After her mother is brutally murdered, Gemma inherits her famed jeweled collar, which she hopes will lead her to her mother’s killer. Instead, she's thrown back to 1901 India where she sees a young woman about to be married with a pendant that matches the collar. When she's hired to find the entire bridal suite, she hopes she can use the jewels to save her family's fortune. Can she trust the handsome, enigmatic British reporter/photographer Raj Sinclair who promises to help her on her quest, or is he the one she should be running from?

Good story. enjoyed the writing but was hoping for a shifter romance.

Gems and jewelry speak to Gemma Hewitt, inspire her designs, and send her across the globe to seek out historic pieces. After her mother is brutally murdered, Gemma inherits her famed jeweled collar, which she hopes will lead her to her mother’s killer. Instead, she's thrown back to 1901 India where she sees a young woman about to be married with a pendant that matches the collar. When she's hired to find the entire bridal suite, she hopes she can use the jewels to save her family's fortune. Can she trust the handsome, enigmatic British reporter/photographer Raj Sinclair who promises to help her on her quest, or is he the one she should be running from?
This story was ok. I had some issues with it, mainly white-washing in the end. It also jumped to too many people for my liking, making the time changes messy for me.
**I voluntarily read and reviewed this book

Reincarnation is something you either believe in or don’t there is really no middle ground. This book chose me I didn’t choose it and I was glad that I got the chance to read it. I actually thought it was about shifters…not…but instead reincarnation.

Ms. Rosemoor took me smoothly out of the present day back one hundred year. No there was no time travel involved, not that I saw, but instead a glimpse into the past through the eyes of jewelry that Gemma was connected to. She didn’t travel she had visions…she was a conductor for those that lived in the past; specifically the original owner of the jewelry.

I loved the freshness of this story line. I haven’t read anything like this. I was so into the story that I started this without putting in down. It was a very interesting read…smooth, full of suspense along with mystery…an edge of your comfy chair kind of read. It kept me spellbound. I was guessing the whole time. When the end came I was saddened that there wasn’t more.

Gemma was a jewelry designer inspired by her travels to exotic places or fascinating pieces she would find on her travels. She was on a mission to find her mother’s killer and somehow she knew that the jewelry was a part of the reason her mom was murdered.

To make a long story short without giving to much of the story line away…She meets her fate when she puts on a piece of jewelry her mother passed on to her. This led her to Raj…in an offbeat kind of way. Raj held secrets that would eventually lead to their past connection.

Chemistry between Raj and Gemma was real…from the start. Once they met there was no one else. Gemma and Raj were so alive that I felt a part of their journey. I was right there yelling for them to be careful. A few times I spoke out loud only to realize that I there was no one to answer me.

The characters were so realistic from the Gemma and Raj down to the ones that they found that had the pieces of jewelry they needed. There was not one that I didn’t feel or connect with. I really enjoyed the transgender opera star turned rock star with an attitude…she was fun.

So whether you believe in re-incarnation or not…you might find yourself pleasantly surprised with this entertaining story of Gemma as she goes on her journey to find the person who murdered her mother.

Finding your comfy chair is a must for the story as once you start you will not be able to stop until you see it to the end and once there you will want more.

Eyes of the Tiger by Patricia Rosemoor. Not my usual type of book but it was a good story. It had some of everything flashbacks to the past, intrigue, murder and assault, paranormal, romance. A long ago story of mixed in with the present. A well written story.

Be warned; if you’re fooled by the cover (and the fact that as of the time of writing this review, the book was in the Werewolves and Shifters category on Amazon) into thinking this is a shifter romance, it’s not. The tiger is an actual tiger who appears in the book. The cover really doesn’t much resemble the book’s contents, except in the heroine’s hair color.

Gemma, the heroine, is an American jewelry designer (allegedly, though she never goes to a jewelry workshop or actually does any design or fabrication work) who inherits an antique jeweled collar from India after her mother’s murder. Discovering that the collar is part of a bridal suite made for a nineteenth-century Indian princess, Gemma experiences flashbacks to the life of the princess when trying on the collar and other pieces of the suite which she is hired to track down. She’s not the only one looking for the suite, though, and handsome British journalist Raj Sinclair seems to have some sort of mystical connection to both it and Gemma too.

This could have been a really intriguing story, but it’s hampered by some clumsy phrasing and point of view switching, and some extremely problematic tropes, not least of which is Raj basically stalking Gemma. This can be a real hazard in reincarnation romances, and the author falls massively into the trap here by having Raj’s emotions manifest as possessive instincts.

By far the most difficult part to swallow, though, is that Gemma, a white American, is the ‘true heir’ to the bridal suite when by the end of the book we learn that there may have been an actual legitimate heir to the princess, alive and well and living in America. We never find out what happened to this heir. Never. And by completely dismissing this legitimate heir in favor of a white woman, who continually thinks of her love interest as having ‘exotic’ looks and thinks that by just putting on a sari she could ‘almost pass for a local’ in Mumbai, this book unfortunately lands squarely in the Problematically Racist category, even featuring as it does multiple interracial romances and some beautiful descriptions of life in nineteenth-century India.

I regret to say that I can’t give it any more than two stars.

