- Paperback
- Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (April 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380778513
- ISBN-13: 978-0380778515
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #802,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lady Rachel Wingate turns to the handsome Duke of Westleigh to save her from a grasping aunt and a despised fiance+a7, but the mistrustful duke balks being used, until he realizes that Rachel's life is in jeopardy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great characters, good plot - definite keeper!, Nov 28 2001
By Summer Belle "Word Affectionado" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Midnight Bride (Paperback)
Lady Rachel is a beauty - a one in a kind beautiful woman.Without bothering to go deeper than her fair skin, the Duke of Westleigh hates her. Through bitter lessons, he has learned that beauty equals faithless.
It is in this way that "Midnight Bride" avoids the cliche of the too beautiful heroine.
The Duke of Westleigh is cold and imposing. He has his honor and always abides by society's rules.
Rachel, however, sees beneath the surface of the Duke's condesention. She realizes he's an insecure man who clings to the rules of society to give his life order and structure.
It is in this way, that "Midnight Bride" avoids the cliche of the cooly arrogant duke.
Suson takes characters we've seen in dozens of books and makes them different - more alive. Regencies can only have so much variation. They're all set during the same time period. The all deal with the ton and its rules.
Through careful writing, she avoids the pratfalls of a Regency era book by adding depth to her characters. Supplying them with interesting back stories. And adding a decent subplot to the novel.
This is the first in the "Midnight" series. Although this is a stand - alone book in its own right, in order to solve the entire subplot of the book, I highly recommend reading "Midnight Bandit" and "Midnight Lord".
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting read., April 20 2000
By Catherine Joyce - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Midnight Bride (Paperback)
From the back:PURSUIT OF PASSION
In grave danger of losing her estate to a manipulating aunt- and her freedom to a despised fiance- Lady Rachel Wingate turns to Jerome Parnell, the sinfully handsome Duke of Westleigh, to save her. But his cold resistance to Rachel's sensuous charms spurs the desperate lady to abduct the aloof and arrogant lord in a misguided attempt to force his hand.
ACTS OF LOVE
Bitter experience has taught Westleigh to mistrust beautiful women- and his brazen capture by the ravishing Lady Rachel only confirms his low opinion. But the discovery that Rachel's life is in serious danger convinces the stubborn Duke to re-examine his warring feelings- and to finally open his guarded heart to desire...and a glorious, perilous love.
I really liked this book, it was a wonderful read. The story line was intriguing and Suson has a light and easy writing style. My only trouble with the book was the 'conflict' towards the end of the book where Jerome accused Rachel of adultery was resolved through physical proof, as apposed to blind faith in her. Otherwise this was a good book, well worth the read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice story with a fine heroine, Nov 18 2010
By Melissa - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Midnight Bride (Paperback)
Midnight Bride takes the old story of a masked bandit and adds a twist, the bandit is not the hero of this story and the heroine does not fall in love with the dashing criminal, instead this highway criminal draws both leads together.
Jerome Parnell is the Duke of Westleigh and he is somewhat unconventional, his best friend is a groom and his brother is a masked bandit. He is in Yorkshire attending a house party hoping to find his brother and persuade him to give up his criminal ways.
Lady Rachel Wingate admires Jerome from the moment she meets him, he saves the life of his groom and Rachel is enchanted with his bravery and quite honestly his physique but Jerome does not reciprocate her good feelings. He has been burned by women in the past and is suspicious of Rachel but she is unlike any noblewoman he knows. She is kind, gentle, a healer and very loyal.
Lady Rachel comes to the aid of his brother when he is injured and Jerome must rethink his feelings toward her. Rachel, however, knows she wants a lifetime with Jeremy but he is stubbornly set against marriage. Furthermore she wants out of a betrothal to an odious man picked by her scheming Aunt.
Rachel doesn't realize that danger has been stalking her and when it looks like attempts have been made on her life, Jerome steps in to protect her. In this regard, Jerome is completely noble, he takes his responsibilities seriously but he is way too quick to jump to conclusions. Fortunately, when misunderstandings occur between the leads they are usually solved fairly quickly, Rachel is not too stubborn to clear the air.
The leads have a passionate relationship and Rachel is a very fine heroine, she is bold and supremely likable. Her hero, although somewhat bitter, has the admirable qualities of being intelligent and egalitarian, somewhat surprising for a Duke. This is part of a trilogy and I look forward to following the exploits of the other characters in this series.
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