Midnight Man (Midnight, #1) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

Jul 10, 2009 ♡Karlyn P♡ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-2009, steam-sizzling, genre-contemporary, genre-suspense

Great book, just how I like my steamy erotica reads. Non-cheesy sex scenes with great characters and a good plot to tie it all together. I now get why so many people consider this a favorite read!

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Nov 02, 2008 Holly rated it it was amazing

Shelves: lisa-marie-rice

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 runn 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. ...more

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Feb 19, 2008 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1st-in-series, private-investigator-or-security, habanero-shelf, military-or-ex-military, suspense-mystery-thriller, love-thy-neighbor

The first book in the Midnight series by Lisa Marie Rice. John Huntington is looking for a new space for his business and decides that Suzanne Barron's renovated factory will work just fine. A former military man, John aka Midnight Man, is now the owner of Alpha Security International. Suzanne is an interior designer.

Another story that could have used a little more character development but I loved it anyway. A spicy little read with a nice plot and a little suspense. ...more

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Jun 05, 2009 Netanella rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-suspense

Awesome romantic suspense novel where the men are manly men and the women are interior decorators...jk! Having recently come out from under a plethora of paranormals and historicals, this new genre for me was right on target (no pun intended). John Huntington, aka the Midnight Man, is recently retired from special ops, considered one of the deadliest men alive. He rents half a converted warehouse for his new security consulting firm from the Ice Queen interior decorator, Suzanne. Things heat up, ...more

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