Just Before Midnight

by Suzanne Robinson

Book Overview

An American heiress would rather race around town in her new motorcar than hunt for a husband, but that is exactly what she is doing in London, without enthusiasm, until she meets a handsome Lord with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553579614
• ISBN13: 9780553579611
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Robinson writes great romances

In 1899 London, Texan Mattie Bright wonders why she ever made that deathbed promise to her father that she would marry an English aristocrat. She knows how much he wanted to break into high society, but the doors remained shut to him. Still, Marriage is the last thing on her mind as she seeks reform such as women's suffrage and would rather enjoy the new inventions that have modernized life (at least for males).While driving through the city, Mattie almost hits Cheyne Tennant while he is out riding a horse. He thinks she is one of those "New Women" and should take her horrid accent home. She believes he is a stuffy Regency-type aristocrat who would never soil his shirt. However, he turns out to be more than just a nobleman. Cheyne is also a private investigator trying to uncover the identity of the person blackmailing the folks of the upper class. They soon start working together on his case, putting in motion a plan that places Mattie in peril from a dangerous scoundrel.JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT is a wonderful historical romantic intrigue that brings the end of the nineteenth century resplendently alive. The story line is fast-paced, filled with action, while providing insight into the waning influence of the English aristocracy to the growing nouveau riche, including expatriate Americans. The lead charcaters are an intrepid couple who seems at first to be opposites, but soon learn they share more than just a deep attraction to one another. Suzanne Robinson rescues readers from the recent wintry weather with this engaging treasure.Harriet Klausner