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After Midnight (Cabot #1)

by Teresa Medeiros (Goodreads Author)

3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 · rating details · 1,956 ratings · 127 reviews

"Our sister is marrying a vampire."

When the ever practical Caroline Cabot first hears those words from the lips of her fanciful youngest sister, she accuses Portia of having a wild imagination.

But when she discovers their sister Vivienne is actually being courted by Adrian Kane, the mysterious viscount rumored to be a vampire, she decides to accept his invitation to a m

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Published August 30th 2005 by Avon (first published 2005)

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Feb 14, 2013 Carol *Young at Heart Oldie* rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 4-star-books

I just love the Cabot sisters series. The series has romance, suspense, danger and a liberal amount of hilarious moments. I gave this book 4½* because it didn't quite have such wonderful chemistry between the H/H as the second book The Vampire Who Loved Me.

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After Midnight, the first book in the Cabot series, is a tongue-in-cheek mix of vampire story and historical romance. It’s a delightful blend of surprise plot twists, charming characters, sparkling dialogue and humour.

Enigmatic, ch...more

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Feb 02, 2010 Linds rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Regencies and vampire books

Shelves: 1800-s, brothers, england, historical-romance, paranormal, paranormal-romance, read-in-2010, regency, romance, sisters, vampires

This is the story of Caroline and Adrien. It's set in Regency England. Caroline's sister is practically engaged to the viscount Adrien Kane and she goes to his castle to meet him and make sure every thing is on the up and up.

Caroline has always looked after her little sisters. She's a little too old to get married and their family is on the brink of ruin unless one of them makes a good match. Caroline is unerved by rumors that Adrien is a vampire and wants to see what started these crazy accusa...more

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Jun 30, 2010 Bookwatcher ~Mary MooCow~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, paranormal-romance

It's a great historical romance with vampires

. I'm not a fan of historical romances (I really hate read about girls that faint for everything

)so friends of mine indicate Teresa Medeiros... and I wasn't disappointed by this book. Caroline and Adrian (the main characters) tortuous relationship was so interesting! All the surprises and the suspense make me read it in 2 days.
Strongly recommend it. Love this book, and its unexpected end was perfect!

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Sep 18, 2011 Viohlet rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: EVERYONE

Shelves: 3rd-person-pov, favorites, forbidden-love, hero-1-a-f, hero-i-loved, heroine-5-blonde, heroine-1-a-f, heroine-i-loved, heroine-plain-jane-ugly-duckling, heroine-wallflower-spinster, humourous-funny, historical-1800s, kidnapping-abduction, majorly-awesome-hero, majorly-awesome-heroine, hero-viscount, paranormal-vampires, series, publisher-avon, read-4-loved, secondary-romance, series-follows-family, set-in-london, set-in-english-country, younger-siblings-to-look-after, secret-love-lovers, we-can-never-be-together-angst, heroine-poor-destitute-etc, hero-to-die-for, hero-is-too-noble-for-is-own-good, read-in-2011, stars-5, hero-dark-mysterious-and-oh-so-sexy, hero-protective-possessive, love-at-first-sight

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I can't even begin to describe how much I loved this.

This is one of only a few Historical Paranormals I've read, and man was it done well.

I loved Caroline. All she wanted to do was look out for her sisters and she ended up falling for the guy she thought her sister was in love with as well. I would have liked a bit more imagination in her description (no offense intended, but I've lost track of the amount of blonde heroines I've come across) but I guess she was like a mix between her two sisters...more I can't even begin to describe how much I loved this.

This is one of only a few Historical Paranormals I've read, and man was it done well.

I loved Caroline. All she wanted to do was look out for her sisters and she ended up falling for the guy she thought her sister was in love with as well. I would have liked a bit more imagination in her description (no offense intended, but I've lost track of the amount of blonde heroines I've come across) but I guess she was like a mix between her two sisters or something, it was easy to ignore lol.
I like how she really went out of her way to get absolute proof about whether or not the hero was a vampire or not. Yes, at times she did doubt him, but it's not as if she had any reason to trust him.

