Moonglow [Paperback]

Katherine Sutcliffe (Author), Lindsay Longford (Author), Angie Ray (Author), Maggie Shayne (Author), Lindsay Longford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998

With bestsellers and awards to their credit, these four writers spin tales of romantic suspense that will send chills up your spine and spark warmth in your heart.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Ghosts, werewolves, and intrepid heroines roam the moonlit pages of this magical collection of short novellas that arrives just in time to add its own passionate and supernatural touch to the October romance lineup. Diverse in both setting and style, these stories range from the fast-paced and humorous to the steamily erotic and include "Musketeer by Moonlight," Maggie Shayne's modern, upbeat story of a tough private investigator and her protective musketeer; Lindsay Longford's sexy, hypnotic, and occasionally eerie "Midnight Lover"; "Shades of Moonlight," Angie Ray's ghostly Regency mystery with an unexpected twist; and Katherine Sutcliffe's dark, somewhat intense "The Wolf Keeper." This eclectic collection features veteran best-selling or Rita-winning authors, and while the quality definitely varies, most paranormal fans will find several that appeal.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

For a supernatural tingle in your romance reading this Halloween, pick up this collection of stories by best-selling, award-winning authors. In "The Wolf Keeper," Sutcliffe sends an innocent novice into the clutches of the wolfish earl of Lycaon to tutor his son. Maggie Shayne's "Musketeer by Moonlight" is enough to make a tough female PI swoon over the results of a spell gone awry. Angie Ray's romp, "Shades of Moonlight," follows a recently departed rake in his quest to run the decidedly feminine new owner out of his house. And Lindsay Longford offers the "Midnight Lover" of a young widow's dreams. These stories run the gamut from comedic to sinister, contemporary to historical. Fans of Shayne may be disappointed by the carefree touch she uses here after the impact of her deeply emotional, supernatural Annie's Hero (1997) and her Wings of the Night series for Silhouette, but the discovery of Ray's and Longford's solid stories more than make up for it. Melanie Duncan

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Berkley edition (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042516571X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425165713
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,101,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times Bestselling author Maggie Shayne has published 53 novels, all for major NY Publishers, in her 18 year career. So far. In 2012 she'll be releasing a brand new trilogy dubbed "The Portal" and its books will include MARK OF THE WITCH in October 2012, DAUGHTER OF THE SPELL CASTER in December 2012, and BLOOD OF THE SORCERESS in February 2013, all for MIRA Books.

Maggie has published westerns, category romances, romantic suspense, paranormal romances, urban fantasy, women's fiction, and just about everything in between, and is currently working on her first thriller. She's a winner of the RITA Award, the romance fiction industry's most prestigious prize, and has won countless others.

Maggie's "Twilight" series of vampire novels, officially known as Wings in the Night, began in 1993 with a TWILIGHT PHANTASIES from Silhouette Shadows. The series only just concluded with TWILIGHT FULFILLED in October 2011. (Printable list and reading order at the author's website and on her Facebook page.)

Besides being an author, Maggie is a Wiccan High Priestess, Reiki healer, Tarot Card Reader, unofficial Life Coach, Law of Attraction expert, advice columnist, and a licensed minister. Her long running newspaper advice column has just now been compiled into book form; SHAYNE ON YOU, the author's first non-fiction book.

Recently, Maggie has begun re-releasing her out of print novels in ebook format. So far these include FAIRYTALE, FOREVER ENCHANTED and ANNIE'S HERO, fantasy-romances she wrote for Avon Books (Harper Collins) in the early 1990's, and a novella WITCH MOON RISING, originally published by Spilled Candy Books.

There will be much more to come.

Of course Maggie's publishers also release E-versions of her works, and it's difficult for the average reader to tell whether an ebook is released by a publisher, or the author herself. Especially books that were previously published by a NY Publishing House. Just look for the "Publisher" listing in the book's information and you'll see what's what. The prices are usually a little bit lower on the books Maggie releases herself.

Maggie lives with her soulmate Lance in a tiny town called Taylor (phone exchange: Truxton, mailing address: Cincinnatus, tax map: Cuyler. Smalltown folks understand!) in New York State's little known but sprawling and gorgeous dairy farm & wine country near the Fingerlakes region. Together they have a pair of Old English Mastiffs (Dozer & Daisy,) a chubby little bulldog (Niblet), an arrogant cat (Glorificus,) a saltwater reef aquarium with two clown fish (Larry & Cill) and two damsels (Vinnie & Blue,) a bearded dragon (Captain Yellow Beard) and a life of utter contentment and joy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Even After Death, Is Possible., October 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Moonglow (Paperback)

Four short stories of Super Natural Romances. First is a lady detective who accidentally invokes a protection spell and brings one of the King's Musketeers through time to help her. Second is a young widow who purchases a "fixer upper" home in Florida. The statue in the garden is more than it seems. Third is a Regency rake who is killed. The lady who inherites must solve the mystery surrounding his death, with the ghost's help. Forth is the curse of werewolves.

***Chilling stories of how love conquers all, even after death. Perfect for stormy nights. I enjoyed each story thoroughly.***

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Decent Read, but not close to award winning, June 18, 2006

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K. Bye "amberskye" (Seattle/Indiana/Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moonglow (Paperback)

Moonglow
Spellbinding passion. Midnight desire. Everlasting love. All found by the light of the silvery moon....


THE WOLF KEEPER by Katherine Sutcliffe. A nun to be seems the only one who can save the handsome Earl Lycaon and his son from their tortured fate. Will she be able to show them the goodness in her heart before the wretched curse destroys them all?
Amelia McBain is truly a lively character and her relationship with father and son seems genuine. You grow to care about the characters. In the short story format this seems difficult to do, but Ms. Sutcliffe gives us the best story of this book.


MUSKETEER BY MOONLIGHT by Maggie Shayne. A lady detective on the run from a dangerous gangster accidentally invokes a spell of protection and conjures up a dashing musketeer looking for HIS damsel in distress.
As Mary Catherine Hammer is a detective she doesn't seem to do a good job at it. The relationship between her and Alexandre doesn't seem to be based on liking each other. Even though we are supposed to believe that they love each other. I would say I read it because I felt like I had to, but I didn't come to like the characters nor was the story believable.


SHADES OF MOONLIGHT by Angie Ray. After his death a Regency Rake seems bent on either scaring or seducing the lovely new owner of his former home. She seems hell bent on solving the mystery of his death. Will she be able to do so in time or will she become the next victim.
Mrs. Madeline Spencer was a widowed American who inherited Merrick Hall from a distant relative the Viscount Jake Merrick. Actually, this was more believable about them not liking each other. It was quite funny and you did want these two to get together. This also was a mystery and I wondered if who killed him and it kept me guessing until it was revealed what had happened.


MIDNIGHT LOVER by Lindsay Longford, A young widow is inexplicably drawn to a mysterious statue in her garden at midnight and she dreams of sultry passion in the arms of a dark and brooding stranger, or is he a stranger?
Meggie Blake was a widow and Rafe(r) Jackson was retired police detective. Rafe was disgruntled with how his life turned out. His partner and he were ambushed. His partner was killed and his left hand was injured leaving him unable to perform his duties. Actually, not a bad story. I had no idea what the story was leading to. You have a faint idea about the statue, but you are not sure.
MY PROBLEM with this story was the writer and whomever proof reads these. His name changed from Rafe to Rafer, then back and forth. The misspellings in the book. I felt like the author was an amateur. The constant name changing just put a damper on the story.