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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Anise is trouble Ryne is a magical troubleshooter, sworn to protect the innocent from being harmed by magic—and she's been chasing Anise, her former mentor, for six years. Deke is a private investigator who knows something key to defeating Anise. But Anise cast a dark spell over him, and even though Ryne has managed to temporarily lift the curse, Deke can't remember what it is that he knows. Ryne has sworn to never get involved with a human, but Deke is sexy, show more charming, brave, and irresistible—and as Ryne and Deke are pulled further into Anise's evil schemes, it's harder and harder for Ryne to resist the attraction. But dark magic has its own attraction, and in order to defeat Anise and lift Deke's curse permanently, Ryne will have to risk following in Anise's footsteps and succumbing to the lure of the darkness... show lessTags
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This started well. Our viewpoint character is a strong, determined woman, focused on doing good.
But it rapidly devolved into a downright offensive story suggesting that a woman should be turned on by having her personal space invaded. After the first scene, the conflict is only there because the character's can't be arsed to actually talk to each other. ARG! I didn't read very far before giving it up.
But it rapidly devolved into a downright offensive story suggesting that a woman should be turned on by having her personal space invaded. After the first scene, the conflict is only there because the character's can't be arsed to actually talk to each other. ARG! I didn't read very far before giving it up.
I would have enjoyed this book much more had the overt and vulgar sexual content been omitted. I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination, but the all too frequent pawings were not attractive, seductive, or relevant to the story. I'm not really predisposed to buying Book 2 of this series.
Not extremely well written, but good for a quick romance fix. Have re-read it a few times already. I like the characters :-)
Yeah, it's a romance. But it did not suck outright and the characters had a little quality verbal sparring and are kind of real people.
This is another romance/sex book with urban fantasy wrapped around it. Not really anything I am interested in.
With that said, the writing is pretty good. The subject matter is just not what I want to read.
I cannot recommend it, but others may like it.
With that said, the writing is pretty good. The subject matter is just not what I want to read.
I cannot recommend it, but others may like it.
Ryne is in the midst of an undercover magical war when she accidentally uncurses Deke Summers. Artificial, contrived and completely unimaginative.
Can be read online here: http://hbpub.vo.llnwd.net/o16/video/olmk/tor.com/OSheaITMHHTML/OShea, Patti - In the Midnight Hour.html
Can be read online here: http://hbpub.vo.llnwd.net/o16/video/olmk/tor.com/OSheaITMHHTML/OShea, Patti - In the Midnight Hour.html
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Patti O'Shea is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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- Canonical title
- In the Midnight Hour
- Original publication date
- 2007
- Publisher's editor
- Genoese, Anna
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- Members
- 143
- Popularity
- 228,097
- Reviews
- 6
- Rating
- (3.15)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 2
