WHISPERS OF THE NIGHT

Author: Lydia Joyce ISBN: 0451218973 8/2006 HISTORICAL Publisher: SIGNET ECLIPSE
Time Period: 1800'S Eastern Europe

On the edge of the Romanian wilderness, one woman flees the secrets that haunt her lover.... When four London Seasons fail to find her a suitable match, Alcyone Carter does the unthinkable and treks across Europe to marry a foreign nobleman she's never met. But on her wedding night, she discovers that her handsome, enigmatic husband is not the man he claims to be—and when a more sinister secret emerges, she escapes from his estate into the darkness rather than live a lie with a man she feels she can never know. Ignited by his desire and his pride, Dumitru Constantinescu, Count Severinor, risks everything to follow Alcy from the depths of the Romanian forests into the decadent heart of Istanbul. It is there that they will become unwilling pawns in a game that forces them to confront the sensual passion they've discovered—and the dire threat that could cost them their lives....

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Lydia Joyce is a new author, that for anyone who loves a sensual romance combined with a top rate storyline, will not want to miss! This is her third story in the "Night" series and I believe the best. The novels are joined mostly through the gothic tinged storylines and spellbinding love affairs that sweep the reader along with the characters. They do not need to be read in any particular order, as there are no recurring characters in any of the novels.

WHISPERS OF THE NIGHT is an up-all-night tale, where the excitement begins on the first page and keeps you enthralled and wanting more on the last. The heroine Alcyone Carter may have had trouble finding a suitable mate in London, but in Dumitru, Count Severinor, she has more than met her match. Dumitru thrives on her intelligence and wit, helping her bloom and flourish where others would have stifled all that makes her so beautifully unique. Alcy, in return, must teach Dimitru the value of trust, so they can together find their way out of captivity in Romania and then in Istanbul. It is incredibly refreshing to read a story where the heroine has the chance to rescue the hero and save him from a certain and painful death.

This tale is a magical ride that takes you along with Alcy and Dimitru, not just through the Romanian Forests, but through the self discovery each make within themselves. It doesn't get much better than this, and I anxiously await the next ride Lydia Joyce conjures for her readers to take!

Deana Monteleone