Dead After Dark (Dark-Hunter Universe, #15.6; Companion, #6.5)

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Dead After Dark (Dark-Hunter Universe #15.6)

by Sherrilyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward, Susan Squires (Goodreads Author), Dianna Love (Goodreads Author)

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Shadow of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Angelia has fought her entire life to make herself strong. Now, with her patria under fire, she has to protect her people from Fury and his werewolf clan. Vowing to bring him to justice, Angelia sets out alone… until the hunter becomes the hunted, and the only way for her to survive is to trust the very wolf she's sworn to kill.

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Published December 2nd 2008 by St. Martin's Paperbacks

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Sep 13, 2009 Auntee rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of JR Ward

Shelves: anthologies-novellas, paranormal-romance, 2009_reads

***This review is only for The Story of Son by JR Ward***

Now this is how you write a short story! I just read the most awesome short story by JR Ward, and I could just kick myself! I've had this book languishing on my TBR pile for 9 months! What was I thinking? Please, if you're a fan of Ward's BDB, do yourself a favor and read this little gem. It's only 90 pages long, but it packs a punch as only Ward can do. I was totally involved after the first few pages, and didn't want to put it down. I do...more ***This review is only for The Story of Son by JR Ward***

Now this is how you write a short story! I just read the most awesome short story by JR Ward, and I could just kick myself! I've had this book languishing on my TBR pile for 9 months! What was I thinking? Please, if you're a fan of Ward's BDB, do yourself a favor and read this little gem. It's only 90 pages long, but it packs a punch as only Ward can do. I was totally involved after the first few pages, and didn't want to put it down. I don't know what Ward's plans are, but I can totally see the characters from this book fitting into the BDB's world.

Part of the book actually takes place in Caldwell, NY (home of the BDB), and I kept expecting to see someone from that world make an appearance in this one, but unfortunately, that didn't happen. Briefly, this is a story about a high-powered attorney named Claire, who loves her job, is totally career oriented, has no desire for a husband and family, or even a relationship--it's all work, work, work. She has a quirky, elderly (91) female client (who she 'inherited' from her late father) who wants to meet with her in Caldwell over the Labor Day weekend to help her plan her estate. "Miss Leeds" lives in a huge, spooky looking Gothic stone mansion, employs an eerily strong old butler named "Fletcher", and seems verrry interested in Claire's personal life (or lack there of). When she keeps mentioning to Claire "I'd like you to meet my son" and "my son will like you", Claire gets the feeling that she's trying to set her up with him. But a son of Miss Leeds's has got to be...what...70? Uhh, no thank you...

Well, that's all I'm going to say about the plot, except to say that Claire is in for one doozy of a surprise, one big, massive, beautiful, innocent beefcake of a surprise, and this being Caldwell...well, you can sort of guess the surprise. This book is part sad horror story, part romance, part erotic romance, and it just may remind you a little bit of Lover Unbound--in a small way.

Loved this short story, and I hope somehow we see these characters again. I can imagine Claire using her lawerly skills to help the Brothers, and I can imagine the one thing/person who she never thought would happen to her fitting right in with the Brothers. There was also a large thread left dangling in this story, one unanswered question, that gives me hope that we haven't heard the last of Claire and company.
Great little short read, told by a master storyteller! 5 stars!(less)

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Dec 01, 2008 Julie (jjmachshev) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008-reads

Red Alert! Sexy supernaturals ahead!! If you're a paranormal fan, don't miss the "Dead After Dark" anthology with stories by a three well-known names in the paranormal romance genre and one newcomer to watch.

Sherrilyn Kenyon's story "Shadow of the Moon" is about the werewolf Fury and takes places in the Dark-Hunter world. Fury has never let himself get close to a woman because the only woman he ever loved turned on him when his heritage was revealed. Now that woman is back, but this time she's...more Red Alert! Sexy supernaturals ahead!! If you're a paranormal fan, don't miss the "Dead After Dark" anthology with stories by a three well-known names in the paranormal romance genre and one newcomer to watch.

