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Midnight Lady

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I'm giving it 5 stars because I think the other reviewers have been unfair. This is not a happy story about a charming people being charming. It's a story about passion, revenge, lust and greed. It's the kind of story that makes you feel things. Not necessarily good things. I mostly felt angry and sad. So that's why I think it was good book. A book is like art, if you feel something, then the artist has accomplished his goal. In this case the story lingered with me after I turned the last page, because of the feelings it invoked. So that's why I think it is a good book.

The hero is no hero. The heroine is tragic. She has very few choices, and most of what happens to her is beyond her control. It's hard to believe any woman could love her abuser, but it happens all the time in real life. Maybe that's why some people can relate to the story better than others.

I loved the book. I read it 3 times. I would suggest it to someone who loved romance. Rosemary Rogers gets into a lot of detail in this story. You easily understand the storyline, and you can almost imagine what is going on n detail in your head.

Brett, or the Duke of Wolverton, was a clone of Roger's Steven Morgan of 'Sweet Savage Love'. While the locations differ, Wolverton could be considered Steve Morgan's father, exhibiting the same dangerous, brutal, sarcastic, and abusive characteristics of Morgan. Wolverton was not a character that you loved or even liked, and you feel very little empathy for Kyla, the heroine. But Rogers did something different in this novel than she would have in the 1970s, her heroine did not sleep around. Refreshing for Rosemary Rogers. But Rosemary Rogers is one of the 'queens of romance' and she managed to captivate me enough to sit through the night in order to finish. The novel contained enough intrique, danger, and mystery to keep me turning the pages, constantly wondering if Wolverton would ever 'grow' a heart since it seems he wasn't born with one. But alas, when he told his cousin's widow that he agreed upon a marriage between her daughter and the suitor HER DAUGHTER chose instead of her mother, I finally said, 'yes, Wolverton, you do have possibility'.

It amazed me that Kyla ever managed to fall in love with Brett. From start to finish he was horrible to her. I thought there weren't enough tender expressions of his character to make him loveable. It seems they only had physical attraction to go on. All that aside it was still a pleasant read.

This may very well be the last Rosemary Rogers Book I read. The hero Brett, is a horrible guy, verbally and physically abusive towards the heroine Kyla. He calls her vile names, a trinket that is easily replaced and so forth. And the heroine apparently has no control over herself and just gives in everytime. I had no respect for either characters. Not once does Brett even apologise for his treatment of her,not even in the end and I find that quite hard to take in. He just assumes she would have forgiven him and the heroine is ready to go whereever he wants. Absolutely disgusting. I don't know why Rogers is called the "queen of romance". There is absolutely no romance in this book. All the reader is left with at the end is outrage and anger. There is no sense of love building between the two. For three quarters of the book, he manipulates, bullies and uses her over and over again, and suddenly ,they love each other. This is one book, that I would definitely say "Don't bother picking up".

Brett, or the Duke of Wolverton, was a clone of Roger's Steven Morgan of 'Sweet Savage Love'. While the locations differ, Wolverton could be considered Steve Morgan's father, exhibiting the same dangerous, brutal, sarcastic, and abusive characteristics of Morgan. Wolverton was not a character that you loved or even liked, and you feel very little empathy for Kyla, the heroine. But Rogers did something different in this novel than she would have in the 1970s, her heroine did not sleep around. Refreshing for Rosemary Rogers. But Rosemary Rogers is one of the 'queens of romance' and she managed to captivate me enough to sit through the night in order to finish. The novel contained enough intrique, danger, and mystery to keep me turning the pages, constantly wondering if Wolverton would ever 'grow' a heart since it seems he wasn't born with one. But alas, when he told his cousin's widow that he agreed upon a marriage between her daughter and the suitor HER DAUGHTER chose instead of her mother, I finally said, 'yes, Wolverton, you do have possibility'.

Midnight Lady has compelling characters and an intriguing storyline that kept me turning the pages to the end. While not as adventurous as her earliest novels, this one has all the elements a classic romance should have. I enjoyed it very much!

Boy, the only difference in her writing is the fact Kyla didn't sleep around. Some of her phrasing is exactly the same as Sweet Savage Love & Bret is not likeable. If I was her, I wouldn't have believed him when he finally says he loves her. Back in the 70's the leading man (hate to use hero) was dark and brooding, but they've loosened up since then.

I never liked Rosemary Roger's male characters very much but this one is the worst. What has he ever done to earn Kyla's love? He always treats her bad. Even when it comes to sex he's a brute. If you like sensible romantic lovers, forget it!

If you are in to "Bodice Rippers" this is a good example, and you will probably love in even though it does not take place in the Highlands or on a pritate ship. Hero says I love you in the last 10 pages after brutal treatment which begins with his actually ripping her dress. We'd call this ABUSE. Why should a time period change the facts. Why would he suddenly do a turn around with no real character build up to make you believe it. As for the heroine, the 'oh dear, I'm just a sex slave and I can't do anything about it', is extremely trite even for bodice rippers.