Beneath A Midnight Moon

by Madeline Baker

Kylene, a prisoner of the Inquisition, dreams that a handsome stranger will rescue her from a prison cell and certain death

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Native American, Historical, Fantasy, Westerns

438 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Madeline Ruth was born on 1963 in California, where she raised. She married her high school sweetheart and they have three sons, all handsome enough to be cover models. Growing up, her favorite pastimes were going to the movies and going horseback riding on Saturday mornings at Griffith Park. Madeline has always been "horse happy." A horse was the one thing she asked for on every birthday and every Christmas. Many years later, that dream came true when she bought an Appaloosa mare named Candy—because she was so sweet. Madeline loves animals. Over the years, she's had numerous dogs, cats, fish, mice, hamsters, turtles and birds, and her horse, of course. The most exotic pet was a crocodile that belonged to one of her sons. Currently, she has a terribly spoiled Pomeranian named Teddi, six goldfish, a catfish, and a betta. When she's not writing, Madeline enjoys going to movies and the theater. Her favorite plays are The Phantom of the Opera, The Scarlet Pimpernel and her all-time fave, Beauty and the Beast. She also loves reading, going to lunch with her best friend, collecting Star Wars, The Phantom of the Opera and Beauty and the Beast memorabilia, and playing with the most beautiful, adorable, brilliant grandkids in the world.

Madeline started writing when her children were still at home, and she wrote for several years, finding time to write after her children were in bed and her husband was at work. In true cliché fashion, she wrote the books and put them under the bed, never telling anyone what she was doing, until one day she let a friend read one. Encouraged by her friend's comments, and armed with a copy of Writer's Market supplied by said friend, Madeline began sending out query letters. After six years and 31 rejections, Leisure Books bought Reckless Heart, and she's been writing ever since. After writing several Westerns, Madeline decided to try her hand at something else and wrote her first vampire romance. It was a short story titled "Masquerade" for an anthology. She loved writing that so much that she wrote her first full-length vampire romance, Embrace the Night, and thus Amanda Ashley was born. One of her dreams had been to write for Harlequin, and she accomplished that in 2003 with the publication of her Silhouette Romance novel, Dude Ranch Bride. Madeline loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her online at DarkWritr@aol.com or by mail at PO Box 1703, Whittier, CA 90609-1703.

Reviews

[Tamsin Blue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Madeline Baker delivers again. I wasn't expecting a Fantasy Romance when I picked this up, and it almost turned me off completely, but then I charged on. I'd love Hawk's Woman and Spirit's Song so much that I wanted to enjoy this book.

And I did. I'll admit, Madeline Baker isn't heavy on the sex, but she is delicious with the romance. I don't need heavy and hot sex to keep me interested in a story, I prefer a good storyling, a full back story, gripping emotions and a heafty dose of action.

This had all of those things and more.

If you're more concerned about good storytelling and realistic believable characters than you are about smutty goodness, then this book is for you.

[April Brookshire · Rating 2 out of 5]

Even though the cover looks like her Native American romances, this isn't that at all. It was fantasy/paranormal with a medieval feel to the alternate universe.

I probably should have given it 1 star because I had to make myself finish it, but I always feel too guilty giving out 1 star.

The first half of the book was all about: Is Kylene the destined mate of Hardane? Well, obviously, since they are the hero and heroine, so it didn't need to drag out for half the book. It was boring! And when the question was finally answered, it was anti-climatic. I expected way more drama and suspense.

The second half of the book was basically about staying out of the clutches of the villain (The Interrogator) and escaping his clutches when they fell into them. Seriously pointless and I couldn't understand why the villain couldn't have been taken out sooner.

I'm thinking this particular genre just isn't Madeline Baker's thing. I still love her Western/Native American romances.

[Tania · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, the cover looks hot, but i need a little more umph to my stories. Would I recommend to a young first time reader of romance? Yes, most definitely. That would work, but for us seasoned 'wenches'?
Keep looking.

[Laurelina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very intriguing story of twins- one evil and one good!!! confusion between the characters loom because of the identical sets of twins in this story. Very dreamlike story of good and evil and two people who are fighting antagonists left and right to be together. There is also the metamorphosis of people into hairy, black, humanized wolves.
Very good for the imagination....

[Angelina May]

This was the very first book I ever read by Madeline. She was the first Author that got to read a book from beginning to end. That was 10 years ago. I continue to read her books, and don't see me stopping anytime soon.
I also love her books written under the name of Amanda Ashley, her vampire stories. :D

[Nicolette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love anything that Madeline writes ... this was almost perfection.

[Ilichad]

How do I read this ?? Do I have to download or something ?

[Mary23nm · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are much better books to spend your time and money on.

[Lori · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found this in the garage, one of my first romance novels. I simply had to reread it for old time's sake, and it was actually pretty entertaining.

[LuDene Loyalty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just Loved the story the plot was greet and I was hungry to read what happened next and next! Definitely put this on my top favorites of the few book I Actually conintued to read till the very end!