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Midnight Clear (Star Crossed Lovers Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Piper Everly (Author), Piper Sheldon (Author), Nora Everly (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
Sometimes destiny crashes into your backyard.
But what's a girl to do if destiny takes the form of an unconscious, naked man?

A newly inherited home in the small town of Stars Crossing was supposed to be Anna's fresh start.
It didn't take long for one cheating man-child to ruin that.
Now she is done with the holidays and done with men.
Anna is going to have a one gal pity party with some boozy hot cocoa and bad movies. That is until a wounded stranger crashes into her life. Now her new year starts by nursing an unconscious sex god who can't remember who he is... or how to wear pants.

He is running out of time.
He must finish his mission.

Unfortunately after an accident critically wounds him, he can't remember what that mission is. Between the amnesia and the beautiful woman grumpily set on helping him, he's got to find his focus. Lives are at stake. Anna's distractions are far too pleasing and his feelings for her are getting harder to ignore. The clock is ticking down and these two have no idea what the new year has in store for them. All they do know is their attraction seems to defy gravity.

How can they fight a love that seems written in the stars?
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★★★★★"Midnight Clear is EXACTLY what people need right now. It's such a wonderful escape, compelling enough to keep wanting to read, but so zany that you couldn't possibly think about day to day drearies while reading it."
-Ellie Kay, Author

★★★★★ "If you're searching for a love story with a difference, one that packs an exhilarating punch, delivers on the laughs, lust and extraordinary elements of discovering love when and where you least expect it, then you definitely need this brand new adventure in your life. From this initial taste of what Piper and Nora can conjure up together, we're all about to be treated to a truly magical new series"
-Emerald Book Reviews

★★★★★ "Everyone probably needs a book like this...where the narrative is out of control entertaining, the characters are enchanting and delightful, and your smile doesn't let up the whole time you're reading. Midnight Clear is short and sweet and the perfect book to close out 2020. It's exciting and hopeful and the kind of story you want leading the charge into the new year."
-Brooke, Goodreads Review

★★★★★ "This is what I like to call a fun romp novella. Be prepared to hang on for the ride. This was a quirky fun romance filled with non-stop action ... The playful use of trope after trope in unique ways kept me on my toes as I navigated the twists and turns. The heroine is the definition of plucky and the hero is hot hot hot."
-Tracy, Goodreads Review

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08QG78MKK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Querque Press
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 28, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.9 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 114 pages
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  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars 58 ratings

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    Nora Everly is a lifelong bookworm. She started reading the good stuff once she grew tall enough to sneak the romance novels off the top of her mother’s bookshelf and it has been non-stop ever since.

    Once upon a time she was a substitute teacher and an educational assistant. Now she’s a writer and stay at home mom to two small humans and one fat cat.

    Nora lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family and her overactive imagination.

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    Piper Sheldon writes Contemporary Romance and Paranormal Romance. Her books are a little funny, a lotta romantic, and with just a little twist of something more. She lives with her husband, daughter, and elderly dog at home in the desert Southwest. She finds writing bios in the third person an extreme sport of awkwardness.

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Customers find the book funny and completely entertaining. The pacing receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as an amazing quirky small town fantasy series.

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Customers find the book funny and completely entertaining.

"...This romp through crazy-town, okay really Stars Crossing is laugh out loud funny! The story and world are colorful and completely entertaining...." Read more

"...It was definitely quick, wacky, and creative, and I blew right through it...." Read more

"...I devoured this story, it was everything, hilarious, so hot, a little suspense, and it definitely left me wanting more...." Read more

"...But when you get in the story, its funny and really hot. Some characters are hilarious, the whole situation is crazy, and the H is delightful...." Read more

5 customers mention "Pacing"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, describing it as an adorable paranormal novella with a brilliant setup for a series.

"...This was the perfect story to end the year on a happy note! This After-Peep is very thankful. I'm looking forward to If the Fates Allow!" Read more

"This is an adorable paranormal novella that makes you believe in good people and true love 💕 thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC..." Read more

"...They have brilliantly set up (hopefully) an entire series with this one novella. I have SO MANY questions, and I NEED answers...." Read more

"...Anyway back to the book, it sets us up for an amazing quirky small town fantasy series...." Read more

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  • LFhere
    5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy, funny, charming, alien love! 😂
    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2020
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    Omg My Goodness! I'm charmed! It's been a crap year and I have recently read three books about the apocalypse, which was probably a mistake in hindsight. Ugh, never mind, I'm feeling much, much, much better now! This writing duo have gifted me with an utterly diverting, and deliciously naughty alien romance! It's like my reset button has been pushed and I'm laughing out loud and marking quotes in my Kindle with "Ha ha ha ha!"

