Twelve Across

by Barbara Delinsky

Book Overview

A delightful puzzle of a romance from the New York Times-bestselling author who "knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and to believe" (Observer-Reporter, Washington, Pennsylvania).... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551665794
• ISBN13: 9781551665795
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Best Book ever!/Fantastic

This book is about Garrick Rodenheiser and Leah Gates. Garrick,former Actor moves to New Hampshire to atart his life over after he had a car accident. Four years later Victoria Leahs's friend and Garrick's tells Leah to go to her cabin for a few weeks since Leahs landlord decides condo conversation which Leah can'6t afford.Leah taking her friends advice goes to New Hampshire only to find out that the cabin's been burned down. She goes looking for Gerrick, who Victoria tells her to look for if anything goes wrong.He takes her in and helps her.Though he's a little suspicious that Leah may work for the Newspaper and was out to find for a story. But then he finds out she's not a journalist, and discovers it was just a lovematch that Victoria had made so he go out with Leah.But as time passes he starts having feelings for Leah and doesn't know if he should tell her thae truth about his pass.This book was awsome! One of my favorites and emdividually different from any I have read. Irecomend it because it's romance,true love and about having courage.

Good Afternoon Read

This is a short book about two people seeking solitude who get thrown together in a remote cabin and try to make the best of the situation. They are weary of each other from the start and this makes for an interesting chemistry. He is the strong silent type and she tries to permeate his heart and his life. The ending was forseeable but was enjoyable nonetheless.

Twelve Across is a nice evening's read

Many of us who discovered Barbara Delinsky after she made the jump from romance to fiction/women's fiction are enjoying MIRA's re-issues of her earlier series romances. I know I'm one of them, and though I did have a couple of problems with Twelve Across, I enjoyed it well enough to recommend. If you are a fan of Cabin/Road romances, this one should suitly nicely. If you enjoy romances with less-than-gorgeous heroines, this one is a great one, and here's why. The hero is drop-dead handsome and when he first meets the heroine, he doesn't see much, but as they fall in love, she becomes more beautiful to him. What could be more romantic than that?Another point to recommend this book is that, even though there is a Big Secret, it's resolved easily enough. However, what is behind the big secret, and how it affects the lifestyle of the hero goes on a bit too long. The book becomes slightly sappy by the end, but because of its strengths, this one is still a recommended read.TTFN, Laurie Likes BooksPublisher, All About Romance.( )

Twelve Across is a great read!

The heroine creates crossword puzzles for a living, hence the title "Twelve Across." The title concept also appropriately predicts the manner in which the two main characters lives cross and become intertwined in this great book! Seeking solitude and peace after a rough patch, she thinks she will find it at a friend's cabin. The hero is a recluse with a famous past, but with her love and understanding, is able to take his place in society once again. While the story lines and characters are completely different, "Twelve Across" is in the same caliber of Brown's other book "Adam's Fall" (Note: "Fanta C" should be read before "Adam's Fall" as the main characters are connected). I highly recommend these books. No romance reader would be disappointed!