Sherrilyn Kenyon's story "Shadow of the Moon" is about the werewolf Fury and takes places in the Dark-Hunter world. Fury has never let himself get close to a woman because the only woman he ever loved turned on him when his heritage was revealed. Now that woman is back, but this time she's in Fury's power. ***My only beef? Not long enough! Well...and I really wanted Fury for my own :)

"The Story of Son" by J.R. Ward is NOT a BDB story, but it IS a smoking hot contemporary story about a normal woman who gets caught up in an abnormal situation and ends up loving and saving a creature she should, by human standards, hate. ***I think this was my favorite story and I actually had tears in my eyes at one point. I'd like to see more stories from Ward about/in this world. Well...as long as it doesn't delay more BDB stories:P

Susan Squires offers "Beyond the Night" set in her historical Companion series. A man searching for love and revenge instead encounters a vampire who is searching for her own choices after a life of service to the leader of the vampires. Together, they both find the good and bad of what they're looking for. ***A sure winner if you like Squires' series. If you haven't read her series, this will give you an idea of its flavor.

New author Dianna Love rounds out the anthology with "Midnight Kiss Goodbye". A reunion romance of a modern-day warrior and the witch he left behind in an effort to keep her safe. Neither knows about the other's 'special' abilities. But know she's hunting and being hunted by a malevolent entity who's looking to use her as a gateway to unleash unspeakable violence on the world. ***Definitely an author to watch. I really enjoyed this glimpse into Love's intricate, mythical world. Very sexy and very urban fantasy. Hope to see more from her soon.

All in all, well worth the price and the read!(less)

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Jun 06, 2012 Buggy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampalicious, anthology, shelf-10, paranormal-rom

~A MIXED BAG WITH A HIT FOR WARD FANS~

DEAD AFTER DARK contains 4 paranormal romance stories, with two from a couple of heavy-weight authors in the genre. This anthology was really hard for me to rate because the stories varied from 5 big stars, to okay, to couldn’t even finish. I would definitely recommend this to fans of J.R. Ward though, her contribution was excellent and by far the most complete as a stand alone short story. (I also have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of Michael) I’m sur...more ~A MIXED BAG WITH A HIT FOR WARD FANS~

DEAD AFTER DARK contains 4 paranormal romance stories, with two from a couple of heavy-weight authors in the genre. This anthology was really hard for me to rate because the stories varied from 5 big stars, to okay, to couldn’t even finish. I would definitely recommend this to fans of J.R. Ward though, her contribution was excellent and by far the most complete as a stand alone short story. (I also have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of Michael) I’m sure Kenyon’s fans will appreciate her story too, however for myself without any knowledge of her long running series and world rules I was completely lost. Also enjoyable was the historical romance by Susan Squires, who transported me to another time and gave a different twist to the vampire genre.

Never having read anything by Sherrilyn Kenyon before (I know, I know she’s on the TBR shelf) I was a little surprised by her contribution SHADOW OF THE MOON. I guess I expected to be instantly blown away because Kenyon’s so popular, instead I struggled through a couple of very confusing chapters from a story that I still have no idea what it was all about. Kenyon obviously knows how to write the addictive alpha male but even a sexy shape shifter named Fury wasn’t enough to hold my interest here and I gave up. Sadly this was a bad introduction to Kenyon’s writing and you might have thought for an anthology she would have submitted a story more user friendly (or explained her world a bit more) in the hopes of gaining not excluding new readers. DNF 1 star

I have to admit that I bought this book exclusively for Ward’s STORY OF SON and even though its only 90 pages long it was worth the price of admission alone. This is a fantastic story that I became completely engrossed in within a couple of pages. Encompassing suspense, drama, heartache, romance and OH MY the love scenes are sexy as hell. No wonder theres such a huge following for Michael and Claire. It’s also complete in terms of a world anyone can understand and has a conclusive ending, albeit slightly sweet. Obviously I saw the beginning of the BDB here as it takes place in Ward's same Vampire world. In particular a little story arc that’s very similar to V’s story in Lover UnboundBut I won’t tell you why because that’s a major heartbreaking spoiler that I didn‘t see coming either time. Loved it 5 stars

Susan Squires was a new author for me and I really enjoyed her historical in SEIZE THE NIGHT. 1800’s England is captured perfectly here with the story of a man returning home after 15 long years, having made his fortune he hopes to win back his lost love. Scoffing at the rumours that his newly purchased estate may be haunted by a blood drinking ghost until a passionate encounter leaves some very real marks on his neck and a yearning in his soul. I will definitely be searching out more from this author. 4 stars

The last story, Diana Love’s MIDNIGHT KISS GOODBYE was unfortunately another one I couldn’t get into and ultimately just skimmed. A contemporary supernatural romance with a reunited lovers theme and a Hindu god named Ekkbar who keeps possessing the heroes love interest. For whatever reason this just didn’t do it for me. 2 stars(less)

