Conquer The Night

Graham Clan #2

by Shannon Drake, Heather Graham

His family murdered and his heart hardened by hate, Sir Arryn Graham had come to seek revenge against Kinsey Darrow for his bloody deeds against the Highland rebels. And he d do it by claiming Darrow's bride, Kyra, for his own. But in the tangled gold of her hair and the emerald of her eyes, Arryn found a lady who was much more than a pawn.

Conquered by this bold knight, Kyra embraced his savage passion, knowing it marked her as the king's enemy and put a price on her head. Now she is running for her life, an outcast who may be hanged unless Arryn can save her with his courage...and redeem his own soul with love.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Scotland

495 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Heather Graham Pozzessere
aka Heather Graham, Shannon Drake

Heather Graham was born on March 15, 1953 and grew up in Dade County, Florida, and attended the University of South Florida at Tampa, majoring in theater arts and touring Europe and parts of Asia and Africa as part of her studies. After college, she acted in dinner theaters, modeled, waitressed, and tended bar. She married Hershey Dennis Possezzere, and after the birth of her third child, she was determined to devote her efforts to her writing: her dream. She sold her first book in 1982.

Today, this author's success is reflected not just by reader response and the over 20 million copies of her books in print, but in many other ways. In addition to being a New York Times bestselling author, Heather has received numerous awards for her novels, including over 20 trade awards from magazines such as Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur, bestseller awards from B. Dalton, Waldenbooks, and BookRak, and several Reviewers' Choice and People's Choice awards.

Heather has appeared on Entertainment Tonight, Romantically Speaking, a TV talk show that aired nationwide on the Romance Classics cable channel, and CBS Sunday News. She has been quoted in People and USA Today, been profiled in The Nation, and featured in Good Housekeeping. Her books have been selections for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. She has been published across the world in more than 15 languages and has published over 70 titles, including anthologies and short stories.

Now, she had five children. Somehow, this prolific author manages to juggle it all - family, career, and marriage - while reaching a level of success to which few can aspire.

Reviews

[KatieV · Rating 3 out of 5]

How to rate this one? It really deserves a 4 for the writing and extreme amount of historical research Graham did, but there were factors that definitely detracted from my enjoyment. This is probably more of a 3 for me.

Warning: There is a rape scene and forced seduction between the H/h.

As bodice rippers go, I thought the scenes between the H/h were fairly mild. He didn't smack her around. Odd that I can easily deal with a rape/forced seduction scenario in a romance, but be very upset if the H smacks the heroine. Ahh the mysteries of the human psyche...

Anyway, here's the gist with spoilers and whinings on my issues.

The heroine, Kyra, is 1/2 English 1/2 Scottish and lives in a castle in the Scottish borderlands that her English father had held successfully and peacefully for years. I suppose since his wife was a Scott and he was a fair man, the tenants were ok with things. Then he dies and King Edward I promises her in marriage to one of his favorite Barons who happens to be VERY supportive of Edward's quest to control Scotland.

The betrothed, Kinsey, is a real bastard of the raping, pillaging, burning sort. After the hero, Arryn, kills one of his kinsmen in a fair fight he uses it as an excuse to burn down his holdings after raping his pregnant wife and leaving her inside to burn along with many of his clan. Arryn is away at the time helping fellow Scotts against the English.

Arryn (along with the remaining members of his clan) is horrified, grieved, eaten up with survivor's guilt, and extremely vengeful.

He attacks Kyra's home because he believes her betrothed is in residence, when actually he had recently left with all his men. Since Kyra's men were not equal to Arryn's, she orders them to surrender after very little fighting.

Arryn sees Kyra as an extension of Kinsey. In his mind, she loves the man and supports what he does. He's also infuriated that Kinsey has slipped through his fingers, so he does the "next best thing". He rapes his betrothed. I think the book does a good job of exploring the attitudes of the time, that a woman is just property and not a person in her own right but an extension of a man. The heroine definitely challenges Arryn with that notion and you can tell it makes him think and therefore makes him very uncomfortable and sometimes angry. Bottom line, his vengeance was not quite as satisfying as he thought it would be and he is left feeling guilty and conflicted.