    This romp through crazy-town, okay really Stars Crossing is laugh out loud funny! The story and world are colorful and completely entertaining. Anna's inherited menagerie is every bit as interesting as the "humans." Sam is delightfully singled minded in his interest in Anna. He is otherworldly in the best possible ways! This was the perfect story to end the year on a happy note! This After-Peep is very thankful. I'm looking forward to If the Fates Allow!
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  • Melissa Schmidt
    4.0 out of 5 stars Adorable paranormal novella
    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2020
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    This is an adorable paranormal novella that makes you believe in good people and true love 💕 thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC
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  • Charlottelovestoread
    3.0 out of 5 stars Wacky and fun!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2020
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    I’m a fan of both authors so I was excited to read this first story in a new co-written series. This is a ride! I haven’t read any alien and/or bananapants romances but if you like those, you may like this. It was definitely quick, wacky, and creative, and I blew right through it. It felt like an express train to the notable elements I imagine are contained in some alien romances, with no filler or detours along the way. I did find this story to be very different from the prior works I’ve read by both authors. CW for surprise pregnancy.
    I received an early copy from the authors for review.
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  • LaureNick03
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant set up for a series
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2020
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    I wasn't really sure what to expect, and I'll confess I didn't even read the blurb. All I needed to know was Nora Everly and Piper Sheldon co-writing, and I was sold. I devoured this story, it was everything, hilarious, so hot, a little suspense, and it definitely left me wanting more. They have brilliantly set up (hopefully) an entire series with this one novella. I have SO MANY questions, and I NEED answers. Usually, sci-fi isn't a genre/trope I intentionally pick, I generally stay away from anything with aliens in it (I blame my husband and his obsessive watching of any show/movie with the word star in the title) but now I'm concerned about what glorious books I've been missing out on. Now the hardest part is going to be waiting for the next one. Do yourself a favor and read this amazing novella, even if aliens aren't "your thing", trust me, they might be.
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  • Marivi
    4.0 out of 5 stars Weird, funny and hot as hell!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2020
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    I usually like to know the blurb of the book I'm about to read, but I went in blind with this one, and oh, boy! At first I was like WTH an I reading? But when you get in the story, its funny and really hot. Some characters are hilarious, the whole situation is crazy, and the H is delightful. I don't give it 5 stars because it's too short and it felt a little rushed, but I'm ready to get the rest of the story when it comes up.
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  • CupofTeaBookBlog
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 crossed stars!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2021
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    If this novella is a sign of things to come this series will be amazing! I discovered Nora Every and Piper Sheldon through their Spartypants romance titles ( side note if you have not read them, run don't walk to one click them). Anyway back to the book, it sets us up for an amazing quirky small town fantasy series. Anna lives on a farm with a set of misfit farm animals and on a snowy night takes care of a stranger. This book is a short set up for a series that looks like it will continue in late 2021 ( she says like she has not already pre ordered the next book) I was left satisfied but wanting more all at the same time. Nora and Piper combined their writing talents for a 5 star crossed novella!
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  • Amy Dickinson
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Little Sweet, A Little Absurd, and A Lot of Love
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020
    Overall Grade: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    “Perhaps it was her human side that allowed her to handle absurdity?”

    A pandemic hits, and you’re an author. Stay at home orders and the fear of contracting a virus that could be simple or something greater impinges on your creativity. You decide to write collaboratively with another author and before you know it, you have a little paranormal story that provides the set-up for a larger story. This “little” story is Nora Everly and Piper Sheldon’s Midnight Clear, a novella and the first book of their Star Crossed Lovers series.

    This story follows Anna, a woman who dumps her boyfriend at the outset of the story for cheating on her. She runs to the farm she inherited from a grandmother she had never met to find solace from the egregiousness of her night. There, she is surrounded by three cats, an 80s/90s sitcom-quoting parrot, a Golden Retriever named Audrey, a llama named Marv, and sundry other animals. When Marv escapes the barn, Anna goes in search of him, only to find Him, a naked man, who is seemingly unconscious. Instead, Him aka Sam is an alien who has taken on the form of a handsome, well-endowed man from another planet come to Earth in search of his brother and sister. His heart and soul are drawn to Anna who rescues him and takes him to her home where the energy and connection between them are otherworldly. As the night transpires, Sam gains memories of his life, and Anna draws closer to him because she simply cannot stay away.