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Jun 29, 2010 Mel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: short-stories-anthologies, pnr

Dead After Dark is an anthology with four PNR short stories by Sherrilyn Kenyon, JR Ward, Susan Squires and Dianna Love. Here’s my review for all the stories:

Shadow of the Moon – Sherrilyn Kenyon 1 star

Aaargggh what can I say? I'm really trying hard but miss Kenyon is doing a damn good job to make me NOT love her.
The story started out great. I liked the premise, I liked the bantering between the two clans. But then it all went downhill...
I want to tell miss Kenyon two things:
First of all: wh...more

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Sep 23, 2009 Kathrynn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-paranormal, own, 2009, hot, reviewed, theme-beauty_and_beast, anthology

There were four short stories in this paranormal anthology. Two I didn't care for and two I enjoyed.

1. Shadow of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon wasn't for me. I looked on the author's Site to get the series order for this short story and she changed her Dark series order around--again. She moved some that used to be included in her numbering to a secondary column entitled "Related Books." Great. I've tried to order her blasted series here on GRs and have printouts that I've used in the past. Egad...more There were four short stories in this paranormal anthology. Two I didn't care for and two I enjoyed.

1. Shadow of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon wasn't for me. I looked on the author's Site to get the series order for this short story and she changed her Dark series order around--again. She moved some that used to be included in her numbering to a secondary column entitled "Related Books." Great. I've tried to order her blasted series here on GRs and have printouts that I've used in the past. Egads! Frankly, I view the utter disorganization of her series order with the same disdain that I had reading this short story. It doesn't/didn't make sense to me. Too much prior knowledge must be necessary in order to understand the plot/theme. It was rambling. I struggled to get through it, got the jest: something was going around turning shifters into their animal form--permanently. By page 18, I'd had enough and stopped reading this one. Unfinished

2. The Story of Son by J.R. Ward was EXCELLENT and made buying this book well worth the time and effort. Ms. Ward can sure weave a tale! I enjoy her humor and writing style. Excellent job with a short story in getting the character's emotions "out there." What a tale it was. Michael and Claire. Wish that something more could have happened to "mother" and would like to have learned what Fletcher was.... Hope there is a spin-off to other stories along this theme. Perhaps the children or family tree will open up? 5 Stars

3. Beyond the Night by Susan Squires. Bleh. This is part of her "Companion series," which I don't care for. Her twist on the vampire tale is that vampires are infected with parasites. They have to be controlled/trained via sex. I read "The Burning" (Companion, #3) and hated it. The whole plot bothers me. I enjoy a hot romance, but this Companion series is just so wrong for me. This one was about one of the three daughters of the leader of whatever species they are. He used his three daughters to train "warriors" using sex. So they were sex slaves. This daughter ran away and was haunting a castle. She was a horny vampire. The setting is 1800's. Unfinished

4. Midnight Kiss Goodbye by Dianna Love was a pleasant experience. This author has a lot of potential. There were some minor facts that started one way then went another, time period, clothing worn, etc that should have been caught by anyone proofing or editing... The plot was good. Warrior and witch. Neither knew each other for what they truly were. They had a hot and heavy affair and the warrior, Trey, decided to commit himself to his "duty" and left Sasha. Ten years or five, depending on which portion you read, went by and they reconnect. Sasha is trying to master her witch powers to save her sister who is possessed. Trey is trying to "save the world" by stopping a powerful being/demon from springing from his prison below ground. 4 Stars(less)

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Mar 05, 2013 Vilda rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: series-to-continue, to-read-extra-attention, paranormal-romance, read-in-2013, e-book, didn-t-want-to-put-down

Shadow of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rating: 4,5 stars

Gosh, I don't think it's possible to not love anything Kenyon writes! She's absolutely fantastic and this shorty sure wasn't an exception. I loved Fury's story and I'm glad we got this shorty, even if I wish he'd gotten his own book.

I've always loved the Kattalakis brothers and it was wonderful meeting them all again! Especially to see the cutie Trace... I had some issues with Lia though, even if I'm glad she finally proved herself to be wo...more

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May 06, 2010 UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 5-stars, 2010-reads, author-jr-ward, pnr-anthology, pnr-vampires, vampires, keepers, virginal-hero, pnr-romance, top-heroes, favorites, mind-candy, reviewed-by-me

Note: As I read and review each story, I will update this review and rate each one separately.