Adrian was dark, mysterious and oh so sexy, and I created a new shelf, just because for him lol. He was way too noble for his own good; willing to sacrifice his own happiness in exchange for his beloved's safety. *swoon* Man, do I love me some protective and noble heros XD
I love 'love as first sight' and that's basically what it was. Adrian was drawn to Caroline from the second he laid eyes on her. And it rocked.

I loved the chemistry between them, and believe it or not, I spent more than half the time wishing he would marry Vivi, simply because they did the angsty 'we can never be together but we're so in love anyway' secret tryst thing so well. And I must say, while not overly graphic, I fell in love with the love scene with the mirror.

I thought both Portia and Vivienne were a bit bratty at times, but their respective secondary romances were lovely. It was totally no surprise that Vivi was in love with the constable XD

This is a witty, angsty, humorous and sensual book, and is firmly entrenched on my 'favourites' shelf. It's a perfect blend of paranormal and historical, and I have to say, the 1800's definately give a paranormal romance a much more mysterious, gothic and romantic feel. Anyone who's interested should read it, because you won't regret it. 5/5
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Jul 17, 2012 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Paranormal and Vampire Romance Lovers

Shelves: fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance, vampire-romance, favorites

Adrian Kane, the notoriously mysterious Viscount Trevelyan, has captured the attention of the ton for his uniquely nocturnal lifestyle. This well-sought after bachelor has seemingly set his sites on Vivienne Cabot, the middle sister of three, and has graciously pursued introductions and invitations to her older and younger sibling with the apparent purpose of gaining their blessing in a future union. However, Portia, the younger, flagrantly announces his reputation as a "vampire" and immediatel...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Amanda rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

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Jun 20, 2011 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-romance, vampire, sensuous

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Caroline - the oldest of 3 girls... and when their parents died, and their uncle claimed the estate (keeping them in the guest house) she took over their care... Vivienne, the prettiest & gentlest, is in London, having her season... and when she shows interest in Adrian Kane, Portia (the one with the greatest imagination) confides in Caroline that he is reputed to be a vampire...

Though Caroline doesn't believe her, they go to London to make sure their sister is safe...

There are many clues to...more Caroline - the oldest of 3 girls... and when their parents died, and their uncle claimed the estate (keeping them in the guest house) she took over their care... Vivienne, the prettiest & gentlest, is in London, having her season... and when she shows interest in Adrian Kane, Portia (the one with the greatest imagination) confides in Caroline that he is reputed to be a vampire...

Though Caroline doesn't believe her, they go to London to make sure their sister is safe...

There are many clues to make it look like Adrian is a vampire... but in fact he is a vampire hunter... and his gothic, handsome, younger brother is a vampire... Adrian's university friend, Duvalier, came to be quite jealous of Adrian, and joined a vampire fraternity - and once a vampire, he killed Adrian's fiance and started to kill his younger brother... Adrian rescued his brother - and his brother only takes animal blood, never human blood - though it took a while for Julian to become human enough for Adrian to release... and in this mythology, the one who turns you vamp has your soul, and the soul make him/her powerful... and Julian wants his soul back, and they spend 5 years trying to track Duvalier, so that Julian can kill him & get his soul back.

and Vivienne looks much like Adrian's fiance... so he has been wooing her in the hopes that Duvalier will reveal himself...

Yet when Adrian meets Caroline, his heart belongs to her... and though they both fight the attraction, eventually... ahhhhh ... he tells her the truth (and Julian's dark eye/tooth change convinces her)... and though Duvalier threatens Caroline, Adrian kills him (alas, his brother's soul has now gone to Duvalier's maker - a new target)... though after Duvalier had Julian, and thrust Portia at him, locking them together... and Julian had only taken enough blood to survive... now he needs to man up and go after the master vamp himself...

