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Night Moves: Dream Man/After the Night
Two classic romantic suspense novels in one—from the New York Times bestselling author of Now You See Her.
Dream Marlie Keen was trying to lead a quiet, ordinary life. She thought the clairvoyance that allowed her to witness crimes as they happened had been destroyed in the nightmare of her past. Then one night it returned with a vengeance, and she desperately needed to find someone to make it stop.
Detective Dane Hollister of the Orlando police department had never met anyone like Marlie. He had doubts about her clairvoyance, but there was no doubt how much he desired her. Her soft, sweet scent set his blood afire, and he wanted to wrap her in his arms and chase the sadness from her eyes. To Marlie, Dane was all heat and hard muscle, and he made her body come alive as it never had before. But not even she could foresee where their passion would a hungry quest for the elusive, dreamy ecstasies of love...and a dangerous journey into the twisted mind of a madman who would threaten their happiness and their lives....
After the A poor, outcast child in Prescott, Louisiana, Faith Devlin had always adored the town's golden boy from afar. But he called her white trash that sultry Southern night when his rich, respected father disappeared, along with her pretty mom. Now Faith wanted to hate Gray Rouillard...not to feel a powerful surge of desire. But she couldn't quench her passion, any more than she could hide the truth about the past she had waited so long to unravel.
Even when he raised hell, Gray Rouillard did it with style. Reckless, charming, and backed by Rouillard money, Gray controlled the town of Prescott -- and Devlin was a name he never wanted to hear again. But when he gazed at Faith Devlin, all he saw was a swirl of tangled sheets and her silken flesh beneath him. To care for her was impossible, unthinkable...because Gray Rouillard planned to use all his power to ruin her.
Dream Marlie Keen was trying to lead a quiet, ordinary life. She thought the clairvoyance that allowed her to witness crimes as they happened had been destroyed in the nightmare of her past. Then one night it returned with a vengeance, and she desperately needed to find someone to make it stop.
Detective Dane Hollister of the Orlando police department had never met anyone like Marlie. He had doubts about her clairvoyance, but there was no doubt how much he desired her. Her soft, sweet scent set his blood afire, and he wanted to wrap her in his arms and chase the sadness from her eyes. To Marlie, Dane was all heat and hard muscle, and he made her body come alive as it never had before. But not even she could foresee where their passion would a hungry quest for the elusive, dreamy ecstasies of love...and a dangerous journey into the twisted mind of a madman who would threaten their happiness and their lives....
After the A poor, outcast child in Prescott, Louisiana, Faith Devlin had always adored the town's golden boy from afar. But he called her white trash that sultry Southern night when his rich, respected father disappeared, along with her pretty mom. Now Faith wanted to hate Gray Rouillard...not to feel a powerful surge of desire. But she couldn't quench her passion, any more than she could hide the truth about the past she had waited so long to unravel.
Even when he raised hell, Gray Rouillard did it with style. Reckless, charming, and backed by Rouillard money, Gray controlled the town of Prescott -- and Devlin was a name he never wanted to hear again. But when he gazed at Faith Devlin, all he saw was a swirl of tangled sheets and her silken flesh beneath him. To care for her was impossible, unthinkable...because Gray Rouillard planned to use all his power to ruin her.
681 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 1998
About the author
Linda Howard
238 books7,299 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance author writing under the pseudonym Linda Howard. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America and in 2005 Howard was awarded their Career Achievement Award.
Linda Howard lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren.
Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance author writing under the pseudonym Linda Howard. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America and in 2005 Howard was awarded their Career Achievement Award.
Linda Howard lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren.
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January 9, 2026
Dream Man ⭐️⭐️⭐️
After The Night ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
After The Night ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
March 14, 2026
Dream Man was a favorite I read several times.
After the night was good.
After the night was good.
January 31, 2012
Have only read the first book in this duo, which was After the Night.
I finished it, so it must have been okay, hence the two stars. However, I felt a little "icky" reading it and wanted to jump in a cool mountain spring afterward to rid myself of the lingering miasma. Anything that makes me feel that way just can't receive more than two stars. It just can't.
