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I love Jason Bourne
Unworthy of the first Bourne novel
Good end to the series...
it would have made a decent comic book
Almost one too many.

The Bourne Ultimatum
Robert Ludlum
Manufacturer: Random House
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0394584082
Release Date: 1990-02-25

Book Description

The world's two deadliest spies in the ultimate showdown. At a small-town carnival two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed Jason Bourne. Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand the telegram is really a message from Bourne's mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world's deadliest and most elusive terrorist. And furthermore, they know that the Jackal wants: a final confrontation with Bourne. Now David Webb, professor of Oriental studies, husband, and father, must do what he hoped he would never have to do again—assume the terrible identity of Jason Bourne. His plan is simple: to infiltrate the politically and economically Medusan group and use himself as bait to lure the cunning Jackal into a deadly trap—a trap from which only one of them will escape.

From the Paperback edition.

Customer Reviews:

I love Jason Bourne.......2007-04-11

I love to read different kind of books, and ten years ago I read the trilogy, I enjoied the books, but they were borrowed. And whith the movie, I wanted to read them again. Ludlum is wonderful, a genious

Unworthy of the first Bourne novel.......2007-04-05

I had to put this book down several times before being able to slog through it. Expositional and boring dialogue, ho-hum plot, and unlikeable characters. When Bourne's wife has the stupidity to follow him to Paris to "save" him only to admonish him for being a stone cold killer in front of his colleagues, it becomes laughable. Couple that with the fact Bourne has to do everything for the bimbo, including grabbing her purse from the gunshot scene at the hotel and you almost wish she'd been offed. How is this tripe possible from the man who wrote The Aquitane Progression? It truly seems like another writer. This book is completely unworthy of it's predecessor, The Bourne Identity.

Good end to the series..........2007-03-30

The Bourne Ultimatum is the third and final novel in the Bourne series, and while not as good as its predecessors, is still worth reading, particularly if one has already read the first two in the series. It's an acceptable, if not really great, conclusion.

In this installment, David Webb is now 50 years old, and once again is sucked into his old identity as Jason Bourne, by a bizarre killing at a local fair that leads him to find out that his family is once again in danger from his old nemesis, Carlos the Jackal. As he dives back into the world of spies, terrorists, assassins, and other ne'er-do-wells, he comes face-to-face with the two things that made Jason Bourne what he was: Medusa, the clandestine organization from whence he came, and Carlos, the terrorist he was trained to kill. The resulting action leads across several countries and two continents, culminating with the final confrontation with the Jackal.

All in all, this was an okay book. I'm really not a huge fan of the dialogue that Ludlum writes; his characters tend to be a bit hysterical and verbose. Basically, he overuses italics and the exclamation point. I can't say that it detracts from the story, which is good in parts, but it definitely doesn't improve the story.

Ultimately, this book is a decent ending to the series. It wasn't as full of excitement as the first two, but it's still a good story, and a decent end to the trilogy.

it would have made a decent comic book.......2006-12-31

Before taking a 4 hour train trip, I surveyed the pulp novels available at the news-stand. I didn't want to make the mistake of picking up another book I would have to throw away in disgust 3 days later, like "Nightmares and Dreamscapes" or anything by that man-hating forensic anthropologist, what's-her-name. So I went with "Bourne Ultimatum" as a safe bet, figuring, since I had seen "Identity" and "Supremacy" in the movie incarnations, and they were pretty good, this would be more of the same.

I was very wrong. From the first few chapters, it became clear that the book was incoherent, repetitive, and its characters were laughably underdeveloped. Later, huge holes in the plot began to appear, apparent lapses in reason and knowledge on the part of the author regarding their own material. These seem to haunt many pulp novels, but nowhere is it more annoying. Also, the author has the lazy habit of putting a lot of dialogue in italics to show emotion, rather than writing emotional dialogue.

