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About the Author
NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY Bestselling Author Sandra Edwards writes award-winning romance in a variety of subgenres such as paranormal (mostly time travel and reincarnation), contemporary, and suspense. She lives in the U.S. (west coast) with her husband, two kids, four dogs and one very temperamental feline. Sandra's books often push the envelope and step outside the boundaries of conventional romance. For more info on Sandra's books, visit her website at www.sandrawrites.com.
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2.0 out of 5 starsNot nearly as good as the previous book in series
Reviewed in the United States on 4 January 2012
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I enjoyed the previous book, Broken Wings, and got this book as well. I had said that Broken Wings wasn't really a romance novel but felt like a prequel to a romance novel. This is supposed to be the romance novel of Rio and her soulmate Tajan/Eddie. They are both FBI agents and partners. Rio is being threatened and they are working on a case involving a poker tournament. We meet supporting characters (mainly other FBI agents and Rio's dad and her best friend).
I never felt invested in any of these people. The writing in this book was not nearly as strong as the previous book. I kept thinking that maybe the author had spent a lot of time writing and re-writing and editing Broken Wings (her first book) and then rushed through this one. Additionally, and most annoyingly, Rio was a totally different person. Suppposedly, she is a competent, well-regarded FBI agent. She was certainly competent in the first book and I liked her a lot there. However, in this book everyone treats her like she can't handle some trouble and she goes along with it. It felt like she was a civilian rather than an FBI agent! I could POSSIBILY see her father treating her like this (he may be worried about his daughter); however, for other FBI agents to treat her like this and for her to accept it just seemed stupid. The author ended up falling into a stereotype that Rio needed Eddie to constantly "save" her and it just annoyed the heck out of me!
To start off, I like that this book gave more details into Rio's life. It was interesting to find out more about her parents. Rio was stronger in book one, but she was alone. I like that when she met Eddie, she had someone to lean on and could be more vulnerable. There were some very interesting secondary characters in this book that added to the story. I especially liked Digger and Gabe. I'm fascinated with stalker stories and I I love a good "whodunit." I admit that I wanted to read more about Maggie and Tajan, but Rio's memories of her life as Maggie was erased so that she could move forward. The author did a great job letting their love live on.
I would recommend this story and look forward to reading more from this author.
Reviewed in the United States on 19 September 2011
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I would have to agree with others. The book did not tie in well with Book 1 of Soul Searchers. The author could easily have renamed the characters left out the prologue and it been a new book in itself. After reading the first book in the series and the prologue I was expecting this to be about Rio and her finding her soul mate with little memory of what had happened in book one. The author left me waiting throughout the book for her to weave the two stories together and that never happened. For those who haven't read book one, I think that the book easily could stand on its own if the prologue was removed. I really feel this part of the book would confuse any reader.
In my opinion the book still was a good read and I am hoping that there might be a next book in the series that can tie it all in!
this was a hard book to get thru. i enjoyed "broken wings" so much. i rushed to get this book. i even spent money, lol. i generally buy a book under a buck. that is how much i enjoyed the first book. what happened to rio? she was strong, smart, not emotional, tough. then, "vegas, baby", she becomes pathetic. she couldnt do anything herself, eddie was there to take care of her, always saving her, doing her thinking. she gets a letter and "looks like she might cry". he yells in her defense "she was shaking like a child". she became a totally weak and submissive person as she was hyped for being so tough, all thru the story. it was very hard for me to get thru the book.
and authors? a couple winks. well spread out. every other page, a person winking at another, only becomes obnoxious.