Stroke of Midnight

By Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley, Lori Handeland

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Average Rating: (See all 4 reviews) Format: Paperback, 368 pages Published In: United States, November 2004 Quantity Available: 808 Ships within 6-10 days "In an unseen world that lurks in the shadows, they roam the night-feral, passionate, and dangerous. And when their world touches ours, a primitive desire takes hold, leaving mere mortals powerless in its wake..." Four of romance's most intriguing authors have come together to create a mesmerizing anthology-unforgettable tales of vampires, shapeshifters, and were-wolves. At the heart of these deeply sensual tales are everyday people facing extraordinary events-men and women thrown together by fate and an irresistible desire. In this world, your eyes can betray you as myth becomes reality, curses are vanquished, and love is the only weapon that can stand in the face of evil. In this world, there is a moment when passion and forbidden desire collide at the... Stroke of Midnight From The Publisher: "Winter Born" by Sherrilyn Kenyon Two enemy Were-Panthers discover that fate has destined they become lovers. Pandora must learn to trust Dante's foreign nature. But as she slowly succumbs to the truest passion she has ever known, dark forces have already set out to reclaim her... "Born of the Night" by Amanda Ashley When Lady Shanara Montiori is taken hostage, she learns that the rumors about her captor are true. Lord Reyes is afflicted with the dark curse of the werewolf. Still, Shanara can't fight the attraction they both feel. Will their love break the curse-or feed its powerful hold? "Make It Last Forever" by L. A. Banks An innocent mistake forces the beautiful Tara onto a mission to save herself from the dark fate that awaits her. Salvation comes in the form of a seductive biker with a heart of gold. But will surrendering to their ripe attraction unleash a danger even she cannot control? "Red Moon Rising" by Lori Handeland Novelist Maya Alexander's peace is shattered when she is stalked by a Navaho skinwalker who has taken on the guise of a wolf. Her only hope is the mysterious Clay Philips. In his arms, she seeks protection-but as the red moon rises, no one is safe from the danger that lurks nearby... Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 0312998767 EAN: 9780312998769 Dimensions: 17.55 x 10.67 x 2.67 centimeters (0.18 kg)

Winterborn and Sherrilyn Kenyon - the best in this anthology. We get introduced to Dante and Pandora - were-panthers and on opposing sides. But you know what they say about opposites attract - loved this story - its short but has all of Kenyon's talent poured into it. The second novella by Banks - ok - not really my thing and the last story was just = yeah nothing to say about that - probably best to borrow it - too bad you can't buy Winterborn separately.

Kenyon brings us an absolute jewel of a story, original, witty, hot and action filled this story will have you devouring every word and then going back to read it again. Ashley gives us a werewolf romance with a difference, and while I've never been particularly impressed with this author this seems to be one of her better short stories, that being said don't expect it to be anywhere near the standard of Kenyon. Banks gives us a vampire story with a twist and while there is no true happily ever after the conclusion is satisfactory and will leave you wanting more. Finally Handeland brings us a story of a shapeshifter with a bit of a twist, at times interesting and at times gross (you;ll know what I mean if you read it) this book will certainly keep you intrested, unfortunately that's about all that it has going for it, as along with Ashley's story, I found this story to be below the standards set by the other two. Now that that's been said buy the book if you collect one of the authors but otherwise borrow it from someone else.

The contribution from Sherrilyn Kenyon is one of my favourite of her stories, short or novel length. Dante comes across as fantastically hot and his steamy relationship with Pandora is fantastic. I especially liked how Kenyon brought the two damaged Were Panthers together - Arcadian & Katagaria showing that neither were superior. The rest of the stories in the collection didn't impress me much. Amanda Ashely's Werewolf story was a unique twist and for that I don't mind it, however I have to admit I really only read Kenyon's contribution. Worth a buy if only to read Winter Born.

To be honest I bought this book because I was after the short story by Sherrilyn Kenyon "Winter Born", the story of Pandora and Dante. Well yeah, I'm becoming obsessed with the Dark Hunter series that I have to read every story out there... hahahaha! Anyway, I really enjoyed the story, and as for the other stories, they're enjoyable but two out of the for stories weren't really for me. Overall, I really like it though.