"a paranormal romance with a thriller aspect"

Alexandra met Ross Havenwood when he traveled to America to visit her father. Years later, when her father dies and leaves her as Ross' ward until she reaches of age, Alexandra struggles with her childhood infatuation with the young man Ross was and her budding love for the man Ross has become.

Ross knew Alexandra would grow to be a striking young woman, he just had no idea she would become someone he could easily love. Despite the ten years difference, both feel an instant connection to the other, although they do their best to pretend it doesn't exist.

When a serial killer begins mutilating women on the East End of London, Alexandra knows she must act in some way to stop him, that it is the only way her dreams of the murdered women will end. Ross tries to stop her from getting involved, for he knows very well what the killer is capable of, for his dreams are filled with the killer as hers are with the victims.

Throughout it all, Ross and Alexandra grow closer together and find that both life and love are very unpredictable and should be cherished.

MIDNIGHT ROSE is a gripping, emotional, passionate and well- plotted novel. The characters have minds of their own, and are each determined to come alive for the reader. Their interactions with secondary characters only serve to make them more real.

Also worthy of mention is the research into the times and back-plot of the novel. While reading, I did a spot of quick looking up of facts, and Denise Agnew was right on point with her facts, even as she used artistic license to give the tale a complete ending.

While this novel wasn't as sex-filled as other romance tales, the intensity of the emotions of the characters and the tension between them more than makes up for it.

Rated: Soft R.

Reviewed by Michelle Houston
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted April 9, 2003

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Summary

A woman with secret powers and wishes.
A man haunted by nightmares and his desires.
A slayer without remorse.

American, Alexandra Watson, travels to London as Ross Havenwood's ward, and her empathic abilities tell her that shadows haunt Ross and the city that becomes her new home.

When a killer stalks the streets, Alexandra dreams of death, and she is compelled to shelter a young servant who harbors a deadly secret.

Ross will challenge a relentless menace to learn the truth and fight a desire for Alexandra that burns his soul. Someone is killing prostitutes in the East End, and as Alexandra and Ross draw closer to the identity of the murderer, they realize the executioner knows who they are...