Last Light

Night Owl Trilogy- Book 2

By M. Pierce

Synopsis

Tensions rise, secrets grow bigger, and passions run deeper—and hotter—in Last Light, the second novel of the Night Owl Trilogy from bestselling author M. Pierce.

Matt Sky is missing. After a solo ascent of Longs Peak that left only a large blood stain, tatters of climbing clothing, and the tracks of an animal in the snow, he is presumed dead.

Hannah Catalano is guarding a secret: she knows Matt is alive. After Matt’s memorial service, she lingers on the East Coast with his family, but it soon becomes clear that his brothers’ motives are less than gracious. Nate Sky is bent on tracking down the author of Night Owl, a book that charts the last days of Matt’s life with uncanny and scandalous accuracy, and which appeared only after his death. Seth Sky is bent on getting Hannah into his bed.

Hidden away in the woods, Matt and Hannah strive desperately to maintain their ruse and their relationship—but their web of lies only tightens as Matt struggles with the consequences of his decision, and Hannah tries to escape Nate’s libel suit and fend off Seth’s advances…until Hannah is put in danger, and Matt must make a life or death choice.

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Excerpt

            Matt insisted on carrying me to the bathroom. I hugged his neck.

“Matt, you realize I can walk with a black eye, right?”

“I’ll be the judge of that.” He set me on the counter and I squeaked; the marble was frigid under my bare bottom. He dropped one of my bath bombs in the tub and watched it fizz and color the water purple.

Once, I managed to convince Matt to use a bath bomb with me. It was called a “sex bomb” and it was supposed to “put us in the mood” with “exciting scents” and “natural pheromones.” I grinned at the memory. As soon as Matt realized the bomb was coating his skin in sparkles, he leapt out of the tub ranting about “looking Twilighty” and “smelling like a girl.”

“What’re you grinning at?”

“You.” I smiled. “And this bath, which is such a transparent effort to avoid saying goodbye. Sweet… but transparent.”

Matt frowned and paced the small space of the bathroom. Ha! I was right. Matt planned to leave me in the tub and slip away.

My poor, adorable night owl—he really had issues with goodbyes.

“No,” he mumbled. “Maybe…”

“Can I induce you to stay a little longer?” I uncrossed my legs deliberately and spread them. Matt watched. He folded his arms and tilted his head.

“How does your cheek feel?”

“They’re cold.” I grinned.

“And you say I’m bad.” He slid me off the sink and turned me. I watched our reflection through the patchy steam on the mirror. Matt—God, he was so tall, and the look on his face was arresting. He wanted me. I knew that look.

 

 Night Owl

Night Owl Trilogy-Book 1

By M. Pierce

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“Tautly written, complex, and vibrating with a dark sensuality that will have you at once blushing and anxious. You’ll think you have this book pegged . . . but you’ll be wrong.”—Christina Lauren, New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors of The Beautiful Bastard series

From bestselling ebook author M. Pierce comes the first novel in a provocative erotic trilogy where an anonymous online writing partnership turns into an uncontrollable, passionate obsession

At twenty-eight, Matt Sky has the perfect life. He has a beautiful girlfriend, a massive inheritance, and four national bestsellers — all penned under his airtight alias, M. Pierce.

At twenty-seven, Hannah Catalano is a train wreck. Her boyfriend is a deadbeat and her job is abysmal.

Matt and Hannah meet online as writing partners. Their relationship is safe, anonymous, and innocent…

Until Matt sees a picture of Hannah. Hannah’s picture sparks an attraction Matt is powerless to ignore. When circumstance brings Matt and Hannah together, the strangers begin a love story that’s passionate, poignant, unforgettable, and unstoppable.

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Coming 2015

After Dark

Night Owl Trilogy- Book 3

By M. Pierce

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In the final novel of the Night Owl Trilogy from bestselling author M. Pierce, can a passion that has withstood many ordeals become a love strong enough to last a lifetime?

At twenty-nine, Matt Sky is trying to return to normal, having faked his death and come back to life. He and Hannah move to a simple house in the suburbs, and strive to grow their relationship into something durable and honest. They become more and more entangled, in the best ways possible.

At twenty-eight, Hannah finally has the life she’s always wanted: she’s pursuing her career as a literary agent at Granite Wing Agency, she is writing her first solo novel, and she is living with her hot, passionate lover. For the first time, Matt and Hannah are able to explore intimacy without inhibitions—without lies, secrets, or jealousy—and the results are explosive.

Still life together is not as easy as it seems. Matt is estranged from his brothers in the wake of his cruel stunt; Seth Sky, embittered by his failed pursuit of Hannah, makes a play for Hannah’s sister; and the topic of Hannah’s novel—her relationship with Matt and the Sky family—is driving a wedge between her and Matt. The lovers are devoted to one another, having come through many ordeals, but is their bond strong enough to last a lifetime?

Kelley’s Review

Michel and I had the pleasure of reading the Night Owl and Last Light back to back.  I think that plays a very large role in both of our reviews.  Last Light is just as sexy as the Night Owl and Matthew and Hannah will continue to steam up eReaders everywhere.  She is a dirty little slut just for him.  The hard part of this story is dealing with and processing Matthew Sky’s character.  It is really hard to find redemption in Matthew.  I am a person that likes a solid hero that might be an asshole in the beginning but finds his way and acknowledges that he is difficult and makes an attempt to change.  You don’t get that from Matthew.  I guess I am holding out for After Dark to see if he truly changes who he is for himself, his family, and Hannah.

