Wait Until Midnight

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Summary: Still my favorite
Review: Amanda Quick has been entertaining me with her romance novels for years. Most writers get sloppy and boring, but not Ms. Quick. It is always exciting to get one of her books. You know you will enjoy it. This one is no exception. With her usual humor, Ms. Quick delivers another romantic tale with comedy, intrigue and excitement. Her books are all very similar to each other, and yet they are still always entertaining because the characters are unique, even if the style is the same. There are very few writers I like this much; Janet Evanovich novels are all very good, and Nancy Madore's book, Bedtime Stories for Women is also much better than average.

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Summary: Terrific, as usual.
Review: Another enjoyable read with fun and charming characters and all manner of twists and turns. Highly recommend.

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Summary: EXCITING BOOK, GREAT READING
Review: Caroline Fordyce writes sensational romance serials for one of the newspapers in London. Three years earlier she had to change her name and find a way to support herself and her two aunts. The Great Scandel, as she calls it, has killed all hopes for her marriage and happiness. Although she changed her name and moved to London she stays clear of the ton so no one will recognize her. Living on the outskirts of society with her aunts is a very quiet life. She is involved with the Society of Psychical Investigations. She plans to put a medium in her next serial. While she lives a quiet life, she has a hunger for a grand adventure.

Adam Hardesty is a member of society who has a secret. He is trying to protect his adoptive siblings from exposure in a stolen journal. The journal is being used to blackmail him and his family. It has somehow fallen into the hands of a medium named Elizabeth Delmont. When he finds her dead in her house, he searches for the journal. Unable to find it he starts to investigate the people who had attended her last seance. One of these is Caroline. And before you know it they are deeply involved in the murder and mysteries going on in the Society.

With humor and wit we enjoy their adventure and the inevitable romance that developes.

I love Amanda Quick and this is a wonderful story.

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Summary: Read it now and enjoy!
Review: I always eagerly await the newest Amanda Quick/J. Krentz books. They never fail to please. Such a light touch! While this one does not offer anything new, still an enjoyable read. Caroline and Adam are another great couple. The hardcover is available now from amazon.co.uk. (Come on guys, don't edit this out--it's all in the family.)

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Summary: I loved it
Review: I love all of Amanda Quick's books so I'm not an unbiased reviewer. I really enjoyed the story line and can't wait for the next one.

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Summary: Good old fashioned romance
Review: I really liked this newest edition from Amanda Quick. I am a huge fan and found this latest edition to be just what the doctor ordered for a night of fun, romantic reading. I liked everything about the book from the characters to the plot. I did not find it lacking and I really like it when there is nothing in the way of the hero and heroine getting together. I prefer to read about other circumstances outside the romance. I want my characters to have immediate chemistry and move forward from there. I dont' need suspense or guessing when it comes to them falling in love. Let the mystery come from other characters, throwing the hero and heroine together and in danger. But they should always trust eachother and stand up for eachother. This was definately the case with Wait until Midnight. When the time came to stand up for him, she didn't hesitate and he did the same for her. I liked Adam a lot. I liked his makeshift family. I found him very sexy. I didn't want the story to end.

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Summary: terrific Regency romantic suspense
Review: While Queen Victoria grieves the loss of her beloved Albert and the members of Polite Society emulate her wearing mourning jewelry, physical research is the rage. When Adam Hardesty enters medium Elizabeth Delmont's home, he finds her dead, her skull crushed by a poker. She is wearing a wedding veil and brooch with a broken pocket watch nearby stopped at 12 o'clock.

The next day Adam visits Caroline Fordyce who attended a séance at the victim's home just hours before the murder occurred. He asks Caroline if she took a diary that belonged to the medium because he does not want secrets about his past to come out. Caroline insists she does not have it and fears her secrets will become known. She persuades Adam to allow her to join him on his investigation. When a second medium is murdered, the broken watch left behind at the crime scene has Adam's name on it. Caroline provides Adam an alibi. As they continue to make inquiries, they become lovers and try to keep the other safe struggling with the case.

Amanda Quick is deservedly respected for her terrific Regency romantic suspense novels, but in WAIT UNTIL MIDNIGHT, the talented author switches settings to the Victorian era yet maintains high quality of her previous historical romantic mysteries. Her latest tale has a gothic feel to the plot, but as expected the hero and heroine are likable characters whom readers will become absorbed in their investigation as much as their evolving relationship that ultimately turns to love, danger, and risk. Regardless of the time period, Ms. Quick provides a fabulous tale that seems always to land on the keeper shelf.

Harriet Klausner