Read Born In Twilight (1997)

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Author

Maggie Shayne

Genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

Series

Wings in the Night

Rating

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ISBN

0373483384 (ISBN13: 9780373483389)

Language

English

Publisher

silhouette books

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Born In Twilight (1997) - Plot & Excerpts

A week before she is about to take her final vows and become a nun Angelica ventures out alone at night to help the homeless. On the way to the shelter she is attacked by a ruthless vampire and transformed into one of the undead.Jameson Bryant's life has been haunted by the evil DPI (Department of Paranormal Investigations/vampire killers ~ if you were wondering) because he has a rare blood type that will allow a vampire to transform him into a creature of the night. He escapes their clutches but during the last set of tests they happen to take more than just Jameson's blood. They've take his sperm (yikes!) in order to start their next phase of experiments.Jameson finds Angelica near death suffering from self imposed starvation and although he knows she is dangerous something about her calls out to him and he is compelled to help her. Too hungry to resist what Jameson offers she drinks from him and cannot stop . . . Just as she realizes she's ended this beautiful, kind man's life a DPI agent shows up. In her fear and confusion she believes him when he says he can make her mortal again. The DPI fear vampires and it is their intent to exterminate the race. In their never-ending paranoia they discover it may be possible for a newly turned vampire to become impregnated. Angelica naively becomes their guinea pig in their newest and most heartless experiment to date.Fortunately Jameson's vampire friends show up in time to transform him and when he learns of the results of the DPI's experiments he sets out to find Angelica. Although she thinks he's a monster and he despises her for cutting his mortal life short they must join forces if they are to save another innocent from the hellish clutches of the DPI.The best thing about this story is the care the author takes to develop the love story and the characters. She didn't take the easy way out and let them fall into a silly love/hate relationship so prominent in many novels. The characters struggle and grow and slowly begin to like each other almost against their will. They were real people and when they fall in love you know it's for eternity. This romance is the stuff dreams are made of.Ms. Shayne's amazing storytelling talent shines in BORN IN TWILIGHT. The ultimate page-turner, it is a not to be missed read for lovers of a fast paced, darkly sensual, deeply emotional, tear jerking stories. Although it is a spin-off of her popular Wings In The Night series (for the now defunct Silhouette Shadows line) it very easily stands alone

Born in Twilight tells the story of Jameson. The little boy we first met in Twilight Phantasies (Wings in the Night #1), is all grown up and not sure if he wants to be turned or not. Angelica is a newly turned vampire on her own with no one to teach her. She takes Jameson without realizing what she is doing and leaves him for dead. Now, as you can tell from the blurb on the book - Angelica ends up pregnant with Jameson's child, but I don't want to give away too many of the specifics - let's just say that the bad guys have a hand in the whole thing.This was not my favorite of the series so far. Jameson got on my nerves with his super macho attitude and the religious symbolism was a little over the top. I did love to see how all the characters from the past books played their own role in the story without taking away from the romance budding between Angelica and Jameson. I also enjoyed seeing how the little boy I grew to love in Twilight Phantasies turned out all grown up.

What do You think about Born In Twilight (1997)?

First off, this is like book five of this series. I knew it wasn't the first book of the series, but I was unaware I was skipping four books. Also, not sure why they put "In the tradition of Anne Rice" on the cover. The only thing this book and Anne Rice books have in common is that they're both about vampires, and I like them.Now, onto more serious business.*hysterical laughter* I'm never serious.So, Angelica is an almost nun and Jameson is an almost vampire.Then Angelica is a vampire. And Jame
—Steph Moyer