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asked by ivan on November 13, 2006 4:10 PM

Be careful what you wish for....

On her thirty-fourth birthday, Daisy Minor decides to make over her entire life. The small-town librarian has had it with her boring clothes, her ordinary looks, and nearly a decade without so much as a date. It's time to get a life -- and a sex life. The perennial good girl, Daisy transforms herself into a party girl extraordinaire -- dancing the night away at clubs, laughing and flirting with abandon -- and she's declared open season for manhunting. But her free-spirited fun turns to shattering danger when she witnesses something she shouldn't -- and becomes the target of a killer. Now, before she can meet the one man who can share her life, first she may need him to save it.

Seamlessly blending heart-pounding romance and breathless intrigue, Linda Howard delivers a stylish and provocative novel that absolutely defies readers to put it down.

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Open season is an average romance-suspense genre read. The lead female--Daisy is difficult to like. Daisy gives off the feeling that she just might think she is higher than other people, mainly one Chief of police named Jack. Jack, a former SWAT member and big city officer, seems annoying at best. He makes it his mission to get in Daisy's pants and it doesn't take him long to find his in. Somehow these two characters makes it work and in their process of having an affair, while Daisy waits to find "a relationship man", the two find they're in love with one another.

Daisy manages to witness a murder without even realizing she's witnessed a murder, which puts her life in danger, and of course, Jack is on top of the situation--literally.

The sex scenes are not lacking, the plot is stable, and overall this is a Linda Howard book worth spending a little time with.
reviewed by versed on November 16, 2006 1:59 PM

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This is not one of my favorites. It was a ok read with not alot of action and the ending I wish could have had a little more excitment.The interaction between Jack and Daisy seemed alittle forced with her telling him he's not her type and there was no chemistry between them, something was missing there for me. The way Howard described Jack - graying hair, thick neck, body builder, is that supposed to be attractive? I felt Howard wrote more about the puppys antics than she cared to write about the romance or action. The book was worth reading if you have nothing else to read or important to do. It just could have been so much better. Not up to Howards usual books.
reviewed by carrots on November 29, 2006 7:02 AM

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I must say, this book was thoroughly enjoyable. Linda Howard has this incredible ability to make the reader understand the ins and outs of her characters. You find yourself knowing how they will act, and loving every moment of the brief period of their lives that you get to enjoy.

There were many times when I found my self laughing out loud, and one time that I laughed so hard my wife just had to know what had me in stitches. When you start reading about the "Party Pack", don't eat or drink. If you have anything in your mouth at all, you'll make a mess. Trust me on this one.

If you like books with romance, killers, and lots of laughs, don't pass this one up. It's rare that I add an author to my "must read" list, but Linda Howard is now on it, and this book is at the top.
reviewed by perfectstorm on November 29, 2006 10:28 AM

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i love this book. it ranks as one of my favorite linda howards. too bad she doesn't write a book like this anymore.
reviewed by rafit on November 29, 2006 3:48 PM

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