Robin M. (robinmy) - , reviewed on 4/27/2024 + 2049 more book reviews

Torr Latimer and Abby Lyndon met at a Japanese Flower Arranging Class. Torr's arrangements were a beautiful, streamlined design. Abby had a more haphazard approach to her flowers. Torr was immediately smitten with Abby and asked her on a date. As they get to know each other, Torr discovers that someone is blackmailing Abby. He vows to protect her and find out who is behind the blackmail.

This was Jayne Ann Krentz's debut novel. I'm happy to say that her writing improved after this effort. This story was first published in 1984 and is very dated. Torr is an Alpha-Jerk who insists on always doing things his way. He is also very possessive. I don't know how many times he made statements like "I'm going to make you mine", "You belong to me", and "You're mine". I would have kicked him to the curb, but Abby was pretty much a doormat and let him get away with it. They did argue a lot throughout the book, but she would always let him have the last word.

The blackmail portion of the story wasn't well thought out. There were only two possible suspects, so it wasn't hard to figure out which person was behind it. Overall, I'd pass on this book unless JAK is a favorite author. My rating: 1 Star.

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