All Night Long

More alarming, it included the code word they had used as teenagers, suggesting an urgency and secrecy that puzzled Irene. Pamela’s e-mail had been short and cryptic. Irene had planned to get out of this place as quickly as possible. senator, pill and liquor bottles beside her. But now she has been summoned back. The shock has barely subsided before the rumors begin to swirl. Their friendship ended the night Pamela dropped Irene off at home - and Irene walked in to discover her parents’ bodies on the kitchen floor. Shy, studious Irene Stenson and wild, privileged Pamela Webb had been the best of friends for one short high school summer. What could be important enough to make her former friend get in touch after all these years? She won’t find out - at least not from Pamela, who lies dead in the luxurio

Handsome but damaged ex-Marine Luke Danner, who owns the lodge where Irene is staying, helps her look into the case. When Senator Webb's PR flack is found murdered after getting caught up in a blackmail scheme and Luke and Irene start their predictable but torrid romance, Krentz sets up a series of compelling confrontations, as Irene comes up with information that could jeopardize Webb's impending White House run. All rights reserved. The dialogue, which dominates the book, is strong throughout; the plot is tight. From Publishers Weekly Krentz's latest fast-paced, well-plotted romantic thriller takes place in the tiny Napa Valley village of Dunster—perhaps named after the Amanda Quick heroine Emma Dunster. . Flaws like secondary-character overload and one-dimension

She has written contemporary romantic suspense novels under that name, as well as futuristic and historical romance novels under the pseudonyms Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick, respectively. . She lives in Seattle. Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of fifty New York Times bestsellers

All Night Long Penne Davis I was pleasantly surprised that hadn't read this before and I really enjoyed this read. along the normal story line but a very nice read. Not sure if moving all these books to e-readers is changing the grammar and spelling (i.e., spare instead of spa) I knew there were some typos, grammatical errors in the hard and paperback books but it seems like a whole lot more . Good read LL Good characters and fun dialogue. Wanted to read it in two days.. Five Stars as described