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In the realm of the Dark-Hunters there is a code of honor that even immortal bad boys must follow: Harm no human. Drink no blood. Never fall in love. But every now and again a Dark-Hunter thinks himself above the Code. That's when I'm summoned. Who am I? I'm the one thing the fearless fear. Step over the line and it's my wrath you will face. Nothing can touch me. Nothing can sway me. I am relentless and unfeeling. Or so I thought until I met a female Dark-Hunter who goes by the name of Danger-it's not just her name, it's how she lives her life. She doesn't trust me at all. And who could blame her? She alone knows that I'm here to be judge, jury and most likely executioner of her friends. Yet she is my key to saving some of them. Without her, they all will die. Dangereuse St. Richard is a deadly distraction. Something about her is reawakening a heart I thought was long dead. But in a race against evil, the only hope mankind has is that I do my duty. And how can I do my duty when it means that I will have to sacrifice the only woman I've ever loved?
Customer Reviews:
Meh..........2007-09-01
Have you ever suffered from "Over-hyped Syndrome"? Although a foreign phrase, many of you have experienced it a time or two. Do you recall the last time you saw a really bad movie that just about everyone kept telling you was amazing? Yup, you were a victim of O.S. In this instance I am referring to Sherrilyn Kenyon's "Sins of the Night." On a scale of 1 to 100- with "Fantasy Lover (Dark-Hunter, Book 1)" being a 94 and anything by Catherine Coulter being in the single digits- SOTN was an 86. Still better than most authors but only slightly "worse" than "Seize the Night (A Dark-Hunter Novel, Book 7)."
What, you ask, was wrong? Honestly, I think our lovely Mrs. Kenyon is working too hard under the demand from her DH fans. This has resulted in a sloppy plot and slightly choppy writing. Specifically, she uses obscure reference to pop culture and such colloquialisms as "TMI." Who talks like that?! It didn't mesh with Danger. Do I need to even make reference to the heroine's name or the cheesy puns in the book? Then there were the few but distracting un-translated phrases in Spanish and French. This all served to basically alienate the reader from this world. It's ironic that I should be saying this as I speak and read enough Spanish and French to know what she's having her characters say. I also own all but one of Sherri's books and consider myself a diehard fan.
I think everything just went downhill when about halfway through I realized that I didn't much care about Alexion's story (he's not one of the "main" LA. characters like Kyrian or Zarek). I also figured out the plot after about, oh, page 40. Like the old adage about writing term papers, "Think of ten good ideas. Then throw them out. The eleventh is the only worthy one." Sherri picked something like her third idea. Some readers won't figure it out until it blatantly slaps them in the face. Those who are actually used to her writing style may groan when they get to the end.
Still a good read, but not necessarily a "must read" for her fans. You don't learn anything new. Not that I can see. Non-Kenyon buffs may like it MUCH more though.
A Definite "Win".......2007-06-08
I loved this book!
It explains so much that I didn't know before! I won't spoil it for those who haven't read it, but for anyone who's an Ash fan... READ IT!!
mleh.......2007-02-22
I discovered this series last year and read a lot of the books in succession. The main thing you notice as you go along is that all of the main plots in the books are annoyingly similar. Guys meets girl, she makes him feel things that no one has ever made him feel before, but he can't get involved with her because of yada yada yada.. still they wind up having sex where he often growls at the taste of her, etc, etc.
What keeps me hooked to this series are the side stories. Every book gives you a tiny bit more insight into who and what Acheron is and his relationship with Artemis is really complicated and interesting. Then, of course, there's Nick Gautier's story. The end of "Seize the Night" blew me away and I can't wait to see more of Nick.
In conclusion, these books are a great and fun read, but if you get bored with the formulaic main plot lines, hang in there for the kickass overall story.
Sins of the Night .......2007-01-26
Sherrilyn Kenyon keeps up her usual pace. She has anticipated the question been asked about Archeron and gives us the answers.
First I read in the series and I was hooked!.......2007-01-03
Very heart wrenching and great. I read 2x's and cried both times
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- Bodice Ripper!
