Shattered

The book was full of unnecessary descriptions of House furnishing, clothing etc the end was very predictable . The predictable romance was childlike.not one of her better books

I loved all of Karen Robarts books, But i thought this one a bit draged out.was not disappointed but took a long time to discuver the story line.

Shattered so far is my favorite book written by Karen Robards. I could not put it down once I started reading it. The main characters Lisa and Scott, were the perfect heroine and hero, likable and had great chemistry together. This is one of the best book I've read in the last year and would recommend it to anyone who likes romance and suspense.

I thoroughly enjoyed Shattered, this newest novel from Karen Robards. As another reviewer mentioned, the best part of this book was the relationship between Scott and Lisa. After having read some other authors romantic suspense novels and the very graphic and gory details given, I really was glad to read a book that contained less horrific deaths and more romance. Lisa and Scott were pure chemistry together and he was hero personified. There was a more normal feel to this romantic suspense, with Lisa's relationship with her dying mom as much a centerpiece of the book as the blossoming love between her and Scott. The third leg of the stool was the mystery: Lisa's cold case work at the DA's office and where one missing persons' case led. All in all, I consider this to be a fine work by Karen Robards and recommend it highly. Emily Bell

Lisa Grant is a lawyer that right now is down on her luck but fighting to get back on top of her legal game. Her high profile job in Boston went bust with the economy and she finds herself back at home with her ailing mother working in the local District Attorney's office. Not just any DA's office but the one where her childhood heartthrob is now the boss and the one giving her the orders. Great luck for her. But Lisa is a fighter and even when he banishes her to the basement to work cold cases she find a gem in the pile of lost but not forgotten cases. This one stands out because one of the victims could have been her twin sister and the mother most assuredly has similarities to Lisa that cannot be dismissed. But when she begins to look into this case too many things happen that no one can say coincidence. Her house is set on fire, she sees that she is being followed then knocked unconscious and that is just the beginning. Dealing with her mother's slow health decline is more than enough to cause her stress but now dealing with these thoughts stirring in the back of her head that perhaps her father may be part of the reason this mysterious family went missing and the fact that she looks so much like them. He has been mostly out of her life since she was a small child and regarded her as a blip on his radar but too many things are adding up wrong for her to overlook that everywhere she digs into this case he keeps popping up. But always around and in her personal space is Scott Buchanan making sure she is not veering too far from the path he feels is right. He has desired her since he worked on her family's property so many years ago that even thinking about her was trouble. Now they are both adults and trying to hold back all the passion he feels for her is about to have him blow a gasket. He has tried for too many years to forget her but now that she is sitting right outside his office and causing trouble of another kind all over again he will have to take some kind of action. He knows better but his heart is leading his better judgment right now. Once they get together all heck breaks loose and the attacks against Lisa intensify making her even more determined to get to the bottom of what really happened to that family. She has to keep her head clear of complications but Scott is one problem she knows how to handle and always has wanted to have in her life. Once they begin their relationship the fireworks go off brighter than on any Fourth of July celebration. Pay close attention to this book because it moves as fast as possible with more twists than you think can be thrown into 400 pages. It also has one of the most romantic scenes ever written in my opinion. There may be more descriptive words involved in other books but the first night with Scott and Lisa at her hotel room is one for the record books of pure unbridled passion being set loose by use of the least amount of words with the most impact. Mary Gramlich is Th

I couldn't put this book down or sleep until I finished it! My heart was pounding and after I finished it I still could not sleep. It's been awhile since a book had this much physical effect on me. I love the writing style, and am very drawn to the main characters. One can not help but "feel" with them (and for them )especially as some very sensitive areas were revealed. If I have a criticism it would be that the end was a bit rushed- too many "facts" dropped in without enough support, and some key "evidence" thrown in that could not have been known, or quickly known, from skeletal remains, as was presented . I would have been happy to keep on reading and reading while all these details, and some secondary relationships, were fleshed out or resolved however!! I did not want to "leave" the world of this book or the charicters!