Product Description

In a world on the far edge of desire, two women are drawn together by power, passion, and dark pleasures. When Kyle Kirk embarks on a daring exploration of her most secret fantasies, she finds that Dane, the stranger who guides her on the journey of self-discovery, awakens something far more dangerous than her senses. In the dark hours of the night, when passions rule and the barriers of convention are stripped away, both Dane and Kyle are forced to confront the true nature of what has long lain buried within their hearts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200101 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 250 pages

Review
"In a bold break with tradition, the mistress of lesbian romance takes us into the world of leather and lace." -- KatLyn, author of Storm Surge

Radclyffe has once again pulled together all the ingredients of a genuine page-turner, this time adding some new spices." -- Cameron Abbott, author of To The Edge and An Inexpressible State of Grace

About the Author
Radclyffe is a two-time recipient of the Alice B. award for lesbian fiction and has written numerous best-selling lesbian romances (Safe Harbor and its sequel Beyond the Breakwater, Innocent Hearts, Love’s Melody Lost, Love’s Tender Warriors, Tomorrow’s Promise, Passion’s Bright Fury, Love’s Masquerade, shadowland, and Fated Love), as well as two romance/intrigue series: the Honor series (Above All, Honor, Honor Bound, Love & Honor, and Honor Guards) and the Justice series (Shield of Justice, the prequel A Matter of Trust, In Pursuit of Justice, and Justice in the Shadows). She also selected and contributed to Infinite Pleasures: an Anthology of Lesbian Erotica, ed Seaman and Dunn (2004) IP

She lives with her partner, Lee, in Philadelphia, PA where she both writes and practices surgery full-time. She states, "I began reading lesbian fiction at the age of twelve when I found a copy of Ann Bannon’s Beebo Brinker. Not long after, I began collecting every book with lesbian content I could find. The new titles come much faster now than they did in the decades when a new book or two every year felt like a gift, but I still treasure every single one. These works are our history and our legacy, and I am proud to contribute in some small way to those archives."

Customer Reviews

Radclyffe's Best of All Time
I have read everything Radclyffe has published and quite a lot of her unpublished fan fiction. This is by far the most daring and original story she has released.

From the back cover... "In a world on the far edge of desire, two women are drawn together by power, passsion, and dark pleasures. When Kyle Kirk embarks on a daring exploration of her most secret fantasies, she finds that Dane, the stranger who guides her on the journey of self-discovery, awakens something far more dangerous than her senses. In the dark hours of the night, when passions rule and the barriers of convention are stripped away, both Dane and Kyle are forced to confront the true nature of what has long lain buried within their hearts."

This story does not follow the basic recipe of many books in the lesbian fiction genre. In fact, this reader has never read a book quite like this 'Shadowland.' Granted, just the fact that it is loaded with BDSM references and situations puts it in a category all its own. However, it's the underlying love story that grips the reader and envokes a myriad of emotions from anger to surprise to compassion and everything in between.

Radclyffe is a master with supporting characters and adding dimensionality to her books. This one is no exception. Brad, the ultimate top; Nancy, the unfulfilled wealthy housewife; Anne and Caroline, the most loyal of friends. Kyle is new to the BDSM scene and is a fast learner, but doesn't know how to react to Dane's need for emotional space. Dane has been burned and doesn't know how to let Kyle in.

I finished this book two days ago. It is still fresh on my mind and is continues to trigger an emotional response. I don't run across many books that do that.

Radclyffe's best. A top 10 in the genre. A must own for any collector of lesbian fiction.

Pivotal
The best thing about this novel is that is makes one think about their own definition of love and intimacy. Kyle and Dane are likeable characters, but the way they express their love for one another is considered outside the "normal" realm of sexual expression (this always causes me to smile, since lesbian sex is considered "unnatural" for so many ignorant people, perhaps we should be more tolerant of other "fringe groups"). Bottom Line-Radcylffe takes a taboo subject and demystifies it enough for the reader to see it for what it really is: Another way people love.

Sensual book
This was a very erotic and sensual book to read. Radclyffe created relatable characters who made the book even more enjoyable to read.