- 20 Nights of Sin
- Not one of her best but still pretty entertaining
- Minor Discrepency
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One Night of Sin: A Novel
Gaelen Foley
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Release Date: 2005-05-31 |
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Renowned storyteller Gaelen Foley unfurls the seductive tale of the rakish Lord Alec Knight, who never looked for love–until it was right in front of him. . . .
Lord Alec Knight, the most daring and handsome rogue in all of London, is a smooth-talking aristocrat with an abundance of high-society lady admirers. With his irresistible wit, lucky hand at the gaming tables, and enticing charisma, he can have any woman he wants. But when the only girl he would have considered marrying ties the knot with someone else, Alec realizes he doesn’t want to be with just any lady–he wants to find the love of his life.
The boldly spirited, beautiful Miss Becky Ward takes his life by storm after he rescues her from peril. Alec soon learns that she is on the run from her cousin, the murderous Prince Mikhail Kurkov. Becky has uncovered a menacing secret about the prince–now nothing will stop him from hunting her down. In the midst of danger, Alec and Becky find themselves deeply drawn to each other. After the two spend an all-consuming night of sin, Becky’s knight in shining armor vows on his honor to protect her until the end. But before long, Alec is protecting her with more than honor–and it seems the once untamed rake of London just may have found what he has been searching for all along . . . true love.
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London, 1817
Fiery swords of lightning clashed across the sable sky. Great rolling clouds flung down a warning spatter of rain. Thunder growled in the distance, but the only sound in the dark, empty street was the frantic percussion of the girl’s running footfalls.
Every step jarred her in her thin kid half boots. Her dingy skirts swirled about her legs, threatening to trip her. Fleeing the glow of lanterns on the broad avenue, she raced up a murky side street, her long hair tangled and wild. Her pale young face was stark with terror as she glanced over her shoulder and pounded on, her fists clenched, her breath raking harshly through her gritted teeth.
With a small gasp, half a sob, she pitched around the corner ahead into a coal-black alley and immediately pressed backward out of sight into the shadowed alcove of a doorway. There, she held perfectly still, but for the panicked heaving of her chest. Don’t move. Don’t even breathe.
They were only seconds behind her.
The riders came with the storm at their heels— relentless, inescapable as the approaching tempest. Another throaty snarl of thunder vibrated the windowpanes of the darkened building where she hid. She huddled down against the bricks, trying to make herself smaller, for when the low rumble faded, another sound still remained—softer, but more terrible by far.
Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop.
The relentless cadence of hoofbeats grew louder. Becky Ward shut her eyes with a grimace of fear, a bead of sweat rolling down her cheek. The narrow alley funneled the sound of their approach: the squeak of well-oiled leather, the jangle and hiss of deadly blades, guns, pikes, and pistols—weapons that did not even have a name in English.
Not that the riders had been sent to kill her. Oh, no, she thought bitterly. The prince wanted her brought back to him alive. If she had one advantage, that was it.
She yanked in the muddied hem of her skirt a split second before they came trolling past the mouth of the narrow alley. She stood trembling in the muggy heat of the summer night, holding her breath, agonized with waiting as they stopped mere yards from her hiding place.
They nearly had her, and, expert trackers, the Cossacks knew it. Prince Mikhail Kurkov had sent four of his best warriors after her, though many more were at his beck if these should fail. From where she stood, she could see the looming silhouettes of the second pair.
Huge, menacing men with thick beards and elabor- ate moustaches, the battle-hardened Cossack soldiers wore dark gray coats over baggy trousers, which they tucked into their black riding boots. Beneath the brims of their foreign-shaped helmets, their inscrutable faces were browned and leathery from life in the saddle, their slightly slanted eyes cool and efficient. It was said they were descended from the Huns.
One sniffed the air, trying to scent her out, while the others glanced around, murmuring questions and replies to each other in a low, rapid tongue that she could not decipher. She swallowed hard as they split up to continue searching for her in pairs. The first two continued onward while the second turned their swift, rugged horses around and headed back toward the wide, lamplit thoroughfare, whatever it was called. Oxford Street . . . Piccadilly? Becky wasn’t sure. When they had gone, she nigh collapsed with exhausted relief, leaning all her weight against the locked door behind her.
For a fleeting moment she allowed herself to shut her eyes.
Another hairbreadth escape.
