White hot

Ending was so unexpected but there’s no other way i want it to end. Congrats Sandra Brown.

Sandra Brown is hit and miss for me. This was definitely a hit! Loved the twist in the end!

Entertaining and wild! It really comes together with a superb ending!

Another great book by Sandra Brown excellent character is outstanding pot and a mystery all the way to the end

Very good Sandra Brown - about Sayre Hoyle who's brother Danny was killed. She goes down to Lousiana to see her corrupt family and the plot thickens. Hero is Beck Merchant.

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White Hot
3.5 Stars

A solid romantic suspense.

While the plot is entertaining, it is not extraordinary and the supposedly surprising twist is actually predictable.

The characters are quite stereotypical: the patriarch, the prodigal daughter, the favorite son, the corrupt layer, the town bad boy, etc.

Overall, the romance is better than the mystery.

A very good murder mystery, set in a truly dysfunctional family in the swamplands of Louisiana. The growing up life of the main character, Sayre, must have been horrible indeed was my frequent thought, especially as the character of her brother Chris was pulled and woven in the plot. I am very impressed by the character development, especially that of the patriarch, Huff Hoyle. Sandra Brown does a very good job with showing how some brutes are made, not born, and how the anger of a single act can have repercussions through the decades.

Good, suspenseful book. Kept your interest and wanting to read

Sayre is a rich girl who returns after 10 years of separation to her hateful father and older brother. Her younger brother Danny has died, supposedly of a suicide but nobody is believing that. Sayre ends up staying to uncover the truth, both being attracted to and disliking the family lawyer and of course becoming involved with him even though she has only been in town for a few days. I found the attraction a bit unbelievable given her hatred of her father and everything he represents, and the plot offered up no real surprises. I would have liked a bit better character development, but it was an OK read. . . but not exceptional.

White Hot by Sandra BrownShe had returned for the funeral of her brother Danny who she knows did not commit suicide. The police also didn't see how he could've done it.She also discovered Jessica, the woman he had asked to marry from her father.Sarah finds a lot of clues and with others help is able to discover what really happened.Sex scenes galore!Got my copy of this audio book from National Library Service for my BARD(braille audio reading device)

an easy summer read with predictable characters. entertaining but no deep story and main characters. Happy Hollywood-style ending which will not surprise you. I found this book through a book exchange.

This is pretty much a soap opera in book format complete with a touch of romance and a dysfunctional but powerful family. Instead of 'Who shot J.R?' we have 'Who shot Danny?'

White Hot is my second book by Sandra Brown, and she gets better every time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The more plot twists, the better – and this book had it all. You really get emotionally connected in the relationship between Sayre and Beck. This book is mostly a murder mystery with a little romance thrown in there. A great book for all to read!

When she hears that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, SayreLynch relents from her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisianatown where she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the funeral,but instead soon finds herself drawn into the web cast by Huff Hoyle, hercontrolling and tyrannical father, the man who owns the town's soleindustry, an iron foundry, and in effect runs the lives of everyone whoworks there. Nothing has changed in the 10 years Sayre has been gone. Herfather and older brother, Chris, are as devious as ever, and now they have anew partner in crime, a canny and disarming lawyer named Beck Merchant, whoappears to be their equal in corruption. As Sayer sets out to learn justwhat did happen to Danny, she comes to realize that there are many secretsin Destiny -- secrets that hide decades of pain and anger, and that threatenat any moment to erupt and destroy not only her father and brother, butperhaps Sayre herself. Old hatreds foster plans for revenge, past crimesresurface, and a maverick deputy sheriff determines that Danny Hoyle's deathwas not suicide but murder. Before long, Sayre finds herself in over herhead in labor turmoil, family dynamics, and involvement with an old lover.Nothing is as it seems in this sleepy little Louisiana town.This book would likely be classed as a romantic suspense thriller, but I wasfar more interested in the suspense plot and it was well crafted andskillfully told. The characters could have easily come from the pen ofWilliam Faulkner. This book typifies why I really like a well-written"southern" novel: steamy characters, tense prejudices, long awaitedrevenge, with a twist at the end that came as a complete kick in the pants.I'd rate this a strong 4.5.

Tone of language: Colorful, brazen, psychologicalCharacters: Capable, self-asured, able to justify all their dubious behaviorsPlot twists: People with extraordinary privileges take extraordinary measures causing extraordinary consequences.Pace: Each chapter ends with a tease or revelation that propels the story forward.Values: Compassion for other people's experiences is the highest value.Background research: Factories, OSHASexuality: Sexual yearning runs throughout and leads to an explicit consummation.Ending: Selfishness contains fatal flaws that will inevitably destroy whatever was gained by it.Objectionable to any groups: Greedy capitalists, corrupt policeTargetted audience: Women, due to the budding romantic interest, but the book deserves wide readership.Flaws: It is inconsistent that Sayre refused to speak to her brother Danny for 10 years because actually she respected and cared for him.

Girl returns home to attend brother's funeral and her hatred for father (who is the powerful man who owns the mill in a small southern town) is the basis for the book amid cooperate takeovers and union issues. The characters aren't likeable and it took too long to get to the reason Sayer hates her father.