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Moonlight in the Morning (Edilean #6)

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In an all-new trilogy set in blissful Edilean, Virginia, Jude Deveraux weaves together the tales of three young women, best friends since college, and the lives, loves, and dreams that await them. Sparks are flying between Jecca Layton and Dr. Tristan Aldredge. At the urging of her dear friend Kim, Jecca put the ruthless New York City art world on hold to spend the summer...more

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Published December 27th 2011 by Pocket Books

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Feb 03, 2013 Kristi Fenske rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Now that we are officially in February, my romance novel trend seems to make a little more sense. Maybe it is the spirit of the season or maybe I am going through a mushy period, or perhaps with the cold and snow of our Minnesota nights it is nice to curl up with something that sparks a fire. *Wink*
It has been some time since I last read Jude Deveraux and on a whim, I plucked Moonlight in the Morning from my bookshelf and decided to give it a whirl. I was taken back to the glorious times of col...more Now that we are officially in February, my romance novel trend seems to make a little more sense. Maybe it is the spirit of the season or maybe I am going through a mushy period, or perhaps with the cold and snow of our Minnesota nights it is nice to curl up with something that sparks a fire. *Wink*
It has been some time since I last read Jude Deveraux and on a whim, I plucked Moonlight in the Morning from my bookshelf and decided to give it a whirl. I was taken back to the glorious times of college, and more importantly the time of summer break. Jecca Layton and Kim Aldredge, art school friends are beginning to spend two weeks together in Kim's hometown of Edilean, Virginia. Jude is dying to leave her small town life, including working at the family hardware store with her father and brother.
While in Edilean, Jecca has a memorable encounter with Reed Aldredge, the hansome med student brother of Kim and a not-so-memorable encounter with Tristan Aldredge the young town doctor and cousin to Kim. It's a small town.
While Jecca clings to the memory of Reed, Tristan holds gingerly to the life that Jecca is making for herself. As fate would have it, Jecca finds herself at a crossroads with her career. Her artwork is not selling as she had hoped and she is running a gallery for a rich heiress when she decides to spend an entire summer in Edilean to find herself in her art and to perhaps see if there is a spark between her and Reed.
Through a chance encounter in a pitch black garden she is reunited with Tristan who is recovering from an injury and thus taking off time from his practice. Tristan, a gorgeous man and possibly the most sought after male in the area, is longing for someone to fall in love with him not for his beauty and status, but who he is on the inside. Sounds kind of sappy right? Some wonderful act of caracter development makes it a sultry and heartwarming quality.
Initially the star crossed lovers meet only in darkness but later have a memorable meeting that is of movie quality.
Jecca struggles with her feelings for Tristan and the pull she has to her family and her art career in New York. There are ups and more ups and a crash at the end that makes it worth reading.
Moonlight in the Morning is a breath of fresh air in romance literature. Jude Deveraux does not dissappoint.
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Feb 20, 2012 Joyfully Reviewed rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Moonlight in the Morning is a Joyfully Recommended Read

Jecca Layton needed a break from her gallery job and a revitalization of her artistic talents, so she eagerly took her friend up on her invite to Edilean for the summer. Jecca is thinking the small town may just be the place to help her regenerate and possibly come to terms with what life has in store for her. It doesn’t hurt that her friend’s brother, Reede, whom she has crushed upon over the years, may be coming home as well. However, Jecc...more Moonlight in the Morning is a Joyfully Recommended Read

Jecca Layton needed a break from her gallery job and a revitalization of her artistic talents, so she eagerly took her friend up on her invite to Edilean for the summer. Jecca is thinking the small town may just be the place to help her regenerate and possibly come to terms with what life has in store for her. It doesn’t hurt that her friend’s brother, Reede, whom she has crushed upon over the years, may be coming home as well. However, Jecca never counted on Dr. Tristan Aldredge falling over her in the dark and upsetting more than she could have ever dreamed.

