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After
listening to her sister go on and on about the resident ghosts at
Rothfield Park, Imogen is summoned by
her
father. To her dismay, she finds out
that her father has accepted the marriage proposal from Colonel Wallace. To make matters worse, her father is going to
impose a tutor on her. A tutor recommended
by the Colonel. Her parents want Imogen
to marry the Colonel because he is rich and will soon become a Marquis. Angered and upset, as she had her heart set
on another suitor, Imogen runs out to the stable, seeking her mare. As Imogen rides away, she hears a child's
voice but can not see her. Scared,
Imogen keeps riding, with the thick mist covering surrounding her, she
can't
see a branch, hitting it, and falling to the ground.
When Imogen
awakens, she notices that her mother is, as usual, ignoring her. This does not surprise her as she spends most
of the time at odds with her mother, and they barely speak to each
other. As she comes out of her room to
have some
breakfast, she realizes that the servants are acting odd, so she
decides to go
out for a walk. As she sits down to
rest, she sees a stranger walking towards her.
As she faces him, believing him to be her newly
appointed tutor, she
can't help but notice that he is dressed in rather out of fashion
clothing. Dougal Weston is the name of
the handsome stranger.
Michelle
Pillow's debut novel, The Mists of
Midnight is an extremely intriguing paranormal romance. The story takes place in regency era England, and the author's
storytelling captures
the reader from page one. The secrets of
the story are slowly unraveled, as Imogen and Dougal fall in love with
each
other. Suspenseful at times, Ms. Pillow
did a great job in setting an eerie atmosphere, giving it that creepy
flavor
that lovers of ghost stories like so much.
Imogen is a character that I didn't like that much
in the beginning, but
she grew from a stubborn and somewhat bratty girl, to a brave young
woman. I must say she was beautifully
drawn. Dougal makes for a wonderful hero. The ending of the story is beautiful and it
brought tears to my eyes. The
Mists of Midnight will
certainly appeal to lovers of paranormal romance in a historical
setting. I definitely recommend it.
Reviewed by Mireya Orsini
for The
Road to Romance
July 7,
2004
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