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Available
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Publication
Grand Central Publishing (1991), Edition: Reissue, 464 pages
Description
The adopted daughter of the most powerful man in town, Schyler Crandall left Heaven, Louisiana, a brokenhearted girl. Now a crisis has brought her home to a family in conflict, a logging empire on the brink of disaster, and seething secrets that make Heaven hotter than hell. Still there are her beautiful younger sister, Tricia, with her cruel lies...Ken, Tricia's handsome husband, who married the wrong sister...Jigger, the pimp and ruffian with plans of his own...and Cash, proud, mysterious, and complex. It is dangerous for Schyler to even be near him, yet she must dare to confront the past--if there is to be any peace in Heaven.
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LibraryThing member stephenskel
I thought this was a great book. Strong plot and interesting characters.....a real page turner.
LibraryThing member blingtastic
another strong romance; includes family loyalty, dark secrets and betrayal...the perfect mix. the heroine was a little ridiculous in her actions but storyline was strong; strong alpha
LibraryThing member dianaleez
Brown's break through novel - much better written than her earlier books. And very hot!
LibraryThing member jbarr5
Slow Heat in Heaven
Skylar Crandall has returned home to the family estate Valtair. Cash as usual is there to protect her. When she shoots Flynns' dogs he rescues her...
He is able to update her on where everybody is and what's happened over the years: some in jail, some died, some turned
He blames it all on her sister and her husband. The dogs have been killed and they belonged to her old time friend Gail and she's owned by Chigger now.
She learns her father Cotton had borrowed money and the banker now wants to know if she will be paying the note back. The house and land were put up for collateral.
After Cotton's heart attack Ken and Tricia had stopped the logging company from operating and there was no income to the estate.
Story also follows Johnnie who's in jail and his life there.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Skylar Crandall has returned home to the family estate Valtair. Cash as usual is there to protect her. When she shoots Flynns' dogs he rescues her...
He is able to update her on where everybody is and what's happened over the years: some in jail, some died, some turned
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prostitute.He blames it all on her sister and her husband. The dogs have been killed and they belonged to her old time friend Gail and she's owned by Chigger now.
She learns her father Cotton had borrowed money and the banker now wants to know if she will be paying the note back. The house and land were put up for collateral.
After Cotton's heart attack Ken and Tricia had stopped the logging company from operating and there was no income to the estate.
Story also follows Johnnie who's in jail and his life there.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
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LibraryThing member Briars_Reviews
This book was not for me. From the first couple of chapters I could tell I didn't like it, but forcing myself through it was really hard. Seriously, it was really hard. I can easily admit that I'm not the right audience for this book.
It is an older book, first and foremost. This is a reprint of
I found that this book had the creepiest of starts - there's a man watching Schyler in the bayou. He has creepy Edward Cullen vibes and that continues through most of the book for me. Cash Boudreaux, this creeping man, is described as undisciplined, not well liked, rude, cruel and mischievous. And, of course, he's the romantic love interest! Let's make out with the creepy, cruel man! That makes so much sense.
Then there's all of the side characters. Schyler's sister Tricia is mean and cruel and is an absolute cow. I can't find one thing I like about her, and it frustrates me. I dislike characters who have no human trait or good thing about them. Everyone can be likable in some sense or have human qualities about them. This woman is not! Calling her sister white trash was the final straw for me.
Ken, Tricia's husband and Schyler's ex, seems nice enough but still makes me feel sick. I just don't like him.
And Schyler and Tricia's Father is named Cotton. Plus there's Jigger and his dog fighting. It's just too much.
There's so many racist and sexist comments in this that I just couldn't. It was really hard to find things I liked about this book. I'm sure there are going to be readers who like it, but it's not for me. One hundred and fifty percent not my kind of book. I finished it to give it the due respect it deserves, but I don't want to read anymore books like this. I might give Sandra Brown another chance, but the two books I've read of her I haven't exactly enjoyed.
One out of five stars.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
It is an older book, first and foremost. This is a reprint of
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Slow Heat in Heaven by Sandra Brown. I found that this book had the creepiest of starts - there's a man watching Schyler in the bayou. He has creepy Edward Cullen vibes and that continues through most of the book for me. Cash Boudreaux, this creeping man, is described as undisciplined, not well liked, rude, cruel and mischievous. And, of course, he's the romantic love interest! Let's make out with the creepy, cruel man! That makes so much sense.
Then there's all of the side characters. Schyler's sister Tricia is mean and cruel and is an absolute cow. I can't find one thing I like about her, and it frustrates me. I dislike characters who have no human trait or good thing about them. Everyone can be likable in some sense or have human qualities about them. This woman is not! Calling her sister white trash was the final straw for me.
Ken, Tricia's husband and Schyler's ex, seems nice enough but still makes me feel sick. I just don't like him.
And Schyler and Tricia's Father is named Cotton. Plus there's Jigger and his dog fighting. It's just too much.
There's so many racist and sexist comments in this that I just couldn't. It was really hard to find things I liked about this book. I'm sure there are going to be readers who like it, but it's not for me. One hundred and fifty percent not my kind of book. I finished it to give it the due respect it deserves, but I don't want to read anymore books like this. I might give Sandra Brown another chance, but the two books I've read of her I haven't exactly enjoyed.
One out of five stars.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1988-05
Physical description
6.75 inches
ISBN
0446361739 / 9780446361736