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Fogg Lake #2
All the Colors of Night
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Two psychics plunge into a dark world of deadly secrets in this second installment of the Fogg Lake trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz.
North Chastain possesses a paranormal talent that gives him the ability to track down the most dangerous psychic criminals. When his father suddenly falls into a coma, North is convinced it was caused by a deadly artifact traced back to the days of a secret government laboratory known only as the Bluestone Project. North knows his only hope of saving his father is to find the artifact. He is good when it comes to tracking down killers but to locate the relic, he's going to need help from a psychic who knows the shadowy world of obsessive collectors, deceptive dealers, and ruthless raiders…
With her reputation in ruins after a false accusation, antique expert Sierra Raines is looking for a fresh start. She turns to the murky backwaters of the paranormal artifacts trade, finding and transporting valuable objects with a psychic provenance. When North Chastain approaches her for help, Sierra takes him on as a client, though not without reservations. North represents the mysterious Foundation, the secretive organization established to police the underworld populated by psychic criminals and those, like Sierra, who make a living in the shadows of that world.
North and Sierra soon find themselves at the scene of The Incident that occurred decades ago in Fogg Lake. The town and its residents were forever changed by the disaster in the nearby Bluestone Project labs. The pair unearth shocking truths about what happened that fateful night, but they are playing with fire—someone in town knows what they’ve discovered and will do anything to make sure the secrets stay buried.
Two psychics plunge into a dark world of deadly secrets in this second installment of the Fogg Lake trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz.
North Chastain possesses a paranormal talent that gives him the ability to track down the most dangerous psychic criminals. When his father suddenly falls into a coma, North is convinced it was caused by a deadly artifact traced back to the days of a secret government laboratory known only as the Bluestone Project. North knows his only hope of saving his father is to find the artifact. He is good when it comes to tracking down killers but to locate the relic, he's going to need help from a psychic who knows the shadowy world of obsessive collectors, deceptive dealers, and ruthless raiders…
With her reputation in ruins after a false accusation, antique expert Sierra Raines is looking for a fresh start. She turns to the murky backwaters of the paranormal artifacts trade, finding and transporting valuable objects with a psychic provenance. When North Chastain approaches her for help, Sierra takes him on as a client, though not without reservations. North represents the mysterious Foundation, the secretive organization established to police the underworld populated by psychic criminals and those, like Sierra, who make a living in the shadows of that world.
North and Sierra soon find themselves at the scene of The Incident that occurred decades ago in Fogg Lake. The town and its residents were forever changed by the disaster in the nearby Bluestone Project labs. The pair unearth shocking truths about what happened that fateful night, but they are playing with fire—someone in town knows what they’ve discovered and will do anything to make sure the secrets stay buried.
481 pages, Library Binding
First published January 5, 2021
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Jayne Ann Krentz
401 books7,168 followersThe author of over 50 consecutive New York Times bestsellers, JAYNE ANN KRENTZ writes romantic-suspense in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick) and futuristic (as Jayne Castle). There are over 30 million copies of her books in print.
She earned a B.A. in History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and went on to obtain a Masters degree in Library Science from San Jose State University in California. Before she began writing full time she worked as a librarian in both academic and corporate libraries.
She earned a B.A. in History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and went on to obtain a Masters degree in Library Science from San Jose State University in California. Before she began writing full time she worked as a librarian in both academic and corporate libraries.
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October 16, 2020
Paranormal action packed fiction genre waltzes with suspense and collides into romance. What a delicious combination! It’s one of my fastest readings.
The plot was riveting, intriguing, keeping you on your toes even though there are some holes, they were still tolerable. I mostly loved both of the MCs and their connection, chemistry, working as devoted partners.
Sierra is badass, natural, smart woman who has been screwed over by authorities, needing to make a fresh start. North deals with his own troubled past, looking for a loyal team member, showing respect to Sierra, appreciating her talent from the beginning which earned him thousands of brownie points from the beginning. Yes, another candidate for best book boyfriend image!
The plot seems like a little complex but when you get into it, you’ll see it’s fast paced, moving, easy to read. Let’s take a quick look:
North Chastain is literally human- criminal tracker device: he has a unique ability to trace the most dangerous criminals and brings them to justice. After his father’s sudden falling into a coma, he realizes the main reason of his father’s fallout may be connected with deadly artifact which can be the production of very threatening secret government project called “Bluestone”. He needs to dig more but he needs an accomplice help him move at dark criminal world of traders, collectors, dealers.
Sierra already suffers from the damage created by false accusations. As North is the member of Foundation, a secret organization hunting the psychic criminals and Sierra is so called criminal who is been wrongly accused by them. They should be enemies but their common benefits to bring justice and solve the mystery behind government’s dark schemes bring them together.
As I said before it was enjoyable, easy, fast, unputdownable reading with good character development which earned my 3.5 stars rounded up to 4!
This series is getting so much better at each book and I’m looking forward to read more of them in near future.
Special thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for providing me this riveting arc in exchange my honest thoughts.
The plot was riveting, intriguing, keeping you on your toes even though there are some holes, they were still tolerable. I mostly loved both of the MCs and their connection, chemistry, working as devoted partners.
Sierra is badass, natural, smart woman who has been screwed over by authorities, needing to make a fresh start. North deals with his own troubled past, looking for a loyal team member, showing respect to Sierra, appreciating her talent from the beginning which earned him thousands of brownie points from the beginning. Yes, another candidate for best book boyfriend image!
The plot seems like a little complex but when you get into it, you’ll see it’s fast paced, moving, easy to read. Let’s take a quick look:
North Chastain is literally human- criminal tracker device: he has a unique ability to trace the most dangerous criminals and brings them to justice. After his father’s sudden falling into a coma, he realizes the main reason of his father’s fallout may be connected with deadly artifact which can be the production of very threatening secret government project called “Bluestone”. He needs to dig more but he needs an accomplice help him move at dark criminal world of traders, collectors, dealers.
Sierra already suffers from the damage created by false accusations. As North is the member of Foundation, a secret organization hunting the psychic criminals and Sierra is so called criminal who is been wrongly accused by them. They should be enemies but their common benefits to bring justice and solve the mystery behind government’s dark schemes bring them together.
As I said before it was enjoyable, easy, fast, unputdownable reading with good character development which earned my 3.5 stars rounded up to 4!
This series is getting so much better at each book and I’m looking forward to read more of them in near future.
Special thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for providing me this riveting arc in exchange my honest thoughts.
December 31, 2020
ALL THE COLORS OF NIGHT by Jayne Ann Krentz is the second book in the Fogg Lake paranormal romantic suspense series and is set in contemporary times in Washington state and Las Vegas, Nevada. What a fantastic read! I was hooked with the first sentence. Sierra Raines was falsely accused of a con when working for a big auction house. Now she functions as a go-between by finding and transporting objects with a psychic provenance. North Chastain has a paranormal ability to track down dangerous psychic criminals. When North’s father ends up in a coma, North hires Sierra to help him track down an artifact that might save his father. What caused the coma? Does an artifact exist that can save him? Will North and Sierra be able to work together? What will they find when they investigate the dark side of the paranormal world?
Sierra and North are fantastic, but flawed protagonists. Both are smart and have past histories that haunt them. Krentz does a great job of making them multidimensional showing change and growth as the novel progresses. This is a case where the protagonists balance each other well. The secondary characters play a definite backseat role in this book, but they enhanced the story without overwhelming it.
