Edge of the Moon

Rating:
Summary: Page-Turning Paranormal Suspense!
Review: .........................

Evil wears many faces...

In EDGE OF THE MOON, Rebecca York's second novel of the MOON trilogy, Police Detective Jack Thornton and Graphic Designer Kathryn Reynolds are about to find out just how true those words can be.

A simple plumber, a slick-talking salesman, an elderly gentleman lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood; under the make-up and costumes Simon Gywnn is pure evil. After years spent committing crimes in the name of magic and sacrifice, he has at last worked his way up to what he believes will be his greatest and most rewarding accomplishment yet: enslaving a demon.

With the stage already set and his lines all memorized, Simon only needs one crucial element to complete this supreme bid for control: a final victim.

But the demon has other ideas.

Drawn together by a compelling and irresistible attraction, nudged along by an otherworldly influence, Jack and Kathryn must work quickly to battle their way past the killer's many masks to find the true face beneath. Because knowing that Kathryn has been selected as the killer's ultimate sacrifice is only one of their problems. They also have the demon himself to contend with.

A demon willing to destroy everything if his machinations through Jack and Kathryn aren't enough to stop Simon on their own.

After years of enjoying Rebecca York books, from the "Peregrine" collection through the "Light Street" series, the MOON trilogy's single title debut has far surpassed even the exceptional quality I expected when I purchased the first two books in this series. If you missed KILLING MOON, then be sure to get yourself a copy today and keep your eyes peeled for WITCHING MOON, due out in October. These are unquestionably the most remarkable works yet from a master storyteller with a bevy of bestsellers already under her belt.

Reviewed by Leslie King

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Rating:
Summary: Page-Turning Paranormal Suspense!
Review: Evil wears many faces...

In EDGE OF THE MOON, Rebecca York's second novel of the MOON trilogy, Police Detective Jack Thornton and Graphic Designer Kathryn Reynolds are about to find out just how true those words can be.

A simple plumber, a slick-talking salesman, an elderly gentleman lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood; under the make-up and costumes Simon Gywnn is pure evil. After years spent committing crimes in the name of magic and sacrifice, he has at last worked his way up to what he believes will be his greatest and most rewarding accomplishment yet: enslaving a demon. With the stage already set and his lines all memorized, Simon only needs one crucial element to complete this supreme bid for control: a final victim.

But the demon in question has other ideas.

Drawn together by a compelling and irresistible attraction, nudged along by an otherworldly influence, Jack and Kathryn must work quickly to battle their way past the killer's many masks to find the true face beneath. Because knowing that Kathryn has been selected as the killer's ultimate sacrifice is only one of their problems. They also have the demon himself to contend with.

A demon willing to destroy everything if his machinations through Jack and Kathryn aren't enough to stop Simon on their own.

After years of enjoying Rebecca York books, from the "Peregrine" collection through the "Light Street" series, the MOON trilogy's single title debut has far surpassed even the exceptional quality I expected when I purchased the first two books in this series. If you missed KILLING MOON, then be sure to get yourself a copy today and keep your eyes peeled for WITCHING MOON, due out in October. These are unquestionably the most remarkable works yet from a master storyteller with a bevy of bestsellers already under her belt.

Reviewed by Leslie King

Rating:
Summary: bang-on paranormal tale by talented writer
Review: I think I have read everything Rebecca York wrote for the Harlequin Intrigues line - and continue to do so - and she's never failed to keep me turning page after page. However, with her Moon series for Berkley, she crafts stunning tales of werewolves with a skill that provides goosebumps!

Graphics designer Kathryn Reynold's neighbour vanishes, but she is beginning to see this is a sinister patterns for others has gone missing, too. An old lady, then a child, later a teenage boy. What could their disappearances have in common? However, when she meets detective Jack Thornton, she has other things on her mind as well, because the attraction to him is nearly overwhelming.

And the attraction is the same on Jack's part. He thought he was responding to a routine call of a missing person, so he never expected to run into the wall of emotions evoked by Kathryn. The dreams they begin sharing are so intense, they nearly shatter his control. But as the dreams intensify, he comes to sense another presence, one who is manipulating both Kathryn and him. As the cat and mouse game whre a killer is upping the odds, Jack fears Kathryn might be the next victim.

It's tense, dark and brooding and right on target!!

Second in the Moon series for York and is a must for paranormal fans.

Rating:
Summary: bang-on paranormal tale by talented writer
Review: I think I have read everything Rebecca York wrote for the Harlequin Intrigues line and she never failed to keep me turning page after page. However, with her Moon series for Berkley, she crafts stunning tales of werewolves with a skill that provides goosebumps!

Graphics designer Kathryn Reynold's neighobour vanishes, but she is beginning to see this is a sinister patterns for others has gone missing, too. An old lady, then a child, later a teenage boy. What could their disappearances have in common? However, when she meets detective Jack Thornton, she has other things on her mind as well, because the attraction to him is nearly overwhelming.

And the attraction is the same on Jack's part. He thought he was responding to a routine call of a missing person, so he never expected to run into the wall of emotions evoked by Kathryn. The dreams they begin sharing are so intense, they nearly shatter his control. But as the dreams intensify, he comes to sense another presence, one who is manipulating both Kathryn and him. As the cat and mouse game with a killer ups the odds, Jack fears Kathryn might be the next victim.

