Night of the Hunter

by Jennifer Greene

Man of the Month

Mr. March

Name: Tanner
Kind of Man: A proud, elusive loner who, like the Great Snowy Owl he rescued, prized his freedom above all else.
His Undoing: A woman named Charly.

Carson Tanner lived his life closer to the edge than any sane man should. Then he met Charly Erickson, who bred horses in springtime and orchids in winter--and who seduced him with her sweet femininity. Suddenly, freedom had never seemed lonelier.

But what could Tanner offer her? His world was a dark, dangerous place--where the hunter could become the hunted, and where the long night had no end ....

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Harlequin

Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1989

About the author

Winner of over 15 national awards, including the RWA Hall of Fame and the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, Jennifer Greene weaves real issues, warm characters common-life humor, and page-turning romance and suspense into her stories.

Jennifer sold her first book in 1980, and since then has sold over 85 books in the contemporary romance genre. She won her first professional writing award from RWA, a “Silver Medallion” in 1984, followed by over 20 nominations and awards —including achieving RWA’s HALL OF FAME status, and the most coveted Nora Roberts LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.

Jennifer has regularly been on a variety of bestseller lists, and has written for Harlequin, Avon, Berkley and Dell. Her books have sold all over the world in over 20 languages. She also accumulated a number of pseudonyms—most recognizably JENNIFER GREENE, but also JEANNE GRANT and JESSICA MASSEY.

She was born in Michigan, started writing stories in 7th grade, and graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in English and Psychology. The University honored her with their “Lantern Night Award”, a tradition developed to honor fifty outstanding women graduates each year. Exploring issues and concerns for women today is what first motivated her to write, and she has long been an enthusiastic and active supporter of women’s fiction, which she believes is an unbeatable way to reach out and support other women.

Jennifer lives in Michigan, just a short distance from Lake Michigan, with her husband Lar.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
(1)romance

aka Jeanne Grant

Reviews

[Saly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book!The hero is a loner, the heroine has a great heart, takes care of everyone, is a friend to all and she sees herself as plain inside and out. I loved the way she was obstinate in front of the hero's gruffness and slowly drove him nuts without even knowing she was doing that and cracked through his armour. I loved how crazy he was for the heroine and when he realized she has so many self-doubts he goes about making her feel beautiful.

[Lucky_Girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charly, our plain Jane heroine, lives alone in the wilds of northern Minnesota raising horses. She's self-sufficient, kind, has friends, is successful at her work, but she's not attractive and is resigned to never find love. Tanner, our ruggedly good looking yet haunted loner hero, meets her when he rescues an owl with a broken wing on her property. He doesn't think she's attractive either, but there is something about her. He keeps coming around to check on the owl and before long he's kissing Charly. She's surprised by his interest and doesn't believe it's real attraction, but goes along with it. They are both lonely she thinks he needs a friend.

Then he decides he wants to marry her and she turns him down because she doesn't think she's attractive enough to be with someone like him. This part gets a little too woe-is-me for me. I can sympathize with not understanding what a man sees in her as much as the next homely girl, but if he's proposing, don't you think it might start to sink in that he wants you? It smacks of too much self-pity. But sometimes I'm in the mood for self-pity. This must be my day!

Rating a 4 for the fact that homely heroines who get the guy but don't get makeovers or aren't secretly beautiful are my catnip. It was originally published in 1990, but I didn't get any "wow this is out of date" vibes.

[Kati · Rating 4 out of 5]

Čteno v češtině. Dva osamělí třicátníci a sova jménem George. Jeden z prvních Harlekýnů, které jsem četla. A i po třiceti letech jsem si ho pamatovala, protože je opravdu tak hezký. Scéna, ve které Tanner milým, roztomilým, uklidňujícím hlasem proklíná paličatého George i jeho předky do pátého kolena, u mě pokaždé vyvolá úsměv.

[Katharine. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this simple love story

He was a loner working a secretive job. She was a horse breeding 32 year old lonesome woman. He did not believe he could have a life because of his job. She did not think she was desirable. They healed each other. So well written.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reread.
Totally classic.
It holds up very well.

[Hopefulpuffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was awesome. I was intrigued by a "modern spinster" plot and while Charly wasn't a virgin, she may as well have been. She was so terribly insecure about her looks but she had EVERYTHING else going for her.

Tanner is great. He knows immediately she's inexperienced sexually even though Charly tries to hide it and the way he goes about getting her to bed is great although it may not have worked if Charly had been shy.

Bottom line - great quick read and free right now on Amazon Prime.

[Rogetwhi · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars!!!