This one won't win any literature prizes,
I guarantee. It's a pretty formulaic story of "star-crossed lovers,"
and there's not much more to it than that. Ashley and Trevor fall in love.
Their fathers, once business partners, own competing lumber companies. Ashley's
father convinces his daughter that Trevor is just using her, so she ends the
relationship. Eight years later, Ashley's father has died and left her the
family business. Reenter Trevor, who is now running in a primary for an open
Senate seat, and who wants to clear the air about a few issues between the
families. And that's about it, folks. No subplots, characters strictly
divided into good guys and bad guys, a few steamy love scenes and a predictable
ending. Midnight Sun (where the title comes from I have no idea) makes for
an okay, easy beach read. Or check it out to read as you recover from knee
replacement surgery! No heavy mental lifting required. (2014)
Note: After writing these comments, I
checked online for other information about this book and author. It seems Midnight Sun was originally published in 1985 as a Silhouette romance novel (see cover at left). Subsequent books
by Jackson have gotten better reviews. Apparently she's developed as a writer,
so her publisher thinks they can slip this one past the public (at the outrageous price of $28.95) based on the
author's current level of skill.Tricky, tricky.
(1985)
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