A Darker Dream

by Amanda Ashley

Book Overview

In all his four hundred years, Rayven never met a woman like Rhianna McLeod. She is a vision of light, of warmth, of everything he is not--nor can ever be. Doomed to live forever in darkness and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050552208X
• ISBN13: 9780505522085
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Love Spell
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Lovely Vampyer Romance

Well after reading some of the reviews people gave for this book I started to disgree with them. Yes the book could have been a 100 pages shorter if the convo of "leave me now" and "no Iwont leave you I love you." Didnt occur so oftem, but it fit into the story... after all it is a romance novel people!This book was great. I just finished reading it for the 2nd time today and I loved it even more then I did the first day, and this book happened to be one I picked up at the super market while waiting in line. The hero is a lonley vampyer who meet a young woman who falls in love with. For the first time in four hundred years he feels love and needs it, but he can hardly control his hunger. This story brings a new light to vampyers and romance. Every romance lover needs to read this book. You senses will run wild.

Myshelf.Com Book Reviewer

Through dark soulless eyes, he claims Rhianna McLeod as his own. By doing so, he saves her the shame and humiliation of being auctioned off by her heartless father. Now she belongs to the mysterious Lord Rayven, a man that is known to live in the shadows of a darkness that only the night can provide for him. Will she be able to erase the pain and loneliness that consumes him? Or will her efforts be met with grave consequences?Rayven is a prisoner doomed to a life of misery. Upon seeing Rhianna, he realizes that she has the ability to bring light into his bleak existence. She, alone, is able to bring him a sense of peace and tranquility, and to blur the memories that haunt the depths of his being. Unfortunately, the bliss he finds in her arms cannot last forever, as within a year he has made a promise to himself to release her and set her free. Doing so could mean a return to the heart of darkness that lies within him, and to the cold unfeeling heart that is capable of destroying the both of them.This is the first vampire novel that I have ever read. Its words called out to me magically, as I skimmed the first paragraph. I was impressed with Ms. Ashley's ability to persuade the reader to accept the vampire existence. I felt myself agonizing over how it would end; I felt Rayven was bound for certain death and destruction. Only an author as talented as Ms. Ashley could move a skeptical reader to feel such intense emotions

Sigh!

I have read all of Amanda Ashley's vampire romance books and have enjoyed every of them. When I bought the first one, I wasn't sure I would like vampire romance, but I was happily surprised. I just finished reading "A Darker Dream" and loved every minute of it. Rayven swept me off my feet. Please keep writing them, Ms. Ashley.

A Darker Dream is a Dream!

This is the first book I have bought by Amanda Ashley. I brought it home and began reading the first chapter...I could not put it down! Amanda Ashley has a talent for making a Vampire seem romantic and kind, even though these creatures are depicted as quite scary in history. This novel was deep and intense and not for the faint of heart. The book will transport you to the era and makes you imagine, even for a few hours or reading the book, that you are the heroine and you are actually living this story. Now, if that isn't a good book, what is? I have read the book 5 times since I bought it, and I picked it up off of my shelf this very day to read it for the sixth time. It is a must read for all of you super-natural romance readers.

Love at First Bite: A Vampyre Romance

Have you ever fantisized about necking with a vampire? What about having one gallantly kiss your hand and in the process, nibble at your wrist? If you ever have, A Darker ream, by Amanda Ashley is for you. In this blood tainted tale, everything seems pretty stereo-typical of all romances until the reader discovers that Lord Rayven has purchased a beautiful girl not to drink from her red lips, but to drink from her white neck. That gives an interesting twist to the novel that other romances don't usually have. The unfair prejudices of her family and friends creates a bit of a conflict, and the ever-seeking, always lonely nature of the vampire is a problem that has to be dwelt with also. Of course, the heroine, Rhianna, soon looses her fear of Rayven and lovingly supports him throughout the story. One other interesting character in A Darker Dream is the hero's cloak, an inanimate object that really isn't lifeless. In the end, the message of this book is that love conquers all when one is willing to sacrifice everything. The reasons I really enjoyed A Darker Dream were the elements of surprise throughout the book and the editions Ms. Ashley made to the vampire legend. She didn't try to copy the original ideas of Vampire author Anne Rice, which was very refreshing. The vampire legend hasn't been covered by thousands of romance authors like so many other subjects have. Yes, the hero and heroine look pretty typical of most romance characters, but if they weren't would romance genre fans want to read about them? Lord Rayven can do tricks that would put Fabio in the dust: He canread the heroine's thoughts and by glancing at Rhianna he can turn her on (wouldn't we all love a man like that?!). If you enjoy a well developed plot and you aren't squeamish about a little "blood lust," be sure to read A Darker Dream, by Amanda Ashley. It'll give you chills and thrills simultaneously! -Kathleen Cash