The world-building was clear and intricate; smoothly adding paranormal aspects to contemporary times. The plot was complex with lots of twists and turns and the stakes were high. The tension and action kept me fully engaged and made this a true page turner for me.
This is a riveting story with protagonists that I could relate to, like, and cheer on as their escapades became ever more dangerous. Surprises along the way kept me guessing what would be uncovered in their journey together. Several themes run through the tale including family relationships and history, ethics, romance, murder, trust, mental health and much more.
Overall, it was an exciting, suspenseful, fast-paced and unique story that I did not want to put down. The combination of action, suspense, danger, intrigue, chemistry, romance and more kept me fully engaged. The subplots tied together well, the main characters were strong, intelligent and loyal, and the action had my heart racing. It does leave one subplot point unresolved which could be a thread in book three of the series. If you enjoy thrilling paranormal romantic suspense novels, then I highly recommend you check out this series. There is enough background that ALL THE COLORS OF NIGHT can be read as a standalone but I recommend reading them in order. I’m looking forward to book three.
Berkley Publishing Group provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley and the opportunity to provide an honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way. Publication date is currently set for January 5, 2021. This review was originally posted at Mystery and Suspense Magazine.
Sierra and North are fantastic, but flawed protagonists. Both are smart and have past histories that haunt them. Krentz does a great job of making them multidimensional showing change and growth as the novel progresses. This is a case where the protagonists balance each other well. The secondary characters play a definite backseat role in this book, but they enhanced the story without overwhelming it.
The world-building was clear and intricate; smoothly adding paranormal aspects to contemporary times. The plot was complex with lots of twists and turns and the stakes were high. The tension and action kept me fully engaged and made this a true page turner for me.
This is a riveting story with protagonists that I could relate to, like, and cheer on as their escapades became ever more dangerous. Surprises along the way kept me guessing what would be uncovered in their journey together. Several themes run through the tale including family relationships and history, ethics, romance, murder, trust, mental health and much more.
Overall, it was an exciting, suspenseful, fast-paced and unique story that I did not want to put down. The combination of action, suspense, danger, intrigue, chemistry, romance and more kept me fully engaged. The subplots tied together well, the main characters were strong, intelligent and loyal, and the action had my heart racing. It does leave one subplot point unresolved which could be a thread in book three of the series. If you enjoy thrilling paranormal romantic suspense novels, then I highly recommend you check out this series. There is enough background that ALL THE COLORS OF NIGHT can be read as a standalone but I recommend reading them in order. I’m looking forward to book three.
Berkley Publishing Group provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley and the opportunity to provide an honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way. Publication date is currently set for January 5, 2021. This review was originally posted at Mystery and Suspense Magazine.
February 22, 2022
This is second in a series and some story and plot carry over from the first. However, both protagonists are new and you can probably take this on as a stand-alone if you like. I wouldn't recommend it as a starting point, however.
I could have sworn that I wrote this review already. Indeed, I can recall phrases I used. Or wanted to use? My memory is a jungle. Which is why I usually try to write reviews as close to finishing reading as I can manage...
Anyway, this was pretty good. I think the actual story is stronger than the first book and the pace is breakneck. The background drama of the protagonists was better supported and I kind of loved North's twist, even though I saw it coming a couple chapters away. Wait. That's not precisely true. I thought North's issue was so lame that I wanted it to be what it turned out to be. But I didn't think it was and was thrilled that not only did it work out that way, but that Sierra managed to sell it in a way that actually made sense and fit in with the plot.
The romance has kind of the same "too fast, it's only been three days" problem as the first book. Yeah, it's an intense three days, but again, Krentz leans into "my woowoo matches your woowoo so let's do this". So it's a bit insta.
I'm going to go with 3½ stars that I'm rounding up this time. It was just a stronger story and I was fully engaged without it getting bogged down in hypno-psychedelics.
A note about Steamy: There are some explicit sex scenes that made it to the middle of my steam tolerance. Some of that is the eye-roll enhancer because the woowoo played such a present roll in the sexy times, which I find lame.
I could have sworn that I wrote this review already. Indeed, I can recall phrases I used. Or wanted to use? My memory is a jungle. Which is why I usually try to write reviews as close to finishing reading as I can manage...
Anyway, this was pretty good. I think the actual story is stronger than the first book and the pace is breakneck. The background drama of the protagonists was better supported and I kind of loved North's twist, even though I saw it coming a couple chapters away. Wait. That's not precisely true. I thought North's issue was so lame that I wanted it to be what it turned out to be. But I didn't think it was and was thrilled that not only did it work out that way, but that Sierra managed to sell it in a way that actually made sense and fit in with the plot.
The romance has kind of the same "too fast, it's only been three days" problem as the first book. Yeah, it's an intense three days, but again, Krentz leans into "my woowoo matches your woowoo so let's do this". So it's a bit insta.
I'm going to go with 3½ stars that I'm rounding up this time. It was just a stronger story and I was fully engaged without it getting bogged down in hypno-psychedelics.
A note about Steamy: There are some explicit sex scenes that made it to the middle of my steam tolerance. Some of that is the eye-roll enhancer because the woowoo played such a present roll in the sexy times, which I find lame.
July 31, 2021
Another great read from Jayne Ann Krentz Fogg lake series! I just love that she's gone back to these paranormal themed books with great characters and spooky elements that have suspense and romantic intruge. Krentz is a great storyteller and I have enjoyed her books for many years now. The storyline and pace are just perfect with a even flow. I loved both North Chastain and Sierra Raines they fit very well together in their working relelationship and later in their mutual attraction and falling in love.And was believable and not rushed. I can't wait for the next book in this series to come out. Until next time Luv's 💋💕
January 12, 2021
Sierra Raines is a descendant of the Fogg Lake residents who were imbued with paranormal powers and sensibilities after a government experiment/research project gone wrong.
All the Colors of the Night is book two in the Fogg Lake series where the residents and descendants of Fogg Lake possess paranormal sensitivities and/or powers after a government research project gone wrong. Sierra Raines, the daughter of Fogg Lake parents has her own special gifts, but has had trouble settling on just what career path she wants to take. Currently she’s a “go-between” for the Vault, a paranormal artifact dealer and buyers who are in search of objects with paranormal properties. It’s not a danger free job as a lot of the collectors are seriously obsessive and some are downright unhinged. But Sierra isn’t a defenseless woman, so she keeps at it until a clearer path or calling presents itself.
North Chastain has lived with the tarnished reputation his Grandfather left. Rumored to have sold information on paranormal weapons to nefarious parties and disappearing without a trace North strives to make up for his Grandfather’s past sins. North works for the Foundation, a sort of policing body for the paranormal world, as investigator or cleanup crew when things go wrong. Lately, North’s holding onto his powers by a thread, having to wear paranormally charged sunglasses to stop the hallucinations and loss of power.
When North’s father, Chandler, is attacked and the paranormal artifact he had is stolen, North must find out how to reverse the paranormal damage that continues to disrupt and weaken his father’s aura or lose his him for good. For this he needs Sierra’s help, as her paranormal gift is perfect for tracking the artifact and the two are paired together. Of course, there’s an instant attraction between them which only increases as they work side by side.
I enjoyed this installment even more than the first. All the Colors of the Night was an exciting read! I was glued to the pages from the first scene until the end. As the clock winds down, North and Sierra face danger at every step, narrowing missing death a few times. North and Sierra get to know each other while searching for the solution to Chandler’s deteriorating condition, so it didn’t feel like an insta-love romance, but a natural and inevitable conclusion. I was all in for their HEA.
