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Product Description
Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb, puts futuristic lieutenant Eve Dallas in a supernatural showdown with a most seductive criminal: a vampire.
An ancient coin whisks an American woman and a modern-day earl into the past-and into each other's arms-in a stirring tale from Mary Blayney.
When a city girl visits a Scottish castle in Ruth Ryan Langan's story, she is thrust into a timeless romance with a mighty Highland laird.
And Mary Kay McComas gives an unhappy wife a magic-carpet ride into an alternate reality to show her the grass isn't always greener.
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Customer Reviews:
• Pyscho Vamp
15 March, 2010
This is one vampire story that runs with the "Vampires are not real" party line while letting everyone have a little fun with their doubts and ends with an appropriately bad pun.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Anthology
04 November, 2009
I wish the description included actual titles. Fortunately Eternity in Death was one title I hadn't read.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Disappointing...
24 November, 2008
Four authors unite once again for their second joint anthology....
J.D. Robb starts things off with "Eternity in Death". Lieutenant Eve Dallas has yet another case on her hands, this time a party starlet drained of blood. Is a vampire on the loose?
J.D. Robb is an auto buy author for me. The interactions between the characters never cease to entertain me. Unfortunately, after reading this short story right after finishing CREATION IN DEATH, it is noticeable just how much has to be cut down for the story length. Eve and Roarke's bond remains strong, but it is the supporting characters that I missed. Regardless, any J.D. Robb story is a keeper for me.
Mary Blayney follows up with "Amy and the Earl's Amazing Adventure". While vacationing in England, Amy Stevens is given a coin by a docent, a coin that sends her hurtling back to 1805, accompanied by Simon West. They have a mystery to solve about the coin, but how will they handle their new roles in the past?
"Amy and the Earl's Amazing Adventure" appears to be related to "Poppy's Coin" found in BUMP IN THE NIGHT, if only in the use of the coin from a docent. However, where as "Poppy's Coin" was sweet, "Amy and the Earl's Amazing Adventure" is almost annoying with the simplistic dialogue. Mary Blayney tries to pack a lot of emotional depth in a short story, but the format needed more length to fully flesh out and develop the relationship between Simon and Amy.
"Timeless" by Ruth Ryan Langan sends Laurel Douglas back to the 1800s where she meets Conal MacLennan. What mischief is afoot? And will Laurel find happiness?
Ruth Ryan Langan takes readers on an emotional journey with "Timeless". Despite the brevity of the story, there are moments that will make you cry, scream in anger, and smile for joy. The twists and turns are well done as Ruth Ryan Langan has some surprises in store for readers with "Timeless".
Mary Kay McComas concludes this anthology with "On the Fringe". Susan's marriage is in trouble; her husband has moved out and it seems the spark is just gone. A magic carpet ride shows her what might have been, but will it change her current life in the process?
I would love to see "On the Fringe" expanded into a full length novel! The overall storyline is quite clever and with a little bit longer format, the full emotional depth of the relationship between Susan and her husband, Joe, could be fully explored. The story of what might have been is far more entertaining than the current situation and with a little longer length, the full promise of "On the Fringe" could shine.
DEAD OF NIGHT is a disappointing anthology with a lot of unrealized potential. Each one of the authors is quite talented, but the shortness of the format seems to stifle the stories found here. The mixture of the stories is a bit odd, as three of the four stories are time travels whereas the Robb story is a vampire story. DEAD OF NIGHT is not the best efforts by any of these authors.
COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES
- Amazon Customer Review
• Dead Of Night
25 August, 2008
This book contained stories that were evocative, interesting and well-written. Held my interest all the way through.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Great Buy!
22 April, 2009
Great book, I have all the others and when I realized I missed this short story I just had to have it. I read it in one sitting and was sorry for it to end! I recommend this book if you are a JD Robb fan. Don't miss it.
- Amazon Customer Review
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