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After Twilight
It was the perfect place to disappear . . .
When Kacy Macgrath's life crumbled two years ago, she changed her name and escaped to her grandmother's cottage in Ireland. Here she lives anonymously, with no reminders of the past--except the terrifying images that continue to haunt her dreams. Images of the stormy night her husband Alex walked out on her--and fell into the raging waters near their Long Island home. After his death, Kacy uncovered secrets about Alex she was better off not knowing, so she ran away. Now someone is watching her.
Braedon Roche has traveled across an ocean looking for justice--to expose Kacy Macgrath as a master forger who, along with her late husband, had nearly destroyed his career as an art dealer. What Braedon doesn't expect is his undeniable attraction to the fragile widow hiding behind a web of deception. But Braedon isn't the only man following Kacy. A savage killer stalks from the shadows, chipping away at her sanity, and trapping her in an unspeakable nightmare. . . .
When Kacy Macgrath's life crumbled two years ago, she changed her name and escaped to her grandmother's cottage in Ireland. Here she lives anonymously, with no reminders of the past--except the terrifying images that continue to haunt her dreams. Images of the stormy night her husband Alex walked out on her--and fell into the raging waters near their Long Island home. After his death, Kacy uncovered secrets about Alex she was better off not knowing, so she ran away. Now someone is watching her.
Braedon Roche has traveled across an ocean looking for justice--to expose Kacy Macgrath as a master forger who, along with her late husband, had nearly destroyed his career as an art dealer. What Braedon doesn't expect is his undeniable attraction to the fragile widow hiding behind a web of deception. But Braedon isn't the only man following Kacy. A savage killer stalks from the shadows, chipping away at her sanity, and trapping her in an unspeakable nightmare. . . .
336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 2, 2001
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About the author
Dee Davis
76 books357 followersAward winning author Dee Davis worked in association management before turning her had to writing. Her highly acclaimed first novel, Everything In Its Time, was published in July 2000. Since then, among others, she’s won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she is the author of over thirty novels and novellas, including her current A-Tac series and Cottage in the Mist. When not sitting at the computer, Dee spends time exploring Connecticut with her husband, daughter, and Cardigan Welsh Corgis.
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August 29, 2018
I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this as much as I did and it definitely ended up being a very pleasant surprise! I was expecting a cookie cutter suspense thriller with a dash of romance thrown in but it was SO much more than that! There were so many twists and turns and every time I thought I had it all figured out, along came another one to mix it all up again. I also really enjoyed how so many characters were double agents, it made me feel like I was living the story and figuring out who to trust alongside our main character.
August 11, 2018
Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.
This is my first book by this author, although she has been on my authors to read list for awhile. It is a re-issue of the book originally written in 2001. When NetGalley offered the ARC, I accepted. I'm sorry to say that I am not really impressed. The story started out great, I thought is might be a gothic and that would have been fun, but it never really developed like that. The heroine, Kacy, has Daddy issues. Their relationship really messed her up and even after his death she is still protecting his memory, like a good little martyr.
After Daddy dies, she has a whirlwind romance and marries the guy, Alex Madison, only to find out he just wants her for sex, not the deep, loving relationship she craves. Duh. She married him after knowing him a week. He's got secrets too, like an identical twin, Max, and a shady business. Imagine that? When they have a big throw down and he flees into the stormy night, he is swallowed by a giant wave and never seen again. Kacy flees the tragedy, but she can't outrun her past - it just follows her. Alex left a lot of unsavory things when he died. Lucky bastard.
Kacy is in Ireland in the cottage her grandmother's family has owned for generations. She finds comfort and peace there with her painting and her father's antiques. In the village pub she meets a handsome, charming man, Braedon Roche, and falls for him not knowing he is a man on a mission and she is the mission.
Overall, the story was filled with overflowing melodrama and angst galore with Kacy as the self-sacrificing martyr. It just isn't my style.
This is my first book by this author, although she has been on my authors to read list for awhile. It is a re-issue of the book originally written in 2001. When NetGalley offered the ARC, I accepted. I'm sorry to say that I am not really impressed. The story started out great, I thought is might be a gothic and that would have been fun, but it never really developed like that. The heroine, Kacy, has Daddy issues. Their relationship really messed her up and even after his death she is still protecting his memory, like a good little martyr.