Dr. Tristan Aldredge is tired of being hampered by his looks and good manners. He just wants to settle down, but he can’t find a woman who is willing to look past the surface to his inner self. Tris knew Jecca was coming to town, and he eagerly looked forward to seeing her again. He was intrigued by her from years ago, but he never dreamed that she could be his destiny even though he retained a photo of her over the years. Now Tristan needs to try and convince Jecca, the big city girl, that her life would be better off in Edilean with him, rather than chasing after the dreams that she has set for herself. Only this could prove to be more difficult that Tris thought because Jecca isn’t open to going with the flow and letting things direct and pick her. She prefers to force things, to be in control of her destiny.

Moonlight in the Morning is like coming home after being out on your own lost in the cold, dark night, and finding the lights there waiting for you with the loving embrace of a loved one to make you feel all warm inside.

At first I was a little reluctant to read Moonlight in the Morning, because I thought it wouldn’t be full of angst, anguish, heartache and pain . . . I was right! Moonlight in the Morning was full of gentle, kind, caring, love, and compassion with lots of tender moments. Nothing was way over the top in Moonlight in the Morning, but instead rang with embers of realism throughout.

I completely adored Moonlight in the Morning. It had me in tears in a few parts and warmed me up in others, and I thoroughly enjoyed the flirting that went on between Tristan and Jecca. I especially loved the part where Tristan went out on a limb, risking everything he knew for Jecca and she had to realize that what she thought she wanted, she didn’t really want at all. She learned to go with the flow, that she would be placed where she was most needed in the end. I especially liked that Tris compromised to obtain his goal in Moonlight in the Morning. He did something that he didn’t really want to do, but the ends justified the means . . . again!

I eagerly await the second offering in the Edilean trilogy so that I can find out what secrets some secondary characters had in Moonlight in the Morning, and to see how Jecca’s friend gets her HEA.

Reviewed by Vanessa
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Feb 16, 2012 Nan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Forgive the execrable title. If you're a full member of the Cult of Deveraux, you'll love this book, as I did. If you're a part-time, non-dues paying member, it might not do much for you. If you're completely unfamiliar with Deveraux, I'd recommend going back to Lavender Morning (the start of her Edilean series) and catching up a bit before you hit this one. At the very least, you need to read the contemporary Edileans--Lavender Morning, Scarlet Nights, and Heartwishes. But that's not too much t...more

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Feb 11, 2012 Jill rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I was disappointed in this one for about the first 50-60 pages or so. I just felt bored and wanted some good action to happen. After I finished this book, I went online to refresh myself about the Edilean series, as I couldn't remember what all I'd read. In doing so, I went to JD's website and read in a blog something about her being bored sometimes by what she's writing, but she has to do it in order to tell the story. Well, I say Ms. Deveraux, if you're bored, so are we! Find another way to ge...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Sia rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

There were several things that I couldn't get over - (1) Tris having the hots for Jecca when he was 27 and she was 19; (2) Jecca sounded a lot more mature than 26 years old - it would have been better if she was 30; (3)how quickly Tris "fell in love" with Jecca (I'm all about love at first sight, but this wasn't it.). Anyways, Jecca was too multi-talented for anyone to identify with. She was good at everything. I groaned each time where I read that she was able to solve issues, such as the fashi...more

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Dec 14, 2011 Bookaholics rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Moonlight in the Morning by Jude Deveraux
Contemporary Romance – Dec. 27th, 2011
4 1/2 Stars

Moonlight in the Morning is the first novel in an exciting new series about three friends - Jecca, Kim & Sophie who have known each other since college. This series chronicles their lives, loves and how their dreams are realized.

The first novel in this series is about Jecca Layton who has come to Virginia to visit her friend Kim and work on her art. What Jecca doesn't know or expect is the appeal of the...more

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Nov 14, 2011 Karen Ingraham rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jecca Layton grew up in rural New Jersey, and spent her teen years working at her dad’s hardware store. When she went away to college to study art, she met Kim and they became best friends. While on a trip to Kim’s home in Edilean, Virginia, Jecca meets two of Kim’s family members... her brother, Reede, and her cousin, Tristan. Jecca develops a crush on Reede, but he barely notices her. Tristan notices Jecca, but she is too wrapped up in her infatuation with Reede to notice Tris. While both men...more Jecca Layton grew up in rural New Jersey, and spent her teen years working at her dad’s hardware store. When she went away to college to study art, she met Kim and they became best friends. While on a trip to Kim’s home in Edilean, Virginia, Jecca meets two of Kim’s family members... her brother, Reede, and her cousin, Tristan. Jecca develops a crush on Reede, but he barely notices her. Tristan notices Jecca, but she is too wrapped up in her infatuation with Reede to notice Tris. While both men are doctors, the similarity ends there. Reede works for Doctors Without Borders, and is worldly and well-traveled. Tristan is a small town doctor who still believes in making house calls.

