Midnight Days

White Nights, Book 2

By: Anna Zaires, Charmaine Pauls

Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Sebastian York

Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

My instincts warned me that Alex Volkov is a dangerous man. My mind told me to run when he set his sights on me with unfaltering determination. It’s not that I didn’t try to resist, but Alex had a game plan. He was always one step ahead of me, skillfully drawing me deeper into his web. Even when he gave me freedom, it was only an illusion.

Now, even that illusion has vanished. I’m his prisoner in the truest sense of the word, whisked away to Russia on his private plane. I no longer have a say, not while our lives are at risk, and maybe never again. Our story balances on a thin edge between disaster and happiness. With each day that passes, I grow less certain of which side the coin will land on...or if we’ll even survive.

Note: This is the conclusion of Alex and Kate's story.

©2021 Anna Zaires and Charmaine Pauls (P)2021 Anna Zaires and Charmaine Pauls

A FANTASTIC, FRICTION-FILLED 🌪🔥 5 STAR FOLLOW-UP

Wow you gifted authors and talented narrators, what a fantastic second book in the White Nights Duet this was with its passion, chemistry, relationship conflicts, climactic challenges, drama, suspense and h..h..heat. Which made it pretty much an unstoppable listen for me as I was immediately drawn back into Alex and Kate’s turbulent world. A world where an invisible enemy and danger threatens Kate and Alex’s reaction is to take his precious kitten to his well-guarded home in St. Petersburg Russia.. leaving her home, her job, her Mom and their peaceful harmony behind. And, in this relationship rollercoaster, Alex is determined to protect Kate at any cost, discover who is out to get him and why.. and then make them pay!! However, the web he begins to uncover runs deep, becomes multi-layered and is built to snare so breaking it won’t come cheap.. or without its blood sacrifice. Meanwhile for Kate, and despite trying to fit in, his mansion becomes her prison, his refusal to share news and information about the threats become red flags and his possessive protection becomes obsession rather than love.

And in their world of lust, passion, protection, threats, good and bad secondary characters, love, heady highs and toxic lows these two supremely talented author’s world-building draws you in as you feel every exciting, emotionally conflicted, tense, suspenseful, dramatic, pleasurable and painful move. This dynamic writing duo leave no questions unanswered, no person unaccounted for and no t or i that hasn’t been crossed or dotted in their skilful wrapping up in this couple’s well-deserved HEA Epilogue. However, it was CJ and Sebastian’s dual POV narration that turned their written words into this exciting five star drama-filled audiobook 👏.

Worth a credit? Yes definitely.. and a happy sigh, because now I want to listen to it all over again 🙂.

Good story

Ok I liked the books. Both of them but Kate did annoy me. She was a bit of a cry baby and complained way to much. Very green. Other than that I loved the story and the narrations.

Lots of Suspense - So good!

Kate was annoying in this book too but I understood her reluctance with Alex. He took her to Russia for her safety but an ex is putting ideas in her head to try to make Kate leave Alex. The ex wants Alex to marry her and Kate knew this but listened to her anyway. So dumb for such a smart woman. Loved Alex. He is my favorite, followed by Peter, then Nikolai. Anna Zaires and Charmaine Pauls are a great writing duo and did an outstanding job with the two books. I hope they continue to write together. CJ Bloom and Sebastian York were excellent. Sebastian York had a larger role in this book.

Book 2 Is So Much Better!

Thanks to Sebastian York making this book soooo much better and I liked it so very much!

Keep You Warm on a Cold Night

This story had everything. Great story line. Great characters. Great love. Great suspense. Kept me up all night long.

love the story line

but you have a strong lady as the lead actor at the beginning but then you make her look like she is so weak and cannot speak up for herself that's not attractive at all. But making a strong woman look so weak is beneath you. She went from being so strong to so pathetic and just a couple of chapters that is so wrong knowing that you have give the male character and even stronger stance in this novel so sad. I wished you authors would not do that from at least let them be the strong ladies they are at the beginning of the novels but (overall the story is good).

By the way please stop using the food as part of the story we don't have to hear so much about the (food whopping up to your nostrils or the looking so good) it seems like that takes up a lot of the story.

One of my favorites

I have as skeptical at first but I was blown away. I've listened to ALOT of audio books. I compare them all to this one.

Great Series

This was a great series loved the characters and the writing. Performance was great as well.

Alex & Kate are Thrilling and Captivating!

Gah! Anna Zaires and Charmaine Pauls have done it again! Capturing me and making fall in love Alex Volkov! This thrilling conclusion to White Nights Duet was the perfect ending for Alex and Kate’s story. Their chemistry was passionate, sensual, and intense. Kate was practically abducted to Russia lol by Alex in order to protect her from the threats on his life. Alex is dark, overbearing, demanding, and uncompromising when it comes to Kate’s safety. He will do anything to keep her safe. Poor Kate is trying to wrap her head around her new reality and her independent spirit makes it hard to be taken care of by Alex. They had a lot of ups and downs and the under current of suspense made this a fast pace listen. I loved the narration by Sebastian York and CJ Bloom. They were perfectly cast as Alex and Kate. Sebastian captured Alex’s commanding, sensual persona. CJ Bloom’s performance as Kate was undeniable; she brought all of Kates doubts, bravery, and love for Alex to life wonderfully. This story is dark, suspenseful, and steamy. It had me at the edge of my seat a few times. I could not stop listening. There were so may twists and turns I did not see coming. I need more Alex & Kate in my life!!

** I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.**

Delicious!

Audiobook:   Narrators - CJ Bloom and Sebastian York


Oh my gosh!  What a wonderful performance by these narrators!  This duo brought Alex and Kate to life in a way that I never imagined while reading.  They took an AMAZING story and added so much more depth and emotion to it that I couldn’t stop listening!  The danger and drama, all the angst was ratcheted up even more as I listened to Ms. Bloom and Mr. York worked their talent.  With the emotional battle between this hero and heroine, I could literally feel it pulsing through the voices of these narrators.  Such a stunning audio



This was deliciously hot, filled with danger and drama, and heartbreakingly angsty at times.