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Summary: Great Book, Predictable Ending
Review: I'm a huge Nora Roberts fan and buy her books just because she wrote then and this was no exception but after reading it in one sitting I was dissapointed in the ending. The book had you hanging on and turning the pages as fast as you could but she ended it with a prectable ending and too quickly. Not enough meat to the ending. If your a Nora Roberts fan you'll enjoy it but she has written better books than this one. If you've never read Nora Roberts, don't start with this book, read "The Villa" instead. It is a much better read.
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Summary: midnight enchantment
Review: once again, nora roberts creates a world i would very much like to be a part of. although she's focused on haunted mansions before, most notably in the calhoun series, you will not be able to pace yourself and read this book slowly. although i am tempted to write the entire plot out, i won't as it is essential to the book that you read for yourselves and discover the true identity of the ghosts...you will not be disappointed. for this novel, there is no mystery like in carolina moon or hidden treasure as in the calhoun books, but nonetheless, i can guarantee that you will be very well satisfied with the search for love that goes on with Declan and Lena.
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Summary: An excellent book by an amazing author
Review: I read this book in one sitting. The beginning is gut-wrenching and I was in tears. An excellent book to pass the time. It shows why Nora Roberts is one of the best authors of our time.
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Summary: Fabulous Romance with a Touch of Paranormal
Review: Ms. Roberts' latest, in a long line of best-sellers, is sure to be a hit-how can it miss with romance, a haunted plantation house, and a tale of long-ago murder and betrayal. Declan Fitzgerald is bored with his life in Boston. Having recently broken it off with his fiancé, he decides to ditch his law career and purchase Manet Hall, an old plantation home near New Orleans. He first visited there when he and his college buddy, Remy, entered the dilapidated mansion years ago. Employing his woodworking skills, Declan starts renovation of the mansion. Not long after he moves in, strange things begin to happen. Doors slam, clocks chime, and a baby cries. With the help of Miss Odette, a neighbor in the bayou, and research in history books, Declan is able to discover that the house has a dark history. Near the turn of the century, Abigail, a young Cajun servant, married Lucian Manet, heir to the estate. Their life together is cut short, when, shortly after the birth of their child, Abigail is discovered missing, and matriarch Josephine implements the rumor that Abigail ran off with a man who later killed her. Brokenhearted, Lucian "accidentally" drowns, and his twin, Julian, also dies young. When Declan meets Lena, descendant of Abby's daughter Marie Rose, and granddaughter of Odette, he is completely mesmerized. She is the owner of a New Orleans bar and everything he ever wanted in a woman-she's smart, tough, and beautiful. Although the attraction is mutual, Lena guards her heart, as she senses that her feelings for Declan could lead to heartache. Even as the reader is treated to glimpses of the 1899 Manet Hall, Declan begins dreaming of it. Cleverly interspersed with present day events is Declan's ability to feel and sense Abby's distress as he dreams of long-forgotten times. Lena, too, has eerie dreams and encounters of the past, and in an unusual twist, she senses Lucian's thoughts of old. As Declan and Lena face their desire for one another, will fate intervene a second time, and separate the lovers forever? Ms. Roberts' latest is a sure-fire winner. The mysteries of the bayou abound as the ghosts tell the tales of forgotten times. Hauntings seem to increase as the renovations progress, and emotions between Declan and Lena hit an all-time high. Some readers may have trouble with the idea of reincarnation, especially with Abby living in Declan, and Lucian in Lena. However, the wonderful flow of the narrative, rich with fascinating characters, definitely outweighs any aversion to a twist on the paranormal.
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Summary: Midnight Bayou
Review: This was a perfect combination of romance and mystery. I wish it went into greater detail at the end when Angelina and Dec helped put the spirits to rest, though. I highly reccommend this one.....Nora never lets you down!
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Summary: Nora Roberts: "Midnight Bayou"
Review: This book keeps you interested to the very last word on the very last page. It's a romance and a thriller rolled up into one. Nora Roberts is a very unique author and knows how to keep her readers interested until the very last drop.
Something very shocking and mind-bending happened in Manet Hall that no one knows about today.
Declan Fitzgerald is a wealthy, ex-lawyer looking to restore old Manet Hall to its original days. He of course meets a woman, Lena. It is eventually revealed along the way that she has relations with the Hall, and so does her grandmother. Through the time they are rebuilding the house, mysterious and thrilling things happen that no one around has any explanation for. Things are revealed to Declan and Lena that slowly show what had previously happened in the Hall that now haunts it. Their bond together grows bigger and bigger by the day, and more confusing and edgy. "What's wrong with these two?" is what you'll probably eventually think to yourself. But no worries, keep on reading. Through the good times and bad times that Declan and Lena have together, they get closer and closer to finding out what's going on in that place.
I really enjoyed this book. I found myself making time that I usually wouldn't be using productively to reading. The interest that keeps you reading and reading until you get to the very end is exciting to have.
If you like to read thrillers and romances, I highly recommend this book to you. It's very exciting to read and just to picture it inside your own head. It's like a movie playing in front of your own eyes. It's not too long, not too short. The first chapter of this book is guaranteed to get you hooked on reading the rest. There's no telling what could possibly happen, and that's just half the excitement.
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Summary: Excellent Nora with a twist to consider
Review: This is all classic Nora; great, compelling, alive characters. Life-like settings, detailed story line. But weird in that she takes this, reincarnation twist that I didn't care for. So why did I give it a four star rating? Because I read it anyway, and have over and over, but I skip the chpts with the reincarnated bit. It just wasn't my thing and I didn't care for it.
But in a literal sense, Nora's hot and on with this one, just like she is with her other perfect works. ( Older works ) Overall, I'd say, read it for the darling male character - Declan - you can't miss him. And the female is quintensential New Orleans hot.
I actually went to New Orleans for a trip because of this book and her other book, my fav, Honest Illusions.
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Summary: Midnight Bayou
Review: In December 1899, Abigail Manet is raped and killed by her husband Lucian's twin brother Julian, her daughter Marie Rose crying in her crib just feet away. With the help of Julian's mother, Josephine, Abigail's body is dumped into the bayou. When Julian returns from being away, he is told his wife has run off with another man and that she has left her "bastard" child behind. Marie Rose is sent to live with Abigail's people. More than 100 years later, Declan Fitzgerald leaves his life in Boston and moves to Louisiana, buying and fixing up the old Manet mansion. The house is haunted with the ghosts of the Manets, and Declan, together with Lena - the Louisiana woman he has fallen in love who also happens to be a descendent of Marie Rose - unravels the mystery of the house and its former inhabitants. This is a good beach or airplane book. The characters are fun and quirky and Declan is appropriately romantic and persistent in his affections towards Lena. The reincarnation aspect (Declan and Lena are supposedly Lucian and Abigal reincarnated) was a little far-fetched, though.
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Summary: Disappointed me
Review: This book has been summarized by other readers so I won't add my own. Although I have many of NR's romances and usually enjoy them, my favorite is the Death series by J. D. Robb, Nora's alter ego. Having said that, if possible, I would have given Midnight Bayou a 10. What saved this from being the typical romance between the rich, gorgeous man and hard working beautiful woman, were the flashbacks to the lives of Abigail and Lucien, the addition of and attention to other characters and the fresh dialogue. I also liked the fact that so much of the story was told from Declan's viewpoint, not Lena's. It seemed to be a more involved storyline than some of the other NR books. The ending did seem to be a bit rushed, but I didn't feel it detracted from the story as a whole. Needless to say, I highly recommend.
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