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T-FLAC #14
Night Shadow
The passion and suspense of Cherry Adair’s latest killer trilogy, begun in Night Fall and continued in Night Secrets, now reaches its explosive conclusion in Night Shadow, as mismatched international agents take on evil head-to-head–and each other heart-to-heart.
Aside from working for the international anti-terrorism agency T-FLAC (and having the same last name), Lexi Stone and Alex Stone are polar opposites, right down to Lexi’s mere mortality and Alex’s paranormal powers. While straight-arrow Lexi pushes paper at an Internal Affairs desk, renegade Alex is busy pushing the envelope as he pursues the most dangerous global criminals. And though Lexi disdains his rule-breaking bravado and cowboy tactics, she can’t deny Alex’s skills when it comes to getting his man (not to mention any number of women)–just as she can’t ignore how his roguish charm makes her heart race and her temperature rise.
But Lexi’s secret desires clash head-on with her duties when suspicions arise that Alex is poised to switch sides–and join forces with a European terrorist cell. Tapped for her first field mission, Lexi finds herself assigned to shadow Alex’s every move, and if necessary, terminate him. Despite her feelings, Lexi’s willing and able to carry out her orders, as long there’s proof that Alex is a traitor. But getting the goods–and the drop–on her superagent quarry becomes an even tougher task when Lexi and Alex suddenly find themselves partners on an emergency mission in Russia.
When terrorists seize a busy Moscow railway station for ransom, then abruptly massacre their hostages and vanish into thin air, the agents realize they’re facing adversaries possessing of the same paranormal abilities as Alex’s elite T-FLAC/psi unit. But after Lexi kills an armed suspect during a breathless rooftop chase, she makes a series of shocking discoveries about the enemy T-FLAC is facing, the troubling truth Alex has been concealing, and the terrifying plot of a treacherous mastermind that could spell the downfall of T-FLAC’s most powerful and valued operatives. To save precious lives and stop the rise of a superhuman terrorist threat, Lexi and Alex must work as a well-oiled team in a race across the globe–and against time–with lethal shadows looming behind them, and no one to trust but each other.
From the Hardcover edition.
Aside from working for the international anti-terrorism agency T-FLAC (and having the same last name), Lexi Stone and Alex Stone are polar opposites, right down to Lexi’s mere mortality and Alex’s paranormal powers. While straight-arrow Lexi pushes paper at an Internal Affairs desk, renegade Alex is busy pushing the envelope as he pursues the most dangerous global criminals. And though Lexi disdains his rule-breaking bravado and cowboy tactics, she can’t deny Alex’s skills when it comes to getting his man (not to mention any number of women)–just as she can’t ignore how his roguish charm makes her heart race and her temperature rise.
But Lexi’s secret desires clash head-on with her duties when suspicions arise that Alex is poised to switch sides–and join forces with a European terrorist cell. Tapped for her first field mission, Lexi finds herself assigned to shadow Alex’s every move, and if necessary, terminate him. Despite her feelings, Lexi’s willing and able to carry out her orders, as long there’s proof that Alex is a traitor. But getting the goods–and the drop–on her superagent quarry becomes an even tougher task when Lexi and Alex suddenly find themselves partners on an emergency mission in Russia.
When terrorists seize a busy Moscow railway station for ransom, then abruptly massacre their hostages and vanish into thin air, the agents realize they’re facing adversaries possessing of the same paranormal abilities as Alex’s elite T-FLAC/psi unit. But after Lexi kills an armed suspect during a breathless rooftop chase, she makes a series of shocking discoveries about the enemy T-FLAC is facing, the troubling truth Alex has been concealing, and the terrifying plot of a treacherous mastermind that could spell the downfall of T-FLAC’s most powerful and valued operatives. To save precious lives and stop the rise of a superhuman terrorist threat, Lexi and Alex must work as a well-oiled team in a race across the globe–and against time–with lethal shadows looming behind them, and no one to trust but each other.
From the Hardcover edition.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published November 25, 2008
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Cherry Adair
77 books1,468 followersAlways an adventurer in life as well as writing, New York Times best-selling author Cherry Adair moved halfway across the globe from Cape Town, South Africa to the United States in her early years to become a interior designer. Now a resident of the Pacific Northwest she shares the award- winning adventures of her fictional T-FLAC counter terrorism operatives with her readers.
Cherry settled in beautiful San Francisco, where she started what eventually became a thriving interior design business. "I loved being a designer because it was varied and creative, and I enjoyed working with the public." A voracious reader when she was able to carve out the time, Cherry found her brain crowded with characters and stories of her own. "Eventually," she says, "the stories demanded to be told."
When asked why she chooses to write romantic action adventure, she says, "Who says you can’t have adventure and a great love life? Of course if you’re talking about an adventurous love life, that’s another thing altogether. I write romantic suspense coupled heart-pounding adventure because I like to entertain, and nothing keeps readers happier than a rollercoaster read, followed by a happy ending."
Popular on the workshop circuit, Cherry gives lively classes on writing and the writing life. Pulling no punches when asked how to become a published writer, Cherry insists, "Sit your butt in the chair and write. There's no magic to it. Writing is hard work. It isn't for sissies or whiners."
Cherry loves to spend time at home. A corner desk keeps her focused on writing, but the windows behind her, with a panoramic view of the front gardens, are always calling her to come outside and play. Her office has nine-foot ceilings, a fireplace, a television and built-in bookcases that will house approximately 3,500 paperback books.
"What can I say? My keeper shelf has been breeding in the middle of the night, rather like drycleaners' wire clothes hangers.”