This book has become almost unreadable, so it's going to the curb tomorrow. I'm quitting on page 263. I don't like or feel attached to any of the characters, and the plot has become a confusing spiral of contrivances. I agree with the other reviewers who have stated that this book is a real slog to read; the opposite of a page-turner. It's sad to see a trilogy that apparently started well, end like this. You can guess from reading it that Ludlum, if he even wrote it, had no interest in the material, but had a contract to fulfill.

Almost one too many........2006-06-15

The third book of the Bourne trilogy just does not stand up to "The Bourne Identity." He lost his character! He never comes close to bringing Jason to life, and making him real,and yet,larger than life, like he was in "The Bourne Identity." This book calls to my mind the question of who really wrote it. I get the same feeling from Tom Clancy's later works; they do not ring of the author's metal There are so many mistakes in this work,and it is so cluttered-up with half explanations, and under developed situations and characters,that it would hardly rate a C- in any college creative writing class.
I was very hard-pressed to complete the read,very sorry to say. It is about twice the length it should be,given all the flaws,requiring the reader to really work hard to finish.

The Robert Ludlum Value Collection: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum

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Book or Movie?
Good item
How is it possible to botch a book on tape?

The Robert Ludlum Value Collection: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
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ASIN: 0739317377
Release Date: 2005-02-08

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Eight CDs, 9 hrs.
performances by Darren McGavin

THE BOURNE IDENTITY-He is a man with an unknown past and an uncertain future. A man dragged from the sea riddled with bullets, his face altered by plastic surgery-a man bearing the dubious identity of Jason Bourne. Now he is running for his life, the target of professional assassins, at the center of a maddening deadly puzzle. Who is Jason Bourne? To answer that question, he must find the secret buried deep in his own past. And the only one who can help him is a beautiful stranger-the woman who once would do anything to escape him.

THE BOURNE SUPREMECY-The Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China is brutally slain in a Kowloon cabaret, and all the clues point to the legendary assassin, Jason Bourne. But Bourne never existed! The name was created as a cover for ace agent David Webb on his search for the notorious killer Carlos. Now someone else has resurrected the Bourne identity, and Webb is forced to use his murderous skills to stop him. Because once again, like a nightmare relived, the woman he loves is suddenly torn from his life. To find her, to trap his own imposter, Webb must launch a desperate odyssey into the killing fields of international espionage.

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM-Thirteen years have passed since David Webb was last forced to assume the alias of the assassin Jason Bourne. Thirteen blissfully peaceful years: time enough to raise a family with his wife Marie, time enough to begin to put the violence and betrayal of the past behind him. Now with one phone call Webb is thrust back into the madness. His greatest enemy, Carlos, is hunting again-determined to stalk and eliminate the one man whose reputation as an assassin approaches his own, a determination that promises pain and death for David Webb and those who mean the world to him.

Customer Reviews:

Book or Movie?.......2007-05-16

Well the book is far superior to the simple plots of the movies. But there is Matt Damon....
This version of the "Bourne Trilogy" gets a lively reading by Darren McGavin. It will keep you at the edge of your seat.
So, for eye candy go see the movies....
For the edge of your seat reading stick with the book.

Good item.......2005-07-06

Shipping was a bit delayed, but item arrived on time for father's day. Good overall--would recommend.

How is it possible to botch a book on tape?.......2005-04-12

I thought it wasn't possible, but Darren McGavin managed it. He mumbles, yes actaully mumbles his way through a performance for which the sole qualification is elocution. I don't care if he played the dad in Billy Madison. This is doubly frustrating, as the volumes are so heavily abridged, that missing a line is like missing 100 pages from the printed work. Oh yeah, and the musical cues dispersed throughout the reading to "heighten the tension" are stupid, just plain dumb.

His Pregnancy Ultimatum: Expecting (Harlequin Presents)

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Enjoyable Read
Mommy to be and Daddy Make 3
Absolutely Horrid!!
Awesome! A must read!

