Skin Deep

by Nora Roberts

The O'Hurleys! (3)

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The dark side of Hollywood takes center stage in the third O'Hurley romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.
Film star Chatel O'Hurley has it all: wealth, fame, and adoring fans—including one whose adoration has turned to obsession. When her stalker resorts to threats, Chantel turns to hardened P. I. Quinn Doran, who soon discovers that the actress's beauty is more than skin deep...
A NORA ROBERTS CLASSIC AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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Roberts proves early in her career that she can write a touching love story that also includes an element of suspense and have both be very satisfying.
Chantel, the oldest O’Hurley triplet is a famous actress who is getting some very disturbing phone calls and letters. She hires Quinn Doran to track down her stalker, and the two embark on a relationship that becomes more personal than business.
Quinn is a little chauvinistic and misogynistic for my taste, but Chantel can hold her own with him. Her strength is the perfect temper to him, bringing out his vulnerable side. A very satisfying third book in this series and I am looking very much forward to reading the fourth and finally meeing the triplets’ elusive brother, Trace.
Good not great. Fairly typical contemporary romance.
Chantel O'Hurley knew that being a movie star came with fans, people always watching her and looking at her, but she never expected any of them to go this far. The noramally strong and self reliant Chantel needed help dealing with this one and asked her friend/agent for advise. Quinn Doran, private security specialist didn't like to do the fieldwork himself anymore, he always had employees for the grunt work, but Miss O'Hurley insisted on the best and that is what he was.

A predictable love story between the movie star and the body gaurd. The way that the story is drawn out makes you want to strangle them both from time to time. The end is a bit of a surprise and the climax of the mystery fan is such a small part, it feels like a bit of show more an afterthought.

This was book 3 of the 4 part series. I am very interested in book 4, it should be a bout long missing big brother Trace.
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I can't believe I forced myself to finish this. It's pretty bad. No character development, no real plot... I liked Chantel when she appeared in the other books in the series, but here.... meh. Also, I read a French translation which contained several annoying mistakes.

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Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring, Maryland on October 10, 1950. Her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published in 1981. Since then, she has written more than 200 novels. She writes romances under her own name including Montana Sky, Blue Smoke, Carolina Moon, The Search, Chasing Fire, The Witness, The Perfect Hope, Inner Harbor, Dark show more Witch, Shadow Spell, The Collector, The Villa, The Liar, The Obsession, and Shelter in Place. She writes crime novels under the pseudonym of J. D. Robb including the In Death series. She has been given the Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into their Hall of Fame. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Skin Deep
Original title
Skin deep
Original publication date
1988-09
People/Characters
Chantel O'Hurley; Quinn Doran
Dedication
"To my sisters, Mary Anne, Carol, Bobbi, Carolyn, Maxine, Reba, Barbara, and Joyce, all of whom I've been lucky enough to inherit through marriage."
First words
"The house was big and cool and white."
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"'Very, very short.'"
Disambiguation notice
Do not combine with Skin Deep by Laura Peyton Roberts; two different authors and books, or with any omnibus edition that contains this work.

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Fiction and Literature, Romance
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3568 .O243 .S54Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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