Standoff Audio CD – Audiobook, May 1, 2003

This is a great book

This was a good book. It was exciting and had enough plot twists to make it hard to put down.

Fast moving story, good characters. A little cheesy, but in a good way. I like happy endings. Definitely a good read.

STANDOFF, a novel by Sandra Brown, takes place in the desolate West Texas town of Hera. Tiel McCoy, a hot Dallas TV news reporter is forced by her boss, Gully, to take vacation time or lose it. While driving to Angel Fire, a resort in northern New Mexico, Tiel hears on her car radio about a possible kidnapping of the teenage daughter of multimillionaire and Dallas businessman, Russ Dendy. After contacting Gully, Tiel changes her mind about a vacation and heads for Hera. She’s betting that 18-year-old Ronnie Davidson, the alleged kidnapper and Sabra Dendy are also heading for Hera where Ronnie’s father owns a ranch. While making a call from a convenience store pay phone in Hera she becomes a witness to a holdup. Tiel, an older couple on their honeymoon, a rugged and handsome rancher named, Doc, and two swarthy and dangerous looking Mexican men are taken hostage by the young couple. We learn that the high school kids are madly in love and running away from Sabra’s despotic father who has vowed to kill Ronnie. We also learn that Sabra is in the final stages of pregnancy and her father has told her that she would not be allowed to keep the baby. The next few hours are filled with high drama. As Ronnie holds his hostages at gun point, the convenience store is surrounded by SWAT, FBI, local sheriff deputies and a flock of Dallas metroplex media. Oh, yes, Brown didn’t forget to stick in the requisite sex scene toward the end. I enjoyed the story, particularly our heroine, Tiel. Brown would be wise to plug Tiel into a future novel. I give Standoff 3 ½ stars.

I’ve read and enjoyed many of Sandra Brown’s books. This book took a different approach from her other stories and it scored a home run!A hostage and high-anxiety situation mixed with with serious family dynamics made for a gripping story that will keep that book in your hands until the very end! Don’t miss reading ‘Stand-off’!👍

I chose a five star rating because for the most part I really enjoyed reading this book. I would have given it five stars if it wasn't for the ending. I wanted more than what the ending gave. The rest of the book was excellent. I didn't want to put it down. I just wanted to keep reading it. It had a lot of action in it and kept me on the edge of my seat. I loved the characters and the storyline. It was just the disappointing ending that I didn't enjoy. I would still recommend this book to everyone who loves an action thriller.

I have probably read this 2 or 3 times in the last year's. I have recommended it to friends who enjoyed it too. It is an intense and fast paced story and I highly recommend it.

This book held my interest. Sandra Brown is a good author. I definitely plan on reading more of these books.

As always, just a captivating story that kept me on the edge of m seat until I reached the end. Loved it!

Not a great book, just a book which you would read and forget...a very simple story line is dragged which makes it a little boring at one point

Great read find all her books good

I usually read her books, really love them

Good quality product. Prompt delivery.