After Midnight [Paperback]

Colleen Faulkner (Author), Carol Finch (Author), Karen Ranney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1998

Handsome vampires roam the centuries in search of everlasting love.

Graveyards and garlic, rapturous ecstasy and ravishing passion by moonlight ... three bewitching women of the past fall in love with the most dashing of the undead ...

Karen Ranney shows how A Dance in the Dark with a charming vampire transforms a Regency lady, whose face is not her fortune, into a raving beauty. In Colleen Faulkner's captivating story, an 1898 vampire dreads spilling Highland Blood and when an American beauty visits his lonely Scottish castle, he must conquer his craving for her -- unless she can cure the curse that lies upon him. Thrown together beneath a Red Moon Rising in Colorado Territory, Carol Finch's lovers are a mysterious cave dweller and an angel of mercy who, in his arms, reveals a dark secret to match his own.

Let these spine-tingling romances chill your blood and warm your heart.</o>

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (November 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821760416
• ISBN-13: 978-0821760413
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,006,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Karen Ranney was first published in 1995. Since then, she's gone on to write dozens of historical romances, most of them set in Scotland.

Her books have been described as evocative, intensely romantic stories featuring characters who leap off the page.

In addition to historical romance, she also writes mystery and suspense under the pseudonym of Katherine Storm.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars After Mightnight, December 10, 1999

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Kathy Findley - See all my reviews

This review is from: After Midnight (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book, although I especially enjoyed the final of the three stories writen by Karen Ranney titled "A DANCE IN THE DARK". I found this final story to be much more absorbing of the three, Usually the main female character in this style of romance novel is physically aluring(you know the sexy with glasses type). But in this story the main female character was portrayed a real "ugly duckling" with a heart of gold and an exceptionally educated mind. It shows us the readers that all the wealth in the world can't buy real everlasting love and true happiness, and she finds it in the most inobvious place...from a recluse with a dark,horrifying secret. This story is well writen and worth reading, even if you dont usually like vampire romance stories. Now if I could only find the conclusion to "A DANCE IN THE DARK" !

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Three Lovely Vampire Stories, August 28, 2002

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M. Rondeau (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After Midnight (Paperback)

RED MOON RISING was a delight by Carol Finch. The dialog was witty and even humourous at times. Seth was the vampire whose greatest wish was to find at least one gray hair on his head. Matti aka "Mishap Matti" because of her propensity for accidents was darling. Both had secrets from one another but the love story was so sweet. Very good!

HIGHLAND BLOOD was also very good. Gordon Fraser was due for his 100 year 'appointment' and was expecting an expert to come and restore/repair water damage to his Gutenburg bible. He was expecting a man - E. Bruce MacDougal - the E. unfortunately for him, stood for Emily and not only was she a woman but she brought along a female companion as well. This story was VERY VERY Good and I was most interested in the solution they came up with that broke the vampire curse!

A DANCE IN THE DARK - Karen Ranney's contribution was most excellent! Not your typical gorgeous heroine come to save the vampire's soul - but an heiress whose face was not attractive but her heart and soul were shown to her to be her most beautiful assets. The intelligent dialog is what will entrance you and - I would love to find the continuation of this story! Where oh where is it Ms. Ranney?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vampires search for everlashing love . . . . ., May 20, 2001

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Carolyn Christy "Caro" (Fairhaven, Ma. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After Midnight (Paperback)

After Midnight is an anthology by three popular authors. The picture on the book is positively SCOURCHING!!!! A dark & deadly vampire is hoovering over a woman who is only to eager to succumb to that unearthly passion. YIKES!!

Now onto the three stories.

Karen Ranney's A Dance In The Dark is very good. A lonely, charming vampire falls in love with a Regency lady who believes herself to be ugly. This story is filled with tenderness, sadness and redemption. Enjoyable read!

Colleen Faulkner's Highland Blood is also very good. An 1898 vampire must learn to control his dark cravings when an American beauty pays a visit to his Scottish castle. This story has an element of mirth to it. The heroine plainly doesn't believe that the man she is hired to work for is a vampire. That is until certain things begin to happen . . . Very, very good!

Carol Finch's Red Moon Rising is about two people who are concealing a dark secret from each other. This story will keep you on your toes!

Grab yourself a copy and simply enjoy the dark side of love!