All Colors of the Night is book two in the series, but I don’t think you need to read the previous book to enjoy the story. The history of Fogg Lake is explained enough were you don’t feel lost.
A copy was kindly provided by Berkley in exchange for an honest review.
All the Colors of the Night is book two in the Fogg Lake series where the residents and descendants of Fogg Lake possess paranormal sensitivities and/or powers after a government research project gone wrong. Sierra Raines, the daughter of Fogg Lake parents has her own special gifts, but has had trouble settling on just what career path she wants to take. Currently she’s a “go-between” for the Vault, a paranormal artifact dealer and buyers who are in search of objects with paranormal properties. It’s not a danger free job as a lot of the collectors are seriously obsessive and some are downright unhinged. But Sierra isn’t a defenseless woman, so she keeps at it until a clearer path or calling presents itself.
North Chastain has lived with the tarnished reputation his Grandfather left. Rumored to have sold information on paranormal weapons to nefarious parties and disappearing without a trace North strives to make up for his Grandfather’s past sins. North works for the Foundation, a sort of policing body for the paranormal world, as investigator or cleanup crew when things go wrong. Lately, North’s holding onto his powers by a thread, having to wear paranormally charged sunglasses to stop the hallucinations and loss of power.
When North’s father, Chandler, is attacked and the paranormal artifact he had is stolen, North must find out how to reverse the paranormal damage that continues to disrupt and weaken his father’s aura or lose his him for good. For this he needs Sierra’s help, as her paranormal gift is perfect for tracking the artifact and the two are paired together. Of course, there’s an instant attraction between them which only increases as they work side by side.
I enjoyed this installment even more than the first. All the Colors of the Night was an exciting read! I was glued to the pages from the first scene until the end. As the clock winds down, North and Sierra face danger at every step, narrowing missing death a few times. North and Sierra get to know each other while searching for the solution to Chandler’s deteriorating condition, so it didn’t feel like an insta-love romance, but a natural and inevitable conclusion. I was all in for their HEA.
All Colors of the Night is book two in the series, but I don’t think you need to read the previous book to enjoy the story. The history of Fogg Lake is explained enough were you don’t feel lost.
A copy was kindly provided by Berkley in exchange for an honest review.
July 28, 2024
I listened to this one. These books are paranormal romances and the worldbuilding is well done and I liked the characters. The narration was okay. I've the third book and will take a break before listening to it.
January 23, 2021
3.5 stars
A 3 star effort, with a half-star bump for old-times sake.
A solid second book in this romantic-suspense (with a paranormal twist) series. I liked our heroine, Sienna Raines, a typical plucky JAK gal, and our hero, North Chastain, a man with a mission who needs her assistance. They had a good vibe together. The mystery was clever and tied in nicely to the story-arc launched in the first book (The Vanishing).
JAK seemed to be having a lot of fun with this one, working in a 'wink, wink' reference or three to the Arcane Society and the Jones family. This long-time reader gave a smile when she encountered those bits.
Alas, this reader was not smiling over the sometimes clunky writing. There were just too many repetitions of information; once or twice would have been enough. The editor should have wielded her red pen a bit more. I was disappointed in that regard.
If you are a long-time fan of the author, as I am, you will probably enjoy the book in spite of its flaws. The author has certainly done better over her long career, but this one is a nice way to pass a few hours.
I'll be on hand for the third one.
A 3 star effort, with a half-star bump for old-times sake.
A solid second book in this romantic-suspense (with a paranormal twist) series. I liked our heroine, Sienna Raines, a typical plucky JAK gal, and our hero, North Chastain, a man with a mission who needs her assistance. They had a good vibe together. The mystery was clever and tied in nicely to the story-arc launched in the first book (The Vanishing).
JAK seemed to be having a lot of fun with this one, working in a 'wink, wink' reference or three to the Arcane Society and the Jones family. This long-time reader gave a smile when she encountered those bits.
Alas, this reader was not smiling over the sometimes clunky writing. There were just too many repetitions of information; once or twice would have been enough. The editor should have wielded her red pen a bit more. I was disappointed in that regard.
If you are a long-time fan of the author, as I am, you will probably enjoy the book in spite of its flaws. The author has certainly done better over her long career, but this one is a nice way to pass a few hours.
I'll be on hand for the third one.
September 27, 2022
This is my favorite in the series so far. Enjoying learning more about Fogg Lake and the effects of the explosion.
January 22, 2021
Sierra works as a go between for purchasers of psychically charged objects.. North's grandfather was well-known in the psychic community, but his disappearance after allegedly developing psychic weapons has given him the reputation as a traitor. They meet when Sierra is hired to help find out who, and what, caused North's father to be afflicted by locked in syndrome. She learns that someone is trying to disable North, and that there are others who will stop at nothing to prevent Sierra and North from discovering the truth. Jayne Ann Krentz is a master of world building, and if you are looking for a romance with a magical flair, this book would be an excellent choice--four and a half stars. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this novel.
January 14, 2021
The second book in the Fogg Lake series delves even deeper into the mysteries of the paranormal activity there. This story is nonstop action while we follow two new characters who are falling in love and trying to stay alive while they hunt for the bad guys. Don't start it late in the day because you'll be up all night!
January 5, 2021
All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz. Danger, a new partnership, and chemistry made for an engaging read.
When North Chastain’s father falls into a coma, he believes a Bluestone Project artifact caused it. He plans to investigate his Dad’s recent activities but needs someone familiar with the area. They hire Sierra Raines to help him navigate the world of collectors.
This was a fun installment. I liked both North and Sierra. North is skilled at catching criminals and spotting a lie. His gifts allow him to shield against paranormal attacks, but fears a recent case has damaged his abilities. Sierra is skilled at seeing auras and telling if an artifact is authentic and powered. I loved the way she used mirrors. Their chemistry was great, even if neither trusted the other at the onset. Krentz delivered growth as these two loners learn to trust and help each other.
Th case eventually leads them back to Fogg Lake. I loved spending more time there with key characters. We learn more concerning the overall series arc with hints of things to come. North’s family got answers regarding his grandfather and what happened to his Dad.
I love the blending of paranormal woo-woo, suspense and romance in this series and feel like this was the strongest installment to date. By far one of my favorite authors in this genre, the Fogg Lake series is a must read. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer
When North Chastain’s father falls into a coma, he believes a Bluestone Project artifact caused it. He plans to investigate his Dad’s recent activities but needs someone familiar with the area. They hire Sierra Raines to help him navigate the world of collectors.
This was a fun installment. I liked both North and Sierra. North is skilled at catching criminals and spotting a lie. His gifts allow him to shield against paranormal attacks, but fears a recent case has damaged his abilities. Sierra is skilled at seeing auras and telling if an artifact is authentic and powered. I loved the way she used mirrors. Their chemistry was great, even if neither trusted the other at the onset. Krentz delivered growth as these two loners learn to trust and help each other.
Th case eventually leads them back to Fogg Lake. I loved spending more time there with key characters. We learn more concerning the overall series arc with hints of things to come. North’s family got answers regarding his grandfather and what happened to his Dad.
