Why we’re excited
Parker Brandt wants to finish her degree and save the family farm. Her old professor, Noah Hawkins, once held up her graduation over a small rule, and he now works for the mayor whose building plans threaten her land. So she runs for mayor herself, and Noah starts quietly coaching her through the campaign.
Elsie Silver's Chestnut Springs cowboy romances won her a big audience, and this is book two of her newer Emerald Lake series. Each book follows a different couple, so it should read fine alone. It suits readers who like enemies-to-lovers stories, a slow burn and a small-town election as the battleground.
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What to know about Midnight Rush
Midnight Rush is Book 2 in the Emerald Lake series. Start with Book 1, Fever Dream (we have reviewed it). We have reviewed 1 of the series so far.
We have reviewed 5 of Elsie Silver’s books, with an average score of 4.1 out of 5. Our highest-rated so far is Wild Eyes (4.5★); the most recent is Fever Dream.
Readers have saved it often enough to put it at No. 8 on our list of April 2027’s most-anticipated releases.
From the publisher
From #1
New York Times
bestselling author Elsie Silver comes a sizzling small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance, the second book in her new Emerald Lake series.
Parker Brandt is a woman with a plan. Finish her business degree, save her family farm, and then figure out what the hell to do with her life. Except one broody, obnoxiously handsome man keeps getting in her way.
Professor Noah Hawkins has gotten under Parker’s skin since he failed her on a technicality and delayed her college graduation. And now he’s working for Emerald Lake’s longtime mayor. The same mayor whose new construction project threatens to carve up the land that Parker calls home.
In a last-ditch effort to save Stal Brandt, Parker joins the mayoral race, throwing herself back into Noah’s crosshairs.
Hating him should be easy, but he keeps showing up for her, covertly helping throughout the contentious campaign.
Heated looks linger during midnight debate practice, and Noah’s dedication to Parker’s success is so unwavering that she finds herself grappling with feelings much more dangerous than hate.
Giving in to temptation is risky. Getting caught would ruin his reputation and her campaign in one fell swoop. But sneaking around has become an addictive habit—one they can’t seem to quit.
Even if it costs them everything.
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We haven’t read Midnight Rush yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
