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One Dark Night (The Dark Moon Trilogy) Paperback – June 19, 2018

4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 182 ratings

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It is 1821 and smuggling is rife on the English coast. Lucy Yorton, dragged away from her privileged early life, must slave, friendless, on a bleak, run-down farm. Those around her suspect she is a spy and treat her accordingly. Her problems increase when two men enter her life.

Lieutenant Karl Thorsen, sworn to avenge the murder of his father, is a King's man. He is determined to stop the violent smugglers, hang them, and hang and gibbet one in particular. Daniel Tynton has smuggling in his blood. Undaunted by Thorsen's threats, he is respected and feared, and adored by his trusty dog. The choices we make determine our futures and Lucy is torn between two determined men as the secrets and lies undermining her life are exposed. How can she find a way to love and trust again?
‘What a cracking good read.’ Paul Ellard, UK reviewer
Reviews from Goodreads: 'Have added Anna Faversham to my favorite authors’ list! Great plot, interesting characters and an inspirational story. Looking forward to the next book.'
'Rich with historical descriptions, this story of a girl's tough life really drew me in. Great uplifting story.'
'Very exciting and a good book.'

'A great read and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.'
‘I fell in love with Daniel from the very start.’

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One Dark Night by Anna Faversham is a very good book offering romance, danger, adventure, mystery, excitement and so much more and I found it was very hard to put down. I really was rooting for Lucy to end up with a good life for all the grief she had endured and was hoping she would pick the man I liked best. I also hoped that all the bad people would get what they deserved. Anna Faversham did a perfect job of combining all the elements into one winning story and I highly recommend One Dark Night be added to your reading list. Readers Favorite 5 star review

One Dark Night has a lot of really wonderful characters. It even has a hero dog. All of the characters have such depth to them that I felt like I was listening to a story about my friends. I didn't know anything about this period in history before I started this book. I know quite a bit now. I researched it online...it was nice to see a lot of what I read play out. Theresa, a Goodreads' reviewer.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (June 19, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1981063870
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1981063871
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.6 x 8 inches
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I have lived most of my life in Kent, England but I’ve also lived in New Zealand and central Africa. Both had a lasting influence on my life. Africa dragged my love of writing to the surface. Living some forty miles from the nearest tarmac road and seventy from anything pretending to be a bookshop, I soon ran out of bedtime stories for the children. Scribbling began.

On returning to England, fiction had to take a back seat as real life took over, you know the sort of thing - a proper job to keep feeding the mortgage and the growing family, and chores, chores and more chores. But a love of writing finally erupted into regular tap-tapping. I've written and read for the BBC and published short stories.

Finally, a little more time was found, five novels and a book of short stories have been completed, and more are in the pipeline. I like to include interesting facts in my writing and it is often the case that fact is stranger than fiction, as you probably know. The first book to be published was Hide in Time, a time travel romance. The second book was inspired by the smugglers’ caves I visited as a child. The third is a sequel set in the ‘diamond isle’ – the Isle of Wight. The fourth sees a perfect life turn into a nightmare. In my latest book the character, hiding off grid, is surprised by strangers knocking on his door and it turns into worse than any nightmare you could ever imagine - or so I'm told.

And what do people say about the books?

“A clever mixture of suspense, romance and time travel” - Hide in Time

“Dark romantic mystery on a knife edge throughout” - One Dark Night

"The imagery—dream images, nightmare almost—packed such a punch. Some were things I’ve not seen done in fiction before, and it gave the story an ancient feel, as though it was anchored in something very primal, which was remarkable." - Immortality: This is Probably a Novel

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Customers enjoyed the story's quality. They found it delightful, with a good story of love and hate. The characters were solid, with plenty of suspense and romance. Readers enjoyed the historical stories and new insights into how life was. The plot was beautifully constructed, with interesting political, social, and even spiritual elements that enriched the drama.