Arryn and his men find Kyra fascinating. She's beautiful and tough, yet very beloved by her Scottish tenants. They start to believe that all is not as they assumed. That maybe Kyra does not support Kinsey. Early on you can tell that both of them are developing unwanted feelings for one another.

I did feel for Arryn, even though I wanted to smack him at times. He loved Kyra (although he kept it secret and told her he never would).

His wife had been brutally murdered by Kyra's betrothed and now he finds himself more deeply in love with her than he ever was with his wife. It wasn't that he didn't love his first wife. They had known one another since childhood, but they didn't share the passionate intensity that he had with Kyra. He hated himself for that. He hated himself for being away when his holdings were attacked. Part of him didn't believe he deserved any happiness and certainly not with the betrothed of the person who killed his wife.

Also, he didn't believe he had anything to offer Kyra. He knew he couldn't keep the castle. Edward would eventually come after him and take it back. He was now a declared outlaw under sentence of death. Then when he realizes that Kyra is basically in the same position since Kinsey only saw her as a tool and didn't love her. Arryn's in a real mess and feeling even MORE guilt about the entire mess. He can't leave Kyra to be forced to marry Kinsey and then most likely have a mysterious "accident" soon after.

No, Arryn does not grovel to Kyra and I'm sure that's a source of irritation for some. In historical context, he didn't see his sins in the same light as we do. He raped her, yes, but he wasn't brutal. He'd taken the castle. She was part of the castle. That's how it was done. He sees his actions in the light of what Kinsey did and justifies that he's nowhere near as bad. But, he does feel guilt and even though there's no grovel his actions show it. He was determined to protect her from Kinsey.

This is what bugged me so much about the book.

#1. it is far, far into the book before Kyra admits that she hates Kinsey. She never wanted to marry him, etc. Arryn gave her ample opportunity to do so, because he was quite obviously jealous. I just don't understand why in the midst of one of the sessions of blaming her for Kinsey's sins that she didn't just say "yeah, dude's a bastard. I hate him. The king said I had to marry him. What the hell did you expect me to do?". Edward I wasn't exactly nice when defied. I realize Arryn might not have believed her, but still...

Also, Arryn should have thought about it. She was a young woman who after her father's death became ward of the King. Her property is in a strategic spot on the border of a country the King is determined to bring under heel. Doesn't it make sense that he would find her a very strategic match? It wasn't like young ladies of her station were allowed to go out and find a love match. Obviously, Arryn needed an outlet for his vengeance, but I don't understand why an otherwise intelligent man couldn't just use his damn brain and put two and two together. What did he expect her to do?

#2. All the history info dumps. This is YMMV, but I prefer my history to be a bit more seamless and honestly a bit more in the background in a historical romance. If there's something that interests me I'll go look it up to get more historical detail afterwards. This was filled with long conversations and internal dialogue about the current political atmosphere and often in odd places. Like the long discussion about William Wallace and Edward I just after the rape scene.

#3. The end. It was not a HEA. It was definitely a HFN. They married and Arryn held the castle for the moment, but he was running with William Wallace. Just ask Mel Gibson, that didn't end well. Arryn knew they'd end up having to run and hide in the Highlands eventually at the very least. It's hard to tell what actually befell the couple. Yes, that's historically accurate and not a crazy twisting of history to make a pretty HEA. But I like my pretty HEAs. That's why I read romance.

[Izzah ꒰Duchess of Cabria ಇ ⭑✧ ᴏɴ ᴘᴀᴛʀᴇᴏɴ ✧ ⋆꒱ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heavy subject, heavy historical period, heavy story

This historical part of HR was maybe too much for me this time. I know I'm a hypocrite. I know not three books ago I was complaining about anachronisms in an HR and I know I've loved Virginia Henley before even though she goes heavy on the historical details, but
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[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reread: 2016
Read: 2913
Another book review bites the dust. Thanks goodreads

It's been a while since I read this one, but I remember this bring my favorite out of her Scottish series. Though it follows HG's common trope of enemies to lovers this more depth, then some of her books

[Missy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enemies to lovers trope. I enjoyed the angst most of all! I'm beginning to think that I enjoy reading books where the captive heroine makes multiple escape attempts and/or threatens the hero at one point with a knife. Such books include A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught and Devil's Daughter by Catherine Coulter. I love seeing the hero fall for this kind of woman. I don't have access to the ebook. Otherwise, I would share one or two angsty quotes.