When the gallery she works at in New York closes for the summer, Jecca returns to Edilean, hoping to have a reconnect with Reede, looking only for a fling. But Tristan hasn’t given up yet, and is determined to get Jecca’s attention.

Jecca faces a crisis of sorts – she wants to support herself by being an artist, but she isn’t selling any of her paintings. Kim, on the other hand, runs a successful jewelry business. Jecca is struggling, fearing that she isn’t an artist if she isn’t a commercial success. Can she be happy expressing her creative side without an emotional connection to anyone, or will she give up her dreams of being an artist to find love in a small town? Does she have to choose career over love? Can either doctor hold her heart without holding her back?

This is the author’s sixth book in the Edilean series. Although this is the first I have read from this author, I found the story to be sweet and sentimental without being sappy. I was pleased to find myself becoming emotionally vested in the characters as the vivid and detailed interaction built a sense of family. Deveraux weaves the Greek mythology of Psyche and Cupid into the story, delving into the age-old dilemma of outward appearances vs. inner beauty. Meanwhile, Jecca tries to decide what is important: career or relationship… or can she perhaps have both? (less)

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Nov 09, 2011 Between the Covers rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance

REVIEWED by Karen for Between the Covers blog:

Jecca Layton grew up in rural New Jersey, and spent her teen years working at her dad’s hardware store. When she went away to college to study art, she met Kim and they became best friends. While on a trip to Kim’s home in Edilean, Virginia, Jecca meets two of Kim’s family members... her brother, Reede, and her cousin, Tristan. Jecca develops a crush on Reede, but he barely notices her. Tristan notices Jecca, but she is too wrapped up in her infatuat...more REVIEWED by Karen for Between the Covers blog:

Jecca Layton grew up in rural New Jersey, and spent her teen years working at her dad’s hardware store. When she went away to college to study art, she met Kim and they became best friends. While on a trip to Kim’s home in Edilean, Virginia, Jecca meets two of Kim’s family members... her brother, Reede, and her cousin, Tristan. Jecca develops a crush on Reede, but he barely notices her. Tristan notices Jecca, but she is too wrapped up in her infatuation with Reede to notice Tris. While both men are doctors, the similarity ends there. Reede works for Doctors Without Borders, and is worldly and well-traveled. Tristan is a small town doctor who still believes in making house calls.

When the gallery she works at in New York closes for the summer, Jecca returns to Edilean, hoping to have a reconnect with Reede, looking only for a fling. But Tristan hasn’t given up yet, and is determined to get Jecca’s attention.

Jecca faces a crisis of sorts – she wants to support herself by being an artist, but she isn’t selling any of her paintings. Kim, on the other hand, runs a successful jewelry business. Jecca is struggling, fearing that she isn’t an artist if she isn’t a commercial success. Can she be happy expressing her creative side without an emotional connection to anyone, or will she give up her dreams of being an artist to find love in a small town? Does she have to choose career over love? Can either doctor hold her heart without holding her back?

This is the author’s sixth book in the Edilean series. Although this is the first I have read from this author, I found the story to be sweet and sentimental without being sappy. I was pleased to find myself becoming emotionally vested in the characters as the vivid and detailed interaction built a sense of family. Deveraux weaves the Greek mythology of Psyche and Cupid into the story, delving into the age-old dilemma of outward appearances vs. inner beauty. Meanwhile, Jecca tries to decide what is important: career or relationship… or can she perhaps have both?

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Sep 07, 2012 →kelly♥[: rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-book, cute-cover, cute-romance, 2011-favorite, historical-romance

My Rating: 4.0

After finishing Stranger in the Moonlight, I was dying to read Moonlight in the Morning just to see how Jecca and Tristan's romance went, so at the first chance I got, I ran to the library and snatched it up, devouring it as soon as I had the chance to.

