Books like 'Kisses at Midnight'
Readers who enjoyed Kisses at Midnight by Jen McLaughlin, Samantha Towle, Tabitha Ross & James Patterson also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Fate & Furies: An epic romantic fantasy by Scheuerer
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 27 ratings“I always knew you would be the end of me.”With darkness cursing the world around her, Althea Zoltaire is desperate for vengeance. But as she hunts Wilder Hawthorne across the kingdoms, brutal secrets begin to unravel.Not knowing what – or who – to trust, Thea and her companions find themselves entwined with a destiny far greater than one man... -
The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsOne unbearable mistake at the edge of the forest.In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended—for just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola’s abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well—into grief, guilt, and addiction... -
A Court of Wicked Fae by Alaya Wells
A woman determined to destroy a conniving king. A fae lord who will sacrifice himself to shield her from harm. Can their love survive the upcoming battle? A thorny collar controls my every move and betrayal haunts me, but I’m still determined to seek vengeance for my brother’s death. I’ll do it with or without Vexxion’s help. But when he calls in his favor, I’m given no choice... -
Dax by Shannyn Leah
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDax Colyn is one of the bad boys of Willow Valley. A fearless volunteer firefighter and hard ass mechanic, he makes all the woman swoon and he likes it that way. He keeps people at a distance since his mother died. He doesn’t want to let anyone in, much less a woman he knows he could fall in love with. Ava Anderson keeps people away, too... -
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Mayhem by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything between us changed in an instant.MagnusWith one of our enemies finally gone, we all thought we’d have an easy couple of months until someone else rose from the ashes. What we didn’t expect was for it to happen a lot sooner than we thought. It didn’t take months. In weeks there was another snake we needed to take down... -
Luxe Two: A LaLa Land Addiction by Ashley Antoinette
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn Luxe Two: A LaLa Land Addiction by New York Times bestselling author Ashley Antoinette, there is only one thing more powerful than anything...the love of the high... Bleu is addicted...addicted to the luxe life and it has led her down a road of self-destruction. She knows what it feels like to be turned out by the game... -
Cat Pay the Devil: A Joe Grey Mystery by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMolena Point, California, should be a tranquil place. Nestled quietly on the Pacific coast miles below San Francisco, it's not the kind of town escaped convicts seek out... -
Vengeance by Rebecca Gannon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngela I've been a captive my entire life behind the walls of my family’s making.And while the walls have kept me in, they didn’t keep the monsters out.Under a constant watchful eye, I have no choice in anything, my path already carved out for me the moment I entered this world... -
Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6 by Nozomi Mino
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she’s saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she’s not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him—kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul... -
Mr. Hockey by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA hotheaded winger with a superhero complex trying to live up to his father's great legacy rescues a desperate damsel-in-distress with ninety-nine problems and discovers he wants to be so much more than just her "friend" in this friends-with-benefits, he falls first, superhero hockey romance. "When people say I have a superhero complex I take it as a compliment... -
The Doctor Who Has No Chance by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI rushed into something I wasn't ready for. I want to be ready, wish I were ready, but I'm just not.But I miss her. Every day. Every moment. Always.It's like losing half of my soul.Maybe Sicily is the right person, just not the right time... -
Celt by Aria Ray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA scorching hot badass looking for redemption. A single dad crazy about his daughter. My sworn protector.Tall, dark and Irish, Celt stole my heart the day he saved me from my predatory husband.But I keep it a secret from him. I can’t let myself become bound to anyone right now. I have to regain control of my life first.A fresh start. No brawny, possessive bikers allowed... -
Silver Threads: Memory House Collection by Bette Lee Crosby
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the day Jennifer Green was born a pile of stones was placed alongside her scale of life. A few were the dark gray of sorrow, but most were a pale blush color. The largest stone was the rose hue of a sunrise. That one would be placed on the scale the day she married Drew Bishop. Even more brilliant but a wee bit smaller was the pink stone glistening with specs of silver... -
Knocked Up By The Other Brother by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy wife has no memory of me. Then again, Grace isn't my real wife... I don't know much about her... Where she's from, how she ended up in Hope Creek, why she has strange marks on her wrists and how she survived The Icebreaker that wiped out a good portion of humanity... -
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The Doctor Who Has No Ambition by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the world's most renowned heart surgeon, I accomplished every dream I had. I did my humanitarian work in South Africa, conducted ground-breaking research with my clinic, and made a difference every single day. The best part? The way my father looked at me...like he'd never been more proud.But when my patience dies on the table, I lose everything.And I mean EVERYTHING.My wife left me... -
His Forbidden Desire by Katee Robert
Princess Camilla Fitzcharles is willing to risk everything to escape her gilded cage of her life. She’s secured an invitation to participate in the Wild Hunt, a deadly game hosted once every five years. This year’s prize is the one thing that can set her free. Cami just has to survive long enough to win it. Luca has spent the last fifteen years waiting for vengeance... -