And Vivienne - who had been willing to marry Adrian (not knowing why of his true interest in her) for her family's comfort & safety, she is now free to marry poor Constable Larkin...(less)

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May 20, 2009 Ingela Hyatt rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: keeper-shelf, historical-romance, paranormal-romance, teresa-medeiros

Caroline Cabot has always been the oldest and most level headed, practical sister. Which is precisely why she doesn’t believe for a moment Portia’s claim that their middling sister, beautiful Vivienne, is marrying a vampire. No matter what rumours are flying around the ton, for it could very well be Vivienne’s marriage which saves their little family.

For the past eight years, since their parents’ death, they have been living off the meagre generosity of their toad of a cousin Cecil, with a mere...more Caroline Cabot has always been the oldest and most level headed, practical sister. Which is precisely why she doesn’t believe for a moment Portia’s claim that their middling sister, beautiful Vivienne, is marrying a vampire. No matter what rumours are flying around the ton, for it could very well be Vivienne’s marriage which saves their little family.

For the past eight years, since their parents’ death, they have been living off the meagre generosity of their toad of a cousin Cecil, with a mere pittance for an allowance. Though Caroline has stepped into the role of mother and father, putting her firmly on the shelf, Cecil has been threatening of late that his ‘generosity’ will not continue unless she is willing to pay the ‘price’. Caro is delighted when she and Portia are invited to stay with their Aunt in London to witness the progression of Vivienne’s world-wind courtship. That is until she meets the darkly seductive and mysterious Viscount Trevelyan herself.

Adrian Kane, Viscount Trevelyan lives in a dark and perilous world, where sunlight could be the death of you, danger lurks around every corner, and where the hunter can become the hunted at a moments notice. Which is precisely why he does not have room for a woman in his life, let alone a wife, but that is before he sees the lovely, spirited and forthright Caroline Cabot. A sensuous beauty with soft grey eyes, hair the colour of moonlight and more alluring then any woman he has ever known. And then in a moment of desperation, he learns how truly passionate and irresistible she is when they kiss on the Lover’s Walk at the pleasure gardens of Vauxhall. Despite his determination to remain unaffected, Adrian will never be the same again.

Caroline is shocked, not only by the dark, alluring charms of Adrian Kane, but of her own fierce attraction to the man. And there just might be some credence to the rumours when Constable Larkin, once friend to Kane, pulls her aside to warn her the handsome viscount might be responsible for the mysterious disappearances at Charing Cross. Determined to discover the truth for herself, to be sure her sister is not being courted by a monster, she decides to follow Kane one moonlit night into the pleasure gardens at Vauxhall, only to discover that it is she who is endanger of succumbing to Adrian’s seductive charm and passionate kisses. Though she has never felt such passion and pleasure in a man’s arms, she could not possibly steal Vivienne’s suitor, could she?

Adrian knows he is playing a dangerous game when he allows the Cabot sisters to join him at his estate for a grand Masquerade Ball. For though it is Vivienne he’s ‘courting’, it is Caroline whom he finds irresistible. And what the sisters and the ton don’t know is that he never planned to wed Vivienne, but instead intends upon using her for his insidious plans.

After Midnight is a sensuous vampire romance to die for! Once again Teresa Medeiros proves she is a master of the genre. Adrian Kane is perfect as the brooding, and mysterious Viscount Trevelyan who seduces Caroline with his charm and dark seductive powers. And Caroline is wonderful as the spirited innocent, who discovers just how wanton she can be the arms of the man she loves. If you like your romance darkly sensual and enticingly mysterious then you have got to read After Midnight!(less)

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Dec 08, 2012 Limau Nipis rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, e-books-save-trees, historical-romance

I sometimes wondered, why the books by Teresa Medeiros is not up to my expectation nowadays. Her earlier works intensifies arrays of emotions such as A Whisper of Roses and Fairest of Them All, but her later publications seems to fall flat and are not working the charms anymore.

And this is one of it.

