by Suzanne Brockmann
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Product Description
Could a revolutionary used to running wild win the heart of a world-weary journalist?
Liam Bartlett had nearly lost his life in San Salustiano, and for five years the correspondent had done his best to silence his ghosts. But when Marisala Bolivar arrived in Boston, all his memories returned—along with a white-hot hunger for the young rebel who'd hidden him and kept him alive! Marisala ached for Liam's touch, so long forbidden but now hers to fight for with a woman's fierce need. Could a love once forged in fire at last burn true?
In this unforgettably sensual love story, Suzanne Brockmann creates a portrait of two daredevil survivors, tested by sorrow and bound by destiny to heal each other's wounds. A flame who beckoned him out of the darkness, she understood his pain as no one ever would, but could he soothe her hidden scars by offering her his soul?
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
This Was A Very Difficult Review to Write..., 2008-06-28
Suzanne Brockmann is my FAVORITE author. Hands Down. She has been for the last several years, ever since Linda Howard knocked herself off the throne she'd held for about 10 years. However, after reading several of her re-published contemporaries, I've discovered a horrible trend.
If it's not part of her "Troubleshooters" or "Seal Team 10" series, it's probably not worth reading. I've realized this after reading a number of re-published duds, "Freedom's Price" being one of them. I'm beginning to realize that I'm going to have to leave these earlier published contemporaries in the bookstore.
Still, a boring Brockmann is definitely better than any of the current offers. That's why she still gets 4 stars. But...I'll just wait and get my Brockmann fix from the next Troubleshooters book that's released. (Should be soon!) They NEVER disappoint.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Formulaic and Predictable, 2008-05-30
Brockman is re-releasing a short romantic novel about Liam and Marisala, who have shared experiences during a civil war in a small South American country. Years later, Marisala's uncle sends her to America to attend college and learn to be "civilized". Liam is asked to help her make the adjustment. It's a light read with "hot" sex scenes, if you need that sort of thing to enjoy your book, but the plot lacks depth. Both characters struggle with their traumatic memories from the war; their gap in age causes some self-doubt about whether they would be right together. Age gap is overcome . . . Misunderstanding = precipitous breakup. Man has revelation, breaks through trauma to win the girl. Light, easy reading,completely devoid of challenge.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
A quick, fun read, 2008-04-01
With most authors I won't bother with their re-released, less than full length novels, which are never quite as good, but Suzanne Brockman is always one of my favorites. So I decided to give it a try, and I definitely wasn't disappointed. It does lack some of the depth and all of the suspense of her newer stories, but it's a sweet romance, with an engaging plot and characters who are easy to care about. A good single-serving read.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
Deeply moving romance, 2008-03-18
It's been five years since journalist Liam Bartlett returned from a harrowing two year captivity in San Salustiano. When an old friends asks him to look out for his niece who will be attending college in Boston and who also happens to be one of the freedom fighters who fought to keep him alive, old ghosts and a passion for the young girl (now a woman) return. As she is more comfortable with a gun than high heels, her uncle also asks Liam to help Marisela to act more like a lady. A mix up with her college housing forces the two to share close quarters. Liam, clearly uncomfortable in his role as Henry Higgins, fights his attraction while Marisala challenges him, as she feels the same. Will the journalist keep a cool head or lose himself over the only person who can probably understand what haunts him?
A follow up to "Forbidden," there is virtually nothing to link the two stories together (no update on Liam's brother Cal and wife Kayla either), other than the main two characters appearing in both books, making it a stand alone novel. This could have been a pretty topical and brief story (as many older Brockmann novels tended to be). Instead, she pulls out all stops, adding intense emotions and fears to the mix, really delving deep into Liam's psych. This is one of Brockmann's better stories and unlike some authors who re-release material, hers is worthy of the paper it's printed on.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
 Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice. - Nora Roberts, 2008-03-02
7 years ago Liam met Marisala at when he was invited as an investigative reporter by her uncle Santiago, to chase down the story of political corruption in the country of San Sulistiano. She was only 15 at the time, but even then there was an undeniable attraction between the two. Marisala wasn't your typical 15 year old, she was fighting alongside the freedom fighters. But Liam kept his distance because of her age and they became great friends.
Liam was eventually taken as a prisoner where he endured torture for 18 long months until Marisala and a group she organized rescued him and helped him heal, physically. Eventually Liam's brother Cal, and friend, Kayla, came to take him home to Boston. It's now 5 years later and Marisala is in Boston to start her freshman year of college, her uncle has asked Liam to take charge of her care and to help her become more refined.
Well with a small mistake with her college housing application, Marisala is forced to live under Liam's roof where they discover the tension they experienced years ago, hasn't mellowed.
Ever since reading about Liam and Marisala in Kayla and Cal's story, Forbidden, I have been dying to read their story. They kind of remind me of Max and Gina from her Troubleshooters series; the older man with all those pesky morals and codes, the younger woman ruled with her heart and feelings. I loved it. I started reading it with my Sunday morning coffee and had it finished before lunch.
My only problem with this story is that we get absolutely no update at all, beyond the mention of a wedding photo, about Kayla and Cal; apparently the brothers aren't too close anymore. ;) Freedom's Price was a very emotional and sexy read, a fantastic way to spend the morning.
Cherise Everhard, March 2008
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