After four days of this, on the run, hunted from town to town as she had made her way southward to London, she did not know how much longer she could last. She had not eaten all day and had reached a foggy-headed state of fatigue. Fear seemed to be the only thing keeping her awake; but closing her eyes brought no respite, for it immedia
Customer Reviews:
Bodice Ripper!.......2007-08-04
I can call it a bodice ripper because right there on page 343 it says "He tore her lovely bodice in his haste to get his hand on her..." Hehe...
The plot has been detailed elsewhere so I'll just say what I liked about this book. First the sex was really steamy and explicit. More, I think, than the other books in the series. These two were so hot for each other, right from the beginning. They couldn't keep their hands off each other!
But the part I really liked was Alec's sweet seduction of Becky. He was such a pro. Standing under an awning on a rainy street, he said all those sweet words to her, just the right things to make her melt. And then he fed her and bathed her and kissed away her sorrows. Alec is so charming! What a sweet hero he is.
These two had great chemistry. Maybe I was just in the right mood for it today, but I really loved this book.
20 Nights of Sin.......2007-03-16
If you're looking for a scorching hot historical with a good plot, this is it. I absolutely loved Alec. I liked this one almost as much as "Lord of Fire"-- which is saying a lot. This entire series by Foley is great and this is one of the best ones.
Lord Alec Knight (the youngest of the Knight brothers) is known as Captain of the London Rakehells and certainly lives up to his reputation. He's rather disgusted with himself after getting deep into debt from gambling and having to resort to working off his debt in a rich baroness's bed for a year. Lady Campion pays off his debts in exchange for his "services". As a result, he terribly hurts and loses the only woman who has ever truly loved him (Lizzie Carlisle--see Devil Takes a Bride). His self-esteem is at an all-time low when he discovers a bedraggled young woman asleep on his friend's doorstep. His overeager friends believe she's a been sent over for their party by the local brothel and they manage to scare her off.
Alec decides to follow her and, while still believing her to be a prostitute, senses that she's in trouble and takes her to his home, where he offers her a hot bath and then orders her dinner from one of the best restaurants in town and tells her she can stay with him for a while if she wants. She allows him to go on thinking her a prostitute.
Alec resolves not to touch her until he's sure she's o.k. and then seduces her in the tenderest way possible. Becky is surprised by his kindness, but runs off without a word in the morning, not wanting to endanger him because of the men that are hunting her down. The next morning, Alec is stunned to find Becky gone without a word and his bed bloodied. Apparently the "prostitute" was a virgin! He runs off after her and manages to track her down, saving her from the Cossacks who are pursuing her to bring her back to her evil, murdering cousin Prince Mikhail who has threatened to rape her to keep her in line. Feeling responsible for ruining her, Alec asks Becky to marry him, but she refuses, not wanting someone to marry her solely out of duty.
After Becky confides her plight, Alec makes it his mission to help her and goes on a quest to raise enough money to buy back her home from Mikhail through gambling winnings as well as convince Becky to marry him. He's stunned at the girl's courage and perseverance in the face of adversity. He needs a woman who needs him and finds that taking care of Becky reforms him. He confides his worst secret (Lady Campion) and rather than being apalled and rejecting him, Becky understands and accepts him, saying he handled it the best way he could at the time to avoid taking advantage of others and tells him he should forgive himself.
Alec the Rake regains his self-esteem and is redeemed though taking care of Becky and rescues her from death in a dramatic climactic scene where Mikhail tries to kill them both. As a result, the rake is reformed and becomes a true heroic figure. This transformation is believably accomplished by Foley.
This is a scorching hot romance and the sex scenes are not for the faint of heart. Rather than one night of sin, 20 night of sin would have been a better title. Alec resolves not to have "sex" with Becky again until she agrees to marry him, but, true to his rake nature, he's quite inventive in finding ways for them to pleasure each other mutually and simultaneously until she agrees.
Overall, a very satisfying and sensual romance, with good character development and an interesting, suspenseful plot.
Not one of her best but still pretty entertaining.......2006-08-06
Becky Ward is on the run for her life. Her cousin, Prince Mikhail Kurkov, murdered an agent of the Czar of Russia and Becky witnessed it. Becky makes her way to London to try and find the Duke of Westland to turn her cousin in, but Prince Kurkov beats her there and makes an unsuccessful attempt to capture her. To make matters worse, her grandfather's death has made Prince Kurkov her guardian, which means he controls her life and also owns the only home she's ever known.
