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Nick All Night
Nick All Night by Cheryl St.John released on May 24, 2002 is available now for purchase.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2002
About the author
Cheryl St. John
72 books559 followersCheryl is the author of more than fifty historical and contemporary romances. Her stories have earned numerous RITA nominations, Romantic Times awards and are published in over a dozen languages.
In describing her stories of second chances and redemption, readers and reviewers use words like, “emotional punch, hometown feel, core values, believable characters and real-life situations.”
With a 4.9 star rating on amazon, her bestselling non-fiction book, Writing With Emotion, Tension & Conflict by Writers Digest Books is available in print and digital.
In describing her stories of second chances and redemption, readers and reviewers use words like, “emotional punch, hometown feel, core values, believable characters and real-life situations.”
With a 4.9 star rating on amazon, her bestselling non-fiction book, Writing With Emotion, Tension & Conflict by Writers Digest Books is available in print and digital.
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September 20, 2018
This was so average! The heroine frustrated me so much with her need to hide the details of her life from everybody including her mother, like the fact that she had divorced her cheating husband & had lost her company because of said ex running away. The hero was a little too good to be true, pillar of the community, caring father and son. I was bored half-way through and forced myself to finish this.
December 29, 2012
Good book. Ryanne was back in Elmwood to try to put her life back together. Her ex-husband had run off with all their money leaving her in debt to the IRS. Her pride wouldn't allow her to let anyone know how much of a failure she felt. Meeting Nick again made her realize how much she had missed having a good friend and remembering what good friends they had been when they were kids. But then there was an attraction developing that she didn't know what to do about. She had no intention of staying, but she didn't want to leave either. It was really hard to watch Ryanne struggle so hard to try to fix everything on her own when asking for help would not have been a weakness. I really liked the way that her attitude toward the town started to change as she realized the benefits of living in a small town. I also liked the way that she cared for Nick's son so quickly. Nick was a pretty terrific hero. The way he cared for everyone was obvious in everything he did. He had some dreams of his own but had put everything aside as a way to atone for what he saw as a terrible decision on his part. He spent so much time caring for others that he never did anything for himself. I really liked the way that he was there for Ryanne and how his feelings just got stronger. I also liked the way that he saw the truth of what she told him and was able to make the changes he needed to make. I loved the way that they were able to share their dreams for the future together.
July 22, 2013
Three and a half stars.
Pleasant story about a woman who returns to her hometown to lick her figurative wounds and regroup after a bad marriage that left her emotionally down and with a huge debt to the IRS.
She has the chance to reconnect with her former best friend, who's grown up into a very handsome man.
Ms. St. John does a great job revealing Nick and Ryanne's inner feelings and it's enjoyable to see their journey as they reconnect. A charming collection of secondary characters, including Nick's son and dad, make for a warm community.
Pleasant story about a woman who returns to her hometown to lick her figurative wounds and regroup after a bad marriage that left her emotionally down and with a huge debt to the IRS.
She has the chance to reconnect with her former best friend, who's grown up into a very handsome man.
Ms. St. John does a great job revealing Nick and Ryanne's inner feelings and it's enjoyable to see their journey as they reconnect. A charming collection of secondary characters, including Nick's son and dad, make for a warm community.
February 17, 2019
I was wanting to read a classic Harlequin when I picked this book out to read. Cheryl St. John really knows how to make you connect with the characters. It had all the feels without being cheesy, lol. I fell in love with Nick along with Ryanne:)
May 8, 2020
Better for being slightly longer with more in depth characters
February 15, 2011
This one has been on the TBR pile for a while. When I first starting reading Cheryl St. John, I began searching out her back list, concentrating mainly on her historicals but did manage to snag a few contemporaries, this being one of them. Nick All Night has two of the romance tropes that I love. The friends-to-lovers and the coming-home, where home is a small town. St. John combined these to make one very satisfying romance.
Ryanne left the small town of Elmwood, Iowa for the big city and never looked back. Until her ex leaves her in a financial mess and she has no where else to go but home. She moves back into her childhood home even though her mom now lives in Arizona and her father is off with his new family. Ryanne is trying to keep her finances quiet and initially tells everyone she's on vacation. This is a little hard for sexy neighbor Nick to believe, who would vacation in Iowa in the summer? But he doesn't push - I liked that about Nick. Ryanne thinks of this as a temporary situation while she looks for a job, likely in another big city. Anything between her and Nick can not be serious. She also refuses any help, insisting on doing everything herself. She is trying to be so strong and independent but I do wish she had realized that asking for help is not always a sign of weakness.
Nick is a great guy. Really. He takes care of everyone. He's the town sheriff and he knows his citizens well, helping them to the point of opening his home to them. Plus his son and father live with him and he would do anything for them. So who takes care of Nick? That's what Ryanne begins to wonder. Nick decides to take on all of this responsibility as a way to atone for one wrong decision made when he was younger. I did get the sense that Nick enjoyed taking care of people but it was also what he was use to and it was hard for him to stop. I do wish Nick hadn't been so perfect, even his insomnia worked to his advantage making him available for late night police calls and long drives with Ryanne.