I love the blending of paranormal woo-woo, suspense and romance in this series and feel like this was the strongest installment to date. By far one of my favorite authors in this genre, the Fogg Lake series is a must read. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer
January 12, 2021
I have been reading Ms. Krentz's books for numerous years now under all of her author names and I've fallen in love with her writing. Her writing style is smooth and so engaging that it immediately grabs me from the first page. I enjoy the diverse talents that emerge when she is writing her PNR stories. She takes one talent, such as North's talent of manipulating energy from the dark end of the paranormal spectrum and putting a twist on it that is totally different from other characters that she has with the same talent in her other books. Her characters are strong but not perfect which makes me like them even more as they grow throughout the story. Sierra and North make a great team as they track down the "hot" artifact from the Bluestone Lab in Fogg Lake.
I confess that I'm already excited about the next one in the series because I'm hoping this will be Olivia LeClair's story as hinted at toward the end of the book.
I confess that I'm already excited about the next one in the series because I'm hoping this will be Olivia LeClair's story as hinted at toward the end of the book.
January 12, 2021
Finally a book I can unequivocally say I enjoyed. The second in a series, brings together characters from previous books, a mention of the Quick Arcane series, a character called Harmony (shout out to Castle) and a follow up to
The Fogg explosion. North and Sierra have great chemistry and look forward to seeing them in the future. There is an over arching mystery to this series which I look forward to seeing solved. Paranormal characters, romance and mystery is why I love Krentz/Quick/Castle and read all the various books.
The Fogg explosion. North and Sierra have great chemistry and look forward to seeing them in the future. There is an over arching mystery to this series which I look forward to seeing solved. Paranormal characters, romance and mystery is why I love Krentz/Quick/Castle and read all the various books.
January 8, 2021
I have never dnf'd a jak but I am done at 28%. They may be not the greatest but you know what to expect going in.
The characters are cut outs of previous ones. The last names recycled and honestly I am bored and don't see the point to the story. Paranormal weapons she has done before. Groups looking for them ditto. Jones, Chastain all recycled names.
Maybe it improves but I am not interested.
The characters are cut outs of previous ones. The last names recycled and honestly I am bored and don't see the point to the story. Paranormal weapons she has done before. Groups looking for them ditto. Jones, Chastain all recycled names.
Maybe it improves but I am not interested.
January 7, 2021
All the Colors of the Night is a complex book, part sci-fi, part murder mystery and part romance.
When North Chastain fears he is losing his psychic vision and may be going made, he learns his father has been attacked by some sort of psychic weapon and he needs to find the machine, he is paired with Sierra, another psychic, who can channel light energy through glass and mirrors.
As the two work to discover the would-be killer, they also find that North isn’t losing his powers but is being poisoned. Their trek takes them to museums, an insane asylum, and a spooky set of caves that emit mysterious psychic energy. And as they travel, the attraction between them grows. But they are racing against the clock to save North’s father, discover who is poisoning North himself and how the director of the asylum is involved I liked Sierra. She was pragmatic but kind, confident in her abilities and willing to use them for good. North was a little harder to like, coming off as having a one-track mind, until they discover the truth behind the loss of his abilities.
For anyone looking for a wild ride through psychic possibilities, this book is a must read. Be prepared to be drawn into a world where everyone you meet has some paranormal abilities, and where the mysteries of the past still involve the characters of today.
Review copy provided for a voluntary review.
When North Chastain fears he is losing his psychic vision and may be going made, he learns his father has been attacked by some sort of psychic weapon and he needs to find the machine, he is paired with Sierra, another psychic, who can channel light energy through glass and mirrors.
As the two work to discover the would-be killer, they also find that North isn’t losing his powers but is being poisoned. Their trek takes them to museums, an insane asylum, and a spooky set of caves that emit mysterious psychic energy. And as they travel, the attraction between them grows. But they are racing against the clock to save North’s father, discover who is poisoning North himself and how the director of the asylum is involved I liked Sierra. She was pragmatic but kind, confident in her abilities and willing to use them for good. North was a little harder to like, coming off as having a one-track mind, until they discover the truth behind the loss of his abilities.
For anyone looking for a wild ride through psychic possibilities, this book is a must read. Be prepared to be drawn into a world where everyone you meet has some paranormal abilities, and where the mysteries of the past still involve the characters of today.
Review copy provided for a voluntary review.
July 18, 2020
Krentz's longevity as a high-demand author lies in large part to her ability to flex and freshen without leaving behind the immense corpus of her work that has won her millions of readers.
This new series, Fogg Lake, illustrates the integration of her past writing traits with new and fresh approaches to those traits. The two books in the series are tightly crafted, generally cohesive, and display stronger writing than her previous books, in my opinion.
For me, there is nothing better than a free Friday night and a new Krentz book. This second in the series continues the strong entries in the Krentz offerings. These are fun, undemanding, and entertaining.
Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the advance readers' copy. This title is set to publish early January, 2021.
This new series, Fogg Lake, illustrates the integration of her past writing traits with new and fresh approaches to those traits. The two books in the series are tightly crafted, generally cohesive, and display stronger writing than her previous books, in my opinion.
For me, there is nothing better than a free Friday night and a new Krentz book. This second in the series continues the strong entries in the Krentz offerings. These are fun, undemanding, and entertaining.
Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the advance readers' copy. This title is set to publish early January, 2021.
January 17, 2021
Sorry, but as a long time fan of Jayne Ann Krentz, this and the last few books have been such a disappointment. I was about 25% into the book when the phrase “muddled mess” came to mind. The plot is so weak and the paranormal theme gets buried in its own mythology. I found myself skipping through the psychic blather to get to some semblance of a plot. The lead characters don’t even meet until several chapters in. Of course, they fall in love in a couple of days and they solve all the mysteries within a few conversations. I believe this is the last of the series I will be reading. Time to move on.
December 23, 2020
After the exciting introduction to the Fogg Lake world - of mysterious paranormal phenomena, of humans receiving psychic gifts, and of common objects becoming magical artifacts from a top secret government experiment gone wrong- I was jazzed to see the story progress on the hunt for the hidden labs and another suspenseful romance against such a setting.
All the Colors of the Night does have enough explanation so the reader wouldn't get lost reading it out of order, but I enjoyed both books better in order so the references back to the previous book meant something to me.
The story starts when North Chastain, a Foundation Cleaner (policing the baddies in the psychic world), learns his father was checking a lead and ended up in a weird coma. Both North and his dad have lived under the stigma of Griffith Chastain being thought to be an American traitor who sold out his psychic government research secrets to the Communists and then disappeared. Neither believe their dad and grandfather would do such a thing and believe his research partner betrayed him and made him disappear. But, now Chandler is down, and North is going through his own private crisis as a mysterious condition is causing his psychic gift, Night Vision, to deteriorate. He has to track down the answers before that condition leaves him psychically blind. So he reluctantly takes on a partner, a Go-Between specializing in discovery, deals, and retrievals of magical artifacts to discover if someone has found Vortex lab psychic weapons and can he discover what was used on his dad to save his life.
Sierra has been something of a rolling stone in her careers while trying to find the right fit for her life. The latest is working for the Vault which handles the job of going between potential buyers and sellers of magical artifacts. The whispers on the street of psychic weapons from the lost Vortex lab really existing and now the Foundation on the hunt and needing her expertise. At least they pay their bills even if her involvement brings danger. North Chastain is the first man to make her feel the sizzle of attraction, but he is barely hanging on. She doesn't trust him and he doesn't trust her at first, but as they track down the answers and escape some intense situations, the trust builds and she wonders if it can be more. That is if someone doesn't take them off the case permanently.