Lord Alec Knight and his three friends have just arrived at one of his friends' homes where they find Becky asleep on the portico. Assuming she is a prostitute, they wake her up and try to coax her into the house, but she fights them off and runs away. Alec chases after her and talks her into going with him to his apartments. They have a glorious night together but when Alec wakes up, Becky has already escaped. While he is rushing to get dressed, he notices bloodstains on the bathrobe Becky wore and realizes that she was a virgin.
Alec talks her into trusting him with her story and offers to help her. They devise a plan to win, through gambling, enough money to buy back Becky's home from Prince Kurkov. They also need to find evidence of Mikhail's treachery before they can go to Westland with her story.
Admittedly, I was prepared to not like this book. I had just finished reading Devil Takes A Bride where I found Alec to be a self-indulgent brat who was trying to come between Devlin and Elizabeth. However, he redeems himself in this book. I don't like that the tale takes pot shots at Elizabeth, portraying her as someone not quite strong enough to handle Alec, but I suppose this is an attempt to convince us, the audience, of Becky's courage in loving Alec despite his past.
In my opinion, though, it was not necessary to disparage Elizabeth for that reason. I, for one, was already convinced, in Devil Takes A Bride, that Alec and Elizabeth were not suited for each other. It was already clear that Elizabeth, until she met Devlin, had fallen in love with an image of who she thought Alec was. Likewise, Alec wanted Elizabeth around because he thought he needed her, but certainly not because he loved her. There was really no need to compare Becky to Elizabeth. Both are equally strong heroines with unique characteristics of their own.
One Night of Sin is sumptuous and erotic. The storyline, however, is a bit predictable and I found it lacking. The magic and sizzle that other Gaelen Foley works have, such as in The Duke, is missing in this one.
Minor Discrepency.......2006-06-26
For those who have already read the book, Alex tells Becky that Jacinda was two when their mother left, but Jacinda's year of birth was in 1798 and Georgiana died in 1799. SO there was no way Jacinda was two, if anything she wasn't even one yet, because Georgiana supposedly left and was transporting her aristocrat's friends children from france for a while before she got caught and was executed.
I found another one of these slight "errors" in "His wicked Kiss".
Anyway (please read synopsis of the book on product review page)
about the novel, I was looking forward to reading about Alex since I really didn't like him at all in Devil takes a bride. I wanted to see how he was going to redeem himself and boy am I proud of our little brother, fighting all those Cossacks all by himself and all.
I was just as proud of him as his brothers when they came barging in to assist him and found that he had taken care of everything and he was ENGAGED!!!!
Like I mentioned in one of my other reviews, when I read any of Gaelen Foley's books I always feel like I'm watching a movie as opposed to reading the book since everything is so detailed.
Well done Gaelen!!!
can't stop blushing!.......2006-05-18
wow. this book is hot. and i don't mean just a bit. i loved it, but i would definatley want everyone who is looking to read this that you may get turned on. really turned on. so anyway, i would recommend this to anyone who is just getting into romance or who has read hundreds just like me.
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- Horny cops, and sicko villains
- NIGHT SINS
- The Quiet before the storm?
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- The author lets the reader down at the end!
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Night Sins
Tami Hoag
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A sensational New York Times bestseller that was made into a CBS-TV miniseries, Night Sins has confirmed Tami Hoag's reputation as the new modern master of suspense.
This gripping tale unfolds in a peaceful Minnesota town, where crime is something that just doesn't happen. But when a young boy disappears, it marks the beginning of a unspeakable nightmare. There are no witnesses, no clues--only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this the reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer?
Now, a tough-minded investigator on her first make-or-break case, and a local cop who fears that big city evils have invaded his small town, are hunting for a madman. Together, they must outsmart a killer who knows no bounds...and protect a town that may never feel safe again.
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A sensational New York Times bestseller that was made into a CBS-TV miniseries, Night Sins has confirmed Tami Hoag's reputation as the new modern master of suspense.
This gripping tale unfolds in a peaceful Minnesota town, where crime is something that just doesn't happen. But when a young boy disappears, it marks the beginning of an unspeakable nightmare. There are no witnesses, no clues -- only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this the reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer?