The first in the Cabot series, I found this book not as entertaining (albeit just a little) as the 2nd one, The Vampire Who Loved Me.

However, just because I want to know what actually happens in the...more

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Jun 27, 2011 Becky Moe rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

After Midnight is the first of Medeiros's two books about the three Cabot sisters: Caroline, Vivienne, and Portia. Caroline, who believes herself "on the shelf", has taken care of her two younger sisters since her parents died literally on the eve of her debut in society. Now Vivienne is "out", in the care of an aunt who lives in London, and her sisters have received news that she is being courted by the dark and mysterious Adrian Kane, who may or may not be a vampire. Caroline, after an amazing...more

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Oct 04, 2010 Quinn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: regency-victorian-romance, paranormal-romance, library-book

Three and a half stars

This was my first Teresa Medeiros novel, but it wont be my last. I picked After Midnight out randomly at the library having heard of the author and while waiting for my dozens of orders to come in. I thought the premise sounded interesting and hoped for a good read, despite the fact I knew nothing at all about the novel. I wasn't disappointed.

Caroline Cabot is the eldest of three sisters. She had to assume the parental role for her sisters when both their parents were kille...more

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May 25, 2013 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult

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To my great surprise I really enjoyed After Midnight. I had expected it to be fun but wasn’t expecting it to be as gripping and entertaining as it was. I really liked it a lot more than I thought I would. It was so much fun it made me giggle and smile from beginning to end.

Before starting I was unsure about the storyline, I didn’t quite like the idea of a romance between a woman and a man her sister was practically engaged to, but it was mostly handled very...more

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Jun 16, 2012 Renee rated it 3 of 5 stars

Won a vampire basket at the WisRWA Conference, with an ARC of this title. With a blurb that starts out with the declaration: "Our sister is marrying a vampire." who wouldn't give that a go?

Caroline Cabot reminds me a lot of Eleanor in Sense & Sensibility - very practical and more mother than sister to the two younger - the beautiful bride-to-be Vivienne (Marianne) and the flighty, fanciful Portia (Margaret). She decides to see for herself if her sister's merely marrying well or if her immort...more

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Jan 09, 2011 Janette Brown rated it 4 of 5 stars

The eldest and most sensible of the three Cabot siblings, Caroline is naturally concerned that her sister Vivienne has lately been keeping company with the infamous Adrian Kane, Viscount Trevelyan, the enigmatic nobleman whom most of the ton firmly believes is...a vampire! Surely it is nonsense. And yet....

The brooding gentleman inhabits a dark castle and is never seen in the daylight, embarking nightly on mysterious excursions to who knows where. And from the first moment Caroline encounters th...more

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Feb 21, 2012 Mareena rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone who likes historical romance

Recommended to Mareena by: Walmart

For my #12 challenge (Title With Time), I read After Midnight by Teresa Medeiros. When the eldest Cabot sister, Caroline, hears from her fanciful younger sister Portia that their sister Vivienne is keeping company with the infamous Adrian Kane, Viscount Trevelyan, she is naturally very concerned. After all, it is rumored among the ton that the enigmatic nobleman is a vampire!. Of course, that is nonsense! However... Kane inhabits a dark castle, is never seen by the light of day, and embarks on n...more

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Feb 01, 2010 Debbie Lester rated it 5 of 5 stars

My Synopsis:

After Midnight by Teresa Medeiros is a vampire love story set in the Regency period. It's definitely not a take-off from Twilight! The mysterious Adrian Kane is rumored to be much more than your average viscount. His courtship of the beautiful Vivienne Cabot has her sister, Portia along with the local constable in a frenzy of worry.

Vivienne's sister Caroline dismisses the stories but soon learns that there is lot more than meets the eye with the Kane brothers. Her attraction to Adria...more My Synopsis:

After Midnight by Teresa Medeiros is a vampire love story set in the Regency period. It's definitely not a take-off from Twilight! The mysterious Adrian Kane is rumored to be much more than your average viscount. His courtship of the beautiful Vivienne Cabot has her sister, Portia along with the local constable in a frenzy of worry.

