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Tempt Me at Twilight |  | Author: Lisa Kleypas
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Rating:  88 reviews
Sales Rank: 1372
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
Publication Date: August 25, 2009
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Product Description
Poppy Hathaway loves her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. When their flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by accepting his proposal—only to find that her new husband offers his passion, but not his trust. Harry was willing to do anything to win Poppy—except to open his heart. All his life, he has held the world at arm’s length…but the sharp, beguiling Poppy demands to be his wife in every way that matters. Still, as desire grows between them, an enemy lurks in the shadows. Now if Harry wants to keep Poppy by his side, he must forge a true union of body and soul, once and for all...
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 another great Lisa Kleypas book August 12, 2010
Ma Magdalena Lozano
This is the 3rd book in the Hathaway series. This is Poppy's story. You think Poppy is going to be with one person but she ends up with someone she would not have normally have chosen for herself. Once you get to know Harry Rutledge, you find out that he needs Poppy in his life. This is a very good book.
3rd in the Series - and its a steaming one! July 28, 2010
amy (West Coast)
I have read all 5 in this series of the Hathaway's set in mid 19th century England: Mine Till Midnight, Seduce Me At Sunrise, Tempt Me At Twilight, Married by Morning, and Love in the Afternoon. They are the stories of the romances of the Hathaway siblings...all but one are females. This is the 3rd and it's the story of Poppy Hathaway and wealthy, reclusive and determined hotelier Harry Rutledge. He wants Poppy and he is determined to have her even if he has to ruin her reputation to get her. I had a lot of sympathy for Poppy and was very disturbed by Harry for part of the story. I especially liked that Poppy did not give in to him once they were married and that revenge of sorts softened me to Harry. The background of an exclusive and bustling hotel in mid 19th century London was also interesting. I liked this one and appreciated how Kleypas kept the family history going.
Tempt Me at Twilight July 14, 2010
Janice Pate
I enjoyed the series of books very much and reading the stories of each of the family members.
Funny, happy story June 17, 2010
Sylvia Wadlington (Sunnyvale, CA)
Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas is a fun, light read. If you've read Kleypas before you'll find lots of familiar characters in this tale of love and betrayal. There's enough conflict and suspense to keep it interesting and some of the hotel staff's dialogue is hilarious. She has a large, loving family that includes Gypsies and an English Lord. He has no family but the staff of his luxurious hotel loves him like a family. She wants a husband who will provide a quiet country life. His life is busy and hectic and he likes it that way. He's used to getting what he wants and he wants her. She knows what she wants and isn't about to settle for less. Both of them are intelligent, stubborn and determined, which gives rise to both humor and passion.
 Unfullfilled and Left Wanting More (C+ Grade) June 9, 2010
K. Garrabrant (Bloomfield, NJ USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Married by Morning is the much anticipated book about Leo Hathaway, the lone brother of the Hathaway clan full of women, and his relationship with his two younger sister's governess, the prickly Catherine Marks. A great deal of tension and attraction has been built up between Leo and Catherine over the past few books. Their set up should have led to a wonderful romance about the two least likely people to fall in love with one another. Married by Morning is an okay read but lacks somewhat in regards to Leo and Catherine. Again, this has the making of a great romantic couple, but half-way through, the story falls a bit flat, especially when Catherine tries her best to keep Leo at arms' length because she feels she isn't worthy of his love or devotion.
After Leo's sister Poppy married rich hotelier Harry Rutledge, he notices that Catherine and Harry have become very friendly toward one another. He doesn't like it and assumes the worst. Catherine thinks Leo is ridiculous, because since the first moment they met, he was there to tease and argue with her. He thinks she is a big stick in the mud, while Catherine believes all the rumors about Leo's rakish ways. But Leo may have to put aside his scandalous fun (which, is never shown, only mentioned) because if he doesn't marry soon and beget an heir, his family may lose their home.
Leo has no desire to marry and rather annoy Catherine. He begins to keep a closer eye on her, especially when she is around Rutledge. What Leo doesn't know, is that Catherine and Harry have a secret past together, but not in the way you may think. Their connection was revealed in Tempt Me at Twilight. But eventually Catherine is up front with Leo and tells him what he wants to know. Their relationship changes to one of respect and almost friendship that is about to explode into passion. But then another person from Catherine's past recognizes her and wants what he feels is due him. Catherine is at odds and runs away before she can bring scandal to the Hathaways. Leo won't let this happens and before Catherine can disappear forever, he will claim her as his own.
Married by Morning should please many Lisa Kleypas fans and those who adore the Hathaway clan. My main reason in reading this series is because of the interactions between the Hathaway siblings. You can feel the love they all have for one another and how proud they are to have not conformed to society. I wish I could say I enjoyed this latest by Lisa, but I can't. Something majorly was lacking between Catherine and Leo. The spark and attraction between the two is there, but their relationship falls back to a typical historical romance stereotype. Why does Leo have to be "rakish"? And why does Catherine have to come across as a doomed martyr to her feelings and desires? Leo is well skilled at helping Catherine to succumb to his charms, but when she does, she purposely keeps their HEA far way for no plausible reason.
The love scenes have a subtle sensuality to them, but the banter between Leo and Catherine became more tedious if anything. Also, the ending was tacked on in such a way where it is assumed that such drama is expected to cement those final feelings this couple has for one another.
Married by Morning was so-so and not Lisa's best. I was expected much more and was left with an unfulfilled read.
Katiebabs
Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, Book 1)
Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, Book 2)
Tempt Me at Twilight (Hathaways, Book 3)
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