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Suite 606 | 
| Authors: J.d. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mary Kay Mccomas
Publisher: Berkley
Category: Book
Buy New: $7.99
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2489
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0425224449
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.087208
EAN: 9780425224441
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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Product Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb headlines a hot new anthology of paranormal romance.
FEATURING A NEW EVE DALLAS NOVELLA.
J.D. Robb plunges Lieutenant Eve Dallas into the violent aftermath of a ritualistic murder.
Mary Blayney, investigates a deception that has kept two lovers apart for years.
Ruth Ryan Langan brings a lost man out of a storm to face a breathtaking twist of fate.
And Mary Kay McComas follows a mother, her son, and a wizard lost through the threads of time.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 The belief in a supernatural source of evil is unnecessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. - Joseph Conrad November 10, 2008
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is a novella containing 4 short stories from 4 different authors.
Ritual In Death by J.D. Robb - This is the 33rd book (when including novellas) in the In Death Series, taking place shortly after the events in Salvation in Death (In Death). While at a swanky party, Homicide Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke become aware of a grizzly murder that has taken place on scene.
This is my favorite story in the book, no surprise there. I like any story where Eve is forced to step outside of her carefully drawn box and get in touch with the side of the world where magic and the unexplained reside.
Love Endures by Mary Blaney - A young woman's world is turned upside down when she suddenly becomes a widow. When her husband's ghost seeks her help she has to face the uncomfortable past, and come to terms with the truth and her heart.
This was a nice story, a little hokey at times, but entertaining. I like a ghost story and the side characters really added a lot to this tale.
Cold Case by Ruth Ryan Langan - A policeman leaves the force behind and heads to Vermont for a change of pace and a little healing. When his car goes off the road during a storm, he finds solace and shelter at a farm house with a father and his two stepdaughters.
This story has a bit of a mystery within it and I found the plot interesting and engaging. The ending was a little off to me, for more than one reason, but other than that I liked it.
Wayward Wizard by Mary Kay McComas - A mother struggling to regain her young sons trust is whisked back in time with him, where they meet a Wizard. Together they must journey back to the present.
This is probably my second favorite story in the book; it's surprisingly deep and touching for such a short tale. The author cleverly inserted her characters in the previous authors' three stories, which made it additionally fun.
Each story contains some sort of connection to a suite 606, some connections more in depth than others. Each story also contains a link to the last story in the book, Wayward Wizard. The stories are a decent blend of fantasy and reality with a helping of romance to round out each tale. A quick, light and easy read. Enjoy!
Cherise Everhard, November 2008
 Did I Miss the Connection Here? November 19, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
What a disappointment. I buy these anthologies to get introduced to new authors -- that's how I've discovered new favorites like Angela Knight, Lora Leigh and Nalini Singh. But apart from the J.D. Robb story, which was excellent (a miracle since Nora's books in her Nora Roberts line have gotten so formulaic), I wouldn't read one of the other three author's work, even if I were given the books at no charge. Their stories were so poorly written and oddly constructed that in one case (Mary Blayney) I wondered if this was actually a 10th grader's English composition. The other two weren't much better. And the supposed tie-in to "Suite 606" that should have served as a connecting thread between the stories was virtually non-existent. If it were not for the Eve Dallas story, I would have rated this one a minus one star and returned it to the store for a refund.
Save your money.
four well written speculative fiction novellas November 4, 2008
9 out of 15 found this review helpful
"Ritual in Death" by J.D. Robb. NYPD Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her spouse Roarke attend a gala that is interrupted by a satanic vicious homicide of an Indiana transplant.
."Love Endures" by Mary Blayney. Recently widowed Summer Cassidy has enough on her plate as a single mom, but must deal with two men in her life; the ghost of her late husband and Lord Stephen Bradley.
"Cold Case" by Ruth Ryan Langan. Former cop Sam Hunter has a car accident that leaves him with no choice except accepting the hospitality of Mary Catherine and her hostile stepfather.
"Wayward Wizard" by Mary Kay McComas. At a museum, Marie Barnett and her son Hugh tumble into an exhibit where they meet Nester Baraka the time travel wizard from Viator.
Fans will enjoy these four well written speculative fiction novellas that run the gamut from science fiction police procedural to urban fantasy to the paranormal triangle.
Harriet Klausner
 which period is this supposed to be? November 7, 2008
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have just finished reading SUITE 606, an Anthology by four Authors, with J.D.Robb as the lead Author. Her tale was up to her normal great standard. BUT.... the story by Mary Blayney has to win a Gold Medal for the silliest period tale I have ever read, (and a read a great deal) Next time Mary Blayney study the period you are writing about. Use Roberta Gellis as a reference if you have to. That Lady really knows her time periods. This book starts with the time period 1814, and within the first page, words like "chore" are used and "damnation, and many others of todays way of speaking throughout the story.. All within the really silly story. How did this Author slip this past the Publishers, and get her work sandwiched between three other excellent writers. . I cannot give less than one star, if I could, maybe a minus 1?
 Another terrific J.D. Robb anthology! November 13, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Four very different paranormal romances! I enjoyed all the stories in this book but the first and last were my favorites.
The first is J.D. Robb's "Ritual in Death" where Eve is with Roarke at a wealthy friend's party in a penthouse at Roarke's Palace hotel when in walks a naked man holding a knife and covered in blood. Eve and Roarke retrace his steps to another penthouse where they find a pentagram and a young woman brutally murdered. As Eve uses her superior detective skills, Roarke also uses any means at this disposal since his security personnel were involved. How both their approaches work at different angles to still come up with the same suspects and final resolution is a terrific story.
The second story takes place around 1814 in England. Summer Cassidy married to Reggie and mother of a darling daughter is shocked when late at night an old friend, Lord Stephen Bradley comes to the door to tell her that her husband was set upon by thieves and his neck is broken. Summer cannot believe he is dead and insists they bring his body to his room and get a physician. When she looks into his eyes though she knows. Summer is frustrated as her husband is a gambler and has left her many debts. Lord Stephen wants to help her but she cannot trust him as he and her husband had a bet going just before she married Reggie. However, Reggie comes back six months after his death as a ghost and appears to their daughter and to Summer as he needs to make things right. A very fun story however whimsical.
The third story involves a detective Sam Hunter who made a name for himself with his partner solving cold cases. In their last case, his partner stepped in front of him and took a bullet meant for Sam. Sam cannot forgive himself for not reacting more quickly and at the same time is angry at this ex-partner for taking the bullet and saving his life. He heads for an old inn in the countryside of Vermont to take some time to re-evaluate his life. He is caught in a bad ice and snowstorm and his car is wrecked in a ditch. He starts walking and sees a light. It is an old farmhouse where they live in an old-fashioned way and the daughter of the house Mary Catherine is kind where her stepfather is cruel. Very intense plot and several twists to the story.
The final and fourth story involves a mom, Marie Barnett, who is divorced and had had addiction problems and is trying to become re-acquainted with her twelve year old son, Hugh. They are going through a museum and come upon an artifact which when the power in the museum goes down, her son picks up and is whisked away leaving the artifact behind. How Marie is brave enough to follow her son and meets a wizard and all the adventures they have is a very magical tale.
Highly recommended!
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