Vivienne's sister Caroline dismisses the stories but soon learns that there is lot more than meets the eye with the Kane brothers. Her attraction to Adrian leads her to do some snooping of her own, but does little to alleviate her anxiety over falling for her sisters suitor.

The Kane brothers, Adrian and Julian are very dark hero's, with lots of secrets and intrigue. Adrian gives off the air of gentleman, but ones who's not afraid to break the rules to get what he wants, while Julian is the playboy. The man who parties all night and sleeps away the day. Both brothers are handsome yet foreboding characters.

The Cabot sisters, are demure ladies, who must fend for themselves. Caroline, the strong-willed, caretaker. Portia, the petulant younger sister and Vivienne, the beautiful, soft spoken damsel, who may be in more distress than she knows.

My Thoughts:

What can I say about this book. I really loved it. I'm all for a good romance, especially set in the Regency period. The women were fairly typical characters, though I thought Caroline was a fiery character with a lot of spirit.

But, it's the men in this story that will really catch the interest of the reader. The entire first part of the book keeps you guessing about what's going on. Are the rumors true? Is there a deep dark secret in the Kane family or do the boys just like to perpetuate the stories, to make them seem more mysterious? And what about those paintings in the mysterious hallway? Soooo many questions.

The writer doesn't keep you waiting forever though, little bits of information start to trickle out and it culminates at the midnight supper. LOL... How appropriate!

This was my first experience with Teresa Medeiros and I have to say I was impressed. After Midnight was one of my top ten reads of 2009.

You really should read this one!(less)

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Apr 02, 2012 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical, paranormal-romance, physical-books, read-in-2012

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You know those books that are totally fun in a distracting and entirely fluffy way? This is one of those books. This isn't a bad thing. In fact, I enjoy being both distracted and filled with fluff upon occasion. I *like* delving into a historical romance and finding whispers of vampires in it. I like sorting through the clues to see if there's any truth in the spiteful whispers of the upper crust ladies and gentlemen of the Ton. Basically, this book was a great dist...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Kimberly rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really am a huge fan of Ms. Medeiros. I have never read one of her vampire stories and I thought this was a tongue in cheek vampire novel as it is set in Regency England. Nope. Really about vampires. There were things I didn't care for in this book, but overall it was an enjoyable read. I liked the twist with the story; didn't like that one of the characters is still "suffering" as it were. Perhaps that is why Goodreads calls this ( Cabot 1)....this is setting up his book. I will keep that in...more

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May 21, 2012 K rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of paranormal romance

Recommended to K by: fan of author

Shelves: favorites

I've read, and liked, several of this author's other books; and as a fan of paranormal romance, was instantly drawn to this book. Imagine my suprise, and happiness, when I found out it was also set in historical London, England! Overall, I really liked this book and the story. I loved Caroline's and Adrian's characters and couldn't stop laughing at their antics. One of the things that truly suprised me, and added to my high rating, was the plot twists and turns. I def did not see the twist of Ad...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Ashley rated it 5 of 5 stars

" Our sister is marrying a vampire " ....wow !

This is one Historical romance with ...well a bit more. Teresa Medeiros has a certain charm, witt and well she has such talent that when you read one of her books it just draws you in a you dont ever want to leave.

"After Midnight " is about three sisters....

1. vivinenne " whos engaged to a supposed vampire Viscount Kane" and in love with another man ..

