Spotlight of Midnight Duet by Jen Comfort

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MIDNIGHT DUET

JEN COMFORT

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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF BEATA GARRETT AND BRIANNA ROBINSON OF WUNDERKIND PR.

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From The Astronaut and the Star author Jen Comfort comes a wildly electric retelling of The Phantom of the Opera set in a Nevada Opera House.

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• Unlikeable Heroines: The heroine of Midnight Duet is a flawed anti-heroine on a path to redemption. Why is this type of heroine so polarizing in the romance genre and why it’s more important than ever to write stories celebrating complicated, feminist, unapologetically sexual women.
  
• Rewriting the "Alpha"/"Rockstar" Hero: Through the lens of 80’s-era glam rock gender fluidity coming back into fashion (think Harry Styles in a feather boa), Jen explores moving away from gender-specific expectations about what it means to be a strong, confident, “dominant,” romance hero.
• Retellings: Midnight Duet a loose retelling of The Phantom of the Opera. Retellings of Phantom and similar stories have always been a popular trope in romance, but are now seeing even more of a resurgence with adaptations that subvert problematic themes of the past (like being captured and falling in love with a ‘villain’).
  

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January 10

Montlake

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PRAISE FOR MIDNIGHT DUET:

“Charmingly bonkers.” ―Kirkus Reviews

“Comfort delivers a high-heat, high-volume contemporary romance…The spicy sex scenes titillate, and the plot is leavened with humor and unabashed silliness.” ―Publishers Weekly

“Scorchingly hot, delightfully snarky, surprisingly sweet…this fun, bonkers, genderbent modern take on Phantom of the Opera is everything I didn’t know I wanted.” ―Cathy Yardley, author of Role Playing

“Midnight Duet delivers on its delightfully bonkers premise! Funny, sexy, and heartfelt, it takes the archetypes we think we know―the Broadway diva and the arrogant rock star―and reveals humans who learn, grow, and love.” ―Eden Appiah-Kubi, author of The Bennet Women

“The steamy romance novel pipe organists have been craving.” ―Jennifer Bardsley, author of Talk of the Town

“Midnight Duet is the steamy romance musical theater geeks have been waiting for. Leads Erika and Christof have sizzling chemistry, and a cast of outrageous side characters kept me laughing until the last page. So much fun!” ―Addie Woolridge, author of The Bounce Back

“Jen Comfort takes two larger-than-life leads, incendiary sexual tension, and a hilarious scene-stealing supporting cast and dials the amp all the way up to eleven in Midnight Duet―a romance that’s dramatic, campy catnip for theater lovers and angst lovers alike. It’s a horny romp that also accomplishes a heartfelt exploration of loneliness, growth, and belonging―ultimately unbreaking two broken people who realize the power of letting go and letting others in.” ―Jen Devon, author of Bend Toward the Sun

 

**PRAISE TAKEN FROM 

BOOK'S AMAZON PAGE** 

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ABOUT MIDNIGHT DUET:

Self-professed diva Erika Greene has it all: a starring role on Broadway, legions of fans, spectacular natural talent. 

In Jen Comfort’s MIDNIGHT DUET, an accident on stage leaves Erika’s face scarred and her career in shambles, so she 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 the greedy gaze of local casino developer Raoul Decomte. With foreclosure imminent, she makes a fast cash grab and 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 by his ambitions for international superstardom―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 discovers 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?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Jen Comfort is originally from Portland, Oregon, and 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. 

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FIND JEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

 

Website: https://www.jencomfort.com/

Instagram: @jen.comfort.author

Twitter: @kitt_masters

Facebook: @Jen Comfort Author