![]() ![]() He, along with assorted misfit relatives and a menagerie of animals, have settled into the English countryside. Prince Gabriel has been exiled from his brother’s principality. However, once she gets there, things pick up. The setup for getting Kate to the castle is a little odd and a bit slow. Due to an odd set of circumstances, the stepsister cannot attend and Kate must go instead. He is the family head of the stepsister’s fiancé and they must have his permission before they can marry. Imagine her surprise when she is summoned to her stepmother’s chambers and told she will be impersonating her stepsister at a house party being held at the castle of Prince Gabriel of the very, very long name. ![]() Her stepmother funnels all the money generated by the estate into clothes and jewels for her and her daughter, so Kate does what she can to keep the estate and its tenants afloat – and avoid her stepmother as much as possible. Since her father died, Lady Katherine has been living in an attic garret in her family home. We have a girl whose circumstances were drastically changed by her stepmother after the death of her father, a handsome prince in a castle, a godmother, a ball, glass slippers, and even some rats…although not the rodent kind. All the elements are there, if slightly altered. The story of Cinderella is the jumping-off point for Eloisa James’ latest book, A Kiss at Midnight. ![]() Historical Romance published by Avon 27 July 10 C2’s review of A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James. ![]()
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