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Night Mist
"Help...me."
At the faint words, Dr. Rachel Gentry stopped on Black Water Creek Bridge, straining to see through the night's foggy mist. Then she spotted him -
a pale, ghostly figure, his T-shirt soaked with blood, his intense dark blue eyes begging her not to be afraid. After issuing a desperate warning, "Don't go back there, don't meet..." he disappeared before her eyes into thin air....
The warning echoing in her mind, Rachel returned to her boardinghouse, where she was startled in the hallway by her reclusive neighbor, Jay Barnes. There was something familiar about the mysterious, moody man, something Rachel couldn't put her finger on...until he switched on a light and she stared into his passionate, dark blue gaze....
245 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1993
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October 30, 2020
If there's an erotica to be read, it's this one.
P. S. I did read it at 17 though. But my 17 year old self stands by that review.
P. S. I did read it at 17 though. But my 17 year old self stands by that review.
April 17, 2018
Night Mist by Helen R. Myers was a strange and weird read. Everything about it screams weird and strange from the characters to the paranormal events. This is one of those stories that despite its weirdness you feel compelled to continue just to see how it would all unfold.
The story introduces Dr. Rachel Gentry. One night on her way home from work she had an encounter with a ghostly figure calling out to her for help and warning her of impending danger. However, as she came close to the apparition to gain answers it disappears. Confused she made her way to the boarding house she has been staying. When she arrives, she bumps into her anti-social neighbour, Jay Barnes, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the ghostly figure on the bridge.
The Story
I cannot go into details without giving away the plot. The only thing I can say is the story got stranger and stranger as the events unfolded. Even at the end, I was still unsure about some events that had taken place.
The story is told from the third person POV. Both characters perspectives are provided but in the third person. The pacing was steady and the story fluid, which made for easy reading.
The Characters
Sad to say I did not develop a connection to the main characters. They both annoyed me. What was even more annoying was the romance that developed between them. Jay does not trust Rachel. As a matter of fact, he believes the people he was hiding from sent her to expose him. His hostility towards her leapt off the pages. Therefore, you can imagine my surprise, when they became intimately involved with each other. What made me even more annoyed by the romance was their lack of knowledge of each other. The little they both knew of each other was based on research and snooping.
The secondary characters provided more entertainment and helped to make things rather interesting. They believed strongly in the supernatural, especially the housekeeper Jewel.
Conclusion/Recommendation
The story did not elicit the feelings I expected. There were aspects of the story I found enjoyable, but it was not enough to wow me nor make me fully invested in the story or its characters.
The story introduces Dr. Rachel Gentry. One night on her way home from work she had an encounter with a ghostly figure calling out to her for help and warning her of impending danger. However, as she came close to the apparition to gain answers it disappears. Confused she made her way to the boarding house she has been staying. When she arrives, she bumps into her anti-social neighbour, Jay Barnes, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the ghostly figure on the bridge.
The Story
I cannot go into details without giving away the plot. The only thing I can say is the story got stranger and stranger as the events unfolded. Even at the end, I was still unsure about some events that had taken place.
The story is told from the third person POV. Both characters perspectives are provided but in the third person. The pacing was steady and the story fluid, which made for easy reading.
The Characters
Sad to say I did not develop a connection to the main characters. They both annoyed me. What was even more annoying was the romance that developed between them. Jay does not trust Rachel. As a matter of fact, he believes the people he was hiding from sent her to expose him. His hostility towards her leapt off the pages. Therefore, you can imagine my surprise, when they became intimately involved with each other. What made me even more annoyed by the romance was their lack of knowledge of each other. The little they both knew of each other was based on research and snooping.
The secondary characters provided more entertainment and helped to make things rather interesting. They believed strongly in the supernatural, especially the housekeeper Jewel.
Conclusion/Recommendation
The story did not elicit the feelings I expected. There were aspects of the story I found enjoyable, but it was not enough to wow me nor make me fully invested in the story or its characters.
June 27, 2025
A middle of the road romantic suspense story with some supernatural elements. Decent writing and some interesting characters help support some very wonky pacing as everything seems to move both too slow, and too quickly. At under 250 pages it isn't a painful read, but it feels like the story needed a little more fleshing out in the outline stage. Still interested to check out some other titles in the Shadows line, though.
May 29, 2021
Good story I liked it.
October 19, 2025
So, so bad.
August 3, 2014
For the past three nights, Dr. Rachel Gentry hears a man yelling for help while she is walking home through the misty fog. A ghostly figure in a blood soaked T-shirt begs her not to be afraid...then disappears before her eyes. Wondering if she is losing her mind, Rachel returned to her boardinghouse, where she was startled by her reclusive neighbor, Jay Barnes. When he switches on the light, she realizes he looks just like the ghost she has been seeing.
This book was actually better than it sounds. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My rating: 4 Stars.
This book was actually better than it sounds. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My rating: 4 Stars.
September 4, 2011
I found it hard to really connect with this story until about half-way into it. Honestly, the most interesting character in the book for me was Jewel, the cook of the house Rachel (the heroine) roomed at. Jewel was only a secondary character in the book, but she practically stole the show. I wasn't thrilled with how the heroine become a bit wishy washy once she hit it off with the guy in the book. But overall it did get interesting and I was satisfied with the ending.
October 17, 2012
I managed to get to 100 pages but I couldn't make myself finish. I had a hard time connecting with the two main characters. I absolutely love paranormal but this didn't do it for me. Sorry, Ms. Meyers. I'll try your other books.
April 11, 2009
I wanted to like this book. I'm a huge fan of a good paranormal story. But I think when a book is so boring you fall asleep reading it, its time to move on to something else.
June 12, 2012
One of the 'strangest' book I ever read...
The mystic,
The plot,
The character itself....
I don't know why I read this book,...
The mystic,
The plot,
The character itself....
I don't know why I read this book,...
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