After Daddy dies, she has a whirlwind romance and marries the guy, Alex Madison, only to find out he just wants her for sex, not the deep, loving relationship she craves. Duh. She married him after knowing him a week. He's got secrets too, like an identical twin, Max, and a shady business. Imagine that? When they have a big throw down and he flees into the stormy night, he is swallowed by a giant wave and never seen again. Kacy flees the tragedy, but she can't outrun her past - it just follows her. Alex left a lot of unsavory things when he died. Lucky bastard.
Kacy is in Ireland in the cottage her grandmother's family has owned for generations. She finds comfort and peace there with her painting and her father's antiques. In the village pub she meets a handsome, charming man, Braedon Roche, and falls for him not knowing he is a man on a mission and she is the mission.
Overall, the story was filled with overflowing melodrama and angst galore with Kacy as the self-sacrificing martyr. It just isn't my style.
August 30, 2018
I would like to thank the Netgalley website and the CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform editions for this partnership.
I was immediately attracted to the cover and the summary.
We find Kacy who has changed her identity and lives in her grandmother's cottage. She fled her life before two years ago. She lives anonymously but with memories of the past, except that they will soon come back.
A captivating, moving story filled with suspense almost read in one go. I love the pen of this author, can wait to read the book two.
I was immediately attracted to the cover and the summary.
We find Kacy who has changed her identity and lives in her grandmother's cottage. She fled her life before two years ago. She lives anonymously but with memories of the past, except that they will soon come back.
A captivating, moving story filled with suspense almost read in one go. I love the pen of this author, can wait to read the book two.
May 7, 2019
After Twilight by Dee Davis
A good read with some likeable characters. I found this to be slow but I read it. 3*.
A good read with some likeable characters. I found this to be slow but I read it. 3*.
January 23, 2011
The story was good enough to keep you reading, the dialog natural, but overall the novel felt short. After a promising start, had to struggle to finish it.
For a romance novel, it was surprising that most romance happened from his perspective, as a result you didn't get to know her very well, other than via lots of wounded green eyed looks. Her drama was described more than felt, and i found Braedon a more multi dimensional character, but not enough to carry the emotional angle.
For a romance novel, it was surprising that most romance happened from his perspective, as a result you didn't get to know her very well, other than via lots of wounded green eyed looks. Her drama was described more than felt, and i found Braedon a more multi dimensional character, but not enough to carry the emotional angle.
did-not-finish
December 27, 2009I'm done. It's officially a "did-not-finish-it".
Life's too short to keep slogging through books like this.
Life's too short to keep slogging through books like this.
July 15, 2018
Can you outrun your past? Kacy has tried to move on but she still carries so much guilt. Her husband Alex was swept out to sea and there was nothing that she could have done to save him but she blames herself. After he dead she realized that she never really knew him and that she had no choice but to run & try to make a new life for herself. She is happy now but someone is about to turn her life upside down. Braedon has found her at all last and he will make sure that he finds out the truth. Her husband Alex wasn't a good man he was a thief and a cheat and he needs to find out the truth about what part Kacy played in his crimes. She can't believe that she could feel this way again she is still worried about the past but she needs to live in this moment. A friendly professor has come to visit and he seems to be very interested in her but Kacy thinks nothing of it. She is just so glad to be helping someone in the art world again. But this professor isn't here just for help he needs to find out more about Alex. Things are about to get worse for everyone concerned as Alex had a twin brother and he is out for blood and he will make Kacy pay for his brother's death and he will stop at nothing to get his revenge. She is about to find out that she can't trust anybody as they all want something from her and she now knows why Braedon has come to visit and she can't trust him again as he has hurt her. But she might have no choice as the past is about to come back to visit and everyone will be caught off guard. Who will be standing at the end? A good solid read. Loved Mac his character added to the book and the professor did the right thing in the end. I was lucky enough to receive a copy via Netgalley & the publishing house in exchange for my honest review.
July 17, 2018
3 1/2 stars out of 5
I have read several series by Dee Davis and this one didn't stand up to the books this author has written. The story is predictable, it lacks creative descriptions of the female character (You can only read wounded green eyes so many times.) The romance is though the eyes of the male lead Braedon Roche which is nice change even if it was a little unbelievable at times.
