Midnight Run

By: Lisa Marie Rice

Narrated by: Alexandra R. Josephs

Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins

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.

No Mystery in This So So Series-Lots Of Sex

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This was a silly, weekend 'deal' of unrelenting sex between experienced man and innocent woman. I'm not sure why this was in the 'Thrill/Mystery' section as it so clearly 'Romance/Erotica'.

If you want a story with your smut you'll want to pass. There are a lot of hot romances WITH great thrills and mystery out there. This was rather juvenile.

If you are a fan of pure lust/pleasure than you may like it.

As the 2nd in a 3 part series I'm waiting for #3 to buy on sale.

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.

EXCITING AND SEXY

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Midnight Man was an all-around good listen. The narration was well done and the plot was exciting and enticing. I liked how well-rounded each of the characters were and how Rice seemed to make this book sexy and carnal while also bringing some modern femininity to her females characters and protective dominance to her males. In a round about way (whether intentionally or unintentionally), Rice addresses the need women have to be both independent and self-sufficient, but also protected and cherished. This is an age-old emotional need which is why we are so complex -- haha!

Be prepared to commit to the series (3 books so far) because Rice ends each book rather abruptly, but addresses the hanging ends in the next....

Love a alpha male

Love the way all three book are happening at the same time. Bud and Claire met each other in the past but neither remembers until later. Bud has to protect Claire from the enemy. All the while loving her to pieces. This book is worth a credit but save it for a more expensive book.

Average Entertainment

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I wasn't sure about the narrator. I didn't seem to fully grasp her voices in the story telling. I was left wanting more. The storyline was decent. There just didn't seem to be much banter between the characters. Claire's friends had more conversation than Claire and Bud.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the idea of the story.

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

AveragemonotoneSiri

Did Midnight Run inspire you to do anything?

No

Pretty good addition to the series. :D

3.5-4 stars

This was a pretty good story. I liked both Claire and Bud and although I had my frustrations with them both, I was happy to see them together in the end.

Claire Parks is an heiress and has led a very tough but sheltered life. She was born to older parents that coddled and loved her and with her health being delicate, Claire wasn't allowed out much. Once she hit 13 they found out she had leukemia. It took years of treatment after treatment but she pulled through them all even when everyone was convinced that she was one step away from death. Claire has been sickness free for 5 years and is ready to live her life. She got her own house and a new job and decides to go out to a bar with a new friend to have some fun. Unfortunately her friend isn't very reliable and leaves her stuck at the bar with no ride and men that wont take no for an answer.

Tyler Morrison (aka Bud) is a police officer and didn't have an easy childhood. He was a victim of a bad home life as a kid but raised himself above that to become a soldier in the Army and then a respected officer of the law. Bud has never found a woman that's touched him (emotionally) and is kind of a man-whore when he meets Claire. He sees her as a princess and not his normal type...but yet he can't seem to get the rest of his body to go along with what his brain tells him and he stays where normally he'd go.

Claire is at a club and has been ditched by her friend when she meets Bud. A jerk isn't taking Claire's no for an answer when Bud (who is there undercover) comes over to help her. Realizing she's stuck there with no ride, Bud proceeds to take her home. He doesn't intend to take things any further but can't resist when she asks him in for a drink once they get to her place. Once he does take her up on her invite, Bud keeps encountering things that should make him run but he can't make himself go. Bud and Claire end up having a wonderful (and sex filled) weekend together before real life comes calling. Before this happens, Claire and Bud have completely fallen for each other (yes, it's kind of an insta-love situation). Real life shows up in the form of her father, which also makes Bud realize who he's involved with (he didn't realize just who Claire was as far as her family's money and position in the city goes).

Bud ends up at dinner with Claire and her father and is worried that her father will try to chase him off as not good enough for his daughter. I liked the way Bud handled her father and made himself clear on his intentions towards Claire. Things turn out pretty well with the discussion with Claire's father but unfortunately, when Bud finds out about how sick she used to be he becomes more a nanny than a lover. Claire is completely gone on Bud but isn't very happy when he starts coddling her (and I can completely understand her frustration...I think I would have punched Bud in the "sneeze" situation). One of the reasons she moved out on her own was because he father never stopped coddling her and now Bud wont stop either. The main problem is that Bud doesn't listen very well and Claire's not very good at being confrontational. When things finally come to a head and Claire's had it, she breaks things off with Bud in anger and Bud doesn't do very well at listening. They both make errors in their actions and end up alone and miserable because of it. Fortunately, friends that are worried about them arrange things to make them cross paths which might not have done the trick but some drama pops up just about that time and the danger causes a reassessment of priorities. In the end, Bud and Claire are together and while they need to talk some stuff out, they're ready to start their HEA.

This was an enjoyable story. I liked both Claire and Bud and was happy to see them work things out. My only wish was that the story would have maybe included them talking things out in the end. You know they'll work things out and they wont let things split them up again but you don't get to see it which I found a little frustrating. Still, overall I really liked the story and plan to read book #3. I'd recommend this book. :)

Good Story.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The ending was exciting.

Any additional comments?

This was a good story for a romance. Predictable in places and alittle overdone on the sex scenes. I felt like the female character, Claire, was a little annoying at times as she was over reacting to situations in the book... It is a typical storyline but not hideous.

A sexy romance with all the right ingredients!!

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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.

Not as good as first, I agree.

If you could sum up Midnight Run in three words, what would they be?

I fast forwarded.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Most interesting was the beginning. Least interesting was the middle and last parts.

What about Alexandra R. Josephs’s performance did you like?

Alexandra was great. Really narrator was good.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Never Ending Story.

Any additional comments?

First book was good. Hope the Third is better than this one. There were times I felt the story but it did drag a bit.

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.

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.