After Twilight

by Dee Davis

In one horrifying moment Kacy Macgrath’s life was shattered. Running from the nightmare, Kacy changes her name and escapes to Ireland, hoping to forget. But someone is watching her…Braedon Roche has traveled across an ocean looking for justice. What he doesn’t expect is his undeniable attraction to the fragile widow hiding behind a web of deceptions. But Braedon isn't the only man following Kacy…

Genres: Romance, Mystery, Suspense, Gothic, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance

342 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2001

About the author

Award winning author Dee Davis worked in association management before turning her had to writing. Her highly acclaimed first novel, Everything In Its Time, was published in July 2000. Since then, among others, she’s won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she is the author of over thirty novels and novellas, including her current A-Tac series and Cottage in the Mist. When not sitting at the computer, Dee spends time exploring Connecticut with her husband, daughter, and Cardigan Welsh Corgis.

Reviews

[Ashley Daviau · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this as much as I did and it definitely ended up being a very pleasant surprise! I was expecting a cookie cutter suspense thriller with a dash of romance thrown in but it was SO much more than that! There were so many twists and turns and every time I thought I had it all figured out, along came another one to mix it all up again. I also really enjoyed how so many characters were double agents, it made me feel like I was living the story and figuring out who to trust alongside our main character.

[Anita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.

This is my first book by this author, although she has been on my authors to read list for awhile. It is a re-issue of the book originally written in 2001. When NetGalley offered the ARC, I accepted. I'm sorry to say that I am not really impressed. The story started out great, I thought is might be a gothic and that would have been fun, but it never really developed like that. The heroine, Kacy, has Daddy issues. Their relationship really messed her up and even after his death she is still protecting his memory, like a good little martyr.

After Daddy dies, she has a whirlwind romance and marries the guy, Alex Madison, only to find out he just wants her for sex, not the deep, loving relationship she craves. Duh. She married him after knowing him a week. He's got secrets too, like an identical twin, Max, and a shady business. Imagine that? When they have a big throw down and he flees into the stormy night, he is swallowed by a giant wave and never seen again. Kacy flees the tragedy, but she can't outrun her past - it just follows her. Alex left a lot of unsavory things when he died. Lucky bastard.

Kacy is in Ireland in the cottage her grandmother's family has owned for generations. She finds comfort and peace there with her painting and her father's antiques. In the village pub she meets a handsome, charming man, Braedon Roche, and falls for him not knowing he is a man on a mission and she is the mission.

Overall, the story was filled with overflowing melodrama and angst galore with Kacy as the self-sacrificing martyr. It just isn't my style.

[Myreadbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would like to thank the Netgalley website and the CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform editions for this partnership.

I was immediately attracted to the cover and the summary.

We find Kacy who has changed her identity and lives in her grandmother's cottage. She fled her life before two years ago. She lives anonymously but with memories of the past, except that they will soon come back.

A captivating, moving story filled with suspense almost read in one go. I love the pen of this author, can wait to read the book two.

[Sue Wallace · Rating 3 out of 5]

After Twilight by Dee Davis
A good read with some likeable characters. I found this to be slow but I read it. 3*.

[NatalyaVqs · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story was good enough to keep you reading, the dialog natural, but overall the novel felt short. After a promising start, had to struggle to finish it.
For a romance novel, it was surprising that most romance happened from his perspective, as a result you didn't get to know her very well, other than via lots of wounded green eyed looks. Her drama was described more than felt, and i found Braedon a more multi dimensional character, but not enough to carry the emotional angle.

[Hannah]

I'm done. It's officially a "did-not-finish-it".

Life's too short to keep slogging through books like this.