I know this is a popular book and I don't know why it struck so many ways of wrong, but it really did. I won't delineate every deplorable, uncomfortable scene, but I had more than one disgusted, eye-rolling, hero-hating moment and it tainted any chance for enjoyment.
Dream Man is another well-loved book and am hoping it is more "up my alley" than the first one.
I finished it, so it must have been okay, hence the two stars. However, I felt a little "icky" reading it and wanted to jump in a cool mountain spring afterward to rid myself of the lingering miasma. Anything that makes me feel that way just can't receive more than two stars. It just can't.
I know this is a popular book and I don't know why it struck so many ways of wrong, but it really did. I won't delineate every deplorable, uncomfortable scene, but I had more than one disgusted, eye-rolling, hero-hating moment and it tainted any chance for enjoyment.
Dream Man is another well-loved book and am hoping it is more "up my alley" than the first one.
July 20, 2024
After the Night - 1 star - This book was trash. Gray was a disgusting pedophile who treated Faith like $hit and she was a brainless doormat who forgave everything he did because she "loved him" so much.
Dream Man - 1 star - I had always wanted to read this book because I love books about psychics but Dane was SUCH a d!ck, I hated him from the start. I could understand him being skeptical but even after he saw Doctor Ewell and began to believe in Marlie’s abilities he still tried to intimidate her. He leered at her, blatantly staring at her legs and breasts; he crowded her, deliberately touching her without her consent. He told her that he still didn’t believe her and tried to provoke her and was delighted to see that she was “frightened” and “hostile”. He taunted her and dared her to prove him wrong by reading his mind. He did everything he could to make her uncomfortable and so that he could seduce her while she was in an emotionally vulnerable state. When she told him “NO” and tried to push him away, he said, “Hush. I’m just holding you” and forced her to stay in his arms. She had to BITE him to get him to release her.
Maybe it’s because this book was so outdated that the author thought that was an acceptable way for a man to treat a woman but that’s not the kind of romantic “hero” that I want to read about.
After I stopped reading, I went and read some of the reviews and when I found out that he deliberately outed her in order to use her as bait for the killer despite the YEARS it had take her to recover the last time that happened, I was happy that I hadn’t bothered to finish.
Dream Man - 1 star - I had always wanted to read this book because I love books about psychics but Dane was SUCH a d!ck, I hated him from the start. I could understand him being skeptical but even after he saw Doctor Ewell and began to believe in Marlie’s abilities he still tried to intimidate her. He leered at her, blatantly staring at her legs and breasts; he crowded her, deliberately touching her without her consent. He told her that he still didn’t believe her and tried to provoke her and was delighted to see that she was “frightened” and “hostile”. He taunted her and dared her to prove him wrong by reading his mind. He did everything he could to make her uncomfortable and so that he could seduce her while she was in an emotionally vulnerable state. When she told him “NO” and tried to push him away, he said, “Hush. I’m just holding you” and forced her to stay in his arms. She had to BITE him to get him to release her.
Maybe it’s because this book was so outdated that the author thought that was an acceptable way for a man to treat a woman but that’s not the kind of romantic “hero” that I want to read about.
After I stopped reading, I went and read some of the reviews and when I found out that he deliberately outed her in order to use her as bait for the killer despite the YEARS it had take her to recover the last time that happened, I was happy that I hadn’t bothered to finish.
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March 1, 2026
This book caught my attention because the two story's are printed upside-down. I read Dream Man first. I think it is the better of the two books. Marlie Keen is a women with the gift of seeing crimes often as they happen. She thinks this gift has been lost until 6 years without see a crime it comes back.Dane Hollister is an Orlando cop who helps her find the murder.
After the Night was a harder read for me because it deals with Child neglect, extra marital affairs as well as murder.
After the Night was a harder read for me because it deals with Child neglect, extra marital affairs as well as murder.
May 13, 2020
Great Read
I love Linda Howard! Found her years ago with "Now You See Her" and "Son of the Morning". Those I have read twice.
