ARC from work. Due out August 17, 2004. I picked up 2 copies so I think I'll use one to send around on a bookray. Let me know if you want in on it. Will be mailing off by July 9th so that gives you a week to get in on it. Just PM me with your address and weather or not you're willing to ship interantional.

Book Synopsis:

White-hot labor disputes, family conflict, murder and romance are ablaze in bestselling Brown's latest romantic thriller (after Hello, Darkness), when Sayre Lynch returns to Destiny, La., for her brother Danny's funeral. Estranged from her family for 10 years, Sayre arrives in town believing Danny committed suicide, but suspects otherwise after a surprise encounter at the cemetery and a disquieting interview with the sheriff's deputy. The Bayou-born firebrand now San Francisco interior decorator stays to investigate her brother's last days, confronting her father, Huff Hoyle, the powerful owner of the foundry that provides most of the town's jobs and all its corruption; defying her brother Chris, Huff's heir apparent and OSHA's worst nightmare; and becoming the first woman on the floor of the hellish factory that fuels the family fortune. At every turn, Sayre crosses paths with Huff's handsome lawyer henchman, Beck Merchant, irresistible although he represents everything she despises. The steamy pair cannot escape each other or their conclusions about Hoyle Enterprises. Brown makes up in pace and intensity what she lacks in prose style, guaranteeing readers a brain vacation in print, much like watching a favorite movie: an exciting yet familiar experience, the satisfactory resolution never in doubt. Agent, Maria Carvainis.

Ok sorry about taking so long to get this listed. I've already mailed off the book I just haven't had time to get on here to up date. Here is the order of the bookray:

1.mysterylady36
2.vsimeone
3.Pammykn
4.vayacondia
5.annyria
6.dutch-flybaby

And for anyone who wanted on this one but didn't get in on time, sorry. You can always see about working something out with dutch-flybaby after the ray is done.

Arrived safely in the mail. I am currently reading another bookring book and this one will be next. Thanks!

This story was a little difficult to get into at first, but once I was hooked I couldn't put it down. It has a twist at the end that I did not see coming, which in my opinion made up for the difficulty I had at the beginning.

Mailed on 8/9/04 to the next on the ring.

Just received this in the mail today. My bookring pile is getting a little large but I will do my best to stick to the 4-6 week guideline. If I am running too far behind, I will journal again to let everyone know how it's going. Thanks for including me in the ring! Can't wait to read this one!

I'm sorry it took me so long with this but I'm grateful to have had the chance to read it! It was a little slow at the beginning but a great twist, surprise ending! It is off in the mail to Pammykn tomorrow. Thanks for letting me participate!

Received today -- have a few rings/rays in front of this one -- looking forward to reading!

Thanks for sharing this book. So much anger and negative feelings stored up for decades by so many characters. Revenge is really not one of my favorite plot themes but the story kept me intrigued until the end. Sending off to vayacondia 11/15.

White Hot is right!! Awesome read! I just love Sandra Brown and how at the end of her books, she puts together subplots that you didn't even know existed. Thanks for the read. I will be passing on hopefully Monday.

Released on Monday, December 20, 2004 at about 4:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at to another bookcrosser in to another bookcrosser, By Post Controlled Releases.

RELEASE NOTES:

Next on the list!

Edit: released on 1/3/05 due to the post office sending it back to me because mail boxes etc. didn't ask me to fill out a customs form and I didn't think about it. Sorry for the huge delay!

Edit: I did re-send this. I also pm'ed the person I sent it to to make sure she got it, and I rec'd no response.