Remembering Red Thunder

by Sylvie Kurtz

Intrigue #653. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373226535
• ISBN13: 9780373226535
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

FIVE STAR ALL THE WAY!

Ah, Red Thunder River, what an enemy.The introduction of Ellen Paxton, Kyle and Kent Makepeace and their buddy Garth sets the stage for life's complications.Fifteen years later we meet Chance Conover and his wife, Taryn of seven years. Ten years ago she suffered the suspense of her mother's murder. Chance happened on scene to help her. After three years of courtship they marry and now seven years later she wants to start a family? I don't see much strength and trust in this lady.The tale of Chance's memory lose and his backtracking of his life holds one in suspense. Loved the conflict between Angus Conover and Nola Barnes.Carter Paxton was bound to have his revenge for what happened to his daughter Ellen. [the dummy was looking in the wrong direction.]Dr. Benton and Doug Talberg left me wondering just where and how they fit in.Joely Brahms, Ashbrooks' town librarian, has many answers but was set up by the resident evil.Chance was beset by blankness and confusion while trying to piece his past back together. He was afraid that his search would endanger Taryn but he couldn't shake her.You live the tension and suspense as the story unfolds and enjoy the ending. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - this will be a keeper for the bookshelf to be enjoyed again in the future.

Remembering Red Thunder

Sylvie Kurtz returns with the superb "Remembering Red Thunder," a can't miss read. In the fifteen years since he was rescued from the Red Thunder River, battered and with no memory, Chance Conover has made a life in Gabenburg, Texas. He is now the town sheriff and is married to his beautiful wife Taryn. But one day an accident leads him to forget who he is again and sends him searching for the truth of his past. Refusing to give up on the man she loves, Taryn goes with him. Can she save him from the dangerous secrets he uncovers before they destroy him?"Remembering Red Thunder" is an amazing tale, the kind of rare, once in a lifetime romance novel that will move readers with the depths of this couple's love. Add a tense and exciting suspense plot and this story cannot be beat. Although Kurtz demonstrated she was a strong writer in her previous Intrigues, her stories were never as good as her voice. "One Texas Night" was repetitive, slow and obvious. "Blackmailed Bride" had some sizeable plot holes. "Alyssa Again" was mechanical, predictable and ignored too many relevant character issues. All three had some glaring plot flaws in the setup. Based on those three books, I never would have imagined she was capable of writing a book with this much complexity, emotion and white knuckle suspense. Finally her storytelling catches up with her voice. The biggest strength of "Remembering Red Thunder" is its heroine. Taryn is an amazing heroine: strong, determined and courageous. She loves her man with all her heart and will stand by him and fight for their marriage through everything they face. If romance heroes are the men we all want to be with, romance heroines are the women we should all want to be. Few are. They're usually wimpy or wishy washy or insecure. This is one of the few romance heroines to deserve the title of heroine. The strength of her character and the depth of her love are amazing to read about. This is a heroine to cheer for. It seems like everyone is out to stop her. The good guys tell her to give up. An entire small town and a very evil villain will do anything to stop her. She keeps fighting. It's a shame the hero can't quite match her. Chance is a frustrating "hero." His attitude is too often defeatist and some of his actions are inexplicable. "Be reasonable," Taryn tells him late in the book. I laughed out loud. He'd given no sign in this book he was capable of that. However, this also makes the story more suspenseful because Taryn is given overwhelming odds to overcome. "Remembering Red Thunder" is a unique story for Intrigue because Kurtz reveals who the villain is from the very beginning. This adds to the suspense because the villain is truly evil. There's not much of a mystery here, only which of two missing twin brothers Chance will turn out to be, and astute readers should be able to guess it easily. The nonstop action and unbearable tension should still keep readers anxiously turning the pa