Sunday, July 8, 2018

BE MY MIDNIGHT KISS by Jean Brashear


Title:  BE MY MIDNIGHT KISS
Series:  Texas Heroes #25
Series:  The Gallaghers of Sweetgrass Springs #12
Author:  Jean Brashear
Narrator: Eric G. Dove
Length:  4 hours, 28 minutes
Audible Release Date:  12.26.2017
Publisher:  Jean Brashear
Publish Date:   11.09.2017
Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Listenability:  OK  or  NSFW
Received from:  Jean Brashear (as an Audible gifted copy)
Goodreads link: Be My Midnight Kiss
Date completed: 06.28.2018

Description from the publisher:
It's New Year's Eve...and now or never for these two hearts

When a woman with no faith in love meets the quintessential nice guy determined to breach her mile-high walls, sparks fly as both fight a decidedly unwelcome but equally unavoidable attraction.

Steph Hargrove was a bombshell, a sexy, intrepid woman operating in the business world with guts, brains and daring. She was accustomed to going after whatever she wanted until a man she called friend betrayed her and the company she’d helped build—and nearly killed her in the process.  Since that time, she’s been a shadow of the wild, wicked woman who’d carved a swath through her world.

Gavin O’Neill is an artisan with wood, a gardener, a restorer of battered homes, and a savior of strays.  When first he meets the wounded woman who postures as invincible and worldly, the sadness in her eyes draws him even more than her lush figure does.  However, she insists otherwise, he sees that she needs the kindness and friendship he can give to her while he’s waiting for the woman of his dreams, who will be small and soft and sweet, different in every way from the woman he keeps returning to see.

Yet while he’s not interested in the virago and she refuses to be nurtured, a potent attraction keeps them circling each other. And while they’re busy listing the reasons they’re unsuited, something powerful is growing between them.

New Year’s Eve is for lovers and new beginnings…will these two stubborn souls take the risk?
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BE MY MIDNIGHT KISS is the twenty-fifth book in the Texas Heroes series.  This is actually the blending of four series set in Texas.  It was the first book I have read in the series and I had no problem catching up on who was who as they related to this book.  Of course, now I wish I had more from this series.

I loved how the other character’s stories were filled in.  They were left open so that I felt an urge to read them, but not as if I was missing something vital to understand this one. 

I enjoyed this story of opposites attracting and of friends who interfere but also move mountains.  I loved the humor and the banter between Steph and Gavin.  I loved Gavin’s morals and determination.  I loved Steph’s strength and her vulnerability.  I loved the challenge they proved to be for each other!

The story was well written, but it was also well-performed (audiobook).

Narration:  This narrator knows what he’s doing!  The voices are discernable.  The timing is varied with proper pausing to allow the listener to absorb the story without sounding Shatner-like.  I’d love to hear more works that he has read.

Note:  I received this audiobook at no cost from Audiobookworm Promotion.  While I was given this book as a gifted audiobook copy, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

The Gallaghers of Sweetgrass Springs series:
1.      Texas Roots
2.      Texas Wild
3.      Texas Dreams
4.      Texas Rebel
5.      Texas Blaze
6.      Texas Christmas Bride
7.      Texas Hope
8.      Texas Strong
9.      Texas Sweet:  The Inheritance
10.  Be Mine this Christmas
11.  Texas Charm
12.  Be My Midnight Kiss
13.  Texas Magic
Also from Jean Brashear:
·         Black Flag, White Lies
·         The Bodyguard’s Bride
·         The Choice
·         Crossing the Line
·         Extreme Caution
·         A Family Secret
·         The Goddess of Fried Okra
·         Hard to Resist
·         Lonesome No More
·         Love Is Lovelier (Hotel Marchand #7)
·         The Man She Once Knew
·         Millionaire in Disguise
·         The Pearl of Paradise
·         Return to Texas
·         Sweet Child of Mine
·         The Way Home
Book Babes series:
1.      Texas Ties
2.      Texas Troubles
3.      Texas Together
Dangerous to Love series:
1.      The Choice
2.      The Light Walker
3.      Mercy
Deep in the Heart series:
1.      What the Heart Wants
2.      The Healer
3.      The Good Daughter
4.      A Real Hero
5.      Most Wanted
6.      A Texas Chance
7.      On His Honor
8.      A Life Rebuilt
The Gallaghers of Morning Star series:
1.      Texas Secrets
2.      Texas Lonely
3.      Texas Bad Boy
Lone Star Lovers series:
1.      Texas Heartthrob
2.      Texas Healer
3.      Texas Protector
4.      Texas Deception
5.      Texas Lost
6.      Texas Wanderer
7.      Texas Bodyguard
8.      Texas Rescue
The Marshalls series:
1.      Texas Refuge
2.      Texas Star
3.      Texas Danger
Mercy series:
1.      Mercy
2.      Sweet Mercy
Mother & Child Reunion series:
1.      Coming Home
2.      Forgiveness

 










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