Cherry settled in beautiful San Francisco, where she started what eventually became a thriving interior design business. "I loved being a designer because it was varied and creative, and I enjoyed working with the public." A voracious reader when she was able to carve out the time, Cherry found her brain crowded with characters and stories of her own. "Eventually," she says, "the stories demanded to be told."
When asked why she chooses to write romantic action adventure, she says, "Who says you can’t have adventure and a great love life? Of course if you’re talking about an adventurous love life, that’s another thing altogether. I write romantic suspense coupled heart-pounding adventure because I like to entertain, and nothing keeps readers happier than a rollercoaster read, followed by a happy ending."
Popular on the workshop circuit, Cherry gives lively classes on writing and the writing life. Pulling no punches when asked how to become a published writer, Cherry insists, "Sit your butt in the chair and write. There's no magic to it. Writing is hard work. It isn't for sissies or whiners."
Cherry loves to spend time at home. A corner desk keeps her focused on writing, but the windows behind her, with a panoramic view of the front gardens, are always calling her to come outside and play. Her office has nine-foot ceilings, a fireplace, a television and built-in bookcases that will house approximately 3,500 paperback books.
"What can I say? My keeper shelf has been breeding in the middle of the night, rather like drycleaners' wire clothes hangers.”
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April 22, 2011
I'm quitting this one for several reasons:
1. It's boring. I was cleaning up the doggie droppings in the yard and found my mind drifting. If a book can't hold my attention when I'm doing that chore something is seriously wrong.
2. The heroine is a rookie who "forgets" to wear her safety gear on her 1st mission out. Seriously? I'm supposed to believe this? And, yep, you guessed it she gets shot. Not to worry though she's ok (figures).
3. It's #15 in a series and what I've read so far does not make me want to torment myself by reading 14 of these things to play catch up. Good lord people, 14 of them!
4. Hero and heroine have names that are so similar I don't know who the hell is who in this audio. And their last names are the same. And no, this isn't some backwoods horror/love story where they create two headed babies either. They're not even related. What are the odds?
5. I have no patience and this books requires lots.
DNF
1. It's boring. I was cleaning up the doggie droppings in the yard and found my mind drifting. If a book can't hold my attention when I'm doing that chore something is seriously wrong.
2. The heroine is a rookie who "forgets" to wear her safety gear on her 1st mission out. Seriously? I'm supposed to believe this? And, yep, you guessed it she gets shot. Not to worry though she's ok (figures).
3. It's #15 in a series and what I've read so far does not make me want to torment myself by reading 14 of these things to play catch up. Good lord people, 14 of them!
4. Hero and heroine have names that are so similar I don't know who the hell is who in this audio. And their last names are the same. And no, this isn't some backwoods horror/love story where they create two headed babies either. They're not even related. What are the odds?
5. I have no patience and this books requires lots.
DNF
March 22, 2015
Night Shadow by Cherry Adair is a 2008 Ballantine publication.
This is the fourteenth book in the T-Flac series as a whole. Now, I have not read every single book in this series by a long shot, but I have read several of them and they are all a little different. Some are like mini series within a series and this one falls into that category. In fact, this is the last book in the trilogy and I do recommend reading them in order. Other books in the T-FLAC series can be read as a stand alones. Some are paranormal, some traditional Romantic suspense and some have an action adventure feel to them.
This one is a futuristic paranormal romantic suspense featuring Lexi and Alex Stone... no relation. They work for a counter intelligence agency and find themselves stuck together in a pretty intense situation. Lexi is a die hard rule follower, doing everything by the book, while Alex is a little on the rogue side, doing things his own way. Alex has certain paranormal abilities, Lexi does not. But, the main worry is that it looks as though Alex is about to jump ship and go to work for the other side, which may mean Lexi will have to terminate him.
But, soon Lexi will learn more about Alex and it appears they will have to trust one other because they can't trust anyone else.
This is not my favorite installment in the series. I found it imaginative and Lexi was kind of funny with all recitations of the rules and regulations, the mission is action packed and suspenseful, but it has a sort of campy quality to it, and the bad guys are pretty transparent, which was not the case in the other 'Night' books, so I had a really hard time getting into this one.
Even though it was not my favorite I am glad I read the final book since we do have a closure and all questions are answered.
Over all this one is one gets 3 stars
This is the fourteenth book in the T-Flac series as a whole. Now, I have not read every single book in this series by a long shot, but I have read several of them and they are all a little different. Some are like mini series within a series and this one falls into that category. In fact, this is the last book in the trilogy and I do recommend reading them in order. Other books in the T-FLAC series can be read as a stand alones. Some are paranormal, some traditional Romantic suspense and some have an action adventure feel to them.
This one is a futuristic paranormal romantic suspense featuring Lexi and Alex Stone... no relation. They work for a counter intelligence agency and find themselves stuck together in a pretty intense situation. Lexi is a die hard rule follower, doing everything by the book, while Alex is a little on the rogue side, doing things his own way. Alex has certain paranormal abilities, Lexi does not. But, the main worry is that it looks as though Alex is about to jump ship and go to work for the other side, which may mean Lexi will have to terminate him.
But, soon Lexi will learn more about Alex and it appears they will have to trust one other because they can't trust anyone else.
This is not my favorite installment in the series. I found it imaginative and Lexi was kind of funny with all recitations of the rules and regulations, the mission is action packed and suspenseful, but it has a sort of campy quality to it, and the bad guys are pretty transparent, which was not the case in the other 'Night' books, so I had a really hard time getting into this one.
Even though it was not my favorite I am glad I read the final book since we do have a closure and all questions are answered.
Over all this one is one gets 3 stars
March 9, 2022
This book wraps up the Psi trilogy ends with a bang, literally. It is nonstop action from the first page to the last and we also get to catch up with some old friends as they help out Alex and Lexi. The heroes and their heroines from the previous two Night Trilogy books are an integral part of the grand finale.
