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At First Sight
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At First Sight

Written by Patrice Wilton

Narrated by Kate Rudd

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Desperate to escape an abusive relationship, a woman takes a temporary job as a live-in aide to a recently blinded war hero - but is the love they find more than they both bargained for?

War veteran Brent Harrington, a helicopter pilot who lost his sight when he was shot down in Afghanistan, is now back home in the US and struggling to come to terms with the fact that his sight may never return. Natalie Connors, a beautiful young woman fleeing an abusive relationship and looking for a fresh start, is hired by Brent's best buddy, another war veteran, as a home health care aide to help Brent adapt to his newly darkened world. Thrown together by fate, they take the first tentative steps toward love . . .

But when Natalie's vicious ex tracks her down, can the passion and tenderness she and Brent share protect her? At First Sight is a highly emotional story about two damaged people and the healing they must go through before they can commit and find their happily-ever-after.
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Release dateDec 17, 2013
ISBN9781480578319
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At First Sight
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Patrice Wilton

Patrice Wilton knew from the age of twelve that she wanted to write books that would take the reader to faraway places. As a voracious reader, she gobbled up books, and her imagination soared. She was born in Vancouver, Canada, and had a great need to see the world that she had read about.Patrice became a flight attendant for seventeen years and traveled the world. At the age of forty she sat down to write her first book—in longhand! Her interests include tennis, golf, and writing stories for women of all ages.She is the proud mother of two, has three lovely grand-daughters, and a wonderful man at her side. They live in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he teaches her golf, and she teaches him patience.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Stephen J. Cannell is known for his screen plays and as a B-list actor. He also churns out a steady stream of novels, and when I came across one in the bargain bin at Barnes and Noble, I decided to give one a shot. As you might expect, nothing too deep here to make you think too much. At First Sight is a quick read, a story about an aging, failing internet mogul named Chick who gets the hots for Paige, a passing girl in a Hawaiian resort. His fantasies are dealt a blow when he discovers this object of his desire is actually married, and he's a stud. Still, he manages to worm his way into their lives, and they part after vacation ostensibly friends. Chick and his hostile, trophy wife agree to try and sell Paige's artwork on their website, the prospects for a continuing friendship are established.When Chick is compelled to supplicate himself to a Wall Street scavenger intent on giving him fractional value for his failing company, Chick inexplicably drives to Charlotte with no particular intent in mind...and that's when things really get out of control.A few corpses and the obligatory terror encounter, and Chick finishes his first-person chronicle shortly before his walk down the "Green Mile." At First Sight is a fast-paced beach read, don't expect more and you'll be mildly entertained.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In his introduction the author says that he was advised against writing this book, Having listened to the audiobook version I can understand why it might be thought an ill-advised project. However, Cannell does manage to bring off the hard task of writing about a main character who is vain, self-obsessed and essentially a psychopath. The build up is such that you retain some sympathy for Chick Best in the early stages but he just gets worse and worse turning into a complete monster by the end of the book.There are many times during the book when you are essentially embarrassed by what Chick Best does and I found myself often saying aloud "don't do it, don't be so stupid, you're just going to make things worse." But then that is the point, even though Best is horrible, even though his exploits make you squirm, you still keep turning the pages (metaphorically in my case).Cannell is a brilliant writer and his Shane Scully series has gripped me from the outset. This one is a little different and I am full of admiration for an author who can run with a deeply unsympathetic main character and still maintain my interest.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    A thriller with a twist, this story is told from the bad guy's point of view. Chick Best is a dot come millionaire whose business has fallen on hard times. Still he and his family take their annual resort vacation where he sees Paige Ellis and immediately decides that she is the most perfect woman he has ever met and that he must have her. Small problems arise: Paige is newly married and deeply in love with her husband, Chick is unhappily married but will be left penniless in a divorce, etc. Chick goes on to eliminate these problems--starting with Paige's husband. So with this type of book the question is, does the author make the main character interesting enough so that you still want to hear their story even though they are morally reprehensible? Cannell does an OK job with this, and I wanted to see how/if Chick was going to get away with his crimes, but I didn't care much about him and would have been happy to put this book down after I sensed where it was going. As an audiobook it was given a boost but the skillful performance of Scott Brick, who gave Chick the perfect voice and made him somewhat more interesting. I've probably told you too much about this book, but if you like thrillers that are out of the ordinary give it a try.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    A wildly successful man has pursued - and attained - everything in his path throughout his life. He is unable to rein in his narcissistic desires when things turn tough and, while on a lavish vacation with his otherwise-occupied wife and angry, belligerent daughter, he sees another man's "perfect" wife and plots his moves to eventually possess her. Less than a year and two murders later, it is hard to develop any kind of empathy for Charles "Chick" Best - or for the living victims of his pursuits. While I have truly enjoyed Cannell's works in the past, this one felt rather absurd and predictable.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Interesting book, written from the view of the villain. I applaud Cannell for making fun of the rich and narcissistic. I thought the book was funny at times and then really twisted at other times. It was a very easy read; I read the whole book in an afternoon.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Listened to NLS Talking Book version. Crazy to hear the thoughts of someone who finds a way to rationalize murder.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Chick Best, erstwhile dot.com millionaire, was at one time on top of the world, with a luxurious home in Hollywood, cabin in Big Bear, married to a beautiful woman, with a teenage daughter. But lately things have turned sour. Chick’s business is going under, his wife is having an affair, and his teenage daughter’s only interest is hanging out with a criminal biker and taking drugs. The family goes on vacation to Hawaii, where Chick encounters beautiful Paige Ellis and falls in love “at first sight.” Chick is despaired to learn Paige is married to Chandler, a handsome, altruistic man from a wealthy family who uses his time and money to help learning disabled kids. Chick makes an effort to get to Paige through Chandler, but it’s evident Paige is very much in love with her husband. Back home, Chick can’t keep his mind off Paige. When an opportunity arises to go to New York, he flies there, rents a car, and drives to her home in North Carolina, where his life begins its slow, horrific spiral downward into madness and deception.Cannell’s depiction of the shallow mindsets of the materialistic rich is revealed with humor, although at times, it seems sad and unfathomable that people actually think this way. Chick is a character readers will not like, but his inner thoughts and insights, while usually obnoxious are, nonetheless, entertaining. The story has its suspenseful moments and the reader will root for Paige, an intelligent woman who grieves the death of a man she was very much in love with while trying to deal with Chick, a middle-aged, portly man with no morals who is slowly going mad.