It's tense, dark and brooding and right on target!!

Second in the Moon series for York and is a must for paranormal fans.

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Summary: paranormal romantic suspense
Review: Montgomery County, Maryland detective Jack Thornton works three missing people case in which he believes homicides have occurred. Graphic designer Kathryn Reynolds calls the police because her tenant Heather DeYoung has not returned home in a few days. Jack arrives to see if this disappearance is a boyfriend fling or part of his case. When Jack and Kathryn see each other for the first time, neither can breath. For Jack this is his first real awareness of a woman since a DUI driver killed his wife leaving him to raise their two preadolescent children on his own. For Kathryn this is a first.

Simon Gwynn uses many aliases and houses to incarcerate his prisoners until he is ready to sacrifice them in an ancient ritual that will soon enable him to control the energy essence Ayindral. He believes Kathryn will prove to be the key offering. As Jack falls in love with Kathryn he feels someone is playing them as puppets in a stage greater than this mortal orb, but what is he to do with the gut feeling that is almost as strong as his need to keep his cherished ones safe.

Though it takes an adjustment, readers will enjoy this paranormal romantic suspense. The story line combines fantasy with a police procedural wrapped inside a romance. The lead couple is a charming pair who must wonder if their love is real or the machinations of Ayindral. Simon is a powerful villain who cleverly hides his true identity while working on his final enchantment. Fans of a different type of tale will want to go to the EDGE OF THE MOON for an enchanting trip.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: paranormal romantic suspense
Review: Montgomery County, Maryland detective Jack Thornton works three missing people case in which he believes homicides have occurred. Graphic designer Kathryn Reynolds calls the police because her tenant Heather DeYoung has not returned home in a few days. Jack arrives to see if this disappearance is a boyfriend fling or part of his case. When Jack and Kathryn see each other for the first time, neither can breath. For Jack this is his first real awareness of a woman since a DUI driver killed his wife leaving him to raise their two preadolescent children on his own. For Kathryn this is a first.

Simon Gwynn uses many aliases and houses to incarcerate his prisoners until he is ready to sacrifice them in an ancient ritual that will soon enable him to control the energy essence Ayindral. He believes Kathryn will prove to be the key offering. As Jack falls in love with Kathryn he feels someone is playing them as puppets in a stage greater than this mortal orb, but what is he to do with the gut feeling that is almost as strong as his need to keep his cherished ones safe.

Though it takes an adjustment, readers will enjoy this paranormal romantic suspense. The story line combines fantasy with a police procedural wrapped inside a romance. The lead couple is a charming pair who must wonder if their love is real or the machinations of Ayindral. Simon is a powerful villain who cleverly hides his true identity while working on his final enchantment. Fans of a different type of tale will want to go to the EDGE OF THE MOON for an enchanting trip.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: So-so paranormal romantic suspense...
Review: There is a woman missing, and Detective Jack Thornton has taken on the job to find her. He hadn't anticipated all of the strange things that occur after he takes on the case. There seems to be more than meets the eye. He also hadn't anticipated falling for Kathryn Reynolds -- the missing woman's landlady. Things become all the more complicated when Jack protects Kathryn from a demon who has chosen her for a ritual sacrifice that will enable him to have supernatural powers beyond imagination. People have gone missing, and Jack has to find the demon responsible for the disappearances while fighting intense feelings for Kathryn. There are some twists throughout the novel.

Edge of the Moon is better than Killing Moon in that there are more paranormal elements in this one than in the first novel. However, this novel, like the first one, has also failed to spark my interest. The plot is romantic and suspenseful, but the paranormal side of the story comes across as filler at times. Perhaps I got that impression because I am used to reading flat out sci-fi/fantasy novels and not novels that throw in said elements as a subgenre. The novel would have been great had it been a simple romantic suspense. Werewolves, demons and magic work well when the storyline in general is centered on said things. I know many romance writers use supernatural subplots to add pizzazz to what would otherwise be a standard, run-of-the-mill story. Some authors pull it off because they are able to blend all genres well together, but York is not one of them. York fans will probably hate this review, but I am always honest about the stuff that I read, even if others don't agree with me.

Rating:
Summary: I liked it!
Review: This is the first time I have read anything by this writer. A friend gave me this book as a birthday gift. I liked it. It is a little different genre than I am used to but like I said, I liked it!

Rating:
Summary: I liked it!
Review: This is the first time I have read anything by this writer. A friend gave me this book as a birthday gift. I liked it. It is a little different genre than I am used to but like I said, I liked it!

Rating:
Summary: Oh yes!
Review: Werewolves are hardly the most frightening denizens of the night. Far more sinister beings have haunted the mortal world from time immemorial. In EDGE OF THE MOON, Rebcecca York reminds readers of that.

As people begin vanishing, Detective Jack Thornton, from KILLING MOON, investigates. Meeting Kathryn Reynolds sends something tingling through his senses. Time stops as they are drawn to one another. Their lives and dreams begin to intertwine, but those same dreams could pose a danger to them. Forces from beyond this world are seeking entrance, and two lovers are the only thing that stand between a dimensional collision and all Hell literally breaking loose.

***** Though this book is a sequel to the previous one, it stands alone easily. With high sensuality and suspense, Ms. York continues to build an enticing world of strangely familiar and altogether new myth. *****
Reviewed by Amanda Killgore