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Summary: A Harrowing Way to Meet Men
Review: Cleaning Hanson Funeral Home has Summer McAfee unnerved. She is in a hurry to finish the job (substituting for two employees who called in sick), but she seems to keep leaving lights on. She hates to return to the embalming room to turn the lights off, and she tries to avoid looking at two corpses left there, particularly when she doesn't remember seeing one of them while she had been cleaning... Suddenly that corpse (with a horribly battered face) moves; she comes closer to check for a pulse, when the corpse grabs her. Taking a van from the funeral home, she is forced to drive as they speed away into the night, chased by pursuers with guns trained on them.They stow the van and "borrow" a car, as her captor (Steve Calhoun, former cop - a.k.a. Frankenstein) explains that they are both in danger. She feels in more danger from him until she meets the sources of his concern; thugs he discovered to be bad cops, involved in high-stakes drug trafficking. As they try to stay ahead of their predators, Summer and Steve find themselves with little recourse than to rely on one another, which eventually leads to more than mere survival, as secrets from his past appear and threaten their present and future. This book was my first exposure to Karen Robards. Although it contains all the traditional elements of a romance (which is not something I typically enjoy), I found "Walking After Midnight" to be fast-paced, with enough twists to satisfy mystery fans. It is not a heavy or deep story, and the resolution is predictable. Fortunately, it is short in duration, or it would get tedious, in terms of the stereotypical characters: Steve's tough-guy brawn meets Summer's southern-style tenderness (although Robards kindly does not draw the former lingerie model-turned-cleaning lady as an ditz). Even though we've seen these characters before, they were likeable; I particularly enjoyed that they were more mature and realistic, with Summer noting that she'd put on some pounds since she stopped modeling! The ending you want is the one you get and will leave you smiling.
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Summary: Flat ending...
Review: Heard the taped version of WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT by Karen Robards . . . it is a romantic suspense thriller about a
female entrepreneur, 36, who heads her own janitorial business . . . as such, the story opens with her cleaning the local funeral parlor . . . she is startled to find herself taken hostage by a man she thought was a corpse . . . there's a good deal of action, as well as romance, and my interest was maintained until just before the ending . . . that left me flat and, consequently, I wouldn't recommend the book for that reason . . . furthermore, I have problems with stories whose
basic premise is that people will fall madly in love with their captors.
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Summary: Realistic heroine
Review: Heroine: voluptuous, tall Thirty-six-year-old lush and lovely Summer McAffee, lingerie model/cleaning woman, has had the unfortunate happenstance of pulling the graveyard shift at work. Literally. Her cleaning business "Daisy Fresh" has been hired for a job at Harmon Brothers' Funeral Home, and thanks to some no-show employees Summer has to fill in and tackle the assignment all on her own. The eerie surroundings have had Summer completely spooked all night and she is utterly grateful to be on her way out the door, when she suddenly realizes that she has forgotten to turn the light off in the embalming room. The young woman returns to correct her error, her jitteriness filling her with self-doubt as she peers into the chamber. {Was that naked corpse in the room earlier? Surely it wasn't. When did it get here? Did it just move?!} Stepping in for closer inspection Summer is shocked to find her wrist held captive by the "corpse", and is soon dragged from the premises by this reputed cop-gone-bad and taken on a hair-raising, bullet-laden chase through the countryside. Can Summer catch her breath and gather her wits fast enough to discover which side of the law her mesmerizing captor is really on? What worked for me: I found myself enjoying the suspenseful twists and turns in the plot, particularly the very end of the book when all the loose threads are tied into a pretty little bow. (This story would make a great Lifetime Movie Network feature.) I really felt for Summer because of her history of diet abuse. She was once an underweight model, and later was a bulimic, emotionally-abused housewife. Still, I'm glad that the book didn't dwell overmuch on her past eating troubles, but rather focused on who she is now: heavier, healthier, and proud of who she is. And I just loved the way Summer's curviness was always described in glowing terms! :^) What didn't work for me: I'm not generally a fan of Stockholm syndrome stories, although I can understand how Summer came to feel sympathetic with her captor in this particular case, especially once we get to know more about him and the circumstances that drove him to do what he did. The concept of the ghost was interesting. In fact, since the book opened with a scene featuring her, I was somewhat surprised and disappointed that she didn't appear more often in the story. Overall: "Walking After Midnight" was a fun read, and fans of mystery/suspense/thrillers should enjoy it. Be forewarned that it does contain some coarse language and steamy sex scenes.