2. Carolyn " who is (mother hen) determined to make sure Kane is the best man for her sister and af...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Anne rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have never read one of her vampire stories and I thought this was a tongue in cheek vampire novel as it is set in Regency England. Nope, Really about vampires. There were things I didn't care for in this book, but overall it was an enjoyable read. I liked the twists that happened with the story; didn't like that one of the characters is still "suffering" as it were. Perhaps that is why he will get his own book? I will keep that in mind and do some research. This is a well written book and I lo...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Kris rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: british, family-drama, gothic, fantasy, historical-paranormal-romance, historical-romance, series

4 STARS

It is left to Caroline Cabot eldest of three sisters to make sure her sisters are taken care of and find good matches. Portia the youngest is convinced that Vivienne's suitor, Adrian Kane is a Vampire along with most of London ton. Caroline tries to figure out the secret of Adrian but soon finds herself falling for her sister's husband-to-be.

I really really liked this novel! It is what Jane Austen and Mary Shelly would have written if they co-authored a novel. It is witty and sexy and FU...more

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Dec 14, 2012 Nenia Campbell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: x-2005s, x-series-bk-1, gothic, hero-is-locked-in-my-sex-dungeon, heroine-needs-to-be-my-best-friend, badly-written-sex, uf-pnr, trashy-but-i-liked-it, romance-me-with-your-romance, regency-victorian, historical, clever-and-charming

This was seriously giggle-worthy. Fluff usually makes me roll my eyes and reach for a basin, but this was chockful of schoolgirl giddiness. Picture Meg Cabot doing Georgette Heyer with a pinch of Austen and a dash of retro 1960s gothic for spice, and that's about what you've got with After Midnight.

Oh, and vampires, of course.

The Cabot sisters are orphans living in Dickensian squalor off the breadcrumbs their father's evil cousin is willing to toss them from his table. Unless her two young siste...more This was seriously giggle-worthy. Fluff usually makes me roll my eyes and reach for a basin, but this was chockful of schoolgirl giddiness. Picture Meg Cabot doing Georgette Heyer with a pinch of Austen and a dash of retro 1960s gothic for spice, and that's about what you've got with After Midnight.

Oh, and vampires, of course.

The Cabot sisters are orphans living in Dickensian squalor off the breadcrumbs their father's evil cousin is willing to toss them from his table. Unless her two young sisters find a suitable husband, Caroline, the oldest, will be forced to marry him in order to make ends meet.

Luckily, the beauty of the sisters, Vivienne, has just made the acquaintance of a viscount--who Portia, the conspiracy theorist of the three, is convinced is really a vampire. The girls are invited to his castle to visit their sister and Caroline immediately makes the acquaintance of and feels instant attractive to a smooth, snarky nobleman to whom she confides her theories--

Only to discover that this nobleman is, in actuality, the viscount himself. And possibly a vampire. And her sister's future betrothed.

Oops.

The plot had cracktastic pacing and the witty banter between the characters made me smile to myself over and over again. I was surprised by how quickly I devoured this book because four-hundred pages is no sum to sneeze at, but you know what they say: time flies when you're with a vampire.

I have to say that the sex scenes herein were absolutely awful. There are only so many times I can see the word 'nectar' referring to bodily fluids and this book nectared all over that threshold. There were other cringe-worthy lines such as "him lapping at her dew" and "they both crashed against the shore together" and I was like, 'Oh dear god. JUST SAY COCK, WOMAN. JUST SAY COME." I mean, really.

Luckily, those scenes were few and far between. But it is something to think about, nonetheless.

Overall, though, I really enjoyed this a lot. I'm extremely picky about romances so I was surprised to find that I liked this as much as I did. If the sex scenes hadn't been so terrible and caused the book to unravel a little at the end, this would have been five stars, easy.

3.5 to 4 stars!(less)

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Aug 18, 2010 Juliana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, paranormal-romance, 4-stars, 2009-reads, 2009-jan-reads, part-of-a-romance-series, hr-hero-nice-guys-dont-finish-last, 0-own-in-dead-tree-form, 0-reviewed, 4-to-5-stars

Great paranormal historical romance - intense and mysterious hero is wonderful!