The Story of Son - 5 stars - contains some spoilers:

The Story of Son was my introduction into the Black Dagger Brotherhood world a few years ago. After reading Michael and Claire’s story, I had to run out and buy the entire series and it turned out to be my favorite PNR series of all time.

There’s something so compelling about the race of vampires that the WARDen, J.R. Ward, has created. They are incredi...more

Note: As I read and review each story, I will update this review and rate each one separately.

The Story of Son - 5 stars - contains some spoilers:

The Story of Son was my introduction into the Black Dagger Brotherhood world a few years ago. After reading Michael and Claire’s story, I had to run out and buy the entire series and it turned out to be my favorite PNR series of all time.

There’s something so compelling about the race of vampires that the WARDen, J.R. Ward, has created. They are incredibly strong males and females, both physically and emotionally, though sometimes it takes awhile for them to find and accept that inner strength.

In the story of Son, we meet Son, a 68 year old male who is half human, half vampire. We learn that he has been imprisoned in the basement of the estate they live on by his mother, Miss Eliza Leeds, since he was 12 years old. Once a year, his mother, has a female brought to the house and held captive for a few days so Son can feed.

Claire Stroughton, Miss Leeds’ family attorney, is the latest “victim” brought to the house to feed Son, then be released like all the other women who have been brought to him over the years. She finds such tenderness, such innocence and such passion in Son that she can’t help but want to rescue him from the heartache and imprisonment he’s endured for so long and spend the rest of her life loving him.

I was so very happy when Claire took the first step toward making him feel like a real person and not just an animal meant to be caged up when she gave him a real name; Michael.

One thing that readers of the BDB series will likely question immediately is Michael being able to survive off of feeding only once a year, when we know the warrior vampires require feeding much more often. There’s no indication that Michael is, or will ever be, a Brother. As I said before, he’s a civilian vampire and a half human one at that. I’ve never seen it addressed anywhere by the WARDen as to how often a half human, civilian vampire needs to feed, so it might be very possible that this isn’t an inconsistency at all.

I’m hopeful that this is a question someone can get an answer to either on her own Message Boards or during a BDB chat.
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Feb 08, 2009 Miss Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: paranormal fans

Recommended to Miss Kim by: continuation of a series

Shelves: 2009, dark-hunters, story-collection-or-anthology

Shadow of the Moon
Sherrilyn Kenyon

I loved this quote from the heroine:

“You and I should have had a lifetime together already. I allowed my stupidity to rob us of four hundred years. I don’t want to lose another minute of being with you.”

I really enjoyed going back to Kenyon’s world in this one. Fury is a were-hunter who crosses paths with a were from his past. The girl he loved for so long that betrayed him and tried kill him. The story is short and fast paced. We get to revisit Vane and Bride,...more

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Aug 23, 2009 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed, paranormal-romance

I got this book for the J R Ward story, and I was not disappointed at all, It was a mesmerizing tale and love and self discovery, for both of the main characters. I was truly amazed at how J R was able to pack so much into such a short story. She has yet to not amaze me with her writing. My heart jump right into the pages of her story and fell in love with main character because he was so fragile even though in so many ways he wasn't. I love how Claire opened herself to him and was so soft and l...more

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Apr 13, 2012 Iva rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, favorite, paranormal, romance, too-hot, vampire, novella, stayed-up-late

This review is only about The Story of Son by J.R Ward. The other stories are connected to series I don't follow so I didn't read those.

Oh hell. When I found out there's an anthology with a story by J.R.Ward I didn't even had time to blink before I found it. And I don't have to mention that I devoured it in a single evening. And it was ah-mazing!!
I just realized I became such an addict. A J.R.Ward addict. Seriously. Her books are a guilty pleasure and a fix of the best drug on the market!

This s...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Kenyon minions!

I started this anthology when it was first released back in December '08 for the short story by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Then I discovered last month that the new series by Sherrilyn Kenyon & Dianna Love is prefaced by Dianna Love's short story, and I gobbled up the rest of the book.

All of the stories in this anthology are part of a series: "Shadow of the Moon" by Sherrilyn Kenyon is part of her Were-Hunter series, "The Story of Son" by J.R. Ward is related to the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, "...more

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Feb 24, 2010 mlady_rebecca rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre__paranormal_romance, anthologies, 2009, author__sherrilyn_kenyon, genre_sub__lycanthropes_and_shifter, read_more_than_once, author__j_r_ward, 2010, pov__third_person_multi, fiction__loosely_bound_series, fiction__speculative

Technically, I only read the Kenyon story, but seeing as I have no desire to tackle the other contributions, I'm calling this book read. Enjoyed Fury's story. Of the WereHunters, the wolves have always been my favorites. This was a nice complement to Vane and Bride's story. I think Fang's story is coming soon. My only complaint is that the shorts always seem to be over before you get into them.