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"...The descriptions of the time and place were vivid but did not slow down the story, and the research was very solid but never hit you over the head...." Read more

"...Well-written and with a great eye to detail, this was a fine historical read with a lovely romance mixed in." Read more

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"This was a book where the main character was not a silly women, enjoyed her strength and the whole story...." Read more

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"Entertaining and atmospheric trip back in time to the 19th century Kentish coast where smuggling is a way of life...." Read more

"...This story is better, more engaging, at least for me. I fell in love with Daniel from the very start...." Read more

"This was so good I had even dreamed about it after I forced myself to put if down and go to bed...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2023
    I have been venturing to read books that are a little out of my normal genre. Piracy, smuggling, the sea, and England in the very early 1800s are all not in the least bit enticing to me. However, it was brought to light that some smuggling was for the benefit of the struggling poor and needy before it turned violent.
    This story has a cast of wonderful characters. Some are comical, some are unbelievably wicked, some are extremely kind. There is enchanted romance. And a wonderful dog. Just when I thought the book was winding down and ending with the lovers getting together, suddenly the most unexpected thing happened and I was horrified! But then that turned out to have me slapping my knee and hooting. Oh, it was good!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2016
    In the early nineteenth century in a remote corner of Kent, young Lucy Yorton has grown up in a socially ambiguous position. As a child, she is the playmate of the son of her mother’s employer, Sir William Harper; but after her mother leaves her housekeeper’s post, Lucy is made to work as a menial laborer on a farm. Lucy is an odd combination—part lady, part servant, she stands out for being different in ways she doesn’t fully understand.

    During the economic depression that followed the end of war with France, the southern coast of England was plagued by smuggling gangs and lawlessness, and Lucy’s world is full of hidden tensions. She leaves the farm labor and gets easier employment working for a Revenue officer, but finds she has forfeited liberty in exchange; she is attracted to the son of her former employer but fears he is an outlaw.

    The beautifully constructed plot of *One Dark Night* propels you through the pages without lagging; there was never a dull moment for me. The descriptions of the time and place were vivid but did not slow down the story, and the research was very solid but never hit you over the head. I liked how integral the political, social, and even spiritual elements were to the story; they enriched the drama and romance instead of feeling pasted on, as they do in so many historical fictions. The heroine was unconventional in her situation but not anachronistic in her thinking.

    Toward the end, there were some departures from the canons of decorum, but as they occurred in the name of romance, it’s hard to complain. I felt the characters had earned their improprieties! (For those who care about such things, the story is clean.) My one quibble might be about the incursions of modern language into the narrative and even, occasionally, into the dialogue—something I always find a bit jarring. But in this case, the pleasures in the reading far outweighed such minor concerns.

    I would highly recommended this novel for those who enjoyed *The Secret of Pembrooke Park* by Julie Klassen, and even those who enjoy the historical fiction of Geraldine Brooks. [I purchased the book of my own free will.]
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017
    Entertaining and atmospheric trip back in time to the 19th century Kentish coast where smuggling is a way of life. Lucy Yorkton has lead a rather privileged life despite the fact that she is the illegitimate child of the housekeeper. Against her mother's wishes, she has been educated with her playmate Douglas, the Baronet's son. The master of the house refuses to minimize Lucy and relegate her to the servants quarters. In a fit of pique, her mother takes her and relocates to a mean farm exposing Lucy to a much rougher life. There her life will change forever. Faversham's writing takes the reader to another world where the day to day existence was cruel, yet manners and social mores ruled the world. Well-written and with a great eye to detail, this was a fine historical read with a lovely romance mixed in.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2015
    Love historical stories and new insights to how life was. Started this book in the morning and finished it at seven p.m.. Wish there had been some of the married life
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2020
    This was a book where the main character was not a silly women, enjoyed her strength and the whole story. My husband said, are you ever going to stop reading that book, answer, yes, when I am at the end. Lol.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2014
    I really liked this author’s first book, Hide in Time.

