Dead After Dark

Written by Sherrilyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward, Susan Squires and Dianna Love

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne

"Shadow of the Moon" by Sherrilyn Kenyon: Angelia has fought her entire life to make herself strong. Now, with her patria under fire, she has to protect her people from Fury and his werewolf clan. Vowing to bring him to justice, Angelia sets out alone . . . until the hunter becomes the hunted, and the only way for her to survive is to trust the very wolf she's sworn to kill.

"The Story of Son" by J. R. Ward: Claire Stroughton is a beautiful lawyer who would rather spend the night with a legal brief than the man of her dreams. Then a routine client meeting turns dangerous-and deeply sensual-when she is held captive by a gorgeous man with an unworldly hunger . . .

"Beyond the Night" by Susan Squires: When Drew Carlowe returns home to win back a lost love, he is quick to dismiss rumors that his estate is haunted by a stunning young ghost . . . until one passionate encounter leaves him mystified-and aching for more.

"Midnight Kiss Goodbye" by Dianna Love: Trey McCree possesses an insatiable desire for Sasha Armand-and supernatural powers that could endanger her life as a human. But when they team up to stop an evil warlord, Trey discovers that Sasha can do way more than drive men wild . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Apr 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9781541404779

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Sherrilyn Kenyon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several series, including the Bureau of American Defense novels BAD Attitude, Phantom in the Night, Whispered Lies, and Silent Truth and the Belador series that includes Blood Trinity, Alterant, and The Curse. Since her first book debuted in 1993 while she was still in college, she has placed more than eighty novels on the New York Times list in all formats and genres, including manga and graphic novels, and has more than 70 million books in print worldwide. She lives with her family near Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her website at SherrilynKenyon.com.

Reviews for Dead After Dark

[LaShonda Hodges · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very entertaining selections of short stories. Highly recommend for paranormal enthusiasts.

[Jackie Briere · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I have one thing in common with Claire the lawyer: She hates tea.

[cranberrytarts · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

After re-reading Night Play the other day, I was curious to know who Fury's heroine was and how his story played out. I'm sorry to report this was one of the worst novellas I've ever read.

Angelia, Fury's heroine, is a small minded, judgmental bitch. She treated Fury abominably and refused to accept the responsibility for her actions. She was his best friend as they were growing up, yet as soon as she realized Fury was Katagaria (his base form is wolf) instead of Arcadia (human base form) she stabbed him and left him for dead.

Now, 400 years later, she and her cohorts have a weapon that will keep weres from changing forms and make their magic useless. They kidnap Fury to find out what he knows about it, and begin torturing him when he won't tell them. This goes on for hours. Angelia doesn't actually participate in the torture, but she sees and hears it. After they brand him, she finally steps in and takes Fury away.

Not my idea of a good heroine.

Fury was his same adorable self throughout the book, but the fact that he was paired with someone who betrayed him so badly really makes me angry. Fury had never known love or acceptance. I find it really hard to believe he's going to get it from this backstabbing, self-righteous bitch.

[pnrlist · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Well, it only took me a year and a half to get around to finishing this. I'm giving it an overall four stars, because I LOVED Kenyon's and Ward's contributions - they are both excellent. The other two were fine, I didn't get super into them but to be fair, I haven't gotten into the series they were from so that probably had a bit to do with it.

[cc123-3 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

5 stars to the Story of Son. I'd love to see these characters woven into the BDB books. (And who is this vampire that seems to be out seeding and abandoning vampire young in the human population???)

2 - 3 stars for the other three short stories.

[krumbs_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The Sherrilyn Kenyon story was pretty good, but I don't think I'm going to seek out books by any of the other contributors. They were ok short stories, but nothing here that was terribly new or different.

[mzserena · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

For once, I loved a Were Hunter story. The story drew me in and it made me understand the problems between Katagaria and Arcdians. I loved the story and can't wait to read more of the stories.

[jenson_aka_dl · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Four decent stories of the paranormal. The first three were all set in universes I was familiar with, with Kenyon's story with Fury being the only character I knew. Kenyon's story was also my favorite of the four and I liked this short much better than her full on novel "Bad Moon Rising", which was a bit of a disappointment. Ward's story takes place in her BDB universe but with stand alone characters we are unlikely to see make an appearance in her regular series. Squires' Companion story is my second look into that universe but involving a character I don't remember. Love's "Midnight Kiss Goodbye" also seemed to come from a series romance and unfortunately suffered from a mad influx of characters which made a story that had started off very well feel rather overwhelming at its close.Overall I found all the stories enjoyable and would recommend to a fan of paranormal romances.

[mamagon_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

If you are reading this for the Dark Hunter story, I think you will be satisfied with the book overall. That is why I got it and since I have read other DH stories I had enough background to fill in clipped version of Fury's story. The J.R. Ward story is a good as well but not as good as her Black Dagger Brotherhood themes.

[kw50197 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The one I liked best was Beyond the Night while the one I liked least was Midnight Kiss Goodbye.

[thehistorychic · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed Fury's love story (though I read it out of order)! I am not a huge fan of the shorter novels but she did a good job of picking a character that the reader already knew enough about to throw in the middle of the story.

[xbetty_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Five stars simply for J. R. Ward's contribution to the anthology 'Story Of Son' - simply amazing!

[blingtastic · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

jr ward's story "the story of son" was strange.

[jjmachshev_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Red Alert! Sexy supernaturals ahead!! If you're a paranormal fan, don't miss the "Dead After Dark" anthology with stories by a three well-known names in the paranormal romance genre and one newcomer to watch. Sherrilyn Kenyon's story "Shadow of the Moon" is about the werewolf Fury and takes places in the Dark-Hunter world. Fury has never let himself get close to a woman because the only woman he ever loved turned on him when his heritage was revealed. Now that woman is back, but this time she's in Fury's power. ***My only beef? Not long enough! Well...and I really wanted Fury for my own :)"The Story of Son" by J.R. Ward is NOT a BDB story, but it IS a smoking hot contemporary story about a normal woman who gets caught up in an abnormal situation and ends up loving and saving a creature she should, by human standards, hate. ***I think this was my favorite story and I actually had tears in my eyes at one point. I'd like to see more stories from Ward about/in this world. Well...as long as it doesn't delay more BDB stories:PSusan Squires offers "Beyond the Night" set in her historical Companion series. A man searching for love and revenge instead encounters a vampire who is searching for her own choices after a life of service to the leader of the vampires. Together, they both find the good and bad of what they're looking for. ***A sure winner if you like Squires' series. If you haven't read her series, this will give you an idea of its flavor.New author Dianna Love rounds out the anthology with "Midnight Kiss Goodbye". A reunion romance of a modern-day warrior and the witch he left behind in an effort to keep her safe. Neither knows about the other's 'special' abilities. But know she's hunting and being hunted by a malevolent entity who's looking to use her as a gateway to unleash unspeakable violence on the world. ***Definitely an author to watch. I really enjoyed this glimpse into Love's intricate, mythical world. Very sexy and very urban fantasy. Hope to see more from her soon.All in all, well worth the price and the read!