has any read this yet? Linda Howard is so hit and miss for me that I wait until the paperback....but I'm desperate for something to read and the reviews on Amazon are pretty good...

I started it and was thinking this was the first LH book I wouldn't finish. But then I started it again and am really enjoying it. It would be nice if there was more dialogue though.

I read a review on Amazon stating SW is more mystery than romance and if you have that perspective you would have less disappointment over the lack of romance.


After reading that I passed on SW. I miss Howard's romances. The Mackenzies...awesome reads.

I'm in two minds, used to be an auto-buy author, I wish she'd get back to the likes of Mr Perfect, Dream Man and the like....

I wish she would go back to her old style as well. I broke down and ordered the book though, I really need something new to read...I HATED her last book about the bear so I hope it's better than that.

I got the trade paperback too so it's only 13 euros

I liked the bear book more than I have many of her other recents.

If she could ever combine both romance (hot like her older books) and suspense (hair raising horror) then she would slay it!

As it is, I have always loved her old romance books---MacKenzies, Mr. Perfect. Open Season, etc. much better than her suspense books.

I just did a reread of Open Season the other day. Still loved it.

I agree though, if she would combine, it would be the ultimate best.

I feel sad we're losing longtime romance writers to suspense. On the bright side I'm finding replacements who write ebooks and at great prices.

I'm with you on that one Chick!

it ended up being a 4.5/5 book; I got caught up in the story and ended up reading until 2 this morning.

I never read until 2 in the morning anymore; I'm too old

That would be PREY, and I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a better than average suspense story. (Take a female adventure guide & add a hunky male competitor, a murderer, a storm & a man-eating bear...what more could you ask.) But then again, I really like straight up mystery & suspense, so I don't really mind when a favorite romance author dips more into the suspense genre every now and then.

I pre-ordered SHADOW WOMAN & it's supposed to be delivered tomorrow according to the tracking site, and I'm looking forward to reading it.

I've been waiting for news on this too. My favorites are Kill and Tell, Cry No More and Death Angel. I enjoy most of her books but I didn't like Prey either. Actually, I didn't hate it, just not my favorite. A bad book by her is better than a lot of authors' best.

Couldn't agree more! Loved all those books and even a bad book by Howard is better than most .... With the exception of the Blair Mallory books, I don't like that style of hers though I know most love them

I adore the Blair Mallory books and have read and re-read them so many times! I also liked PREY, the one about the bear though a couple of parts were a little graphic for my taste. The one book that I had a tough time reading was UP CLOSE AND DANGROUS, about the plane crash and the survivors.

Up Close and Dangerous...I don't really remember much about that book.

I liked Howard's book written w/that other author.
Howard's hardbacks have been a fail.

I didn't like the Blair books either but I think it's because they were written in first person -- at the time I absolutely hated first person. I should probably reread them since I've gotten over that.

I managed to get Shadow Woman from the library. Lots of twists and turns in this book, overall I liked it.

IMO her best book was All The Queen's Men. After that it's been downhill for her.