Bittersweet Rain

Unabridged
Author: Sandra Brown
Narrator: Joyce Bean
Genres: Romance, Fiction
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Date: October 2007
Length: 7 hours
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

After surviving the slow death of her husband, Caroline Dawson fears she might not survive Rink Lancaster, her husband's son. Years before she married, when she and Rink were teens, the youth had introduced her to her first tremulous taste of love. Now Rink is back and says he wants to settle his father's estate--but what he really wants is to settle the score with Caroline.

Reviews (13)

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Written by Elizabeth Manuge from , on January 10th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

this is a 'soap' story in my opinion. of course it will end happily, of course rink will have caroline, but anyway it did have its exciting moments and some believable ones too. i rather liked it as a light diversion and i found the characters mostly predictable but i had to stick with it to the end.

Bittersweet Rain

Written by Christine Schlaeger on December 29th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I gave Bittersweet Rain one star because I couldn't give it no stars. It is sophomoric & boring. Every now & then I'm tempted to try another Sandra Brown novel. It always ends the same. I sent this one back without finishing it. I couldn't take another throbbing loins & heaving breasts scene. Yuk.

Bittersweet Rain

Written by Tisa G. on December 29th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

Ditto, Anonymous. Brown's later works are much better.

Bittersweet Rain

Written by Helen on September 13th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This was very much in Sandra Brown's typical style - a lot of romance and vividly described sex scenes, a strong female protagonist and a dark, sexy male counterpart. Nevertheless, I found some of the characters very charming and I really enjoyed the story. It was easy to listen to and had a satisfactory, though predictable ending

Bittersweet Rain

Written by Anonymous on May 28th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

This was a very formulaic and repetitive romance, written in the 80's I believe and quite dated, particularly in the way the frequent sex scenes were handled. Entertaining if you like that sort of thing, but not exactly challenging. I managed to listen to the end but did skip some as I got tired of hearing the same euphemisms over and over. A quite unbelievable plot and no character development to speak of.

Bittersweet Rain

Written by Angela Jones on December 20th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 1/5

Typical Sandra Brown romance novel. Push me pull me blah blah blah, then a happy ending. Same story different characters.

Bittersweet Rain

Written by Mary Tompkins on October 24th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Excellent story, Sandra Brown is a superb writer, I very much enjoy her books

Bittersweet Rain

Written by Anonymous from , on August 21st, 2006

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I enjoyed this book very much. I haven't read many of Sandra Brown's books, but I intend to make it a habit to read more in the future.

Bittersweet Rain

Written by Julia on January 5th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This was great listening. Lots of turns - unpredictible story.

Bittersweet Rain

Written by Anonymous from , on December 19th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Overall, this was a good romance novel. However, there was too much sexual content to the point where I found myself skipping tracks on the CD. The ending was predictable.

Author Details

Author Details

Brown, Sandra

"Sandra Brown is the author of more than 50 New York Times bestsellers, including WHITE HOT (2004), HELLO, DARKNESS (2003), THE CRUSH (2002), ENVY (2001), THE SWITCH (2000), THE ALIBI (1999), UNSPEAKABLE (1998), and FAT TUESDAY (1997), all of which have been positioned in the top five spots.

Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published 65 novels. Her books have been translated into 30 languages, and there are presently 70 million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her 1992 novel FRENCH SILK was made into an ABC-TV movie.

A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco and raised in Ft. Worth. Before embarking on her writing career, she worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program ""PM Magazine.""

Awards and commendations include the American Business Women's Association's Distinguished Circle of Success, B'nai B'rith's Distinguished Literary Achievement Award, the A. C. Greene Aawrd and the Romance Writers of America's LIfetime Achievement Award. She is a member of Author's Guild, Mystery Writers of America, International Association of Crime Writers, Novelists, Inc. and Literacy Partners.

She is married to Michael Brown, a former television anchorman who recently produced the award winning documentary film DUST TO DUST. They live in Ft. Worth, Texas."