'Try to sleep at night.' A series of well-organised burglaries has Detective Allison Fletcher going undercover as a waitress in a high-class bar. It's not long before one of the wealthy customers is robbed, and Allison discovers how the con is being worked. Allison foils one of the burglaries and a gun is turned on her. She has no choice but to shoot the woman holding the weapon. The robber's psychotic, controlling brother knows who killed his beloved sister, and now he's out for revenge. When he breaks into Allison's flat, leaving blood-stained words on the walls, Allison knows she's in terrible danger. And her cop's shield won't be enough to protect her from a madman...
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Setting: Contemporary United States Sensuality: 7
Successful businessman Jonah Blackhawk owns a string of popular nightclubs. He knows that he wouldn't have survived his childhood spent on city streets without the intervention of Boyd Fletcher, the cop who refused to give up on him. When Boyd asks for Jonah's help in solving a series of high-ticket burglaries, Jonah can't refuse. What Jonah isn't prepared for is the detective assigned to the case. Strong-willed, blond, and beautiful, Detective Allison Fletcher is Boyd's daughter--she's also the woman who just might shatter Jonah's determination to remain heart-whole and single.
Undercover at the nightclub, Allison works closely with Jonah and it isn't long before the chemistry between them explodes. Given his past and the fact that she is Boyd's daughter, Jonah is convinced that he should leave her alone. But Allison has other plans--ones that propinquity and mutual passion are likely to bring to fruition if she and Jonah can only stay alive.
Nora Roberts skillfully blends hot romance with an intriguing and suspenseful plot, tosses in a group of interesting secondary characters for flavor, and delivers a novel that packs a lot of story into a small package. Her novels regularly hit the bestseller lists and Night Shield, the latest installment in the Night Tales series for Silhouette, is a sure bet for success on any list.--Lois Faye Dyer --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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By pdxbeautiful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Set in downtown Denver, Jonah the cool and sexy night club owner finds out his clubs are being used in numerous robberies. Ally is the beautiful cop on the case, and the daughter of the polie Commissioner. But Jonah had a troubled past when the Commissioner, then a street cop helped him get out of trouble. Now Jonah owes the Commissioner everything, even a favor to let the pretty cop into his night club to try to catch the bad guys. The heat turns up between the two.
This is a pretty entertaining book with a good story and lots of background information to make the characters real.
By Lee Haskell
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Ally and Jonah remind me alot of Dallas and Roarke from JD Robb's "IN DEATH" Series books. However, Night Shield is perfect for those who want a taste of the JD Robb books without all the darkness of blood and gore.
I L-O-V-E-D this book! This book covered more action and romance than some full length novels I've read. There were no wasted words and fillers. Everytime Ally was around Jonah, you could almost see the sparks fly with the snappy comebacks and the body heat they generated. I'll have to read it again, this time to remember some of the clever dialogue.
I always feel cheated, like I got short sheeted or got only half a meal leaving me still hungry when I read books of this length but not so with Night Shield. When I finished this book, I felt full and satisfied like I got a 5 course meal. Night Shield is Nora Roberts at her best and is now one of my favorite romances. I can't recommend this book enough to anyone who wants to read a sexy romance with clever dialogue and action.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Night provides a cover that makes anything possible
Aug 30 2000
By C. M. Chen
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
A rash of nighttime burglaries in Denver forces Detective Allison Fletcher to go undercover at Blackhawk's, a swanky nightclub and the only repetitive link among the majority of the crimes committed. When Police Commissioner, Boyd Fletcher, asks owner, Jonah Blackhawk to protect Allison's cover, he gets a reluctant agreement that is prompted by what Blackhawk perceives to be an old debt. Allison's aggressiveness and her dedication to her job are two things that rub Jonah wrong about her. But when he finds himself falling fast in love with her, he finds himself unable to emotionally backpedal from her despite his certainty that he is the wrong man for her. When Allison looks at Jonah, however, she sees more than he gives himself credit for. As a truant who was reformed by her own father over the years, she has always felt a little jealous of the bond they shared. But when Allison gets to know Jonah, she quickly learns to see beyond the hard shell he presents to the soft heart he possesses. Soon, she finds herself sharing her love of sports, her love of family, and her heart with him.
This is a wonderful sequel to the original Night Tales written by Nora Roberts. Both Allison and Jonah are well written characters whose dedication to the people they love is admirable. Allison is a strong woman and it is clear that she has to be, in order to do her job. She has grown up with a supportive family and the wealth of love and money that came with it. Jonah works best at night with his informal family of reformed truants and victims. After being reformed by Allison's father, he unconsciously followed in Boyd's footsteps in order to help his friends to a legally rewarding way of life. Jonah truly is a softhearted man beneath the tough exterior. Perhaps it is because he knows this, however much he wishes to deny it, that he is resistant when Allison invites him to become a part of her family. Roberts makes it easy to care about Jonah whose soft heart makes it impossible for him to withdraw from the Fletchers and their extended family and Allison with her strong sense of determination which makes it impossible for Jonah to throw up any walls between them.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another "Night" series winner
Sep 25 2000
By Marcia L. Hopkins
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Allison Fletcher, daughter of Boyd and Cilla Fletcher, has just earned her Detective's badge and her father, Boyd who is the Commissioner, assigns her to a case. The case involves a series of robberies perpetrated against high-income professionals in the Denver area. The common thread in the crimes is that most of the people who were robbed had enjoyed an evening out on the town at a club named Blackhawks.
Jonah Blackhawk has a history with Boyd Fletcher. When Boyd was in uniform Blackhawk was a JD that Boyd picked up from the streets, saw his potential and encouraged him to make something of himself.
Sparks fly when Allison, Ally, is assigned to work undercover in Blackhawks as a waitress while trying to discover the link between the robberies and the club.
Night Shield brings back all the starring characters from the Night Tales series and allows the reader to catch up on their lives and the lives of their children.
It's a great read written with Nora Robert's great style and flair. A definite must for NR fans and for those who love the entire "Night" series.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sizzling romance
Sep 27 2000
By jyosefin
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I read "Night Shield" before "Night Tales". I like it so much that after finishing this book, I went straight out to buy "Night Tales". I feel that this is a good short romance story. The two main characters were Jonah and Allison (Ally for short). If you have read "Night Shift" before, you would find that Ally was actually Boyd Fletcher and Cilla O'Roarke's daughter. Jonah was a tough guy with a soft heart, the kind of guy that many women dream of marrying, I guess. Ally was a woman with a strong character who knew very well what she wanted. Both were likeable characters, just as many other characters in the story.
Jonah was a successful businessman who opened a few popular nightclubs. He owed his success to Boyd Fletcher, who helped change Jonah's life from a bad one to a liveable one when Jonah was growing up. When a series of burglaries were tied to one of Jonah's clubs, Blackhawk, Jonah readily agreed to help Boyd with these cases. But Jonah never suspected that the detective assigned to go undercover at his club could be so gorgeous. Ally was the detective assigned to be an undercover, posing as a waitress, at Blackhawk. You can see the sparks flying between the two from then.
This is a book with a blend of romance and action. The blend is quite balance with just enough romance and action at the same time. There is also a hint of humour throughout the book. Hope those of you who want to give this book a try will love it. Enjoy!
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