Shades of Twilight
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.60 (508 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1480513601 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 487 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Linda Howard is the award-winning author of many New York Times bestsellers, including Drop Dead Gorgeous, Cover of Night, Killing Time, To Die For, Kiss Me While I Sleep, Cry No More, Dying to Please, Open Season, Mr. Perfect, All the Queen’s Men, Now You See Her, Kill and Tell, and Son of the Morning. She lives in Alabama with her husband and two golden retrievers.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Howard does manage, however, to maintain tension through a twist-filled plot and the emotional involvement of the main characters. Bestselling author Howard (After the Night) portrays orphan Roanna Davenport, born into a wealthy and aristocratic family. But he marries another cousin, the beautiful, heartless Jessie. . When Jessie is murdered, Webb leaves the ancestral home for 10 years until the family's dying matriarch summons him back, reawakening old passions and reopening old wounds. From Publishers Weekly Family, loyalty, love, sex and revenge steam up the pages in this sometimes frustrating but ultimately satisfying romance set in present-day Alabama. Unnecessary bouts of crude sex between minor characters may put off some readers, and a good shaking seems in order for both Roanna
But the plan disturbs a killer who is set on vengeance—and this time, the whole family seems to be the target.I hope you enjoy Shades of Twilight.Sincerely,Linda Howard. When Jessie is found murdered, Webb is blamed for her death, even though there isn’t enough evidence to charge him. But Webb marries their cousin Jessie, the bane of Roanna’s life. Lucinda tries to make amends to Roanna by setting in motion a chain of events that brings Webb back home. Webb leaves town, and Roanna is left to pick up the pieces.All her life, Roanna has tried to win the love of her grandmother, of Webb, and of her extended family—and every time she’s been slapped down. Roanna withdraws from the family, and that’s when her grandmother, Lucinda, realizes how very important this misfit is to all of them. She’s in love with a distant cousin, Webb Tallant. She isn’t pretty or popular, and she has a
Great Book, Bad Edit Roselynn I've read this book a few times before. I live Linda Howard, she is in my top 3 favorite writers. This book is gritty. There is incest, which grosses me out, but it still is a favorite read because I so love the hero and heroine in the story. Previously, I've read this book in paperback form, but I splurged and bought the kindle edition. Oh man! The typos are bad. There are some weird mis-types for punctuation, some odd grammar mistakes, but the WORST is that the typist mistakenly types "Luanda" mistakenly for the name "Lucinda" which is th. love, and murder Linda Murphy on ****A compelling thriller by bestselling author Linda Howard, that will draw in the reader from the very first chapter. Combined with family loyalties, misinterpretations, lust, mystery, betrayal, revenge, love, and murder, it will have you transfixed to the very last chapter, ending with a shocking conclusion.Ever since she was a child, Roanna Davenport has always been in love with her older cousin Webb Tallant. Knowing full well when that day came, he would inherit "Davencourt" the huge estate which he resided along with his entire family. Marie S said "Shades of Twilight". Shades of Twilight is the most unusual book that Ihave read in many years. It deals with incest bymutual consent. I thought that was more disturbingthan the fact that distant cousins were in love.There is a murder and a secret that went untold forten years.First cousins Roanna and Jessie were seven andthirteen, respectively, when Roanna's parentswere killed in a car accident along with Jessie'smother. Lucinda lost both her children anddaughter-in-law.Davenport is the wealthiest family in Tuscumbia,Alabama. Lucinda is the heir of Davencourt.