Beyond Eden

This was my second reading of this book. I liked it just as well the second time. In my opinion this is one of CC better books. The characterizations of both the hero and the heroine were well developed and in depth. You could really see where each of them was coming from.

The story starts in the present for just a quick glimpse then goes back and tells the whole 11 years story in order. It wasn't told in annoying flashbacks but straight forward hitting the high points mostly from her POV but enough from his to show them on parallel paths that would someday intersect. CC did a very good job with this especially showing how his brief brush with her at the start of the 11 year story would shape the next decade for him even though he show more didn't really know her or meet her.

Lindsay was a strong character even if she had issues. Taylor was a very decent understanding man. The suspense was well done but it didn't overwhelm the relationship between the hero and heroine which is where the book focused. The secondary characters were good. A couple were kind of one note but the sister and the Grandmother were multidimensional and different.

A very satisfying read. show less

Quirky and independent, but haunted by a horrifying episode in her past, the model known as Eden isn't thrilled to be assigned a bodyguard. Especially not one as masculine and viral as ex-cop S. C. Taylor. For his part, Taylor's not that struck by his new assignment. Not that is, until her gets to know Eden a bit better.

Told in a series of vignettes and flashbacks, the suspense builds as it becomes clear that someone is trying to maim or kill Eden. But who? Suspects range from her seriously dysfunctional family to the mob bosses her manager owes gambling debts to. Or could the villain be someone else entirely?

This is vintage Coulter, a bit rough and violent at times, but surprisingly not that dated. And given the recent popularity of show more top model reality shows, I'd say it has a fairly wide appeal. show less

How do you move on with your life after a tragic event? How do you recover when your family doesn't support you? Emotionally riveting and deeply intense. This is my first Catherine Coulter book and I was very impressed. With each page, I began to truly appreciate just how much it means to have a family who loves you and supports you.

Synopsis: 'Lindsay Foxe is a successful model in New York, a woman who hides behind a new name to protect herself from a past of betrayal and treachery and a present that becomes fraught with danger. The product of old San Francisco wealth, the daughter of a man who despises her, her life is forever changed when she is brutally assaulted by her sister's husband, and then rejected by her family.
Lindsay is finally forced to face up to her past when she meets S.C. Taylor, a tough ex-cop, turned private investigator and computer troubleshooter. He is hired to protect her; but can he both win her trust and discover who is trying to kill her and why? Is it her family? A supposed friend or colleague? A faceless sicko or perhaps a mad show more psychiatrist?' From the book cover

Review: Really well done story. This delves into the rape and its aftermath as well as into how someone can come back from the trama. show less

Hlavní postavou románu plného romantického napětí je Lindsay Foxová, úspěšná modelka a krásná žena, která se skrývá pod novým jménem. Chrání se tak před minulostí provázenou falší a zradou. Lindsay pochází ze staré a bohaté sanfranciské rodiny, ale její otec ji ignoruje. Bolestně zklamaná žije ve stínu vlastní sestry, která je pokládána za ztělesněnou dokonalost. Zlom nastává, když se Lindsay setká s energickým a tvrdošíjným bývalým policistou Taylorem, nyní soukromým detektivem, kterého najali, aby ji chránil. A je to právě Taylor, který ženě pomůže vykročit ze strastiplné minulosti na cestu k budoucnosti, prostoupené důvěrou a láskou. Podaří se jí s jeho pomocí show more překonat číhající nástrahy a uniknout skrytému pronásledovateli? Kdo a proč vůbec che, aby Lindsay zemřela? show less

Can see her skills developing here to what she shows us in her FBI novels, good ending

Can see her skills developing here to what she shows us in her FBI novels, good ending