Strokes of Midnight

by Hope C. Tarr

1) Hit the NYT bestseller list with latest novel 2) Find a great guy and start living a perfect life 3) Try to stay in her own bed When author Becky Stone's horoscope predicted that the New Year would bring her great things, she never expected the first thing she'd experience would be great sex But after the crushing news that the only way to save her career is to coauthor a book with chauvinistic Adam Maxwell, Becky needs something to go right. And...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373793685
• ISBN13: 9780373793686
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Harlequin Blaze
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Enchanting Reviews: Strokes Of Midnight

STROKES OF MIDNIGHT HOPE TARR Rating: 4 Enchantments Becky Stone's horoscope promises her the new year will bring her great things. But when a meeting with her editor in New York brings bad news, Becky's new year might start off all wrong. That is, until she stumbles into `Max' not only once, but twice. Maybe her horoscope isn't so wrong after all. Action-adventure author Adam Maxwell can't believe his editor's news. There's no way he's going to team up with another writer, let alone a romance writer for the next book in his action adventure series. On the way back to his hotel, he literally bumps into a beautiful woman on the street but the two go their own ways before he can do more than rescue her newly bought shoe from the snow. But when he runs into her in the bar of his hotel that same night, he decides not to let her get away for a second time in less than twenty-four hours. Each chapter starts off uniquely with a scene from Becky and Adam's book that correlates to the characters' romance. I especially loved the scene where they first meet, when they literally bump into each other on the street and Max rescues Becky's latest purchase, the shoes she probably can't afford now that her writing career is heading downhill. Fans of Ms. Tarr won't be disappointed with "Strokes of Midnight". Another great, sexy read by this talented author. "Strokes of Midnight" lives up to the Blaze tag line of Red-Hot Reads Lisa Enchanting Reviews February 2008

Countdown to midnight...

Ms. Tarr has crafted a wonderful story within a story. I loved how Becky and Adam's alter literary characters also made an appearance and even reflected a bit of the plot. I found the characters (all of them) to be well drawn-out and I found myself rooting for them to get together. Nicely done!

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Once again Hope Tarr has written a romance novel a GUY can enjoy reading! Strokes of Midnight is a genuinely-entertaining plot of passion, lust, and one hell of a hot time between two lovers! The way Ms. Tarr describes a love scene is second to none. Pick this one up if you like SCORCHING HOT sexy stories! -Ken Knight

"two" blazing romances

Author Becky Stone hopes her horoscope proves correct as it states she in for a great year. She assumes if the stars are accurate her goals will be met of landing on the NYT bestseller list and finding a hunk to share her life with The New Year proves promising when she shares the greatest sex of her life following a writer's party. However, once the holiday passes, her agent informs her that her bed hopping heroine Angelique is out and that as a mid level author she is in trouble. To survive she must collaborate with male adventure writer Adam Maxwell, who is a recluse living on the top of White Mountain, New England's highest peak. Becky says no to the proposal she once said romance writing is "housewife porn". However, she reconsiders when she learns the stranger who gave her orgasms like never before lives is the recluse on White Mountain when he is not in town attending a publishing function. With its "novel" within the novel (extracts from the lead couple's joint efforts open each chapter), this is a fun well written contemporary romance. The story line is fast-paced from the moment that Becky learns if Angelique is to survive another book she needs to team up with Adam's action hero Drake and never takes a breather whether their characters or the lead couple is front and center. This a well written creative tale as Hope Tarr entertains sub-genre fans with "two" blazing romances. Harriet Klausner