It Happened at Midnight [Mass Market Paperback]

Cait London (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 2000

When the Wild Heart of a Langtry Is Captured...

Michaela Langtry returns home to Wyoming seeking peace, and if she can avoid Harrison Kane II she might succeed in getting it. Harrison's cool composure and frustrating logic challenge Micaela, so she sets out to crack his carefully built shields. After all, Langtry women are known for being as bold as their men and Michaela is as much a Langtry as any of them...

...It Will Remain True Forever

Harrison counted on Michaela coming back to Wyoming where she belongs. She's always fascinated him with her passionate nature, and he enjoys pushing her to the limit. He's prepared to do whatever it takes to keep her where he can get his hands on her. But buried deep in the Rocky Mountains are secrets that are Harrison's alone. Can the powerful past rise to permanently destroy the fragile emotions growing between Harrison and Micaela?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Michaela Langtry returns to the fictional Wyoming town of Shiloh after being forced out of her job as an on-air meteorologist in Manhattan. She is embraced by the healing love of her family but must also come to terms with Harrison Kane II, a man who has sparked her passion since they were teens. Both have faced tremendous sorrows and pain in their livesAMichaela's sister was kidnapped as an infant, and Harrison's cold father committed suicide after it was discovered he had embezzled money. Harrison has always been treated like a member of the Langtry family, and even though they've never so much as shared a kiss, he has a plan to make Michaela his. London prefaces each chapter with a journal entry from Zachariah Langtry, Michaela's proud and brave ancestor and the family's patriarch, which tells the story of the fiery love he shared with his half-Native American wife, Cleopatra, a parallel to the smoldering relationship between Michaela and Harrison. Six gold coins, each bearing the letter L, form part of the Langtry family's legendary history, and there's apparently nothing one villainous character won't do to obtain them. While there is some touching dialogue in the last couple of scenes, the remainder of the book proves tiresome. London is an uneven writerAprone to too much detail and melodramaAand this latest doesn't live up to her previous, Sleepless in Montana. (Nov.)
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"An exciting distinctive voice in romantic fiction." -- --Jayne Ann Krentz

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (November 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380815508
• ISBN-13: 978-0380815500
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,126,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cait London is my latest pseudonym; previous was Cait Logan, and I'm thrilled when people remember my other writing persona. After 20+ years in publishing best sellers, I've received awards and have written in almost all of the romance subgenres (series, historical, paranormal, etc.), and a hefty amount of those were in Desires, including the Tallchiefs. More info at my website and blog, an enewsletter is available at [e-mail]. I'm probably best known for small town secrets, characterization and twists and am a member of several writing groups. I am currently researching new projects/novels.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting romantic suspense, November 7, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It Happened at Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)

Twenty-seven years ago in Shiloh, Wyoming, a female intruder killed the maid and kidnapped Sable, the six-week old child of Faith and Jacob Langtry. With not a word in all those years, the victimss family still suffers regrets and guilt though none could have prevented the incident.

Sabless older sister, Michaela has just returned home. Her meteorology career hit stormy weather in New York. Meanwhile in Shiloh, Harrison Kane II opens up a TV station. He wants Michaela, who he worshipped from afar as a teen, to join the team. As they fall in love, he learns secrets about both their families that make a permanent relationship seem impossible.

IT HAPPENED AT MIDNIGHT is an exciting romantic suspense that focuses on the long-term aftermath to the survivors of an ugly occurrence. The exciting story line is due to the lead characters and their feelings seem genuine, especially their mourning the loss of Sable. Much of how Michaela reacts to love comes from her guilt of not protecting her infant sister although she herself was only four at the time. Ms. London has started what appears to be an intriguing series that will please fans of the sub-genre if this novel is any indication.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and Uneven, January 7, 2001

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Molly "MMT" (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: It Happened at Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)

Although Ms. London is a fine writer, and I enjoyed this novel, it was a disappointing read. Maybe this is a continuation in a series, and I have missed the earlier stories. The connections between the ancestors, parents, brother and protagonists were, at times, muddled and not constructive to developing the plot or characters. Or maybe I have missed earlier books in this series if this is a series and am therfore operating at a disadvantage (that the author did not resolve). In any event, some aspects of the book were well developed, some overdone and some underdone.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Happened At Midnight, November 28, 2000

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Vicki DeBock (Port St. Lucie, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It Happened at Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)

I just finished this book, and I had to write and it recommend to anyone who loves a good romance, mixed with a mystery. The book starts out with a stolen baby, and picks up 27 years later. The family of baby Sable, has never gotten over her disappearance. Now Michaela, her sister is back in Wyoming, trying to figure out what to do with her life. She feels there is something she needs to do, something she has forgotten about the night Sable was taken. Harrison Kane, is a man she grew up with, who has always been a little in love with her. He has secrets, and together they look for the answers. The Langtry family are all wonderful characters, and I can't wait for Cait's next book. I have so many guestions!