A noblewoman of frail beauty and exotic mystery fakes her own death to escape the gallows. And now she must flee. In disguise and under a false ... read full description
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Jan 07, 2009
Beth F.
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This book had several elements of a bad soap opera: selective amnesia, opium abuse, a homosexual love triangle, psychic abilities, child molestation, crazy Russian kin and a tiger. Yes, a tiger. ROAR! Pretty ridiculous all in all, but if I’ve learned one thing from this book it’s that even a klunker from Lisa Kleypas is a more enjoyable read than the average historical romance.
The first half of the book flew by and was quite enjoyable but the second half fell to pieces once ridi More...
The first half of the book flew by and was quite enjoyable but the second half fell to pieces once ridi More...
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Sep 22, 2008
Julie (Mom2lnb)
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Midnight Angel is not, in my opinion, Lisa Kleypas best novel by far, but it is a worthwhile read. As in most of Ms. Kleypas's other novels, the characters are rather dark, but they just didn't evoke the depth of emotions that the characters in some of her other books did for me. I found Luke to be a fairly likable hero, though perhaps a bit too arrogant and heavy-handed at times. I've heard that some readers are bothered by Luke having a hook in place More...
Midnight Angel is not, in my opinion, Lisa Kleypas best novel by far, but it is a worthwhile read. As in most of Ms. Kleypas's other novels, the characters are rather dark, but they just didn't evoke the depth of emotions that the characters in some of her other books did for me. I found Luke to be a fairly likable hero, though perhaps a bit too arrogant and heavy-handed at times. I've heard that some readers are bothered by Luke having a hook in place More...
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Jul 23, 2009
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Oct 30, 2009
Linds
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Lisa Kleypas has spoiled me. This book wasn't terrible, but it's not very engaging and forgettable. Kleypas is my favorite romance author and I would recommend Dreaming of You or Again the Magic way over this.
I feel like her teacher in school telling her she is not living up to her potential.
I feel like her teacher in school telling her she is not living up to her potential.
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Nov 21, 2011
Gloria75
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Questa autrice non delude mai!! sicuramente non in questo caso!!!
Una storia tra Russia e Inghilterra, dove la protagonista diciottenne, Tasia, viene accusata dell'omicidio del fidanzato, di cui non ricorda quasi nulla, e riesce a fuggire dalla prigione russa (forse in un modo un pò troppo "azzardato") e si rifugia in Inghilterra da una cugina che le trova un impiego come istitutrice in campagna, sembrerebbe al sicuro, ma il datore di lavoro, un nobile di trentacinque anni, che in More...
Una storia tra Russia e Inghilterra, dove la protagonista diciottenne, Tasia, viene accusata dell'omicidio del fidanzato, di cui non ricorda quasi nulla, e riesce a fuggire dalla prigione russa (forse in un modo un pò troppo "azzardato") e si rifugia in Inghilterra da una cugina che le trova un impiego come istitutrice in campagna, sembrerebbe al sicuro, ma il datore di lavoro, un nobile di trentacinque anni, che in More...
Aug 23, 2011
Srisurang
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ไม่ชอบพระเอกค่ะ ตอนแรกเฉยๆ ยิ่งอ่านยิ่งไม่ชอบ
ฉากที่พระเอกบังคับให้นางเอกดูอดีตกับธิดาพยากรณ์ต่อหน้าแขกทั้งบ้านนั่นทำให้หงุดหงิดสุดๆ จนความรู้สึกดีๆ กับนิยายเรื่องนี้แทบหมดไปเลย
ตัวนางเอกน่าสนใจพอควร เป็นถึงเจ้าหญิงรัสเซีย
ลูกสาวพระเอกก็น่ารัก พอเฉลยอายุนางเอกมา คิดว่าน้อยไปหน่อยค่ะ
ไม่มากกว่าลูกสาวพระเอกเท่าไหร่เลยนะ
หลังจากฉากที่ว่านั้น การขอโทษหรือความหวานของพระเอกดูจะไม่สามารถเข้าถึงจิตใจเราได้
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ฉากที่พระเอกบังคับให้นางเอกดูอดีตกับธิดาพยากรณ์ต่อหน้าแขกทั้งบ้านนั่นทำให้หงุดหงิดสุดๆ จนความรู้สึกดีๆ กับนิยายเรื่องนี้แทบหมดไปเลย
ตัวนางเอกน่าสนใจพอควร เป็นถึงเจ้าหญิงรัสเซีย
ลูกสาวพระเอกก็น่ารัก พอเฉลยอายุนางเอกมา คิดว่าน้อยไปหน่อยค่ะ
ไม่มากกว่าลูกสาวพระเอกเท่าไหร่เลยนะ
หลังจากฉากที่ว่านั้น การขอโทษหรือความหวานของพระเอกดูจะไม่สามารถเข้าถึงจิตใจเราได้
อาจต้องวางไว้สักพักแล้วมาลองอ่านใหม่ อาจรู้สึกดีขึ้นกว่ More...
