Gabriella Starr has left her rambling lifestyle with her orchid obsessed father to work as an MBA in a Boston firm run by brothers Joshua and Titus Reading. When her injured father and her best friend, Lizzie turn up in Boston, Gabriella is happy to see them, but also suspects that their visit may turn into trouble. After discovering that her bosses are having her followed by former police detective, Pete Darrow, who is being followed by his former partner and new D. A. Cameron Yeager, Gabriella turns to Cam in hopes of figuring out what is going on in her firm. As soon as Lizzie begins a relationship with Joshua Reading, Gabriella and Cam can't seem to get away from one another.

A Rare Chance is a ridiculously over the top drama that makes no sense, but still managed to maintain my interest right to the end. The characters in this story make absurd choices and seemingly unrelated plot lines are forced to connect in pointless ways. Even though Gabriella is the protagonist of the story, most of the problems she faces are dealing with things other people in the story have done. Overall, A Rare Chance is a farcical story that I regret reading. ( )

It was ok kinda boring nothing exciting really, I didn't care about the characters or their story. I just finished it caused I started it and I was glad it was free. I am going to try other books by Ms Neggers to see if it is just this one, I'm willing to give her a fair shot. ( )

It was ok kinda boring nothing exciting really, I didn't care about the characters or their story. I just finished it caused I started it and I was glad it was free. I am going to try other books by Ms Neggers to see if it is just this one, I'm willing to give her a fair shot. ( )

Gabriella is a woman who will not settle for any less in a man then the one who understand both sides of her personality...the adventurer and the straightlaced businesswoman. After leaving her father to his orchid adventures for stability in Boston, she unwittingly becomes a target of animosity from her employer's brother, Joshua Reading. Having noticed she is being followed by not one by two ex-cops she confronts cop-turned-lawyer Cam Yeager and demands answers. When he refuses to give them, Gaby determines to investigate for herself exactly what is going on with the people she works for.

Complicating events further, her nomadic father and her long-time friend Lizzie show up at her apartment after having not seen each other for more than a year. In a so-called whirlwind romance, Lizzie and Joshua become involved, making Gabriella's decisions murky and actions weighty with consequence.

A Rare Chance has some great characters and an interesting story. The book cover does not really fit the storyline...I hate that! An orchid greenhouse attached to Garbriella's apartment happens to be a setting where a lot of the character interactions takes place. I thought all the details about orchids and their care provided an additional element of interest. A few plots elements were unnecessary or contrived and detracted from the story.

I appreciated how Neggers dealt with and provided a comparison of different types intimate and familial relationships and the types of people who get involved in each. Those that are healthy where the individual keeps their identity and those that are unhealthy, obsessive, dominating, and emotionally damaging.

I think I like romantic suspense so much because I am a problem-solver. Regular romance stories are mainly about the character's issues and how the characters find resolution together for the HEA. But romantic suspense provides more dimension, threatening situations, hopefully thrilling plot and an added layer of tension. Originally published in 1996, A Rare Chance is a solid romantic suspense novel that fans of Carla Neggers will enjoy. The romantic side of the story is not very involved but this is typical of Negger's novels...more of a sideline really with suspense front and center.

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