Other notes:

- The love scenes could have been steamier, longer, and more graphic.
- The book could have been shorter if the author didn't include so many historical facts into it. I read that she does this often in her books. Good for her and her research! But I prefer romance.
- Warning: rape

[Noelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I recall throwing this book across the room. The "heroine" gets raped by the "hero" and, of course, falls in love with him. His excuse? She said she was a slut. And when he discovered that she was a virgin, his words? "Damn you." Yeah. Pretty disgusting.

I must admit though that this book really piqued my interest in romance writers. Why the hell would a woman ever write a story where rape was justified? I'm sorry, but I find no romance in rape, even where there's forgiveness. (Sorry Luke and Laura.) Yet, many women apparently do. Exploring this further...

[Love love · Rating 4 out of 5]

I almost gave up on this one right from the start. I had to push myself to keep reading, it was like having a history lesson. uggg. I kept going and I'm glad I did, the story really picked up after about 1/3 of the way through and I ended up really enjoying it.

Arryn (H) was out for vengence, horrable things were done to his family and people. He had one purpose and that was to storm the castle of his offender and take his intended bride.

Kyra (h) had been praying to be rescued from her soon to be marriage but having her castle over taken by a bunch of Scots wasnt exactly what she had hoped for.

I really liked these two characters,Arryn is hurt and pissed but he has a heart. He has to keep reminding himself not to feel for Kyra, his enemy. Kyra is strong and brave but there is only so much she can do to save herself and her people. She feels for Arryn and what her betrothed had done but doesn't see herself as the enemy at all. As they start to feel for each other Arryn keeps reminding her not to love him because he really doesn't see himself as having a future.

I know this is part of a series and I'm sure that I will read the others.

[Regan Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scottish Historical Rich in Scotland’s History of the 13th Century

Set in 1297, beginning near the forest of Selkirk, this is the story of a Scot and a patriot,
Sir Arryn Graham, whose pregnant wife and his people were murdered by the English. Arryn lives for revenge and to serve William Wallace, Scotland’s great hope for freedom.

Arryn comes to Seacairn Castle to take both it and it’s lady, Kyra, betrothed to the English brute Kinsey Darrow. Arryn hates Darrow for his rape and murder of Arryn’s wife and the burning of his home and the Scottish people.

Despite fighting him at every turn, Kyra eventually gives in to his lovemaking. She is torn between her loyalty to the Edward, the English king, and her growing affection for the hard man who leads the Scots that have taken her castle. She is half-Scot, half-English, caught between two warring peoples. King Edward is determined to own all of Britain and he cares not what cruel tactics his men use against the Scots.

This is the second in a series of Graham's historical novels of the Graham clan in Scotland. This one is set in the 13th century when Alexander III was King of Scotland (he dies in the prologue) and Edward reigns in England. I love Graham's writing and the fact she does deep research to bring the history to life. She does a great job of keeping the action going, drawing you in and keeping the sexual tension high.

Arryn is a man with a tortured soul who must overcome the hatred he feels for Kinsey to find love with Kyra. She is an honorable and courageous and gradually wins the hearts of Arryn's men. Eventually, she wins Arryn, too. A great read.

The Graham series:

Come The Morning
Conquer the Night
Seize the Dawn
Knight Triumphant
The Lion in Glory
When We Touch
The Queen's Lady

[Emiliya Bozhilova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Тук старата школа е на висота и всичко си е както трябва, даже 13-ти век не е много разкрасен.

