Shades of Midnight

If you like romance, suspense and a little humor tossed in, you'll enjoy Shades of Midnight. I read mostly mysteries, but this romance is outstanding. The characters are engaging, the story is entertaining and the mystery will keep you guessing. It's the perfect, light read for a lazy Saturday afternoon. My only complaint is that there are only three books in this series. Hopefully, Ms. Fallon is already hard at work on a 4th.

I bought these books because they were written by my favorite author, Linda Winstead Jones aka Linda Devlin aka Linda Fallon. I didn't know what to expect because her books are usually not about shades / ghosts / paranormal. I'm more a stream-line romance reader or historical romance reader. The two I've read thus far (can't wait for August when the third one comes to my house... it's been pre-ordered for a month now) have been fun, sexy, exciting, nailbiting, awesome books! I don't like scary books. Somehow Ms. Fallon managed to keep me posted on the edge of my seat throughout yet not in dreaded fear. How does she do it? She obviously researches well, and she obviously has a gift like no other! How can an author write shades books that are as delightful as her contemporary, her historical, and yes, her Fairie Tale romances. When I first started reading the titles, I decided I could live without reading those particular fairie tale books by my favorite author. Then I got desparate because I was out of her books to read! The first one had me hooked! (Read those, too!) Buy the Shades (Shades of Midnight, Shades of Winter) books - keep them - and pre-order the final Shades of Scarlet. I can promise you won't be disappointed!

I really enjoyed this book! It's a nice, quick read. I thought the characters were well developed and I enjoyed the paranormal story of Alaisdair and Viola as well. The only problem I have with the story is that I found the ending a little trite and weak. But, if you like romance / paranormal romance stories, I would definitely recommend this book. I'm about to order the next one. Enjoy!

If you like paranormal, you will like this book. The characters are refreshingly upfront and genuine. There is a good balance between the plot of the book (who done it?) and the character development. Altogether a great read!