His Pregnancy Ultimatum: Expecting (Harlequin Presents)
Helen Bianchin
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ASIN: 0373124333

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyable Read.......2007-05-18

I liked reading this book very much, the characters were likeable and the story didn't drag. It was refreshing to read a book where the hero didn't blackmail the heroine into marriage after learning of her pregnancy. The hero was likeable because he supported the heroine and allowed her to get to know him, so that love would grow realistically.

There does seem to be a recurring theme in Helen Bianchin books of a "crazy" ex girlfriend (which in this case was only in her head) but I do think it makes the book more interesting.

Mommy to be and Daddy Make 3.......2007-02-24

University student Mia had always told her sister that she would remain a virgin until marriage. So when she travels on holiday to see her sister, who's divorced and has a 10-year-old son, and drops the bombshell that she's pregnant, sis rightfully wonders what's up: was she raped, or is she engaged to marry this guy?
Not only no, but she didn't even get the man's name. Their eyes met across a crowded room and next thing you know they're ripping each other's clothes off in a hotel room.
Understandably, after a night of debauchery Mia is shocked and disgusted at her behavior and sneaks out of the hotel room. So imagine her surprise when she visits a college friend's home for dinner and meets his older brother: Nikolos, her one-night stand.
Only Nikolos has done everything to try to find his mystery woman for whom he fell like a giant redwood and he has absolutely no intention of letting her get away this time. Thankfully for Helen Bianchin fans, Nikolos does not vow revenge, blackmail Mia into his bed, force her to marry him by threatening to put her sister and nephew in the poorhouse or any of the other ways some of these books get the couple together. Instead, he sets out to court her and makes any sane woman reading this story fall at least a little bit in love with him.
Don't know why one of these reviewers thought the book was horrid. To each his own, I guess. He not only invites Mia out, but also her sister and nephew and shows what great daddy material he'll be by taking the boy under his wing.
Although they don't wind up right back in the sack with one another, scorching hot love scenes eventually ensue once Mia realizes she's fighting a losing fight. And Nikolos is soooooo wonderful, so WHY exactly was it she was resisting his offer of marriage, again? :)
One of the things I liked best about this book is that we get to read the hero's view: of his admiration, love for her. It's just a couple of sentences here and there, but it gives the reader his perspective. Nothing more frustrating than having to find out how he feels in the last 3 pages of one of these books.
Sadly, we have to deal with another of Ms. Bianchin's psycho-woman-who's-about-to-boil-a-bunny-rabbit-'cause-she's-crazy-about-the-hero-and-if-she-can't-have-him-no-one-else-can characters. I'd have given this book 4 stars if only she'd left out this lunatic. Another odd thing about this story: once the heroine has visited a dr. to have her pregnancy confirmed (this happens before we even "meet" Mia), she never visits a doctor while she's on holiday. And Nikolos does not cajole her into finding a doctor so he can ask questions about his honey bunch and his bambino. I found that odd.
Instead of including the wacky woman, I think Ms. Bianchin should have introduced a few doctor visits, maybe had Mia befriending another expectant Mom in the waiting room, cute scenes with Nikolos regarding the doctor visits and so on.
Other good Bianchin books: "The Marriage Campaign," "Purchased by the Billionaire," "Forgotten Husband," "The Husband Assignment," "The Greek Bridegroom," "The Marriage Arrangement," or "The Wedding Ultimatum." Although "Pregnancy Ultimatum" is good, any of these are much better examples of Bianchin's significant talents.

Absolutely Horrid!!.......2006-04-06

I know Harlequinn Books are a short read (usually takes me 2 days)but this books was just terrible. I won't even keep this on my shelf.

Awesome! A must read!.......2005-09-28

I loved this book! It has the classic love/hate relationship. A headstrong woman who's found herself pregnant after a one night stand and she's trying to ignore the sexual attraction to the father-to-be.. and he's trying to win her trust and love the whole time! And don't forget the meddlesome sister trying to do whatever she can to throw the 2 parents-to-be together to make them fall in love! Gotta love it!

