Tempt Me at Twilight

by Lisa Kleypas

Book Overview

Tempt Me at Twilight, the third book in Lisa Kleypas's popular Victorian romance series.

Poppy Hathaway loves her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. When their flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by accepting his proposal--only to find that...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312949820
• ISBN13: 9780312949822
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Kleypas is Queen

First off, I will say that I love almost every single book that Lisa Kleypas has written. She is my favorite author, and I wait for her new books to come out like a kid waiting for Christmas. Ms. Kleypas has developed into such a WONDERFUL writer, and each book (both historical and modern,) keeps getting better. Lisa Kleypas, if you ever read this review, I want you to know I think you are the greatest romance novelist of all time. As for this story, it was awesome. Kleypas writes her men just how I like them, big and alpha, but totally in love with their leading ladies. Harry, a ruthless hotel owner, is in complete control of everyone and everything around him. When he meets Poppy, the third in the line of Hathaways, he is smitten with her intelligence and charm and decides he'll marry her by any means necessary. Harry does some nefarious things to get to his goal, but he never does anything I couldn't forgive him for. The coversations between Poppy and Harry are witty and flirty, and as always Kleypas' characters are so engrossing that you really care about them. The other Hathaways play important roles in the story, which makes all us series fans happy to read (but Poppy's little childhood problem of being a klepto is never brought up.) Poppy is a young lady shaped by a family who loves her, and her gentle, understanding influence on Harry helps him to have a healthy relationship with her and those he cares about. As I've already stated, my favorite part about any Kleypas story is how much the heroes love their heroines. This writer has a talent for humor, realistic dialogue, and passionate love scenes. Unlike many romance novels, the relationship and feelings develop before the sex scenes, and it makes the love seem more real. Ms. Kleypas you are the queen. Everyone who reads romance novels should read this book and every single book that Lisa Kleypas has written.

You have to love the way he loved her.

I have enjoyed all the Hathaways. Tempted at Midnight was also a five star to me, and four stars for Seduce Me At Sunrise. The ruthless Harry Rutledge turns out to be one of the best heros this year. He began to love Poppy the moment he spoke with her and saw not only her beauty but her intelligence. They could relate on an intellectual plan, but the attraction was so tempting, even though he was ruthless the way he made her his in his commanding ways, it was all worth it in the end. There were times you felt he had been rather heartless in the process of capturing her heart, and felt rather awkward when he was caught at his manulations, however he felt no shame at his cunning behavior, to Harry, Poppy was worth fighting for. You love the way he loves her and you could understand as his background began to unfold. I would highly reccomend this book, as well as the entire series.

A winner

Lisa Kleypas is one of my favorite romance writers for a very good reason-she consistently writes great and heart felt romances. I think this is one of her better works and certainly one of the best romance novels I have read in the past few years What made this story work for me was the hero, Harry. He was mysterious, magnetic, passionate, driven and, more than anything, determined to have the heroine Poppy despite any and all obstacles, including the fact that she was in love with another man. What I liked best about Harry was that he seemed to genuinely like Poppy as a person. A lot of romance novels place too much emphasis on sex. I liked that it was not a love at first sight set-up(I mean, how hard is it for a man to think he loves a beautiful woman?). Harry had seen Poppy before, but did not become interested in her until he was exposed to her true personality. I thought the writer and the hero handled the wedding day and night wonderfully and with authenticity. A reviewer mentioned that the writer never explained why Poppy and Harry loved one another. I think that it was a good decision by the writer. She did not try to explain the mystery that is love or how or why polar opposites meet and recognize that they complete each other. She showed us. Kudos.

tempted all night

what a great story--i was up until midnight reading it. probably one of the best i've read this year (and i read about 20 books a month!) I am really looking forward to leo and bea's stories next year! write faster lisa!

The best Hathaway tale to date!

If you thought the Hathaway series got off to a slow start I can assure you it is full steam ahead now. As far as I'm concerned this is the best of the series by far. Tempt Me At Twilight is one of the most romantic romances I have read in a very long time. Poppy Hathaway is up to bat in this one and she already has her heart set on the Honorable Michael Bayning. They have courted all season long and Poppy is just waiting for him to pop the question so she can live happily ever after. Enter wealthy hotel owner Harry Rutledge. He owns the hotel where her family spends the season in London. If you follow this series you will remember Beatrice of the many animal menagerie? Her ferret, Dodger, is loose in the hotel and Poppy must catch him before a love letter he has stolen causes a scandal. This clever opening to the story will have you laughing out loud as Harry and Poppy definitely "meet cute." Beatrice approves Harry immediately when she finds out he has been ferret approved. She is even more impressed when she finds out Dodger chewed a hole in his chair and Harry didn't even blink. The rest of the family is not so easily impressed. In fact the entire family wants to murder him when they find out just how far he'll go in order to have Poppy for his wife. Believe me, he is a very bad boy. Oh, but to have a man love you like he loves Poppy? Yes, ladies, we would all give a favorite body part for a delicious man like Harry Rutledge. This is some of the best writing I have seen from Lisa Kleypas ever. It is truly a romance where we aren't just told that A loves B, we SEE it. In living color we see and hear the hero lose his heart to Poppy. I fell in love with Poppy too. She really shines in this tale and is perfect for Harry in every way. I could go on and on about how well written this book is but don't take my word for it. You will definitely want this one on your keeper shelf so run out and get it right now so you can spend as many pleasant hours as I did. That is my only complaint about this book. It wasn't nearly long enough. Oh, and Leo is up next. This book gives us a few teasers and it looks to be another wonderful story. Unfortunately we have to wait until Summer 2010 for Leo's story. But if it is even half as good as this one I'll be satisfied. Well done, Ms. Kleypas. Very well done.