The brilliance of this story is that it feels like a story within a story within a story.  What does that mean exactly?  Let’s start with Night Owl.  Night Owl is a story about a shut-in author named M. Pierce who writes bestselling novels.  In reality we know nothing about M. Pierce.  Is he a man or a woman?  M. Pierce has not been to any book signings that I know of and as far as I can tell there are no pictures of M. Pierce online.  Everyone that is a fan of this series communicates via Facebook or e-mail with Matthew Sky the main character in the Night Owl series.  To take things one step further we learn in Last Light that M. Pierce authors the Night Owl and posts it in an online writers forum for people to read.  Night Owl is essentially a diary of the private affairs of Matthew Sky and Hannah.  I was quite upset at the fact that Matthew had betrayed Hannah by posting their private affairs online for everyone and anyone to read.  It made me think of Night Owl again in a different light knowing that it was written while Matthew was living alone in the cabin after he supposedly died in a mountain climbing accident.  This story takes a path in the beginning that makes you think that Matthew is going to do the unforgivable.  He at least has some dignity after what he has done to Hannah not to drag her through the mud again.  He is a very difficult man to love.  Hannah almost makes her way out of his life only to get dragged back in.  Do I think he is worthy of Hannah’s love?  No I don’t.  This book contains lots of lies, deception, manipulation, and enabling.

After reading this I found myself questioning who really is M. Pierce. Are people drawn to this series because of the mystery of who M. Pierce really is?  Do people believe that this story is actually an auto-biography of the affairs of Matthew and Hannah? The genius of this read is that we are left with these questions that I am pretty sure will go unanswered.

Can Matthew and Hannah get a healthy happily ever after? I don’t know.  After the rollercoaster ride of faking Matthew’s death and him coming back to life I think that it would be fair to say that Matthew and Hannah can handle most anything that is thrown at them because Hannah is a strong, capable, beautiful, and intelligent woman who can help them stop the rollercoaster.  I really am looking forward to seeing Matthews redemption in After Dark.

Michel’s Review

ARC copy provided by publisher, via NetGalley, for a fair and honest review.

We all have books on our ereader that we have purchased and fully intend on reading.  Somehow these books get put on the to be read list and put on the back burner.  That was the case with Night Owl by M. Pierce.  I fully intended on reading this book at some point.  I saw all the raving reviews, followed the many different groups dedicated to this book and author on Facebook.  I knew this book had to be special because of the huge reaction.  Still I held off reading it because I knew there was a cliffhanger.  I wanted to wait until the next book came out before committing myself to another series that would leave me dying for the next book.  When I was offered an ARC copy of Last Light, I jumped at the opportunity.  It prompted me to read Night Owl asap.  Therefore I am going into this review with a completely neutral and unbiased opinion.  I have not had a year to theorize about what would happen next or try to predict the outcome of this couple’s story.

Matt and Hannah have an obsessive and very sexual relationship.  This relationship but most standards should not work.  Somehow they have managed to make it work for them in light of their surroundings and dealings in the real world.  When Matt’s author pseudonym is exposed to the world it sends their relationship into a tailspin.  Matt can’t handle the exposure.

Matt fakes his death and lives as a recluse in a cabin in the mountains.  Hannah is fully aware of his deception and is in fact helping him hide from the world.  Hannah cannot give up her life in the real world to live with Matt.  Their affair takes a new turn with stolen weekends and secret phone calls.  Hannah is under scrutiny because of the release of Night Owl.  An explicit diary written by Matt about their affair has been published and causing a huge sensation.  No one knows who published the book.  This causes more sensation and problems for Hannah.  Not only is she supposedly grieving Matt’s death, she is fending off accusations about Night Owl, and having to deal with her most private moments being exposed to the world.  Hannah is dealing with so many deceptions in the real world plus trying to placate a very needy, self absorbed Matt.  The pressure is about to blow them apart.

To top this off, Matt is deceiving Hannah as well.  He has his own agenda.

Matt’s family plays a huge role in how Hannah deals with the real world. Not all of it is positive. We learn things about Matt that did not come to light in Night Owl.

When the truth finally comes out it about tears Matt and Hannah apart.  Somehow they manage to piece their relationship together.  It ends with the readers wondering where this couple can go.  Their relationship is not a healthy one.  The only way their relationship can survive is if they get the kind of help they need.

My thoughts on this series and book are that the overall story is unique.  The characters are not your typical hero and heroine.  Matt is more than an alcoholic.  My impression is that he is extremely bi polar. Everything about Matt and Hannah’s relationship is about his needs and his needs alone.  He is self absorbed.  Hannah has problems as well, she is an enabler and a bit obsessive about Matt.

I am hoping that the final book, After Dark, will get Matt the help he needs to be a healthy and better functioning person.  I hope he’s medicated.  I am also hoping that Hannah gets some help as well.  She needs to learn her self worth is much higher than Matt’s obsessive love.  I am hoping that they will find their happiness together in a healthy way.

Author Bio:

About the Author

M. Pierce is the bestselling author of Night Owl, book one in the erotic Night Owl Trilogy. The author lives in Colorado and owns a rabbit named Laurence.
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