She’s a starlet with secrets. He makes scandals go away. Together, they’ll make sparks fly… Midnight Drake’s squeaky clean reputation has suddenly taken a nosedive. She’s horrified after she wakes up naked from a drugged stupor, but the worst is yet to come. She just found three sex videos on her phone of a night she can’t remember. Midnight wonders if her promising new career will go up in smoke … will go up in smoke …
Harrison Kirkland cleans up Hollywood’s sordid messes for a living, and he’s never met a scandal he couldn’t contain. But when he’s assigned to fix the sultry Midnight’s problems, he never expected to get dragged in after her…
Behind Midnight’s diva exterior, Harrison discovers a mysterious woman with a web of secrets he can’t untangle. The deeper he’s pulled into her world, the stronger his desire for her grows, but can he handle the truth about her past? If he’s not careful, the next heart that’ll need fixing… will be his…
Craving Midnight is a red-carpet ready contemporary romance novel. If you like steamy chemistry and flawed characters with compelling secrets, then you’ll love A.M. Hargrove’s pulse-pounding story.
This book contains sensitive subject matter that may not be suitable for all readers.
*This is a stand alone, full length novel.
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Craving Midnight was everything I expected and more….so much more!!! I have loved these Crestview Guys since meeting Weston in A Special Obsession. But I think Harrison is my absolute favorite.
This book was a different side to A.M. Hargrove’s writing. She took us a little darker and grittier then she has in her past books. I loved this side of her writing. I will warn you she does touch on some serious subjects and some things might be hard for some people to read or could be triggers….just know you’ve been warned. Don’t get me wrong she handles these subjects with grace and tact and nothing is overly graphic…she leaves a lot to the readers imagination.
This book had everything I hope for when I pick up a book. She gave us some laughs, edge of my seat drama, love, romance and heartbreaking emotions. This book was the perfect mix of everything. It wasn’t overloaded with excess drama or sex it all just balanced really well giving us an amazing 5 star read!!. I thought the flow and pace of this story was perfect. There were many times I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. I had to know what would happen. I loved she added a little bit of a suspense aspect to the story. She kept us guessing about Midnight’s past even though she dropped hints throughout the story, but my heart broke when it all came to light. The author was also able to take me by surprise…I didn’t see something coming and then BAM!!! It was perfect timing on let it slip.
Craving Midnight is a standalone novel told in Dual POV. It is a complete story with NO cliffhanger. You don’t have to read any other book to enjoy this story, but this book is a companion to A Special Obsession and Chasing Vivi. You will see the characters from those books in this story but nothing is spoiled for those books and you won’t be missing anything if you start with Craving Midnight.
This story’s focus is on Harrison and Midnight. I won’t be talking much about the storyline because this is a story that needs to unfold for itself. Harrison is the last friend of Weston and Prescott (The Crestview guys) All three of them went to school in their younger days. Harrison is known as the fixer of the group. He always tries to find a way to fix things, so he started a company to do just that. Midnight is an up and coming movie star who just landed her first big movie deal. So when something horrible happens to her, she is forced to hire Harrison to help fix things. What we get from here is a story of healing, suspense, action, some steamy sexy times and a whole lot of love. This is definitely a story you are going to want to read.
I loved both of these characters. Harrison is my absolute favorite. He was tough when need be, but sweet and swoony at times too. Yes he is the typical male and I wanted to smack him at a certain point, but I still love him all the same. Midnight was an amazing heroine. She was broken, but strong also. Everything she went through, any normal person would’ve broke a long time ago. I loved her strength and resilience. I wanted her to be my best friend!!
I don’t think I can rave enough about this book and cast of characters. I also didn’t think my words can do this story justice. This is for sure going on my Best Of 2017 list. I would 100% recommend this book to all readers!! It’s a book you won’t want to miss!!!
All I can say is Wow . This book took an emotional subject and turned it into a compelling story that everyone should read. Midnight is an up and coming actress who gets brutally drugged and raped . She needs a way to fix this so her past doesn’t come out . In comes Harrison he is the fixer . He can fix just about anything . However things feel different to him when he meets Midnight . but can he deal with her past .
This book was gut wrenching , and I don’t know if I have ever felt so much sadness for the heroine in a story . Despite everything that Midnight has gone thru she still try to stay strong . This book was an emotional journey that kept me turning page after page.
