Customer Reviews
Let it always be Open Season - By: Ladybubbles, 02 May 2006 
A lovely read for a rainy day - Linda Howard has a way of endearing her characters to her reader. I just love the way she plays the two main characters off each other.
Although not as good as some of her other work, this is still a very good read whether you are a fan or not.
Tepid and predictable - By: , 26 Jun 2005 
Had this been the first book I read from this author I would have not continued to read her other books. To me "Open Season" was a bit of a disappointment. Everything in this "thriller" was far too predictable & -apart from some plain sex scenes- there was not much real sizzle going on between Daisy & Jack. Also I found the other characters rather forgettable. It's readable if you have nothing better at hand but I did find it a bit boring, especiallly compared to the first book I read from Linda Howard. "All the Queen's Men" I think was the ultimate romantic suspense & because of this I already have Kill & Tell lined up in the hope of another 5 star novel instead of a 2 star one.
Takes your breath away! - By: , 31 Aug 2003 
This is one great book written by Linda Howard. Like Mr Perfect, the tone of the book is humourous with Daisy & Russo heating up the pages with their witty dialogue & explosive chemistry. Russo is another of Ms Howard's alpha male cop while Daisy, on the other hand, is an undiscovered babe... until now. Determinedly shaking off her spinster image, Daisy unfortunately caught the attention of one of the members of an illegal smuggling ring. Inadvertently having witnessed his death, Daisy is now being hunted.
This book is reallly more a romance than thriller. Clever dialogues, compromising situations & combustive chemistry makes this book a must read for every in search of a light-hearted romp.
Warm and funny - By: , 16 May 2003 I loved Daisy Minor, the combination of intelligence innocence & honesty was wonderful. This is one of the few books I have read that made me wish for a book 2.
A little light reading - By: dubvet, 24 Nov 2002 Somehow, romance authors have turned to writing romantic suspence, & I like it. This is the story of Daisy Minor, who is a smalll town librarian, & still lives with her mother. She is an educated woman, but has falllen into a pattern which at the start of the book she decides that she has had enough of. She moves out (much to the scandalous delight of the gossipy neighbors) & into a house of her own, which isn't in the best part of town, but the rent is cheap. She gets help in her makeover by a man that the town is convinced is gay, since he knows what the shade puce is (Who came up with puce?!? - it sounds horrible.) She also has a run-in with the new sherrif, Jack Russo, who comes to the library to use the computer. And of course, these two people who couldn't be more different have a clash of wills, & sexual tension.
There is a scam going on, run by the mayor of the town, who is importing Mexican girls in a slavery ring. They think they are coming up to do domestic work, but they are sold off as sex slaves. Sherrif Russo & one of the neighboring sherrifs are worried about girls who are given knockout pills & raped. Russo is also worried about Daisy when he sees her out at a bar. But when Daisy witnesses a murder without realising it, she becomes a target of the Mayor's hitman as a loose end. This of course bring the two protagonists together quickly, & Russo takes on the protection of Daisy, & trying to figure out who is trying to kill her & why.
A very satisfying read, if a little bit short. Howard does a good job, as always of brining together two disparate personalities & making them work together in a believable manner. Neither is intimidated by the other, & you can get a sense of caring between the two, as they work together.