Colors of the Night introduces a great pair. I loved getting their individual back stories, seeing their intriguing psychic gifts in action, and on the hunt to help his dad and get the powerful artifacts out of the wrong hands. Meanwhile, the enemy is set on revenge and controlling the weapons so they can be the most powerful in the paranormal community.
The suspense seemed to take the front seat for most of the book with hints of the sparks between the pair. It gradually grew more balanced toward the end. I liked how that happened because the danger and the shortness of time made their need to focus on their work more of the priority. I thought it was cute the way they would misunderstand, particularly Sierra, but then dive right back into the conversation and awkwardly get it right. They both come from unique backgrounds with her growing up in a rural artists' colony and more open-minded though not flaky and him having a magician turned lab engineer for a grandfather and inheriting his grandfather's personally designed house on the desert that has more tricks than the Winchester Mystery House up its sleeve. But they shared that feeling of still searching for fulfillment and the right fit for their lives which gave them added understanding along with the appreciation growing for the other's talent and for who they were.
The psychic emphasis in this one was on people's auras and channeling power through crystals. Sierra uses a crystal to direct her power, but it is in mirrors or reflective surfaces that she sees people's true auras. North sees people's auras and psychic traces in the night and can manipulate crystals as power sources. She's intuitive and he's more analytical, but they make a great team.
Most of the story is set away from the mysterious Fogg Lake, but I was glad that to get back to the quirky town and particularly its vibrant and curious Oracle. It was also fun to have the Foundation leaders part of things. And, more comes of the Swan Antique shop and what the secretive sisters are up to which builds toward the third book and brings things ever closer to the tantalizing danger of the Vortex lab and who will find it first.
All in all, this was a sensational page-turner and I can't wait for more. Those who enjoy romantic suspense with strong paranormal elements should definitely pick up this series.
My thanks to Berkley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
All the Colors of the Night does have enough explanation so the reader wouldn't get lost reading it out of order, but I enjoyed both books better in order so the references back to the previous book meant something to me.
The story starts when North Chastain, a Foundation Cleaner (policing the baddies in the psychic world), learns his father was checking a lead and ended up in a weird coma. Both North and his dad have lived under the stigma of Griffith Chastain being thought to be an American traitor who sold out his psychic government research secrets to the Communists and then disappeared. Neither believe their dad and grandfather would do such a thing and believe his research partner betrayed him and made him disappear. But, now Chandler is down, and North is going through his own private crisis as a mysterious condition is causing his psychic gift, Night Vision, to deteriorate. He has to track down the answers before that condition leaves him psychically blind. So he reluctantly takes on a partner, a Go-Between specializing in discovery, deals, and retrievals of magical artifacts to discover if someone has found Vortex lab psychic weapons and can he discover what was used on his dad to save his life.
Sierra has been something of a rolling stone in her careers while trying to find the right fit for her life. The latest is working for the Vault which handles the job of going between potential buyers and sellers of magical artifacts. The whispers on the street of psychic weapons from the lost Vortex lab really existing and now the Foundation on the hunt and needing her expertise. At least they pay their bills even if her involvement brings danger. North Chastain is the first man to make her feel the sizzle of attraction, but he is barely hanging on. She doesn't trust him and he doesn't trust her at first, but as they track down the answers and escape some intense situations, the trust builds and she wonders if it can be more. That is if someone doesn't take them off the case permanently.
Colors of the Night introduces a great pair. I loved getting their individual back stories, seeing their intriguing psychic gifts in action, and on the hunt to help his dad and get the powerful artifacts out of the wrong hands. Meanwhile, the enemy is set on revenge and controlling the weapons so they can be the most powerful in the paranormal community.
The suspense seemed to take the front seat for most of the book with hints of the sparks between the pair. It gradually grew more balanced toward the end. I liked how that happened because the danger and the shortness of time made their need to focus on their work more of the priority. I thought it was cute the way they would misunderstand, particularly Sierra, but then dive right back into the conversation and awkwardly get it right. They both come from unique backgrounds with her growing up in a rural artists' colony and more open-minded though not flaky and him having a magician turned lab engineer for a grandfather and inheriting his grandfather's personally designed house on the desert that has more tricks than the Winchester Mystery House up its sleeve. But they shared that feeling of still searching for fulfillment and the right fit for their lives which gave them added understanding along with the appreciation growing for the other's talent and for who they were.
The psychic emphasis in this one was on people's auras and channeling power through crystals. Sierra uses a crystal to direct her power, but it is in mirrors or reflective surfaces that she sees people's true auras. North sees people's auras and psychic traces in the night and can manipulate crystals as power sources. She's intuitive and he's more analytical, but they make a great team.
Most of the story is set away from the mysterious Fogg Lake, but I was glad that to get back to the quirky town and particularly its vibrant and curious Oracle. It was also fun to have the Foundation leaders part of things. And, more comes of the Swan Antique shop and what the secretive sisters are up to which builds toward the third book and brings things ever closer to the tantalizing danger of the Vortex lab and who will find it first.
All in all, this was a sensational page-turner and I can't wait for more. Those who enjoy romantic suspense with strong paranormal elements should definitely pick up this series.
My thanks to Berkley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
February 13, 2023
This is a 3+ star review. I like the milieu, I like the characters (incl those from book #1 about "fogg lake")
This is otherwise somewhat standard romantic-suspense-thriller. I skip the sweaty bits, and therefore focus on the story. I like the carry-over story about the psychic-amazing-lab which blew up in the 50s and thereby affected a whole township, a whole generation of people, to the point that their kids are more-psychic/whatever.
Plus it's diverting, as a story on its own.
This is otherwise somewhat standard romantic-suspense-thriller. I skip the sweaty bits, and therefore focus on the story. I like the carry-over story about the psychic-amazing-lab which blew up in the 50s and thereby affected a whole township, a whole generation of people, to the point that their kids are more-psychic/whatever.
Plus it's diverting, as a story on its own.
January 8, 2021
Originally published at Reading Reality
A long time ago, and partly, come to think of it, in a galaxy far, far away, there were two books written by Jayne Ann Krentz under her various pseudonyms. Second Sight, written as Amanda Quick in 2006, was the very first book in her long-running and century spanning Arcane Society series featuring characters from the Victorian era up through the present day who were gifted – or cursed – or sometimes even both – with paranormal abilities..
But before that, in 2000, or long after in the internal chronology, there was After Dark, written as Jayne Castle, the first book in the Ghost Hunters/Harmony series. The ghost hunters were the people, Harmony was the planet, and it had been settled by refugees who all left Earth because they had, you guessed it, paranormal abilities.
Those series converged in Midnight Crystal in 2010, where the thing I had always guessed was finally revealed, that the Harmony settlers were the descendants of the Arcane Society.
The long arm of coincidence being very long, and the concept that two separate populations of people with psi powers had somehow developed on Earth being too weird to be coincidental, when the marvelous first book in the Fogg Lake series, The Vanishing came out this time last year I was enthralled with the story – and fully expected Fogg Lake to link up to the Arcane Society and Harmony sooner or later.
It’s sooner. But if you’ve never dipped into either of the other series, don’t let that stop you from plunging into Fogg Lake. Because the link is tangential. It’s a hint, not a deep dive into the Arcane Society. Just a couple of brief mentions to answer the curiosity of readers – but mostly to allay the professional snoopiness of The Foundation, the early-21st century organization that is currently organizing and policing the paranormal population.
