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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1571744 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Readers beware: this book is not for the faint of heart or for fans of Michaels's more traditional romances (Kentucky Rich, etc.). There is no happily ever after here; indeed, the primary emotion fueling this story is not love, but anger. Anger leads wealthy Myra Rutledge, who lost her daughter to a hit-and-run driver with diplomatic immunity, to found the Sisterhood, a secret vigilante group of women who have been unable to seek justice through lawful means. Assisting Myra in this effort are former MI6 agent Charles Martin and defense attorney Nikki Quinn, who was Myra's daughter's best friend. High on estrogen and hate, the women pinpoint their first target—the Weekend Warriors, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who brutally raped Kathryn Lucas, one of Nikki's former clients. The women decide on a Lorena Bobbitt–style punishment and carry it out with very few misgivings—so few that readers will have trouble seeing them as sympathetic. With its paper-thin premise and lack of a rational or moral grounding, this overwrought story isn't likely to satisfy or inspire.
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From AudioFile
Seven women wronged by the justice system join together to seek vengeance. It might seem that so many women sharing the secrets of their newly formed vigilante sisterhood would be a recipe for disaster, but their bond of friendship grows deeper as the plot thickens. Laural Merlington's interpretation of Michaels's characters will assist each listener in identifying with at least one of the women, and, although each character's story and identity are distinctly different from those of any other, Merlington weaves the parts in such a way that listeners will find the plot easy to follow. One hopes this introduction to the sisterhood is the first of a future series--with Merlington as narrator. S.K.P. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

From Booklist
As Nikki and her best friend, Barbara, are walking, a car comes out of nowhere and kills Barbara and her unborn child. Unfortunately, the driver, a Chinese diplomat, isn't subject to prosecution. Barbara's mother, the fabulously wealthy Myra Rutledge, who also raised Nikki, goes into a two-year depression, only snapping out of it when she sees television coverage of the mother of another murdered child taking the law into her own hands. Barbara and Myra recruit five female vigilantes, all victims of a legal system that, in their experiences, favored the criminal. The group's mission: to right the wrongs perpetrated against them and other women. The first woman to be vindicated is the one who was raped by three white-collar bikers while her disabled husband was forced to watch. Mission Impossible meets Lorena Bobbitt in prolific Michaels' latest, the first of the Sisterhood series. Readers who grow weary of seeing the bad guys get away with their crimes will enjoy seeing what happens when well-funded, very angry women take the law into their own hands. Shelley Mosley
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Customer Reviews

wow what a good book
This is my first fern michaels book and will not be my last. I have preorded all the sisterhood book and am hooked. What a band of vigillantes. With myra and charles, anything goes and is nikki the weakest link where Jack is concerned. Their punishment was fast and swift but left long lasting trauma and pain just as they had done to katherine. What comes next for these ladies? I can't wait to find out.

Definitely A Surprise Read!
This book blew my mind. At last a group of women who go after men to get justice and prevail! Bravo! I cheered for this little band of savy ladies from the first page to the last. I have to admit, the book and the contents surprised me. But then, Fern Michaels never writes the same book twice, that's why I like her books. No same old, same old here. If this is going to be a new series, I can't wait to read the next one.
Each of the characters was so real and the punishment so apt. I even laughed in parts of it. Who among us doesn't want revenge for some wrong in our lives but don't have the guts to do something about it? One reviewer said the characters weren't sympathetic. Huh? Were they supposed to be sympathetic? Was Charles Bronson sympathetic when he went after the people who killed his wife and ruined his daughter? Is it okay for men to do wicked things but not women? I applaud the author, the publisher and the finely drawn characters in this fast reading book which I read in one sitting because I couldn't put it down. I also liked the cover and didn't find it trashy at all. I knew when I picked it up that it would have suspense in it because of the cover. I loved this story and can't wait to read more on the super seven females.

AMAZING!!!
I was privileged to read an advance copy of this book. WOW! This series is shaping up to be even better than the stories about the Colemans and the Thorntons which up until now have been my all time favorites. It's quite a change of pace from what Ms. Michaels usually writes, but I've come to expect the unexpected from her writing. Her books are never dull. I laugh, I cry, and thoroughly enjoy each story. I hope the second book in the series will be out soon.