Arranged marriages among the Creole aristocracy of Louisiana were common, and beautiful Amalie knew she was fortunate that her husband, Julien Declouet, was so kind and attentive. But ever since her wedding night, Julien had refused to touch her. Amalie was baffled and hurt. Then he began entering the darkness of her bedroom to make passionate love to her. Night after night he brought Amalie to the heights of ecstasy only to confound her with his aloofness by day. Imagine Amalie’s shock to discover that it wasn’t her husband at all, but his attractive cousin, Robert! And when Julien disappeared and was later found murdered, both Amalie and Robert suspected each other of murder. But by then, they had fallen completely in love!
- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca; Reprint edition (August 1, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1402238495
- ISBN-13: 978-1402238499
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR…Jennifer Blake has been called a “pioneer of the romance genre”, and an “icon of the romance industry.” A New York Times and international best selling author since 1977, she is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, member of the RWA Hall of Fame, and recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Rita. She holds numerous other honors, including two “Maggies”, two Holt Medallions, multiple Reviewer’s Choice Awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine, and the Frank Waters Award for literary excellence. She has written over 60 books with translations in 20 languages and more than 30 million copies in print worldwide.
Jennifer and her husband reside in a lakeside Caribbean-style retreat in North Louisiana where they often entertain family and friends. Always a gardener, she spends much of her time encouraging her garden to bloom with her favorite daylilies and antique roses. She also enjoys walking her two dogs, Buffy and Lucky, and indulging in needlework, painting, and travel.
FROM THE BOOK FAERY REVIEWS…This title was originally released in 1984 and re-released last year in 2011. In Midnight Waltz I had a feeling Julian was a “Molly” pretending to be straight from the beginning but I wasn’t 100% sure. The signs were there but you just never really know, right? Back then it was likely very common for gay men to marry for family (men needed heirs) and society sake.
Midnight Waltz like other Blake books was very detailed in land and architecture descriptions. You just can’t miss imagining the scene because she can get quite lengthy; in fact so lengthy, I found myself skimming at times over some of these parts.
I felt sorry for Amalie who was the true victim of the story and even a part of me felt sorry for Robert, Julien’s cousin. As much as I wanted to love this story however, I felt it was lacking something. I needed to see more of her real relationship with Julien and his relationship with others so I could have gotten to know him better but then again the story was more about Amalie and “Julien’s passion” in the late night.
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I received a copy from Sourcebooks in exchange for an honest review. No money was given for this review.
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