MIDNIGHT WALTZ is set during the time of slavery in Louisiana. (Plus, they often have a lot of problematic content and I think it's important that people go in knowing about the content warnings with books like these.) Warning: Spoilers abound because it is necessary to have spoilers to appreciate all the WTF in books like these. Jennifer Blake has long been one of my favorite vintage romance novelists because of her interesting, epic plots and settings her penchant for dangerous, villainous, and/or rakish heroes and the luscious architecture, fashion, and food porn that really add a lot of texture and context to the story. The only thing more fun than reading a retro romance novel is scamming one of your friends into reading said retro romance novel with you (thanks, Heather). Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || Pinterest She also enjoys walking her two dogs, Buffy and Lucky, and indulging in needlework, painting, and travel. Always a gardener, she spends much of her time encouraging her garden to bloom with her favorite daylilies and antique roses. Jennifer and her husband reside in a lakeside Caribbean-style retreat in North Louisiana where they often entertain family and friends. She has written over 60 books with translations in 20 languages and more than 30 million copies in print worldwide. She holds numerous other honors, including two “Maggies”, two Holt Medallions, multiple Reviewer’s Choice Awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine, and the Frank Waters Award for literary excellence. Jennifer Blake has been called a “pioneer of the romance genre”, and an “icon of the romance industry.” A New York Times and international best selling author since 1977, she is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, member of the RWA Hall of Fame, and recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Rita.

Midnight Waltz by Jennifer Blake