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Divine Evil

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1 of 4 copies available
In this gripping novel of small-town scandal and sizzling passion, New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts tells the story of a renowned artist who confronts a mystery from her past—and finds that her family secrets have not been laid to rest.

“[Roberts] can make romance seem fresh and hopeful every time.”—Time
Famed sculptor Clare Kimball has commanded the attention of the New York art world, but troubling memories from childhood have drawn her home to Maryland, to the town where she grew up and where her father died so long ago in circumstances never really explained. Nothing much has changed in Emmitsboro—except Cameron Rafferty, the onetime high school bad boy turned town sheriff. The only hint of Cam’s wild nature is the light in his eyes when he looks at Clare. In Cam’s strong arms Clare is seduced into falling in love—and believing that her small-town world is safe.
But within the dark woods of Emmitsboro, something evil is spreading its poisonous power. Now Clare must pay the price for digging up the secrets of the past . . . and confront an evil that may be unstoppable—because those who practice it believe it is divine.
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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Clare Kimball, an industrial artist on everyone's buy list in the New York art world, returns to her hometown and finds new love with the town's sheriff, Cameron Rafferty, once the high school rebel. If this sounds like a typical Nora Roberts romance, let me assure you that it is not. Kimberly Farr molds the characters who drive this story of childhood nightmares and the occult. Farr's presentation of satanic rituals is chilling, especially when juxtaposed with the everyday events and characters in the story, such as a small-town parade and the joyous Annie, a mentally challenged 60-year-old who serves Cherry Smash and Oreos to her guests. K.A.T. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 31, 1992
      Clare Kimball, an accomplished sculptor, is troubled by depression and the return of childhood nightmares. So she takes a break from New York City and heads for her sleepy hometown in Maryland, despite its association with her beloved father's violent but apparently accidental death. Cameron Rafferty, formerly the town hellion, is now the sheriff and faced with a puzzle: the century-old grave of an infant has been dug up. In fact, the grave was robbed by Satan worshipers; Clare's dreams date from the night in her childhood when she saw them performing a coven ceremony--and they know she saw them. Cam's problems are compounded when the mutilated corpse of his hated stepfather is discovered in a field after the two have a public fistfight. Cam and Clare are an engaging couple, but by relying on the most obvious plot complications, Roberts has made her latest romantic mystery a virtually no-thrills thriller. (Is there a single reader who won't prediet that Clare will end up in the coven's clutches?) Also, while this tale is about ritual murders instead of a serial killer, the work's marked similarities to last year's Carnal Innocence give it the feeling of being a rerun.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Evil is afoot in Emmitsboro, Maryland, and sculptor Clare Kimball, who returns home for a rest, and Sheriff Cameron Rafferty, her former heartthrob, step right into it. Cameron chases clues to runaways and ritually sacrificed animals while Clare deals with memories of past satanic rituals and her present need to create art from the world around her. Katie Firth increases the tension in her narration to capture the evil that pervades Emmitsboro and those who revel in rape and murder. Her voice slithers around the evil rituals and lovingly caresses the budding romance between Cameron and Clare. When the evil threatens their world, only love and perseverance will win the day. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

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