The fact that Ryanne and Nick grew up together and have a history only helped strengthen the closeness they feel as adults. It was not an easy transition from friends to lovers in the psychological sense. Neither one thought they wanted the same thing with Nick firmly planted in the small town and Ryanne planning to move on. The physical part of their new relationship was easy, except for the sneaking around. It is a small town after all. :) Eventually they have to decide what they really want. I liked how both helped each other see different perspectives and the options they had. Nick could follow his dream and Ryanne could find everything she ever wanted in a small town.
The romance also had some help from Nick's son and his father. Both of whom loved Ryanne and want her to stick around. Ryanne had a few scenes with old friends but the story focused more on her and Nick which worked for the shorter format. Overall, a sweet romance with the hero learning he doesn't always have to be heroic and the heroine learning that you can find love in a small town.
Ryanne left the small town of Elmwood, Iowa for the big city and never looked back. Until her ex leaves her in a financial mess and she has no where else to go but home. She moves back into her childhood home even though her mom now lives in Arizona and her father is off with his new family. Ryanne is trying to keep her finances quiet and initially tells everyone she's on vacation. This is a little hard for sexy neighbor Nick to believe, who would vacation in Iowa in the summer? But he doesn't push - I liked that about Nick. Ryanne thinks of this as a temporary situation while she looks for a job, likely in another big city. Anything between her and Nick can not be serious. She also refuses any help, insisting on doing everything herself. She is trying to be so strong and independent but I do wish she had realized that asking for help is not always a sign of weakness.
Nick is a great guy. Really. He takes care of everyone. He's the town sheriff and he knows his citizens well, helping them to the point of opening his home to them. Plus his son and father live with him and he would do anything for them. So who takes care of Nick? That's what Ryanne begins to wonder. Nick decides to take on all of this responsibility as a way to atone for one wrong decision made when he was younger. I did get the sense that Nick enjoyed taking care of people but it was also what he was use to and it was hard for him to stop. I do wish Nick hadn't been so perfect, even his insomnia worked to his advantage making him available for late night police calls and long drives with Ryanne.
The fact that Ryanne and Nick grew up together and have a history only helped strengthen the closeness they feel as adults. It was not an easy transition from friends to lovers in the psychological sense. Neither one thought they wanted the same thing with Nick firmly planted in the small town and Ryanne planning to move on. The physical part of their new relationship was easy, except for the sneaking around. It is a small town after all. :) Eventually they have to decide what they really want. I liked how both helped each other see different perspectives and the options they had. Nick could follow his dream and Ryanne could find everything she ever wanted in a small town.
The romance also had some help from Nick's son and his father. Both of whom loved Ryanne and want her to stick around. Ryanne had a few scenes with old friends but the story focused more on her and Nick which worked for the shorter format. Overall, a sweet romance with the hero learning he doesn't always have to be heroic and the heroine learning that you can find love in a small town.
May 3, 2015
Sheriff Nick Sinclair surprises Ryanne Whitaker Davidson when he enters what he thought was an empty home being robbed. He didn't realize she was back in Iowa from California and had opened her mother's home. Nick and Ryanne grew up next door and were best friends. Ryanne, 2 years older, graduated and left Iowa for LA. Now unknown to Nick she is divorced and has been forced to sell her advertising agency and liquidate most of her belongings to pay back taxes which her husband/partner never paid before taking all the money from their accounts and disappearing. She still owes lots to the IRS. As she tries to find a new job and figure out her life she helps Nick with the care of his son and his father. However, this is not just the old friend Nick; he is looking at her in a new way. Well done coming home story.
March 20, 2026
Una storia rosa scritta con semplicità e intelligenza. Mi sono sentita accanto ai protagonisti tutto il tempo, condividendo i loro momenti di vita quotidiana forse banali, ma avvolti dalla lucida patina della credibilità. È molto facile immedesimarsi nelle loro angosce e speranze, patire per i loro sbagli e gioire per le piccole conquiste. Non è un racconto di eroi, ma di scelte di vita e di buoni sentimenti. Una piccola perla sicuramente da rileggere.
rilettura (da 4 a 3 stelle). molto carino, ma si può lasciar libero.
rilettura (da 4 a 3 stelle). molto carino, ma si può lasciar libero.
May 24, 2014
I liked this story it was a quick, easy, clean little romance just the way I like them. This harlequin heartwarming series is nice and clean I like it.
October 21, 2014
It was a great book. Cheryl St. John knows how to take a story and bring it to life. Not your ordinary boy next door....
April 21, 2017
A fun clean romance read.
December 26, 2017
3 e mezzo!
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