Getaway: An Anthology

By Nora Roberts

Book Overview

Two fan-favorite stories about rivals turning into lovers...

PARTNERS

Matthew Bates has wanted Laurel Armand for years--though professionally she's his nemesis. With their dangerous attraction simmering just below the surface, Laurel and Matthew feed off their rivalry--until the two are thrown together to reinvestigate a murder case. Caught up in their jobs and each other, resistance doesn't stand a chance. Both are determined to get their story, but when Matthew and Laurel find themselves in the path of a deranged killer, love and lives are on the line

THE ART OF DECEPTION

When the handsome Adam Haines shows up at Kirby Fairchild's ancestral home looking for a quiet place to paint, she's more than skeptical. Yet as days and nights wear on, the attraction she feels for him builds, whether she wants it to or not. But when Adam begins to act suspiciously, Kirby must uncover his real purpose at her father's home before it's too late. Otherwise Kirby might be in danger--of falling hard for a stranger who is even more practiced in the art of deception than she is.

Previously published.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1335005684
• ISBN13: 9781335005687
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Silhouette Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 4.1" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

received this book

I have not had a chance to read this book yet. But did receive it and am looking forward to reading

Not a risk to read

Nora Roberts always builds characters and their surroundings with skill, these 2 stories are no exception. `Partners' and `The Art of Deception' are 2 books previously published but not readily available until now in "Worth the Risk'. First this should get the proverbial gold star for not hiding the fact that they are previously published books, (1985 and 1986). So many authors/publishers seem to try to hide that fact that they are issuing works you might have read before. Both stories of course deal with romance and you know in the end the couples will find each other, but Nora Roberts is so good at adding a dash of mystery, suspense and describing the scenes and surroundings it really makes for an enjoyable reading. The first story `Partners' deals with 2 newspaper reporters in New Orleans. You can just hear and picture the newsroom and the swamp; and best of all you are not quite sure of the surrounding mystery's solution. The second story is `The Art of Deception'. It deals with 3 artists and forgeries in a castle along the Hudson River. Once more, until the end you are not sure of who is responsible for any events or what is going on - you wind up making the discoveries and solving the puzzling activities along with the characters. That alone is extraordinary for romance novels where usually 10 pages in you really know exactly what is occurring. Nora Roberts is indeed the consummate romance writer and this is not a risk of your time to read this.

I read the originals.

This is a reprint of two older books from Nora Roberts. Although Partners was ok, the Art of Deception was one of my favorite from her. It is playful and yet the father/daughter interaction is so moving - a daughter who wants to protect her father but knows he is not quite on the up-and-up. The dialog is so great, and I enjoyed the tale many years ago and will enjoy reading it again.