Tempt Me At Midnight (Mills & Boon Kimani) (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
I read a short story by Maureen Smith last week. Now I've read five of her books. I couldn't put them down, no matter how much reading and writing I have to do for school. I blame her completely for my recent insomnia. You know it’s bad when you’re using eye drops at 330 am because you ‘only’ have 150 more pages.Nothing is better than a friends-to-lovers story, especially when one of them is a chef! I wish they'd cooked more, and wish there were more appearances from their other friends, but I guess the book can't go on forever. I have to say the story and characters had unique elements to it that I'm not sure I should disclose... because you have to read it yourself. Lexi has some pretty big trust hangups, and the author draws you to her character without making the book seem formulaic like most romances. I adored Quentin, who had made a brief appearance in Holiday Affair, the short story in Merry Sexy Christmas which started this obsession. I then looked forward to Lexi's story while I read the other Wolf Pack stories in order. I appreciated that they remained friends as they worked things out, and it was obvious these two had a 20-yr friendship history.You know there are going to be problems, spats, or misunderstandings on the way to happily ever after, but the journey in this book is excellent and new. It bores me when something is overdone and super obvious, and Maureen doesn't treat her characters that way. The intimacy was perfectly hot, but sex wasn’t the only thing that drew them together. I love the family looking on as their relationship changes, and Quentin’s soul-searching as he decides he wants Lexi and won’t accept no for an answer. I hated Lexi’s mother from her first scene, and this might be the first time I wasn’t bored with a bad parent character. Quentin’s passion might make him my favorite of the Wolf Pack…but I still have to review Michael’s book, so we’ll see. This was a real tear jerker. Lexi and Quentin have been best friends for over twenty years. One night at a New Year's Party Lexi sneaks outside because she is feeling like a third wheel and is missing her best friend who couldn't make it to the party. At the stroke of midnight she is kissed by a masked stranger and it turns out to be the best kiss she's ever had. When she finds out it's Quentin she has a lot of mixed feelings. As the two explore a relationship, previous experiences conspire to interfere with their love.
What do You think about Tempt Me At Midnight (Mills & Boon Kimani) (2013)?
Wonderful story. Made me laugh, made me blush, made me cry! Love happy endings!
—farah
Love this book alpha male all the way and the sex scenes were great
—qmann73
