Eloisa James is amazing. I didn't think that she could have done better than A Duke of Her Own (Duchess in Love series) but she proved that she has chops. Kiss at Midnight is a story based on the Cinderella fairy tale, wicked step-mother, well meaning servants, and a real life prince, to boot. The brilliance in this story comes from both Katherine and Gabriel as they wade through their impossible romance. Katherine is no simpering miss and Gabriel is no self-absorbed dandy (ok, maybe a bit self-absorbed). The affair starts because Gabriel is made to fulfill obligations to his odd, rag-tag family and Katherine is made to attend a house party because her sister gets herself injured, in the most impossible way, and cannot not attend. The wicked stepmother crafts some crazy scheme to have Katherine take Victoria's (the sister) place. Add in a crazy relatives, a very-knowing majordomo, and a menajerie of abandoned animals and this turns out to be the best historical romance I've read in a long, long time.
Eloisa James hass been a favorite of mine since Potent Pleasures and I continue to be a devoted fan.
Update: James continued the new fairy tales with When Beauty Tames the Beast (2011) and coming soon is The Duke Is Mine (December 2011). Visit http://www.eloisajames.com/ for more information and book list.
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