Now, a tough-minded investigator on her first make-or-break case, and a local cop who fears that big city evils have invaded his small town, are hunting for a madman. Together, they must outsmart a killer who knows no bounds... and protect a town that may never feel safe again.
"Night Sins is nerve-shattering, explosive entertainment. This is suspense at the highest level."
MICHAEL PALMER, AUTHOR OF CRITICAL JUDGMENT
"Lock the doors and turn on all the lights -- Hoag has crafted a knuckle-whitening, spine-chilling thriller."
NEW WOMAN
"This is a book best read in a well-lit room, with the certain knowledge that all locks are securely bolted and all closets uninhabited. We are all afraid of something and Tami Hoag has a good handle on what it is."
MOSTLY MURDER
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Horny cops, and sicko villains.......2007-09-29
It seems that I start every review of a Tami Hoag novel the same way: I love Tami Hoag and would read just about anything by her. This was a pretty good story which was left open for a sequel which I am about to order. The story was good, the crime was good and I liked the characters. What I did not like was that the two main characters, Mitch and Megan were so eager to make love and fight with each other in no particular order. Some of the passion scenes were absolutely laughable. These two were so hot for each other it was silly right from the first meeting. Also, the clue that brought the whole thing together and put the game in motion was completely overlooked by the investigation team, although I figured it out by page 15. I also correctly guessed the bad guy (well, one of them anyway). I guess the other is ready for the sequel. Anyway, this book is 540 pages long. Skip the love scenes. They are silly. Also, I hope Mitch gets over his guilt and poor me complex. Maybe Megan can develop a relationship outside of her desire to carry a badge. Not a bad book. Not the best by Tami Hoag, but as I say in many reviews: An average book by Tami Hoag is generally an above average book.
NIGHT SINS.......2007-08-09
VERY INTERESTING BOOK. HAVE JUST FINISHED GUILTY as SIN WHICH CONTINUES WERE NIGHT SINS STOPPED. ENJOYED THEM BOTH. WILL CONTINUE WITH MORE BOOKS BY TAMI HOAG THROUGH AMAZON.
The Quiet before the storm?.......2007-07-03
I recently took a break from reading the awesome romance novels and jumped into Tami Hoag's novel "Night Sins". This is an awesome horror story about a small town and a little boy of 8 being kidnapped. Tami had a lot of twist and turns in her novel that kept you guessing about who did the kidnapping. It's also a great story about letting go of the past horrific events and being able to move on. Tami did a wonderful job in writing this great suspensful novel.
Thanks Tami!
Solid Bones.......2007-03-12
Nights Sins is worth reading despite its flaws. These characters were well developed in typical Hoag style that hooks you and keeps you turning the pages. Some other reviews mention unresolved loose ends and I do agree on that issue but this book has solid bones which carries throughout the story.
The author lets the reader down at the end!.......2006-10-18
Throughout the book Night Sins, Hoag manages to keep the reader guessing to a fairly decent degree. However, when all is said and done, or, in other words, the last chapter of the book, she lets the reader down with a resounding thud. There is no real resolution, only a phony, half-baked resolution that leaves you wondering why you bothered to read the book. If Hoag's other books are anything like this one, then I guess it is good that until now I had never read any of them. I doubt I will be reading any more.
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Wild Lord Jack, who's seen much of the world, has wanderlust to spare. Miss Anne Marsh knows only the peace of the countryside. But during a swashbuckling caper that brings their two worlds together, unexpected sparks begin to fly.
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Passionate Demure.......2007-08-16
I am so happy that I came across this delightful adventure on the bargain shelves at my local bricks & mortar bookstore! I had never even read "Romance" as a genre before!
Though I've always been a great fan of Jane Austen, it was indeed a lark that this momentous afternoon deigned fit all circumstances abiding good luck and agreeable happenstance when this novel's premise caught my eye... And one wouldn't even believe what's happened since!
Though this story takes place late in the era, I can reasonably assure all that I've Become A Robustly Ravenous Regency Romance Reader!!
Truly - I am changed (though I haven't determined whether it has been a change that's enhanced my intellectual character, or degenerated it) - Whatever the case, I am certainly more colorful...
