Silhouette Intimate Moments #373: Night Shadow

This is the second book in the Night Tales series, and my favorite. Deborah O'Roarke is an assistant district attorney. Gage Guthrie is.... well, he's a lot of things. He's an ex-cop who'd been nearly killed in the line of duty and spent several months in a coma. He's very wealthy, due to an inheritance. And he's Nemesis, a superhero who can turn invisible. Law and order vs. vigilante superhero. It's irresistible. I grew up with Batman (Adam West, not the comics), and there are definite similarities--regular guy, secret identity, even the butler. There are also similarities to the In Death series Nora writes as J. D. Robb--the very wealthy man, the computer expertise, the house, and the butler again. I'd complain about a mask keeping Deborah from recognizing that Gage = Nemesis, but there's a long comics tradition there. It works for Batman and Spider-Man, and a simple pair of glasses keeps Lois Lane from recognizing that Clark Kent is Superman, so there's a huge amount of precedent there. Plus, Deborah is a little smarter than those other women: ****mild spoiler**** she can tell she's kissing the same man. **** This is one of Nora's unusual books--there's Art of Deception, the slapstick-silly one; Storm Warning, the Agatha Christie one; and Night Shadow, the comics one. It seems that there's another one that's a departure.... ah, I think it's Search for Love, the gothic one, maybe. I'd love to see Nemesis comic books, but sadly, it's not going to happen. (I asked.)

When Deborah O'Roarke encounters trouble...she usually also encounters Nemesis. After she starts seeing rich man Gage, Deborah still seems to run into Nemesis, until Gage reveals the shocking truth. She is then torn between what she feels and what she knows. I do believe that this book was better than Nightshift. I am going to embark on the Nightshade and Nightsmoke books next.

Deborah is an attorney and she believes in the power of logic. Therefore she is shocked and horrified when she finds that she has fallen in love with two men; one a powerful business man and the other the shadowy hero known as Nemesis. But both men have a secret that will change Deborah's life. This book is a far cry from Roberts normal style but it is still a wonderful, exciting story. Don't miss it.

It sounds like movie plot for a Batman movie. Don't get me wrong, it's an awesome book, but so unlike her others.