Watching Tristan trying to win Jecca over was very sweet. Jecca had been crushing on Reede with a long time, but Tristan was won over by Jecca the very first moment they met since she wasn't affected by his handsome looks. I'm glad...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Dianna rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Since I had won the second book of this series (Stranger in the Moonlight - Edilean #7), I wanted to read this one first.

"Sparks are flying between Jecca Layton and Dr. Tristan Aldredge. At the urging of her dear friend Kim, Jecca put the ruthless New York City art world on hold to spend the summer pursuing her passion for painting while enjoying Edilean's tightly knit artistic community. For years, Kim's cousin Tris -- the town's handsome and dedicated doctor -- felt a deep connection to Kim's...more

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Jan 23, 2012 Kristi Davis rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5 stars for me. I might come back to do a more detailed review but I liked this better than some of her past novels from the last few years. For me personally, having a mixture of the absurd or magical in a strictly contemporary novel just doesn't work for me which is why I was HAPPY to learn this new series is straight contemporary romance and I liked it more for that reason. However, while I smiled at the end of it, it just didn't grab me the whole way through. I think the author did some in...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Laurie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. IMO, this was definitely not one of Deveraux's better efforts. I really struggled to make it through the first half of the book. I had a major problem with Tristan for much of that time - his obsession with Jecca came across as more creepy/stalkerish than romantic. Jecca's thoughts and behavior were problematic for me as well. She first meets Tristan when he literally falls on top of her while she's sleeping in a lounge chair outside, and instead of thinking "Rapist!" and trying to fight him off...more IMO, this was definitely not one of Deveraux's better efforts. I really struggled to make it through the first half of the book. I had a major problem with Tristan for much of that time - his obsession with Jecca came across as more creepy/stalkerish than romantic. Jecca's thoughts and behavior were problematic for me as well. She first meets Tristan when he literally falls on top of her while she's sleeping in a lounge chair outside, and instead of thinking "Rapist!" and trying to fight him off, she thinks about how his breath smells nice and how her skin is "tingling" from his touch. That reaction just does not ring true to me - every woman I know would have been screaming at the top of her lungs and trying to push the strange man away from her, no matter how nice his breath was! Later on, after Jecca figures out who Tristan is, he tells her that Kim gave him a picture of Jecca and Sophie in bikinis, which he keeps in his mirror. The picture is folded back so that Sophie is hidden and only Jecca is visible. Jecca tells him how flattered she is because she has never been anyone's pinup before. Again, this reaction seems very strange to me - if a guy that I had met once (and didn't even remember!) kept a photo of me on display like that, I'd be creeped out, not flattered! Why would Kim have given him that photo, anyway?

I thought the second half of the book was better than the first because I really got to know Tristan and found out that he was a good guy despite his creepy/stalker tendencies. In fact, by the end of the book I found myself resenting Jecca for forcing him to give up his life in Edilean to be with her in New York. Jecca admitted that she hated working in the gallery and wanted to be able to spend more time on her art, so her adamant refusal to stay in Edilean past the end of the summer didn't make sense to me at all. Marrying Tristan and staying in Edilean would have been perfect for her - Tristan could have supported her so that she didn't have to work and could devote all of her time to her art. She could have visited New York (or any other major city, for that matter) every few weeks/months to meet with galleries and try to sell her work, or she could have followed Kim's example and set up a website to sell her work online. Instead, she forced Tristan into deciding to give up his practice in Edilean so that they could be together in New York. After all her rambling about how unhappy she would be if Tristan made her choose between him and her life in New York, why couldn't she see that Tristan would be just as unhappy if he had to choose between Jecca and his life in Edilean? Yes, her new job as a fashion designer is what ultimately forced her to remain in New York, but that opportunity didn't present itself until after she had already walked away from Tristan and Edilean.