Reviewed January 3, 2009

******

Re-read Fury's story again after we got Fang's story in "Bad Moon Rising...more

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Jan 29, 2009 Mojca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthology, paranormal-romance-fantasy, kenyon-macgregor, series-were-hunters, part-of-a-series, shape-shifters, vampires, j-r-ward-jessica-bird, own

There’s a love-hate sort of “thing” I have going for Sherrilyn Kenyon’s novella Shadow of the Moon. On one hand there’s Fury, my (currently) favorite wolf of the Were-Hunter bunch. I have a thing for tall, dark, handsome, and brooding, so sue me. I have a bone to pick (excuse the pun) with Angelia. For the better part of the story I just wanted someone to kick her judgmental, arrogant, narrow-minded butt. In the end, she finally seemed to see reason, but still, she takes second place on my least...more

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Sep 23, 2010 Jacqueline rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: It's a fair grab, with all aspects of the paranormal romance for anyone

Recommended to Jacqueline by: Am a Kenyon Minion- hense I bought it for the Sherri's short.

Shelves: author-sherrilyn-kenyon, series-dark-hunter, classified-novellas-or-many-couples

Of the four short stories in this anthology the one in which I originally bought the book was for Sherrilyn Kenyon's "Shadow of the Moon," which of course was amazing. The Were-Hunter short story of the Arcadian Were Angelia and Kattagarian Fury was an explosive story, which says a lot considering it was a short.

Oddly enough I was also impressed with J.R. Ward's short story "The Story of Son" as well as Susan Squires' "Beyond the Night." Both were amazing stories with very interesting plots and...more

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Mar 09, 2009 MelissaB rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-reads, darkhunters, paranormal-romance

I only read Fury's story by Sherrilyn Kenyon and The Story of Son by J.R. Ward.

Fury's story - the heroine was not likable in this story, she betrayed the hero twice in only a little over 100 pages. She spent centuries hating Fury's type of Were Hunter to the point of trying to kill Fury when she found out then allowing him to be tortured - then I am supposed to believe the last 10 pages where she suddenly realizes he is a good person and all Katagaria are not bad. Sorry but I needed a bit more t...more

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Nov 24, 2012 Sammy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: abducted, bad-ass-heroine, erotic-paranormal-romance, paranormal-romance, library-book, he-owns-my-heart, shifters-are-hot, smokin-hot-drippin-wet, virgins-like-sex-too, werewolves-rule, vampires-bite

The J. R. Ward short, Story of Son, was very good. A definite 5 star love story of a lawyer and a vampire finding love against all odds. This story was very touching the I loved the heroine. She was smart, aggressive, and fiercely loyal. All traits making her worthy of an alpha male vampire. I would love for Ward to develop this into a full novel or allow these characters to find their way to the BDB.

I really wanted to read this book for the Dark Hunter novella Shadow of the Moon, which is story...more

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Nov 14, 2011 Jilly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dark-hunter

First, I had to read this book because Sherrilyn Kenyon chose to give us Fury's story here and I've been wondering about it since Bride and Vane's story. Also I can't help but love Kenyon and Ward's works so it was a must.

Secondly, because I knew I was likely to love Kenyon and Ward's stories the most I started with Squires and Love's stories which was a good decision on my part as Kenyon and Ward's stories ARE the best part of the book.

Sherrilyn Kenyon's Shadow of the Moon was great. It felt a...more First, I had to read this book because Sherrilyn Kenyon chose to give us Fury's story here and I've been wondering about it since Bride and Vane's story. Also I can't help but love Kenyon and Ward's works so it was a must.

Secondly, because I knew I was likely to love Kenyon and Ward's stories the most I started with Squires and Love's stories which was a good decision on my part as Kenyon and Ward's stories ARE the best part of the book.

Sherrilyn Kenyon's Shadow of the Moon was great. It felt a bit rushed because of it's shortness but it didn't have any of that self torture the characters often feel when they are trying to come to terms with loving someone who betrayed them or they shouldn't. Fury and Angelia really heat things up and it is sooooo very good to finally know who Fury's mate is. I would have purchased this book just to read this story but thankfully I liked more than just this story. This might confuse those who are not familiar with the series. I give this story a 4.

