All Night Long

by Michele Albert

Setting: Contemporary Warfield, Wisconsin Sensuality Rating: 9 He's a man whose roots reach as solidly into the earth as the alfalfa he grows on his family's 150-year-old dairy farm. She's an author... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380810662
• ISBN13: 9780380810666
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Simply Spectacular Book - Misleading Cover

The cover of this book more accurately should have shown either a picture of a farm scene -- Victorian house with a typical midwestern barn or, if it was going to feature the characters the hero should have been blond-haired with a mustache, more at home in jeans and t-shirts and the heroine in casual dress. But that's a small complaint of this otherwise spectacular novel which proves you should never judge a book by its cover.Writer/photographer Annie Beckett has been researching the disappearance of her ancestor Lewis Hudson for ten years. Her search has brought her to Black Hawk Hollow in Wisconsin, the place where Hudson was last known to have been back in 1832. Seeing this as a great subject for one of her coffee table books, Annie writes to Rurik Magnussen, the man who runs a dairy farm on the land where Black Hawk Hollow is located. Magnussen (who thinks the writer is likely an older woman) is reluctant to allow anything - or anyone - upset his daily routine. But Annie, who thinks Mr. Magnussen is probably an elderly curmudgeon, persists. They lock horns when Annie arrives, but her determination pays off and Magnussen, a sexy 34-year-old better known as Rik, not only allows her to take pictures of his land, but also allows her to rent a small studio apartment in his home. Magnussen has been living a solitary life since his wife left him for his best friend. He is still hurt, bitter, and reluctant to let anyone else in his life, despite his physical attraction to Annie. Annie had a troubled childhood, shuffled from foster home to foster home, and has been searching for years for someone or something stable in her life. Never in her wildest dreams did she figure it would be on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. As Annie takes her photos and delves deeper into the history of the area, she finds a comrade in the president of the local historical society, Owen Decker, who just happens to be the man who is now married to Rik's ex-wife - a man Rik has never forgiven for betraying him. We also have Rik's teenage daughter, Heather, frequently at odds with her Dad, but who finds an ally in Annie. A sexier hero than the Scandinavian Rik would be hard to find. And headstrong Annie makes a formidable opponent in the game of love. Ms. Jerott opens each chapter with a letter from over a century and a half ago from either Lewis Hudson, his fiancée or his mother. The inclusion of these letters and in this manner, leads authenticity to the novel. From a historical mystery to solve, to an oh-so sexy hero, to passionate love scenes, and an exciting and dramatic conclusion, this book grabs the reader from the very first page and doesn't let go. There is never a dull moment in this innovative and outstanding sophomore effort from new author Michelle Jerott. It is this reviewer's opinion that this author is really going to be a big success, especially if ALL NIGHT LONG is any indication of her talents. She write

Men may be from Mars, but we know what we do to them...

All Night Long is one heart-thumping, passionate read! It is definitely not for the faint of heart. Nor is ANL the type of book for those that are offended by straight forward talk about sex and the feelings that arise from wanting someone in a goooooood kind of way. Ms. Jerott delivers characters that are able to stand on their own, and offers supporting characters that don't get in the way of the story but instead add to it's spice and build. Annie and Rik are HOT! The feelings that the writer shows them expressing for one another are right on the money. There is nothing watered down here. It is exciting to know the thoughts that go through the mind of a man like Rik, whether about Annie's clothing, her perfume, her movements... It allows the readers to do a little experimenting of their own to see what kind of reaction will be gained. Men may be from Mars, but Ms. Jerott shows us what our actions really do to them!

An excellent book

I loved Rik and Annie's story. Not only was the romance as intense as can be, there was a true feeling of reality with this book, unlike so many contemporary romances today. I could relate to this hero and heroine as if they were people I really knew. From the moment they meet the chemistry between them is tangible to the reader, and I was drawn in at once. I felt as if I were there in the story with them, through the ups and downs, and to the touching ending.The secondary element in the book is exceptionally well done and equally intriguing. The letters from Lewis to his sweetheart and mother are so well-written I had wondered for a time if they were authentic. Ms. Jerott's prose is masterful, her dialogue superb, and the sensuality top-notch. This is a book for the masses. Enjoy!

Enjoyable

I really enjoyed reading this book. I got hooked on Michelle Jerott after reading Absolute Trouble. The two main characters are well developed and realistic. I do have to agree with some of the other reeaders the secondary characters are not well developed, but that doesn't take anything away from the storyline bewteen Annie and Rik. I also enjoyed the story about Lewis Hudson. Also this was such a refreshing book, i didn't have to read about any tall dark handsome/ rich hero. I am looking forward to this authors next book.

Real Passion! Real Romance! Jerott does it again.

Only better! Contemp romance fans will swoon for this farm boy. Rik is a wonderful, realistic hero, a man of few words, but his brand of sexy stubborness will steal your heart. Annie is the saavy, strong, in-control kind of heroine more romances need. Jerott blends these two wonderful characters with a dash of suspense, and a wonderful mystery. Don't miss ANL, and if you didn't catch Absolute Trouble, grab it, too.