Midnight scandals

English language

Published June 2, 2012 by [publisher not identified].

ISBN:: 978-1-62051-040-7
OCLC Number:: 816512083

(1 review)

Welcome to Doyle's Grange, a charming house near the hills of Exmoor, where the garden is beautiful in every season, and the residents are respectable year-round. Except when the clock strikes midnight ... One Starlit Night: Ten years away from Doyle's Grange isn't quite long enough for Viscount Northword to forget Portia Temple, or their passionate adolescent affair. Portia, however, is about to marry another man. Northword tells himself it is wrong to interfere in her life at this late hour, but interfere he cannot help, with his words, his body, and the truths of his heart. What Happened at Midnight: Fleeing the consequences of her father's embezzlement, Mary Chartley takes a position as a lady's companion, only to find herself a virtual prisoner at Doyle's Grange, her employer's house. And then the nightmare truly begins: the man she loves, who also happens to be the man from whom her …

Welcome to Doyle's Grange, a charming house near the hills of Exmoor, where the garden is beautiful in every season, and the residents are respectable year-round. Except when the clock strikes midnight ... One Starlit Night: Ten years away from Doyle's Grange isn't quite long enough for Viscount Northword to forget Portia Temple, or their passionate adolescent affair. Portia, however, is about to marry another man. Northword tells himself it is wrong to interfere in her life at this late hour, but interfere he cannot help, with his words, his body, and the truths of his heart. What Happened at Midnight: Fleeing the consequences of her father's embezzlement, Mary Chartley takes a position as a lady's companion, only to find herself a virtual prisoner at Doyle's Grange, her employer's house. And then the nightmare truly begins: the man she loves, who also happens to be the man from whom her father stole, shows up at her door seeking recompense. And not merely in pound ...

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arr reviewed Midnight scandals by Courtney Milan

Review of 'Midnight scandals' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I found Carolyn Jewel's entry in this anthology rather boring, unfortunately, BUT Courtney Milan's was, as ever, well done. My favorite, however, was "A Dance in Moonlight" by Sherry Thomas, which was touching and completely wonderful. She was on my list of authors to check out and given that this short story was supplementary to her Fitzhugh trilogy, I'll have to move her to the top of the queue.

Subjects

Man-woman relationships
Fiction