Because The Foundation has brushed up against the Arcane Society before, and they definitely don’t believe in that long arm of coincidence at all. But the clear but subtle “back off” messages they receive from both Harmony Jones, the Oracle of Fogg Lake, and Ambrose Jones of the paranormal artifacts retrieval agency, The Vault, let them know that the Arcane Society was very, very real and that that’s ALL they’re going to EVER be told.
So not nearly enough to make a new reader desperate to dive back into the other series, but a lovely little tease to let new readers know that if they enjoy their visits to Fogg Lake and want more that there is a whole universe out there to binge read.
All the Colors of Night takes place in the wake of The Vanishing. Not in the sense that the characters continue from that book, but rather that as the series opener The Vanishing literally opens the door to the series as the investigators discover the reason that the residents of Fogg Lake ALL have paranormal power when they find the ruins of the defunct Bluestone Project’s Fogg Lake labs.
Just as the protagonists of that first book are the descendants of Fogg Lake, so too are North Chastain and Sierra Raines, the heroes of this entry in the series.
For both North and Sierra, that inheritance from the “Fogg Lake Incident” is very much of a mixed blessing. They both have strong paranormal powers, but to the point where pretending to be “normal” is beyond them. It’s just too big a secret to keep and keeping it has kept them out of close friendships and romantic entanglements.
Until they meet each other, not in a romantic setting but as business partners forced to work together against their own instincts. But they need each other, at first only in the professional sense, but as they team up to chase down the people who attacked North’s father, they discover that their senses resonate together in a way that can’t be denied.
If they survive.
Escape Rating A-: The story in All the Colors of Night was every bit as fascinating as The Vanishing. This was just one of those books that I couldn’t put down – so it was a good thing I was reading it on a day when I didn’t have to.
The fun of this series so far is the slow reveal of all of the creepy woo-woo secrets and the way that kicks off and inserts itself into the romance. The idea that the government was playing around with the possibilities of paranormal powers is not a surprise – nor is it a surprise that when the government backed out the coverup began.
It would not surprise me AT ALL to learn that the secret government agency in charge of the Bluestone Project, “tiny, woefully underfunded Agency for the Investigation of Atypical Phenomena, a one-desk operation (currently unstaffed), buried deep in the basement of a building somewhere in Washington, D.C.” isn’t the same agency that Mulder and Scully worked out of in the X-Files. Although we’ll probably never know for sure.
But back to this story. North and Sierra aren’t so much investigating as digging for buried treasure – with pirates and tomb robbers chasing them at every turn. North has not one but two personal stakes in this hunt. He’s searching for the men who attacked his father, and he’s hoping to find out the truth about his grandfather’s disappearance way back when Bluestone was shut down.
He finds way more than he bargained for, that the attack on his father wasn’t the first attack on his family. Someone is poisoning him with the intent to burn out his paranormal powers. He’s not sure whether he has one enemy or lots of them – only that Sierra seems to be the one person he can trust. After all, she’s the one who discovered the poisoning.
But the chase that North begins thinking it’s all something in the present really goes back to his grandfather, his grandfather’s research partner, and a long-lost cache of weapons that holds the secret – even if that isn’t what North has been told and the cache isn’t quite what everyone believes it to be.
The romance in this one is very much opposites attract, along with more than a bit of one of this author’s specialties, the damaged hero finding a partner who is far from perfect herself, but is absolutely perfect for him – even if he can’t see it when they meet.
Both North and Sierra are afraid to let anyone other than family get close to them, both because of the powers they have to keep hidden from “mundanes” and because they each feel like they’re missing something or waiting for something to happen. Along with North initially believing that he’s about to lose his powers and fearing what will follow. While North’s situation pushes him even deeper into his own serious and driven side, Sierra comes off as a bit of a flake, job-hopping while searching for her “calling”.
They shouldn’t match, but the way that they do works really well and adds just the perfect touch of Happy Ever After to what would otherwise be a rather dark and serious story. The mix of danger and romance is just right.
While this story is a standalone, it is also clear that there is plenty more to uncover and many more stories to tell in Fogg Lake – and I can’t wait to read them!
A long time ago, and partly, come to think of it, in a galaxy far, far away, there were two books written by Jayne Ann Krentz under her various pseudonyms. Second Sight, written as Amanda Quick in 2006, was the very first book in her long-running and century spanning Arcane Society series featuring characters from the Victorian era up through the present day who were gifted – or cursed – or sometimes even both – with paranormal abilities..
But before that, in 2000, or long after in the internal chronology, there was After Dark, written as Jayne Castle, the first book in the Ghost Hunters/Harmony series. The ghost hunters were the people, Harmony was the planet, and it had been settled by refugees who all left Earth because they had, you guessed it, paranormal abilities.
Those series converged in Midnight Crystal in 2010, where the thing I had always guessed was finally revealed, that the Harmony settlers were the descendants of the Arcane Society.
The long arm of coincidence being very long, and the concept that two separate populations of people with psi powers had somehow developed on Earth being too weird to be coincidental, when the marvelous first book in the Fogg Lake series, The Vanishing came out this time last year I was enthralled with the story – and fully expected Fogg Lake to link up to the Arcane Society and Harmony sooner or later.
It’s sooner. But if you’ve never dipped into either of the other series, don’t let that stop you from plunging into Fogg Lake. Because the link is tangential. It’s a hint, not a deep dive into the Arcane Society. Just a couple of brief mentions to answer the curiosity of readers – but mostly to allay the professional snoopiness of The Foundation, the early-21st century organization that is currently organizing and policing the paranormal population.
Because The Foundation has brushed up against the Arcane Society before, and they definitely don’t believe in that long arm of coincidence at all. But the clear but subtle “back off” messages they receive from both Harmony Jones, the Oracle of Fogg Lake, and Ambrose Jones of the paranormal artifacts retrieval agency, The Vault, let them know that the Arcane Society was very, very real and that that’s ALL they’re going to EVER be told.
So not nearly enough to make a new reader desperate to dive back into the other series, but a lovely little tease to let new readers know that if they enjoy their visits to Fogg Lake and want more that there is a whole universe out there to binge read.
All the Colors of Night takes place in the wake of The Vanishing. Not in the sense that the characters continue from that book, but rather that as the series opener The Vanishing literally opens the door to the series as the investigators discover the reason that the residents of Fogg Lake ALL have paranormal power when they find the ruins of the defunct Bluestone Project’s Fogg Lake labs.
Just as the protagonists of that first book are the descendants of Fogg Lake, so too are North Chastain and Sierra Raines, the heroes of this entry in the series.
For both North and Sierra, that inheritance from the “Fogg Lake Incident” is very much of a mixed blessing. They both have strong paranormal powers, but to the point where pretending to be “normal” is beyond them. It’s just too big a secret to keep and keeping it has kept them out of close friendships and romantic entanglements.
Until they meet each other, not in a romantic setting but as business partners forced to work together against their own instincts. But they need each other, at first only in the professional sense, but as they team up to chase down the people who attacked North’s father, they discover that their senses resonate together in a way that can’t be denied.
If they survive.
Escape Rating A-: The story in All the Colors of Night was every bit as fascinating as The Vanishing. This was just one of those books that I couldn’t put down – so it was a good thing I was reading it on a day when I didn’t have to.
