FBI Agent, Chris, is searching for the infamous art thief, "The Magician", and ends up finding the man of her dreams. Robin of Locksley, is a Darkyn, turned vampire by a blood pathogen, that cannot seem to get enough of Agent Chris. Robin's friends become his enemies, and his enemies become few and far in between when a sacred book is stolen right under their noses.

This was enjoyable for me since Viehl's twist on vampires is not the typical "suck your blood". ( )

We all know the back story of the hero of Stay The Night, but unless you've read Viehl's Darkyn Novel titled Evermore, you haven't gotten the complete story.

In Viehl's world, Robin of Locksley is a Darkyn Vampire. Living for hundreds of years, his business is still the same- rob from the rich and give to the poor. His arch enemy- Guy of Gisborne- is also a Darkyn Vampire and he hasn't given up on hunting the notorious Robinhood.

Robin's story moves into present day when FBI Agent, Chris Renshaw, takes it upon herself to catch the famous allusive thief the FBI have dubbed "The Magician". Expecting a man much older than the handsome devil who slipped into her net, Chris has no idea that her prey is within her grasp. Certainly she had no clue when she gave into the instant attraction she felt for the intriquing man- for one night only.

Robin cannot believe that the art dealer who owns the treasured manuscript he needs to get his hands on ditched him before morning even arrived- especially after the hours of passion they spent together. But slipped his charms she has and for the first time in years, he finds he cannot get a woman out of his mind. When he discovers she is in fact an FBI agent out to catch him, his ire rises even higher.

Thinking to catch her in her own trap they, Robin is taken by surprise when the artifact is stolen out from under them by Guy of Guisbourne. But Guy is not the ultimate villain he's been made out to be and there is more to the manuscript than any of them could imagine.

In the Stay the Night, not only do we discover the kind of woman who is able to win the heart of the infamous Robinhood, but we also get a fast paced thriller. In addition, Ms. Viehl ties up a plot line arching throughout her Darkyn series.That's right, the lovely Alexandra, mate to Michael, the powerful leader of the American Darkyn, (If Angels Burn), finally discovers the cure for the Darkyn Pathogen.

But will she wield it and turn herself human again or will she sacrifice it all for love.

Ms. Viehl has created a world you want to come back to again and again. And thankfully, despite some misleading claims by the author, it's not the end to the Darkyn world.

One thing I love about Lynn Viehl, she enjoys a little cat and mouse play with her readers- especially in this series. At different times, characters will make an appearance and not tell us their full names. Every time that happens, I know it's upon us to discover who he or she is in history- real or in the literary world. One such character makes an appearance in Stay The Night. (No, not telling who, you'll have to discover for yourself!)

Although Stay the Night has it's engaging moments, it's not my favorite Darkyn novel- EvermoreTwilight Fall still holds that place for me. The sexual tension just wasn't high enough between Chris and Robin to to give the story the measure it needed to thrust it ahead of the pack. Still, Michael and Alex have one scene together that turned out to be one of the most intimate, erotic scenes I've read in a long time.

Looking forward to wear Ms. Viehl takes us from here. ( )

It was decent. It felt rushed, but I am sure that is because the publishers decided not to renew this series so Lynn Viehl felt she had to do as much together as she could.

I really enjoyed Robin's character throughout the series. I liked the twist at the end and how him and Chris get a HEA.

I am glad that Alex finally decided one way or the other with which way to live. She finally comes to grips with her being Kyn.

I will probably read the spin off series Kyndred.

I enjoy Lynn's writing, altho I do not enjoy so many differing story lines. It get's to be too much after a while. ( )

Stay the Night is #7 in a series entitled Darkyn. What I really liked about this book is that, #7 or not, you don't have to read the prior novels to enjoy it. Admittedly, there are times something would have been a bit better with more background but this was a great book and now I'm going to have to go visit half.com to get the other 6! The characters in the book run true to historic form in many ways and it was interesting to see how they were coping with the 21st Century.

Chris is a Federal agent assigned to catch “The Magician” - an thief extraordinare. An older man with grey hair who, while robbing a bank caused her partner to kill himself with just a word. She feels the suicide is somehow her fault and she volunteers to act as a gallery owner to attract The Magician into attempting to steal a priceless book. A couple of issues: the priceless book is the real thing, not a forgery (“...Using an irreplaceable, priceless artifact that men have been killing one another to possess for the last seven hundred years...is insanity”) and the guy she slept with the night before is the thief. Better yet, the book is stolen from them - but not by....
...Rob Lockley (that’s right - Robin Hood!) He’s been around for centuries. He is a damn good thief and a better lover. He is also a Darkyn Lord (read: vampire). He falls for Chris before he knows her background and takes her with him to recapture the book for a woman who will kill all of his warriors and humans unless she gets it back.

The thief is Rob’s cousin who hates him for a little situation involving Marian all those years ago. They find him, the woman finds them, she takes the book along with something much more precious. The story is fast-paced, sexy and horrific in it’s battles. Something to keep you reading through the night. I did! ( )

I don't know...It was really hard for me to read this one. I liked all of the other Darkyn books but, I just couldn't get into this one! I thought the book was just so-so. ( )