Review: Hair-raising escapes, romance and deranged, lethal males
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2013
K.R. Rowe's `Amber and Blue' is set in a not-too-distant future where the Canadian state has fractured and the French segment has disintegrated into lawlessness. This chaos has spilled over into the US, where the kidnapping of young women has become a profitable activity. Set against this background, Ms Rowe spins a romantic adventure story where most of the action takes place in Tennessee with the odd dangerous jaunt north of the border.The story's heroine, Grace, finds herself plunged into a number of perilous situations, from which she is usually saved by the eponymous hero, Alex - the first rescue taking place while she is still a child.  Deranged, lethal males pepper Ms Rowe's novel, preying on the weaker sex (although Grace's friend Lydia - my favourite female in the book - is made of feistier stuff, and eventually converts her more nave chum to the joys of owning a gun).While the threats to Grace come along thick and fast, the story is essentially a romance; and one which develops by degrees into a love triangle.Ms Rowe leaves enough ambiguity at the end of the novel for a sequel, which I am sure her readers will be anxious to see released. If you like hair-raising escapes, a romantic central storyline and the bad guys getting their just desserts then `Amber and Blue' is for you. So you better go pick up a copy.