Shades of Twilight
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.19 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1480513601 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 314 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Roselynn said Great Book, Bad Edit. I've read this book a few times before. I live Linda Howard, she is in my top Great Book, Bad Edit I've read this book a few times before. I live Linda Howard, she is in my top 3 favorite writers. This book is gritty. There is incest, which grosses me out, but it still is a favorite read because I so love the hero and heroine in the story. Previously, I've read this book in paperback form, but I splurged and bought the kindle edition. Oh man! The typos are bad. There are some weird mis-types for punctuation, some odd grammar mistakes, but the WORST is that the typist mistakenly types "Luanda" mistakenly f. favorite writers. This book is gritty. There is incest, which grosses me out, but it still is a favorite read because I so love the hero and heroine in the story. Previously, I've read this book in paperback form, but I splurged and bought the kindle edition. Oh man! The typos are bad. There are some weird mis-types for punctuation, some odd grammar mistakes, but the WORST is that the typist mistakenly types "Luanda" mistakenly f. "love, and murder" according to Linda Murphy on. ****A compelling thriller by bestselling author Linda Howard, that will draw in the reader from the very first chapter. Combined with family loyalties, misinterpretations, lust, mystery, betrayal, revenge, love, and murder, it will have you transfixed to the very last chapter, ending with a shocking conclusion.Ever since she was a child, Roanna Davenport has always been in love with her older cousin Webb Tallant. Knowing full well when that day came, he would inherit "Davencourt" the huge estate which he res. "Shades of Twilight" Marie S Shades of Twilight is the most unusual book that Ihave read in many years. It deals with incest bymutual consent. I thought that was more disturbingthan the fact that distant cousins were in love.There is a murder and a secret that went untold forten years.First cousins Roanna and Jessie were seven andthirteen, respectively, when Roanna's parentswere killed in a car accident along with Jessie'smother. Lucinda lost both her children anddaughter-in-law.Davenport is the wealthiest family in Tuscumbia,Alabama. L
But he marries another cousin, the beautiful, heartless Jessie. Howard does manage, however, to maintain tension through a twist-filled plot and the emotional involvement of the main characters. Unnecessary bouts of crude sex between minor characters may put off some readers, and a good shaking seems in order for both Roanna and Webb, as they misinterpret each other's actions to excess. . When Jessie is murdered, Webb leaves the ancestral home for 10 years until the family's dying matriarch summons him back, reawakening old passions and reopening old wounds. Copyright 1996
Linda Howard is the award-winning author of many New York Times bestsellers, including Drop Dead Gorgeous, Cover of Night, Killing Time, To Die For, Kiss Me While I Sleep, Cry No More, Dying to Please, Open Season, Mr. Perfect, All the Queen’s Men, Now You See Her, Kill and Tell, and Son of the Morning. . She lives in Alabama with her husband and two golden retrievers
Webb leaves town, and Roanna is left to pick up the pieces.All her life, Roanna has tried to win the love of her grandmother, of Webb, and of her extended family—and every time she’s been slapped down. She’s in love with a distant cousin, Webb Tallant. Dear Listener,Shades of Twilight is the story of Roanna Davenport, who grows up in a wealthy southern family but never quite fits in. But Webb marries their cousin Jessie, the bane of Roanna’s life. When Jessie is found murdered, Webb is blamed for her death, even though ther