    Midnight Clear is this simple, quirky romance between soul-fated lovers. As Anna notes in the quote that begins this review, there is a fair amount of absurdity with this story, but it feels like a perfect release in a world that feels overwhelming. Everly and Sheldon keep this one light, and they engage you to the finish, leaving you ready for the next book of this series. I have to be honest, though. I am personally not a fan of PNR romance; therefore, I had to work hard to suspend my disbelief. Instead, I sat back and enjoyed the ride of this book. Additionally, I had quite a few questions that I’m hoping are answered in the next book. For example, I wanted more of Anna’s story after the revelation of the book’s secrets. For me, that was a big challenge in this book. Even more, I want Sam’s back story. Again, I’m hoping all will be revealed in If the Fates Allow.

    Honestly, there isn’t much that Nora Everly and Piper Sheldon could do wrong. The ladies carefully draw up their stories in ways that provide a respite from the dreariness of our lives, currently lived in quarantine. If you are looking for a little bit of silly with a couple who pull at your heartstrings, then run and grab the quick read of Midnight Clear.
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  • Anima Giraldez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hot Llamas
    Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2021
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    I bought this because I’ve read these authors as part of The Smartypants Romance group. Together they write magic! It’s sexy, first and foremost. It’s also comical and science fiction. Uniquely done and a perfect start to a hot new series.
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  • Nicole McCurdy (Emerald Book Reviews)
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and fantastical
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2020
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    Midnight Clear: A Star’s Crossing Novella by Nora Everly and Piper Sheldon

    ‘She could not know that I stayed watching her for a moment. Her head fell into her hands and she groaned. I glanced away, feeling as though I was intruding on something private. This woman was lonely and it made me furious. How could any man meet her and not do everything in their power to keep her warm and safe and sexually satisfied. What is wrong with the male species?’

    When it comes to co-written books I have this ingrained bad habit of trying to decipher which author wrote which parts of the book, which sections of dialogue or which character, especially when each writer maybe has distinctive writing styles in their own right, however when it came to Midnight Clear, authors Nora Everly and Piper Sheldon blended seamlessly into one intoxicating, engaging and thoroughly bewitching entity. Although told in dual point of view, they managed to capture the very essence, the unique personalities, quirks and well of emotions behind both protagonists, without the story feeling disjointed and disrupted; everything flows so smoothly from one chapter to the next, the dialogue fresh, sweet and at times downright hilarious. Nora and Piper are story-tellers, telling their love story in perfect harmony.

    Midnight Clear is a magnificent other-worldly romance story, beautifully written, full of intense heat, stirring mystery and tremendous heart, all executed with flair and passion.

    If you’re searching for a love story with a difference, one that packs an exhilarating punch, delivers on the laughs, lust and extraordinary elements of discovering love when and where you least expect it, then you definitely need this brand new adventure in your life. From this initial taste of what Piper and Nora can conjure up together, we’re all about to be treated to a truly magical new series.
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  • Kindle Konvert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, intriguing and sexaaaay!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2021
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    This was a fun, amazing, quirky novella. I thoroughly enjoyed it but it left me with a whole lot of questions!

    "I wanted to kiss him. I needed it in a way that terrified and fascinated me in equal measure. He was otherworldly and beautiful."

    Anna Winslow is having a bad night that only gets weirder when she finds a naked stranger unconscious on her land. There's something odd about the gorgeous guy but she can't help feeling a connection to him.

    "I couldn't help but feel that time was running out. that I was being pulled toward my destiny. this woman could change everything."

    Him AKA Sam is struggling to remember what his mission is. He's hugely consumed by Anna but he knows that he's there for a very serious reason. However, it soon becomes clear that Anna was meant to be his.

    "We can never be apart now. We are one. We will each give as much as we take."

    This story was fun, amusing, intriguing and sexaaaaayyy! I loved the premise of it and, seriously, the worst thing about it was that it was so short and we have to wait a whole year for the next instalment! Anna was capable and a little bit badass. Sam was sweet, intense and simply gorgeous. Can't wait to read more!!
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  • Yogibearandbellaboo
    5.0 out of 5 stars I want a llama
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2020
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    I've read several books by Piper Sheldon and Nora Everly as individuals but this is the first time that I have seen them collaborate. The result is a funny and sexy little novella that has everything from a feisty young woman who has just decided she doesn't need a man, to a sexy naked stranger with other worldly powers, to a barn and house full of the most random selection of animals you've ever seen. Throw in some mysterious bad guys and this story is a good set-up to leave you wanting the next instalment in the series immediately. The bad news is that we will have to wait a year for that.
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