The second novel in Shannon Drake’s new vampire series is even better than the first. When Darkness Falls supplies all the elements of romance, danger and the paranormal that readers crave.
— Romantic Times

In the second installment of Drake's "bloody" trilogy, Jade MacGregor, a travel writer and publisher, barely survives a brutal vampire attack while on a tour of Scotland. A year later, back home in New Orleans, Jade has just reached some success with the publication of her first book, but this happiness is soon sidelined by disturbing events. Other survivors of the Scottish attack have begun turning up dead (heads severed and blood drained). If that weren't enough, Jade's dreams are invaded by images of the sensual, amber-eyed stranger who saved her life in Scotland. And Jade must make sense of all this even as her boyfriend is attacked and lies dying in the hospital. Fans of vampire tales may find this novel entertaining, but many will be turned off by the stiff dialogue, clumsy plotting and graphic gore. (Oct.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

While on tour in Paris, Jade MacGregor is fortunate to have survived the ritualistic carnage. Several people died and only the quick work of a handsome stranger helped Jade survive, albeit lying unconscious in a graveyard. Jade insisted vampires killed her fellow tour group members and the stranger simply vanished. A year later in New Orleans, Jade reads about a similar bloodbath in New York with one of her Paris survivors dying this time. Jade meets the mysterious stranger, Lucien DeVeau who has come to her hometown to keep her safe from the same group that massacred people in Paris and now New York. She begins to fall in love with Lucien, a creature of the night. He reciprocates, but knows the futility of their relationship even if he survives the war with fellow vampires Darian and Sophia. When Darkness Falls is a fast-paced, action-packed supernatural romance that will fully satisfy sub-genre fans because most of the charcaters seem real. The humans, including old friends, appear genuine while Lucien is a warm hero who makes vampires seem as a matter of fact. Though the villains are too stereotyped as killing machines, Shannon Drake provides a powerful tale that will send the audience seeking her first tale in this trilogy, Beneath A Blood Red Moon.
—Internet Book Watch

With the help of a handsome, mysterious stranger, Jade MacGregor survives a bloody late-night attack while touring a tomb in a Scottish graveyard. A year later similar attacks have started again, and Jade is sure she caught a glimpse of that stranger, now in her hometown of New Orleans. Narrator Tanya Eby does not disappoint as she adeptly portrays each character with aplomb. Her Scots accents are believable and interesting, and she delivers sinister and evil tones convincingly. The story and Eby's performance will scare the pants right off you. Another good listen from an author at the top of her game. A.C.P. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine