Blue Heaven, Black Night [Mass Market Paperback]

Shannon Drake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1998

Shannon Drake, the author of Tomorrow the Glory, "once again . . . proves that she is a multi-talented author able to breathe life into tempestuous characters who live in a glorious and turbulent age" (Romantic Times).

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Zebra Books (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821759825
• ISBN-13: 978-0821759820
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,227,160 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Stressful, January 28, 2000

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Tina "tinaellorascave" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Heaven, Black Night (Mass Market Paperback)

Boy was I disappointed! After reading "Beneath a Blood Red Moon" I thought I'd found a new author to collect. WRONG. I might read another of her books just to see if this one was a fluke, but I'm liable to be gun shy for a few months.

This book was one stress after another. It was one of those overdone story lines in which the heroine obstinately refuses to accept the fact that she has feelings for the hero. In fact, she's nice to everyone but him. By the time she begins to come around (and this is three quarters of the way to the end of a 500 and some odd paged novel), the hero goes off to the crusades.

After she FINALLY accepts the fact that she loves her husband, she goes to the holyland to try to find him. In the mean time, he's "slaked his lust" with another woman, even though he thought of his wife the whole time. (Pleeeez!)

When she gets to the holyland, she is then abducted by an Arabian prince, thereby setting off an entire new set of stressors.

I feel that the author was trying to use all of this friction as sexual tension, but she missed her target completely. Unless you like inflaming your ulcer, chances are you will find this book stressful instead of sexually and romantically intense.

All of this was stress was then woven throughout an incredibly slow-paced book with way too much historical detail. I'd go sit in a history class if I wanted a dissertation on medieval life.

Perhaps it's just me, but when I read a romance, I want to feel good the whole way through. Reality provides enough emotional rollercoasters. I give this two stars only because it was well-written. Otherwise, this is a big thumbs down.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, April 18, 2000

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jayteen (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Heaven, Black Night (Mass Market Paperback)

I love this book! There was never a dull moment, from the beginning to the end! Drake uses historical details to make this book more real and myth to give this amazing love story a sense of the magical. If you're looking for a PASSIVE love story, where the hero and heroine falls in love at first sight and lives happily ever after, then this is NOT the book for you. However, if you're looking for a book that will keep you entralled by the hero and herione's clash of wills and sexual tension, then this is definitely the book for you! Drake takes us along w/ Bryan and Elyse on a emotional rollercoaster filled w/ adventure, denial, betrayal, loyality, and finally true and lasting love. From England to the Holyland, Drake leaves us gasping for more!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After Ondine...this is the best, March 4, 2005

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Creekergirl (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Heaven, Black Night (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the second best Shannon Drake medieval romance. Ondine being the first. I love the way that she puts so much depth into the characters, you know, the whole love-hate relationship. Who wants to read a romance where the characters love each other from the beginning? you would never have a good story if that was the case, and Drake manages to show this relationship without the hero being brutal. If you want a good Drake book, let this be the one you buy.