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The Midnight Moon
When Dana Calydon meets the beautiful and elusive Aiyana, he discovers the numerous depths to her personality, and together they share a night of reckless abandon under the Midnight Moon, but demons from the past threaten to destroy their newfound love. Original.
368 pages, Paperback
First published June 30, 1998
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December 30, 2025
Dane has always considered himself to be a ladies’ man. Not a playboy though. He’s always thought of women as gods gift to the universe and he wants to find that one true love so desperately. And he knows that he won’t find it on this planet. So, when two ambassadors from a nearby planet come looking to secure military support against their enemy the Ellowans, Dane jumps at the opportunity to venture out into space.
Aiyana has a secret. She is not in fact an amphibious creature joined with the Tsier and wanting to end all Ellowans…she herself IS and Ellowan. One of the last remaining of her species who was spared the holocaust of her people all those years ago. And since then, she has plotted revenge against the Tsier for their war crimes. Once a peaceful people, Ellowans was pushed to violence, but it’s entirely justified. If only the Candor people will listen instead of siding with the Tsier. So that’s why she’s deceived Dane and, upon revealing herself, kidnaps him.
Dane is instantly in love with the extremely frustrating but alluring woman. Despite her many many betrayals, despite her habit of speaking in riddles and despite all her baggage, Dane is a lost soul when it comes to Aiyana. But as their story is told, Dane soon realizes that Aiyana is far more than he ever imagined. A leader to her people, a woman strong in the face of family and culture, and a woman capable of such love.
Going from the previous book I read where nothing at all of consequence happened to reading this, it was a big shock. A lot happens in this book, and, in the tradition of science fiction/futuristic romance, it wasn’t until ¾ of the way through the book before I 100% grasped what the hell was going on! There’s a theme of first nation peoples being robbed of their homeland and culture throughout the book, that was the prevailing subject, but I enjoyed the characters’ love story as well.
Dane was a fantastic character. He was so much more than what I first thought him to be, which was rake. But he was romantic and he was extremely intelligent and levelheaded. He was also the stand in for the reader as he too constantly would state he had no idea what was going on or what people were saying. It was very funny. Aiyana was a fighter through and through and fiercely loyal to those who deserve it.
Aiyana has a secret. She is not in fact an amphibious creature joined with the Tsier and wanting to end all Ellowans…she herself IS and Ellowan. One of the last remaining of her species who was spared the holocaust of her people all those years ago. And since then, she has plotted revenge against the Tsier for their war crimes. Once a peaceful people, Ellowans was pushed to violence, but it’s entirely justified. If only the Candor people will listen instead of siding with the Tsier. So that’s why she’s deceived Dane and, upon revealing herself, kidnaps him.
Dane is instantly in love with the extremely frustrating but alluring woman. Despite her many many betrayals, despite her habit of speaking in riddles and despite all her baggage, Dane is a lost soul when it comes to Aiyana. But as their story is told, Dane soon realizes that Aiyana is far more than he ever imagined. A leader to her people, a woman strong in the face of family and culture, and a woman capable of such love.
Going from the previous book I read where nothing at all of consequence happened to reading this, it was a big shock. A lot happens in this book, and, in the tradition of science fiction/futuristic romance, it wasn’t until ¾ of the way through the book before I 100% grasped what the hell was going on! There’s a theme of first nation peoples being robbed of their homeland and culture throughout the book, that was the prevailing subject, but I enjoyed the characters’ love story as well.
Dane was a fantastic character. He was so much more than what I first thought him to be, which was rake. But he was romantic and he was extremely intelligent and levelheaded. He was also the stand in for the reader as he too constantly would state he had no idea what was going on or what people were saying. It was very funny. Aiyana was a fighter through and through and fiercely loyal to those who deserve it.
September 6, 2021
I'm about 50% done with this book and wondering if I should continue reading it. I do not like the heroine. The heroine is a freedom fighter that relentlessly uses and lies the hero for her cause. If the hero was not such a stand-up guy, I would not mind her using him like that but he is really nice! There is no love without trust.
March 31, 2009
Trying to describe the plot of this book I realized how absurd the whole thing is. Dane's a space technician deeply in touch with both his heart and his barbarian roots. Aiyana is over 400 years old, a clueless virgin, and just about the ditsiest thing ever. There's a talking bat, evil clones, elves, space battles, backwoods necking, shape shifters, terriorists, secret pasts and almost secret babies.
Not terribly satisfying, but rather entertaining all things considered.
Not terribly satisfying, but rather entertaining all things considered.
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June 7, 2017
It was the usual:
boy meets girl
Thinks girl is amphibious but is actually a beautiful woman in disguise.
They fall in love while trying to save the universe from evil female clones who want the mans 'seed'
Lots of reveals including the fact she is 400 years old
All turns out ok in the end.
Oh and there is a talking bat.
All up it was good and I didn't have to think too hard
boy meets girl
Thinks girl is amphibious but is actually a beautiful woman in disguise.
They fall in love while trying to save the universe from evil female clones who want the mans 'seed'
Lots of reveals including the fact she is 400 years old
All turns out ok in the end.
Oh and there is a talking bat.
All up it was good and I didn't have to think too hard
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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