Also, Jecca's reaction when she found out that her father and Tristan hadn't included her in their plans to open another Layton Hardware in Edilean seemed way out of proportion to me. I can see how it might have come across as somewhat manipulative, but why was she so convinced that it was a personal betrayal? What difference did it make to her whether her father lived in New Jersey or Virginia? She had already decided that she was going to return to New York. It's not like she lived with her father or saw him on a daily basis, and no matter how isolated Edilean may seem, they do have working telephones and Internet access. She could have been in touch with him just as often as if he still lived in New Jersey. Besides that, Jecca knew how unhappy her father was with the situation with Joey and Sheila in New Jersey, so it would have been nice if she could have recognized that his decision to move wasn't just about her, it was about making himself happy as well.

Overall, this wasn't a terrible book, but I'm not sure that I would recommend it for people who haven't already been reading the Edilean series and want to see how characters from the previous books are doing. I was actually more interested in some of the secondary characters (Reede, Kim, Lucy, and Sophie, for example) than I was in Tristan and Jecca. I look forward to learning more about them in future books. (less)

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Feb 29, 2012 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the 7th book in the Edilean series and so far I've read number 1 and number 7. Each book can serve as a stand alone novel but occasionally there are references to past characters that might cause a little confusion. Jecca Layton decides to spend the summer in Edilean, the town where her best friend/former college roommate Kim lives. Jecca has always had a crush on Kim's older brother Reede but Kim's cousin Tristan has been in love with Jecca for years. With Reede coming back to Edilean,...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Maria rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance

Although I have read better books by Ms. Deveraux, I have also read worse. I didn't get really attached to the characters in the book until I was nearly halfway through it, but there did come a point (the children's fashion show) when I did. Although I found most of the book too light and fluffy for my taste and the end of the book confusing, I will pick up the next in this series to see what happens to Kim. Perhaps now that I know the characters a bit better, a second reading might prove useful...more

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Sep 29, 2012 Kaitlin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have been completely smitten with the Edilean series by Jude Deveraux - granted some of them aren't as great as others, there are definitely some in the series that I could not put down. I am a sucker for Hallmark movies / happy endings / romance and mystery or humor thrown in and many times, Devereux's books do not disappoint. This book is a lot like her others.. a new girl / guy comes to the town of Edilean and meets a wonderful, muscled / gorgeous male specimen and they try to work through...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Shauni rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

To explain Moonlight in the Morning you have to understand Edilean. Edilean is a small town in Virginia, originally settled by 7 families (Days of Gold). It is one of those places that you are still the new person after having lived there for decades.. and young Mr Anderson could be 70yrs old.. "Family ties, small town values and unexpected love...Readers will find it hard to resist the charms of Edilean." —Publishers Weekly

Moonlight in the Morning is the 6th book in the Edilean Series and is fu...more To explain Moonlight in the Morning you have to understand Edilean. Edilean is a small town in Virginia, originally settled by 7 families (Days of Gold). It is one of those places that you are still the new person after having lived there for decades.. and young Mr Anderson could be 70yrs old.. "Family ties, small town values and unexpected love...Readers will find it hard to resist the charms of Edilean." —Publishers Weekly

Moonlight in the Morning is the 6th book in the Edilean Series and is full of charm, warmth and real life Magic.

Jecca, Sophie and Kim were best friends in college.. three girls who lived for their art. Each had an inner need to create and find their way while selling their art. As many artists do, the also discovered that having talent and living off it can be two very different things. After college, Sophie disappears (I have a feeling we may see her later on.. oh I hope so), Kim returns to Edilean her hometown and Jecca goes to New York. Amazingly enough it is Kim who finds her way first, able to create and sell her jewelery right at home in Edilean. Jecca is running an art gallery and while she is very very good at it, it isn’t her passion.

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One of my favorites things about Ms Deveraux’s writing is her ability to create what I call the Richard Gere moment.. you know that moment in Pretty Woman where he is topping the fire escape, or when he is coming up the escalator in Shall We Dance? Just a sensuous moment.. a sweep me off my feet and take me away moment. And once again she pulls it off.. of course that same characteristic that allows for a male to have that moment also allows for caveman genes..

I like stories about life.. I like when a book doesn’t need all the bells and whistles to sell it, just the simple magic of love.. and Ms Deveraux is a master at delivering this.. She also does a great job of tying the past and present together.. I most definitely recommend this book to anyone who just believes in love.

