Nora Roberts - Blue Dahlia

Pros: First book of a new series. Interesting characters. Elements of a ghost story.
Cons: The other books aren’t out yet. Mystery wasn’t as strong.

I got hooked on Nora Roberts books three or four years ago. Since then I have gotten all of her new books as they are released and picked up some of her older books as well. She usually has several new books each year, including one or two that are ...

Pros: Captivating plot and characters, believable voice artist, nice flow
Cons: Misleading about being a ghost story

This review pertains to the audio version of the book and contains minor plot details An irony exists in every good audiobook that I encounter. I get so involved in the story and with the characters that I never want to stop listening and find ...

Pros: balances the relationship with the trilogy set-up, lots of gardening
Cons: set-up is very contrived

Nora Roberts books are a not-so-guilty pleasure of mine. Sure, she technically writes romance novels, but her books are always so well-researched you feel like you are actually learning something. Blue Dahlia is the first novel in her In the ...

Pros: great story, great characters
Cons: I have to find the next two books to find out what happens next

This is the second book I've read by Nora Roberts and I must say I enjoyed it much more than the first book I read by the author. Blue Dahlia is book One of the In the Garden trilogy and I have an immense urge to go out and find the next ...

Pros: Truly a classic love story - with a few twists.
Cons: no cons

More often than not, when Nora Roberts writes a book, the reader sits up and takes notice. Such is the case with her In the Garden trilogy. We begin with the first book, Blue Dahlia. Roz Harper is the owner of Harper House and its ...

Pros: Great characters, ok plot
Cons: Plot is a bit cliche in the beginning.

BLUE DAHLIA centers around a family run nursery, In the Garden, and those involved in its operation. In the Garden is owned by Roz Harper, who is a blunt individual (everyone always knows where they stand with her) she pulls no punches about anything. ...