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Midnight Man (Midnight Series, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lisa Marie Rice
Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc
Category: Book
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 74737
Media: Paperback
Pages: 220
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1419950509
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781419950506
ASIN: 1419950509
Publication Date: November 12, 2004
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Condition: Paperback. Clean cover and text.
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Product Description
Interior decorator Suzanne Barron's new tenant is the most dangerously sexy man she's ever met. Navy Commander John Huntington, a former SEAL (aka 'Midnight Man') works best under cover of darkness. Within hours of meeting him, Suzanne has wild, no-holds barred sex with John, then panics at the depth of her passionate response to such a powerful and dangerous warrior. Suzanne doesn't do sex like that. John is definitely someone she needs to avoid for her own peace of mind. But when killers come for her, Suzanne knows she can turn to only one man. John will guard and protect her body. But who will guard and protect her body against John?
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 Midnight Man October 5, 2008
Nikki Woodward
This is a great book. I love Lisa Marie Rice books and this is such a good love story. I highly recommed this book the love scenes are great. And the story keeps you guessing.
The midnight man of my dreams September 5, 2008
Holly R (Las Vegas, NV)
John Huntington is known to his fellow SEALS as the Midnight Man, a man who works best under the cover of darkness. He's just come back from a messy job in South America, right in time for his appointment with Suzanne Barrons. Suzanne is interviewing him as a possible tenant for her building. She lives in an up and coming neighborhood and the possibility of having a big strong man around is appealing to her. Until she sees him and he wreaks havoc on her femininity. With his adrenaline still running high from his job in South America, John instantly marks Suzanne as his next military objective. He isn't used to patiently luring a woman into his arms, his usual line being, "lets get it on" but for Suzanne he is more than willing to play the gentleman. After a dinner thinly disguised as foreplay, his control snaps and he takes her passionately in their building's hallway. It's a wild, unreserved need that shocks them both and causes Suzanne to flee like a frightened rabbit. She hopes to hide the next morning but John is there, determined that she face him. He's not willing to let her go now that he's got her. He was still willing to play the gentleman but Suzanne is suddenly, inexplicably attacked. The first person she thinks to call is John, knowing instinctively that he was her best chance for survival. He comes to her rescue in a cold, lethal manner, all his protective instincts fired up. He ruthlessly protects her by stealing her away and hiding her in his mountain cabin. There Suzanne comes to terms with the fact that John has killed for her and marked her in a way as old as time. She seeks to sooth his inner beast and make him whole. Just when things look as homey as a Rockwell painting, they realize why Suzanne was attacked, and what that means for their growing relationship. Both understand honor and duty so Suzanne chooses to do the right thing and walk away from him. John however has just found the woman he wants for the rest of his life and is not about to let her go without a fight.
There are some cons with this story. There were some easily fixable spelling mistakes and the plot was as transparent as water. But honestly.......WHO CARES! This book was great! John's protective instincts was hot enough to make me want to swoon. Yes, I said swoon. He is not a gentle, easy man. He only smiles maybe three times in the whole book. Suzanne counts his smiles because they are so rare. He's described as a predator, a silent assassin and he practically stalks poor Suzanne. Wait, did I say, "poor Suzanne?" Yeah, right. That girl is one lucky SOB. The sex wasn't very graphic. On the Ellora's Cave grading curve of eroticism, this was a sensual read. However, Lisa Marie Rice built up sexual tension like there was no tomorrow and it was delicious! I wish it could have gone on and on, but I also know this book was done perfectly. It was tightly woven, suspenseful and incredibly sexy. Also for those who might want to know, there was only about 230 pages to this story, so depending on your own inclinations you might want either the ebook version or the paperback version. I like curling up with a good book however, so I'm happy I got the book version. Get this book. Now.
Fantastic! 10 stars August 24, 2008
Davina (Long Island, New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
John "Midnight Man" Huntington is an ex Navy SEAL operative and expert sniper shooter come CEO of a fast growing security firm. He needs extra office space for his expanding business and seeks out Suzanne Barrons about leasing a part of her property for this purpose.
As soon as Midnight encounters Suzanne, he decides he HAS to have her. Suzanne is also immediately attracted to John, but she's wary. He's usually not the type of man she dates and he has "danger" written all over him.