Shauni

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Dec 14, 2012 Laura Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: beach, guilty-pleasures, romance, sentimental

I haven't read a lot of Jude Deveraux but I do read a lot in this genre. I felt this had a different hook than many other books in this genre which really perked me up. It didn't hurt that my favorite myth/love story of all time was woken into the main characters' courtship. Or that I'm from VA, have family in Richmond and small towns like Edilean, and went to college in Williamsburg so I was familiar with the locations. Just an interesting twist that provided something different. Fun, light rea...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Jadaloves rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Moonlight in the Morning was an enjoyable read by Jude Deveraux. Though compared to majority of Ms. Deveraux’s other works, I found this one to be just okay. When the owner of the gallery that Jecca manages decides to close the gallery down for the summer, Jecca decides to visit her longtime friend Kim in her little town of Edilean. With plans on getting some painting done, the last thing Jecca expects is to meet and fall in love with the town’s resident Doctor, Tristan Aldredge. Now Jecca and T...more Moonlight in the Morning was an enjoyable read by Jude Deveraux. Though compared to majority of Ms. Deveraux’s other works, I found this one to be just okay. When the owner of the gallery that Jecca manages decides to close the gallery down for the summer, Jecca decides to visit her longtime friend Kim in her little town of Edilean. With plans on getting some painting done, the last thing Jecca expects is to meet and fall in love with the town’s resident Doctor, Tristan Aldredge. Now Jecca and Tristan must figure out how to keep their love when Jecca plans to go back to her old life once the summer ends.

While for the most part I liked the book, I feel like Jude’s heart just wasn’t in this one. After meeting Dr. Tristan Aldredge in several of her previous Edilean novels and being intrigued by him, I was expecting his story to be explosive, but the sizzle just wasn’t there. I had trouble connecting to both Tris and Jecca, and felt that the plot and some of the events were clumsily weaved together. And while their courtship had an interesting and unique start, at times I felt the developing relationship between the two, as well as other events, were rushed.

Tris was a nice enough guy, but there was nothing that drew me to him except for the depth of his love for his niece. His often referred to extraordinary good looks did nothing for me in this novel which is odd because his presence always captured me in his previous appearances. And though I can appreciate Jecca’s need for independence, at times she made things more difficult than they had to be.

Despite my numerous gripes, I still managed to enjoy this story and had fun visiting with the residents of Edilean and getting to know more of the small-knit town’s unique residents. Which is more a testament to Ms. Devaraux’s brilliance and talent as a writer. I am still invested in this series and the residents, and have already picked up the next novel in the series. I do wonder when she’ll write another historical though as those are my favorites!(less)

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Aug 03, 2012 Elena rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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What happened to my favorite author!??!
Here are my thoughts as I was reading this book (which took 4 months!!!! FOUR MONTHS!!!) I kept putting it down how bored i was...:
(SPOILER ALERT)

06/11 page 216 "This book is sooo boring so far. I love Jude Deveraux, so I don't get why she dragged this book out so much. Even though described as "too good to be true" Tristan mostly seems like a pathetic loser who is in love with a photo of a girl for 10 years. Jecca seems plain and doesn't seem to know exact...more What happened to my favorite author!??!
Here are my thoughts as I was reading this book (which took 4 months!!!! FOUR MONTHS!!!) I kept putting it down how bored i was...:
(SPOILER ALERT)

06/11 page 216 "This book is sooo boring so far. I love Jude Deveraux, so I don't get why she dragged this book out so much. Even though described as "too good to be true" Tristan mostly seems like a pathetic loser who is in love with a photo of a girl for 10 years. Jecca seems plain and doesn't seem to know exactly what or whom she wants ..."

06/11 page 216 "oh yes, and the interludes in the dark seem creepy to me - not romantic, nor sexy. Who creeps around in the dark to have a ranezvous with a stranger, that they can't even see nor want to see?! Too weird..."

07/19 page 252 "so now i am more than half way through - i keep putting this book down for weeks at a time - it is soooo boring! So far, NOTHING has happened of any significance. She came to Edilean, she met Tristan, she fell in love, and they are rebuilding his niece's treehouse (or something). That's all ! Her landlord and other tenant seem to have issues, since they keep acting weird and secretive, but noone is focusing too much on that..."