Завзет за отмъщение замък, пак бунтът на Уилям Уолъс срещу Англия, една финална битка и доста мрачен хепи енд, всъщност няма истински хепи енд. Просто ситуацията е разрешена за момента, но бъдещето изглежда мрачно за героите, които след края на книгата може и да не живеят дълго, както се очертава. Абе направо реализъм! И доста кръвчица и убийства. Злодеят си го биваше!

Героите ми харесаха, бяха си от 13-ти век с малки изключения. Кофти битие - кофти човешки проявления, много ясно. Отношенията се развиха бързо, но достоверно. Всъщност не се случи кой знае какво, освен че насред лудницата двамата герои намериха малко неочаквано спокойствие и даже щастие, и преосмислиха миналото си. Взеха правилните решения без много суетене и без тръшкане за минали грешки, без дребнавости и лицемерие. Всъщност честността е важна във всеки литературен жанр, висока литература или не. Хареса ми, че тук я има. Не винаги е приятна, но я има, и даже побеждава. Това е то романтиката… Не плажното (отишла на двуседмична почивка и открила любовта на живота си) или благоприличното (regency) лицемерие (херцози и херцогини до дупка, един беден, без титла или наследство и истински страдащ няма).

[Raffaella · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was like standing in a bar and listening to people talking about politics. Everyone has his opinion and has to say it.
Just too much.
Ok it’s an historical book about the war between Scotland and England in 1297, with real characters such as William Wallace and king Edward, but I think that the story between h and H takes not enough space in the book.
I expected a different book since I read the golden surrender from the same author, where the historical theme didn’t take too much space, even if it was present.
The hero lost his pregnant wife because of the heroine’s fiancée, a cruel Englishman who only wants to marry her for her estate.
He plans to get his revenge by taking the castle and his lady.
He will fall in love with her and will kill her fiancé.
The book was good but far too long, the dialogues are sometimes excessive and unnerving.
The historical parts are too extensive and too often described by both parts, which was redundant.
It would have been better if it was 100 pages shorter.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent book

You can always enjoy a book by Heather Graham. This book follows history closely even though it is a fictional account. Arryn Graham is laird, married and waiting for the arrival of his first child. But that comes to naught. War is everywhere in Scotland. King Edward wants Scotland as a part of England. He is a ruthless King. Lady Kyra is an heiress. She is betrothed to Kinsey Darrow. When they marry, he will be Lord over Seacairn, the home her father left her. But Arryn and his Scottish followers take over Seacairn. Lady Kyra becomes a casualty of war. This starts a story of Arryn and Kyra. There's no end to cruelty of war. Anywhere in history. There are many casualties. This story is no different. Kyra struggles mightily against the Scottish who take her home. But fights even more to escape her home. She knows she is a pawn between two men. You will love this adventure.

[maricar · Rating 1 out of 5]

i'll admit that i made a mistake in buying this one. the cover was simply beautiful, you see (that was the reason i had to give it one star). this is one of the unfortunate attestations that you should never judge a book by its cover.

so, okay, he claims you for his own, you two have sex....then you fall in love? excuse me, but i dont see the "connection" on that. everything just virtually centered on the war, it was more like a war journal. and it went on and on for pages. it simply dragged. you wouldnt find romance what with all the betrayal and killings.

and the end...it was terrible. i could have tolerated the story if not for the end.

simply put, you wouldnt remember the story between the "lovers" since your head was muddled with talk of war and vengeance. so unromantic...sorry but there it is...

[S Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as strong as the first. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the history but it was written so well, I believed it all.

[Fearless · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aralarındaki aşkı pek goremedim daha çok cinsellik ve kaçma vardı.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this infinitely better than Come the Morning, which had its heroes pitted against each other throughout most of the book. The heroes here still struggle with one another, but generally like each other for a majority of the novel. It is frankly exhausting to read a novel wherein my main characters generally despise each other for a majority of the exposition.

There is "rape," in a sense. It is always problematic in romance novels, and I struggle with how forced sex turns into something pleasurable. Not. Okay. Aside from that, the character interactions are enjoyable.