Eyes of the Tiger by Patricia Rosemoor is a book about treasure hunting for a set of jewelry that is wanted by several. The reasons are different for each seeker. Sympathies within the story lie with Gemma Hewitt, a designer and jewel psychic along with journalist, Raj Sinclair. The book has an exotic flavor to it since the sought-after jewelry is from India. I enjoyed that element in the book

The suspense builds rather quickly though the plot is done slowly. I found the last half of the book to be more intriguing than the beginning. It has a bumpy flow starting out that was a hindrance to me as a reader. Also I didn’t approve of Raj’s behavior toward Gemma at times. What I think of the main characters is a big factor for me in whether I like a book or not.

I really liked the concept of the hunt for the treasure as well as the psychic aspects of the story. I just did not love the characters or the choppy flow of the beginning.

Eyes of the Tiger is chock full of suspense and intrigue as well as romance which keeps readers glued to the pages. Gemma and Raj are strong, compelling characters that have a sizzling chemistry that heats up the pages while they struggle to with trust and emotional issues that keeps the turmoil high despite their attraction and a smoldering passion that refuses to let them ignore it. The relationship is kind of an all uphill battle between Gemma and Raj but the intriguing events that take place keeps putting them together so they can’t deny the romance.

The anticipation builds throughout the story as the danger and the intrigue continues to build with lots of twists and turns to keep the readers wondering until the very end. The author makes it all come to vivid life with well written words that paint vivid images and makes it easy for the readers to become lost in the story.

Patricia Rosemoor has a gift for using twisting fascinating tales with unique elements that grab readers attention and keep them absorbed with the mystique and romance of her captivating characters and Eyes of the Tiger certainly holds readers hostage until the very end and to me it had a quest or treasure hunt feel to the story that really pulled me along and made feel as if I was joining Gemma and Raj on their adventure.

Eyes of the Tiger is a different type of story than I usually read. Yes there is romance and mystery but there is also history. This is a reincarnation tale that takes us globetrotting to solve a wrong done over a hundred years ago to save a love and future in the present. It was all done very skillfully by the author and I loved taking the journey with Gemma and Raj. For something a little different with just a touch of spice I recommend Eyes of the Tiger.

In British India a princess spun impossible dreams about a handsome British doctor even as her father arranged her marriage to the ruler of a neighboring kingdom. How did the necklace end up in modern day New York? Who is handsome Raj Sinclair and what is his connection to the jewels? In a tale that spans the globe across many generations learn the hidden truths.
Gemma is Psychic. Jewels speak to her and tell her their history. When her mother is murdered, Gemma wears priceless necklace her mother was wearing at the time of the murder and attempts to see the face of her mother's murderer. Instead she's swept into British India where a young princess fights against the constraints of her culture and heritage to find love.
As Gemma finds each piece in the bridal suite she learns more and more of the story and how the suite came to be scattered across time and continents. Raj Sinclair is a descendant of the young British doctor who once loved an Indian princess. He wants to immortalize the love story of his ancestor in print. As he unites with Gemma to locate each piece of the jewelry danger stalks them and the people who once owned the pieces.
It appears that the soul of the corrupt Rajah who once lusted after and lost a beautiful princess has been reincarnated and is on the hunt for vengeance. In this her 100th published book the author spins a fantastical tale which takes Gemma and Raj across the globe in their search to unite the bridal suite. Are they the reincarnated souls of a princess and her lover who have been reborn to find the ever lasting love that once eluded Raj's ancestor?

This is a slow building story. Rosemoor's writing is descriptive making the story colorful and visual.

I was not a fan of the multiple point of views, switching from first person through third person and the time jumps from present to past. All those aspects are difficult to execute successfully, combined it distracted from the overall telling.

The last 25% of the book grabbed my attention and invested me in the outcome.

I received this ARC copy of Eyes of the Tiger from Tule Publishing. This is my honest and voluntary review. Eyes of the Tiger is set for publication April 19, 2018.

My Rating: 3 stars
Written by: Patricia Rosemoor
Paperback: 372 pages
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Publication Date: March 28, 2018
ISBN-10: 1948342588
ISBN-13: 978-1948342582
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Tiger-Pat...
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/eyes...

For more reviews check out Tome Tender's Book Blog or find us on Facebook.

8 likes

A big thank you to NetGalley and Tule Publishing for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. First time reading this author. I sort of thought this may be a shifter book but it's not. It does have murder, jewels, family obligations, reincarnation and more. Some might get confused with the exotic names. I found this to be very different and interesting.

Good cover art but it makes you think this is a shifter story. Should at least have the jewelry on the front. Themes of reincarnation, jewelry hunting, flashbacks, murder and assault. Smooth flowing story and easy to understand. Raj is okay and I didn’t like Gemma. Both of them were the creators of their own problems and I found Gemma both clueless and selfish by not warning the victims, as well as her handling of all relationships with the other characters.

This was the first book I had read by Patricia Rosemoor and I greatly enjoyed it. The story revolves around two different times period and the author flowed between them really well. The transitions were nicely planned out to only happen when the bridal site jewelry pieces were worn or a specific journal was read. As to the entire story idea, I enjoyed reading a story with recarnation, karma, and Indian culture playing huge roles.

This is the first book I've read by. Patricia Rosemoor I definitely don't read many books like this one I really liked how the pieces of the Bridal Suite was revealing the past. Love how it shows Karma can be both good and bad. After finishing this book I will definitely be seeking out more books by this author

WOW! LOVED THIS! The story within a story was riveting. The quest to find the jewelry was compelling. I couldn't put this book down. Would have loved an epilogue for Gemma and Raj but it's not the end of the world. Really want to read more from Rosemoor.