Midnight Rainbow

I love Ms. Howard and this older book from her DID NOT disapoint! Talk about HOT! Man, this was sizzling off the pages! Even though the shortness of the book was putting me off of reading it, I am sure glad I did decide to pick it up! The guy, Grant Sullivan, will be in my top 'hottest' guys list from a book from now on! If only I could find myself taken captive by some rebel group in South America(not that I'd wish it, but...)and have someone like Grant come save me and drag me through the jungle for days while the bad guys were hot on our trail...man, that would be nice...but anyways, sorry, off the topic here, lol. The hero was HOT HOT HOT and even HOTTER! He was deep, dark and brooding, everything a bad boy should be...(sigh) And Jane was no 'weak-damsel-in-distress'. She was highly intelligent and full of fire. Well worth having Grant.~Jane Hamilton Greer, divorcee at 29 and being held captive in Costa Rica by a group of rebels is shocked to find a man, at least the size of a wrestler and gorgeous to boot wearing camaflauge and sporting guns breaking into her room so quiet you would have thought he was a panther. In a scuffle, not knowing who or what he was she is taken from the encampment via over the 'brute's' shoulders into the impenetrable jungle and into the inky darkness. Who is he? Another goon kidnapping her to get the film?Grant Sullivan had just retired and bought a farm out in the Tennesee mountians when he got a call to rescue a spoiled richgirl apparently dabbling in espionage. One of the US's top agents and known for his expertise, he was sent to Costa Rica expecting to rescue a whining spoiled brat that got herself in too deep with the wrong guy but was stunned to find an intelligent woman who had gotten mixed up with the wrong people at the wrong time. She held a deep and terrifying piece of evidence that the rebels and goverments were killing to posess. She was trying desperately to do it herself, but with the strong help of Grant, she is able to breathe a sigh of relief. They are on the run through the world's most dangerous rain forests all in an attempt to get out or be killed. In the process, they realize they are falling in love and shouldn't. Grant has too many deep seeded memories from his work and has grown hard and cold. Jane sees his vulnerability and digs deeper and deeper until she breaks through but then realizes he and her should never have met. They are from two different worlds. Life outside the jungle was harsh and real. It didn't have room for mistakes. But Grant must understand that he just made one by letting her go...Unbelievable! Excellent! 'Romancing the Stone' watch out! Action, adventure, spies, treachery and love...a sure winner! Thank-you for the escape Ms. Howard!Tracy Talley~@

MIDNIGHT RAINBOW has to be one of my favorite of LH's works. Grant is so sexually magnectic that he makes my knees weak! He is definitely an in-charge kind of man and doesn't hesitate to say exactly what he wants and means to do. Jane is a very formidable half to Grant's character. You can actually see this romance take life and work. They are perfect for one another. Wait a minute... I would be a great jungle chick, too! HA! Once he finally gets her where he wants her, he doesn't let a moment slip by where they can feed their jungle fever for one another! You will enjoy this jungle romp, because beside all of the great sex you get two highly intelligent and workable people thrown together where they would not more than likely ever have even wanted to meet one another in the first place. MR isn't a silly story where you feel like they should be more interested in saving their lives than making love. Grant definitely protects Jane. Like LH says, 'Grant's a lean, mean, fighting-machine'! Enjoy! It's a great read!I would also recommend AFTER THE NIGHT by Howard. Wow! Drool-drool!

This was the first Linda Howard book I read, and it was sooooo good, it sent me combing through used book stores and garage sales looking for her out of print books. This was also the book that introduced me to paperback romances, and began my search for other authors as good as Howard (alas, there are very, very few). I'd always enjoyed romance, but had never ventured beyond Anya Seton, M.M. Kaye, the Bronte sisters, Jane Austin, Georgette Heyer, Margaret Mitchell, Jan Cox Speas, etc. Obviously, there was a finite number of these books, which led me to set aside assumption and try pulp fiction. I'm glad I did because some of it (like "Midnight Rainbow") is wonderful fun. Thank you, Miss Howard, for hours of pure reading pleasure. I just wish I could find several of your equals, or failing that, I wish you could write a bit faster.

This is one of My favorite Linda Howard books. Blonde, tigerish Grant was a nice change from the usual dark haired heroes in LH romances. I just fell in love with him from page one, and Jane was perfect for him...a smart, self-reliant kind of gal. The story moves briskly, and there is a nice balance between action and romance. I was SO glad to see Grant and Jane again in "Midnight Rainbow" where they appear to help out the imperiled Rachel and Kell.

Midnight Rainbow is a non-stop combination of danger and romance. The strength of both characters is very appealing. The fact that Jane wasn't waiting around for someone to resuce her is great! The tenderness that Grant shows for Jane is touching. The combination of danger, romance and suspence is addicting and Linda Howard does it better than anyone. Whether it's Jane and Grant's story in Midnight Rainbow, Rachel and Kell's story in Diamond Bay or Barrie and Zane's story in Mackenzie's Pleasure. You're sucked in from the first page and can't let go. The heroines are strong, smart, independant women and the men live by their own code where honor is all. I'd be hard pressed to decide which of her novels I like best, I have several and reread them all.