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Sarita Grayson
has very little time to come up with thousands of dollars to save the
neighborhood
center that she runs. With no hope to
obtain that kind of money, Sarita makes a deal with the devil. Fletcher, a known criminal in Detroit, will give Sarita the
money, but
only if she breaks into a hotel room and retrieves a fortune in
diamonds for
him. With much reluctance, Sarita agrees,
since she can’t raise that amount of money herself.
The center and the kid’s who find refuge from
the streets there, mean the world to her and she will do whatever it
takes to
save it. When her escape after
retrieving the diamonds is interrupted by a mysterious stranger who
tires to
stop her and take them off her hands, Sarita unwillingly shoots him and
gets
away. The
following day her foster brother, Saint, offers her another option,
albeit
late, to getting the money she needs. By
entering into a marriage of one year with his half-brother, Mykal
Chandler and
living in the public eye, he will give her the money.
Despite the offer coming too late, Sarita
still decides to meet Mykal. Sarita
quickly realizes that she has made an even bigger mistake when she and
Mykal
recognize each other from the previous night…
Mykal
Chandler, an architect, head of a covert government agency that shuts
down drug
cartels and brother to Drake who is the Mayor of Detroit, vows to keep
Sarita
Grayson under his thumb. Recognizing her
as the one who shot him, he has a score to settle and marrying her will
also
keep her safe when Fletcher is killed and an even more dangerous
criminal, with
revenge on his mind, is looking for the diamonds she stole. For one year Myk has Sarita in name-only, but
soon finds that one year might not be long enough.
Sarita and
Myk battle each other, criminals and problems within their “families”.
Their
biggest battle is beating the sexual tension that they both try to
ignore,
which threatens to take them down.
Neither Myk nor Sarita expected their marriage of
convenience to lead to
so much more…
Drug wars,
covert operations, passion, suspense and witty dialogue can be found
within the
pages of Beverly Jenkins dynamite romantic suspense tale, The
Edge of Midnight.
It is a Cinderella type tale that mixes today’s
brand of the streets,
drugs, criminals and corruption that will lead the reader on a
thrilling and
memorable ride. Mykal helps Sarita with
her center and she feels much like Cinderella, but for her it doesn't
all end at the stroke of midnight.
The characters are
plenty, fantastic and the very core of the story. Mykal
and Sarita are two characters who will
not be forgotten. Strong-wills, strong ethics and strong love for
family and
friends are what draw the reader into this story.
The suspense, drama and sexual tension are powerful
and never stop. Ms. Jenkins poignant words
lead the reader to
feel that they are one with the streets of Detroit; make us care about the
lead
characters and the kids who need the center as a place to go when
things are
tough. This is a just an awesome story
that has so much for the readers. I
could talk about it endlessly.
For readers
who enjoy thrilling romantic suspense, a sassy and strong heroine, a
sexy and
upstanding hero, (along with his equally sexy and debonair brothers) as
well as
a love that is undeniable, then The Edge
of Midnight, is the book for them.
I would also like to go on record to say that Myk’s
brothers, Drake and
Saint, are screaming for their own stories.
I will be praying for it to happen!
Reviewed
by Tracey West for The Road to Romance
March
29, 2004
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