Night Shield

by Nora Roberts

Book Overview

Despite her father's own recommendation, police officer Allison Fletcher refuses to be drawn by the handsome, charming, but possibly shady Jonah Blackhawk.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373270976
• ISBN13: 9780373270972
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Silhouette Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A great NIGHT's read!

Allison Fletcher is going undercover at Jonah Blackhawk's bar...but she wasn't looking to go under covers. But there was something about Jonah that caught her buy surprise. An attraction too big to be denied. Jonah doesn't like most cops as a rule. And yet there's something about Allison that makes him forget she carries a badge...makes him forget just about everything. He's not sure if that's a good thing, or not, but he seems helpless to fight the feeling. And Jonah doesn't like to be helpless.Allison and Jonah have to solve a series or burglaries, while they try to solve the intricacies of their hearts. This is a wonderful brand new addition to the Night Tales series, and there are plenty of cameos to thrill the most ardent fans.

Sizzling romance

I read "Night Shield" before "Night Tales". I like it so much that after finishing this book, I went straight out to buy "Night Tales". I feel that this is a good short romance story. The two main characters were Jonah and Allison (Ally for short). If you have read "Night Shift" before, you would find that Ally was actually Boyd Fletcher and Cilla O'Roarke's daughter. Jonah was a tough guy with a soft heart, the kind of guy that many women dream of marrying, I guess. Ally was a woman with a strong character who knew very well what she wanted. Both were likeable characters, just as many other characters in the story.Jonah was a successful businessman who opened a few popular nightclubs. He owed his success to Boyd Fletcher, who helped change Jonah's life from a bad one to a liveable one when Jonah was growing up. When a series of burglaries were tied to one of Jonah's clubs, Blackhawk, Jonah readily agreed to help Boyd with these cases. But Jonah never suspected that the detective assigned to go undercover at his club could be so gorgeous. Ally was the detective assigned to be an undercover, posing as a waitress, at Blackhawk. You can see the sparks flying between the two from then.This is a book with a blend of romance and action. The blend is quite balance with just enough romance and action at the same time. There is also a hint of humour throughout the book. Hope those of you who want to give this book a try will love it. Enjoy!

WOW! WHAT AGREAT STORY!

I am sorry that I didn't purchase Night Tales first,I didn't realize that it was a sequel to the other books, but this story was so good. It made me feel so good reading the play between the two main characters. It was good to see the woman as the aggressor for a change and go after what she wanted no matter what, and then to get him. The secondary characters kept the story moving. I like a romance novel where there is no separation between the two main characters. They totally communicated with each other and everything was always out in the open. The story moved so smoothly that I was sad when it ended. This book is not one that you will want to put down. It is a quick read but it is so good. This is only my second Nora Roberts novel,the first being "The Perfect Neighbor". Ms. Roberts you have definitely won me as a fan.

Night provides a cover that makes anything possible

A rash of nighttime burglaries in Denver forces Detective Allison Fletcher to go undercover at Blackhawk's, a swanky nightclub and the only repetitive link among the majority of the crimes committed. When Police Commissioner, Boyd Fletcher, asks owner, Jonah Blackhawk to protect Allison's cover, he gets a reluctant agreement that is prompted by what Blackhawk perceives to be an old debt. Allison's aggressiveness and her dedication to her job are two things that rub Jonah wrong about her. But when he finds himself falling fast in love with her, he finds himself unable to emotionally backpedal from her despite his certainty that he is the wrong man for her. When Allison looks at Jonah, however, she sees more than he gives himself credit for. As a truant who was reformed by her own father over the years, she has always felt a little jealous of the bond they shared. But when Allison gets to know Jonah, she quickly learns to see beyond the hard shell he presents to the soft heart he possesses. Soon, she finds herself sharing her love of sports, her love of family, and her heart with him. This is a wonderful sequel to the original Night Tales written by Nora Roberts. Both Allison and Jonah are well written characters whose dedication to the people they love is admirable. Allison is a strong woman and it is clear that she has to be, in order to do her job. She has grown up with a supportive family and the wealth of love and money that came with it. Jonah works best at night with his informal family of reformed truants and victims. After being reformed by Allison's father, he unconsciously followed in Boyd's footsteps in order to help his friends to a legally rewarding way of life. Jonah truly is a softhearted man beneath the tough exterior. Perhaps it is because he knows this, however much he wishes to deny it, that he is resistant when Allison invites him to become a part of her family. Roberts makes it easy to care about Jonah whose soft heart makes it impossible for him to withdraw from the Fletchers and their extended family and Allison with her strong sense of determination which makes it impossible for Jonah to throw up any walls between them.

Another Winner!

I love Nora Roberts! I found the book, read it in 2 hours and wanted to read it again! It was fabulous to visit with a part of the Night Tales group again. Nobody does continuing characters better. It was such an easy read that I was finished with the book WAY before I wanted to be! Keep writing Nora, and I'll keep buying!