Three Fates

Three Fates Review

First off, let me say that while I do like series where the characters are recurring and plot lines that twist together, I am a little tired of having to read all the trilogies that Nora Roberts puts out. I am a big fan of her work, but I find it frustrating that I enjoy so many of her series, and then never end up finishing them (based mostly on a tiny budget and lack of dorm room space).

The Three Fates, however, had it all in one package. Usually the three main couples would have been broken up into a three part series, but here they all come together and fit like puzzle pieces. Well-developed and intriguing, this book is definitely worth the investment.

The story revolves around the Three Fates, a set of mythical statues that have been separated by history. In comes the Irish Sullivan family: Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca. By a twist of fate and lineage, they end up searching for the fates, and along the way rewrite their destinies. Their counterparts take the form of Tia Marsh, a mythologist, teamed up with Malachi; Cleo Toliver, former stripper, teamed with Gideon; and Jack Burdett, security expert, teamed with Rebecca. Over three different continents and multiple cities, these three couples chase the Fates, with the infamous Anita Gaye tight on their heals. Anita is one of the more perfect villains, driven by greed, ambition and vanity to get what she wants. And she wants the Fates. It will take all of their diverse skills to stay one step ahead of her, and deal with falling in love at the same time.

As I said before, normally Roberts would break up the stories into a series, but it was all intertwined in this novel of suspense and love. The characters were layered, the plot thick, with just enough humor to keep it from being too dark for a Roberts' work. Yet again her style comes through, with verve and enthusiasm. If you are in the market for good reading, without the burden of buying the next in the series, I recommend this book heavily.

Three Fates Overview

When the Lusitania sank, more than one thousand people died. One passenger, however, survived to become a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief but keeping a small silver statue that would become a family heirloom to future generations.

Now, nearly a century later, that heirloom, one of a priceless, long-separated set of three, has been snatched away from the Sullivans. And Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover their great-great-grandfather's treasure, reunite the Three Fates, and make their fortune.

The quest will take them from their home in Ireland to Helsinki, Prague, and New York and introduce them to a formidable female professor whose knowledge of Greek mythology will aid them in their quest; to a daring exotic dancer who sees the Fates as her chance at a new life; and to a seductive security expert who knows how to play high-tech cat-and-mouse. And it will pit them in a suspenseful fight against an ambitious woman who will stop at nothing to acquire the Fates.

Three Fates Specifications

Setting: Ireland, Europe, and New York City

Sensuality: 7

Irish siblings Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan cherish the family legend of their great-great-grandfather's acquisition of one of the Fates, a trio of priceless, long-separated silver statues. When the Sullivans' Fate is stolen by an unscrupulous New York antiquities dealer, they vow to retrieve the little silver lady, and thus begins a quest that will send them racing across Europe, traveling through Ireland, and dodging killers in New York City. Most importantly, their search for their Fate and her two sister statues brings them into the world of a brilliant female mythology professor, a free-spirited exotic dancer, and a security expert adept at breaking and entering. This diverse sextet must meld their talents in order to thwart their enemy, retrieve the stolen statue, and stay alive while administering their particular brand of justice.

Prolific author Nora Roberts's latest tale of adventure and romance is a nonstop page-turner with quirky heroines, strong heroes, and a delightfully nefarious villainess. Toss in strong Irish, European, and New York settings, interesting secondary characters, and a plot with intriguing twists and turns and the result is romantic suspense at its best. --Lois Faye Dyer

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