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Gentleman 'Til Midnight (2013)

by Alison DeLaine(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1306053161 (ISBN13: 9781306053167)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin

review 1: I received this book from Goodreads, with a request, but not a requirement, to write a review (I don't work for Goodreads, Amazon, any publisher or agent. I'm not a friend or acquaintance of the author. I just like books).I was excited to get a copy of this book, because I had already read something by Alison DeLaine -- "The Trouble With Virtue/A Lady by Day" -- a joint publication with another author, and I really liked that effort by this author. Actually I liked it a bit better than "A Gentleman 'Til Midnight", although I though this was good as well. Generally, I like my books a little smuttier (language, plot, sex), but I do like a good romantic Regency or Georgian, on the condition that the dialogue is witty, the plot engaging and the female characters not helple... moress twits -- and this had all those things.I liked the characters -- while the heroine's obstinance was occasionally wearing, I found it nicely counterbalanced by her independence. The chemistry between the hero and heroine worked; again, I may have been a mite annoyed by the drawn-out 'conflict' in the plot (that might have been resolved with a few intelligent, adult conversations), but for the fact that the consistent burn between the two was enjoyable, and the issues were legitimate impediments to a HEA, not to be delivered too soon.The sex was also sexy; although I've admitted up front that I prefer a bit more raunch, those of you like me won't find this story irretrievably vanilla, and those of you who are in it for the romance will be pleased as well. The best thing I can say is that while this was not an all-time favorite, I would have paid for this book, and I found the primary characters interesting enough that I'd like to know what happened to them, in a subsequent book about the secondary characters, who I found interesting enough to merit their own stand-alone.
review 2: I enjoyed reading the book. It has new twists on the historical romance front. The story is is interesting and moves at a good speed. It portrayed the struggles of women who are strong and have the courage to refuse to succumb to the expectations of the roles women should take and the lengths some women will go to maintain their independence. I also liked the fact that the main characters were seasoned characters instead of the virgin all is wonderful stories. For a first time writer, I think the book is very good. I look forward to reading her next book. less

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