08/03 page 369 "way to ambush a woman into staying in your village against her will... buy her a building so that she feels obligated to stay... and working with her father behind her back.... smooth move - NOT! What a creep..."

08/03 page 396 "why is she not exhibiting her art that is now supposedly so good and would sell?! she left a man she loved so that she could paint her stupid paintings and now that she was given the chance to showcase her work in the gallery - she doesn't even want to?!!?!? Now she decides she wants to become a designer?! Well, she could have been a designer in Edilean as well !! What was the point of all this drama?! Stupid girl who doesn't know what she wants out of life, but wants it NOW!"

08/03 page 400 "so, he just up and relocates his medical practice to New York, even though he hates New York, and she is ok with him doing this for her, even though it was not something she wanted to do for him?! selfish much, Jecca?? I understand that she only has a 3 year obligation with her work - but, still... and why is she now "over" painting, when painting was supposedly her "life" ?! Now that she was finally told her paintings were good and would sell, she decides on a career change?! But refused to even think about such a career change when she was still in Edilean....

Of course, happily ever after...where he cries when he hears that her work contract in New York is only for 3 years, then they can move back to Edilean. Really?! Strong male character... what a sissy ... Definitely disliked both characters... Tristan - weak and girly, Jecca - selfish and immature ...

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Mar 16, 2012 Mel P rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I really enjoyed this book! The last couple of books in the series were nice/cute but nothing really stood out to me. This book was definitely different. I loved the Cupid and Psyche allusion. I thought it was very romantic that their first couple of "dates" were conducted in the dark. That they got to know each other first. I know some people would scoff at that but I thought it was romantic. Then we find out that Tris has had somewhat of crush on Jecca since she was 19 and he 27. Now I know so...more

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May 04, 2012 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Setting - New York art gallery & Edilean, Virginia - old mansions

Theme - love, life experience building to bring one where one is vs knowing one’s place always

Characters -

Jecca Layton - artist (especially water colors), gallery manager, life long friends with college roommates Kim (of Edilean) and Sophie. She has not sold many of her watercolors, which is depressing/frustrating for her. Having been raised in dad’s hardware store that specialized in fixing machinery, she can fix any tool, she...more

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Dec 14, 2011 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've always enjoyed Jude Devereaux's romantic novels and Moonlight in the Morning was no exception. Though part of a series centered around the town of Edilean, this novel is also the first of a trilogy that is centered around three friends who met in college. Jecca Layton is the first of the three to be featured.

With a contemporary twist on the story of Psyche and Cupid, the romance between Jecca and Tristan is sweet without being cloying. Dr Tristan Aldrege is the handsome doctor of the small...more

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Aug 04, 2012 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: contemporary romance fans

Shelves: contemporary, romance, story-and-character-doorways

Hunky doctor, Tristan Aldredge, first met the artistic Jecca Layton at a party in Edilean when she was 19 and he was 27. They spoke for only a few minutes, but the memory stuck with Tristan for years. Jecca, however, didn't give him another thought. Seven years later, Jecca returns to Edilean to spend the summer painting and working with her best friend and former college roommate, Tristan's cousin Kim. The very first night she's there, Tristan literally trips over her...and thus begins their co...more

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Jun 07, 2012 Andreasoldier rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mecca is an artist slaving away in a NYC gallery, unable to paint ro sell the paintings she has done. When an old college roommate invites her to spend the summer in Edilean and paint, circumstances fall in a way to make it the perfect thing to do.
In Edilean her friend hopes to set Jeccaup with her brother Reede, whom Jecca once had a crush on. instead Jecca meets Tristan when he falls over her while she!s stargazing. Soon he two are meeting in the dark and falling in love.
Tristan, extremely goo...more

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May 16, 2013 Red Austin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What worked for me in this story is how Dr. Tristan bade himself hidden in the moonlight while he desperately wanted to see Jecca. Then again, another great factor was when the both of them had to wake up and face the reality that the main female character is just on a vacation in the Dr's hometown -meaning, they may be separated from each other.

