All Through the Night (Audible Audio Edition) Connie Brockway Alison Larkin Brilliance Audio Books
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A woman compelled. A man obsessed. A love that defies king and country.
In the glittering world of Regency England, Anne Wilder plays a dangerous game. A widowed lady by day, by night she becomes a masked thief preying on society's elite. She roves high above London's black rooftops, compelled by phantoms from her past to take ever greater risks. Until her restless spirit led her into Colonel Jack Seward's trap...where seduction may be her only way out.
She'd played him for a fool, taking advantage of his hungry response to escape from his clutches. But as Jack hunts for the thief, his heart falls captive to a self-possessed widow. Torn between illicit passion and tender love, Jack is duty-bound to capture the audacious criminal, even if it means ripping society apart to do so. Now, he stalked her through the ton, never realizing the lovely widow who captured his heart was the same woman who roused his most violent passions.
All Through the Night (Audible Audio Edition) Connie Brockway Alison Larkin Brilliance Audio Books
Anne Wilder is a demure companion by day and a cat thief by night, pursued by Colonel Jack Seward, an agent for the government. Jack is confused by his attraction to both the plain widow and the burglar, but is determined to catch the thief and solve the mystery.There are complex machinations behind all of this and the author does a wonderful job of gradually revealing them. Both Anne and Jack are nuanced characters with good reasons for their behavior. I admit I took one star off because I don't believe that a man would not be able to tell that this was one woman after several meetings; I've always had trouble with these types of stories where the woman tries to disguise her identity and no one recognizes her. But otherwise, this was a great book with well-drawn characters and an interesting plot.
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All Through the Night (Audible Audio Edition) Connie Brockway Alison Larkin Brilliance Audio Books Reviews
This was a superbly written novel. The plot was well organized. The characters were well developed. This book was cleverly constructed and crafted in such a manner that what is put together is phenomenal. I was so riveted I ended up spending all my free time reading this until I was done. A truly original and superbly crafted plot, exquisitely defined characters, and such a cleverly organized scheme are hard to find in this genre. The writing is reminiscent of Lindsay Sands or Kleypas with a dash of Cole or Showalter. This writer is not only a literary genius, but is obviously well educated and knows the finer points of plot--these things are hard to come by in a romance novel.
This represents the best of the genre.
I was "hooked" when I read the "sample" because the combination of mystery thief in the night and a London setting in another era sounded great to me. There's something about detective/crime stories in faraway times and places, where technology will have no impact on the success or failure of the outcome that appeals to me; in fact, it appeals to me so much that I set aside my typical avoidance of "romance" novels, hoping that I might change my opinion about that genre.
Well, the elements of the novel that made me curious were very satisfying. Someone in high society London seems to be using social connections as opportunities to identify people who might make entering their homes and robbing them worth the effort and the risk. Things seem to be going very well for our thief until an "operative" enters the picture, whose primary mission when first introduced is finding this notorius thief, not to recover stolen jewels, but to recover a mysterious letter that could "cause irreparable harm" if released. Since this story takes place in the days of kings and queens, the reader easily infers that the "harm" could impact the throne.
Connie Brockway provides a convincing sequence of events, gradually revealing more about the society of that time and the various characters who inhabit her pages, while at the same time keeping the contents and source of that mysterious letter intriguingly vague. For much of the story, she is focused on providing insight into what makes each of the characters "tick," and they are a very interesting group, indeed. In addition to what's going on in the present, Brockway also provides bits and pieces of their past lives and relationships via carefully inserted flashbacks in a varity of forms conversations between characters (major and minor), thoughts of characters (primarily major), and observations of others. After all, what would "high society" be without a little gossip here and there!
The overall story is also very effectively framed with an opening reference to a man who was unjustly convicted to hang for a "crime of treason" because he was (literally) "in the wrong place at the wrong time"; Brockway brings the story full circle toward the end when the man's mother is introduced as she seeks justice for her wrongfully hanged son. Conveniently, the detective currently assigned to find the thief who reportedly stole that potentially harmful letter was also present when the man was hanged. It's only natural to wonder what connections might exist here.
This would have been an "I like" (4 stars) mystery for me without torrid sexual arousal and attraction between two major characters. Brockway's description of their physical encounters is very explicit, in some respects seeming to border on the extreme as an element in a crime mystery. One aspect of their "romance" that felt more down to earth was the tension of insecurity between the two of them. Both characters had been manipulated by others in their respective pasts, making it easier for each to assume that things might not work between them than to imagine how things might turn out well.
There are many "mysteries" revealed during the course of the story that keep it very interesting, even when the "heat" seems to be turned up to an artifical level; otherwise, I wouldn't have finished.
I'm still skeptical about "romance" novels, but the other elements of Brockway's story made this a good read nonetheless.
If you're a fan of romance novels and mysteries, you might really like this one!
This is fun because the H and h are interesting and original. Unlike most of Ms. Brockway's books, the supporting characters have little to like.
*spoiler* on the last page the H and h must leave everyone and everything behind to begin a new life; upon reflection, I realized that there was not anything that they were leaving that was a hardship. No friends, family, possessions or home. Only a cat. I would have enjoyed this book much more if there had been more time spent on the secondary characters.
The secondary characters in this book detract rather than enhance the book...most of them are unkind, selfish and unlikeable. Sophia is especially detestable and disappointing. she is simply a literary device used to move the heroine about in the book.
Most of Connie Brockway's books are five star and wonderful. This is a swing and a miss.
Jack is the Whitehall Hound, a renowned spy. Anna is a widow and a infamous thief. Jack is set on the thief's trail when the burglaries are committed against the Prince Regent's friends. Anna is the widow by day and the thief at night. Jack is attracted to both the widow and the thief and is confused why. When Jack uncovers the truth, what links will he go to to save Anna from his enemy? Can he trust her enough to love her?
This novel is an easy read. It does contain steamy love scenes. The main characters are fleshed out and feel real. The dialogue plays a key role in the story. It demonstrates the emotional depth of the characters. The plot and subplots are neatly wrapped up. I give this novel 3.5 stars.
Anne Wilder is a demure companion by day and a cat thief by night, pursued by Colonel Jack Seward, an agent for the government. Jack is confused by his attraction to both the plain widow and the burglar, but is determined to catch the thief and solve the mystery.
There are complex machinations behind all of this and the author does a wonderful job of gradually revealing them. Both Anne and Jack are nuanced characters with good reasons for their behavior. I admit I took one star off because I don't believe that a man would not be able to tell that this was one woman after several meetings; I've always had trouble with these types of stories where the woman tries to disguise her identity and no one recognizes her. But otherwise, this was a great book with well-drawn characters and an interesting plot.
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