Alexis Stone had worked for T-FLAC as a research analyst for eight years. Now, she has completed training and is a newly minted field operative. Her first mission is to watch Alex Stone (no relation) and determine for IA if the wizard is a rogue operative. This doesn't sit well with Lexi, as she has long admired, (lusted after) Alex. Sure, Alex can be a cowboy and definitely bends the rules, but rogue? As Lexi and Alex are drawn deep into a plot to rule the world, they are drawn closer to each other. Alex is smitten with the fact spouting Lexi and is enthralled by her strength and ingenuity. Lexi is blindsided by the sheer, raw magnetism Alex trains on her and his quick thinking that saves their lives on several occasions.
When the anomalies in the terrorist attacks lead then back to Alex's friend and mentor, Lexi and Alex must work together to find out what this all means, not only for T-FLAC but for them personally.
Alexis Stone had worked for T-FLAC as a research analyst for eight years. Now, she has completed training and is a newly minted field operative. Her first mission is to watch Alex Stone (no relation) and determine for IA if the wizard is a rogue operative. This doesn't sit well with Lexi, as she has long admired, (lusted after) Alex. Sure, Alex can be a cowboy and definitely bends the rules, but rogue? As Lexi and Alex are drawn deep into a plot to rule the world, they are drawn closer to each other. Alex is smitten with the fact spouting Lexi and is enthralled by her strength and ingenuity. Lexi is blindsided by the sheer, raw magnetism Alex trains on her and his quick thinking that saves their lives on several occasions.
When the anomalies in the terrorist attacks lead then back to Alex's friend and mentor, Lexi and Alex must work together to find out what this all means, not only for T-FLAC but for them personally.
December 11, 2008
Sex, wizards, and clones. Oh, and a super-duper bad wizard guy who is defeated by the WOMEN! I think that was my favorite thing about "Night Shadow", the conclusion to Cherry Adair's trilogy.
Alexis Stone has finally made it out from behind her research desk and is now a full-fledged T-FLAC field op and on her first mission. The fact that said mission will mean she can work with the mouth-watering Alex Stone (absolutely no relation...thank God) is neither here nor there. At least that's what she keeps telling herself. But it's not like he'd ever look at her. I mean, sure she has a photographic memory, but she's a norm, not a wizard. And she does have a tendency to quote from her photographic memory when she's nervous...which is, of course, ALL the time when she's around Alex.
Alex has never had a problem working with female operatives before. But this is Alexis...who apparently just got shot! And with the mysterious and increasing shortages he's experiencing with his wizard powers, he'd really rather Alexis NOT be on his team. Not that he cares about flaunting the rules, but because she's becoming his weak spot. And with the lives of himself and his two best buddies on the line, not to mention millions of people the world over, he really can't afford to lose concentration right now. But Alexis...uh, what was he saying?
I found a lot of humor in this finale of the 'Night' series. There were parts that I thought were a bit cheesy if I tried to bring reality into the picture...so I just reminded myself to continue suspending reality and all was fine. I absolutely loved the fact that it was the women who saved the day. That's right, NOT the wizards, NOT the wizard council, and not the other T-FLAC ops. It was the lovers of the wizards in peril and the 'strength of their love'. Now if that doesn't scream romance, I don't know what does!
Alexis Stone has finally made it out from behind her research desk and is now a full-fledged T-FLAC field op and on her first mission. The fact that said mission will mean she can work with the mouth-watering Alex Stone (absolutely no relation...thank God) is neither here nor there. At least that's what she keeps telling herself. But it's not like he'd ever look at her. I mean, sure she has a photographic memory, but she's a norm, not a wizard. And she does have a tendency to quote from her photographic memory when she's nervous...which is, of course, ALL the time when she's around Alex.
Alex has never had a problem working with female operatives before. But this is Alexis...who apparently just got shot! And with the mysterious and increasing shortages he's experiencing with his wizard powers, he'd really rather Alexis NOT be on his team. Not that he cares about flaunting the rules, but because she's becoming his weak spot. And with the lives of himself and his two best buddies on the line, not to mention millions of people the world over, he really can't afford to lose concentration right now. But Alexis...uh, what was he saying?
I found a lot of humor in this finale of the 'Night' series. There were parts that I thought were a bit cheesy if I tried to bring reality into the picture...so I just reminded myself to continue suspending reality and all was fine. I absolutely loved the fact that it was the women who saved the day. That's right, NOT the wizards, NOT the wizard council, and not the other T-FLAC ops. It was the lovers of the wizards in peril and the 'strength of their love'. Now if that doesn't scream romance, I don't know what does!
July 16, 2019
3.5 stars because I loved the mixture of action packed with romance! That was a first-timer for me (to be reading the genre at all), though, I'm more of a tomboy/adrenaline junkie than I am a fan of chicklits and so this was a little too much of the romance for me, I had rather seen more detail about the armor, missions, guns, armament and all of that...
March 5, 2009
Great book, terrific ending to the trilogy. All my answers from the first 2 books wrapped up together very nicely in this package.
September 12, 2010
Loved this book. Kick-ass main characters. Funny. Sexy. Great series. Want to start back at the beginning and read them all over again.
July 8, 2024
This was the best of the books in the trilogy but still not really good. Alex actually thought about his work and brought in other team members, etc instead of just having sex with Lexi (like the characters in the previous books). We finally got answers to the drama and it was wrapped up fairly well. But still not a great series.
February 11, 2018
It was ok
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September 16, 2019I like this author.
July 16, 2022
I'm not sure whether these T-FLAC Series books are getting worse or if my patience in them has just run out, but I had to DNF this one as well (not my first for this series). I have too many good books to read to muddle through something as terrible as this one. Why is this one so bad? Well...