The Traitor And the Chalice by Jane Fletcher
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTevi and Jemeryl, soldier and sorceress, must risk all in the race to uncover a traitor and retrieve the chalice that, in the wrong hands, could bestow dangerous powers.A dark presence is threatening to uncover long hidden secrets, and the future of the whole Protectorate is at stake... -
Storm by Aria Ray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStorm, the president of the Dark Slayers MC, is everything I should stay away from - tough, powerful and addictive.I have no business stepping into his world. Especially after that article, I wrote about his MC club.But I’m out of options. I need his help.Kids are missing – my sister among them. Storm and the Slayers are my last hope.Storm agrees to help but demands I pretend to be his woman... -
Virtually Hers by Gennita Low
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe can't get her out of his head...literally. Virtually, Book 2 In Helen Hell Roston's elite black ops world, failure isn't listed as an option in the rule book. As the leading guinea pig in a dangerous combination of virtual reality training and a mind-altering serum, though, every day offers a thousand ways to blow it... -
The Doctor Who Has No Closure by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI've been living in the past for so long, and it's time that I move on.Forget Catherine. I'm done with her.I'm done with her memory. I'm done playing "what if." I have this beautiful woman right in front of me that I want.And I'm just going to go for it.Finally... -
Captured: Gowns & Crowns by Jennifer Chance
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor beautiful, pampered Lauren Grant, the idea of love without strings is a fairy tale and a trap. Though she’s skillfully maintained her image as the carefree celebutante, for years she’s been systematically stalked by the richest—and most ruthless—golden boy of the Jet Set. To stay one step ahead, she’s used every resource at her disposal... -
Shattered Justice by Karen Ball
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeputy’s Sense of Justice Destroyed There’s no way sheriff’s deputy Dan Justice could have prepared for this. He spent a lifetime ensuring his actions and faith live up to the meaning of his name—Avidan: “God is just.” Then injustice invades his world, ripping away what matters most, forever robbing him of the life he once knew... -
Taming Mr. Black by Goddy Francis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Club K, home for the finest and wealthiest men in the country, owned by playboy billionaire, Killian Black.He is the handsome, cocky, and dominant bachelor with a shitty reputation. He has one simple rule—never mix work with pleasure... -
Animal Instinct by Stephen Osborne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSequel to Pale as a Ghost A Duncan Andrews Thriller Private detective Duncan Andrews has the home-team advantage when it comes to solving paranormal crimes: His best friend, Gina, is a centuries-old witch. His dog is a zombie. And his boyfriend, Robbie, is a ghost. Duncan certainly has his work cut out for him with this case... -
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Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara Sheets
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThere's a very special kind of sweetness to life on Pine Cove Island . . . Most families have a favorite recipe or two, handed down through generations. The Holloway women are a little different. Emma Holloway, like her grandmother before her, bakes wishes into her delicious cupcakes, granting the recipient comfort, sweet dreams, or any number of good things... -
Scared to Live by Stephen Booth
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDetective Constable Ben Cooper and Detective Sergeant Diane Fry must uncover the secrets of two grim murder scenes in England's Peak District--one inexplicable...and the other unspeakable... -
His Hostage: A Dark Romance by Penelope Woods
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy next door neighbor doesn't borrow. He takes... Every. Last. Inch. Rowan is dangerous. He’s a liar with the darkest eyes and the sweetest mouth. Everyone avoids him for one reason: he’s a wanted criminal. I was the one stupid enough to let him in my world. He could have taken anyone. He chose me. Me, the freshly divorced thirty-something... -
Scent Of Obsession by Shanen Ricci
I was the woman who believed in fairy tales; he was the monster of them.The Devil of Ravencliff Manor. The Phantom. Radcliff.Escorted by a prince, my obsession led me to the villain’s lair, with no hope for rescue.Trapped inside his greenhouse, our once upon a time began with a flower. More accurately, with a scent that captivated me... -
Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA woman returns to her family's Hamptons beach house for a final time—and a final chance at the love she's lost before, in this contemporary retelling of Persuasion , perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Rebecca Serle.Olivia Taylor's marriage is in a death spiral when she agrees to come home to the Hamptons to help her father and sisters pack up the family estate... -
Naked Heat by Richard Castle
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsIn the sequel to the New York Times bestselling HEAT WAVE, Richard Castle's new thrilling mystery continues the story of NYPD Homicide Detective, Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy, professional, Nikki Heat carries a passion for justice as she leads one of New York City's top homicide squads... -
The Hot-Blooded Groom by Emma Darcy
Rated: 3.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBryce Templar's father had given him an ultimatum: Bryce had one year to marry and produce an heir....When Bryce met Sunny, the attraction between them was like a bolt of electricity. Business was forgottenpassion took over.. -
Shattered Princess by Amber Vant
Rated: 3.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI may have lit the match the first time, but I wouldn’t be the one left burned this round. The elites run this town, but they aren’t ready for a girl like me.Especially the boys who made it known from the beginning I wasn’t wanted here that one summer I stayed with my father. I hadn’t belonged—I knew that—but now I was coming back...
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