Although there may be times that I just wanted to jump from one chapter to another because of my anticipation, that's just it. Other than that, I loved...more

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Mar 19, 2012 Guna rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is #6 in the Edilean Series. As good as the others in the series. Jecca is an artist who is taking a break from her New York City art gallery job to spend the summer in Edilean, Virginia. She meets the town heartthrob, and needs to decide where she wants to live and what she really wants to do. This is the only Deveraux series that I like, as the books seem less formula-bound than her others.

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Jun 25, 2012 Judy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recently read Moonlight in the Morning to see if Dr. Tris could find someone who loved him for himself and not just because he is a handsome doctor. Have read all the Edilean books so far! Really enjoy reading each person's story while connecting them with previous stories. Haven't decided on a favorite, yet! Jude Deveraux is a great author whose books I have been reading for years.

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Mar 15, 2012 Joyce rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I feel like another reviewer that Ms. Deveraux is bored with the Edilean series & needs to lose it. I skimmed the book as I did the last one of the original Edilean series. Just couldn't get to like the characters as they seemed superficial & the whole plot was disorienting.The whole bunch of scenes with Jecca & Tristan in the dark was hokey to me, Forced somehow.

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Nov 04, 2012 Marya Kowal rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

While I loved the romance between Jecca and Tristan, I absolutely hated the "tension-builders" or stressors in the storyline. Who doesn't notice what makes them happy? Who sees their best friend really happy and discourages their romance?

Bah!

But the scenes where Tristan courts Jecca, and the adorable niece? LOVED it!

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Aug 07, 2012 Patricia Solla rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, pbs

I am really enjoying this series of stories set in Edilean, Virginia. The author's descriptions of the settings are impressive. I enjoy the characters of the small town and their interaction. This storyline has some really good things going on and as I got to the end I couldn't put the book down wanting to see what happens.

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About Jude Deveraux

Jude Gilliam was born September 20, 1947 in Fairdale, Kentucky. She has a large extended family, and is the elder sister of four brothers. She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art. In 1967, Jude married and took her husband's surname of White, but four years later they divorced. For years, she worked as 5th-grade teacher.

She began writing in 1976 and her first book, The En...more Jude Gilliam was born September 20, 1947 in Fairdale, Kentucky. She has a large extended family, and is the elder sister of four brothers. She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art. In 1967, Jude married and took her husband's surname of White, but four years later they divorced. For years, she worked as 5th-grade teacher.

She began writing in 1976 and her first book, The Enchanted land was published in 1977 as Jude Deveraux. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. Now, she is the author of thirty-one New York Times bestsellers. Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Jude's early books are set largely in 15th- and 16th-century England, in which her fierce, impassioned protagonists find themselves in the midst of blood feuds and wars. Her heroines are equally scrappy -- medieval Scarlett O'Haras who often have a low regard for the men who eventually win them over. They're fighters, certainly, but they're also beauties who are preoccupied with survival and family preservation. Jude has also stepped outside her milieu, with mixed results. Her James River trilogy (River Lady, Lost Lady, and Counterfeit Lady) is set mostly in post-Revolution America; the popular, softer-edged Twin of Fire/Twin of Ice moves to 19th-century Colorado and introduces another hunky-man clan, the Taggerts. Deveraux manages to evoke a strong and convincing atmosphere for each of her books, but her dialogue and characters are as familiar as a modern-day soap opera's. "Historicals seem to be all I'm capable of," Jude once said in an interview, referring to a now out-of-print attempt at contemporary fiction, 1982's Casa Grande. "I don't want to write family sagas or occult books, and I have no intention of again trying to ruin the contemporary market." Still, Jude did later attempt modern-day romances, such as the lighthearted High Tide (her first murder caper), the contemporary female friendship story The Summerhouse, and the time-traveling Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, with 2002's The Mulberry Tree, Deveraux seems to be getting more comfortable setting stories in the present, which is a good thing, since the fans she won with her historical books are eager to follow her into the future.

Jude married Claude Montassir, with whom she had a son, Sam Alexander Montassir in 1997. They were eventually divorced. On Oct. 6th, 2005, Sam died at the age of eight in a motorcycle accident. Jude has lived in several countries and all over the United States. She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and also has a home in the medieval city of Badolato, Italy. (less)

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