A Midnight Clear (Mass Market Paperback)

by Katherine Stone (Author) "It was one of those Yuletide weather patterns dreaded by airlines and travelers alike, storms in strategic hubs resulting in a systemwide chaos of cancellations..." (more)
Key Phrases: celestial harp, lavender eyes, dark green eyes, Jace Colton, Mary Beth, Christmas Eve (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Katherine Stone creates a captivating blend of wistful romance and thrilling intrigue with A Midnight Clear. When renowned trauma surgeon Jace Chandler encounters a painfully thin Julia Anne Hayley on a Christmastime flight to London, she is clutching a child's bedraggled, obviously well-loved stuffed rabbit. Julia has come to say good-bye to the ghosts of Christmases past while Jace is heading up a medical mission in a Balkan war zone to avoid confronting the Yuletide and the tormenting 20-year-old memories it holds. Thrown together in the midst of holiday chaos, Jace and Julia finally begin to heal themselves and each other. At the end of their six-day idyll, each carries part of the other--Jace has new, joyful memories of Christmas seen through Julia's violet eyes to help him through the atrocities of war, and Julia is pregnant with Jace's baby. A moving contemporary not to be missed. --Alison Trinkle

Product Description
Two strangers who meet on a holiday redeye from Chicago to London find yuletide joy in each other's arms, despite negative associations about the season from both partners. Original.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446606782
• ISBN-13: 978-0446606783
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,126,394 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A DELIGHTFUL , SPARKLING CHRISTMAS STORY, December 8, 1999

By A Customer

FROM THE BOOKCOVER: For him, love was a nightmare. Haunted by memories of a Christmas Eve inferno, trauma surgeon Jace Colton guards his solitude as fiercely and as passionately as he tends to the desperately ill who need his care. For her, it is an awakening. Julia Anne Hayley's memories are lovely, not haunting, a billowy cocoon in which she has hidden from life, from living, far too long. But now her cherished sister is gone, and at last she must dare to fly ... Now they both need a miracle. They have 6 days, 6 nights, in London. Their time together is like a snowflake; delicate and perfect, it cannot last. Jace must leave to help the victims of a terrible war. And when tragedy strikes anew, Julia and Jace must hope for the magic that comes only on A Midnight Clear.

If you are interested in a quick, mainstream read, this is not the book for you. A MIDNIGHT CLEAR is written like poetry; you have to actually think as you read. It was awkward for me, at first, to get into the flow of the text, but once I did, sometime into the 2nd chapter, I was literally enchanted. The beauty of this book will stay with you long after you've finished it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soooo emotional, August 20, 2000

By A Customer

Get ready to cry, and to care -- and when you're finished with this terrific book, read the wonderful sequel, Island of Dreams.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the price of a paperback, November 21, 1999

By A Customer

There's usually enough intrigue packed into a Katherine Stone novel to outshine many other authors in this genre. Not this one. A draining, emotionally overwrought storyline. One dimensional characters. Leaves the pulse flatlined. Miracle menses and conception just in time for holiday publication (what more do you need to know?) File this one under inspirational, NOT contemporary romance. Hopefully, this was just Ms. Stone's opportunity to make a quick holiday buck and she'll be back on track to satisfy her readers soon.