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A Cry at Midnight
Transported back in time to the Old South and into the arms of ruggedly handsome Jackson Durant, Randi Galloway is employed as governess to his daughter Rose and becomes powerfully attracted to him, but according to history, Jackson and Rose are supposed to die in the flood of 1849, and Randi will do anything to save them. Original.
360 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1999
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August 22, 2013
One of my favourite books. Very strong characters and such a lovely heart warming story.
February 13, 2023
When the heroine hears a baby crying at night while cleaning the museum, she can't help but searching for it, not after the loss of her own baby. There she finds a dollhouse and is transported back in time to a southern plantation. She knows instantly she's back in time because the hero identifies himself as an historical figure that dies in the big flood. No questions asked, she just knows that that's the only explanation.
The hero is the only saving grace of this whole story but it wasn't nearly enough to make this book likeable. He's a hard, no nonsense master of his world but when he looks at his baby daughter, the love he feels can't be denied. But he needs someone to care for her as is wasn't considered proper for a gentleman in those times to care for his children. That's where the heroine comes in. She appears one night out of the blue and though she makes up this story about the real governess breaking her leg and asking her to come instead, he doesn't believe her. He has her watched constantly and her behavior and unladylike speech, make him want her nowhere near his daughter. But she is good with kids.
That's another thing I hated about his heroine. She gets sent back in time, knowing that the hero and that baby girl were going to drown is less than a month and all she worries about is that the clothes are uncomfortable, or the shoes are too small. She only once tried to saw something about the future and that's when the hero wants to kick her out because she's a mess and bizarre. Then she proclaims that she can see the future and that the flood is coming. Really? She spends every day with that innocent baby and all this talk of walls and floods doesn't make her speak up in an attempt to save her? She was selfish, stupid and really annoying. I have no idea what the hero saw in her other than a body to put his dick in. The whole story was incredibly bland, the romance was a big fact zero the heroine was an asshole. Based on this book, I will be hesitant to buy any further books from this author.
The hero is the only saving grace of this whole story but it wasn't nearly enough to make this book likeable. He's a hard, no nonsense master of his world but when he looks at his baby daughter, the love he feels can't be denied. But he needs someone to care for her as is wasn't considered proper for a gentleman in those times to care for his children. That's where the heroine comes in. She appears one night out of the blue and though she makes up this story about the real governess breaking her leg and asking her to come instead, he doesn't believe her. He has her watched constantly and her behavior and unladylike speech, make him want her nowhere near his daughter. But she is good with kids.
That's another thing I hated about his heroine. She gets sent back in time, knowing that the hero and that baby girl were going to drown is less than a month and all she worries about is that the clothes are uncomfortable, or the shoes are too small. She only once tried to saw something about the future and that's when the hero wants to kick her out because she's a mess and bizarre. Then she proclaims that she can see the future and that the flood is coming. Really? She spends every day with that innocent baby and all this talk of walls and floods doesn't make her speak up in an attempt to save her? She was selfish, stupid and really annoying. I have no idea what the hero saw in her other than a body to put his dick in. The whole story was incredibly bland, the romance was a big fact zero the heroine was an asshole. Based on this book, I will be hesitant to buy any further books from this author.
August 30, 2025
beginning and climax was good. But middle plot was like jumping one place to another.
March 22, 2013
First romance I ever read. And still one of the best. This is the book that started my love for romance novels
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