1.) Let's start with the obvious of the names. Alexis Stone and Alex Stone. It's a reader's nightmare. Why the author thought this would be a cute idea, I have no clue. The editor/publisher should have told her, "No," and have been done with it. It's confusing to read and just...dumb. So she gets one joke about them getting each other's paystubs or whatever. Hah hah. Not worth it.
2.) It's boring. The team just bounces back and forth between one mission to another with little time in-between to catch their breath or process what is going on. You'd think non-stop action is a good thing, right? It actually isn't. It all blends together in a puddle of mush, and I just wanted it to stop and be differentiated with SOMETHING else. Every once in a while we got some sex scenes. Well, thank goodness for that! Nothing but sex and action. It really just adds a lot of depth to this book. Zzzzz.
3.) There's no chemistry. The characters fight and sling barbs, but it's like they do it robotically. When they do get around to boinking, it's just an automatic progression to the book. It's not believable. It just feels like it's happening just because it needs to happen since it's a romance book.
So anyhow, I abandon this thing, and I'm happier for it. How many more of these books do I have to do? I SAID I'd do them all, but my resolve is failing miserably.
T-FLAC Series
-Review of The Mercenary (Book 1)
-Review of Kiss and Tell (Book 2)
-Review of Hide and Seek (Book 3)
-Review of In Too Deep (Book 4)
-Review of Out of Sight (Book 5)
-Review of On Thin Ice (Book 6)
-Review of Hot Ice (Book 7)
-Review of Edge of Danger (Book 8)
-Review of Edge of Fear (Book 9)
-Review of Edge of Darkness (Book 10)
-Review of White Heat (Book 11)
-Review of Tropical Heat (Book 11.5)
-Review of Night Fall (Book 12)
-Review of Night Secrets (Book 13)
-Review of Night Shadow (Book 14)
-Review of Chameleon (Book 14.5)
-Review of Ice Cold (Book 15)
-Review of Ricochet (Book 15.5)
-Review of Gideon (Book 16)
-Review of A Killer Christmas (Book 17)
1.) Let's start with the obvious of the names. Alexis Stone and Alex Stone. It's a reader's nightmare. Why the author thought this would be a cute idea, I have no clue. The editor/publisher should have told her, "No," and have been done with it. It's confusing to read and just...dumb. So she gets one joke about them getting each other's paystubs or whatever. Hah hah. Not worth it.
2.) It's boring. The team just bounces back and forth between one mission to another with little time in-between to catch their breath or process what is going on. You'd think non-stop action is a good thing, right? It actually isn't. It all blends together in a puddle of mush, and I just wanted it to stop and be differentiated with SOMETHING else. Every once in a while we got some sex scenes. Well, thank goodness for that! Nothing but sex and action. It really just adds a lot of depth to this book. Zzzzz.
3.) There's no chemistry. The characters fight and sling barbs, but it's like they do it robotically. When they do get around to boinking, it's just an automatic progression to the book. It's not believable. It just feels like it's happening just because it needs to happen since it's a romance book.
So anyhow, I abandon this thing, and I'm happier for it. How many more of these books do I have to do? I SAID I'd do them all, but my resolve is failing miserably.
T-FLAC Series
-Review of The Mercenary (Book 1)
-Review of Kiss and Tell (Book 2)
-Review of Hide and Seek (Book 3)
-Review of In Too Deep (Book 4)
-Review of Out of Sight (Book 5)
-Review of On Thin Ice (Book 6)
-Review of Hot Ice (Book 7)
-Review of Edge of Danger (Book 8)
-Review of Edge of Fear (Book 9)
-Review of Edge of Darkness (Book 10)
-Review of White Heat (Book 11)
-Review of Tropical Heat (Book 11.5)
-Review of Night Fall (Book 12)
-Review of Night Secrets (Book 13)
-Review of Night Shadow (Book 14)
-Review of Chameleon (Book 14.5)
-Review of Ice Cold (Book 15)
-Review of Ricochet (Book 15.5)
-Review of Gideon (Book 16)
-Review of A Killer Christmas (Book 17)
December 21, 2012
Setting: hot spots all around the world…
Theme: stopping evil; love the one unconquerable and uncontrollable variable;
Characters:
Lucas Fox and Sydney McBride / Simon Blackthorne and Kess Goodall: both couples are engaged – both men feel stronger and more control of their magic when with their women; they all join the Stones to battle evil.
Lexi Stone: research analyst for T-FLAC; recently completed training to be an agent; photographic memory; by the book (and can quote you the book); has been fascinated by Alex since the beginning, following his career, learning any language of a country that he had been assigned to; first assignment – help Alex investigate but assigned by Internal Affairs to determine if he is going rogue, going to the other side and to terminate if necessary.
Alex Stone: gets the job done/ has gills to breath underwater; laid back;
Mason Knight: evil mastermind of a clone army to go to the highest bidder… he planted the genetically engineered Lucas, Simon and Alex the same week, and implanted them in 3 women who were already pregnant… he killed their parents… acted the interested godfather who mentored them, especially with their magic… all the while perfecting his cloning – now able to produce thousands of clones each year – with a one year gestations.
Edges: overseeing the attack on Knight.
Summary:
Incredible losses throughout the world – via bombs, bio weapons, etc – and TFLAC is unable to be effective. Stone’s powers are fluxing (because Knight’s plan is to sync the 3 of them with his clones) and he is taking their powers…
Slowly but surely Stone, with the rest, figure out what Knight is doing, especially with Lexi’s ability to puzzle things together.
