Sabine Laurent first met Jules de Moutier as a young girl when her family ran a popular and prestigious theater. The handsome heir of the Marquis de Blainville was as unattainable as the stars in the heavens, but Sabine prayed the man she called her dark prince would one day be hers. Years later, Sabine and her family lost their theater and were plunged into poverty during France's civil war. After Sabine's father dies, Sabine and her relatives face going to debtor's prison if taxes owed to the crown are not payed. Much to Sabine's astonishment, she overhears two men discussing a great fortune stolen from Spanish ships. Sabine is determined to steal the money to save her family. When her skills as an actress gain her entry into the camp of the men who hold the treasure, Sabine is stunned to discover her dark prince is the man she must betray.

Sabine spent countless hours daydreaming of Jules as a young girl, but that was before Jules' father impoverished her family, forced them to sell them their land, and then saddled them with outrageous taxes which they can never hope to pay. Sabine's twin sister, Isabelle, also mysteriously vanished while working for the du Moutier family. Although Jules' father sent Sabine and her family a heartless note declaring Isabelle died in a fire, Sabine believes her sister is alive somewhere. Jules is no longer her prince charming, but her sworn enemy who she is determined to steal from as he once stole from her family. Jules de Moutier, however, is no longer the heir to the Moutier fortune. Jules' father was executed as a traitor against the king during the civil war. Jules and his brother were both stripped of their titles and lands. Now Jules' only hope of avenging his father's death and regaining his place in society rests with the Spanish fortune he acquired.

Sabine plans to seduce her way near the treasure by presenting herself as a whore named Elise Marquette. But Sabine's plans go horribly wrong when she is unable to resist Jules's touch. As Sabine spends more time with Jules, her old infatuation begins to resurface. Must Sabine betray the man of her dreams in order to save her family?

A MIDNIGHT DANCE is a sexy fairytale that will make you swoon. Jules du Moutier is the prince charming all women dream of. A MIDNIGHT DANCE is full of passion, betrayal, and shocks readers with an unexpected villain. Lila DiPasqua cleverly transformed little Cinder girl and her prince charming into two mortal enemies who must resist the stirrings of the heart in order to avenge their families. Readers might want to keep a tissue handy for the emotional ending. The novel also ends with the promise of a sequel readers will eagerly look forward to.

Book Summary

Someday her prince will come... Inspired by the tale of Cinderella, Lila DiPasqua weaves a steamy historical romance that offers a glass slipper, a dangerous deception, and an impoverished beauty determined to find her handsome prince...and make him pay. Matching wits and wiles with a man of Jules de Moutier's seductive skill is not as easy as Sabine Laurent supposed. Soon, she must decide whether her desire for vengeance is greater than her desire for her one and only prince...