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Midnight Run

By: Lisa Marie Rice
Narrated by: Alexandra R. Josephs
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What's sexier than a thick, hunky lumberjack? What about a thick, hunky undercover cop pretending to be a lumberjack? In Midnight Run Lisa Marie Rice indulges this steamy fantasy for us by describing Claire Parks' (a shy virgin!) tumultuous relationship with Lieutenant Tyler "Bud" Morrison. Alexandra R. Joseph's performance is sensual and arousing. Her presentation of sex scenes has all of the warmth and care of "Bud" himself. Joseph is also able to capture Claire Park's sharp intelligence and wry observations.

Publisher's summary

Claire Parks has been very sick, but she's fine now - just fine - and ready to paint the town red. Well, pink. On her first excursion into the wild world of dating, she nets Bud, a tall, sexy, good-looking lumberjack. She won him fair and square, her prize for not dying. But after a weekend of wild sex, she discovers he's not what she thinks he is.

Undercover police officer Lieutenant Tyler "Bud" Morrison can't believe his eyes. What's a 'princess' doing in a dance club known for its rough trade? She needs rescuing, and rescuing women is what Bud does best. He saw Claire first - finders keepers. After a weekend of the hottest sex he's ever had, he's definitely keeping this one. When trouble comes her way, he pulls out all the stops to protect her. Except Claire doesn't want Bud at her back. She wants him in her bed.

©2004 Lisa Marie Rice (P)2013 Audible Inc.

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Bud-alicious hero

Lieutenant Tyler "Bud" Morrison is scoping out a seedy club when he sets eyes on Claire. She looks like a princess and she's completely out of her element in the wild dance-club. When she's abandoned by her friend and accosted by leering male revellers, he swoops in and plays the gallant knight to her fair damsel and takes her home. Expecting to give her a handshake and a nice-knowing-ya on her doorstep, he's stunned to hear her invite him inside......for coffee.

Claire Parks is free of the leukaemia that has ravaged her body for nearly a decade. She's finally able to shake off her father's suffocating but well meaning strictures and is going to live a little. In case she hasn't told you, she's fine. The handsome stranger named Bud comes to her rescue and as he drives her home, she works up the courage to ask him inside......for coffee.

They don't have any coffee, but they do spend the weekend together in naked splendour, where they engage in some seriously kinky iambic pentameter sex. After the course of the 48 hours, their idyllic weekend is busted when Claire's father comes to see her and when he sees Bud, instead of being upset and appalled, he's frankly grateful and relieved. Her father reveals to Bud how he has been terrified of leaving his girl alone in the big, bad world and he hopes he can leave her in his capable hands. His fears transfer to Bud and suddenly he's treating Claire with kid gloves. Claire is fine and refuses to live in another suffocating parent/child relationship, especially now that she's a healthy adult. Just when she's got Bud back where she wants him, the danger surrounding her friend, Suzanne, spills over into her life. The brutal torture/murder of a friend spurs Bud into protective mode and without thinking of her feelings, stashes her away, determined to protect her from a desperate man who is out to protect his secrets.

This was a great book. There was hardly any time wasted on stupid ditherings between the hero and the heroine and they right away acknowledged that they loved each other. Whether or not they can live together is a different story however and I thought it was cute. Now that Claire has experienced hard, screaming sex, she wants more of it. (sheesh, who wouldn't) Unfortunately once Bud realizes that she used to be sick as a child, he treats her like porcelain and she's not liking it. When she comes to his office dressed for seduction, Bud's half hearted protestations wane in the face of her aggressive advances and it's really funny. I really liked Claire and her ability to embrace life and I thought Bud's attempts to be a gentleman was a hoot. We get some glimpses into John and Suzanne's HEA and I liked how they are still evolving as a couple.

This was a very amusing, sexy and exciting sequel to Midnight Man. Well, it's not exactly a sequel. Apparently, the events in Midnight Run are coinciding with the events in Midnight Man and Midnight Run also sets up the story for Midnight Angel, so the three stories definitely need to be read in order or you are going to get confused. There isn't as much outside drama in this book as was in the first book, it mostly runs on self inflicted angst. There was a lot more humour in this one though as opposed to John and Suzanne's story but Bud is no less a man than John was. In fact, he's much more forceful in bed than John was. He's a little more commanding and dominant, too. Delicious. I can't wait to read Midnight Angel. Enjoy!

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Boring macho man saves weak sexy gal. Ho hum.

Not a favorite. Dull plot and bland cliche TV-like characters made this a boring listen. There are much better books out there.

Narrator was good.

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3.5 ENJOYABLE YES, BUT SADLY NOT VERY EXCITING

After listening to book 1 I was expecting so much more from this second instalment but the first half seemed a bit unbelievable. Yes, it was a hot listen as Bud, a sexy, handsome Alpha cop rescues Claire, a naive, beautiful, sweet virgin who's not at all street smart or worldly, from a sleazy Bar and drives her home for a weekend of pure sex (which got repetitive) and food, but I wanted more interaction between them….. of the verbal kind.