On Dday, they figure out Knight is in Casablanca (his favorite movie) – all wizards descend… the six are sucked into the warehouse… the women (given temporary magical powers) are provided a hologram of Knight to distract them (and he plans on using them for breeding – gestation lasting 21 days)… and after explaining his plan (yes a weakness of every evil mastermind), he pops the 3 of them into a vicious vat of gooey, acidy, wizard liquidation – where Alex can move around the easiest (with the gills), and he is trying to pry open a side door to save them all… then Simon’s avatar goes out to find the women and draw them to the vat… and Alex is trying to figure out why his powers are more susceptible then the others, and through mindspeaking with the other two determines that their powers stabilized when their significant other agreed to marry them… So Alex mindspeaks to Lexi, asking her to marry him, and when she finally says yes, his power increases and they get the door open… and the women have disabled Knight… and they teleport out just as the blasts they set go off, destroying the location.
Memorable scenes:\
Lexi occasionally gets Alex’ check, which she gets to him without opening the envelope… when it happens vice versa, Alex opens the envelope, and teases her with it.
Lexi thinks Alex only proposed (and teleported a big diamond ring to her) because of wanting the power, not genuine love – and Alex wonderfully, humorously convinces her he loves her, changing her ring with every little complaint (smaller diamond, emerald, etc), and with the right words.
Theme: stopping evil; love the one unconquerable and uncontrollable variable;
Characters:
Lucas Fox and Sydney McBride / Simon Blackthorne and Kess Goodall: both couples are engaged – both men feel stronger and more control of their magic when with their women; they all join the Stones to battle evil.
Lexi Stone: research analyst for T-FLAC; recently completed training to be an agent; photographic memory; by the book (and can quote you the book); has been fascinated by Alex since the beginning, following his career, learning any language of a country that he had been assigned to; first assignment – help Alex investigate but assigned by Internal Affairs to determine if he is going rogue, going to the other side and to terminate if necessary.
Alex Stone: gets the job done/ has gills to breath underwater; laid back;
Mason Knight: evil mastermind of a clone army to go to the highest bidder… he planted the genetically engineered Lucas, Simon and Alex the same week, and implanted them in 3 women who were already pregnant… he killed their parents… acted the interested godfather who mentored them, especially with their magic… all the while perfecting his cloning – now able to produce thousands of clones each year – with a one year gestations.
Edges: overseeing the attack on Knight.
Summary:
Incredible losses throughout the world – via bombs, bio weapons, etc – and TFLAC is unable to be effective. Stone’s powers are fluxing (because Knight’s plan is to sync the 3 of them with his clones) and he is taking their powers…
Slowly but surely Stone, with the rest, figure out what Knight is doing, especially with Lexi’s ability to puzzle things together.
On Dday, they figure out Knight is in Casablanca (his favorite movie) – all wizards descend… the six are sucked into the warehouse… the women (given temporary magical powers) are provided a hologram of Knight to distract them (and he plans on using them for breeding – gestation lasting 21 days)… and after explaining his plan (yes a weakness of every evil mastermind), he pops the 3 of them into a vicious vat of gooey, acidy, wizard liquidation – where Alex can move around the easiest (with the gills), and he is trying to pry open a side door to save them all… then Simon’s avatar goes out to find the women and draw them to the vat… and Alex is trying to figure out why his powers are more susceptible then the others, and through mindspeaking with the other two determines that their powers stabilized when their significant other agreed to marry them… So Alex mindspeaks to Lexi, asking her to marry him, and when she finally says yes, his power increases and they get the door open… and the women have disabled Knight… and they teleport out just as the blasts they set go off, destroying the location.
Memorable scenes:\
Lexi occasionally gets Alex’ check, which she gets to him without opening the envelope… when it happens vice versa, Alex opens the envelope, and teases her with it.
Lexi thinks Alex only proposed (and teleported a big diamond ring to her) because of wanting the power, not genuine love – and Alex wonderfully, humorously convinces her he loves her, changing her ring with every little complaint (smaller diamond, emerald, etc), and with the right words.
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July 14, 2023
Finally, the heroine's hard work has pulled off. She's graduated from a desk job in accounting to a field position working with the special ops she admired from afar. One of these soldiers is the hero who she always aspired to be and harbored a secret crush on. But meeting the man in person, she realizes why it's said you should never meet your heroes. He's the complete opposite of her in every way. He frequently breaks rules and procedures, is sarcastic and he's also a very powerful wizard.
The heroine lives her live by the rules and is social awkward, only knowing how to talk to people by throwing useless trivia at them. But when she's assigned to keep an eye on him to judge his loyalties, she doesn't figure into the math that she may fall in love with him. She's a decent soldier, excelling at all her tests and her photographic memory is a real god send during more than one mission but she lacks field experience. The hero has experience is spades but his once dependable powers, nowadays, are anything but. He finds himself losing control of his teleporting abilities and he's starting to really fear for his future as a special op. Turns out his DNA has been stolen by the enemy and they've been making hundreds of thousands of evil clones of him and it's slowly draining him of his powers.
Most of the book is a whirlwind of the characters darting to one location to save a hostage situation before rushing over to a factory to investigate the clone babies. Every chapter shows them going to one country or another and I found my head spinning. It really was a bit much considering nothing was ever solved. The hostages were killed 9 times out of 10 and the bad guys just kept coming. I loved the quirky idea of having the hero and heroine be Alexis and Alexander Stone respectively, no relation. It was fun and kept being the butt of a joke throughout the story. I enjoyed the two characters being from entirely different worlds in regards to their attitudes and personalities but finding common ground and love through attraction. I loved how awkward the heroine is and how cool and level headed the hero was. Because of the constant change of setting and the fact the they just ended up going in circles anyway, I couldn't rate it as a 5 star but it was still a great book.