The fun of this series so far is the slow reveal of all of the creepy woo-woo secrets and the way that kicks off and inserts itself into the romance. The idea that the government was playing around with the possibilities of paranormal powers is not a surprise – nor is it a surprise that when the government backed out the coverup began.
It would not surprise me AT ALL to learn that the secret government agency in charge of the Bluestone Project, “tiny, woefully underfunded Agency for the Investigation of Atypical Phenomena, a one-desk operation (currently unstaffed), buried deep in the basement of a building somewhere in Washington, D.C.” isn’t the same agency that Mulder and Scully worked out of in the X-Files. Although we’ll probably never know for sure.
But back to this story. North and Sierra aren’t so much investigating as digging for buried treasure – with pirates and tomb robbers chasing them at every turn. North has not one but two personal stakes in this hunt. He’s searching for the men who attacked his father, and he’s hoping to find out the truth about his grandfather’s disappearance way back when Bluestone was shut down.
He finds way more than he bargained for, that the attack on his father wasn’t the first attack on his family. Someone is poisoning him with the intent to burn out his paranormal powers. He’s not sure whether he has one enemy or lots of them – only that Sierra seems to be the one person he can trust. After all, she’s the one who discovered the poisoning.
But the chase that North begins thinking it’s all something in the present really goes back to his grandfather, his grandfather’s research partner, and a long-lost cache of weapons that holds the secret – even if that isn’t what North has been told and the cache isn’t quite what everyone believes it to be.
The romance in this one is very much opposites attract, along with more than a bit of one of this author’s specialties, the damaged hero finding a partner who is far from perfect herself, but is absolutely perfect for him – even if he can’t see it when they meet.
Both North and Sierra are afraid to let anyone other than family get close to them, both because of the powers they have to keep hidden from “mundanes” and because they each feel like they’re missing something or waiting for something to happen. Along with North initially believing that he’s about to lose his powers and fearing what will follow. While North’s situation pushes him even deeper into his own serious and driven side, Sierra comes off as a bit of a flake, job-hopping while searching for her “calling”.
They shouldn’t match, but the way that they do works really well and adds just the perfect touch of Happy Ever After to what would otherwise be a rather dark and serious story. The mix of danger and romance is just right.
While this story is a standalone, it is also clear that there is plenty more to uncover and many more stories to tell in Fogg Lake – and I can’t wait to read them!
January 11, 2021
Reviewed for
Wit and Sin
Magic and science make interesting bedfellows in All the Colors of the Night . Jayne Ann Krentz’s second Fogg Lake book delves further into her world of auras, light energy, psychics, and the obsessive quest for power and the ability to harness the paranormal.
North is a cleaner for the mysterious Foundation, but he’s losing his paranormal abilities. He can feel the clock counting down and isn’t sure what to do with himself once he goes psi-blind. But before his powers leave him he has to make a trip to the Pacific Northwest to find a way to save his father who was attacked because he found an artifact that traces back to a secret government program people would kill to learn more about. Sierra is a go-between who deals in the undergrown world of artifacts with psychic provenance. Together the two of them must solve the mystery of who attacked North’s father and why. I liked learning more about the Bluestone Project and the artifacts that came from it. I can’t say much because it’ll spoil the story but we delve deeper into the history of the project and the major players who may have developed light-based weapons.
Krentz weaves an engaging story with action that’s made all the more interesting by the paranormal elements at play. Sierra and North both have unique psychic gifts that aid them on their quest and I was fascinated by the way light, crystals, and auras are used in this story. North and Sierra have solid chemistry from the start so it was easy to see they’d make a good couple. They work well together in the way of many a Krentz hero and heroine so if you’ve been reading the author’s books for a long time you’ll fall into the rhythm pretty quickly. The romance moved at a steady pace over the course of the story but I did feel like it was a bit rushed at the very end.
All the Colors of the Night is the second book in the Fogg Lake series but Krentz provides enough information that you can jump in here if you would like to. And if you’re a fan of her Arcane Society series (written as Amanda Quick), you are sure to delight in the nods to that series. All the Colors of the Night doesn’t bring any surprises, but it’s a satisfying story nonetheless. I am looking forward to seeing how some of the questions left open are answered in the final Fogg Lake book.
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Magic and science make interesting bedfellows in All the Colors of the Night . Jayne Ann Krentz’s second Fogg Lake book delves further into her world of auras, light energy, psychics, and the obsessive quest for power and the ability to harness the paranormal.
North is a cleaner for the mysterious Foundation, but he’s losing his paranormal abilities. He can feel the clock counting down and isn’t sure what to do with himself once he goes psi-blind. But before his powers leave him he has to make a trip to the Pacific Northwest to find a way to save his father who was attacked because he found an artifact that traces back to a secret government program people would kill to learn more about. Sierra is a go-between who deals in the undergrown world of artifacts with psychic provenance. Together the two of them must solve the mystery of who attacked North’s father and why. I liked learning more about the Bluestone Project and the artifacts that came from it. I can’t say much because it’ll spoil the story but we delve deeper into the history of the project and the major players who may have developed light-based weapons.
Krentz weaves an engaging story with action that’s made all the more interesting by the paranormal elements at play. Sierra and North both have unique psychic gifts that aid them on their quest and I was fascinated by the way light, crystals, and auras are used in this story. North and Sierra have solid chemistry from the start so it was easy to see they’d make a good couple. They work well together in the way of many a Krentz hero and heroine so if you’ve been reading the author’s books for a long time you’ll fall into the rhythm pretty quickly. The romance moved at a steady pace over the course of the story but I did feel like it was a bit rushed at the very end.
All the Colors of the Night is the second book in the Fogg Lake series but Krentz provides enough information that you can jump in here if you would like to. And if you’re a fan of her Arcane Society series (written as Amanda Quick), you are sure to delight in the nods to that series. All the Colors of the Night doesn’t bring any surprises, but it’s a satisfying story nonetheless. I am looking forward to seeing how some of the questions left open are answered in the final Fogg Lake book.
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
January 12, 2021
Got to stop reading this stuff.Same old-same old. So repetitive. Male gay couple - check, why is it never a female gay couple? And another armed doll. I really enjoyed the sf books but these don't have any charm for me.
June 21, 2023
3.5 stars
Ooookay, the 3 books each focuses on different main characters!
I now get why everything was so very "insta" on the romance side of things in the 1st book. 😂
I thought this book had a lot more of structure. It was so much better at telling me the backstory of Fogg Lake, the paranormal stuff, and all the mysteries that surround it.
This book straightened out the question marks I had from book 1, in terms of setting and backstory. That was a much better vantage-point to have.
At first I was a little bit disappointed to get two new main characters - however, they were really likeable too. The spark was there too, this time around, even if (and this must be pointed out), their relationship followed pretty much the same guide-lines as the first pair did.
Step, by step, almost.
Instalust, intalove - followed by a more or less instaproposal and instawedding.
Well, if that is your particular "thing" then this book is quite good. 🤷🏻♀️
It's got plenty of action and drive and mysterious shit going on.
I'm really looking forward to learning what next book has in stock.
Ooookay, the 3 books each focuses on different main characters!
I now get why everything was so very "insta" on the romance side of things in the 1st book. 😂
I thought this book had a lot more of structure. It was so much better at telling me the backstory of Fogg Lake, the paranormal stuff, and all the mysteries that surround it.
This book straightened out the question marks I had from book 1, in terms of setting and backstory. That was a much better vantage-point to have.
