Old favorite. Bestselling author Nora Roberts grabs her readers from page one. Innocence, Mississippi, isn't innocent for long when a murderer strikes the sleepy town. Concert violinist Caroline Waverly has returned to her deceased grandparents home to escape high-pressured concert tours. She is soon caught up by the irresistible charm of Southerner Tucker Longstreet. The dark secrets of Innocence soon begin to surface and together Caroline and Tucker not only face a murderer but discover secrets from the past.

In the small town of Innocence, Mississippi, days are long, nights are fragrant, and secrets are hard to keep. But when a brutal killer starts claiming the lives of the town's most attractive women, lifelong neighbors are forced to wonder if the culprit is a stranger lurking in the bayou...or someone right next door.

Burned out by a whirlwind career, world-famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly arrives in Innocence looking for a little peace and some time to think. She hopes that a stay at her late grandmother's house--the one with a covered porch just made for soft summer nights--will provide the tranquillity she needs.  But Innocence has something else to offer Caroline: handsome, charming Tucker Longstreet.

Tucker is known for keeping his romances short and shallow. But one look at Caroline, and Tucker realizes that she is unlike any other woman he's met. The coolly reserved Caroline feels an unexpected thrill at his ardent advances. But when she discovers a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home, her summer liaison threatens to become much more. Because there's just one small problem with her new romance: Tucker is the leading suspect in the killings.

This book held my interest till the end. I did think that the two main characters were slightly over the edge, but never in my wildest dreams did I think that the murderer was so close to home. A truely great read and would recomend to all Nora Roberts fans.

Caroline Waverly is a world-renowned violinist in desperate need of some overdue relaxation. She decides that Innocence, Mississippi is the perfect place to find some peace in the only place she has truly ever felt roots. As she makes her grandmother's old home her own, her serenity is shaken when she finds the body of young woman in the lake, and in to the path of a serial killer.

Tucker Longstreet is a true southern gentleman and appears as easy going as a man can get. He enjoys fast cars and faster women, but Caroline is a challenge for him. Tucker is immediately taken with her, and appoints himself her protector. It is then we learn that the good ole boy surface hides a very smart and sharp-witted man.

As the town lives in the grips of fear, Tucker and Caro must identify the killer to have any chance of a future.

This was very well written with wonderful characters. The secondary characters are especially good - LuLu was a scream! This one kept me guessing till the very end!!

This is one of Nora Roberts best. An older story but a wonderful one. It is fast paced and contains some extremely funny scenes woven into a plot within a plot, within a plot! Ms. Roberts carefully disguises her villans and the heros are foggy at best in the beginning. But when the plots thickens and the fog clears the story unfolds into a dramatic, romantic and sometimes funny original saga of the Longstreets. If you are a Nora Roberts fan, I know you will be thrilled with Carnal Innocence.

This is my favorite Nora Roberts. My copy went to the library when I moved years ago so I'm getting another copy so I can reread it...again.

This is one of Nora Roberts' older books and I just ran onto it recently! It kept my interest from the first page. I loved all the characters of this southern town. For once I liked the hero and heroine of the story from the beginning. Sometimes one or the other of them is sort of a jerk and then redeemable by the books end. However, Tucker and Caroline are both likable throughout the book. Nora Roberts was able to add a lot of humor to the story even though there is a serial killer running amok. Nora is great at bringing into the story a pet or child and in this case both, to give the story humor and some nice touching moments. I loved Tucker's easy going manner and his story telling.


I did suspect who the killer was. I sort of wished it could have been someone else but guess that is what made it such an interesting story.

I have some favorites of Nora Roberts and think this one will rate right up there.