Midnight Bride: A Novel
Setting: Torrecombe, Cornwall, 1770sSensuality rating: 7Hip, hip, hooray! Susan Carroll'sMidnight Bride, the third in the St.  Leger series, will delight readers with its piquant humor, fiery sensuality, and  white-knuckled suspense. Dr. Valentine St. Leger, younger son of Anatole and  Madeline St. Leger, is a gifted healer. But his gift, the ability to eradicate  his patients' suffering by absorbing it himself, has left Val partially crippled  after healing his brother Lance's battle wounds. That matters nothing to Kate  Fitzleger, adopted daughter of the St. Leger's bride finder; Kate has loved Val  all her life and will do anything--even turn to the dark arts--to make Val  return her love and choose her for his bride.But the St. Leger legend conspires against Val and Kate, promising an untimely  death for any woman foolhardy enough to marry into the family. When fate  intervenes in the form of a malignant stranger, Val finds himself transformed,  ready to risk all--even Kate's life--to slake the passion burning for the  mischievous sprite who loves him. Kate, initially thrilled by Val's passionate  overtures, begins to question the changes in the man she loves. Could it be just  the magic talking? Susan Carroll's suspenseful tale of the supernatural and sexy  star-crossed lovers is a page-turner and sure to be another hit. Carroll's fans  eagerly await each new offering; expect great things from this gifted  storyteller.--Alison Trinkle--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.