Wait Until Dark (Mass Market Paperback)

by Karen Robards (Author), Andrea Kane (Author), Linda Anderson (Author), Mariah Stewart (Author) "THE GREEN GLARE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL was the only illumination in the pitch-dark cockpit..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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Penned by some of the genre's more talented writers, this diverse quartet of not-always-predictable suspense novellas will have readers thinking twice about whom to trust and about being on their own, especially after dark. Veteran author Robards leads off with "Manna from Heaven," a fast-paced, humor-touched adventure involving falling bodies, drug rings, assorted wild animals, and a take-charge hero. Andrea Kane's "Stone Cold" adds a dysfunctional family touch when an unexpected inheritance from an architect's biological father triggers dangerous reactions from her "legitimate" relatives. Particularly memorable are the two final novellas, Linda Anderson's "Once in a Blue Moon," a deceptively chilling tale of a small-town librarian who becomes a psychopath's stalking victim, and "Til Death Do Us Part," Mariah Stewart's eerie story of a model who ends up the target of a marriage-minded killer. Spine-tingling reading for a warm summer's night.
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Product Description

When the sun goes down, the mood is right -- for heart-pounding romantic suspense!

WAIT UNTIL DARK
A sizzling, stay-up-all-night anthology featuring the national bestselling and award-winning talents of four sensational storytellers!

KAREN ROBARDS
Danger and desire ignite when Charlotte Bates drives straight into a DEA agent's hot pursuit of a drug smuggler. But when the lawman takes Charlie hostage, an electrifying adventure begins....

ANDREA KANE
An architect inherits the house of her dreams -- a mansion by the sea -- only to find that someone will do anything to keep her away....

LINDA ANDERSON
When a killer targets her book club friends, a small-town librarian sees a handsome visiting professor in a new light: is he her happy ending? Or a fatal attraction?

MARIAH STEWART
Coming home to Montana after a stalker's attack, a model finds an old love rekindled and a safe place for healing. Until her attacker finds her....

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671036556
• ISBN-13: 978-0671036553
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #401,404 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wait Until You Read This!, January 20, 2002

By	Thea (New London, CT United States) - See all my reviews

Charlotte Bates wishes for adventure in Karen Robards' MANNA FROM HEAVEN, and boy--does she get it! Jake Crutcher falls to her from the night sky, and soon drug smugglers are hunting Charlie and Jake, fighting river currents and falling in love.

In Andrea Kane's STONE COLD, Lindsey Hall is being threatened. Someone doesn't want her the keep the mansion she has just inherited. Could it be Nicholas Warner? He wants the land and he wants Lindsey...but which does he want more?

Addie Rivers, the beautiful librarian in Linda Anderson's ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, has a crush on Will Court, the handsome professor who's staying at her bed and breakfast. Addie's book club friends have been turning up dead and she may be next. Is it coincidence that the murders start up just when Will arrives in town?

In 'TIL DEATH DO US PART by Mariah Stewart, model Valerie McAllister is attacked by a stalker. She goes home to Montana and to Schuyler Hollister. Sky and Val never had the chance to get together, first Sky always saw her as his friends' little sister, and then her job took her away. Now they finally have the chance, but will the stalker come between them?

I enjoyed all four stories in the WAIT UNTIL DARK anthology. Great suspense, intrigue, adventure and romance in all. I especially enjoyed Linda Anderson's ONCE IN A BLUE MOON. I was lying in bed reading it last night, and I kept looking around my room making sure I was really alone. I felt so silly, but that just goes to show that Ms. Anderson has created an exceptionally atmospheric story.

If you are looking for a romance book that is heavy on the suspense and will keep you on the edge of your set, then you've found it in this anthology. Go out and get your copy today!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly exciting mysteries!, September 3, 2001

By	"[e-mail]" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

I picked this up in the airport for light reading and was very amused by these 4 short story/mystery/romances. Karen Robards tale about a Country Western singer and the DEA agent who saves both their lives in a rather chilling, exciting chase was very good.
Andrea Kane's story about an inheritance that really messes up a family plan was interesting.
Linda Anderson's tale about a small town librarian and the handsome professor boarding at her mother's Bed and Breakfast was scary and chilling. I was kept guessing for a period of time on who the bad guy was. Mariah Stewart's story I found was the weakest. It just did not do it for me. But I finished the whole book by the time I got to Atlanta and it was a fun read.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well balenced anthology, May 1, 2001

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"Manna From Heaven" by Karen Robards. Country western singer Charlie is in the remote wilderness getting rid of a wild and angry raccoon. As part of a drug deal, Jake parachutes onto her car, thinking that Charlie is the driver Laura he is to meet. Now love and danger have just begun.

"Stone Cold" by Andrea Kane. In Rhode Island, when her biological father dies, he leaves Lindsey a mansion that surprises everyone since they never met and had no relationship outside of shared genes. His family wants that house and Nicholas goes to obtain it from the usurper until he falls into his own seductive trap by loving his victim.

"Once In a Blue Moon" by Linda Anderson. Addie wonders if a serial killer is on the loose and could it be the handsome visiting research professor Will? She hopes not because he is quickly gaining her heart.

"'Til Death Do Us Part" by Mariah Stewart. In Southern California, someone stalks model Valerie to the point that she flees for her hometown in Montana. Her childhood sweetheart offers Sky comfort, protection, and most important love, as the clever culprit has followed her to Big Sky Country. All four stories are exciting non-stop romantic suspense tales that star fully developed charcaters who showcase the talents of this strong quartet of writers.

Harriet Klausner