Midnight Sins (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: night butcher, sex demon, tox screen, Cynthia Eden, Paradise Found, Michael House (more...)

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Eden's latest brims with passion, obsession and demons as Det. Todd Brooks fights to keep Atlanta safe from a serial killer, an increasingly complex job as he discovers that his city is teeming with demons, vampires and an array of Others. It also doesn't help that smitten with beautiful prime suspect Cara Firon. All the evidence points to Caras guilt, but Todd is certain that she has been set up, even as his colleagues warn that he is being swayed by lust. Cara, meanwhile, turns out to be a powerful sex demon struggling with her own issues of right, wrong and love. A cast of creative secondary characters rounds out this romp that all but vibrates with sexual energy. (Dec.)
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"Eden's latest brims with passion, obsession and demons as Det. Todd Brooks fights to keep Atlanta safe from a serial killer, an increasingly complex job as he discovers that his city is teeming with demons, vampires and an array of Others. It also doesn't help that he's smitten with beautiful prime suspect Cara... All the evidence points to Cara's guilt, but Todd is certain that she has been set up, even as his colleagues warn that he is being swayed by lust. Cara, meanwhile, turns out to be a powerful sex demon struggling with her own issues of right, wrong and love. A cast of creative secondary characters rounds out this romp that all but vibrates with sexual energy. (Dec.)" Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --Publishers Weekly

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Brava (December 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758226047
• ISBN-13: 978-0758226044
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #114,285 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eden's Latest Suspenseful 'Midnight' Romance is Steamy Yet Satisfying, December 18, 2008

By	melindeeloo (sb,ca) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Midnight Sins takes Eden's wonderful mix of suspense, steamy romance and a world filled with paranomal entities, and gives it even more depth. Capitalizing on the cast Eden started developing in Midnight Sins, she add some new faces but it is really the additional 'fleshing' out of old her characters that bring this world and the story to life.

This time our hero is Todd Brooks, the human police detective in Hotter After Midnight, who was kept in the dark about the paranormal overtones of his last case by his truth-shy werewolf partner Colin and his Captain, McNeal, who is also more than human. But Todd got an eye opening glimpse of Colin shifting at the end of the last story, so that when they try to keep the supernatural details pertaing to their the latest serial killer case from him yet again, Todd demands the truth.

Our heroine is luscious Cara Maloan, a succubus who has sworn off sex until she meets Todd. Somehow she can't resist him, especially when she discovers that Todd is immune to her 'demon' mind control and she realises that what she has with Todd will not be another meaningless romp with a 'sexual puppet'. So, though Todd is drawn by lure of Cara's addictive scent, he is fully able to hold his own against a woman he desires like none he's met before. So what's the problem? The killer's victims are men found naked and bound and drained of their life force with a sex-demon's mark on their chest and Cara's the only succubus in town.

I loved Todd as he adjusts to the discovery that there is so much more to the world, it something he's always sensed and it turns out that Todd also has 'a little extra'. His relationship with Cara sizzles, even as he struggles to try to fit what he knows in his heart about Cara with the evidence that keeps popping up to cast suspiscion on the lovely demoness.

It was great to have the supporting cast back - really that's half the fun of reading a series. And though the starring pair Colin and Emily only have minor roles and we get more of the back story and a bit of resolution for McNeal and the Medical Examiner Smith - who also had her own traumatizing paranormal eye-opener in the last book- to reward us for our return journey to Eden's world. But the most enticing encore was for powerful, dark and sexy Niol. Eden does a great job of setting Niol up as the bad boy star for the final book in this trilogy. I can hardly wait for his story, Midnight's Master.

Eden's Midnight series and shorts set in the same world
Hotter After Midnight (book 1)
Midnight Sin's (book 2)
Midnight's Master (book 3)
When He Was Bad "Wicked Ways" - shapeshifter
Everlasting Bad Boys "Spellbound" - witch & demon justice dealer

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sexy demon-filled paranormal world is fun to read, March 27, 2009

By	Rebecca Baumann "www.DirtySexyBooks.com" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Plot Summary: Nightclub singer Cara Maloan smells like sugar and spice to Detective Todd Brooks, but that's how a succubus, or sex demon, lures her prey. Cara may be all blond hair and soft curves outside, but inside she's a full-blooded demon who can use her skills to give pleasure, pain, or death. Todd suspects she may be a serial killer who leaves her victims tied down, naked, and dead. Cara knows she's innocent, but she's also the only succubus in town, and the real killer is determined to make her life a living hell by framing her for the crimes.

This story is a fun, effortless read with nicely balanced romance, mystery, sex, and supernatural elements. The cast of characters keeps things interesting, and my only regret is that our hero is human. It's like watching a guppy try to swim with the sharks, and Todd Brooks's lack of powers doesn't turn me on. However, he's perfectly convincing as a horny, frustrated cop who won't budge an inch. No one managed to drag me into their world emotionally, but I enjoyed the story from beginning to end.

Cara's angst didn't quite translate for me, but I found her premise interesting. She starts the story as a sex demon who has sworn off sex, which isn't really a valid proposition for her kind. Maybe I'll decide to stop breathing too. Lucky for her, she meets yummy Detective Brooks soon after, and once he rules her out as a suspect, they're bed hopping in no time.

I'm not sure why, but this book isn't listed anywhere as being in a series, and yet it is. Start with "Hotter After Midnight" if you want to read these in order. It's not strictly necessary though. I had no problems starting with "Midnight Sins" since each book focuses on a different couple. Like a lot of series, I found myself more interested in one of the side characters, demon bad-boy Niol, and it looks like his story is up next in "Midnight's Master" set for June 2009.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Succubus meets policeman, February 19, 2009

By	Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

When Atlanta detective Todd Brooks meets beautiful Cara Firon, suspect in three murders, she doesn't look like a monster to him; quite the reverse. However Cara knows that, as a Succubus, she would be considered a monster by most humans, including her former lover who tried to kill her. But Todd's world is beginning to open now he's seen his partner turn into a wolf, something Todd has tried to push to the back of his mind since that event.

Cara's alibis check out but Todd can't leave her alone and it soon becomes clear that someone is trying to frame her for the murders. What is the motive? Who is doing it? As Todd learns about the dangerous underworld of the 'Others' and of the power that his succubus demon has, he has to start re-evaluating much of what he used to know about the world and about the people with whom he worked.

This was an enjoyable story with the murderer not clear until almost the end of the book. I liked the way that the author described Todd's gradual learning of a new side to the world in which he lives and the glimpses into the relationships and lives of some of the other characters. The central romance was rather more a love-at-first-sight story with both characters having to learn to trust but it was still an enjoyable journey with them.

Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2009