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by: Nora Roberts

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Average Rating: Rating: - Thouroughly enjoyed this book I have been passing on these 2 for 1 books lately because they have been a drag. I picked this book up as a last resort and was plesantly surprised. Very good story line, very hard to put down. Rating: - A Nice Diversion I've rarely read anything by Nora Roberts that I didn't enjoy to some degree. Although this is not one of her best, the lives of the characters managed to capture my interest. "Local Hero" is a nice story with likable characters. Hester and Mitch struck me as an odd pair, but that notice didn't detract much from my enjoyment of the story. (I must admit, as others have here, that "Hester" isn't the kind of name one would expect to see in a romance novel; but perhaps Roberts' intention in naming her female protaganist Hester was to help paint a picture of her character. Although Hester is a very loving person, she feels it's necessary to be a responsible adult and exclude romance from her life. The name "Hester" fits that brief. ((No offense intended to anyone named Hester who may be reading this.)) ) Mitch is a really likable person. I had fun reading about him. I thought the characters in "Dual Image" were very dramatic, but considering that most of the characters are in show business, the drama seemed to fit. However it's difficult to feel involvement with Booth's (the male protaganist) character. We are told that he's changing from dark and brooding to being more open to love, but not enough was put into the character to help the reader appreciate his transition. Ariel is a very likable character. She seemed like a person I would like to know. My main problem with the story is the way Ariel just assumed everything would work out between the people she loved, even though they hadn't met each other and didn't even know about each other. I didn't feel that particular point was credible. Despite the flaws, I did derive pleasure from reading both stories, so I would recommend this book as a light diversion. Rating: - Double treats from Ms. Roberts Manhattan is the common setting of this two reissue of Harlequin romance of distinction by publishing phenomenon Nora Roberts. Local Hero, the more polished tale out of the two, is Ms. Robert's attempt at exploring the single-family platform prevalent in 1990s and its insecurities through a schmaltzy romance between banker Hester Wallace and comic whiz Mitch Dempsey. Being neigbours the unlikely duo is brought together by their attachment for Randall, Hester's bubbly son who worships Mitch as a daddy-figure. Abandoned by her irresponsible ex, Hester is naturally wary and vulnerable of this whirlwind romance. The second romance, Dual Image fulfils our soap-opera fantasies as movie scriptwriter Booth DeWitt is enchanted by soap-opera actress Ariel Kirkwood. Hurt by a cold ambitious actress Elizabeth Hunter, Booth is reminded of the deceptions when Ariel plays a character scripted like her. Ariel faces a custody battle for her nephew and a rocky path to love. Ms. Roberts captures the nuances of love and its shades of emotions beautifully with a frosty happy ending and amicable characters that leaves millions of her fans in awe - truly, madly and deeply.

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