Midnight Clear A Holiday Anthology

A collection of four romances by four of the most accomplished authors writing African-American romance today.In "Home for the Holidays", by Leslie Esdaile, a couple who has endured a passionless one-year marriage, discover things that were lost when they travel to Mystic Ridge, Maryland to settle the estate affairs of a recently deceased relative.A syndicated cartoonist and a newspaper reporter, each who had been lonely for most of their lives, find their friendship escalating into passion when they find each other in Mystic Ridge in "Miracle at Midnight" by Gwynne Forster.In a story by Monica Jackson, Evelyn, whose beauty is hidden under a drab facade and who has lived in Mystic Ridge all her life, yearns for love just as much as the women who call on her for advice do. She soon learns that she may find that desired passion when David, a former embassy attache and an extremely handsome and self-confident man, returns home to Mystic Ridge.Queens Nefertiti, Sheba, and Dahia are searching for a woman to assume a legacy that will empower women to guide their families into the 21st Century. In "Angel's Legacy", by Carmen Green, real estate developer Angel Snowden may be their last chance. Childhood sweethearts, Angel and Peter Richland, who is now Mystic Ridge's mayor, disagree about bringing growth and industry to their hometown. But between constant business disputes and a fiery attraction toward one another, they must decide if winning is worth losing true love.Hill, Donna is the author of 'Midnight Clear A Holiday Anthology', published 2000 under ISBN 9781585710393 and ISBN 1585710393.