J.R. Ward's The Story of Son was my favorite. I have this serious weakness for vampire stories but Michael and Claire are made of LOVE! It is very similar to the Black Dagger Brotherhood mythology and if you are a fan of those books you will see the similarities while wondering about the small differences, such as, Michael changed into a vampire at the age of 12. What I loved about the stories is that Michael's mother is a human and she kidnaps woman to keep him feed. It isn't like he kills them. He takes what he needs, takes their memories of it and they go home. Claire is different as right off the bat she's interested in anything about him and wants more from him. She really teachs Michael about everything his mother has locked him away from. I give this story a 5.

Susan Squires' Seize the Night is interesting. You have this slight feel that it is part of a larger series (not unlike Kenyon's story), but I was able to get past that and have the story make perfect sense. I can't say I was a huge fan of the sernario or the writing but it was worth reading. I give this story a 3.

Dianna Love's Midnight Kiss Goodbye was the hardest to get through as it really seemed like you weren't privy to a lot of information. I always wasn't keen on the combination of so much fantasy into one story and also not knowing what some of the characters were supposed to be. I'm assuming it was part of a series as it felt that way but it wasn't a short that stood on it's own in any regard and it seemed the overall tone was just off. I can't say it peaked my interest into this author's writing. I give this story a 2.

Overall I would say you should read the first two stories last because they are by far the best and I would recommend just for those stories.(less)

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Apr 19, 2011 ALM188 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, supernatural, urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance, mythology-element, demons

I have only read the Dark-Hunter story and J.R. Ward's "The Story of Son."

On Fury and Lia's story, "Shadow of the Moon": I was thoroughly disappointed Kenyon did not do a full-fledged story on Fury. I felt he and Lia connected WAY too soon after 60 pages of hatred and back story. It just didn't fit that she "accepted" him so readily. In fact, I really didn't like her much. I love Fury and am sad he got cheated out of a full book. I think everything that happened in this story could easily have b...more

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Dec 28, 2010 Nicole rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: frothy-romance

With four authors, it's no surprise that the quality of writing in this book varies widely.

The Sherrilyn Kenyon novella is tissue-thin, with barely even a plot to hold it together. Too many characters forced to be evil for evil's sake, too many characters forced to carry the idiot ball. It also requires at least some knowledge of her universe.

It was really nice to see J.R. Ward write a vampire that didn't talk gangsta-speak. I liked the story there, and I'd like to see both characters come back....more

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Nov 29, 2010 Diana (Offbeat Vagabond) rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was my first anthology and I loved it. 3 of the 4 stories I would of loved as a whole book, especially J.R. Ward's Story of Son. This was the standout of this book, of course, it is J.R. Ward.
Now there is no one from the BDB in this, but if you have read Lover Mine, you'll find that someone sounds familiar. The charcter "Michael" from this story has a striking resemblance to someone we just learned about in Lover Mine, so I am guessng we know who his father is. But this story deserved to...more

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Sep 27, 2010 Srisurang rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

