Night Shift

Cilla O'Roarke works the night shift as a DJ. She takes requests late at night but one night her calm is rocked when she receives a threat. Detective Boyd Fletcher comes into her life to investigate and finds that behind her voice (that he has admired for years) he has found a woman that he likes.

Yeah, it's pretty typical Nora Roberts, but as usual for her I find them very readable. The characters came to life for me and I was greatly entertained by them and the resolution satisfied.

This is the first book in the "Night Tales" series.

Cilla O'Roarke (note the last name!) is a popular late-night disc jockey. When she gets threatening phone calls night after night, her boss finally calls the police, over Cilla's objections.

Detective Boyd Fletcher and his partner Althea show up to take the case, and things progress pretty much how you'd expect them to.

Cilla's a pretty typical romance heroine--she's selflessly raised her younger sister Deborah on her own since the death of their parents; she denies she needs help; and she doesn't want to get involved with Boyd because he's a cop and might get killed on the job.

Despite the fact that the story is sort of about Cilla being threatened by a stalker, it's not really a show more mystery--that is, there aren't clues that the reader can follow and guess who the stalker is--it's just revealed at the end. Which is not really surprising, as this is a Silhouette, and thus too short to expand on the mystery without giving short shrift to the romance. The stalker's motivation is pretty good, though.

I only had one real objection, and that was the too-facile way in which a relationship between Boyd and Althea was dismissed. They're both single, attractive adults, and it's obvious that they're very good friends and care deeply for each other. Yet early on in the book, before Cilla really trusts him, Boyd tells Cilla that there's nothing between him and Althea and she accepts the statement without question. Not that I'd prefer a long, drawn-out Big Misunderstanding, but this was just a little too easy.

Ultimately, Night Shift is a nice, solid, entertaining romance novel, but nothing made it really stand out for me. show less

Cilla received threating calls. Cilla is pretty clueless about how the men at the station feel about her. The station calls the police. One of the detectives is a handsome man with family money. Of course he falls in love with Cella and wants to marry her. Cilla doesn't want to get involved with a cop. We find out why as the story goes on.

A predictable romantic thriller.

Nora Roberts never fails when offering up a great story. She can cover multiple genres without even taking a breath. :) This is most definitely a romantic suspense. A real who dun it. Or in this case, who is doing it. I've got the next 5 ready to read. These books can not be put down so make sure you allow yourself a nice long rainy day. Enjoy!

Interesting story. Liked it better than I thought I would.

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En la oscuridad de la noche es cuando surgen estas historias de amor y misterio...
La voz suave, potente y acariciadora de la atractiva locutora de radio Cilla O’Roarke tenía fascinada a media ciudad de Denver, pero lo que realmente enamoró al detective Boyd Fletcher fue descubrir que, detrás de su fachada de seguridad y éxito, se escondía una joven vulnerable y muy asustada por las amenazas que recibía cada noche de uno de sus oyentes.
Lo cierto era que cualquier cosa podía pasar en el turno de noche.