There was a lot of internal dialogue from them both but the 'normal' type conversation between two lovers during the 'down' time which results in tender sharing moments was missing and there didn't seem to be many romantic scenes - they just made good use of his "unearthly penis"!! However, in Part 2 the plot picked-up as we're introduced to her Father, hear of her health plight from the past, the past connection between them both and there's a murder, kidnapping threat and a Jewel heist. But Bud became too domineering and over protective which smothered Claire and reminded her of things from her past and so she grew a backbone and rebelled against it which broke both their hearts.

Worth a credit? It's at a WOW price of just $3.95 and well worth it and the plot cleverly interweaved with book 1 and updated us on it's characters so, IMHO it was a good, but sadly, just not a great listen. I downloaded all 3 books together so when I'm in the mood I'll move on to Book 3 and, if this had been a more expensive listen then I would have bought it - and YES, overall, I would have found it creditworthy.

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Illogical even for a fairytale

Second book I read from that author, second in this series. She obviously has a thing for men who are half-witted apes and instalove + HEA after five minutes. Yet, in this one she has a heroine that is mind-blowingly irritating. She breaks off the engagement for something the hero could not have a clue about, yet she wouldn't discuss it, before she breaks it off. She makes a half-assed attempt at seduction in a place and time that is totally inept, but she wouldn't say one sentence that would make everything right. Or was it just an attempt for creating drama? I don't know. But it made me lose my interest and sympathy for the character.
And where have the terrorists come from? And where has the editor been instead of editing?

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Terrible

I can't like this book, and I pretty much like anything. I have had better speech capabilities off of an old GPS than the woman reading this book. Robots are better. Might be a good story, but I will never know. I have never given up so soon into a book before 😳😡 can't believe I paid money for that.

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No Better

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Anyone that cares nothing about the story but enjoys all the descriptive sex scenes

What do you think your next listen will be?

Unfortunately the 3rd book in the series I bought all 3 and hoping each time I get a glimpse of the Ghost Ops books that I liked

Would you listen to another book narrated by Alexandra R. Josephs?

yes

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The story could have gone so much further.

Any additional comments?

No I pretty much said it all in in the review of book 1

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Not as good as #1, but still good

This book had a lot going for it...there were hot scenes, adventure, drama, and it totally drew you in from minute one. There was a lot I didn't like though, but overall I am still recommending it.

The female lead was a *gasp* a virgin....I know, I know, but at least there was a semi plausible reason for it. It was an insta-love book...in a weird way. The hot scenes were great, but then we had to endure contrived drama and I really hate it when a writer does that. I didn't find the dramatic divide plausible, hence the 3 stars for the story.

I did really like that we heard a bit more about John and Suzanne, so that was nice. And I did like the idea that some people are just meant to be.

The plot was basically that Claire has led a pretty secluded life so she goes out to a seedy nightclub to start her adult life...gets into some trouble and She meets Bud, her night in shinning armor. Boy meets girl, boy likes girl, boy and girl are meant to be, but that's too short a book so there is some filler.

Still like the writing and series enough to get book 3 in the series, and I'm really happy with it so far...and as of this posting this book is under $4, there is no reason not to get this book. It takes place both before and after book 1...so don't think the order is messed up, this is book 2.

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A sexy romance with all the right ingredients!!

Any additional comments?

Midnight Run is a fabulous, fast paced read! I love reading all types of erotic romance books, but there's just something about a hot, intense love story between one man and one woman who can't get enough of each other that will hook me every time. This book was like that for me. I was engrossed in the book from page one and I couldn't wait to read more. Bud is a strong, earthy, caring and tender alpha male. He's my favorite kind of hero. Bud is welcome to recite poetry to me anytime! Claire is a woman who has gone through a lot in her life and survived. Now she's ready to celebrate life, not wallow in her past. Every scene flowed perfectly into the next and the many love scenes were extremely sensual and hot. I loved that the author showed both the hero and heroine's point of view. The scene with Claire's father was so touching. If you're looking for a book that will send sensual tingles running down your spine and other places, this is the book to read! MIDNIGHT RUN is a must read and definitely a keeper. If Lisa Marie Rice isn't on your auto buy list, she should be.

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Awesome story!

Lisa Marie Rice is one of my favorite authors! The Midnight series is some of the best romance written and the audiobooks are superb. In this second book of the series, Lt. Tyler “Bud” Morrison is on a stakeout in a crazy bar, waiting for a snitch who never shows up. Across the bar, he sees a beautiful young woman who looks completely out of place and out of her element. He rescues her from creeps when her friend goes off with a guy and leaves her stranded. He takes her home, not realizing that he’s saved this woman, Claire, already in her life. I don’t want to give away the rest of the story, but it’s hot, sexy and suspenseful. Great ending too! Narration was perfect.

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The 2nd book in the series = all inter related

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It was a lighter listen so yes it was good to spend the time

Would you be willing to try another book from Lisa Marie Rice? Why or why not?

Yes, at least the third in this series

What three words best describe Alexandra R. Josephs’s voice?

clear, good play on emotion and steady

Did Midnight Run inspire you to do anything?

visit Portland

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