A Rose at Midnight

by Jacqueline Navin

Dire Need Had Driven Caroline Wembly Into the Arms of The Infamous Earl Of Rutherford

But though she was his lawfully wedded wife, Caroline was certain the desires Magnus aroused couldn't possibly be legal. This marriage of convenience was fast becoming more - much more - than she'd bargained for!

"Til death do us part." The phrase rang with irony for Magnus Eddington, for time appeared to be running out for the earl of Rutherford. He needed both heir and angel to redeem his devilish past, yet could heaven-sent Caroline Wembly be the balm for his broken soul?

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Marriage Of Convenience, Historical Fiction, Regency

296 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Jacqueline Navin currently lives in Maryland with her husband and three children. She is originally from Philadelphia and holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Veronica · Rating 4 out of 5]

E riecco i famosi parenti serpenti!
Cosa non si fa per avere il titolo e la ricchezza?
Povero Magnus, convinto di essere in punto di morte, si affanna nella ricerca di una sposa per generare un figlio in fretta e furia per potergli passare le proprie fortune e il titolo di conte.
Caroline ha bisogno di soldi per curare il fratellino malato e decide di sacrificarsi.
Dai, lui è ricco, bello e giustamente arrabbiato per la sua situazione.
Quando nasce un vero sentimento tra i due, Caroline decide di combattere perchè qualcosa non le torna, e aveva ragione!

Un romance datato ma godibilissimo che si legge velocemente.
Ben scritto con un protagonista, Magnus che mi ha conquistata.

[Lucy Qhuay · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a nice enough read, though it didn't evoke in me deeper feelings.

I liked that Caroline had a backbone. That's always important in a heroine.

Magnus was a sexy piece of tortured ass. I love stories where the characters are dying or, at least think they are. It creates some great angst and dream.

Read it if you're looking for something light and easy to read.

[Virginia Tican · Rating 2 out of 5]

It would have been Good had not there been other issues that I would like to address here. The character of Wembley, Cara's and James' father... the reasons for his so~called debauchery and his incestuous attempts on his daughter were not clearly presented and so were his drinking and gambling. Such depravity in character would have been manifested earlier even before his marriage. If he was a wealthy Duke or an Earl with inherited estates and wealth to waste... but he was a rich merchant who showed remarkable business acumen to have accumulated his wealth and earned his place in his own class (or at least such was implied to the reader). He had a professional reputation to maintain else nobody would do business with him and only the most greedy and most gullible would even marry him. This just did not add up for me. So with David's character... either Magnus had no friends concerned enough to tell him about his brother's excesses or no old family retainers like solicitors or bankers or even creditors to inform him of the extent of his brother's gambling losses... Magnus must have been surrounded by sharks and opportunists indeed. Also some Annoying Americanisms like "golly" "from here on out" that were most definitely un~English in Victorian England thus making False the genre and the timeline.

[Priscilla · Rating 2 out of 5]

História sobre um mulherengo que acha que está morrendo.

O fato de que a mocinha tem uma personalidade não limitada há clichés é um bonus.

Divertido.

[Elisa Vangelisti · Rating 3 out of 5]

La trama si presta a sviluppi interessanti: un conte in fin di vita ha bisogno di una moglie in tutta fretta, per consentirgli di generare quell’erede che - fino alla scoperta della malattia - non ha mai voluto. La futura contessa accetta per poter pagare le cure mediche al fratellino malato. Gli sviluppi ovviamente li condurranno a vivere momenti che non si sarebbero mai sognati di vivere. Non eccelle, ma merita.

[Sabrina (Soter) Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Voleva vivere con quell'uomo. Voleva vederlo giocare con il loro bambino.Voleva vederlo lavorare in giardino.Voleva vederlo invecchiare giorno dopo giorno al suo fianco,diventare curvo e canuto,ma sempre con il desiderio negli occhi quando l’avesse guardata. Si era perdutamente innamorata di Magnus."

Si dice che ci accorgiamo di ciò che conta nella vita quando ormai è troppo tardi...e niente è mai stato più vero per Lord Magnus, che la sua vita la vede scivolare via dalle sue dita giorno dopo giorno. Tutto ciò che desidera è un'erede e una moglie di convenienza come Caroline sembra perfetta: ha spirito, è una combattente, ma è anche dolce e sensibile e....potrebbe essere il suo più grande amore e il più grande rimpianto! *ç* Una storia quasi poetica, piena di dolcezza, tristezza e la morte che sembra aleggiare in ogni pagina...insieme alla speranza *ç* Lettura coinvolgente e molto bella, consigliatissima!

[Natalija · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my second book by Ms. Navin, and once again, I was captured from the start. The only difference with Meet Me at Midnight, which I enjoyed mostly because of the main hero, Raphael, was that this story was good on the whole.

One thing that I was pleasantly surprised to see was the heroine's groveling. It's a rare thing in romance because almost everyone enjoys it more when the hero grovels. Bottom line: I highly recommend Magnus and Caroline's story. It's sweet and angsty and offers a satisfying happily ever after.

Setting: England
Year: 1847

[Serena · Rating 4 out of 5]

~4.5~

[Consuela Rossetto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una piacevole lettura