Midnight Sun [Paperback]

Kat Martin (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

It's hard to figure out why Midnight Sun is categorized as a "romantic suspense" when there is none of the latter; the only suspense is in waiting to see if something suspenseful will happen. As a romance, however, Kat Martin's tale of 28-year-old Charity Sinclair, a New York career woman who leaves her job editing adventure books to follow her dream of prospecting in the Yukon, has considerable strength. Readers can rest assured that Charity finds far more than mere gold dust, and the author's descriptions of Charity's neighbor, Call Hawkins, linger lovingly on every one of the rugged recluse's physical attributes. Well-researched theories about DNA-transmitted "inherited memories"-offered in explanation of Charity's obsession with the Klondike Gold Rush-are intriguing, and temptingly detailed "how-to" descriptions of modern gold-panning methods will activate readers' get-rich-quick fantasies.
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From Booklist

Charity Sinclair has been obsessed with the Yukon as long as she can remember. When a small inheritance gives her the chance to buy a mining claim, she gives up her editorial job in New York and her too-perfect boyfriend. Upon arriving she finds the cabin a disaster and her closest neighbor hostile. Billionaire Call Hawkins has good reasons for wanting to be left alone, but he just can't help but watch Charity as she tries to wrest gold from her claim, and he is always on hand to jump in when she gets herself in trouble. But once they reach a truce, they're thrust into danger: his plane and her mining equipment are sabotaged. Which of them is the target, and why? Meanwhile Charity's strangely realistic dreams of the Yukon gold rush lead her on a fascinating genealogical search. Martin's latest is a terrific contemporary romance with an interesting setting, perfect pacing, compelling plot, fascinating detail, charming secondary characters, and a resourceful and likable pair of protagonists. Diana Tixier Herald
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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821773801
• ISBN-13: 978-0821773802
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Currently living in Missoula, Montana, Kat Martin is the bestselling author of over fifty Historical and Contemporary Romance novels. Before she started writing in 1985, Kat was a real estate broker. During that time, she met her husband, Larry Jay Martin, also an author. Kat is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she majored in Anthropology and also studied History. "I love anything old," Kat says. "I love to travel and especially like to visit the places where my books are set. My husband and I often stay in out-of-the-way inns and houses built in times past. It's fun and it gives a wonderful sense of a by-gone era."

To date, Kat has over twelve million copies of her books in print. She is published in twenty foreign countries, including Germany, Norway, Sweden, China, Korea, Bulgaria, Russia, England, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Japan and Greece.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good romance, not so good suspense..., April 26, 2003

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iheartjackbauer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midnight Sun (Paperback)

Charity Sinclair has been drawn to the Yukon ever since she was a young girl. Researching as much as possible on the Klondike Gold Rush, Charity finally takes the leap and buys a cabin on the Yukon. Hiring a seventy-something woman as her guide, Charity embarks on working the land that she has bought, and hopefully finding some gold. What she didn't count on was her not-so-nice neighbor, McCall Hawkings. Someone who likes his privacy, him and Charity defintely get off on the wrong foot when she has repairmen in and out of her cabin making repairs. Even Call's annoyance couldn't stop the desire flowing between the two, and Charity soon finds herself in the middle of an affair that she never wants to end.

Call Hawkings enjoys the quiet of the Yukon. The previous owner of the cabin that Charity bought was an old man who never bothered Call at all. Now, all his new neighbor did was bother him. It has been four years since the auto accident in Lake Tahoe that took the lives of his wife and daughter, and Call is just starting to live again. Now that Charity is in his life it feels like his heart has been jump started, and he knows he doesn't like the feeling. After being celibate for four years, all Call wanted was a sexual relationship with no strings attached. Unfortunatley the only person he wanted wasn't into one night stands.

Martin keeps the sexual tension running high in Midnight Sun. The reader will be fascinated by the description of the rugged country that these two come together in. The suspense was enjoyable, but not enough to keep a suspense lover hooked. The book starts off slow at first with, in my opinion, too much information on the Yukon and gold panning. Martin also includes 'inherited memory' in which Charity gets memories from one of her descendants. She then embarks on the task of finding out which ancestor was on the Yukon in the late 1800's. The reason I gave it four stars is because it didn't hook me like all her other contemporary novels, or even her historicals.

Above all, I would give it a try!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Midnight Sun is a winner, July 25, 2003

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Judy "book reader" (Cincinnati, ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midnight Sun (Paperback)

Charity Sinclair has decided that she needs to do something anything to bring some excitement into her life. She has had a life long fascination with the Yukon and the Gold Rush Era. Charity buys herself a claim and off to the Yukon she goes. Call Hawkins, her neighbor wants his peace and quiet back. Besides the noise involved with mining for the gold, there is the intense attraction he fells for Charity. Call came to the Yukon to hide from a painful past but Charity is chipping away at the wall he has built around his heart. But there is something sinister from Call's past is making its presence felt. It's threatening their newfound relationship. This book is fast paced, edgy and oh so sexy. Kat Martin has written another wonderful book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating wilderness journey, June 1, 2003

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Teri L. Perez "Avid reader" (Rochester, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midnight Sun (Paperback)

Charity Sinclair is ready to make some major life changes. Leaving boyfriend Jeremy, and their deteriorating relationship behind, Charity purchases a mining claim in the Canadian Yukon and strikes out to pursue her dream adventure. Leaving her job as editor of action and adventure novels at a large publishing firm behind, the call of the Yukon beckons, and Charity's adventure is about to start.

McCall Hawkins, powerhouse CEO in the software industry, is living in self-imposed exile in the Yukon, unable to cope with the loss of his wife and daughter in a car accident four years ago. In the past several months, he has resumed work on a project he was involved with at the time of the accident, and ever so slowly re-emerging in the tech world. Along comes Charity, disrupting his quiet world by banging away on repairs to her property. Call decides to see what the new neighbor is up to, and is unable from that point on to stay out of her life. They get off to a tumultuous start, but the relationship quickly turns passionate. Unknowingly, the past is once again coming back to haunt Call, and after two attempts on his and Charity's lives, Call has to lay it all on the line to keep Charity safe. Once the dust settles, Charity is forced back to Manhattan, leaving the man she knows she loves beyond all others behind. Call still swears never to love again, but will this journey end here?

This wilderness journey captivates, and makes you wish you were there to experience the sights. The balance of romance outweighs the suspense, but not by much. Secondary characters, Maude and Toby add whit and humor, and even a touch of paranormal is thrown in for good measure. True romantics will savor the ending, along with all the events leading up to it. Another great read from this compelling author!