The heroine lives her live by the rules and is social awkward, only knowing how to talk to people by throwing useless trivia at them. But when she's assigned to keep an eye on him to judge his loyalties, she doesn't figure into the math that she may fall in love with him. She's a decent soldier, excelling at all her tests and her photographic memory is a real god send during more than one mission but she lacks field experience. The hero has experience is spades but his once dependable powers, nowadays, are anything but. He finds himself losing control of his teleporting abilities and he's starting to really fear for his future as a special op. Turns out his DNA has been stolen by the enemy and they've been making hundreds of thousands of evil clones of him and it's slowly draining him of his powers.
Most of the book is a whirlwind of the characters darting to one location to save a hostage situation before rushing over to a factory to investigate the clone babies. Every chapter shows them going to one country or another and I found my head spinning. It really was a bit much considering nothing was ever solved. The hostages were killed 9 times out of 10 and the bad guys just kept coming. I loved the quirky idea of having the hero and heroine be Alexis and Alexander Stone respectively, no relation. It was fun and kept being the butt of a joke throughout the story. I enjoyed the two characters being from entirely different worlds in regards to their attitudes and personalities but finding common ground and love through attraction. I loved how awkward the heroine is and how cool and level headed the hero was. Because of the constant change of setting and the fact the they just ended up going in circles anyway, I couldn't rate it as a 5 star but it was still a great book.
September 20, 2010
I was a little disappointed in this one - just didn't pull everything together real well. What a concept though.
Aside from working for the international anti-terrorism agency T-FLAC (and having the same last name), Lexi Stone and Alex Stone are polar opposites, right down to Lexi’s mere mortality and Alex’s paranormal powers. While straight-arrow Lexi pushes paper at an Internal Affairs desk, renegade Alex is busy pushing the envelope as he pursues the most dangerous global criminals. And though Lexi disdains his rule-breaking bravado and cowboy tactics, she can’t deny Alex’s skills when it comes to getting his man (not to mention any number of women)–just as she can’t ignore how his roguish charm makes her heart race and her temperature rise.
But Lexi’s secret desires clash head-on with her duties when suspicions arise that Alex is poised to switch sides–and join forces with a European terrorist cell. Tapped for her first field mission, Lexi finds herself assigned to shadow Alex’s every move, and if necessary, terminate him. Despite her feelings, Lexi’s willing and able to carry out her orders, as long there’s proof that Alex is a traitor. But getting the goods–and the drop–on her superagent quarry becomes an even tougher task when Lexi and Alex suddenly find themselves partners on an emergency mission in Russia.
When terrorists seize a busy Moscow railway station for ransom, then abruptly massacre their hostages and vanish into thin air, the agents realize they’re facing adversaries possessing of the same paranormal abilities as Alex’s elite T-FLAC/psi unit. But after Lexi kills an armed suspect during a breathless rooftop chase, she makes a series of shocking discoveries about the enemy T-FLAC is facing, the troubling truth Alex has been concealing, and the terrifying plot of a treacherous mastermind that could spell the downfall of T-FLAC’s most powerful and valued operatives. To save precious lives and stop the rise of a superhuman terrorist threat, Lexi and Alex must work as a well-oiled team in a race across the globe–and against time–with lethal shadows looming behind them, and no one to trust but each other.
Aside from working for the international anti-terrorism agency T-FLAC (and having the same last name), Lexi Stone and Alex Stone are polar opposites, right down to Lexi’s mere mortality and Alex’s paranormal powers. While straight-arrow Lexi pushes paper at an Internal Affairs desk, renegade Alex is busy pushing the envelope as he pursues the most dangerous global criminals. And though Lexi disdains his rule-breaking bravado and cowboy tactics, she can’t deny Alex’s skills when it comes to getting his man (not to mention any number of women)–just as she can’t ignore how his roguish charm makes her heart race and her temperature rise.
But Lexi’s secret desires clash head-on with her duties when suspicions arise that Alex is poised to switch sides–and join forces with a European terrorist cell. Tapped for her first field mission, Lexi finds herself assigned to shadow Alex’s every move, and if necessary, terminate him. Despite her feelings, Lexi’s willing and able to carry out her orders, as long there’s proof that Alex is a traitor. But getting the goods–and the drop–on her superagent quarry becomes an even tougher task when Lexi and Alex suddenly find themselves partners on an emergency mission in Russia.
When terrorists seize a busy Moscow railway station for ransom, then abruptly massacre their hostages and vanish into thin air, the agents realize they’re facing adversaries possessing of the same paranormal abilities as Alex’s elite T-FLAC/psi unit. But after Lexi kills an armed suspect during a breathless rooftop chase, she makes a series of shocking discoveries about the enemy T-FLAC is facing, the troubling truth Alex has been concealing, and the terrifying plot of a treacherous mastermind that could spell the downfall of T-FLAC’s most powerful and valued operatives. To save precious lives and stop the rise of a superhuman terrorist threat, Lexi and Alex must work as a well-oiled team in a race across the globe–and against time–with lethal shadows looming behind them, and no one to trust but each other.
May 17, 2015
Actually 4.5 stars
Rookie T-FLAC operative Alexis Stone lusted after T-FLAC Psy operative Alexander Stone through all of the reports and brief conversations from her previous assignment in accounting. Now that she's been promoted and actually in the field working with him he's more everything than she thought he'd be. Including more frustrating.
Battle-hardened Alex can't figure out why his powers are wonky but he doesn't know he's not a fan of Lexi's new look. He liked her nerdy look, great legs, long brown hair and sexy voice and secretly liked the similarity of their names kept leading to confusion with their inner office mail.
