Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Temptation is the Night

by Marguerite Kaye (Goodreads Author)

3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 · rating details · 10 ratings · 2 reviews

England, 1924

It had been love at first sight when Jack Damarell, the Eighth Earl of Crieff, and American artist Lindsey van der Maier met on the steamer to England. Their marriage had been filled with white-hot passion—until Jack's dark memories of the trenches drove them apart.

Now Lindsey has returned, and Jack has resolved to exorcise her from his heart with one final ni...more

Kindle Edition

Published (first published January 1st 2010)

more details... edit details

Get a copy:

More…

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list »

Community Reviews

(showing 1-30 of 44)

filter | sort: default (?) | rating details

Jul 11, 2011 Liz B rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, historicalfiction, novella, romance

This was just about perfect for a novella. One thing I'm always complaining about is a book's length. I almost always want romances to be a little (or a lot) longer--more depth, more angst, more plot. So it surprised me to find how much I enjoyed this novella.

First, it's in an unusual time period for a historical romance--the 1920s in England. That was enough to get me to buy it right there. I love that setting, probably because I read a lot of Agatha Christie and Elswyth Thane at an impressiona...more This was just about perfect for a novella. One thing I'm always complaining about is a book's length. I almost always want romances to be a little (or a lot) longer--more depth, more angst, more plot. So it surprised me to find how much I enjoyed this novella.

First, it's in an unusual time period for a historical romance--the 1920s in England. That was enough to get me to buy it right there. I love that setting, probably because I read a lot of Agatha Christie and Elswyth Thane at an impressionable age. And you just don't find it, pretty much ever.

Next, it had the right balance of backstory and right-now story. The backstory gave it emotional depth, which novellas often lack for me. I liked how it dealt with the aftermath of WWI for veterans.

And most of all, I liked the connection between the characters. Let me say again--this was short. I read it on the elliptical at the gym. And yet I felt like I got to know the two people, and was so glad when they found their HEA.

I do (of course) have a couple small criticisms. I liked the writing style--it felt very controlled--but maybe a bit too much on the metaphorical language. In one scene there were explosions and things being released from chains and I wasn't sure which simile meant what, but I knew for sure they didn't go together. Also, in an effort to make it feel grounded in the time period, the author dropped a few too many current references. It didn't surprise me that she cited Heyer as one of her inspirations; Heyer really does make the Regency come to life, all the way down to slang. That's what Kaye was after here, I think. But at times it seemed a bit too overdone to be natural. And finally (and most importantly) I think the reader really needed to see Jack change his mind about the relationship. Having his conversion take place offstage weakened the whole book.

And yet--a lot of depth for such a short book. I recommend it for those who like novellas, or for anyone who wants a historical romance that's set in an unusual time period.(less)

like · see review

Jan 18, 2011 Hannah rated it 3 of 5 stars

When I first started reading this, I was a little disappointed that the story didn’t take place on board a ship. Can you think of a more romantic setting than a steamship? Also it seems like a transatlantic voyage would be the perfect length of time for the action of a novella to play out. All in all, the chemistry was very good between Lindsey and Jack, though I was confused about their motives at times. The writing style was at times bit like many people’s negative stereotypes of romance novel...more

like · see review

May 30, 2013 Dansaremm marked it as to-read

May 15, 2013 Blacky *Mistress of doom* marked it as to-read

Shelves: of-course, to-read-historical

Apr 25, 2013 Laura marked it as to-read

Apr 20, 2013 Hena71 marked it as to-read

Apr 15, 2013 Antoinette Miley marked it as to-read

Jan 31, 2013 Jenny marked it as to-read

Jan 18, 2013 Becky marked it as to-read

Dec 18, 2012 Blissfulbernie marked it as to-read

Sep 20, 2012 Rose marked it as to-read

Sep 20, 2012 Stam marked it as to-read

Sep 01, 2012 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, read-in-2012

Jul 07, 2012 Kaia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Jul 06, 2012 Janine Ballard marked it as to-read

May 10, 2012 MD marked it as ebooks

Apr 23, 2012 figuranta rated it 5 of 5 stars

Apr 21, 2012 Lelyana Taufik marked it as to-read

Jan 23, 2012 Raven McAllan marked it as to-read

Nov 28, 2011 Amanda added it

Oct 26, 2011 ♥Jamie♥ marked it as to-read

Oct 09, 2011 Duchess Nicole marked it as to-read

Shelves: e-pcs

Sep 27, 2011 Tanaz marked it as to-read

Jul 02, 2011 Netanella marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Jun 02, 2011 Kelley marked it as to-read

May 26, 2011 Christy added it · review of another edition

May 11, 2011 Rebekah marked it as to-read

May 13, 2011 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, harlequin-historical, anthology-novella-shortstory, read-in-2011, rating-3-stars

Apr 28, 2011 Future Slayer Girl (aka: kitten) marked it as to-read

Apr 13, 2011 Lindsey Faye marked it as to-read

« previous 1 2 next »

new topic
Discuss This Book

There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »

Recommend it | Stats | Recent status updates

combine
Other Editions (2)

Genres

Romance > Historical Romance

4 users

Romance

2 users

See top shelves...

About Marguerite Kaye

Born and educated in Scotland, Marguerite Kaye originally qualified as a lawyer but chose not to practice. Instead, she carved out a career in IT and studied history part-time, gaining a first-class honours and a master's degree. A few decades after winning a children’s national poetry competition, she decided to pursue her lifelong ambition to write, and submitted her first historical romance to...more

More about Marguerite Kaye...

Books by Marguerite Kaye

Flirting with Ruin (Castonbury Park 0.5)

Innocent in the Sheikh's Harem (Princes of the Desert #2)

The Governess and the Sheikh (Princes of the Desert #3)

More…

Share This Book

Facebook Twitter Your website

Trivia About Temptation is the...

No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »

title link	preview: Temptation is the Night
avg rating	preview: Temptation is the Night Goodreads rating: 3.50 (10 ratings)
small image	preview: click here [close]
med image	preview: click here [close]
BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9799876-temptation-is-the-night?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328030725l/9799876.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9799876-temptation-is-the-night?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]Temptation is the Night by Marguerite Kaye[/url]