หลังจากอ่านเล่มแปลไปแล้ว ติดใจเรื่อง The Story of Son เรื่องสั้นเรื่องที่สอง ของ J.R.Ward มาก ไปซื้อเล่มภาษาอังกฤษมาเพื่ออ่านเฉพาะเรื่องนี้อีกรอบนึงค่ะ (กรี๊ดมาก) วันนี้นั่งอ่านไปยิ้มไป คนเขียนเขียนเรื่องนี้ได้ดีจัง อ่านฉบับภาษาอังกฤษแล้วได้เห็นสำนวนพูดแบบโบราณๆ หน่อยของพระเอกได้ชัดเจนกว่าเล่มแปลนะคะ แต่เสียดายในเล่มมีเรื่องสั้นที่เราไม่ค่อยชอบอยู่ด้วย ก็เลยไม่สามารถให้ห้าดาวสำหรับเล่มนี้ได้น่ะ
แคลร์ ทนายความสาวสวยแวะไปที่คฤหาสน์ลูกความหญิงชราเพื่อเปลี่ยนพินัยกรรมให้ หากพอดื่มน้ำชาแล้วสลบไป เธอฟื...more หลังจากอ่านเล่มแปลไปแล้ว ติดใจเรื่อง The Story of Son เรื่องสั้นเรื่องที่สอง ของ J.R.Ward มาก ไปซื้อเล่มภาษาอังกฤษมาเพื่ออ่านเฉพาะเรื่องนี้อีกรอบนึงค่ะ (กรี๊ดมาก) วันนี้นั่งอ่านไปยิ้มไป คนเขียนเขียนเรื่องนี้ได้ดีจัง อ่านฉบับภาษาอังกฤษแล้วได้เห็นสำนวนพูดแบบโบราณๆ หน่อยของพระเอกได้ชัดเจนกว่าเล่มแปลนะคะ แต่เสียดายในเล่มมีเรื่องสั้นที่เราไม่ค่อยชอบอยู่ด้วย ก็เลยไม่สามารถให้ห้าดาวสำหรับเล่มนี้ได้น่ะ
แคลร์ ทนายความสาวสวยแวะไปที่คฤหาสน์ลูกความหญิงชราเพื่อเปลี่ยนพินัยกรรมให้ หากพอดื่มน้ำชาแล้วสลบไป เธอฟื้นขึ้นมาในห้องใต้ดินที่มืดมิดของคฤหาสน์นั้น ก่อนที่จะพบว่าเธอถูกขังอยู่กับชายหนุ่มตัวสูงใหญ่งดงามราวกับเทพที่ถูกล่ามโซ่เอาไว้ และผู้ชายคนนี้ต้องการดื่มเลือดจากเธอ...
เขาไม่มีแม้แต่ชื่อ ถูกขังเอาไว้ตั้งแต่อายุสิบสองปี เพราะแม่บอกว่าเขาเป็นตัวอันตราย เขามีเพียงหนังสือและการวาดภาพเป็นเพื่อน และทุกๆ ปีจะมีผู้หญิงถูกจับส่งมาให้เขา เพื่อไม่ให้เขาหิวมากเกินไปจน...ควบคุมได้ยาก...
ชอบคาแรกเตอร์ของทั้งสองที่เขียนได้ลงตัวมาก รายละเอียดของฉาก อารมณ์ความรู้สึก มันเข้มข้นตลอดเรื่อง สนุกและอิ่มใจมากๆๆๆ เลยค่ะ
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Jun 13, 2010 Srisurang rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal

รวมเรื่องสั้น พารานอร์มอล สี่เรื่อง ชอบเรื่องที่สอง ทายาทแวมไพร์ของ J.R. Ward มากกกก กรี๊ดไปสามตลบ อ่านซ้ำสองรอบ (ใช้เวลาอ่านหนังสือเล่มนี้อยู่สามวัน เพราะละเลียดอ่านเรื่องที่สองซ้ำๆ นี่แหละค่ะ)
ส่วนเรื่องแรก เรื่องของฟิวรี่ โดย Sherrilyn Kenyon ที่อุตส่าห์คอยอ่านกลับไม่ค่อยปลื้มเท่าไหร่ เพราะไม่ชอบนางเอกเรื่องนี้เลยค่ะ อีกสองเรื่องก็โอเค ราตรีพิศวงของ Susan Squires ชอบมากกว่าเรื่องสุดท้ายของไดแอนนาเลิฟ ถ้าให้คะแนน เรื่องแรกก็ 3.5 เรื่องที่สอง 5 ดาว เรื่องที่สาม 4 ดาวเรื่องสุดท้าย 3.5 ดาวค่ะ

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Apr 19, 2010 Silvia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, wolves, books-i-own

4 short stories. 2 great stories and 2 ok stories. My favorite was The Story of Son by J.R.Ward. This story was short but packed full information. Ward didn't waste a word. She made her point and boy did she make it. I loved Claire. She's smart, caring, with a soft spot for a beautiful, mistreated vampire. Son (or Michael which is what she names him) is splendid. What an amazing writer Ward is. I started reading this story on line on Borders site and was hooked. I had to find out what happened t...more

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Mar 27, 2010 Diana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthologies, supernatural, romance, vampires, shapeshifters

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Shadow of the Moon (Sherrilyn Kenyon): Fury is investigating a deadly new weapon being used by the Arcadians when he runs across his childhood love, Angelia.

This was easily the best of the four stories, and was an interesting addition to the Dark Hunter world. While I didn't quite buy Angelia and Fury as the perfect couple, it still was a nice compact story (although there was a lot of backstory).

