumed with the passionate redhead, yet hehad no place in her big-city life. He had a murder to solveand secrets to keep—secrets Miranda would never forgive. With so much at stake, could he let himself be seduced bya future he could never have?

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

Pseudonym of Barbara Samuel and Barbara O'Neal.

Reviews

[Paula · Rating 2 out of 5]

Miranda goes to Mariposa, Colorado, for her sister, Juliet's, wedding, and also to offer support to her other sister, Desi, since Desi may be facing jail time soon for a murder she didn't commit. In a last-ditch effort to save Desi from prison, Miranda hires private investigator, James Marquez, to try to find the real killer. James is also in town for the upcoming 50K trail run through the mountains. The attraction between Miranda and James grows the more time they spend together.

This book failed to really grab me, and I never found myself caring much about the main characters. The book probably would have worked better as just a romance since the suspense/mystery aspect of the book was light and not very engaging. The investigation into Desi's case by Miranda and James never seemed as urgent as it should have been, considering there wasn't much time until Desi went to trial for murder. It seemed they found a lot of time for other things instead of focusing on the investigation. Also, more backstory from the first two books (Juliet's Law and Desi's Rescue) should have been included. Especially Desi's story, since this book didn't tell much about her or her case. The mystery was solved way too easily and pretty much solved itself. I did enjoy the setting of the story. The mountain town of Mariposa, Colorado, was described very vividly and added a nice atmosphere to the story.

[charmaine White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful

Just the right ending to this series.I enjoyed this series from the first book to the last.Kept me on the edge of my seat.

[Judy Zell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Finally found out who committed the murder in the first book, but this book added another murder and 2 attempted murders and more characters and just got too complicated and confusing.

[Darla Stokes · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this--I'm always a fan of romantic suspense, but these characters were all over the place. The plot is supposed to be that the heroine's sister is accused of murder, and our heroine has hired the hero to find the real killer. However, everyone's far too distracted by lust and/or a 50K trail race to do much investigating.

The "romance" is of the "oh, I shouldn't get involved, but he/she is just too hawt to resist!" sort. And to top it off, there are way too many unexplained references to drama from a previous book or books.