Product Description
The heat is on in Palm Beach-and Rick and Samantha are sizzling.
Samantha Jellicoe is no ordinary thief. At least, not anymore. She promised her significant other, British billionaire Rick Addison, that she'd retire from her life of crime. So no more midnight break-ins . . . no more scaling estate walls . . . no more dangling from the ceiling. From here on in, it's intimate dinners with Rick in posh Palm Beach followed by rock-your-world sex.
Who'd have thought that doing the right thing would turn out to be more deadly than her former life of crime? When the first client of her new security business is murdered, Sam is determined to find the killer. Now if only she can manage to stay out of jail, resist her former "associate's" lucrative job offers, and keep Rick from sticking his nose into her business, she might just manage to stay alive. Because trouble isn't just walking—it's running—to catch up with her.
Product Details
| Publisher | Avon |
| ISBN | 0060593644 |
| Format | Mass Market Paperback |
| Author | Suzanne Enoch |
| EAN | 9780060593643 |
| Label | Avon |
| Dewey Decimal Number | 813 |
| Studio | Avon |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Title | Don't Look Down |
| Release Date | 2005-12-27 |
| Publication Date | 2006-01-01 |
| Manufacturer | Avon |
Customer Reviews
A good addition to the series...Review by ReadingHobbit, 2009-07-09
This series was recommended to me because I enjoy the In Death series by JD Robb (Nora Roberts). This series is similar, but doesn't have the same depth or skill in characterization as Robb's series. Don't Look Down wasn't quite as good a read as the first book in the series. The plot seemed to drag more and didn't hold my attention as well. I think that the hero is a little too angsty for me, too. Throughout the book, he has to be careful what he says and does in order to not scare off the heroine (he's more invested in their relationship than she is - or more than she admits she is). This theme got a little repetitive. I guess I prefer a little more "alpha" in my heroes after a point. That said, I enjoyed it enough to recommend it to those who want to continue with the series. (It rated more toward a 3.5, but I rounded it up.) If you want something grittier, more intense, check out the In Death series by JD Robb (starting with Naked in Death).
It was okay I suppose...
Review by J. Llewellyn, 2009-01-17
Perhaps I should have read the first book in this series first because while it stood on its own reasonably well, the relationship between Sam and Rick didn't work for me. I just found the two of them to be so annoying. I wanted Sam to be funky and spicy and all she really did was just conform to Rick's ideals. I found myself wanting them to have a massive fight and for Sam to resort back to her old ways.
Tough luck for me because it was a typical happy ending.
It was an okay book. It took me forever to read. But I got there eventually.
Romatic Suspense without the suspense
Review by luvsmusicndance, 2008-07-18
I really liked the first book in this series, Flirting With Danger. This sequel felt like it was more about the "romance" and she forgot about the "suspense." The whodunit was not a surprise and there wasn't much of a mystery getting to the conclusion.
Cars, clothes, kids, ex-wives, plus a whole lot more.
Review by Gold Star Reader, 2008-06-10
Number 2 in the Sam n Rick story arc.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel from start to finish. It has a most wonderfully imaginative denouement scene. Involving a girl-on-girl muddy catfight, cops and polo players. There's plenty of hot but not too graphic bump and grind. And a fairly decent plot. But most of all. It's about interlocking relationships. Between a guy and his attitudinous girl-friend, between an ex-wife and the main couple, between a girl and her surrogate Dad...and some more too. I loved them all.
I'll say it straight out. I think Sam is a great romance heroine. Clever, resourceful, beautiful. She can talk clothes, gardens, cars, children at the drop of a hat. Also. For the record. I like the way the characters speak to each other.
Definitely joining my 'to be read again' pile.
This is the one where Sam slashes the tyres on Rick's BMW. The one where Sam n Rick have sticky food nookie. And the one where quite a few times Sam hugs Rick for strength and comfort. I love all that kind of mushy stuff. Plus. It's one of those novels where the beautiful heroine drives to a Palm Beach place in a Bentley with the dishy hero following behind, convoy style, in a flashy Merc. Not that I worship money or crass style but I totally relished visualising that scene in my mind.
Very enjoyable.
LOTS of Profanity
Review by Sharmore, 2007-07-19
Romance purists should beware. This author seems to confuse modern romance with the need for excessive amounts of profane language. Apparently, it is not possible to be extremely wealthy, extremely gorgeous, and extremely attracted without being extremely filthy-mouthed. I don't happen to agree with that assessment [in fact, enjoyment of the romance dies for me], but the author does apparently believe it with all her heart. So, if you purchase any of her so-called 'contemporary' novels, be warned to endure dozens of "f"-words, etc. It appears the only way such people can be understood.