After Twilight starts of with a bam and slowly falls into romance story that drags the story to a near stop.
Personally thought this story is a good representation of Dee Davis Romantic suspense stories. Please give her other series a try her Last Chance Series.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Pocito Press for a chance to read Dee David After Twilight
I have read several series by Dee Davis and this one didn't stand up to the books this author has written. The story is predictable, it lacks creative descriptions of the female character (You can only read wounded green eyes so many times.) The romance is though the eyes of the male lead Braedon Roche which is nice change even if it was a little unbelievable at times.
After Twilight starts of with a bam and slowly falls into romance story that drags the story to a near stop.
Personally thought this story is a good representation of Dee Davis Romantic suspense stories. Please give her other series a try her Last Chance Series.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Pocito Press for a chance to read Dee David After Twilight
July 30, 2018
Two years ago Kacy MacGrath’s husband dies being swept out to sea at their home. Kacy is wracked with guilt and continues to blame herself. She has learned many things about her husband Alex after his death that she wished she never knew. She leaves for Ireland to start over. She meets Braedon who believes she worked with her husband as a forger who almost ruined him. Other incidents begin to occur and he is falling for her as he believes she had nothing to with what her husband was involved in and is also a victim. This is a romantic suspense but reminds me of the gothic romance where there is something sinister right around the corner. I enjoyed this story and felt the story had a good pace. Would read more from this author.
July 29, 2018
This was a good and easy read. Kacy is struggling with the death of her husband and Braden only wants to ruin her or so he thinks. The first time he sees her outs love lacy had to learn to trusty again and falls for Braden to. But her past want let them be happy together. So together they face her past and Braden's enemy's. A great book that will keep your reading way past you should.
July 26, 2018
I loved the cover of this book. A great visual to lead us into our story. This was a bit of the normal romantic suspense that you would expect but half way through it got really fun and I truly was looking for the signs to answer my questions and solve the mystery. A very good read.
September 12, 2018
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book. I really liked the characters, especially Braedon and Kacy, but there were times that it was a little over-the-top at times like it wanted to be a gothic romance, but wasn't really. Pretty good mystery and romance.
May 20, 2017
Nice read with good suspense in the beginning. Was able to predict the ending early on.
July 13, 2018
Enjoyable read. Good twists and turns. Love the setting of the story
July 24, 2018
Meh. Pretty predictable, and too much steam in the bedroom for my taste.
March 2, 2020
Intriguing suspense with unexpected plot twists.
November 23, 2020
The plot was interesting. The character development and writing - not so much! At times the book moved fast and then suddenly the narration got long and boring. Definitely a struggle to finish.
January 29, 2013
Murder, Mystery and Mayhem. I find it kind of amusing in both this book and Just Breathe that with all the secrets the main characters are keeping from each other they inevitably reveal their immediate secrets to some minor character which could very well get them killed and said minor character steps up to the plate and untrained helps take down the bad guy with little effort.
May 30, 2015
never saw coming how this story wrapped up. Dee Davis writes excellent mysteries and After Twilight was no exception. Kacy is just trying to live her life after her husband dies but trouble finds her in a small town in Ireland. All kinds of characters show up looking for her. This book keeps you interested from the beginning and keeps adding twists and turns.
April 1, 2009
Read this 2x, and it is adult oriented :) - I read in a few hours and was sad the story didn't continue
October 18, 2012
I'm glad I finished this book. I have to be honest. I nearly put it down twice. Boring in the beginning. Gets way better towards the end. All in all I enjoyed it. I like the author.
May 13, 2015
Pretty good
Book I have to say. Lots if suspense and the ending will totally shock you and you will be like omg no way lol
Book I have to say. Lots if suspense and the ending will totally shock you and you will be like omg no way lol
April 18, 2021
It was a romance/mystery book. It was a quick easy read by an author I hadn't heard of, and it was enjoyable overall. A little predictable, but not so much I didn't enjoy it.
June 21, 2015
Doing some cleaning of my shelves. This style of writing does not appeal to me anymore.
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