Midnight Gamble [Paperback]

Nancy Gideon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

Against the uninhibited decadence of 1920's New York where bootleg liquor flowed until dawn to the sound of hot jazz and rolling dice, day-walking vampire, Frederica Lavoy is sent to bring her immortal love, the exotic and mysterious Eduard D'Arcy to meet her father's justice for crimes against humankind. But it it justice that waits, or vengeance, as an age-old enemy begins to manipulate both hunted and huntress? In this game of cat and mouse, the stakes are not just life and death, but the immortal soul.

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"4 1/2 Star Top Pick: Readers will want to sink their teeth into this hypnotic and compelling tale." -- Kathe Robin, Romantic Times

"Fun, entertaining vampire romance that makes the supernatural seem natural." -- Under the Covers Book Review

"Nancy Gideon is one of the best supernatural writers on the market today." -- BookBrowser

Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: ImaJinn Books (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893896145
• ISBN-13: 978-1893896147
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,710,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With over 50 sales since her first publication in 1987, Portage, Michigan author Nancy Gideon's writing encompasses romance genres from historicals and regencies to contemporary suspense and the paranormal.

Under her own name, she's a bestseller for Silhouette Romantic Suspense, has written an award-winning vampire romance series, and has a six book shape-shifter series coming out with Pocket Books. Also listed on the International Movie Database (IMDB), she collaborated on Indie horror films In the Woods and Savage with screenwriting and ADR script credits, and even played a small role.

Writing historical romance as Dana Ransom, she's a "Career Achievement for Historical Adventure" and "K.I.S.S." award winner with books published in Romanian, Italian, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, French, German, Icelandic and Chinese.
As Rosalyn West, she's a HOLT Medallion winner with nominations for "Best North American Historical Romance" and "Best Historical Book in a Series."

A prolific writer, Gideon attributes her creative output, which once peaked at seven novels in one year, to her love of history and a gift for storytelling. She also credits the discipline learned through a background in journalism and OCD. The due date for her third book and her second son were on the same day . . . and both were early! When on deadline, she turns on the laptop between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m. to get a chapter in before work.

Visit Nancy at nancygideon.com.

Customer Reviews

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Midnight Gamble, May 20, 2000

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Orysia Earhart - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midnight Gamble (Paperback)

I expect well written books from Nancy Gideon. What I didn't expect is this superbly written book that kept me up until 3 in the morning. Both the hero, Eduard D'Arcy and the heroine, Frederica Lavoy, are strong personalities, attracted to each other beyond the physical attributes. They both care about injustice and fairness and this is what strongly motivates and pulls them together toward defeating evil. The passion between them absolutely sizzles. Part human, with vampire blood, Frederica is able to move in the human world during the day. She uses that characteristic to bring evil vampires to justice in any which way she can. She is proud of her logic and her emotionless feelings she uses to capture evil. Until the day she has to bring in Eduard D'Arcy, the man she has fallen in love with. It is then that her emotions fail emotions threaten the strongly held truths and duty she has sworn to uphold. But Eduard does not trust Frederika. Despite his intense feelings for her, he recognizes her as someone out to destroy him. To protect himself, and then later, Frederika who is threatened, he must find the real villian who is out to kill the human race. This is a wonderful book, filled with the best kind of hero and heroine, the kind who are able to sacrifice their own lives to save the ones they love so dear. I hated to see the story end.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gideon is one of the best supernatural writers on the market, February 4, 2001

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Frat Ēng "Firochromis" (Ankara, Turkey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midnight Gamble (Paperback)

Frederich LaValois is a rare individual in that she is a half-breed vampire with the ability to go out in daylight. She works for her father Marchand who heads up the Corps du Jugement that monitors and judges the activities of vampires when it comes to hunting humans. Frederick seeks the approval of her father by being the group's greatest hunter.

Frederich is tracking down a killer vampire working the Soho section of Manhattan. She manages to move in with Chloe Baumgartner, whose former roommate met a brutal death at the hands of a bloodsucker. Frederich thinks Chloe's immortal boyfriend Quinn could be the killer. Quinn gets Frederich an invitation to a party hosted by the enigmatic Darcy Edwards. As Frederich and Darcy meet, an attraction springs up, but neither trusts the other as both sense something more about the individual they are falling in love with.

MIDNIGHT GAMBLE is an entertaining vampire romance that makes the supernatural seem natural. The story line is fun, especially when Frederich and Darcy begin their tentative but suspicious relationship. Readers who enjoy a supernatural romance will fully relish Nancy Gideon's latest offering that shows why she is one of the sub-genre's better authors.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quite A Gamble, June 5, 2000

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This review is from: Midnight Gamble (Paperback)

It was a memorable book about vampires in love. Two prideful vampires who lack trust in their world because of a vengeful past. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romance and vampires.