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Edge of the Moon (The Moon Series, Book 2)

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I think I have read everything Rebecca York wrote for the Harlequin Intrigues line - and continue to do so - and she's never failed to keep me turning page after page. However, with her Moon series for Berkley, she crafts stunning tales of werewolves with a skill that provides goosebumps!

Graphics designer Kathryn Reynold's neighbour vanishes, but she is beginning to see this is a sinister patterns for others has gone missing, too. An old lady, then a child, later a teenage boy. What could their disappearances have in common? However, when she meets detective Jack Thornton, she has other things on her mind as well, because the attraction to him is nearly overwhelming.

And the attraction is the same on Jack's part. He thought he was responding to a routine call of a missing person, so he never expected to run into the wall of emotions evoked by Kathryn. The dreams they begin sharing are so intense, they nearly shatter his control. But as the dreams intensify, he comes to sense another presence, one who is manipulating both Kathryn and him. As the cat and mouse game whre a killer is upping the odds, Jack fears Kathryn might be the next victim.

It's tense, dark and brooding and right on target!!

Second in the Moon series for York and is a must for paranormal fans.

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Evil wears many faces...

In EDGE OF THE MOON, Rebecca York's second novel of the MOON trilogy, Police Detective Jack Thornton and Graphic Designer Kathryn Reynolds are about to find out just how true those words can be.

A simple plumber, a slick-talking salesman, an elderly gentleman lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood; under the make-up and costumes Simon Gywnn is pure evil. After years spent committing crimes in the name of magic and sacrifice, he has at last worked his way up to what he believes will be his greatest and most rewarding accomplishment yet: enslaving a demon.

With the stage already set and his lines all memorized, Simon only needs one crucial element to complete this supreme bid for control: a final victim.

But the demon has other ideas.

Drawn together by a compelling and irresistible attraction, nudged along by an otherworldly influence, Jack and Kathryn must work quickly to battle their way past the killer's many masks to find the true face beneath. Because knowing that Kathryn has been selected as the killer's ultimate sacrifice is only one of their problems. They also have the demon himself to contend with.

A demon willing to destroy everything if his machinations through Jack and Kathryn aren't enough to stop Simon on their own.

After years of enjoying Rebecca York books, from the "Peregrine" collection through the "Light Street" series, the MOON trilogy's single title debut has far surpassed even the exceptional quality I expected when I purchased the first two books in this series. If you missed KILLING MOON, then be sure to get yourself a copy today and keep your eyes peeled for WITCHING MOON, due out in October. These are unquestionably the most remarkable works yet from a master storyteller with a bevy of bestsellers already under her belt.

Reviewed by Leslie King

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Werewolves are hardly the most frightening denizens of the night. Far more sinister beings have haunted the mortal world from time immemorial. In EDGE OF THE MOON, Rebcecca York reminds readers of that.

As people begin vanishing, Detective Jack Thornton, from KILLING MOON, investigates. Meeting Kathryn Reynolds sends something tingling through his senses. Time stops as they are drawn to one another. Their lives and dreams begin to intertwine, but those same dreams could pose a danger to them. Forces from beyond this world are seeking entrance, and two lovers are the only thing that stand between a dimensional collision and all Hell literally breaking loose.

***** Though this book is a sequel to the previous one, it stands alone easily. With high sensuality and suspense, Ms. York continues to build an enticing world of strangely familiar and altogether new myth. *****
Reviewed by Amanda Killgore

Montgomery County, Maryland detective Jack Thornton works three missing people case in which he believes homicides have occurred. Graphic designer Kathryn Reynolds calls the police because her tenant Heather DeYoung has not returned home in a few days. Jack arrives to see if this disappearance is a boyfriend fling or part of his case. When Jack and Kathryn see each other for the first time, neither can breath. For Jack this is his first real awareness of a woman since a DUI driver killed his wife leaving him to raise their two preadolescent children on his own. For Kathryn this is a first.