John doesn't wastes time, he starts his seduction of Suzanne that very evening and it is impossible for her to resist him even while she's somewhat mortified and ashamed over how passionately she's reacting to a man she's only just met. John, on his side, is unapologetically sexual, and as he pursues her, his love for her grows palpable and he will stop at nothing to ensure her safety and well-being. For Suzanne, John soon becomes the love of her life, and who could blame her? At this point I'm ready to retire my husband and be content with my fantasies of Midnight forever! :-)
The story continues into a fantastic read of danger, suspense and unforgetable love. It melts the heart to see a hardened man like John Huntington bear his soul and put his entire life on the line for the lovely, sweet, and sophisticated Suzanne. No other woman has ever had the privilege and no other woman ever will. Theirs is a love story that was catapulted by lust, and at first, intense inexplicable emotions, but as the days go by, their union becomes one of the most passionate, poignant love stories you could ever read!
Midnight Man is my favourite book from LMR's Midnight series, and John "Midnight Man" Huntington is by far THE sexiest, most dangerous hero I've ever had the pleasure of reading about in a long, long time. Throughout the book, he had me wanting--desperately--to be Suzanne. I simply can not stop singing the man's praises. I loved Suzanne too. She is, for me, the ultimate romance heroine, strong but not esmasculating, feminine, competent, kind and loyal to those she loves. At the end of this book, I wanted nothing but good for these two unlikely souls who somehow found their way together.
I have to tell you, the first book I read from Rice was "Woman on the Run". While not a bad book, I wasn't very impressed for a number of reason (see my review on said title), though I did like her writing style. I didn't think the book deserved the swimming reviews it received here on Amazon and I almost decided not to try her work again. What made me take the plunge again was LMR's writing. Her style is one I aspire to should I ever decide to write a romance novel.
Her writing is crisp and tight. She has a talent for good, appropriate-to-the-tone-of-the-story prose and characterisation. She writes the male point of view excellently, realistically--it makes you feel as though you are actually listening to how a man in real life, a man like John, would think. Not what a female thinks a man is thinking or she wants him to think. No frills and roses. Just plain raw. It was great. I felt she depicted very well how differently a mann and a woman can think about any given situation. I thought that was phenomenal and very refreshing. The best I've seen an author do in a while. Too many authors of romance sometimes write male characters in a way that they think the mostly female audience want to hear. In Midnight Man, LMR doesn't do this. She tells it like it is, as a man with John's background and upbringing is likely to think. I'm glad I didn't give up on her after "Woman on the Run", because really I have no real complaints about this book except that I would have loved for it to be longer!
The story was excellent. It was not just an erotic book with page after page of sex scenes with no story in between. The characters were 3-dimensional and realistic. The action, the suspense, the sexual tension had you on the edge of your seat. The sex between John and Suzanne was not boring and business as usual (a la Woman on the Run, IMO). The writing was top-notch. The book was simply great and I can not recommend it enough. Get it and make space on your keepers shelf as this book's gonna be their for a very looong time.
Suzanne and John July 19, 2008
T. Patterson (usa)
I am not going to go into detail, I see this has been nicely done. John is a total alpha male and he wants Suzanne. She resists at first, but the desire and lust between the 2 of them sizzles. When danger threatens Suzanne, John steps in and shows what he is made of. I recommend this book, this was a great erotic romance.
 Erotic, seductive, and fraught with sexual tension June 23, 2008
K. Hinton (Atlanta, GA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When Suzanne Barron places an ad for a tenant in her workplace/residence, the last person she expects to answer is the dark and dangerously sexy ex-Navy SEAL John Huntington. Suzanne is an interior decorator whose workspace and apartment are located directly across from the rooms that John is renting for his security company. Suzanne expected a nice, sedate businessman. Someone with graying hair and a slow gait who would pay his rent on time and not bother her. But almost immediately upon stepping into her office, John bothers her, and in the worst way possible--sexually.
Within a few hours of meeting him, Suzanne and John initiate a sexual relationship, which is completely out of character for her. She's had a few relationships and is no stranger to the bedroom, but she's never had such an instant physical and emotional attraction. Suzanne's just feeling out how to deal with her feelings when a hitman targets her and John comes to her rescue. On the road with the former SEAL, their attraction continues to build until Suzanne finds herself falling in love with John, who might have to sacrifice everything to protect her.
Midnight Man was erotic, fast paced, and fraught with sexual tension. This is the first book I've read by Lisa Marie Rice, but now I'm going to be clamoring for more. From the beginning the sexual tension between these two was so thick you couldn't cut it with a chainsaw. John Huntington is the type of man who only has to walk into a room to dominate it, and sweet, innocent Suzanne is completely unused to men like him. When he uses all of his skills of seduction on her, she's helpless but to fall under his spell. As a novella, this story went by quickly, and I found myself wishing that it had been longer so that the story could have a bit more depth. But I enjoyed it nonetheless and I'll definitely check out the next book in this series, Midnight Run (Midnight Series, Book 2).
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