My first memory or romance reading is having read The Promise by Danielle Steel. It is to Ms. Steel that I therefore credit the journey I have been on the last several decades. It is also because of that I feel a loyalty to her that I know many other readers do not feel. Therefore when her latest title ROGUE was released I sat down to read with hopeful anticipation of remembering a time long past.

ROGUE was a very pleasant surprise. Many of the issues that I have had with Ms. Steels more recent titles didn't appear to be as rampant in ROGUE, and Maxine William's occupation of psychiatrist for troubled teens and the story line that created was a story line I could easily identify with.

Maxine was once married to Blake Williams an entrepreneur who made his fortune early in the dot com industry, and thus retired at an age most can only dream about. He chose to use his fortune to support his adventurous lifestyle, but Maxine with young children was focused more on hearth and home. Eventually their different perspectives and goals led to divorce, but fortunately for all the divorce was friendly.

Years have passed since the divorce, and not much has changed. Blake is still a playboy flying from one exotic locale to the next, and Maxine is still a dedicated homebody. However things are about to change for both of them.

ROGUE was a story that for me flowed from one scene to the next without me having to stop and think how did we get from point A to point B. I believe in ROGUE Ms. Steel wrote a story that gives readers character we love to hate, and that we truly love, and perhaps even envy just a bit.

ROGUE will give die hard Steel fans an excellent book for their collection, and quite possibly could get readers who have drifted away a bit the tug they need to give Ms. Steel a second chance.