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Midnight Enchantment
 
 

Midnight Enchantment (Paperback)

by Nancy Gideon (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Old Book Barn Gazette. Dec 99

"This story is 'rich, dark, verdant with abundant life, decay and inevitable death.' The very aura of horror permeates every aspect."  

The New-Age Bookshelf, Dec 99

"An extraordinary, suspenseful tale. Ms. Gideon once again displays her awesome talents. A definite keeper!"

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3.0 out of 5 stars So How Does a Vampire Watch Her Weight?, Mar 25 2002
By Sires (It's a Toss Up Right Now) - See all my reviews
Midnight Enchantment is probably a 2 1/2 when it comes to casual fiction, but it's better written than the average romance so I gave it a 3.

Gerard Pasquale is hanging out in an unfurnished, overgrown mansion in New Orleans. Unfortunately he has left his fortune in the hands of a law firm that has just been bought out by an ambitious young shyster named Percy. Said young shyster climbs the gate to Gerard's mansion, tells Gerard that he had used Gerard's power of attorney to put his fortune in an account unreachable by anyone but himself and tells Gerard that his only way of escaping exposure and loss of his forturne is to marry the Shyster's sister, Laure.

The first thing to remember is that none of these characters would test very high on a WAIS-3. In order to foil the blackmail scheme all Gerard would have to do is revoke the power of attorney, have the young shyster charged with theft by conversion and let the law take care of him.

And the blackmail plot is soooo unnecessary. Young shyster is in complete control of the cases of the firm including all of Gerard's fabulous fortune, and has been busy rifling the accounts, evidently not considering that he could earn substantial funds and prestige by doing what every law firm does-- billing for work done. A few years of industry and he could legally transfer quite a bit of Gerard's money into his own pocket. However, maybe he missed that day at law school.

Finally, the heroine. I just wanted to smack some smarts into that girl. Her step brother finds one beau for her. Alain savages her, breaking her arm and some ribs. Now her brother has found another suitor for her, a man that her brother lets her think is elderly, ill and lonely. When she finds out Gerard is none of these things, does she realize that her brother does not have her best interests at heart? No, she continues to blab every stray thought that crosses her mind to her brother. Even after she has had plenty of opportunity to find out what a dastardly fellow her brother is, she still trusts him. Of course if she didn't there would go the rest of the plot....

Drag in some of the vampires from the other books by the author, including the one who advises the heroine that pregnancy is wonderful because a woman doesn't have to watch her figure. ( How does a vampire watch her figure? Dine on anaemics?) Stir in some vodun, a little witchcraft and some sex and there you are-- a vampire romance.

Some things I liked about this book: the author is really good at describing Gerard as a vampire. High points for not making him a goody two shoes like some other vampires I could mention. I also loved Gerard's temper tantrum after he gives into the blackmailing young shyster. This could be effectively done on screen. In fact, I liked Gerard in general even if he doesn't make very good choices. He was about the only thing I found more than mediocre in this book.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Extremely underdeveloped....., Nov 15 2000
By A Customer
...is how I would describe this plot. There seems to be a lot to work with here---but the end falls so short of its possibilities.

The action takes place in the span of a few days---making it difficult to believe the "eternal" love that manifests suddenly in the last chapter.

There are far too many questions unanswered about these characters to develop any attachment to them--- and as a result the choices they make seem arbitrary and disjointed.

There may be great potential in the series if the characters are "fleshed out" a bit---but I withold judgment until further reading in the series.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, Oct 12 2000
By A Customer
Be careful when you first purchase this book. The copy I received was missing pages 65 - 96. Of the first part that I read I would have like to see Laure (the heroine)be stronger and smarter with regards to her step brother. I have read many other vampire/romance novels and I think more depth could have been put into the characters in this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Loved the heroine
The story of Laure and Gerard was so sweet. He began caring for her right from the beginning, though he fought against it. Read more
Published on Sep 28 2000 by Lindsey

5.0 out of 5 stars One of those books you won't want to put down!
Louisiana attorney Percy Cristobel--the kind of character that readers absolutely love to hate--cannot refrain from sticking his crooked nose into other people's business... Read more
Published on Aug 7 2000 by Midwest Book Review

4.0 out of 5 stars Midnight Enchantment
Gerard has been living in New Orleans to recover from the damage done by Bianca, which you can read about in Midnight Surrender. Read more
Published on Aug 4 2000 by siuzhi

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST!
I have read all of Nancy Gideon's books in the Midnight series. I have to say this book, Midnight Enchantment, is her best to date. Read more
Published on July 20 2000 by Carolyn Christy

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice hero, weepy/whiny heroine
Gerard deserved better - he is blackmailed into marrying a spineless, weepy childlike woman who then betrays him, that was nice, and then it's only when she changes that she gets... Read more
Published on May 2 2000 by pontmarie

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally Gerardo love found you..
I must say that this book is in the very best tradition of Nancy Gideon. I fell in love with Gino aka Loius and Gerardo from the first book. Read more
Published on Mar 21 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
I was thrilled to find the saga continue with Gerard's own storyline. I learned to love him as much as Louis (well, almost as much). Read more
Published on Mar 17 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchantment through the night.
Midnight Enchantment is the most enchanting, romantic, and suspensful book I've read in Nancy Gideon's Vampire Series. Read more
Published on Mar 17 2000 by Orysia Earhart

5.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs up
Gideon has done it again. Sensual writing, a hero that's just to die for, and enough plot twists to keep even Sherlock's interest. Read more
Published on Mar 10 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Anne Rice has Competition
Nancy Gideon's Midnight Enchantment is a great read on a subject--vampires--that challenges the author to refrain from triteness. Gideon succeeds admirably in that endeavor. Read more
Published on Mar 9 2000

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