The Greek Tycoon's Ultimatum The Greek Tycoons (Harlequin Presents)

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Great read
Do not waste your time and money
Best of Greek Tycoon's Series
The Greek Tycoon's Ultimatum
Lucy Monroe does the job of a seasoned writer

The Greek Tycoon's Ultimatum The Greek Tycoons (Harlequin Presents)
Lucy Monroe
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Customer Reviews:

Great read.......2004-01-30

I started this book and put it down after a couple of pages. Then, I picked it up 2 days ago and I couldn't put it down. Both the heroine and the hero are very likeable. It's unlike most other Harlequin's that I've read.

Do not waste your time and money.......2003-12-02

Due to the reviews, I bought the book and regreted it. I did not like the couple and I do not feel that there was a love story since I never perceive the chemistry between the leads nor love or passion.

Best of Greek Tycoon's Series.......2003-11-18

Back Cover: The Greek tycoon demands his bride! Savannah has returned to Greece with the intention of making her peace with the Kiriakis family. But Leiandros Kiriakis still believes the lies about Savannah and is set on making her pay for the past. Savannah is reluctant when Leiandros demands that she share his home. As for Leiandros, now he has Savannah right where he wants her. And in a short time he'll be giving her an ultimatum: if she doesn't want to lose everything she holds most dear, she'll agree to be his wife!

Savannah is sorely misjudged by her prideful in-laws, mainly because her husband, Dion told them a pack of lies about her even leading them to believe that her daughter's were not his. After 3 years of Dion's abuse Savannah leaves Greece and goes back to Georgia to be with her aunt. Three years later Dion dies in a car accident, one year after his death, his cousin Leiandros sends her a letter demanding the presence of her and the girls in Greece or no monthly allowance. Leiandros is the head of the Kiriakises, his pregnant wife Petra was riding with Dion when he crashed his car and was also killed-now Leiandros wants justice. Savannah owes him for all he has lost including the 7 years he's struggled with his forbidden desire for his cousin's scheming, heartless, hateful, dishonest widow. Author does an excellent job; you will not be able to put this one down. Great Harlequin Presents series thus far.

The Greek Tycoon's Ultimatum.......2003-10-18

I enjoy the Greek Tycoons series from Harlequin Presents and this new author,Lucy Monroe, just blew me away. I haven't found if this is her first and only book but if it is she has done an excellent job of fitting right in there with well known authors.
Savannah is straight talking in her quest of keeping her daughters safe from hurt.Greek Tycoon, Leiandros thinks family is everything.Their ideals clash when so many lies have been told but both support each other.

Lucy Monroe does the job of a seasoned writer.......2003-10-08

WOW!! Lucy Monroe is a true writer. She brings her story "The Greek Tycoon's Ultimatum" to life with the easy of a seasoned author. You can't help but love Savannah Kiriakis and Leiandros Kiriakas as you watch their journey to love. The characters are completely believable and as you get to know them you expect certain behaviors and Lucy delivers them. A wonderful read that will not let you put it down, and leave wanting her next book. If you have not pick up "The Greek Tycoon's Ultimatum" yet get out there and do it now, you won't regret it.

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THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

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Attempt to merge romance and SF doesn't quite work
Fell for it again dammit!
Bogged down by excessive emphasis on xes.
Fantasy Science Fiction
4.5 Stars!

The Ultimatum
Susan Kearney
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Release Date: 2006-02-07

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Dr. Alara Calladar needs a man........but she sure as krek doesn't want one. If Alara doesn't make love soon, her cells will fail to regenerate and she'll die. Unfortunately, her only option is an enemy--Rystani starpilot Xander, her abductor.... and a member of the race who has been battling hers since the beginning of time.Xander issues an ultimatum: He'll make love to Alara only if she will use her psi-talent of identifying DNA to help him find the cure for the deadly Terran virus spreading across the galaxy.Alara is trapped. She gives Xander what he wants--and gets when she needs. But Alara holds a pair of secrets: the more they make love, the more Alara's cells adapt to Xander's body, until the only person she can make love with is him--and the more time they spend together, the more Alara likes Xander. When it seems that all the forces in the universe have aligned against them, can Alara trust Xander with her life.... and her heart?

