Deadly Desire

by Brenda Joyce

Book Overview

In turn-of-the-century New York City, Police Commissioner Rick Bragg once again joins forces with beautiful heiress Francesca Cahill to investigate a shocking crime, a case that plunges them both into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312982631
• ISBN13: 9780312982638
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Captivating and a must read!!!

I am am huge fan of Brenda Joyce. This book is the fourth in the Francesca CaHill series. I first read Deadly Love and thought that it was okay but without any real development of the romance and passion which characterises Ms. Joyce's other books. However, I have just completed reading Deadly Affairs and Deadly Desire and simply could not put them down once I started... the increasing passion between Francesca and Bragg and the development of the sexual tension between Francesca and Calder, Bragg's brother, was too captivating. I really do think that Calder is the man for Francesca and I cannot wait to read the fifth book Deadly Caress and to see what happens next.Also, it was enjoyable to get to know the other characters, especially Francesca's brother Evan, who is engaged to a woman he does not love. There is an attraction between he and Maggie (Francesca's dressmaker, a working class mother of four) and it will be interesting to see if there is any further development in their relationship.I have only two regrets, that I have to wait for the next book to be published and that I didn't read Deadly Pleasure, the second book, which introduced Calder. I plan to get Deadly Pleasure a.s.a.p. and read it.I highly recommend the series and suggest anyone who is interested read all the books to fully understand the development of the story and the characters.

Excellent but you must read the whole series.....

i read Deadly Desires first and realised during it that there were 3 other books written already in the series. i loved the book-particularly because i found the characters and their lives so engrossing. i've since read the rest of the series and a lot of things in Deadly desire fell more completely in place. The heroine Francesca Cahill is admirable, young and gutsy. It was a surprise to me to find that there are actually two heroes and that Francesca may end up with either one of them. I strongly favour Hart Calder who is half brother to Rick Bragg, the man that Francesca fancies herself in love with at the moment. Throughtout this book there is a compelling and ever increasing chemistry between Francesca and Hart but currently there is no strong evidence to suggest which one of the two Francesca will end up with. whoevever Brenda Joyce eventually pairs Francesca with will no doubt leave many readers disappointed as both heroes are popular. i suspect that some readers may not like the fact that the heroine is attracted to two different men .she is convinced that she is in love with Rick but he is married already although estranged from his wife. It has to be kept in mind that Deadly Desire is the latest in a series and to enjoy it one will have to want to read the rest of the series otherwise too many questions are left unanswered which 'one of readers' might find unsatisfactory.

Great read!

I think that Brenda Joyce really got a good series going this time with Deadly Desire beng the best so far. I love the relationship between Fran and Calder, they are perfect for each other. The author really kept the tension going and you can sense the intensity of feelings that Fran and Calder have for each other. Though Bragg is supposedly the hero, the way the series is going, Calder surely wins out because though he is highly attracted to Fran, he is in control and will not take advantage of her like how Bragg is doing it with her in the train and car. It seems that Calder deeply cares for and respects Fran. I really hope they end up together. Can't wait for the next of the series to come out.

couldn't put it down....

I read Deadly Affairs and Deadly Desire back-to-back. I started reading this at 7am and finished it at 2pm (cleaning the house in between) I had to know the outcome!! Deadly Desire picks up right where Deadly Affairs ends. The romance between Bragg and Francesca heats up and we meet Braggs family, as well as the infamous Mrs. Bragg, Rick's Wife. Ms.Joyce raises the stakes with several delicious twists in the plot..in fact, I find it difficult to believe that this is the final book in the Francesca Cahill series. Ms. Joyce has once again left much of the plot hanging at the end of this 4th book..with much indication that there MUST be at least a 5th book to wrap it all up!!