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Title | : | Honest Illusions |
Author | : | Nora Roberts |
Book Format | : | Trade Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
Published | : | August 6th 2002 by Berkley Trade (first published July 1992) |
Categories | : | Romance. Contemporary Romance. Romantic Suspense. Contemporary. Fiction. Mystery. Suspense |
Nora Roberts
Trade Paperback | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 4.02 | 14432 Users | 457 Reviews
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Honest Illusions The daughter of a world-renowned magician, Roxy Nouvelle has inherited her father’s talents—and his penchant for jewel thievery. Into this colorful world comes Luke Callahan, an escape artist who captures her heart—and keeps secrets that could shatter all her illusions…Be Specific About Books In Pursuance Of Honest Illusions
Original Title: | Honest Illusions |
ISBN: | 0425186199 (ISBN13: 9780425186190) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Roxanne Nouvelle, Luke Callahan |
Setting: | United States of America |
Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Single Title Contemporary Romance (1993) |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 14432 Users | 457 ReviewsDiscuss About Books Honest Illusions
I was sixteen when I read this for the first time. It captivated me. Wowed me. And I was instantly in love.All these years later, it's still one of my all time favorites. I love the story. Love the characters. Love the way it takes you back where it all started, and lets you see the kids that they were, growing up and falling in love, being a family and making a family for all those unfortunate souls.Nora Roberts guides you through the world of magic and illusions, and shows you raw feelings ofRoxy and Luke grew up together, ever since her father took the runaway boy under his wing, and through time, their relationship changed from initial animosity to friendship, and in the end, love. But Luke's past came back to haunt him, and he left his family, and his heart, behind to protect them.But now, after five years, he's back, determined to get it all, especially Roxy, back no matter the cost.I must confess these "time progression" stories by Ms Roberts are hit-and-miss for me.
I have tried audio books a few times now and always have this persistent hope of capturing the joy I felt as a child listening to stories on the radio (yes I am that old) however I have realised that there are two main factors that always determines my enjoyment:1) The storyline2) The narratorIn this book both of these factors fell way off the mark and I could only stick it out to the halfway mark. I have outgrown Nora Roberts books a long time ago and should never have started this audio book
Sometimes I have a craving for something other than PNR. Then I often choose Nora Roberts. I really like to know that when you read a Nora Roberts book, nothing will surprise you, the romance is steady and the villain gets whats coming to him/her in the end. Its safe and cosy like an fuzzy blanket in winter.So Honest Illusions gave me what I craved. Nothing more, nothing less.Since I have worked with a lot of magicians (not in the scale of the Nouvelles in the story, but still) rope-dancers and
Life is hard for the 12-year-old Luke Callahan. In his attempt to safe himself from the hell he calls home, he is force to be a runaway, live on the street, earning money through pick pocketing. His life takes an unexpected turn one day when he meets Max Nouvelle, a magician, who breathes life into his world: takes him in, loves him like his own son, teaches him to be his apprentice and eventually shares his hidden secret with him. With Max as his father, Lily as his loving mother and Roxy as a
When 12-year-old Luke Callahan first sees Magician Max Nouvelle and his young daughter Roxanne at a traveling circus, he is fascinated. Max sees Luke as a young version of himself...a lonely, abused child living on the streets. Max offers Luke a job, takes him into the family, and teaches him some magic tricks. Soon Luke has joined Max, Roxanne, and Max's assistant/girlfriend, Lily, in the act. As they become a family and travel the country with their magic act, Luke realizes that magic isn't
From Book Lover @ Ami:'The hero abandons the heroine without a word for a few years because he is being blackmailed and doesn't want her to be involved in the mess. Unbeknownst to him, while he is gone she is giving birth to and raising his child. When he comes back, he tells her that he was so miserable without her that he had to drown himself in alcohol and sex. And that "the alcohol helped kill the pain some, but the sex helped more." I thought that was so bizarre that he would tell her about
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