I liked Lexi's tendency to spout facts and figures when she got nervous it was a perfect trait for her character that had a photographic memory, was new in the field and in awe of the team she was working with. Alex was Mr. Cool Alpha and truly took the adage never let them see you sweat to heart whenever he was near Lexi.
The case they're working on had terrorists giving false demands and sporting powers the Psi team has never come across before, yet they have. Wizards, sexy spies and a mystery to unravel, oh my. This was a good end for the sub-series. I guess time away from the series made me re-appreciate it.
Rookie T-FLAC operative Alexis Stone lusted after T-FLAC Psy operative Alexander Stone through all of the reports and brief conversations from her previous assignment in accounting. Now that she's been promoted and actually in the field working with him he's more everything than she thought he'd be. Including more frustrating.
Battle-hardened Alex can't figure out why his powers are wonky but he doesn't know he's not a fan of Lexi's new look. He liked her nerdy look, great legs, long brown hair and sexy voice and secretly liked the similarity of their names kept leading to confusion with their inner office mail.
I liked Lexi's tendency to spout facts and figures when she got nervous it was a perfect trait for her character that had a photographic memory, was new in the field and in awe of the team she was working with. Alex was Mr. Cool Alpha and truly took the adage never let them see you sweat to heart whenever he was near Lexi.
The case they're working on had terrorists giving false demands and sporting powers the Psi team has never come across before, yet they have. Wizards, sexy spies and a mystery to unravel, oh my. This was a good end for the sub-series. I guess time away from the series made me re-appreciate it.
December 11, 2010
Blech. I really didn't like this. I started it as part of an online book club, and figured the confusing parts would be explained in the remaining book. I did a little research, saw it was part of a series and assumed (my fault) that it, like other series, would clue in newbies to the party. Nope. Most of it was left to the reader to suss out. (Was Adair trying to make up for what seemed like a plot that was overlapping with two other books?)
The jumping from place to place does not make up for the lack of a plot, or bridge the holes therein. The major plot device was telegraphed from early on, and the characters, purportedly international anti-terror agents, seemed too dense to figure it out -- and they apparently had super-human powers. Come on. To top it off, those powers seemed to be the author's shorthand for development; for regular humans, apparently you only get one characteristic (dressing oddly, tendency to regurgitate facts about the current situation, big boobs, awesome wardrobe).
And for a "romance," surely readers can do better. But the cover proclaims Adair is a "New York Times best-selling author." Pretty sad.
The jumping from place to place does not make up for the lack of a plot, or bridge the holes therein. The major plot device was telegraphed from early on, and the characters, purportedly international anti-terror agents, seemed too dense to figure it out -- and they apparently had super-human powers. Come on. To top it off, those powers seemed to be the author's shorthand for development; for regular humans, apparently you only get one characteristic (dressing oddly, tendency to regurgitate facts about the current situation, big boobs, awesome wardrobe).
And for a "romance," surely readers can do better. But the cover proclaims Adair is a "New York Times best-selling author." Pretty sad.
September 25, 2009
It's hard to pick up a series in the middle, but this was an audiobook to review and I didn't want to go and read 13 other books first. The audiobook reader was excellent but the story itself didn't make a lot of sense to me. The "rules" of the world didn't feel consistent or even possible. Also, the fact that the hero and heroine were Alex and Lexi Stone (no relation) was annoying in audio. It would have been fine in print. It was supposed to be deliberately confusing but audio made it more so. Lexi's on her first mission as an operative. She's usually behind the scenes in research. Alex's wizarding powers keep flickering in and out and he's the lead operative trying to bring down a terrorist group. Lexi was annoying. Alex was a typically alpha male. She's loved him from afar for years. It just wasn't inspiring.
June 9, 2013
This is book 15 in the T-FLAC series and it's one of the T-FLAC/PSI-Ops stories. I've read 4 others from this big series and this is the only one that I've actually enjoyed all the way through without ever rolling my eyes. I really dislike the regular T-FLAC books and won't read any more of them but the PSI-Ops books are pretty good. I think this was the last of 3 in another of the "trilogy within the main series". Maybe I liked it because it was the last book and all the drama and intrigue got resolved here instead of dragging on to another book or two. I didn't skim a single page at all and while there wasn't tons of paranormal action, there was enough to keep me interested. If all of her books were like this one then I'd read them all, but they aren't so I think this might be my last unless another PSI-Ops falls in my lap.
October 1, 2010
Let me start off by saying I'm a huge Cherry Adair fan. I've read every one of her T-Flac books, this one being the last published in the series to date. Each one reads better than the last. Each character, familiar ones and the new, are brought together to work as a team and defeat the bad guys. Gun toting, muscular hot men; kick-ass, beautiful, smart women. Adair really brings you into the action and makes all the scenes come to life. Each book can read as a stand-alone, but I found reading them in sequence truly adds to the characters growth and involvement. I would recommend this and all Cherry Adair's books to anyone, male or female, who likes the shoot-em-up high drama of black ops and exotic locales.
November 10, 2011
This is the third book in the Psi T-FLAC series, 15th in the T-FLAC series.
Lexi and Alex Stone's story. (Same last name - no relation)
Lexi is awesome. She's got a photographic memory. She's a font of information, useless and otherwise.
Alex is the T-FLAC bad boy. He's a wizard and he's Texan - he thinks he's larger than life, naturally....
IA (internal affairs) has sent Lexi to Alex's team to see if he's turning to the dark side. Alex's powers are flickering and being a man - he doesn't let anyone know. These glitches are leading people to think that he is batting for both teams.
This story resolves this 3 part inner-series plot.
I liked this book. Simple read, engaging story.
Lexi and Alex Stone's story. (Same last name - no relation)
Lexi is awesome. She's got a photographic memory. She's a font of information, useless and otherwise.
