Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5875 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-26
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 384 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Feehan kicks off episode five of her popular Drake Sisters series—concerning a septet of paranormally gifted sibs—with everything her fans have come to expect: action, gunplay, danger, bad guys, good guys, gorgeous women and magic. All that's missing are her spicy love scenes; those come later, and their promise is enough to keep pages turning. On top of that promise, however, is the intriguing mystery of the supermodel slasher, who attacks shy-but-smoldering Hannah, one of the sisters, at New York's annual Fashion Week. Hunky Sheriff Jonas Harrington, a longtime family friend, is fresh from a life-threatening encounter with the Russian mob when he witnesses, on live TV, Hannah getting cut down by a madman with a knife. After the sisters rush to her side, saving her with their combined powers, Jonas vows to hunt down the assailant—but his unrequited love for Hannah complicates matters. This winning series entry is sure to please devotees and shouldn't provide much difficulty for curious newbies. (July)
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Customer Reviews

the emotion shines; the backstory slows it down
This is the 5th story and 4th full-length novel in the Drake sisters series. The first was a novella. In order, they're "Magic in the Wind" (in Lover Beware), The Twilight Before Christmas (Drake Sisters, Book 2), Oceans of Fire (Drake Sisters, Book 3), Dangerous Tides (Drake Sisters, Book 4), and Safe Harbor.

The seven Drake sisters all have magical abilities. This story focuses on Hannah, who's a supermodel. Though appearing in public is very difficult for her, she pushes herself to do it because she thinks it's what her sisters want and she doesn't want to let them down.

Jonas is a long-time family friend, the local sheriff, and sometime government operative. He's also always been in love with Hannah, but thinks she's too good for him, and hesitates to expose her to the danger of his jobs.

Danger finds her anyway, when a crazed killer attacks her with a knife on national television, as Jonas watches, horrified, from the other side of the country. She's saved by the mysterious Prakenskii, who has powers of his own, and designs on sister Joley.

I very much enjoyed this story. Jonas's tendency to bark orders when he's worried rather than explain his concerns is even more pronounced here--understandably so, since his emotions are out of control. The danger to Hannah and the way the various suspense plots come together were exciting enough to hold my attention.

I loved the emotional aspect, which is where I think this story shines. Jonas demonstrates that beneath the bossy exterior, he truly loves and understands Hannah--in fact, he understands her better than her sisters, and admires her courage in continuing a career that takes so much out of her, even while he's nagging her to quit because he knows she's not happy. Hannah's journey of self-discovery is lovely to see--she finally realizes that her sisters love her for herself and want her to be happy, and she takes responsibility for having hidden her unhappiness to try to please them.

Her post-attack trauma is, of course, what accelerates her growth, and it's very realistically done. She doesn't get over it right away--people don't. And that touches on a societal concern I have about people being expected to recover instantaneously from trauma or grief or whatever. Instead, she recovers gradually, and the reactions between Hannah, her sisters, and Jonas were true and emotional.

My problem with the book was that it could really have used a good editing. The repetition and backstory slowed down the pace to a crawl in spots and seriously interfered with my enjoyment. It's probably better to read this book at a skimming pace--reading to get the gist of the story rather than reading every word. Which is so odd. In some books, Feehan's writing is so lush and rich that not only do I read every word, but I slow down my reading to savor them. This isn't one of those.

HOT... HOT...HOT AND LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY
I will not summarize the story like most of the wonderful reviews already posted. I truly lack the talent for writing! I wanted to read Hannah and Jonah's story from book one! I am so glad this book was even better then I hoped! I could not stop going back and re-reading their first kiss! I had a smile plastered on my face. I would go 50 pages and I would find myself going back to read over funny parts and quotes. The romance is HOT!! I have not been disappointed with any books in the Drake Series. EVERY relationship is Unique and always a page turner. The humor is always unique to each of her character. Welllll, besides the books are always so HOT and not just on a physical level! I thank her for sharing her art with me and I hope she has a lot more stories to share!!! Did I mention this book was HOT? LOL

Disappointed big time
Like someone else previously mentioned, the characters in this book were totally different from what they had been in the past. Jonas and Hannah's relationship just didn't jive with the previous novels. I have ordered the next book about Joley and hope that the characters stay to form as they had in the previous books. If not, unfortunately, no more of the series for me. And with the power that the last sister is supposed to have, I truly hope the book lives up to the build-up.