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Attempt to merge romance and SF doesn't quite work.......2006-05-03

Scientist Alara Calladar lives to research the unique problem women fromher planet, Endekia suffer. They die without sex. Worse, once they bond with a man, they cannot even get the revitalization they need from other men. Knowing this, Endekian men treat their women cruely. Still, hate it though she does, Alara is as subject to the forces of biology as any Endekian woman. And when sexy Rystani warriro Xander of Mystique walks into her lab, her hormones demand that she mate with him--or die.

With a deadly virus spreading through the galaxy, Xander knows there's little time to head off a tragedy beyond anything the universe has experienced. The virus attacks not only humanoid life, but every form of life--and it's spreading quickly. He hopes that Alara's unique skill, the ability to see DNA with her naked eyes, might be the extra he'll need in his hunt to find the "perceptive ones" who first seeded the galaxy with life and who seem to have vanished but who, if rumors can be believed, still live on one remote planet. Since the Endekians are responsible for his people losing their planet, an Endekian woman would be his last choice. Still, if sex is necessary to keep her alive, he's certainly willing to oblige.

For the perceptive ones, humanoid life is a form of game--but a game with high stakes indeed. Their enemies threaten to wipe out their great accomplishment, but the perceptive ones can only do so much--humanoids much achieve a higher level of evolution--and there is little that the perceptive ones can do.

Author Susan Kearney continues in her efforts to combine science fiction and romance for the Tor Romance line. Following on her previous novels in this series, THE ULTIMATUM explains more about why the galaxy is how it is, how alien life-forms are able to breed so easily, and why the apparently senseless war between Endekians and Rystanis took place.

THE ULTIMATUM certainly combines solid SF world-building as well as the traditional elements of a romance novel. But Kearney is not quite the writer to merge the two--at least not in this story. Following a clunky opening where the reader gets an information dump, Alara and Xander set off to explore the universe. Manipulation of events by the perceptive ones weakens these two as protagonists. Kearney does better when it comes to the sexual side of her story--with spankings and dominance games, as well as alien but not-too-alien names for body parts to intrigue readers.

Kearney fans are certain to enjoy THE ULTIMATUM. For those who are looking for the real integration of romance and SF, though, this story just doesn't quite fill the need.

Fell for it again dammit!.......2006-04-05

Every time Kearney comes out with a new one I read the synopsis and it looks good. Unfortunately there are no laws against bad authors taking good ideas. If Kearney were a true book lover she would give her ideas to someone who could do them justice. I mean my god! Every single one of her books is disappointment after disappointment. You'd think that even if she couldn't manage to come through with the story she would at least put some spark into the romance. I swear she uses the same sex scene in every book. And its not even a good one! Spanking, and 'tavis's' and submission as if she's following a manual. She manages to remove any sexyness (not a word I know) from the sex scenes! How the hell did she get published? It's just wrong! I know the story looks good, but if you read them you will only be infuriated that an author like this got her hands on a plot with such potential.

Bogged down by excessive emphasis on xes........2006-03-06

When two enemies need one another, diplomacy enters new realms. Alara is a brilliant scientist among the people of her world, but her species' women are cursed by the need to mate at certain intervals or suffer a painful death. She is less than thrilled when that time comes upon her and the one available man is Xander, a man whose allegiance is to her people's enemies and who has come to kidnap her so that her unique talent for being able to see DNA can be used to help find a way to cure a galaxy pandemic. He's only too willing to help out, and the two agree to exchange services for their mutual benefit. Their quest will be long, dangerous, and filled with surprises, and much copulation.

