Buy this book
Books N Bytes participates in affiliate programs including Amazon Associates and Bookshop.org. We may earn a commission when you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you.
Edge of Darkness is one of Cherry Adair's Black Rose Chronicles novels and a useful entry point for new readers because the paranormal-talents setup gets re-explained without belaboring it. The heroine in this one can teleport short distances, the hero is a T-FLAC operative who has reasons to find that interesting, and the global threat involves an opposing organization that is testing teleportation operatives in ways that produce body counts.
Adair's great gift remains the comic register on top of the action. The romance is the engine, the action is the chassis, and both run at a pace that is genuinely satisfying. The protagonist's commitment to her independence keeps the romance honest. The villains are the kind of competent, slightly cartoonish global-bad-guy crew that the form rewards.
Four stars. A solidly enjoyable Black Rose entry. Read after the first few T-FLAC novels for context but it stands well enough on its own.
Related reads
If you liked Edge of Darkness
Edge of Fear
by Cherry Adair
A Cherry Adair Black Rose Chronicles entry. Romantic suspense with telekinesis and a deeply ridiculous global threat. Honest fun.
Date with the Devil
by Cherry Adair
A T-FLAC romantic suspense from Cherry Adair. Counter-terror operative meets event planner. Reliably fun.
Hide and Seek
by Cherry Adair
A T-FLAC romantic suspense from Cherry Adair. Mid-period, well-paced, the formula in full bloom.
In Too Deep
by Cherry Adair
Cherry Adair doing T-FLAC romantic suspense. Globe-hopping, ridiculous, and exactly as fun as it knows it is.
Kiss and Tell
by Cherry Adair
The first Cherry Adair T-FLAC novel. The book that launched a long career. Honest fun and the formula taking shape in real time.
Out of Sight
by Cherry Adair
A T-FLAC romantic suspense. Cherry Adair in mid-period form. The formula working hard.
More by this author