Night Shadow: A Novel [Mass Market Paperback]

Cherry Adair (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 24, 2009

Aside from working for T-FLAC (and having the same last name), Lexi Stone and Alex Stone are polar opposites, right down to Lexi’s mere mortality and Alex’s paranormal powers. And though Lexi disdains Alex’s rule-breaking bravado, she can’t ignore how his roguish charm makes her heart race.

But Lexi’s secret desires clash head-on with her duties when suspicions arise that Alex is poised to switch sides and join forces with a European terrorist cell. Lexi is now assigned to shadow his every move, but her task becomes even tougher when Lexi and Alex suddenly find themselves partnered on an emergency mission in Russia. To stop the rise of a superhuman terrorist threat, Lexi and Alex must work as a well-oiled team, with lethal shadows looming behind them and no one to trust but each other.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Adair's conclusion to her paranormal romance trilogy that began with Night Fall and Night Secrets smoothly blends sensuality and espionage. As two covert T-FLAC (Terrorist Force Logistical Assault Command) agents—newbie Alexis Lexi Stone and seasoned veteran Alexander Stone (no relation)—travel the globe in search of those responsible for a series of bombings, the pair must contend with the attraction that threatens to destroy the professionalism of their relationship. Complicating the mission for Lexi are orders from her superiors to kill Alex if, as they suspect, Alex is a rogue operative. Meanwhile, Alex, who frequently teleports from one location to another, has to deal with deadly doppelgängers who have a tendency to disintegrate into soot. The confusing similarity of the protagonists' names provides some comic relief from the thriller action and hot sex. (Nov. 25)
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Review

“Pulse-pounding . . . contains all the danger, treachery and romance a reader could wish for . . . [Cherry] Adair elevates her high-octane tales into the must-read category!”—Romantic Times

“Thriller action and hot sex . . . smoothly blends sensuality and espionage.”—Publishers Weekly

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (November 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345499921
• ISBN-13: 978-0345499929
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.9 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #463,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Cherry Adair's innovative action-adventure novels have appeared on numerous bestsellers lists, won dozens of awards and garnered praise from reviewers and fans alike. With the creation of her kick butt counterterrorist group, T-FLAC, years before action adventure romances were popular, Cherry has carved a niche for herself with her sexy, sassy, fast-paced, action adventure novels. She is hard at work on two new series - CUTTER CAY and LODESTONE, and loves to hear from readers. Cherry loves to interact with readers, and she's easy to find on Facebook http://tiny.cc/l1iva or Twitter http://twitter.com/CherryAdair.

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Night Shadow by Cherry Adair, January 7, 2009

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eegat "eegat" (CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Night Shadow: A Novel (Hardcover)

I am a fan of Ms. Adair but this time around leaves me somewhat disappointed because of the last book in this triology. First, book three was over priced. It was a ripoff for the publisher to print the first two books in paperback and to print the last book as a bound copy, and to price it three times the price of the first two. In my opinion, this is BLATANT price gouging on behalf of the publisher or maybe the author for all that I know. Second, to add insult to injury, both books one and two had better story development. There were spots in book three where I found the story development muddled. It seemed as if Ms. Adair was rushing toward a deadline instead of developing a plausible storyline.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Strangely-paced paranormal, April 13, 2009

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Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Shadow: A Novel (Hardcover)

'Night Shadow' is the first of this series that I have read although there were clearly several previous books in the series. I'm not sure if it's the author's writing style or if the previous books contained information relevant to this one that wasn't repeated, but at times I was very confused as to what was happening. The heroine, Lexi Stone, is a T-FLAC operative (I am still not sure what T-FLAC is or what it stands for) on her first mission when things start to go wrong. She's teamed up with a wizard with the confusingly similar name Alex Stone and desperate to prove she can be a good operative, despite having previously worked in a back-room office function. However when various terrorists threaten groups of people spread widely around the globe, and the terrorists all look like a younger Alex Stone, it's clear there's something very strange going on.

The action is fast in this story with Lexi and Alex travelling from Taiwan to Russia to Los Alamos to Berlin in the blink of an eye. They are following a trail which leads them to suspect an army of clones is being created but I was never entirely sure how they made the leaps of imagination that they did. The romance aspect of the story was perfunctory and rather uninspiring and the complexity of the plot, where I always felt I didn't have enough information (and neither did they) to make the deductions that were made, resulted in the book being rather unsatisfactory. Some heroes/heroines of previous books were brought in towards the end but they didn't add much overall to the story and I felt my attention wandering.

Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2009

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Final Book of the Series, December 5, 2008

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Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Shadow: A Novel (Hardcover)

Alex Stone is an psi agent in T-FLAC and he has been charged with watching out for Lexi Stone, a new agent with T-FLAC. Well, new to being in the field. He's fully aware that they couldn't be more opposite if they tried and yet he is drawn to the sexy new operative. However, he has issues. His powers are wonky and when he needs them the most they don't seem to work. And the evil that he's been feeling seems to be getting closer and closer. Will he finally be forced to admit he has a problem before the mission he's on concludes with the death of one of his team mates.

Lexi Stone's mission is to find out whether handsome Alex Stone is going rogue and if so, she is to terminate him. The more time she spends with him, the more she knows that something is wrong, but in her heart she doesn't think he's going rogue. And when he touches her, kisses her she finds herself having to choose. Do her mission or save the man she loves from himself.

First off I have to say that I love anything Ms. Adair writes! This is the end of a new trilogy and a perfect ending for a fast paced series. Lexi and Alex's romance is fast paced sexy and a total page turner. If you haven't read Adair...I have only one question for you...What are you waiting for? If you love a smart, sexy read, you'll find it here!