The characters in this novel are quite likeable, and the history is not too overwhelming. Drake tends to cram a lot of history in sections of her books, to the point where I am beginning to skip over it. I admire her dedication to the craft, and that her work is so well-researched. However, it becomes monotonous to just read pages of history that doesn't involve the book's characters' interactions, but serves only as background information. It is like reading an uninteresting textbook. In this novel, Drake keeps it on the tame side, which was a bit refreshing after Come the Morning.

[Priscilla⚡️happy.endings.required⚡️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this book as much as I wanted to. I didn't understand why Kyra wouldn't just come out and say her true feelings for her betrothed? The attempt to create this big misunderstanding/conflict between the two characters fell flat for me and just dragged on for too long.

Not something I will reread. I'll probably end up trading this in at my local used bookstore.

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read Shannon Drake in a long time so I'm going back and rereading them. I enjoyed the story and the conflict, she is a talented author. I won't be rereading this book but I had a grand adventure reading it and she is a must read, must buy author for me.

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A medieval Scottish romance that takes place during the time of William Wallace.

[Ellyn (Mrs. Darcy in my Dreams) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Giving this a 3.5 stars. The history lessons bogged the story at times.

[Beth pretends to read everything (i.e. romance) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Shannon Drake/ Heather Graham and I apparently have a love-hate relationship. I went back through her books that I've read and my ratings are either 2 or 5 stars. No in-between. And I went to look this up because I thought that I could have sworn that I like her books. Some good news / bad news there. This was at 40% through the book. I don't know about you, but I don't tend to go check ratings on books I am enjoying the hell out of (implying this one is veering toward the low end).

I'm very confused by many things. The politics in this book are a heavy investment. At one point the h and the occupying forces are arguing about the kings and the nobles and the barons, and I'm going to be completely honest and admit I had no idea what point either side was making. Maybe I needed to go back and read it slower. Maybe I'm stupid. Maybe it was just confusing. I feel like I am being disrespectful to Scottish history by not figuring this out, but I will soothe my conscience by reading up about Alexander II's death. I was curious if what took place here was what actually happened (and it was, with some embellishment, obv).

I'm more confused by why the H thinks the h has been sleeping with lots of people. I think she says that it will not matter one way or the other to her betrothed if she is ruined. I took that to mean he'd marry her anyway because he would gain land and money. But apparently we were supposed to take that as she's slept with half the castle?? Bizarre.

This woman is at least defending herself and making escape attempts. I appreciates that.

The romance is so far solely lacking. The taking was very rapid and quite confusing due to the language used, and not even flowery language. So that happened but not to completion, then they argue some more about the border and then he is suddenly overcome with lust and there is more taking. . . Rapidly and to completion this time, but it was again stated rather matter of factly. . .with so many ellipses.

So by almost the midpoint, he has finished multiple times and she is coming in at a whopping zero. Apparently, however, she feels a "burning" in her body or is uncomfortably warm in his presence, which she doesn't understand and can't explain. ME NEITHER.

Kyra is all temper and no logic. She is now erring on the annoying and aggravating side. Oh, hey, she's "far more enraged than frightened," again. Who would have guessed?

More escape attempts, of various levels of success.
More bodies "betraying themselves". More lack of any real emotional connection.

Go to war, traitors, baddie returns, wrap up what is apparently weeks (or months) of chasing to end very quickly and pretty anticlimactically. Was the love of Arryn's life Alexandra or Kyra? To me, yes. That's why I hate this particular setup.

I did look up some Scottish history because it's interesting, and from what I can tell this book does not flat out contradict wikipedia. Apparently there is a lot of information that is questionable since a lot of the events and people were romanticized hundreds of years after the events (and I assume the histories at the time were sparse or lost or erased by the more thrilling versions).

