At the Stroke of Midnight

Tara Sivec

Feb 2018 · The Naughty Princess Club Book 1 · Sold by Swerve

About this eBook

Meet the Naughty Princess Club: a brand new series from USA Today bestselling author Tara Sivec that introduces readers to Fairytale Lane and the hilarity—and romance—that ensue when three women start a new business to make it rain.

Once upon a time Cynthia was the perfect housewife. Between being the President of the PTA and keeping her home spotless without a hair (or her pearls) out of place, her life was a dream come true. Her husband was once her knight in shining armor, but now he’s run off with all their money...and the babysitter.

Dressed as a princess at the annual Halloween block party on Fairytale Lane, she meets two other “princesses” also facing money troubles: antique store owner Ariel and librarian Isabelle. When the women are invited to wear their costumes to a party where they’re mistaken for strippers, Cindy, Ariel, and Belle realize that a career change could be the best way to make their money problems go bippity-boppity-boo.

But can structured Cindy approach a stripper pole without sanitizing wipes? And could the blue-eyed anti-prince that has been crossing her path become Cindy’s happily ever after? At the Stroke of Midnight is a hilarious, empowering story where princesses can save themselves while slaying in stilettos.

Ratings and reviews

This book was hilarious!! It's the story of a woman desperately seeking love, stability, and a settled life. She though she had it while striving to be the perfect suburban housewife. That is until her husband leaves divorce papers, cleans out their bank account, and embezzles money from his family's business. What happens after that is a wild crazy ride that shows Cynthia what true friendship, love, and happiness truly is. This book is wonderfully written, the humor is laugh out loud worthy and they characters are unforgettable. I think everyone will enjoy this one and I definitely recommend it.

Tara Sivec is a surprise. I was taken in by her ridiculously on point sense of humor in one of her novellas. I fell into her fandom because of the Eye Candy anthology. I enjoyed it. I smirked and I added a bunch of her books to my TBR. But as most things on my TBR, her books got buried in the ever growing numbers. Until I saw a teaser for At the Stroke of Midnight... The Naughty Princess Club has more than just a smirk inducing name going for them. These chicks, these badasses at heart, are the key to the world. Or at least the key to Tara Sivec opening your eyes! This wildly ridiculous, yet charmingly awesome book is filled with "did that just happen" moments, sailor talking princesses, and enough hormones to make teenagers run and hide. Did I mention there's also the presence of a teenager who eats people's soul for entertainment? Silly me for forgetting that nugget. At the Stroke of Midnight is everything a princess could want in a romance book. It's full of handsy jerks, men behaving badly, a gorgeous hot business owner who makes women think "men climbing should be an Olympic sport". It also has a cast of characters that are bound to give you a headache from the whiplash, a case of heartburn from the worry, and a hangover in solidarity. What more could a girl need!?! Oh you want more? Don't worry I can guarantee that the author has to write at least two more before she can risk being kidnapped and held hostage by wild men...right, Ms. Sivec?

This book was so much fun!!!! Seriously, female empowerment by joining together with complete opposites and learning to strip - weird eh? But it so works, and while it has a kinda chick-lit vibe, it has a bit more edge, a bit more sexy, and a lot more romance. Cynthia, has well, been Cynthia forever. She thought that is what she wanted, but it was what she needed. She finds out she likes being Cindy, she loves being Cin, and she takes control of her life. Her transformation has crazy moments, sad moments, zany moments, but mostly, confident moments. She moves forward, never looking back, and while it sometimes takes her a bit to get over those speed bumps, once she is over them, she is so over them And PJ, well, PJ is exactly who he should be for our emerging sexy princess. He sees her, he knows her, and he is there for her, even when she doesn't get it. His buddies, Beast and Eric Sailor, are the perfect matches for Cindy's fellow naughty princesses Isabelle and Ariel, and I can't wait for their happily-ever-afters!

About the author

Tara Sivec is a USA Today best-selling author, wife, mother, chauffeur, maid, short-order cook, baby-sitter, and sarcasm expert. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two children and looks forward to the day when they all three of them become adults and move out.

After working in the brokerage business for fourteen years, Tara decided to pick up a pen and write instead of shoving it in her eye out of boredom. Her novel Seduction and Snacks won first place in the Indie Romance Convention Reader's Choice Awards 2013 for Best Indie First Book and she was voted as Best Author in the Indie Romance Convention Reader's Choice Awards for 2014.

In her spare time, Tara loves to dream about all of the baking she'll do and naps she'll take when she ever gets spare time.