Truth or dare : a Whispering Springs novel

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Title:

Truth or dare : a Whispering Springs novel

Author:

Krentz, Jayne Ann, author.

Series:

Whispering Springs novel ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Like many people, Zoe and Ethan both came to the beautiful desert community of Whispering Springs, Arizona, for a fresh start, but their past followed them. Trust and love blossomed during the life-and-death case Zoe hired Ethan to solve. Now the newlyweds are finding that, while the danger that brought them together may be past, giving what started as a sham marriage a real chance isn't as easy as they both hoped it would be. Secrets, new and old, challenge their commitment to blending their very different styles...and their marriage, their businesses, and their friends are all at risk. When Zoe finds shadows of madness clinging to her work in the coveted Designers Dream House project, she fears that breaking and entering and stalking are only the beginning of a new nightmare. And soon she and Ethan are searching for the truth amid an intricate web of potentially deadly, dark designs, where victim, method, and motive are all in shadow...and the danger grows with every breath.

Physical Description:

342 p. ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Women interior decorators -- Fiction.

Private investigators -- Fiction.

Female friendship -- Fiction.

Stalking victims -- Fiction.

Married people -- Fiction.

Psychics -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Arizona -- Fiction.

Publisher:

G.P. Putnam's Sons,

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Publisher description
Contributor biographical information

Publication Date:

2003

ISBN:

9780399150739

Publication Information:

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2003.

Call Number:

KRENTZ

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Summary

Zoe is an interior designer with a unique sense of style. But even more uncanny is her sense of what's going on under the surface, the secrets a house can hold. At the moment, though, Zoe isn't concerned about a client's space. She's more worried about what's going on in her own house in Whispering Springs, Arizona, where she lives with her new husband, private investigator Ethan Truax. After a whirlwind courtship, and a dangerous adventure, they've gambled on commitment, hoping that their powerful attraction can help them learn to live together despite their utterly opposite personalities. But newlywed life is suddenly interrupted when a shadowy figure from Zoe's past shows up in Whispering Springs, and her closest friend is put at terrible risk. For Zoe and Arcadia Ames share a shocking secret. And as they seek to protect the truth, they must join together, and with Ethan's help, accept a very dan-gerous dare.

Author Notes

Jayne Ann Krentz was born in Borrego Springs, California on March 28, 1948. She received a B.A. in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master's degree in library science from San Jose State University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a librarian.

She has written under seven different names: Jayne Bentley, Amanda Glass, Stephanie James, Jayne Taylor, Jayne Castle, Amanda Quick and Jayne Ann Krentz. Her first book, Gentle Pirate, was published in 1980 under the name Jayne Castle. She currently uses only three personas to represent her three specialties. She uses the name Jayne Ann Krentz for her contemporary pieces, Amanda Quick for her historical fiction pieces, and Jayne Castle for her futuristic pieces. Her novels include Truth or Dare, All Night Long, Copper Beach, River Road, Promise not to Tell, and Untouchable..

She has received numerous awards for her work including the 1995 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Trust Me, the 2004 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Falling Awake, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, the Romantic Times Jane Austen Award, and the Susan Koppelman Award for Feminist Studies for Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance. In 2015 she made The New York Times Best Seller List with both Trust Me, Trust No One and Secret Sisters..

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Zoe Luce, psychic interior decorator, has finally settled down to domestic life in Whispering Springs, Ariz., with private investigator Ethan Truax after their tempestuous courtship in Krentz's previous romantic thriller, Light in Shadow. However, sinister cobwebs of energy confront her when she enters certain rooms, threatening to make her lose her tenuous grip on sanity. Meanwhile, Arcadia Ames, Zoe's old friend from Candle Lake Manor Psychiatric Hospital, fears the husband she sacrificed her identity to escape has finally tracked her down. Krentz never fully explains exactly why Grant, Arcadia's husband, wants her dead, relying instead on facts revealed in Light in Shadow. Indeed, from beginning to end, this sequel feels more like an appendix to the last book than a novel in its own right, as Krentz forgoes a strong central plot to focus on the kind of warm and fuzzy details about Zoe and her Whispering Springs friends that most novels relegate to the epilogue. She fattens the story with pizza dinners, heartfelt talks and proffered slices of lemon meringue pie, but scrimps when the action picks up and offers limp, far-fetched conclusions to the book's various subplots. Though no one will begrudge the goodhearted characters from Whispering Springs their tasty tidbits, in her rush to get to the happy endings, Krentz leaves readers hungry for a more substantial story. Author tour. (Jan. 5) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

In this romantic suspense novel, a sequel to Light in Shadow, newlyweds Zoe Luce and Ethan Truax, who were brought together when he found the murderer of her first husband, are settled in Whispering Springs, AZ, trying to make their marriage work. Zoe is threatened by a stalker who knows all about her, and her best friend, Arcadia, is also in danger. With the help of Ethan, a private detective, they find the truth about their situations and tie up some loose ends from the earlier book. Reader Joyce Bean is a competent and smooth narrator. With a fast-paced plot and many story lines, this work is recommended for popular fiction collections.-Mary Knapp, Madison P.L., WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.