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Title: Evan's Castle
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Pages: 257
ISBN: 13: 9781600760716

Synopsis:

Rachel Kane, after leaving home and family to flee the aftermath of a bad relationship, ends up working closely with brilliant scientist, Evan Callahan, cataloging his research materials. He seems at first to be very much like the man she left behind—an aloof loner with no real use for her—but as she gets to know him, she finds he is warm and engaging and much too attractive for her equilibrium. But it that real? Or has she just left one loner for another? To complicate matters, she's also the victim of vandalism that is both disturbing... and escalating.

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Evan's Castle
by Tracy Fabre
Review by John Howard Reid

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Evan's Castle by Tracy Fabre is what the trade calls "a romance novel", but it is actually much more than that. The author transcends the romance novel's limitations not only by creating realistically three-dimensional characters and placing them in environments that seem both natural yet threatening, but by her honed yet seemingly natural story-telling skills.

The novel is most effectively narrated in the first person by an intelligent, witty, sympathetic, heart-warming heroine, who has an intriguingly mysterious background. Tension builds up when it soon becomes apparent that her self-confidence is not as deep as it first appears. Indeed she is neither as totally relaxed nor seemingly in charge of her challenging situation as she would initially have us believe. We discover her superficial bravado and self-confidence actually disguise a deep vulnerability. This multi-level characterization is just one of the facets that make Evan's Castle an outstanding entry in this genre. Both Rachel Kane and Evan Callahan are people we can readily relate to and who almost effortlessly engage our attention. The free-flowing dialogue seems admirably natural, yet it has a sharp ring that gives the characters an extra charisma. The author's impressive narrative skills are also apparent in the memorable settings. The castle of the title is actually a huge, disorganized laboratory, and the reclusive Evan himself is certainly a memorable character even if he does mellow towards the heroine as the story progresses. But even this not-unexpected change in attitude brings with it a strata of tension and insecurity. All told, Evan's Castle is a most impressive debut by a most accomplished novelist.

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