Legacy

By Jayne Ann Krentz

Book Overview

Honor Mayfield thought her chance meeting with respected horseman Conn Landry was a stroke of good luck. Too late, Honor realizes she's been set up, and the man she is falling for seeks to avenge a legacy of murder and betrayal. Now, Honor and Conn are tangled together in a dangerous web of deception and desire.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373834969
• ISBN13: 9780373834969
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.1" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Well written in the Intrigue line

When Constantine Landry saves Honor Mayfield from following a loan shark right into the hands of the police, she feels fortunate that he was there to keep her out of a troublesome situation. She is grateful enough to agree to see him again, but still wary of a man who seems just a little too smooth and who tells her next to nothing about himself. Conn has been watching Honor for the last few months, just waiting for a way to insinuate himself into her life. Her unfortunate association with the loan shark gives him the perfect opportunity to play hero. But as Conn gets closer to Honor, he finds himself getting more than he had bargained for, while finding out little about the matter which had brought him to California, a secret which ties their pasts together. With an engaging writing style that sets this author apart, the story is set against a backdrop of horse-racing, beach houses and California lifestyle. The hero's inner-conflict with regard to the heroine keeps the reader engaged and leads to charged climax. This story is also available as a reprint, ISBN# 1551661489.

pleasant tale

Honor Mayfield thought she was being rescued from a nasty man blackmailing her younger sister. Instead she was going from a nasty man's clutches to the clutches of a dangerous man. Con Landry was the man on the spot, helping her free her sister from the blackmailer, but what Honor did not know, Conn was running a more sinister game. One of revenge, and the key to the mystery is the race horse his father and her father owned as partners.A very enjoyable tale that has been reprinted more than once.

Charming and not predictable

This book has a charming storyline: love,murder, theft, and revenge in the horse racing world. (Fortunately, it doesn't go so far into educating the reader about horse racing that you get Racing 101) The revenge is plausible without becoming trite, and the love that develops between the main characters is romantic but not maudlin. The bad guy lures the reader in and while you realize who he is, it takes the the whole story to explain why. For me, it is a big plus when the character have dimensions that aren't completely revealed. A sweet love story with a good who-done-it, perfect for summer reading.