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Stroke of Midnight | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley, L. A. Banks, Lori Handeland
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 0312998767
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.0850806
EAN: 9780312998769
ASIN: 0312998767
Publication Date: November 2, 2004
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Winter Born by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Two enemy Were-Panthers discover that fate has destined they become lovers. Pandora must learn to trust Dante's foreign nature. But as she slowly succumbs to the truest passion she has ever known, dark forces have already set out to reclaim her...
Born of the Night by Amanda Ashley
When Lady Shanara Montiori is taken hostage, she learns that the rumors about her captor are true. Lord Reyes is afflicted with the dark curse of the werewolf. Still, Shanara can't fight the attraction they both feel. Will their love break the curse-or feed its powerful hold?
Make It Last Forever by L. A. Banks
An innocent mistake forces the beautiful Tara onto a mission to save herself from the dark fate that awaits her. Salvation comes in the form of a seductive biker with a heart of gold. But will surrendering to their ripe attraction unleash a danger even she cannot control?
Red Moon Rising by Lori Handeland
Novelist Maya Alexander's peace is shattered when she is stalked by a Navaho skinwalker who has taken on the guise of a wolf. Her only hope is the mysterious Clay Philips. In his arms, she seeks protection-but as the red moon rises, no one is safe from the danger that lurks nearby...
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 Lori Handeland is the bright shining star here... July 4, 2008
I like paranormal romance, but not ordinarily stuff that involves werewolves or vampires, etc. In paranormal romance I usually prefer faeries and mostly urban fantasy fiction. I picked up this book at the library on a whim - Lori Handeland made me a convert, mainly to her fiction.
Her story "Red Moon Rising" is a tale about a super secret group of government agents called the Jager-Sucher - they hunt down and kill monsters. Mix that with a writer suffering a terrible bout of writer's block living in an isolated cabin and a skin walker/werewolf who wants her dead and you have one suspense loaded tale.
What I most enjoyed, however, was the first person snappy, sarcastic writing. I don't normally like first person stories, but Ms. Handeland pulls it off with such skill that you can picture the witty main character with great clarity. I actually laughed out loud quite a few times over the sarcasm and witty dialog.
While I didn't enjoy all the stories in this book as a whole, I enjoyed this one story so much that I looked at her Moon series (more Jager-Sucher tales) and read excerpts here on Amazon. Having found that they are written the same way, I straight up ordered the first two books in the series. I can't wait to read those books and will likely order and read the entire series in the near future.
 I liked only one of the four stories.... June 5, 2008
I picked up this anthology in the hopes of exploring the talents of a few of the more popular paranormal romance authors. Sadly, I really only liked one of the four stories.
Winter Born by Sherrilyn Kenyon
I thought this story was a bit rushed and not very enticing. Although the sexual tension between the two leading characters was undeniably HOT, the story just didn't hold my interest. Although I had never read anything about were-panthers prior to this story, I found all the details about the different clans a bit boring. All in all, aside from the steamy sex scenes, this one was not a fav.
Born of the Night by Amanda Ashley
I have actually read a few books by this author and have to admit, this was my favorite story of the four. It is set in medieval times, so the castles and scenery were quite fun to read about. It's basically a historical romance that includes a wolf curse - how can you beat that?! I appreciated that the romance between the two leading characters took a little time to develop -that just seems more realistic than seeing two people hop into bed two minutes after meeting. Overall, the story was a bit predictable for me, but I found myself enjoying it and watching the characters develop. This was by far the best of the four in my opinion.
Make It Last Forever by L A Banks
This one was another story about a vampire who meets her "protector" and finds that she is completely in love with him. I found the characters inconsistent and a little boring. First off, the male lead comments on how the female lead is unlike anyone he has ever been attracted to prior. He also says that he would never find her kind of beauty attractive, but a few short pages later claims she is the most beautiful person he has ever seen. Not consistent. Also, the story was just really boring. All this running around to stop something that has already happened - seemed a bit fruitless to me. Also, the ending was completely dull. All in all, not a story I really cared about.
Red Moon Rising by Lori Handeland
I really like that this story included an atypical female lead. Instead of those perfect hard body brunettes, we see a bit softer average red head - who has quite the mouth on her. I found that bit interesting. However, the found the leading male a bit dull. He never really explains much about himself aside from a few details of his horrid past that set him out on a blood vendetta. Yawn. I would say this story had a lot of potential, but no follow through.
All in all, I really didn't find myself drawn to any new authors. Since the only story I really enjoyed was by an author I was already pretty familiar with, I have yet to discover any NEW talent that truly wets my appetite. For me, this one is a pass.
 Stroke of Midnight May 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book mainly for the L.A. Banks story "Make It Last Forever". If you follow the VHL series then you have to read this story. It gives you the history of Tara and Rider, before I read Make It Last Forever I wanted Tara and Yonnie together. This story also gives you a little history of Rider and Jose'. The story explains how Rider and Tara met, how Tara became a vampire and how Rider came to build their special cabin. This is a good love story with some steamy love scenes. This story also stands on its own so if you have not read the Vampire Huntress Series you will still enjoy this story.
I also liked Winter Born and Born of the Night both of these stories mix paranormal with romance and finding your life mate. Both of these stories have everything I like; romance, love, sex, mystery, wolves and a good flow.
I liked Red Moon Rising the least. It had mystery, love, sex etc...I just did not like the idea of a person wearing animal skin and then becoming the animal. This story was sort of boring... but the other stories made the book a good purchase.Stroke of Midnight
 Bought it to find out about Tara and Rider from the Vampire Huntress series March 29, 2008
This book was such a quick read! I loved each story but by far the one about Rider and Tara touched me the most because I have been reading the L.A. Banks Vampire Huntress series. If you love her books you will LOVE this one, it is a must for people following the series or want to start!
Half and Half February 25, 2008
This book is a must have if you are a collector of the Dark Hunter books. Another great Were-Hunter short story by Sherrilyn Kenyon that would have been awesome as a whole book. The Amanda Ashley story was equally enjoyable. I didn't enjoy the last two stories as much.
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