    One Dark Night is a very well written second novel. It has a great story line, solid characters and plenty of suspense and romance. The writing in this novel, I am not sure exactly how, but it reminds me slightly of Phyllis A. Whitney. This story is better, more engaging, at least for me.

    I fell in love with Daniel from the very start. Lucy is very believable and a likeable character. The secondary characters are also very believable and well developed. There is absolutely nothing negative to say. The writing is solid and I found no editing mistakes; granted I was quite invested in the story and therefore I read it more for content than for proofreading.

    I highly recommend this book to anyone, regardless of age, as it does not have anything offensive.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024
    It's such a good story of love and hate that I had a hard time putting it down each night.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2014
    This was so good I had even dreamed about it after I forced myself to put if down and go to bed. Anna Faversham not only has a wonderful magical imagination, she does her research well. Her descriptions are so vivid I felt like I was there watching and listening the the voices, the sea, and the flute. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of history or romance. The romance is more than just the love story.
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  • Tony Spencer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Dark romantic mystery on a knife edge throughout
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2014
    On dark nights in Regency England, the smugglers operate their business on the North East Kent coast. Meanwhile, Customs & Excise try to thwart their plans, confiscate the brandy, silk and other luxuries, and hang or exile the culprits to the other side of the world.

    In the midst of this world, 19-year-old Lucy Yorton struggles, as a farm servant, to earn a living wage to support herself and her mother. Until seven years earlier, her father was butler and her mother housekeeper in service to a generous Baronet. Lucy had benefited from an education as companion to Dougie, the son and heir of the wealthy landowner. Lucy and Dougie accidentally overhear the Baronet and her mother discuss the growing impropriety of the arrangement. Lucy realises that she will soon be separated from her childhood friend.

    At dead of night, Lucy and her mother, Annie, sneak away from her father and comfort of Faefersham Court, to a mean cottage near Merrygate on the tip of the Estuary and the Channel. Annie pretends to be a widow and Lucy is warned not to divulge any of their past. Lucy secures a farm servant’s position at a tiny coastal farm that can barely scrape a living.

    This is an enjoyable and thoroughly recommended read, a romantic thriller mystery that maintains its knife edge tension through to the last page. There is action, violence, danger and threats to Lucy's life. It is impossible to trust anyone and Lucy seems powerless to influence the events which threaten to ruin her future. As the story unfolds, an interesting cast of entertaining characters emerge, like Martha, Bodger, the Vicar, even pets like Scat the ratter cat and the faithful dog Josh, none of whom disappoint.

    Anna Faversham captures the flavour of the period perfectly, making it easy for the reader to become fully immersed in the period. It is a time of hardship, the long series of wars against the French long over but the return of ex-soldiers and sailors has depressed wages, parishes cannot raise sufficient local taxes to support the old, crippled and underemployed, the Workhouses filled to capacity. Miscreants are dealt with harshly, with offenders exiled, now that the American Colonies are no longer available as sink pits for the unfortunate or antisocial. Begging, petty theft, smuggling and deliberate wrecking are rife on the north Kent/Thames Estuary coast where "One Dark Night" is set. The black economy depends on smuggling and Kent's proximity to the Continent increases its profile in this regard. Charged with stopping this tax evasion, Revenue Officers step up their efforts to close down the smugglers' increasingly violent operations, led by the darkly vengeful Lieutenant Karl Thorsen.

    The main mystery is that Lucy is penniless, outgrowing her old clothes to the point of shame, while her mother lives in relative comfort. Why did they have to swap their comfortable arrangements for this? Clearly well-educated and soft-handed despite dressed in rags, Lucy is regarded suspiciously as a revenue spy by locals, including her employers. Now the farmer's son Daniel Tynton, who has a reputation for romancing local wenches and apparently betrothed to another, returns to visit after several years' absence, determined to add Lucy to his list of conquests.

    As well as hiding her origins, Lucy has other secrets, knowing where her employer and a mysterious naval man have buried what is possibly a body, on the beach. She's also witness to a murder, but has no idea how she can use her knowledge of either without risking her life.