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Summary: Realistic heroine
Review: Heroine: voluptuous, tall Thirty-six-year-old lush and lovely Summer McAffee, lingerie model/cleaning woman, has had the unfortunate happenstance of pulling the graveyard shift at work. Literally. Her cleaning business "Daisy Fresh" has been hired for a job at Harmon Brothers' Funeral Home, and thanks to some no-show employees Summer has to fill in and tackle the assignment all on her own. The eerie surroundings have had Summer completely spooked all night and she is utterly grateful to be on her way out the door, when she suddenly realizes that she has forgotten to turn the light off in the embalming room. The young woman returns to correct her error, her jitteriness filling her with self-doubt as she peers into the chamber. {Was that naked corpse in the room earlier? Surely it wasn't. When did it get here? Did it just move?!} Stepping in for closer inspection Summer is shocked to find her wrist held captive by the "corpse", and is soon dragged from the premises by this reputed cop-gone-bad and taken on a hair-raising, bullet-laden chase through the countryside. Can Summer catch her breath and gather her wits fast enough to discover which side of the law her mesmerizing captor is really on? What worked for me: I found myself enjoying the suspenseful twists and turns in the plot, particularly the very end of the book when all the loose threads are tied into a pretty little bow. (This story would make a great Lifetime Movie Network feature.) I really felt for Summer because of her history of diet abuse. She was once an underweight model, and later was a bulimic, emotionally-abused housewife. Still, I'm glad that the book didn't dwell overmuch on her past eating troubles, but rather focused on who she is now: heavier, healthier, and proud of who she is. And I just loved the way Summer's curviness was always described in glowing terms! :^) What didn't work for me: I'm not generally a fan of Stockholm syndrome stories, although I can understand how Summer came to feel sympathetic with her captor in this particular case, especially once we get to know more about him and the circumstances that drove him to do what he did. The concept of the ghost was interesting. In fact, since the book opened with a scene featuring her, I was somewhat surprised and disappointed that she didn't appear more often in the story. Overall: "Walking After Midnight" was a fun read, and fans of mystery/suspense/thrillers should enjoy it. Be forewarned that it does contain some coarse language and steamy sex scenes.
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Summary: One of my all time favorites
Review: Humor, suspense, romance,- they're all there. Well told, and at times hilarious, I found the book to be a real keeper. (the tape is also excellent with LOL parts) I thought the ghost scenes to be a bit too cutesy, but the rest of the book was so good that I easily overlooked that.
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Summary: Summer and Steve are the best!
Review: I adored this book! Its refreshingly different. The character of DeeDee is unique, the suspense is top notch, and the humor explodes of the pages. The best part was when they stole the hot dogs and got chased by the boy scouts. Read this one...you'll love it!
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Summary: This book is great, I could barely put it down!!
Review: I don't think that I have ever read a book that had both adventure and romance in it. I finished this book in less than two days, it was so good! Despite how much of a jerk Steve was for a good majority of the book, I ended up falling in love with him like Summer did. I never hit a dry spot in the book either, it kept me interested the whole way through! I would recommend this book to anyone who is into romance 'cause it gets hot!
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Summary: Sexy thriller - couldn't put it down
Review: I expected this book to be romance novel, but found it's really a suspense novel, peppered with hot love scenes between the two main characters. Summer and Steve are running for their lives for most of the story, and their unlikely adventures seem believable, thanks to the author's skill at creating down-to-earth characters. Summer and Steve get themselves out of some impossible life-threatening situations, and manage to find time for passion. This book is thrilling, and when everything seems to have been worked out a little too perfectly at the end of the chase - watch out! Summer and Steve will have one more brush with death. Steve is the ultimate hero - masculine in every way, and smart enough to outfox his pursuers. Summer is a strong character that most women can admire and relate to. This story would have made a great action movie.
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Summary: Her all-time best work!
Review: I have read several of Karen Robard's books and this is by far, her best book. I live in Ohio and enjoy the setting of her books because I have visited many of the places she writes about. The mix between suspense and romance in this one is fantastic!! You won't be able to put it down.
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Summary: MY FAVORITE SO FAR!
Review: I loved it! Exciting book that has everything
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