* This story is bogged down by excessive emphasis on sex and a need to have the past books fresh in one's mind, despite claims that it stands alone. The highlight of the story are the italicized conversations between two semi omnipotent beings, rather like the Q, discussing the fate of the galaxy. *

Amanda Killgore

Fantasy Science Fiction.......2006-02-28

Kearney's last few books have been erotic fantasy/science fiction and this is more of the same. If you liked her previous novels about the Rystani, you will like this one. I really think she is getting better and if we could only have more story and a few less encounters, she will have it. I enjoyed the book and am looking forward to THE QUEST.

Alara is a scientist from Endeki, who are old war enemies of the Rystani, although they are now supposedly at peace. The biology of the women on her planet is perverse. The arrogance of the men is legend. The women go into "Boktai" once every two yrs. They virtually loose their minds. They must have a male to service them in order to live. Alara has been searching for a cure for the women of her world. Now a plague has come upon the Earth and has moved through the galaxy.

Xander, who we met in THE CHALLENGE and THE DARE is sent to find the Perceptive Ones who are thought to have seeded the galaxy with life. He needs Alara to accompany him. She has a gift for being able to see a beings DNA when she looks at them.

Alara is in the last stage of "Boktai" when he comes for her. She has not found a male to mate with and has refused to come with him. Xander more or less kidnaps her but has to leave one of his men behind to keep the Deki from starting up the war again. So many questions about the Deki were not answered, but I hope to learn more as the series goes on. Xander is forced to mate with Alara to save her life. The journey to find the Perceptive Ones takes us to a different world and through several narrow escapes.

I loved the worlds and wished for more information about the people and their ways of life, but the general story held my attention and I did enjoy the book. There are so few people who really do good, Fantasy/Science Fiction that I am pleased to see more authors trying this genre. Good Afternoon Read.

4.5 Stars!.......2006-02-09

Endekian biology holds the women of Endek hostage to the men. Every other year of an Endekian female's adult life she enters into Boktai. This means that her cells begin breaking down. She must mate to regenerate her cells or die. Since the women need the men in order to survive, the men take all their females for granted and treat them badly. This is why Dr. Alara Calladar is determined to find a cure to Boktai.

Captain Xander takes Alara, against her will, to his ship. Xander's mission is to seek out the ancient Perceptive Ones to find a pure form of DNA. Only with this will the galaxy be saved from the strange virus that has invaded all life forms throughout the galaxy. To succeed, Xander needs Alara's ability to look at someone and actually see their DNA. No microscope necessary.

Alara is now trapped aboard Xander's ship. Worse, she is in Boktai. So Xander gives her an ultimatum: He will make love to Alara if she will help him find the cure for the deadly virus.

***** This sci-fi romance is set in the same galaxy as "The Challenge" and "The Dare" is. I admit that the synopsis on the book made me wary about how good the story would be, but let me tell you, this book is terrific! This novel is a story in itself, just like the other two, but the author left room for another installment if she so desires. I am very hopeful that another book will be forthcoming. And I strongly urge you to pick up a copy of this tale, if not the entire series. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

The Wedding Ultimatum (Harlequin Presents, No. 2241)

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She Should Have Shot Him Instead of Marrying Him
Bianchin is always good, but ...

The Wedding Ultimatum (Harlequin Presents, No. 2241)
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She Should Have Shot Him Instead of Marrying Him.......2004-05-05

Twenty-seven-year-old Danielle and her mother are facing bankruptcy. They are going to lose their posh Melbourne apartment and their boutique business. Danielle goes to the owner of the mall that houses their shop and the apartment they lived in, Rafe Valdez, to plead for an extension.

Rafe, however, has other ideas. It seems that his grandfather and father before him worked in the wine fields of Danielle's aristocratic ancestors and Rafe thinks it ironic that she should come seeking assistance from him. Oh, I forgot to mention, that Rafe is responsible for maneuvering Danielle into the position she's in.

And he will get her out of it, put her right back in society, let her stay in her ritzy home, let her mother keep the boutique and give her a million dollars to boot. All she has to do is marry him, bear him a son and live in him and give herself to him every night for seven years.