    On the day Farmer Tynton fires Lucy, Lt Thorsen appoints her as his housekeeper in the Customs watch tower, where she meets the delightful Martha, the cook. Although her circumstances have improved by this change, the naive and self-effacing Lucy is bewildered by the mixed messages she is receiving from the men in her life, as well as the intrigues of Excise men, smugglers, pirates, even the rector and his wife exerting their influences on her. She has to make up her mind which of her suitors to give her heart to, while uncertain whether such commitment will lead to love, convenience or misery. At every turn of events, she is confused about where her own heart lies.

    Soon, the smugglers and revenue men have their day of reckoning and Lucy is caught up in the midst of it and her life in danger. Great story, complex, interesting, with engaging characters, well worth reading, especially as on offer for 99p at the moment.
  • Ignite
    4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2014
    Lucy is brought up in a wealthy household with the owner’s son, Dougie. Her mother is housekeeper and her father the butler. Once the young people reach their teens, they are separated and her mother takes Lucy to live away from her roots. Their cottage is by the coast and there is smuggling in the area, attracting the attention of the revenue men. Two men with very different backgrounds and intentions fall for Lucy as she grown from a shy child into a young woman.

    The story is quite fast moving and we are not given the ‘romantic’ view of smugglers here but see the deaths resulting from their activities and their run-ins with the authorities. We also see the devastating effects upon their families left without a breadwinner. Lucy attains her true destiny and chooses between her two suitors. The writing is good and nicely paced but I felt, for me, the book could have ended at 90%. The last 10% tied off the ends and finished the individual characters’ stories but I never mind a few loose ends. I can use my imagination then! In spite of that little whinge, this is an enjoyable book.
  • RM
    5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2022
    Romance and danger!

    Lucy is caught up in dark activities, her two suitors sworn enemies, firmly entrenched on opposing sides of the debate – smuggling is lawbreaking by criminals, or an unavoidable necessity for the poor to save themselves from destitution. And Lucy has other problems to contend with – a hateful, selfish mother, and having to endure harsh manual labour. It would be enough to curtail anyone’s enthusiasm for life, but not our heroine’s. Daniel tells her, ‘You are like the sun, Lucy, spreading warmth and light.’

    The historical setting is well conveyed, the characters engaging, such as Martha, I loved her unique, humorous exclamations, ‘Well stuff and duckles!’ Parson Raffles with his many chins and wise words was also heart-warming. There is a very dangerous situation towards the end of the story, and I worried for Lucy, showing how emotionally involved I’d become in this book.

    A delightful read.
  • Joo
    4.0 out of 5 stars One Dark Night
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2014
    Lucy starts her life in early 19th Century Eastern England in a good home as her mother is a maid to a well-to-do family, but they have to leave to a life of poverty. Well for Lucy anyway and her mother takes all the money she earns. As she blossoms into late teenage, Lucy find herself the centre of attention of two eligible men who hate each other.

    This tale of life in the times of smuggling depicts how hard it is to survive unless you get a chance. Lucy needs to make a choice, but which should she choose. As a reader I knew which one I wanted her to go with and at times was annoyed that nobody ever gave their true intentions. But that seems to be the way it was in those days. You could wait a few months before finding out the punchline of a joke.

    I enjoyed this story even if I though Lucy was a bit child-like at times. There was enough romance and smuggling action and drama to keep me interested and wanting to read on.
  • Kevin Marsh
    5.0 out of 5 stars One Dark Night
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2015
    One Dark Night, another beautifully written book by Anna Faversham.
    I really enjoyed experiencing the plot, going on a journey with the characters who soon became my friends. I really wanted to know what happened next so found it difficult to put this book down. As A Man of Kent, I appreciated the references to places in the area where the book was set. One Dark Night is a lovely story which comes well recommended.
    Pick up a copy now, find a comfortable chair and enjoy.