The Story of Son (J.R. Ward): Claire is a high-powered lawyer with no time for dating. When she goes...more

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Feb 26, 2010 Holly rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 144-books-in-2010, february-2010, read-in-2010

After re-reading Night Play the other day, I was curious to know who Fury's heroine was and how his story played out. I'm sorry to report this was one of the worst novellas I've ever read.

Angelia, Fury's heroine, is a small minded, judgmental bitch. She treated Fury abominably and refused to accept the responsibility for her actions. She was his best friend as they were growing up, yet as soon as she realized Fury was Katagaria (his base form is wolf) instead of Arcadia (human base form) she st...more

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Feb 21, 2012 Mel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthology, pnr, vampires

I only read JR Ward's The Story of Son and I loved it. Some authors can write full length novels very well but fall short when it comes to novellas and vice versa. JR Ward is a master storyteller no matter the length of the project. She managed to take a 80 page novella and make it so emotionally rich that you can't help but fall in love with the characters.

Claire is a high powered attorney who lives in New York City. She has never been married, doesn't have any children and really doesn't have...more I only read JR Ward's The Story of Son and I loved it. Some authors can write full length novels very well but fall short when it comes to novellas and vice versa. JR Ward is a master storyteller no matter the length of the project. She managed to take a 80 page novella and make it so emotionally rich that you can't help but fall in love with the characters.

Claire is a high powered attorney who lives in New York City. She has never been married, doesn't have any children and really doesn't have any interest in either. She is content in her life and doesn't understand why people would throw away everything for love because she has never been in it. She makes a trip to Caldwell to visit with an elderly client over a long weekend and learns that Miss Leeds has been hiding a huge secret her whole life. She has a son and this is his story.

While we don't get to see anything from Michael's POV we do get insight from Claire who wants so much to help this beautiful man who has never known love, never known kindness, has never been touched and has been told his whole life that he is nothing but a beast. He views himself as a bloodthirsty monster and feels that he doesn't deserve any better. Sweet, sexy, innocent Michael; his story broke my heart.

It's not often that you find a novella where two people have never met and have them fall head-over-heels in love in a very short period of time and it feel believable. I bought this hook, line and sinker. Michael is so incredibly gorgeous, gentle and sad. Claire and Michael were able to give each other what they needed; unconditional love and understanding.

I'm really curious about his parentage. We know he's a vampire (with an evil bitch for a mother) and he has a widows peak and dark hair so does that make him Wrath's son? I'm curious to see if Michael and Claire ever make it into one of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books and if his father will ever be revealed.

For those of you who are fans of the Black Dagger Brotherhood I highly recommend you read this novella. It is short but very well written. You may not see any of the Brothers or other vampires but it takes place in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world and is well worth the read. (less)

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Oct 16, 2009 Robin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kenyon-sherrilyn

This was one of those books with different authors who write a short story and they group them together in one book. My favorite story was by J R Ward called "The Story of Son". Wow what a great story. Son is a vampire locked in his mothers basement. He has been locked there for years because mother was afraid he would hurt someone. She would get him a woman to feed off of once a year. No sex, just for feeding.

The second favorite was by Sherrilyn Kenyon called: "Shadow of the Moon". It was alrig...more

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Apr 01, 2009 Zaire rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-paranormal-romance, zz-bought

After reading other peoples' review that the last two chapters wasn't that good, I just went on and read Kenyon's and Ward's.

Kenyon's story, at first, confused me as I realized you have to have a small background about whatever series this story comes from her books. I haven't read any of her works but I didn't say I didn't appreciate her story for this book. For me, it was just an OKAY plot. I mean, the guy doesn't really have to be sarcastic all the time as it ruins the mood. And, is it just m...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Shadow of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon

This book is about Fury and Angelia, two friends that were ripped apart by prejudice and hate.

Fury Kattalakis is a Katagria wolf, a wolf that can take human form and for most of his 400 years he has been alone not letting anyone close. Now he is part of a pack that he can trust, his brothers are with him. Vane is Arcadian, human that can take animal form, and Fang who, like him is Katagria. But they stand by each other and prote...more

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Apr 22, 2011 Diana rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed the stories by two of my favorite paranormal authors Sherrilyn Kenyon and J. R. Ward.

Shadow of the moon by Kenyon features Fury and Angelia from her Dark Hunter series. If you have not read her Dark Hunter series this might not make much sense, but if you have her books you will love this.

The Story of Son by Ward is a fabulous stand alone love story. Claire is a lawyer and is having a meeting with one of the firms biggest clients. The meeting is at the elderly lady home...one m...more

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