Simon Gwynn uses many aliases and houses to incarcerate his prisoners until he is ready to sacrifice them in an ancient ritual that will soon enable him to control the energy essence Ayindral. He believes Kathryn will prove to be the key offering. As Jack falls in love with Kathryn he feels someone is playing them as puppets in a stage greater than this mortal orb, but what is he to do with the gut feeling that is almost as strong as his need to keep his cherished ones safe.

Though it takes an adjustment, readers will enjoy this paranormal romantic suspense. The story line combines fantasy with a police procedural wrapped inside a romance. The lead couple is a charming pair who must wonder if their love is real or the machinations of Ayindral. Simon is a powerful villain who cleverly hides his true identity while working on his final enchantment. Fans of a different type of tale will want to go to the EDGE OF THE MOON for an enchanting trip.

Harriet Klausner

Evil wears many faces...

In EDGE OF THE MOON, Rebecca York's second novel of the MOON trilogy, Police Detective Jack Thornton and Graphic Designer Kathryn Reynolds are about to find out just how true those words can be.

A simple plumber, a slick-talking salesman, an elderly gentleman lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood; under the make-up and costumes Simon Gywnn is pure evil. After years spent committing crimes in the name of magic and sacrifice, he has at last worked his way up to what he believes will be his greatest and most rewarding accomplishment yet: enslaving a demon. With the stage already set and his lines all memorized, Simon only needs one crucial element to complete this supreme bid for control: a final victim.

But the demon in question has other ideas.

Drawn together by a compelling and irresistible attraction, nudged along by an otherworldly influence, Jack and Kathryn must work quickly to battle their way past the killer's many masks to find the true face beneath. Because knowing that Kathryn has been selected as the killer's ultimate sacrifice is only one of their problems. They also have the demon himself to contend with.

A demon willing to destroy everything if his machinations through Jack and Kathryn aren't enough to stop Simon on their own.

After years of enjoying Rebecca York books, from the "Peregrine" collection through the "Light Street" series, the MOON trilogy's single title debut has far surpassed even the exceptional quality I expected when I purchased the first two books in this series. If you missed KILLING MOON, then be sure to get yourself a copy today and keep your eyes peeled for WITCHING MOON, due out in October. These are unquestionably the most remarkable works yet from a master storyteller with a bevy of bestsellers already under her belt.

Reviewed by Leslie King

The author has a way with words that keep you interested in the story. Plus she has knowledge and done research to make the story real.

While this is in the Moon series, it's not a werewolf story, except that the hero from Killing Moon does make an appearance.

Nevertheless, it's again an excellent story, this time about a magician who's trying to summon a "demon", which ends up being a being from another universe/realm/whathaveyou.

The only thing I felt wasn't fully explained was why and how the demon fixated on the hero and heroine.

I loved how the universe for this series has been expanded to encompass more than just werewolves.

I was really blown away by Rebecca York's second novel in her Moon series. It is so creative, so originial, and so addictive that I flew through it in one day. I can't wait to delve into the rest of them, I just hope they don't disapoint after the first two were so good.
I was particularly happy that the characters really do behave like adults. They make mistakes, sometimes they aren't so nice to one another but ultimately they make decisions in a way that an adult would actually make them.
I highly recommend this book.

After reading The Killing Moon I realized that the second book was about Jack Thornton. I was kind of hesitant about reading it, but it really wasn't as bad as I would've thought. In fact it was better! Is it better than the first one?....hard to say. I would say that they are about equal. I give this book 4 stars because York put something more into the plot to make it a quick page turner. You would at first think that a character like Jack wouldn't be as exiting as the male character from the first book, but he is just as good. I just became a fan of R. York. I can't wait to read the third one.

With her follow-up to Killing Moon, Rebecca York continues her exploration of the world she has created and expands upon it. The main focus in this book is on police Detective Jack Thornton and a beautiful woman who reported her roommate missing - which roommate is later found dead, killed by a vicious serial murderer who is now focused on Jack's new-found love. I hate to say more so as to avoid ruining the suspense, so I'll leave it at that - just add my accolades. The pacing was terrific, the plot keep me turning pages and the characters were well-written and believable. I plan to keep going on this series as I can. It is terrific.