Our heroine here, Miss Anne Marsh, is the daughter of a Dissenter Minister, previously engaged to a gentleman with whom she'd anticipated a quiet, comfortable future.... However, our hero Jack appears on the scene, and subsequently, without any design whatsoever, divines quite another future for her. He is the second son of a Duke, and being recently returned from danger and adventure overseas, brings with him all the repercussions, and indeed by happenstance and luck- essentially all the very things destined to disrupt and overturn all prospect of comfortable predictability- into Anne's life. Once back in England, he soon finds himself very quickly obliged to resort to the power of his family name in order to protect Anne's very life -- !
Along the way, they get to know each other even more -- and, again, luck and happenstance intervene, leaving the reader veritably breathless with delight!
All I can say is that Jack is everything one could want in a hero: strength, good looks, and a spirit of adventure -- Anne is eminently likeable: kind of heart and able to stand well on her own two feet!
This is the first in a Trilogy involving the young men in Jack's family. There's another involving his older brother, the Duke's heir, and one for his cousin, Guy, who figures fairly prominently in this story. And now, having read all three, I am more thankful than I can say for my little dalliance with a NIGHT OF SIN!
an adventurer sleeps with a parson's daughter - is he a scoundrel or is he in love? Hmmm..........2006-02-26
I will admit that I am predisposed to dislike plots like this one, where an adventurous man (in the geographical and sexual sense) falls in love with a plain parson's daughter who doesn't know what sex is. I really resent the notion that after spending years sloughing off the conventions of his homeland, testing himself physically and mentally, and getting to know a lot of women who are openly and skillfully sexual, Jack finds himself losing his heart to an innocent girl who may be capable of making a similar journey, but who is - compared to Jack - a baby.
And Anne's ignorance is a little inconsistent - at one point she appears to be shocked that boys have different bodies than girls *down there* and at another she's making jokes about closing your eyes and thinking of England.
Plus, the whole family drama has it's odd moments. The Blackdowns are really great characters, every last one of them, but a big factor of the plot is Jack coming home after many years and his family is angry at him because he's compromised this girl and they've heard all sorts of rumors about his crazy foreign debauches. So there are long conversations where his mother and brother are questioning him about his sexual practices and I frankly just found that creepy. And then his brother walks in on him having sex with Anne and then they have to talk about it, and then the mother finds out and they have to talk about it too....At some point, the whole thing made me a little uncomfortable.
And then the end is rather wooden. This is the most shocking thing at all because Julia Ross is an incredibly evocative writer; she sets atmosphere like nobody else, and her dialogue is always original and uniquely styled. Yet the last twenty pages or so are really flat and rushed, with lots of declarative statements that push the plot along as quickly as possible.
OK, and now I feel bad about trashing this book because actually I adore Julia Ross and she writes beautifully and it was a great read. With all its flaws, it's still in a class of its own.
Magical.......2005-12-14
I absolutely adored this book. Lord Jonathan was the perfect hero - very gentle and kind, a nice change from the haughty, sneering heroes of a lot of these romances. His gentleness towards Anne made him all the hotter. The setting was exquisitely lush and the writing lyrical and beautiful. This one is a keeper.
Another Julia Ross Success.......2005-08-09
I would read a cocktail napkin limerick if it were written by Julia Ross, so it comes as no surprise that I enjoyed her latest book thoroughly. Night of Sin, with its intricate plotting and finely drawn characters, draws from various historical sources, including the story of Sir Richard Burton, who discovered the source of the Nile and wrote the first English translation of the Kama Sutra. By switching from the Georgian period of The Seduction, and The Wicked Lover, to the more socially (and sexually) restrictive Victorian Era, Ross brings a fresh approach to the familiar Puritan versus Rake story. Perhaps most refreshing about Ross's rendition of this familiar plot, is the way in which her characters behave not as cardboard cutouts from a set of Victorian paper dolls, but as individual personalities. This is especially true when it comes to the novel's treatment of Anne's "sprained ankle." Rather than rehash the angry-religious-father-demanding-that-his- daughter's-honor-be-avenged routine, or the angry-religious-father-shuns-his-slutty-daughter bit, Ross has Rev. Marsh react to his daughter's plight with kindness and love. While this would not work with every book, it was a nice break from the expected and did not detract from the historical accuracy of the story. Though I gave it only four stars, because I simply didn't love it as much as The Seduction or The Wicked Lover, Night of Sin is far better than 98% of the historical fiction being written today and deserves a closer look.
