Shades of Midnight

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Winner of the 2004 RITA for Paranormal Romance! The only man she would ever love was more fascinated by the dead than he would ever be with her.Eve Abernathy calls on Lucien Thorpe to assist in ridding her house of the ghosts who haunt it, the amorous ghosts who replay their violent deaths night after night. She tells herself, time and again, that she would never ask for Lucien's help if there was any other option. After all, she has not forgiven him for leaving her waiting at the altar, two years earlier. Lucien still loves Eve, still wants her, but she refuses to listen to reason. He didn't forget her, he simply got engrossed in his work and let a day slip by, and it appears that she will never forgive or forget. Always different, always the odd man out, he knows Eve is the only woman for him. As Lucien and Eve work together to send two earthbound spirits to the other side, they rediscover love. They also uncover a murder mystery that threatens not only their happiness, but their very lives.From BooklistEve Abernathy needs to get rid of some unwelcome guests. Thirty years ago on Halloween night, a jealous husband seduced, then murdered his unfaithful wife, and ever since, their spirits have haunted the house Eve recently bought. Eve knows that Lucien Thorpe, a scientist with a gift for releasing earthbound spirits, can help, but because he stood her up at the altar two years ago, he's the last person she wants to call. As Halloween approaches, Eve's amorous ghosts vividly re-create the events leading up to the murder each night until Eve reluctantly gives in and summons her former lover. Now Lucien is determined to not only send these spirits on to a better place but also to prove to Eve that he is just as interested in her as he is in any ghost! Fallon introduces a new paranormal trilogy with this ghostly historical romance in which a battle of wits between two stubborn individuals with a prior romantic history leads to some wonderfully amusing results. John CharlesCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved