Midnight in Ruby Bayou (St. Kilda Consulting, 4)

by Elizabeth Lowell

Book Overview

"Romantic suspense is her true forte." -- Minneapolis Star-Tribune New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell creates suspense and emotional intensity with her classic Midnight in Ruby Bayou,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380789892
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Avon
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.1" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

I Read Like a Madwoman, Anxious to Get to the End

Thieves break into a museum in St. Petersburg to steal gems. They have orders to take only the lesser known stuff, gems that won't be missed, but one of them gets greedy and steals a priceless set of rubies, including the egg sized ruby known as "The Heart of Midnight." The thief sends the rubies to a fence in America, who sells them minus the "Heart of Midnight," to Davis Montegeau who sends them to Faith Donovan to make into a necklace for his fiancée.Russian Mafiya boss Marat Borisovitch Tarasov is furious when he finds out what his minions have done. The museum is going to open an exhibit soon featuring the "The Heart of Midnight" and if it's not there, he's going to be in big trouble, plus he'll lose a good source of free gems, so he sends tough and deadly Ivan Ivanovitch to America to get the precious rubies back.Archer Donovan has decided to insure the gems as Faith wants to take them to a gem show in Atlanta where designers show off their work before she delivers the completed necklace. Archer has his trusted employee Owen Walker guard the rubies as well as Faith.Ivanovitch slashes and kills his way through people in his quest to get the "Heart of Midnight" back, but by the time he gets to Faith, Walker is there. But even if he could have had his way with her, she couldn't have given up the monster ruby, because she doesn't have it. However Ivanovitch doesn't know this, so he's going to have another try at her. Will Walker be able to stop him, or will he be so infatuated with Faith and she for him, that he won't see Ivan coming?Ms. Lowell has written a story that kept me sitting on the edge of my seat as I read like a madwoman, anxious to get to the end. Lots of action, just the right amount of romance and characters that I both loved and hated. This is a book you can't go wrong with, it's Elizabeth Lowell at her best.

I love Owen Walker!

This was the perfect ending to the Donovan series. Faith and Walker both had to overcome past hurts to find love within each other. I loved the way that the entire Donovan family from all 3 previous books were woven into the plot. I loved hearing about Honor & Jake's daughter, Lianne and Kyle's twins, and Archer and Hannah's pregnancy. Having read all of the other books prior to this one I could appreciate every aspect of the plot. I am enthralled by the way that Lowell uses characters from different backgrounds, like Seattle and South Carolina and makes them fall in love and they each cherish their culture and learn to respect the others. I have already read each book in the series at least a dozen times each and I will keep reading them for a long time to come. I do wish that Lowell would write about Justin and Lawe though. I feel like part of their family is missing not knowing about them. All in All... a MUST HAVE for your romance collection.

Elizabeth Lowell - Another Jewel!

The romance/mystery of Midnight in Ruby Bayou brings Owen Walker and Faith Donovan together to continue the saga of the magnificent Donovan clan. This is the story of a strong man and strong woman who come together and surprise each other, woven togeher with enough bad guys to keep you guessing, enough good guys to keep your hopes up and enough down-home southern scandal to make you feel you are hanging over the back fence with a neighbor. We also learn of the present status of our past Donovan books. This book kept my interest (and I'm hard to please) even when I should have been turning out the lights and going to sleep. If you loved her past books, you'll love this one.

Lowell writes a hot and adventurous romatic suspense

Donovan International is a multi-conglomerate, but the heart of the company is the Gems and Minerals division. Their principal designer is Faith Donovan, an exquisite jewelry artist, and a person with a negative self-image. Owen Walker is the company's troubleshooter. He willingly risks his life for the sake of action. However, Owen feels responsible for his brother's death. He has adopted the Donovan clan as his own family.Faith is currently working on a multi-million dollar ruby necklace for her best friend's wedding when someone steals several pieces. The family believes the robber wanted the ruby necklace. They assign Owen to keep Faith safe. After she completes the necklace, the item is placed on display. The convention hall is robbed, Faith is mugged, and the necklace is delivered to Ruby Bayer. As Owen and Faith come close to losing their lives, they fall in love.MIDNIGHT IN RUBY BAYOU is the fourth and final tale in the best-selling Donovan series. The story line lives up to its predecessors as it is filled with action and great characters. The romance between the heroine and the hero is believable yet steamy. Elizabeth Lowell is a major talent who will send new fans searching for the previous three Donovan novels (see PEARL CLUB, JADE ISLAND, and AMBER BEACH).Harriet Klausner

Continuing excellence marks Midnight in Ruby Bayou

It's hard to believe that anyone can maintain the level of excellence that Elizabeth Lowell had maintained in the Donovan series, but she has done it again with Ruby Bayou. Wow is about the only word to describe just how good this book is. By the name, you will guess that this book focuses on a mystery about the ruby trade (the others in the series focused on amber, jade and pearl trades). Though Ms. Lowell has written other books on the fine gem industry (Diamond Tiger and The Ruby (both under her Ann Maxwell pseudonym)), she still manages to bring new information to blend with sizziling sensuality and a great mystery. Also interesting, she brings Owen Walker (from Jade Island) as Faith Donovan's mate. Seemingly less intense that Ms. Lowell's other heroes in this series, he is a great character who compliments the hurt Faith. I always enjoy Ms. Lowell's male characters, as they are always very strong and genuinelly interesting... they aren't a copy of anyone! I think her husband's influence (she used to write with him under the pseudonym A.E. Maxwell) gives her books both strength and truth. This is a great stand alone-book, but it is even better if you read the others. Good reading!