An Awesome Voice In Historical Romance!!!.......2005-07-11
A fellow reader introduced me to Ms. Ross (thanks M!) and as a result I've found a new historical romance author that I positivly love.
Ann Marsh is a very sensible proper young lady. One rainy day her life changes the moment a seaman bumps into her. She is sleeping in her bed at her Aunt Sayle's house when she is awoken in the night by an intruder. Ann is unaware that she actually has two night visitors and one is the man that will save her and awaken her passion.
Jonathan Devoran St. George is the second son of a Duke and he is a world traveler. A theft of a precious fossil brings him to Ann Marsh. He realizes that Ann was slipped the precious item and that her life is now in danger. Her life is not the only thing in danger after he spends a few days with Ann. His heart's in danger. Will he be able to accept her love and passion or will his past keep him from being happy?
Ms. Ross has a beautiful way of writing. Her prose is very lyrical and adds to the telling of the story. She also pens very sensual reads. Not graphic reads but a story that will pull the reader in and not let go. Even after the last page is read the story will stay with you. I highly recommend Ms. Ross if you are a fan of well written historical romance with wonderfully drawn characters. I look forward to her next effort!
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Lord Alec Knight, the most daring and handsome rogue in all of London, is a smooth-talking aristocrat with an abundance of high-society lady admirers. With his irresistible wit, lucky hand at the gaming tables, and enticing charisma, he can have any woman he wants. But when the only girl he would have considered marrying ties the knot with someone else, Alec realizes he doesn't want to be with just any lady - he wants to find the love of his life. The beautiful and boldly spirited Miss Becky Ward takes his life by storm after he rescues her from peril. Alec soon learns that Becky is on the run, having uncovered a manacing secret about her cousin, the murderous Prince Mikhail Kurkov. In the midst of danger, Alec and Becky find themselves deeply drawn to each other. After the two spend an all-consuming night of sin, Becky's knight in shining armor vows on his honor to protect her until the end. But before long, Alec is protecting her with more than honor - and it seems the once untamed rake of London just may have found what he has been searching for all along..... true love.
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Tami Hoag CD Collection 1: Night Sins and Guilty as Sin
Tami Hoag
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Night Sins:
A young boy disappears. There are no witnesses, no clues - only a note, cleverly taunting, casually cruel. Has a cold-blooded kidnapper struck? Or is this a reawakening of a long-quiet serial killer?
A tough-minded investigator on her first make-or-break case . . . A local cop who fears that big city evils have come to stalk his small town home . . . Together they are hunting for a madman who knows no bounds, to protect a town that may never feel safe again.
Guilty as Sin:
A respected member of the community stands accused of a chilling act of evil. But when a second boy disappears, a frightened public demands to know: Have the police caught the wrong man? Is the nightmare continuing . . . Or just beginning?
Prosecutor Ellen North believes she's building a case against a guilty man - and that he has an accomplice in the shadows. As she prepares for the trial of her career, Ellen suddenly finds herself swept into a cruel contest of twisted wits, a dark game of life and death . . . With an evil mind as guilty as sin.
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Struggling with life's dark side? Longing for change?
Begin the journey toward a transformed life!
Many of us look at our lives and wish we could experience lasting life-change. We long to live in the light of our relationship with God, but find that we often reside in the troubling darkness of temptation. It's time to step onto the path that God has laid out for us, the only path that will lead us toward the life we long for. It's time to embark on a Long Night's Journey into Day.
Using three keys found in Scripture, you can embark on the journey that leads to personal transformation. Lay hold of the desire, knowledge, and power that make it possible to move away from sin and replace it with life-giving virtue.
As pastor and author James Emery White examines the eight basic sins from which all others grow, he also reveals the virtues that counter each sin. By recognizing sin for what it is and practicing the virtues that offset it, we can journey toward lasting life-change that draws from God’s incredible power.
Find out what can happen to a life lived in full partnership with the living God. Set out on the path of personal transformation, the life that becomes a Long Night's Journey into Day.
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