Of course she sells herself Rafe, proving once again that women are all harlots at heart. Oh why oh why do romance writers go down this horrid path. A real woman, even an Australian woman, when confronted with Rafe's proposition, would have gone out and found a gun, come back and shot the dirt bag between the eyes and we'd have a mystery-thriller instead of a romance. This is the kind of romance that none of the Harlequin Dreamers find appealing, but obviously there are some misguided woman out there who believe the only real man is a bully. This is sad. Only two stars.

Bianchin is always good, but ..........2002-04-07

... this was not her best effort. I still rated it 4 stars, because even an off-par Bianchin is better than most, but I was diappointed in this outing. "The Wedding Ultimatim" bore a distinct resemblance to "The Marriage Arrangement" (July 2001) in some key plot points, and therefore lacked the spontaneity and originality I usually count on this author to deliver.

Danielle d'Alboa, scion of an old and aristocratic Spanish dynasty that now finds itself nearly bankrupt, makes a last-chance plea to Rafael Valdez, holder of their major debt, for mercy. Rafael, new money from a rough background, offers to solve Danielle's financial problems in exchange for an heir; his child will be a blue-blood. Set against the backdrop of Australian society, the plot is well-paced and sophistocated.

I count on every Bianchin I buy to be a keeper, and often re-read her books over and over. This one did not make that cut, but was entertaining. I certainly recommend it as the best of the Harlequin offerings for April 2002.

The Ultimatum (Moser, Nancy)
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Okay conclusion to trilogy

The Ultimatum (Moser, Nancy)
Nancy Moser
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Annie and Cal McFay live a normal life with their eight-year-old daughter Avi in Steadfast, Kansas. Until another man comes into Annie's life - Jesus Christ. She tries to explain to Cal and Avi the difference Jesus has made in everything, but Cal isn't willing to "give in" to God and change his way of life. He gives Annie the ultimatum: Choose Jesus or me. Then the family is taken hostage by thieves. Negotiations get desperate. Annie can't let Cal risk his life for them, not when his salvation is uncertain. The situation comes to a climax, and the whole town of Steadfast is left to make sense of the ultimate sacrifice...

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Okay conclusion to trilogy.......2007-05-07

This book is preceded by The Seat Beside Me (forgettable) and A Steadfast Surrender (best of the three). If I hadn't read the first two I might not have picked it up.
If you want to know what's going on with Merry, Claire, Sim, Jered, and Bailey, then you will want to read it. I don't think it's as interesting as A Steadfast Surrender (I find it a bit annoying that Moser must introduce completely new characters with each book and then focus 50% of the book on them) but it is worlds better than The Seat Beside Me which I don't like at all. I find the new characters, Annie and Cal, not very likeable. We don't see enough of Claire, Merry, and Sim, but I did enjoy seeing more of Jered and even Bailey.

The Robert Ludlum Value Collection: Includes The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, & The Bourne Ultimatum

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Seven cassettes, 9 hrs.
performances by Darren McGavin

THE BOURNE IDENTITY-He is a man with an unknown past and an uncertain future. A man dragged from the sea riddled with bullets, his face altered by plastic surgery-a man bearing the dubious identity of Jason Bourne. Now he is running for his life, the target of professional assassins, at the center of a maddening deadly puzzle. Who is Jason Bourne? To answer that question, he must find the secret buried deep in his own past. And the only one who can help him is a beautiful stranger-the woman who once would do anything to escape him.

THE BOURNE SUPREMECY-The Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China is brutally slain in a Kowloon cabaret, and all the clues point to the legendary assassin, Jason Bourne. But Bourne never existed! The name was created as a cover for ace agent David Webb on his search for the notorious killer Carlos. Now someone else has resurrected the Bourne identity, and Webb is forced to use his murderous skills to stop him. Because once again, like a nightmare relived, the woman he loves is suddenly torn from his life. To find her, to trap his own imposter, Webb must launch a desperate odyssey into the killing fields of international espionage.