Wow. This story was just wow! Hats off to the author for her inventiveness. I was really impressed with all the incredible stuff she came up with regarding Harrison’s job.
Harrison had a very special team with great individuals. His confidence and no-nonsense attitude were kind of hot. He had people at his beck and call, didn’t take shit from nobody and he sure as hell didn’t take no for an answer. As tough as he might seemed to be, Harrison had a soft spot for people who needed help and he sure was one of a kind.
Midnight was a strong character for all she’s been through and I was in awe of her strength and how she handled everything despite its hopelessness and ugliness.
This book was an amazing read and a great example on how a seemingly hopeless situation or painful past doesn’t have to determine your life and that it’s in your hands to turn it around.
The Story:
Harrison is a fixer. It started with small things when he was a kid to now owning a company that puts others’ lives back together. His childhood couldn’t have been better with a family most would wish for.
Midnight on the other hand couldn’t be any more different. When her acting career hangs on a thin line because of some sex videos she has no memory of due to being drugged, Harrison is called in to work his magic.
It’s a massive understatement to say Midnight’s life has not been easy so far, but when she thought that luck was finally on her side, her past catches up with her.
Eventually Harrison becomes more than a great help for her especially when her problems become personal for him too. And who will save him now?
Thoughts:
Although I get where Harrison was coming from and that he was just trying to help Midnight as best as he could, he was still an ass to her at the beginning. But I get that he wanted her to survive this mess and to come out on top.
Seriously, I knew it was their job and that Midnight acted like a whiny bitch but having done something so horrific to you just a few hours ago must have taken a toll on her and taken into consideration. This was traumatic for her especially because it also opened up old wounds of her abuse. I was just really flabbergasted how he and his team handled her. So, as you can imagine, I was torn about my feelings for this story at certain parts.
Midnight’s story was hard to swallow. There were very sensitive topics taken on in this book but they were handled very well considering the circumstances. Although I personally wouldn’t advise on handling the situation the way Midnight did in the beginning, I understood her actions a bit better after I knew everything about her.
For a while I just wasn’t into the story for no apparent reason and the horrendous stuff that happened to Midnight didn’t really move me until way later on when all of her background story was revealed.
I also never really felt the start of their attraction or any build-up to the characters feelings. It didn’t help that I was a bit annoyed how rude Harrison was at first although I know he meant well and had to pull her through.
There’s definitely something wrong with me lately because at some points I was head over heels. I loved the writing, I loved the pace and just how everything was progressing and then suddenly I was torn about my feelings. There were bits and pieces that I just didn’t like and then there were things that I absolutely loved. It drove me crazy.
Conclusion: I liked the story a lot although it felt off a few times. Maybe I wasn’t in the right frame of mind because like I mentioned before, the writing was great as always and the story really amazing.
Harrison may be a tad bit over protective, “an hour later, the doorbell rings. I fly to answer it, but Harrison’s voice stops me. “Let me get that. Honest to God, you’re gonna give me a effing heart attack.” Harrison is just off his game at times, “was I supposed to?” She gives me the you’re a dumbarse look. Of course I was supposed to call. “Right, I’m calling now.” To me this one wasn’t as good as her other books, I didn’t hate butbI didn’t love it. I liked the characters well enough, but the story itself was kind of slow I thought
Craving Midnight is a story that is gut-wrenching, emotional and healing!
Midnight Drake has overcome a past only the devil could write. It is dark and painful, but she clawed her way out hell and is starting to make a name for herself on the Hollywood scene after signing on to make a movie with one of Hollywood’s leading actors. However, before they even start filming a scandal threatens to take it all away.
Insert Harrison Kirkland, a fixer for the rich and famous. Harrison is hired to make Midnight’s troubles go away. He and his team come up with two plans to make this scandal go away. Midnight is not having plan A. She absolutely refuses to go to the police, because she doesn’t want her real identity to come to light. Enter plan B…rehab! Something she is not keen on, but will go if it saves her budding career. The problem with rehab is the required therapy dredges up all the nasty things from her past.
I really loved Midnight! She has been through the ringer and just when things are looking up for her, life comes and knocks her down again. However, she is a fighter and she keeps getting back up. She is a strong woman who hasn’t given up on life when most people would probably throw in the towel. When her and Harrison are together, their chemistry is palpable. He ends up being a rock for Midnight and somehow she ends up fixing Harrison even though he didn’t know he needed fixing.
I highly recommend this book!