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| Original Title: | A Kiss at Midnight |
| ISBN: | 0061626848 (ISBN13: 9780061626845) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.eloisajames.com/bookshelf/kiss-midnight.php |
| Series: | Fairy Tales #1 |
| Characters: | Katherine Daltry, Gabriel Albrecht-Frederick William von Aschenberg, Jonas Berwick, Mariana Daltry, Victoria Daltry |
| Setting: | Lancashire, England England |
| Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Historical Romance (2011) |
Eloisa James
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 370 pages Rating: 3.8 | 15854 Users | 1479 Reviews
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Miss Kate Daltry doesn't believe in fairy tales . . . or happily ever after.Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince... and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
Gabriel likes his fiancee, which is a welcome turn of events, but he doesn't love her. Obviously, he should be wooing his bride-to-be, not the witty, impoverished beauty who refuses to fawn over him.
Godmothers and glass slippers notwithstanding, this is one fairy tale in which destiny conspires to destroy any chance that Kate and Gabriel might have a happily ever after.
Unless a prince throws away everything that makes him noble...
Unless a dowry of an unruly heart trumps a fortune...
Unless one kiss at the stroke of midnight changes everything.
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| Title | : | A Kiss at Midnight (Fairy Tales #1) |
| Author | : | Eloisa James |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 370 pages |
| Published | : | July 27th 2010 by Avon |
| Categories | : | Romance. Historical Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Fairy Tales |
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Ratings: 3.8 From 15854 Users | 1479 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books A Kiss at Midnight (Fairy Tales #1)
Once upon a time..not to long ago. A reviewer named Rane came across a book, but not just any book- a book with a beautiful cover in shades of the fairy tale Cinderella. Now Rane has read many good things about this book, and the stars bestowed upon showed its favor to other readers. So taking a chance, she picked up this book and took it home with her, hoping all turned out well, if not she could complain loudly. Thankfully, Rane did not have to complain and saved her vocal cords the trauma.What a difficult book to rate... 1/2 bleh + 1/2 awesome = ?A fairly faithful retelling of Cinderella, set in some vaguely Georgian/Regency-ish period, this is the story of Kate, a dispossessed daughter and Gabriel, a prince in need of a wealthy wife. The first half of the book reads like James was channeling Christina Dodd at her weirdest: a scattered, muddled, mishmash of characters, plot and conversations. Theres a bit of sardonic wit, but nothing that made me want to continue; I persisted
27 November 2015: $2.99 on Kindle23 September 2015: $1.99 on Kindle2 September 2015: $3.99 on Kindle9 June 2015: $1.99 on Kindle4 March 2015: $2.99 on Kindle27 January 2015: $2.99 on Kindle6/13/2012: $0.993.5 Stars I think. A slow start kept me from getting into right away, and it took me a little bit to start to feel anything more than 'meh' for Kate. But after it started to pick up, I loved it. Gabriel is awesome. Secondary characters are fantastic. And the romance is sigh worthy. Ending?
This was an absolute delight to read. We have you down-trodden beautiful maiden, a gorgeous dark prince, an evil step-mother and a sweet step-sister. Oh yes and a fairy god-mother named Henry....all the makings for a sweet fairy tale and of course this was...with the required happy ending. Kate's step-mother insists that she go to a ball in her step-sister's place due to the actions of a dog. She goes to the ball and of course meets the handsome prince. He is a sweet and caring prince at heart
I might be done with this genre of book. I wanted some brain candy and decided to pick one up after several months off the whole corset and rake thing. LOVE this author but this one did NOT do it for me, seemed a lot more predictable than her other Duchess stuff. Also, another reason why I'm over this genre is...AGE 24 IS NOT OVER THE HILL AND OLD! OMG IF THAT'S OLD AND SHE'S "LOST THE SPARK OF YOUTH" THEN I"M AN OLD HAG! I DO NOT WANT TO FEEL LIKE AN OLD HAG WHEN I READ TRASHY ESCAPIST
Once upon a time..not to long ago. A reviewer named Rane came across a book, but not just any book- a book with a beautiful cover in shades of the fairy tale Cinderella. Now Rane has read many good things about this book, and the stars bestowed upon showed its favor to other readers. So taking a chance, she picked up this book and took it home with her, hoping all turned out well, if not she could complain loudly. Thankfully, Rane did not have to complain and saved her vocal cords the trauma.
What a beautiful story! Eloisa James does a lovely job of staying true to the whimsical, ultra romantic aspect of a fairy tale in this retelling of Cinderella. And boy, was it romantic! Kate is the orphaned girl, with the evil stepmother who basically strips her wealth and status from her after her father's death and passes it on to her own daughter. I like how this element of the story was portrayed. The step-family isn't really evil, they're simply selfish. The step mother isn't even a big
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