Long and Short Reviews

Saving Tampa by Jo Webnar
Highland Press
Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal
Full Length, Sensual
Review by Snapdragon

For as long as she could remember, Rachel Cunningham feared and hated her psychic ability.

When a strange man accidentally touches her, she sees the death of thousands. Rachel knows the FBI won't believe her, but she has to try. Lives are at stake.

Special Agent Arrons dismisses her information as a publicity stunt, yet his conscience nags him. When Rachel identifies an Al Qaida cell leader, Arrons puts his career at risk and issues an alert.

Together they race against time to prevent a terrorist attack. Will the terrorists' threat succeed, or will Rachel and Arrons find the solution in time to Save Tampa?

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Psychic Rachel Cunningham receives a terrifying vision, from the touch of one individual. She does not doubt the accuracy of her vision - nor question the horrifying threat to the lives of thousands. Her own history has given her cause to believe. However, finding a way to convey the danger to the disbelieving agents of law will be another challenge altogether.

Special Agent Arrons not only doesn't believe; he doesn't want to believe.

Saving Tampa" is an absolute page turner; not only does the thrill of the threat pervade every page, but the challenges to the emotions, beliefs and abilities of the main character Rachel are relentless. The many smaller threads within this really flesh out the story, like that little hint of attraction between Rachel and 'her' special agent. We don't even know if we should hope for them to get together, or if their personal life should be important at all; because, indeed, the two of them are a little busy with saving the world.

Rachel is a caring and driven person ... and Hawk (Agent Arrons) is devilishly attractive. No matter how much you love mysteries and will be moment-to-moment anticipating their investigative efforts, savoring the romance will be part of the reading pleasure here.

Secondary characters, including Ralph the dog, round out the story beautifully, with deft touches of humor and-or insight. Realistic scenarios play out among the many characters, and even relatively minor relationships (like Hawk's with his ex-partner Soderland) will prove important. The operations of FBI headquarters in Florida, and specific places- like among the boats at the marina, are realistic and interesting.

"Saving Tampa" is a great read, with wide appeal. Webnar's ability to create engaging characters is eclipsed only by the power and pace of her storyline.

Comments:

Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Your Name: LU HONG
Your Comment: I THOUGHT THE BOOK WAS GREAT. THE CHARACTERS WERE WONDERFUL. A VERY EXCITING BOOK.

Comments:

Date: Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Your Name: Richard Atwood
Your Comment: The cover is sharp. The review was really good. I\'m not a romance person. And I'm not wild about the "occult."
But I did like what I read. Sounds interesting and intriguing.

Date: Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Your Name: Billie Chai
Your Comment: Good Luck and hope you get home soon. Sounds intriguing.

Date: Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 1:13 AM
Your Name: Mercedes
Your Comment: I really enjoyed your book.

Date: Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 7:54 AM

Your Name: Peggy Robbins
Your Comment: Great Read!!! You won\'t want to put it down.... I am looking forward to many more books by Webnar...she is an up and coming great author

Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 4:01 PM

Your Name: Jacquie Rogers
Your Comment: Nice review! And a terrific new author.

Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 3:57 PM

Your Name: Diane Davis White

Your Comment: This truly is a great read.

Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 3:38 PM

Your Name: Jo Webnar
Your Comment: Snapdragon- Thank you so much for the wonderful review. I appreciate the time and effort it took. Jo