The Next Always

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The Next Always by Nora Roberts

Description from Amazon.com:

“The historic hotel in BoonsBoro, Maryland, has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett's social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But there's another project he's got his eye on: the girl he's been waiting to kiss since he was fifteen...”

My thoughts:

Book one of a trilogy…but I’ll be stopping here. I love Nora Roberts under her pen name (J.D. Robb), but I just can’t get into her romance novels. Problems with this one: I liked the supporting characters better than the main characters. Beckett was a weak male lead. There was too much thrown into the story…did she really need to put both the stalker and the ghost in there?!? This book just made me feel really tired! I need to stick to Roberts’ suspense novels and stop trying to make myself like her romance. It’s clearly not going to happen! Any fans out there that could point me to her best romance?

In Death

For lovers of crime fiction with strong female leads, try the “In Death” series by JD Robb. I am in the midst of the series and have not gotten bored yet!

In Death Series

Don’t forget to try the “In Death” series by JD Robb, if you haven’t already! Finished “Witness in Death” and loved it.

In Death

Another series that I'm hooked on are the "In Death" books. Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb, is the author.

First of all, on a side note, is anyone else annoyed when an author chooses to write under an assumed name, but then writes "Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb" on the cover? The point of this is what, exactly??

Rant aside, The “In Death” series follows a complex, character—Eve Dallas and her enigmatic mate, Roarke. Set in the future (which is usually not my thing, but really works here), these books tantalize and leave me waiting for more every time. I just finished “Loyalty In Death.” Here is the list, so far:


Naked in Death
Glory in Death
Immortal in Death
Rapture in Death
Ceremony in Death
Vengeance in Death
Holiday in Death
Conspiracy in Death
Loyalty in Death
Witness in Death
Judgment in Death
Betrayal in Death
Seduction in Death
Reunion in Death
Purity in Death
Portrait in Death
Imitation in Death
Divided in Death
Visions in Death
Survivor in Death
Origin in Death
Memory in Death
Born in Death
Innocent in Death
Creation in Death
Strangers in Death
Salvation in Death
Promises in Death
Kindred in Death
Fantasy in Death
Indulgence in Death
Treachery in Death

If you like suspense/crime fiction and strong female characters check out this series!