One Dark Night

Just finished One Dark Night and wow! What a lovely story. Jaid Black had me guessing right up until the very end of this book as to who the killer was. The ending totally surprised me...I thought I had had it all figured out, boy was I wrong. :-0The book is chocked full of suspects, a romantic relationship that builds slowly but very nicely and the sex scenes are hot!Our heroine is a surgeon, Nikki, who goes online to find a Master for her secret desire to be sexually dominated in the bedroom. Unfortunately for Nikki she agrees to meet a man who might make her sexual fantasies come true...However thanks to her best friend Kim, who is a psyhcic (sp), Nikki is saved from almost being kidnapped by a madman/killer...Enter Thomas, a real life type hero cop, who is obsessed with finding the madman (Lucifer) who is killing women in quite a horrible way...Nikki is the first woman who has ever escaped Lucifer...hence a very nice romantic relationship begins between Thomas and Nikki. Thomas has his own tortured past and you'll really feel for him when you find out what it is.One Dark Night is a little departure from Jaid Black's traditional Ellora's Cave romantica books but a definite must read for all Jaid Black and romantic suspense fans alike! You won't be disappointed!!! Very well done!(...)

This is my first Jaid Black book. I've been keeping an EYE on her reivews from many books. I loved this one but noticed some people were offended by it. First off, Not all Sex is the same and each person has their own tastes in this department. This is a Romance Novel, but it is the type of sex the characters have that people find offensive. This Isn't the Bed of Roses type where women affectionally Dub things as "Members" or "love nubs", is Raw Passion and has Domination in the bed room. This type of Passion isn't for everyone.I didn't find this Novel TOO choppy or having too many loose ends at all. I've read Johanna Lindsey, Cathrine Coulter, Jo Beverley, Sherilynn Kenyon, and many More popular authors having MORE loose ends than this novel. IMO, People may have a personal bias against Jaid Black books because they find the sex acts themselves Deplorable. Some woman like feeling Dominated in the bedroom, but this doesn't mean they are oppressed by men or Dim whitted Floozies, just means they like something different.As for people NOT looking on the net for a Little S & M and dominance...Please. People do it on the net all the time. The story is perfectly believable. This type of Love play is "Taboo" to many people (as you can tell by some of Jaid's Critics)and it isn't like anyone is going to say "hey, you into whips & chains & WHo's your daddy's?" on the first date. LOL.IMO, you'll either love it or hate it. I loved it. RAW passion is Definately a big PLUS in my Book. You like it Raw, Rude, Crude & Full of Attitude...then JAID BLACK's for you.You need a bed or roses w/ Flowerly words & No crudeness...this isn't for you.

I really enjoyed this book. Great hero and heroine. This is the first time I've read Jaid Black and I will definitely buy her books again. I gave it 5 stars but I really felt it was 4.75. A couple of things bothered me, but that is purely my taste. (the story of the hero's daughter, the bad guy sewing the picture) I'm trying not to give anything away here.The pistachios were a nice touch. In fact, I went out after I read the book and bought a bag of pistachios. The one major love/sex scene was hot, hot, hot. That scene alone is worth the price of the book and keeping the book on your keeper shelf.This is a not-to-be-missed book!

One Dark Night is a compelling work of erotic fiction! Between the pages of ODN are included everything a good romantic suspense should be, and so much more... The sexual tension slowly builds like Ravel's Bolero, just when you think it can't take your breath away anymore-it dose! Five Stars!

Jaid Black has burst into the suspense scene with this chilling new novel about a serial killer who preys on women off the internet. The heroine, Nikki is a highly skilled trauma surgeon. By day, she is in charge of human lives and she saves them without blinking an eye. But by night, she indulges in her secret fantasy of relinquishing all that pressure and power to a master who will dominate her emotionally as well as sexually yet cherish and love her at the same time.Unfortunately she meets the wrong guy on the internet and he turns out to be a serial killer in the most brutal way. Nickki escapes his first attempt at kidnapping her, but he is patient and continues to stalk her. She gets the help of Detective Thomas Cavanah, aka Detective "Grouch". He is big & brawny, rough & irritating, she is smart-mouth and tongue lashing.... and it was lust at first sight.I loved the relationship between Nikki and Thomas. Two people who are worlds apart in back ground yet brought together by circumstance and love. Their light banters with each other are so cute and their love scenes are so hot, it will make you squirm. Thomas is surly and grouchy on the outside but he is very possessive and protective of Nikki. In the end Thomas truly becomes the Master of her heart.This book made me chuckle, made me cry and made me *sigh*. But most of all it was one heck of a scary book. There are still some unanswered questions after the conclusion of this story. It's a great set up for the next sequal and I hope the author will continue with a story about the heroine's best friend, KIM. Read this book, I highly recommend it.