I enjoy her characters and unique plot twists which keeps me up late.
Stuck at home, I am on a Linda H. binge and have sent several copies to friends. Thank you Amazon!
I love Linda Howard! Found her years ago with "Now You See Her" and "Son of the Morning". Those I have read twice.
I enjoy her characters and unique plot twists which keeps me up late.
Stuck at home, I am on a Linda H. binge and have sent several copies to friends. Thank you Amazon!
September 27, 2026
Disappointing; both stories had all the makings of a gripping read. I’m not a prude, but the excessive, unnecessary sexual descriptions completely distracted from the plot, making it very tedious to read.
November 12, 2017
Great read
Linda Howard never disappoints. The great characters she builds and the tension in the stories really grab you. The women are not wusses, but believable yet strong.
Linda Howard never disappoints. The great characters she builds and the tension in the stories really grab you. The women are not wusses, but believable yet strong.
January 4, 2018
Both of the books included are on my reread list. Love them both.
February 3, 2019
Love these 2 stories. Dane is the Man. Gray is super hawt.
March 29, 2021
Dream Man - 4*
After the Night - 5*
After the Night - 5*
June 2, 2021
Two of my favorite Linda Howard books
November 10, 2021
Read these years ago, loved revisiting them again.
May 29, 2024
Dream man is scary
A very scary story. Tough to read but ending has strong humor to me up for the drama and turmoil.
A very scary story. Tough to read but ending has strong humor to me up for the drama and turmoil.
July 17, 2024
2 books in one
2 books in one, how lucky can you get?
After the Night - 5+ stars
Dream Man - 5+ stars
2 books in one, how lucky can you get?
After the Night - 5+ stars
Dream Man - 5+ stars
January 1, 2019
Both of these books by Linda Howard are "character" books. I read them both when they were first published and enjoyed them just as much when I re-read them a short while ago.
First, Dream Man was a journey into the paranormal land of psychics and seers. I enjoyed the by-play between Dane and Marlie and I know that the subject matter, even at the time it was written, didn't appeal to everyone. It appealed to me because I enjoy reading Linda Howard's writing style.
Second, After the Night was the more compelling of the two. It used nothing paranormal in this story of the Louisiana dirt poor and the "Golden Boy" Gray Rouillard. A lot of this book is taken up with the backstory, which truly lays the foundation for a great story and an unfailingly well-written romance.
Don't ask if I would recommend. There's been only one of Howard's books that was just ok, and the rest I would recommend to anyone who loves the genre.
First, Dream Man was a journey into the paranormal land of psychics and seers. I enjoyed the by-play between Dane and Marlie and I know that the subject matter, even at the time it was written, didn't appeal to everyone. It appealed to me because I enjoy reading Linda Howard's writing style.
Second, After the Night was the more compelling of the two. It used nothing paranormal in this story of the Louisiana dirt poor and the "Golden Boy" Gray Rouillard. A lot of this book is taken up with the backstory, which truly lays the foundation for a great story and an unfailingly well-written romance.
Don't ask if I would recommend. There's been only one of Howard's books that was just ok, and the rest I would recommend to anyone who loves the genre.
January 5, 2017
Awesomeness
These books are classics. I read these books back in hugh school. So far this year, I have had a since of nostalgia. I am glad of this. Read these books you will see what I mean. They are instant classics.
These books are classics. I read these books back in hugh school. So far this year, I have had a since of nostalgia. I am glad of this. Read these books you will see what I mean. They are instant classics.
January 13, 2008
cool the one..
January 20, 2010
Two of my favorites! Loaned it out, never got it back :(
June 29, 2010
Dream Man - sucked.
After the Night - fantastic, one of the best romance books.
After the Night - fantastic, one of the best romance books.
January 7, 2011
Amazing book
March 8, 2012
I loved it. It had some funny spots, but it kept my attention.
November 7, 2014
2.5 star read
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June 14, 2018Dream Man = 3.5 stars
After the Night = 2+ stars
After the Night = 2+ stars
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