Midnight Duet: A Novel

Written by Jen Comfort

Narrated by Meg Sylvan and Hunter Millbrook

From The Astronaut and the Star author Jen Comfort comes a wildly electric romance about two musicians who collide on the stage of a Nevada opera house.

Self-professed diva Erika Greene has it all: a starring role on Broadway, legions of fans, spectacular natural talent. But after an accident on stage leaves her face scarred and her career in shambles, Erika retreats to Paris, Nevada, where she’s inherited a ramshackle opera house in desperate need of some TLC.

Erika pours her savings into the building, but it’s not enough to stave off casino developer Raoul Decomte’s avaricious gaze. With foreclosure imminent, she leases the space to some unexpected tenants: a German hair metal band, fronted by glam rock god Christof Daae.

Erika is tempted by Christof’s low-slung leather pants—and even more so by his ambitious drive to make Nacht Musik international superstars—but he’s off-limits. The rest of his band thinks he’s still dating their beloved keyboardist, who is conveniently not present on this jaunt to the American Southwest. When Erika finds out Christof’s been unceremoniously dumped and is trying to keep it under wraps, she makes a deal to keep his secret…for a price, of course.

Christof is desperate to hold the rest of the band together after his keyboardist’s departure, but he can’t maintain the charade forever. Nor can he resist the opera house’s mysterious proprietor, who tempts him with midnight singing lessons. It isn’t long before sensuous nighttime interludes turn into smoldering backstage encounters.

But can their newly ignited passion survive the searing light of day? Or will their beautiful duet turn into a brokenhearted power ballad for one?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Jan 10, 2023
• ISBN: 9781713663430

Jen Comfort

Jen Comfort is a Portland, Oregon, native who dabbled in astrophysics before spending a decade working in restaurants in New York City and Portland. Now, she writes romantic comedies about hot nerds with very cool jobs. She spends her free time growing plants destined to die before their time, playing video games, and encouraging her two cats and malamute-husky dog to become internet famous with zero success.

Reviews for Midnight Duet

[cathygeha · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Midnight Duet by Jen ComfortMusicians with chemistry, but oh so different from one another on many levels, end up finding more than they expected in Paris, Nevada. What I liked:* Erika: opera star, scarred in accident, rather lost, seeking something, talented, wiser and better than she realizes, loves deeply* Christoff: hair metal band lead singer and guitarist, German, control freak, worrier, rigid, a bit lost in some ways, a good man* The chemistry between Erika and Christoff* The band members: Sybelle, Sergei, Waldo…and later, Gillian* Jean and Javert: Erika’s furry rat companion pets that* The slow burn between the H/h* The growth shown in both characters through the story arc* That it reminded me a bit of Jilly Cooper books read long ago* The way it all worked out in the endWhat I didn’t like: * That it took me quite awhile to get into the story and begin to care about the characters – I had trouble relating to them and their life issues – though I did finally begin to care and wonder how it would all work out.Did I enjoy this book? By the end, I did.Would I read more by this author? I believe I wouldThank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the ARC – This is my honest review. 3-4 Stars