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The Ruby
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061042690
ISBN: 0061042692
Label: HarperTorch
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: May 01, 1999
Publisher: HarperTorch
Release Date: April 07, 1999
Studio: HarperTorch
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Editorial Review:Danger At Every Turn When an exquisitely crafted, authentic imperial Faberge egg mysteriously shows up at Laurel Swann's home studio, she knows it can only be from one person -- her father, who has drifted in and out of her life for as long as she can remember. But this time Jamie Swann leaves her something too many people will kill for.Out of her league and desperate, Laurel is forced to accept help from the very man who is trying to ensnare her father in his own web of double crosses. Cruz Rowan can help her stay alive, but will he do the same for her father?Elizabeth Lowell, writing as Ann Maxwell, deftly combines the nonstop action of a spy thriller with the heart-pounding excitement of true love and adventure.
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Rating: - Currently published as Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell
Ann Maxwell's books are currently being re-printed with new titles under the name Elizabeth Lowell. So if you are looking for some of these older titles, search under that author. Titles won't match, but hopefully the description will let you know which older title it is. The books are excellent and I would highly recommend them.
Rating:  - The Ruby by Ann Maxwell
This book was riveting from the beginning. The action continued throughout the entire story until the very end. What a page turner!!
Rating:  - So/So
Like Ann Maxwell's (Elizabeth Lowell's) earlier books this one starts off a bit dull, but slowly gets interesting. You are slowly introduced to the main characters Laurel Swann and Cruz Rowan. Laurell is a jewelry designer, who's father is top CIA, possibly gone bad. Cruz works for a company that does search work for other governments and businesses who want to keep quiet about it. The two are drawn together when a Russian collector losses a faberge egg that was on tour in the US. Like other ... Read More
Rating: - An average book....
I enjoyed reading Laurel and Cruz's story, but subtracted stars for the lack of depth in the over all plot. Whether writing as Ann Maxwell, Elizabeth Lowell or with her husband as A E Maxwell, she usually gives the reader a twisting and turning plot with deep insights into the location she is writing about. Although an attempt is made to do this with Russia in this story, I thought she fell a bit flat. Instead of feeling like we were living in a post-Soviet era, it seemed as if she turned to ... Read More
Rating: - Great Combination of Intrigue and Romance
Ann Maxwell (aka Elizabeth Lowell) is great in all romance genres. No one combines cloak and dagger intrigue with romance better than AM. No gives her characters a magical yet realistic quality better than A.M./E.L. In this book specifically, she combines both the above mentioned themes with a great storyline. Why not 10, because in this genre sometimes the romance gets (only a little) neglected
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