[Lillian Cummings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can you outrun your past? Kacy has tried to move on but she still carries so much guilt. Her husband Alex was swept out to sea and there was nothing that she could have done to save him but she blames herself. After he dead she realized that she never really knew him and that she had no choice but to run & try to make a new life for herself. She is happy now but someone is about to turn her life upside down. Braedon has found her at all last and he will make sure that he finds out the truth. Her husband Alex wasn't a good man he was a thief and a cheat and he needs to find out the truth about what part Kacy played in his crimes. She can't believe that she could feel this way again she is still worried about the past but she needs to live in this moment. A friendly professor has come to visit and he seems to be very interested in her but Kacy thinks nothing of it. She is just so glad to be helping someone in the art world again. But this professor isn't here just for help he needs to find out more about Alex. Things are about to get worse for everyone concerned as Alex had a twin brother and he is out for blood and he will make Kacy pay for his brother's death and he will stop at nothing to get his revenge. She is about to find out that she can't trust anybody as they all want something from her and she now knows why Braedon has come to visit and she can't trust him again as he has hurt her. But she might have no choice as the past is about to come back to visit and everyone will be caught off guard. Who will be standing at the end? A good solid read. Loved Mac his character added to the book and the professor did the right thing in the end. I was lucky enough to receive a copy via Netgalley & the publishing house in exchange for my honest review.

[Book Him Danno · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars out of 5
I have read several series by Dee Davis and this one didn't stand up to the books this author has written. The story is predictable, it lacks creative descriptions of the female character (You can only read wounded green eyes so many times.) The romance is though the eyes of the male lead Braedon Roche which is nice change even if it was a little unbelievable at times.

After Twilight starts of with a bam and slowly falls into romance story that drags the story to a near stop.

Personally thought this story is a good representation of Dee Davis Romantic suspense stories. Please give her other series a try her Last Chance Series.



Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Pocito Press for a chance to read Dee David After Twilight

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two years ago Kacy MacGrath’s husband dies being swept out to sea at their home. Kacy is wracked with guilt and continues to blame herself. She has learned many things about her husband Alex after his death that she wished she never knew. She leaves for Ireland to start over. She meets Braedon who believes she worked with her husband as a forger who almost ruined him. Other incidents begin to occur and he is falling for her as he believes she had nothing to with what her husband was involved in and is also a victim. This is a romantic suspense but reminds me of the gothic romance where there is something sinister right around the corner. I enjoyed this story and felt the story had a good pace. Would read more from this author.

[Ashley Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good and easy read. Kacy is struggling with the death of her husband and Braden only wants to ruin her or so he thinks. The first time he sees her outs love lacy had to learn to trusty again and falls for Braden to. But her past want let them be happy together. So together they face her past and Braden's enemy's. A great book that will keep your reading way past you should.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the cover of this book. A great visual to lead us into our story. This was a bit of the normal romantic suspense that you would expect but half way through it got really fun and I truly was looking for the signs to answer my questions and solve the mystery. A very good read.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book. I really liked the characters, especially Braedon and Kacy, but there were times that it was a little over-the-top at times like it wanted to be a gothic romance, but wasn't really. Pretty good mystery and romance.

[Karen Jannisch Gill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice read with good suspense in the beginning. Was able to predict the ending early on.

[Dana Wood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable read. Good twists and turns. Love the setting of the story

[Deb · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Pretty predictable, and too much steam in the bedroom for my taste.

[Bobbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing suspense with unexpected plot twists.

[Neha · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plot was interesting. The character development and writing - not so much! At times the book moved fast and then suddenly the narration got long and boring. Definitely a struggle to finish.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Murder, Mystery and Mayhem. I find it kind of amusing in both this book and Just Breathe that with all the secrets the main characters are keeping from each other they inevitably reveal their immediate secrets to some minor character which could very well get them killed and said minor character steps up to the plate and untrained helps take down the bad guy with little effort.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

never saw coming how this story wrapped up. Dee Davis writes excellent mysteries and After Twilight was no exception. Kacy is just trying to live her life after her husband dies but trouble finds her in a small town in Ireland. All kinds of characters show up looking for her. This book keeps you interested from the beginning and keeps adding twists and turns.

[Shari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this 2x, and it is adult oriented :) - I read in a few hours and was sad the story didn't continue

[Pauline Warren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm glad I finished this book. I have to be honest. I nearly put it down twice. Boring in the beginning. Gets way better towards the end. All in all I enjoyed it. I like the author.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty good

Book I have to say. Lots if suspense and the ending will totally shock you and you will be like omg no way lol

[Shannon Crawford · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a romance/mystery book. It was a quick easy read by an author I hadn't heard of, and it was enjoyable overall. A little predictable, but not so much I didn't enjoy it.

[Judith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Doing some cleaning of my shelves. This style of writing does not appeal to me anymore.