I am a huge historical romance fan but have never read any paranormal ones and didn't actually know I was until a ways into the book. I have read two Teresa Medeiros books - One Night of Scandal and Yours Until Dawn - and they were both just regular historicals, so I didn't realize she wrote anything else. The book was a great historical romance and for anyone who is put off by the paranormal/vampire aspect, don't be...more

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Jan 24, 2011 April rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-reads

Really fun historical romance! "Our sister is marrying a vampire" Caroline Cabot has been taking care her sister, Portia and Vivianne since the death of their parents. She is determined to see if the devastatingly handsome Adrian Kane is a vampire...if not then will he be a "good match" for her sister and help keep the sisters from poverty.
What Caroline doesn't realize is that she could be loosing her heart to her sister's suitor....
Lots of romance, not so much vampire but still a very enjoyabl...more

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Nov 03, 2010 Ning rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, translation, paranormal, historical

สนุกดี .. อ่านได้เพลิน ๆ
เพิ่งเคยอ่านแนวแวมไพร์ ก็เล่มนี้ล่ะ
แต่ก็ไม่เชิงซะทีเดียวนะ คงต้องเป็นเล่มต่อไป

อยากรุ้เรื่องน้องคนเล็กต่อมาก ๆ
รีบหยิบเล่มต่อไปมาอ่านอย่างรวดเร็ว

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May 13, 2010 Christine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, romance, paranormal

I don't generally like vampire romance, so don't ask me why I picked up this book, but I'm glad I did. It intrigued me early on because we're not exactly sure if the hero is a vampire or not. Something about the mystery of whether or not anything paranormal was actually happening, combined with the 1800's setting, gave this something of a Bram Stoker feel. This author managed to achieve mild horror (nothing too scary) and a true sense of danger, which mingled very well with the romance.

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Jun 25, 2009 Lenore rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

This is the first historical romance I have read in a long time. It was just the change I needed. Caroline Cabot, the oldest of the three sisters, has alway looked out for everyone but herself. Until she meets the mysterious and rumored Adrian Kane... How can you resist that? I felt that Medeiros perfectly balanced history, romance, and paranormal in this book. Although I haven't read it yet, I do not think the sequel "The Vampire Who Loved Me" will let me down.

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Jun 03, 2010 Hilary rated it 3 of 5 stars

An interesting variant on the paranormal romance -- this is also a regency romance! Caroline tends not to think things through (which becomes repetitive, her learning curve is shallow) -- but she does manage to snag a viscount (from her sister, who is happy to marry a working man?...). Novel ends to permit sequels for both sisters -- Portia, for example, has snagged a handsome (noble) vampire's interest...

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Aug 31, 2012 Dalia rated it 5 of 5 stars

since i'm a big fan of historical romances & vampire fiction..i found this book really good :D
some authors can't really combine fiction with romance but tersa medeiros did a great job <3 .. it was a page-turner for me :D i coudn't stop reading it until i knew that adrian wasn't a vamp , which i already had a feeling he wasn't :D
great book and i'm definetly searching for portia & julian's book :D <3

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“I don’t want to marry you. I don’t want to want you,” he added fiercely, taking one measured step toward her, then another. “And I sure as hell don’t want to love you. But, God help me, I just can’t stop myself.” Closing the rest of the distance between them in a single stride, he snatched her up by the shoulders, his burning gaze searching her face as if to sear her features into his memory. “I don’t want to marry you because I love you too much to ask you to spend the rest of your life hiding in the shadows.” — 10 people liked it

“Of course not! I knew you would protect me. You swore that you were strong enough to protect Vivienne, didn’t you? How can you promise to protect my sister, but not trust yourself to keep me safe?”

The music swelled to a crescendo. Although Adrian kept her imprisoned against the muscular length of his body, he gave up all pretense of dancing. “Because I don’t lose my wits every time Vivienne walks into a room. I don’t toss and turn in my bed every night dreaming of making love to her. She doesn’t drive me to distraction with her endless questions, her incessant snooping, her harebrained schemes.” His voice rose. “I can trust myself to protect your sister because I’m not in love with her!” — 6 people liked it

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