At first I was a little bit disappointed to get two new main characters - however, they were really likeable too. The spark was there too, this time around, even if (and this must be pointed out), their relationship followed pretty much the same guide-lines as the first pair did.
Step, by step, almost.
Instalust, intalove - followed by a more or less instaproposal and instawedding.
Well, if that is your particular "thing" then this book is quite good. 🤷🏻♀️
It's got plenty of action and drive and mysterious shit going on.
I'm really looking forward to learning what next book has in stock.
July 28, 2020
I started "All the Colors of Night" yesterday and just finished it. I loved it! I've read just about everything Jayne Ann Krentz has published and this book did not let me down. Fans of JAK will be very happy and the fans that loved the Arcane series will be even happier. Even though it was very minor, I love the Jones references. Sierra and North were a great couple and I liked the trust they had in each other.
December 5, 2023
Second book in a trilogy
In this paranormal, romantic-suspense novel, two dynamic, 30-something protagonists, Sierra and North, work together as a team to save his father, before it is too late, from the psi attack that has put him in a coma, due to an attempted murder with a paranormal weapon.
This second book and the third book of this trilogy do not effectively stand on their own. There is a throughline within all three books of a familiar evil conspiracy named Vortex, which fans of JAK will recognize from several other paranormal, romantic-suspense novels by JAK. The Vortex plot is not completely resolved until the third book of this series. (If one can actually imagine that the ultimate downfall of Vortex will ever happen in the JAK overlapping universes, since it is an evil conspiracy that appears even 400 years in the future beyond this current day novel, in the JAK futuristic series, Ghost Hunters, set on the planet Harmony.)
There is also a bit of a crossover in this trilogy from the Arcane Society series, with two members of the Jones family as significant subcharacters.
I enjoyed this novel very much. Both Sierra and North are extremely dynamic and sympathetic protagonists. I particularly enjoyed a plot point that appears in this novel that also occurred in one of the Harmony novels, Silver Master. The hero's aura AKA psi talent has been damaged, and the intervention of the heroine, using her own powerful psi ability, saves him from disaster.
In this paranormal, romantic-suspense novel, two dynamic, 30-something protagonists, Sierra and North, work together as a team to save his father, before it is too late, from the psi attack that has put him in a coma, due to an attempted murder with a paranormal weapon.
This second book and the third book of this trilogy do not effectively stand on their own. There is a throughline within all three books of a familiar evil conspiracy named Vortex, which fans of JAK will recognize from several other paranormal, romantic-suspense novels by JAK. The Vortex plot is not completely resolved until the third book of this series. (If one can actually imagine that the ultimate downfall of Vortex will ever happen in the JAK overlapping universes, since it is an evil conspiracy that appears even 400 years in the future beyond this current day novel, in the JAK futuristic series, Ghost Hunters, set on the planet Harmony.)
There is also a bit of a crossover in this trilogy from the Arcane Society series, with two members of the Jones family as significant subcharacters.
I enjoyed this novel very much. Both Sierra and North are extremely dynamic and sympathetic protagonists. I particularly enjoyed a plot point that appears in this novel that also occurred in one of the Harmony novels, Silver Master. The hero's aura AKA psi talent has been damaged, and the intervention of the heroine, using her own powerful psi ability, saves him from disaster.
January 4, 2021
Reviewed for Romancing the Readers Blog: http://www.romancingthereaders.com/20...
I was really looking forward to this one. I read and enjoyed the first book in the series, The Vanishing and new this one was going to be just as good. Guess what, I was right! There is something about Jayne Ann Krentz's writing that I just love. Her books are always easy to get into and I always seem to enjoy them. Always a plus.
Right from the beginning, you get a feel of the story. I knew right away that Sierra and North were going to be fun characters and that I'd like them. Both have things going on in their lives that seem to make things difficult for them. Sometimes you just need that special person that can help you.
This is a busy story but not confusing. You can easily keep up with what's going on. As the story goes on layer and layer of the mysteries within are solved, all but the main one that runs throughout the series.
I like how both North and Sierra work out their personal issues while working together to help North's father. I liked how the two families came together. I also enjoyed visiting with characters from The Vanishing.
This is a wonderful mystery with so many good twists and turns. It also has enough romance in it that both romance and mystery readers would enjoy it. I will mention that like most of her books there is a slight paranormal feel to it. I believe you'll really enjoy this one. Make sure to read the books in order because it will read better.
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I was really looking forward to this one. I read and enjoyed the first book in the series, The Vanishing and new this one was going to be just as good. Guess what, I was right! There is something about Jayne Ann Krentz's writing that I just love. Her books are always easy to get into and I always seem to enjoy them. Always a plus.
Right from the beginning, you get a feel of the story. I knew right away that Sierra and North were going to be fun characters and that I'd like them. Both have things going on in their lives that seem to make things difficult for them. Sometimes you just need that special person that can help you.
This is a busy story but not confusing. You can easily keep up with what's going on. As the story goes on layer and layer of the mysteries within are solved, all but the main one that runs throughout the series.
I like how both North and Sierra work out their personal issues while working together to help North's father. I liked how the two families came together. I also enjoyed visiting with characters from The Vanishing.
This is a wonderful mystery with so many good twists and turns. It also has enough romance in it that both romance and mystery readers would enjoy it. I will mention that like most of her books there is a slight paranormal feel to it. I believe you'll really enjoy this one. Make sure to read the books in order because it will read better.
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January 13, 2021
Returning back to the Fogg Lake series is back to back action. Sierra Raines is a decedent from Fogg Lake and tried her hand in the normal muddles world of business. As an auction house authenticator, Sierra should have been golden with her psychic powers. Unfortunately for her, she does not protect herself from the unscrupulous. Now she works in the paranormal world for the Vault, run by secretive Jones. From the very first chapter, this book is on fire.
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May 14, 2022
Bien pero me ha aburrido un pelín.
Se me ha hecho muy pesado, sobre todo a partir de la mitad, más o menos. Puede que sea porque el universo en el que se desarrolla esta saga no me termina de emocionar. Es como si no me cuadrase con el estilo de Krentz. De hecho, al principio estaba muy perdida. No me parecía, para nada, la continuación del primer libro.
Escuché la versión en audiolibro. La narración no ha estado mal. Tampoco ha destacado para bien. Solo una narración más. Todo muy aburrido 😫
No voy a leer el siguiente libro, la verdad. He perdido el interés por este universo y sus personajes.
Se me ha hecho muy pesado, sobre todo a partir de la mitad, más o menos. Puede que sea porque el universo en el que se desarrolla esta saga no me termina de emocionar. Es como si no me cuadrase con el estilo de Krentz. De hecho, al principio estaba muy perdida. No me parecía, para nada, la continuación del primer libro.
Escuché la versión en audiolibro. La narración no ha estado mal. Tampoco ha destacado para bien. Solo una narración más. Todo muy aburrido 😫
No voy a leer el siguiente libro, la verdad. He perdido el interés por este universo y sus personajes.
January 11, 2021
Another winner for folks who like paranormal romantic suspense. My only complaint is that there were hints of what the next book in this series is about and readers will have to wait a whole year to find out what happens.
January 24, 2021
3.75⭐ I do like the ongoing mystery . Sierra was a good heroine. The beginning felt like you were dropped into the story but I quickly started remembering plot from 1st book . I figured out the villain and the twist way too early . JAK writing makes for a quick , fun read as usual.
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