[♡PıNaR DeğiRmeNci ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Geceyi Keşfet (Graham Clan Serisi 2)
Shannon Drake,
acının kederin ve kaybedisin hikayesiydi.
Konu olarak direk kopya yaparsak
Bir tarafta karısını, doğmamış çocuğunu, akrabalarını katletmiş, evini yakmış Kinsey Darrow'dan intikam almaya yemin etmiş bir kanun kaçağı Arryn Graham, diğer tarafta, kralın gözdesi Kinsey Darrow'la zorla nişanlandırılmış Kyra...
Kyra, Darrow'la evlenmemek için Tanrı'yla her türlü anlaşmayı yapmaya hazırdır... Ama Tanrı'nın onu bir zalimin elinden kurtarıp, bir kanun kaçağının merhametine bırakacağından habersizdir. Kralın gözdesi Kinsey Darrow'un nişanlısının kaderi bir kanun kaçağınınkiyle kesişir.
Konu olarak oldukça keskindi bana göre. Kaçak olmasi veya diğer şeyler rahatsız etmedi. Kaybetmenin acının ve kederin hikayesinde bazı şeyler çok doğru gelirken bazıları çok gereksiz geldi özelikle ayrn 'in tavrı
Aşkı hissetmedim ama tutkuyu gördüm
Yazarın kalemi belkide, iki kitapta da aynı şeyi hissettim çünkü. Kalemi hoş ama biraz uzatmali geliyor ama merakla okuyorsunuz sonuna kadar

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Sir Arryn Graham had come to seek revenge against Kinsey Darrow for his bloody deeds against the Highland rebels. And he'd do it by claiming Darrow's bride, Kyra, for his own. But in the tangle of her lustrous hair and the emerald of her eyes, Arryn found a lady who was much more than a pawn.

"Conquered by this bold knight, Kyra embraced his savage passion, knowing it marked her as the king's enemy. Now she is running for her life, an outcast who may be hanged unless Arryn can save her with his courage .. and redeem his own soul with love."
~~back cover

A good historical mystery, and I suppose a good historical romance as well. But it didn't catch my imagination.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this years and years ago and remember being swept away by the political intrigue and history of that time, as I was by the romance.

I just read it again, and I’m still taken by the beauty of the time period — medieval Scotland. The effort and dedication the author took in framing the love story against such a rich background really brought it to life, and that is incredibly rare in romance novels.

I love Heather Graham’s historicals primarily because usually, the entire book isn’t driven purely by the romance alone, therefore bringing so much more to the story and the characters.

[Debby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sir Arryn Graham is seeking revenge against Kinsey Darrow for killing his wife and unborn child and many in his highland home. He'll do it by claiming his future bride Kyra and her home Seacairn as his.

He does, but they fall in love and defeat Kinsey and win each other and a moral victory for the Scots.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

During the quarantine, I was reading whatever I had on hand. I had picked this up at a garage sale and had not yet got to it. I didn't realize what was in my pile of to reads.
I loved this book, it had romance, just enough steam, a strong, handsome hero and full of history,
A little older book, but a super good read!

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Call me lazy but the war/historical-bit part is a bit too much for me. Handsome Scots' warrior meets a proud, innocent and brave English lady. I love both the hero and heroine, even though I could do away with the heroine concealing about her relationship with her cruel English fiance, as well as the hero's persistent moaning of his dead wife.
The sexy times were a bit mild for me, if you know what I mean; using too flowery explanations.

[Joan Spooner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absorbing story

Great story line, strong characters based in history. Very enjoyable writing style would recommend this author. If you enjoy historical romance this is worth a read.

[Mesha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Essentially, this book has nothing to do with the first book in the series (which wasn't a very good read in my opinion & could be skipped). However, this book was quite enjoyable with lots of steamy scenes as well as great historical details and battles.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fave💖🤩

I really like H.G. stories. This one is about revenge that turns into wanting. About hate turns into love and trust. How one who has lost so much, can gain so much more through love and trust.

[Susan Muegge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Repetitive

I have been a fan of Heather Graham books for a long time and never before found any disappointing. Unfortunately, I just kept losing patience with this one. The book was predictable and the ending expected.

[Yael · Rating 1 out of 5]

I guess many women had a rape fetish.
I just can't stand how this book treats rape like the man is teasing...

The hero is a charming Scotsman who periodically rapes the heroine. The heroine is miserable but is attracted to him non-the-less. The ick factor is very high in this

DNFed at 40%