Jun 19, 2011
H.
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Rating: 3.5 Stars
This was a good quick read and was a rather enjoyable one at that. The story, about Anastasia, a Russian Royal with a dark past who was masquerading as a governess, hired for Lord Luke Stokehurst's daughter, was a good blend of romance and mystery. Although, it was more focused on the Romance aspect of course. Anastasia's past in Russia where she was convicted of crimes she herself was unsure she had committed, kept coming to haunt her while she was swept away in the a More...
This was a good quick read and was a rather enjoyable one at that. The story, about Anastasia, a Russian Royal with a dark past who was masquerading as a governess, hired for Lord Luke Stokehurst's daughter, was a good blend of romance and mystery. Although, it was more focused on the Romance aspect of course. Anastasia's past in Russia where she was convicted of crimes she herself was unsure she had committed, kept coming to haunt her while she was swept away in the a More...
May 05, 2011
Ning
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อ่านได้เรื่อย ๆ ค่ะ ไม่ถึงกับซึ้งตรีงใจอะไรมากมาย
พระ - นาง ก็ไม่รู้ไปรักกันตอนไหน
แต่พอเข้าโหมดรักแล้ว ละลายกันไปเลย
พระเอกหวานมาก ๆ
เรื่องนี้ เป็นนางเอกที่มีปัญหา (พระเอกก็มี แต่ไม่เวิ่นเว้อมากเท่าไหร่)
กว่าจะยอมรับรักเล่นเอาเหนื่อย แต่น่ารักดี พระเอกหวานเยอะดี
ให้ 3.5 ดาวค่ะ
อ่านจากเล่ม "สะดุดรักพี่เลี้ยงสาว"
ขอบ่นหน่อย ..
แปลดี แต่มั่วเรื่องชื่อ กับเพศ (ค่ะ ครับ) มากไปหน่อย
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พระ - นาง ก็ไม่รู้ไปรักกันตอนไหน
แต่พอเข้าโหมดรักแล้ว ละลายกันไปเลย
พระเอกหวานมาก ๆ
เรื่องนี้ เป็นนางเอกที่มีปัญหา (พระเอกก็มี แต่ไม่เวิ่นเว้อมากเท่าไหร่)
กว่าจะยอมรับรักเล่นเอาเหนื่อย แต่น่ารักดี พระเอกหวานเยอะดี
ให้ 3.5 ดาวค่ะ
อ่านจากเล่ม "สะดุดรักพี่เลี้ยงสาว"
ขอบ่นหน่อย ..
แปลดี แต่มั่วเรื่องชื่อ กับเพศ (ค่ะ ครับ) มากไปหน่อย
เข้าใจว่า เปลี่ยนชื่อกันตามใจอย่างที่ทำเป็นปร More...
Apr 28, 2011
Zahu
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Lisa Kleypas is one my ultra-favorite authors and I simply adore her historicals!! A bunch of her books has been sitting on my TBR for ages and I was browsing through Amazon.com discussion forums for scarred/imperfect heroes when someone recommended this book.
Lady Anastasia, or Tasia as she is commonly called, is a Russian heiress who fakes her own death to avoid a false persecution and flees to England under disguise. She is hired as the governess for Emma Stokehurst, Lord Lucas Stoke More...
Lady Anastasia, or Tasia as she is commonly called, is a Russian heiress who fakes her own death to avoid a false persecution and flees to England under disguise. She is hired as the governess for Emma Stokehurst, Lord Lucas Stoke More...
Feb 13, 2011
Manuela
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Nonostante sia ancora un romanzo acerbo, lo stile della Kleypas si riconosce anche in questa sua opera.
La storia non è nulla di originale: l'istitutrice che si innamora del padrone, in puro stile Jane Eyre, ma nonostante ciò, la storia si sviluppa in maniera fluida ed emozionante, e la Kleypas ha il merito di creare due protagonisti simpatici e ben assortiti, per i quali è facile provare empatia ed affetto. Luke non è il solito bastardo kleypasiano, è più tenero e pacato, ma all'occorrenz More...
La storia non è nulla di originale: l'istitutrice che si innamora del padrone, in puro stile Jane Eyre, ma nonostante ciò, la storia si sviluppa in maniera fluida ed emozionante, e la Kleypas ha il merito di creare due protagonisti simpatici e ben assortiti, per i quali è facile provare empatia ed affetto. Luke non è il solito bastardo kleypasiano, è più tenero e pacato, ma all'occorrenz More...
