A Kiss at Midnight

Eloisa James

Jul 2010 · Fairy Tales Book 1 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

“Eloisa James writes with a captivating blend of charm, style, and grace that never fails to leave the reader sighing and smiling and falling in love.”
—New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn

 

“Romance writing does not get much better than this.”
—People

The Cinderella story moves to Regency England—with more than a few twists and turns along the way! With A Kiss at Midnight, the remarkable Eloisa James spins a delicious tale involving a carriage, a godmother, a pair of rats…and a beauty with no interest whatsoever in getting married—and certainly not to a prince! Read A Kiss at Midnight and see why New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas says, “Eloisa James is extraordinary.”

Ratings and reviews

Audio-Cinderella is not the simple easy going girl of past tales. She has a fire and common sense that will not allow her to fall under a mans rule. Sure, this tales has the evil step mother and a step sister, but all is not as it seems here either. The rats/mice well they are maltese dogs that yap and misbehave. The fairy godmother is a real woman. There is no magic, no mythical beings or pumpkin carriages. The prince is a broke playboy, of course a very handsome one. What romantic tale would work without a handsome prince. There is a castle, beautiful and crumbling. Then there is a real romance, with hurt feelings, pain, lose, hope and love. Bittersweet and realistic. I enjoyed this version, it was entertaining throughout the book. The narrator was perfect in her reading. I am going to read more in this series.

This is a great book. Loved every minute of it. When I was done I wanted more. Good thing she wrote Wick's story (see Storming the Castle). What a delightful Cinderella story, complete with a fairygodmother, evil stepmother, mice (well, small dogs actually), and glass slippers (sort of). The ending was so delicious that I both cried and laughed. You have to read it.

Hard to believe but this was my first novel read of this author, I do not know why it took as long as it did but I am so happy to say that her writing is absolutely lovely. The plot has me on the edge of my seat and I read this book in a day! I can't wait for more Eloisa James

About the author

Eloisa James is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author and professor of English literature, who lives with her family in New York, but can sometimes be found in Paris or Italy. She is the mother of two and, in a particularly delicious irony for a romance writer, is married to a genuine Italian knight.