Avon Books
Featuring: Gabriel von Achenberg; Kate Daltry
384 pages ISBN: 0061626848 EAN: 9780061626845 Kindle: B003P2WOJ0 Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Moved to a chamber in the attic by her stepmother following
her father's death, Katherine Daltry has been denied the
tutoring and sensitive upbringing of a normal English
female. Defying society, most of her time is spent caring
for the estate, as well as the families and animals. Now
considered a spinster, Kate has been given no opportunity
to attend the coming-out balls usually held for
marriageable girls. Mrs. Mariana Daltry has frivolously
spent most of their money on gowns and hats for her and her
daughter, Victoria, rather than maintaining the estate in
good repair.
Kate's younger stepsister is in possession of all the
amenities Kate herself has been denied. Forced to attend a
ball in her sister's stead, Kate meets the dashing foreign
prince, Gabriel, who is holding a ball for his betrothed, a
Russian beauty with an enormous dowry, which he is in dire
straits of needing to support his castle and care for his
people. Both witty and determined individuals, their banter
and clashes soon turn to love. Both realize the urgency in
Gabriel marrying a woman with a large dowry in assuring his
responsibilities are met. Both are heartbroken with a
burning sexual need only to lose true love so soon after it
has been discovered.
A KISS AT MIDNIGHT is not quite the usual Cinderella
fairytale. We have the beautiful girl with a terrible
stepmother but certainly not the awful stepsister. The tale
is inundated with secrets packed with excitement. I truly
fell in love with Kate and certainly sympathized with her
position. The feisty Kate gave as good as she got from the
prince, making them a perfect match! This is a book sure to
keep your interest through the very last page!
Miss Kate Daltry doesn't believe in fairy tales . . . or
happily ever after.
Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets
a prince . . . and decides he's anything but charming. A
clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their
irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is
promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage
will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
Gabriel likes his fiancée, which is a welcome turn of
events, but he doesn't love her. Obviously, he should
be wooing his bride-to-be, not the witty,
impoverished beauty who refuses to fawn over him.
Godmothers and glass slippers notwithstanding, this is
one fairy tale in which destiny conspires to destroy any
chance that Kate and Gabriel might have a happily ever after.
Unless a prince throws away everything that makes him noble
. . .
Unless a dowry of an unruly heart trumps a fortune . . .
Unless one kiss at the stroke of midnight changes everything.
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