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM-Thirteen years have passed since David Webb was last forced to assume the alias of the assassin Jason Bourne. Thirteen blissfully peaceful years: time enough to raise a family with his wife Marie, time enough to begin to put the violence and betrayal of the past behind him. Now with one phone call Webb is thrust back into the madness. His greatest enemy, Carlos, is hunting again-determined to stalk and eliminate the one man whose reputation as an assassin approaches his own, a determination that promises pain and death for David Webb and those who mean the world to him.

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Think twice.......2007-05-19

Darren Macgavin should be band from performing audio books. Very hard to hear and understand. he virtually mumbled the stories for the most part and shouted in others. Not recommended

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Excellent military thriller
The first book I've read by him and I LOVED IT!!!
Excitement, Romance and Convictions
An Exciting Book!
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Excellent military thriller.......2003-02-26

"Ultimatum" was R.J. Pineiro's second published techno-thriller. Unlike his more recent novels that deal with the computer/high tech industry, this novel is a military thriller that takes place soon after Desert Storm. Saddam Hussein has nuclear missiles and is readying them for deployment against neighboring countries and U.S. troops stationed in the area.

The central figure, Lt. Kevin Dalton, is a fighter pilot in-training who nearly is stripped of his ability to fly due to the direct disobedience of orders. However, the CG makes an exception and gives Dalton another chance. Dalton doesn't make the best of his second chance and is soon on the run from the Iraqis. He meets a Mossad agent named Khalela and soon they join forces to locate where Hussein is producing his weapons. What ensues is a non-stop, action-filled search that concludes with a resounding climax. The door is left open for a sequel and Pineiro took advantage of that with his next novel entitled "Retribution".

While a departure from the them of his later novels, "Ultimatum" is a highly entertaining read and most of the statements regarding military weaponry, planes, etc. seem fairly accurate. If you enjoy military thrillers with little fluff, I recommend giving "Ultimatum" a read. If you find this one enjoyable, read the sequel although it's more of a spy thriller than military thriller.

The first book I've read by him and I LOVED IT!!!.......2001-02-21

WOW!!! Even though I am only in eigth grade,that's what came into my mind after I finished this book. It is a really great book and if you like war and action books, read this one. It also has a touch of romance in it between the two really MAIN characters, Leutenent Dalton and Kahlela. Touching too. Trust me. You'll like it. It's AWESOME!

Excitement, Romance and Convictions.......2000-11-08

This is so far the Best book I have ever read! Far better than Chakespear, there is an excitement that pushed me not to stop reading it. You'll learn a lot about military Scramble situations this masterpiece makes you feel in the middle of the thing, the only problem some one may face reading the book is that the more you read the more you can't stop reading it and the thing is that when you approch the end you'll probably wish the story does not end. This book will make some one think about the real values of life, it can completely change your personality.

An Exciting Book!.......2000-08-28

This book was a very good takeoff on the Gulf War. The dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein has secret nuclear weapons that have to be found. These nuclear missiles are aimed at Isreal,Iran,and American airplanes in Saudi Arabia. An American named Dalton and an Isreali named Kalela are given the task of locating these missiles. Of course a romance blossoms between the two. This book turns into an exciting story. This was my second book that I had read by Pineiro. The team of Dalton and Kalela finally locate the nuclear missiles and destroy them. They have a rough time doing so. Once again a good book from R.J. Pineiro. Be sure to read the sequel to this book,Retribution.

A fresh, in-your-face adventure about our worst nightmare -.......1998-08-17

As Hussein's finger reaches for the Go button of 30 neuclear missles, a few intrepid Americans reach maximum overload trying to take them out. Our heros, while not helped by a couple of self-serving politico/military types, attempt to overcome truly horrible odds, with the help of courageous local characters. The dialog is superb. The plot twists will give you physical somatics.

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