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Jul 13, 2010
Jessi
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This was another book I just didn't finish. I must be on a roll. I usually love Lisa Kleypas, but this is one of her very earliest so we will just assume she evolved and grew as an author in amazing ways. The heroine was just too perfect and the hero too brooding for my taste. I didn't really feel the authenticity of the passion and growing love between the two. The premise was interesting - young Russian girl's mother tries to force her into marriage to a douche bag. When she goes to him to to
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Feb 27, 2010
Samantha
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Apr 05, 2010
Debbie
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Knowing she was going to be put to death for a murder she didn’t know if she had committed, Anastasia "Tasia" Kaptereva found a way of escape from the Russian prison she was in. Coming to England was her only hope, her cousin, Lady Ashbourne, could help her find a way to avoid being found by Prince Nikolas Angelovsky, the brother of the prince she supposedly murdered, but could she really pull of living as a governess. A temporary governess was all Karen Billings was suppose to be, b
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Oct 30, 2010
Kelly
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Lisa Kleypas has done it again! A simple love story that has won a place among my favorite shelves!
This tale reminds me of some of my all time favorite love stories, Romeo and Juliet with the sleep potion, The Bronze Horseman for the Russian elements (that were very interesting and described perfectly) Though Tasia is not studying for the nunnery her faith is strong and she does become a nanny......The Sound of Music also comes to my mind!
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This tale reminds me of some of my all time favorite love stories, Romeo and Juliet with the sleep potion, The Bronze Horseman for the Russian elements (that were very interesting and described perfectly) Though Tasia is not studying for the nunnery her faith is strong and she does become a nanny......The Sound of Music also comes to my mind!
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Aug 30, 2011
Kikkasole
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Cosa mi è piaciuto del libro?
San Pietroburgo, ho una piccola passione per tutte le storie hanno la Russia come sfondo. (Anche se solo all'inizio e sul finale,in questo caso)
Luke, un uomo forte e coraggioso nel lottare per proteggere e difendere la donna che ama. Capace di continuare la vita nonostante la grave perdita subita, la capacità di non arrendersi e lottare con le unghie e con i denti ....Qualità che ho molto apprezzato anche in Tasia,sia pure per motivi diversi.
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San Pietroburgo, ho una piccola passione per tutte le storie hanno la Russia come sfondo. (Anche se solo all'inizio e sul finale,in questo caso)
Luke, un uomo forte e coraggioso nel lottare per proteggere e difendere la donna che ama. Capace di continuare la vita nonostante la grave perdita subita, la capacità di non arrendersi e lottare con le unghie e con i denti ....Qualità che ho molto apprezzato anche in Tasia,sia pure per motivi diversi.
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Nov 30, 2011
Kasey
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This is not my favorite Kleypas story, but still I enjoyed it overall. It had a few slow spots and some that are a little out there, but it still pulled off an interesting story. I am curious about the next story in the series. It includes Lord Stokehurst's daughter and Prince Nikolas. One of the most intriguing scenes in this book for me was when Prince Nikolas explains a brief bit about his past and his brother's. It helped us to understand him and his actions. It may not make all his act
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Dec 03, 2011
Diana
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Audiobook narrated by Susan Duerden
First published in 1995 and set in 1870s England and Russia, Midnight Angel is a lush prequel to Prince of Dreams. It’s a delightful throwback to an earlier time of historical romance when plots weren’t limited to formulaic tales of Regency rakes and misses, and that is precisely why I enjoyed it so much.
Widower Lucas Lord Stokehurst takes on a prim, young Miss Billings (Tasia) as governess to his adolescent daughter Emma. To say More...
First published in 1995 and set in 1870s England and Russia, Midnight Angel is a lush prequel to Prince of Dreams. It’s a delightful throwback to an earlier time of historical romance when plots weren’t limited to formulaic tales of Regency rakes and misses, and that is precisely why I enjoyed it so much.
Widower Lucas Lord Stokehurst takes on a prim, young Miss Billings (Tasia) as governess to his adolescent daughter Emma. To say More...
Nov 30, 2011
Lelyana
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Membaca tidak berurutan seri ini dan sempat kecewa dengan buku 2 tentang Emma dan si mata keranjang tukang selingkuh, Prince Nikolas, saya berharap buku tentang Luke (Papa Emma) dan Tasia (Sepupu jauh Nikolas) bisa memberikan penghiburan buat saya. Semoga.
Tasia berhasil melarikan diri ke Inggris dari hukuman mati di Rusia akibat tuduhan pembunuhan terhadap tunangannya Prince Mikhail Angelovsky.
Di tampung di rumah sepupu nya, Tasia harus seger menghilang dan bersembunyi dari kejara More...
Tasia berhasil melarikan diri ke Inggris dari hukuman mati di Rusia akibat tuduhan pembunuhan terhadap tunangannya Prince Mikhail Angelovsky.
Di tampung di rumah sepupu nya, Tasia harus seger menghilang dan bersembunyi dari kejara More...
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Apr 30, 2011
Punya H.