Alex is the T-FLAC bad boy. He's a wizard and he's Texan - he thinks he's larger than life, naturally....
IA (internal affairs) has sent Lexi to Alex's team to see if he's turning to the dark side. Alex's powers are flickering and being a man - he doesn't let anyone know. These glitches are leading people to think that he is batting for both teams.
This story resolves this 3 part inner-series plot.
I liked this book. Simple read, engaging story.
April 17, 2012
Night Shadow is the first of Cherry's psi/TFLAC books I read and was immediately caught up in it from the first page. Alex Stone and Lexi Stone are both TFLAC agents. Lexi is a by-the-book internal affairs operative and Alex does whatever he can to get his man. Lexi is sent on her first mission in the field with Alex with dual purposes, one as a TFLAC operative and the other as an internal affairs spy to investigate Alex to see if he is switching sides who is having erratic behavior because his powers keep fading in and out and the reasons for it are pretty shocking. Oh and did I mention Alex and Lexi are also lifemates. Another fantastic Cherry Adair book that has plenty of action and suspense.
November 16, 2013
The final book in this mini-series. This is Alex's story; the final 'brother'. I love the fact that his lady has the same surname which greats some lovely moments in the book. Lexi is a very different woman from the previous books and that is what makes this a great series. All the characters have their own personalities.
It's obvious who the 'baddie' is but Cherry Adair does a great job of keeping the story going and making it interesting.
My only gripe is that I would have liked to have had more of Lucas, Sydney, Simon & Kess. They were more incidentals in this final story which is sad given that they each had their own stories and readers would have invested heavily in their stories.
Even so this is a great story with lots of humour, magic, romance and action.
It's obvious who the 'baddie' is but Cherry Adair does a great job of keeping the story going and making it interesting.
My only gripe is that I would have liked to have had more of Lucas, Sydney, Simon & Kess. They were more incidentals in this final story which is sad given that they each had their own stories and readers would have invested heavily in their stories.
Even so this is a great story with lots of humour, magic, romance and action.
August 4, 2010
Cherry Adair is one of my favorite authors when she writes non-psi T-FLAC novels. This final book of this "Night" trilogy is the first one I have read and I am not planning on reading the others, even though I do like her characters, so, never say never.
I did read all of the "Edge" books, so I was somewhat familiar with the psi part of the T-FLAC universe and even enjoyed seeing Duncan and Lark again, it just isn't my cup of tea. I am glad that Kiss and Tell which is set in the mere mortal T-FLAC world was my first Cherry Adair book.
So, what I'm saying is that the rating takes into account the fact that I knew going in that I was going to have issues with the book.
I did read all of the "Edge" books, so I was somewhat familiar with the psi part of the T-FLAC universe and even enjoyed seeing Duncan and Lark again, it just isn't my cup of tea. I am glad that Kiss and Tell which is set in the mere mortal T-FLAC world was my first Cherry Adair book.
So, what I'm saying is that the rating takes into account the fact that I knew going in that I was going to have issues with the book.
October 5, 2012
Alex Stone is a T-FLAC agent who is on the search for a terrorist wizard who is causing havoc all over the world. Lexi Stone works in the Internal Affairs division of T-FLAC and her mission is to find proof that Alex is a traitor to the organization. When they are forced to work together on a mission in Moscow that involves a massacre at a train station they discover they also have to fight their rising attraction to each other. Night Shadow is a great conclusion to this three-book trilogy inside of Cherry Adair’s T-FLAC series. I would definitely recommend this and any of Cherry’s book. You won’t be disappointed!
June 23, 2009
This is the 3rd in a series of Cherry Adair's TFLAC with wizards books...romantic paranormal stuff. I like them but due to watching too much TV at night I've had trouble getting into this one. I'll keep trying though because I enjoyed the other two before this.
UPDATE: 5/19/09 Can't seem to get into this one and I'm sorry about that because it's one in a series and I've enjoyed the rest up until now. I doubt I'll finish this one...I'm backed up with books I want/need/desire to read so this one will soon be going back to the library.
UPDATE: 5/19/09 Can't seem to get into this one and I'm sorry about that because it's one in a series and I've enjoyed the rest up until now. I doubt I'll finish this one...I'm backed up with books I want/need/desire to read so this one will soon be going back to the library.
July 27, 2014
I made it to page 124 and gave up. Too much jumping around! Some scenes didn't make sense to me. Bored with the overall plot that I already figured out. I think it's silly to have wizards that are "powerful" and every book their powers are on the fritz. Did not see the love scene coming and wonder what the heck the author thought throwing random scene changes in all of a sudden.
Moving on to something more enjoyable for me.
Moving on to something more enjoyable for me.
June 30, 2009
Night Shadow concluded the trilogy neatly. I enjoyed reading this one more than the other two. We finally get to the real story that took the other two books to set up, so that's probably why I took to this story. There were some minor plot points that bugged me, but I could basically overlook them and enjoy the fast-paced action. I wouldn't read this one without reading the first two; You would be so lost! 'B-' rating, recommended.
July 4, 2010
Alex Stone is paired up with Lexi Stone no relation. She has been working with the agency at a desk until now. Her mission is to kick some butt, kill if necessary and report back to T-Flac if Alex has switched sides. Things get very dangerous when it becomes clear that there are clones that look just like Alex and maybe taking his power. Now if only they will believe her.
This is a pretty good book. And a great ending to the trilogy.
This is a pretty good book. And a great ending to the trilogy.
February 11, 2011
I tried again and I'm glad I did. This kind of changed again from the original beginning of the series. We are now more into the paranormal psychics again. While I did enjoy the story, the characters were just okay for me. Unless you are a Adair fan and lover of T-FLAC, this story may be just so-so for you.
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