Tribute | 
 enlarge | Author: Nora Roberts
Creator: Jennifer Van Dyck
Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 1543218
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Library
Number Of Items: 12
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.1 x 2.2
ISBN: 1423347153
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781423347156
ASIN: 1423347153
Publication Date: July 8, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
Virginia?s Shenandoah Valley, in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a long way from Hollywood. And that?s exactly how Cilla McGowan likes it.
Cilla, a former child star, has found a more satisfying life working with her hands to restore homes from floor to ceiling ? and has come here to her grandmother?s farmhouse, tools at her side, to rescue it from ruin. Sadly, no one had been able to save her grandmother, the legendary Janet Hardy. An actress with a golden voice and a tumultuous life, Janet entertained glamorous guests and engaged in decadent affairs ? but died of an overdose in this very house more than thirty years ago. To this day, Janet haunts Cilla?s dreams. And during her waking hours, Cilla is haunted by her melodramatic, five-times-married mother, who carried on in the public spotlight and never gave her a chance at a normal childhood. By coming to the East Coast, rolling up her sleeves, and rehabbing this wreck of a house, Cilla intends to take a shot at finding some kind of normalcy for herself.
Cilla has her work cut out for her ? the house, once a place of comfort and simple rural beauty, is long neglected, crumbling, the grounds choked by weeds. Plunging into the project with gusto, she?s almost too busy and exhausted to notice her neighbor, graphic novelist Ford Sawyer ? but his lanky form, green eyes, and easy, unflappable humor (not to mention his delightfully ugly dog, Spock) are hard to ignore. Determined not to carry on the family tradition of ill-fated romances, Cilla steels herself against Ford?s quirky charm, but she can?t help indulging in a little fantasy.
But love and a peaceful life may not be in the cards for Cilla. In the house?s cluttered attic, she has found a cache of unsigned letters, tied with a faded red ribbon, suggesting that Janet Hardy was pregnant when she died ? and that the father of her child was a local married man. Cilla can?t help but wonder what really happened all those years ago. The mystery only deepens with a series of cruel and intimidating acts and a frightening, violent assault. And if Cilla and Ford are unable to sort out who is targeting her and why, she may, like her world-famous grandmother, be cut down in the prime of her life.
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 Sorry Nora... July 22, 2008
Sorry, Nora, but I couldn't even finish this one. I gave up halfway through and just skipped to the end to find out who the "bad guy" was. It just seemed like this one was so much like many that have come before it, and neither of the main characters grabbed me at all. Plus it was just plain boring. I'm truly disappointed because I am a huge fan, but the past few hardback offerings have been sub-par.
 A Great Summer Read July 21, 2008
Ms. Roberts has another hit on her hands with Tribute
I really liked both main characters Ford and Cilla and all the supporting characters. I really liked how she developed Cilla's character throughout the novel from some one who is very insecure about herself and the people who are closest to her and I especially liked the relationship development between Cilla and her father. I liked how Ford wore down Cilla and how his easy going manner and his realness helped to I guess the best word is heal Cilla. And I would never have guessed who the tormentor was. I think the only thing I might have changed was to maybe have Janet visit Cilla in one of her "dream scenes" after the case was closed I would have liked to know if Janet knew what happened.
Any way great read
Another Great Read July 21, 2008
This is another great story by Nora Roberts. Her last stand alone book was a little light on romance, but this book steps it up quite a bit. I liked the chemistry between the two main characters, and the mystery was interesting. I can't see how anyone who enjoys this type of novel would ever give this a one star rating. The characters are engaging and the hero is well-rounded and different enough from the typical hero to make him one of the better heroes created by Roberts.
One of my favorites from Nora July 21, 2008
Lovely summer read. I guessed who the bad guy was as soon as we met the character, but I think that's just because I'm familiar with her style. This is the first book EVER that I've finished, then immediately turned to the beginning and started again. Loved the characters!
Fantastic! July 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I always look forward to another Nora Roberts. Tribute was a story that keeps Nora at the top of her game!
The hero was just super. He was not your typical gung-ho macho hero, but completely and totally lovable. His quirky humor, his absence of mechanical abilities, his dog, his slight (very slight) nerdiness all combined to make him an unique hero. I fell in love with him immediately.
The heroine was so strong and determined to succeed despite her feelings of past failures. It was fascinating to read of her efforts to both restore and make her grandmother's house her own. My mind boogled at the expense she incurred to remodel this house.
Nora's secondary characters were the best! They seemed so solid with each other. Of course, now I hope that there will be a sequel so that a couple of the secondary characters can have their own story.
One can only hope!!
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