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Apr 17, 2011
Bekah
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Anastasia is a Russian beauty accused of murder and sentenced to death when she fakes her own death and escapes to England. There she meets Lord Luke Stokehurst and his daughter Emma and finds a new place to call home.
I really enjoyed this book. More than I thought I would. I really love the governess themed books. They always have that great element of forbidden lust and the tension is so awesome. This was done quite well in this book, so much so that I wish it had lasted longer. W More...
I really enjoyed this book. More than I thought I would. I really love the governess themed books. They always have that great element of forbidden lust and the tension is so awesome. This was done quite well in this book, so much so that I wish it had lasted longer. W More...
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Nov 04, 2009
Joy
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Reading a Lisa Kleypas novel has always been a treat, and this book is no exception. The characters were very likeable, and the setting was a change of scene starting in Russia, to England, back and forth. I love how LK's writing is consistent, but there's always something new with every story, they're never boring and predictable. The only thing I always know is a happy ending, and in this case foreshadowing.
Tasia was one of the slender heroines in her books but she has that mystic More...
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Dec 12, 2011
Me Lin
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So I enjoyed the book for the most part. My only problem with it was that for the first 3rd of the book, Luke and Tasia spent all of two scenes together before he started declaring his love. If there'd been just some other reason why he married her - like he wanted to protect her but didn't know if he loved her - I'd have been fine with how things progressed. But as it was, I couldn't decide what Luke loved about Tasia. He didn't know her well enough to declare a love stronger that what he felt
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Mar 12, 2011
Nonieღserenity2bliss
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The story starts strong but looses its charms midway. I don't know if it's because Luke and Tasia got together sooner than I expected or it's because I'm not entirely convince how fast Luke fell for Tasia.
And the age gap between them bothers me more than it should (he's 34, she's 18). Had she been 20 and he's 36, I'd probably be okay with it. He has a 12 year-old daughter, for heaven's sake! In today's society, he would be call a cradle robber.
And the age gap between them bothers me more than it should (he's 34, she's 18). Had she been 20 and he's 36, I'd probably be okay with it. He has a 12 year-old daughter, for heaven's sake! In today's society, he would be call a cradle robber.
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Aug 19, 2011
Kathie (katmom)
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Tasia was set to be hung for a murder that she doesn't remember.
She took a giant gamble and escaped the prison in Russia.
She begins working for Lucas, Lord Stokehurst, as a governess for his 12 y/o daughter.
At some point she finds herself back in Russia, set, once again, to hang...
The bits in Russia were fascinating as Luke tried to work his way through the streets to find her.
She took a giant gamble and escaped the prison in Russia.
She begins working for Lucas, Lord Stokehurst, as a governess for his 12 y/o daughter.
At some point she finds herself back in Russia, set, once again, to hang...
The bits in Russia were fascinating as Luke tried to work his way through the streets to find her.
Jul 18, 2011
Melowin
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The characters fell in love a bit quickly (specifically Luke did, it was almost instantaneous the moment he touched Tasia), that felt a bit rushed, but understandable given the amount of ground Kleypas needed to cover for the action portion of the book. It was also good to feel like they solidly loved each other, no question in the reader's mind, because they sure had enough to worry about outside of their relationship. A pleasurable read, and gives an intriguing introduction to the two leads of
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Aug 02, 2010
Patsyann
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In all the forums that I read - Lisa Kleypas is a respected romance author.
I have only read this one book. This book was so good, I am afraid to read any others. Usually, I find that an author just has one good book and the rest are not -
The ick factor - the heroine is much younger then the hero. But again - some authors can do good things and you forget that. This is the case with this book.
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I have only read this one book. This book was so good, I am afraid to read any others. Usually, I find that an author just has one good book and the rest are not -
The ick factor - the heroine is much younger then the hero. But again - some authors can do good things and you forget that. This is the case with this book.
This book has everything I like:
-tortured hero
-possessive hero
-hero More...
Dec 27, 2011
Johara
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I don't get all the mildly bad reviews for this book. Okay, if you focus on the details of the plot they show themselves to be a little over the top, but let's not forget this is fluff. It's meant to be over the top. And, by my admission great piece of fluff.
Jul 04, 2010
Adinda Owen Anderson
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Tentang Lady Anastasia dari Rusia dan British Lord 'Luke'. Dimana Tasia pergi ke Inggris untuk melarikan diri dari hukuman mati dan menjadi governess untuk anaknya Luke.
Bagus banget ceritanya.... :)
Recomended to Read
Bagus banget ceritanya.... :)
Recomended to Read
Jun 07, 2011
Nisha Mslvoe
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I loved the story. It's captured me.. I can't put down. It brought tears to my eyes when Emma and Tasia talked about Mary and Ivan. Losing a person you loved is really heart-wrenching. Definitely a KEEPER
