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Historical RomanceRegency Romance

A Kiss at Midnight

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  • 2010 first published
  • 372 pages
  • ★ 4.8 (5 ratings)
  • 10 editions
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A Kiss at Midnight is a 2010 historical romance and Regency romance novel by Eloisa James. The story is set in England and Angleterre, in the 19th century. It features Miss Kate Daltry and Gabriel. Readers will find themes of man-woman relationships, princes, manners and customs and mœurs et coutumes.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 25 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions across 4 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Mass Market Paperback bestseller list in 2010.

It runs to roughly 372 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About A Kiss at Midnight

Miss Kate Daltry doesn't believe in fairy tales . . . or happily ever after. Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince... and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions. Gabriel likes his fiancee, which is a welcome turn of events, but he doesn't love her. Obviously, he should be wooing his bride-to-be, not the witty, impoverished beauty who refuses to fawn over him. Godmothers and glass slippers notwithstanding, this is one fairy tale in which destiny conspires to destroy any chance that Kate and Gabriel might have a happily ever after. Unless a prince throws away everything that makes him noble... Unless a dowry of an unruly heart trumps a fortune... Unless one kiss at the stroke of midnight changes everything.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Mass Market Paperback, 2010

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Regency Historical Romance
  • Man-woman relationships
  • England
  • Princes
  • Manners and customs
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Mœurs et coutumes

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote A Kiss at Midnight?

A Kiss at Midnight was written by Eloisa James and first published in 2010.

What genre is A Kiss at Midnight?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is A Kiss at Midnight?

The median edition has 372 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Kiss at Midnight?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dark Angel, The Toll-Gate and Mansfield Park.

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