All his life, he has held the world at arm’s length…but the sharp, beguiling Poppy demands to be his wife in every way that matters. Harry was willing to do anything to win Poppy-except to open his heart. When their flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by accepting his proposal-only to find that her new husband offers his passion, but not his trust. Then fate leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. Poppy Hathaway loves her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Read reviews and information for books in this series by following this tag here. It is a lovely, complex story about redemption, discovery, family, and love. I highly recommend Twilight for anyone who is a fan of historical romance or just romance in general. This family has the best of late Regency, odd-ball romance entertainment. Though I highly recommend all of the Hathaways books. Twilight stands alone – you needn’t read the other books in the series to enjoy it. It’s all so wonderfully nuanced and complicated, and entertaining as hell to read. This element is a real masterstroke for Kleypas. Harry’s childhood and his inability to connect normally to others is quite heartbreaking to read. I found myself moved to tears several times as Poppy and Harry make discoveries about each other and themselves. You can imagine how Cam and Merripen feel about a man who connives, cheats, and maneuvers their “little sister” into marriage, breaking her heart along the way. It also presents interesting predicaments for Poppy’s oh-so-close family. This creates amazing tension between the main characters. And does whatever he has to do, short of murder, to get her.

In her other novels (in my experience), unworthy actions normally have heroic purposes or outcomes. However, it departs from Kleypas’s formula in that the hero acts in a very un-herolike manner for purely selfish reasons.

Twilight is a typical Kleypas romance in that the heroine is imminently likeable and the romance is sigh-worthy. This sets up some fun scenes and terrific dialogue for the morally centered and very nice Poppy when dealing with the determined and unprincipled Harry. But I do believe he is the most damaged of all of the Kleypas heroes and I LOVED him! He is a bit mad, very bad, and willing to do anything to win Poppy’s hand. A hero who is even worse than St.Vincent (be still my heart).ĭon’t get me wrong – by the end Harry manages to redeem himself. So imagine my surprise when she created the morally ambiguous hero, Harry, in Tempt Me at Twilight. Lisa Kleypas is one of those few sincerely nice people and her writing normally reflects that niceness. Short story, novel, or just plain interacting with readers – they’re always pleasant and gracious. There are a few authors that I always enjoy. Gwen’s review of Tempt Me at Twilight (The Hathaways, Book 3) by Lisa Kleypas

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