I love these New York sexy tales. Morgan once again blows me away!

This was reviewed for RT Book Reviews and my published review can be found in their December 2017 issue

Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah MorganHarriet Knight has always been the shy twin. She grew up with a stammer that got worse when her father would berate her. Her brother and sister always stuck up for her. It's a habit that has continued into adulthood. And it's annoying Harriet. She's ready to step out on her own and has started daily challenges to help build up her bravery. Too bad she's on the date from hell when the book opens. It ends with a badly sprained ankle. It's in the ER that she meets Doctor Ethan Black. He vaguely notices that she's more polite than most of his patients but then forgets her. He doesn't even recognize her when she comes over to help with his sister's dog; Ethan's taking care of the dog while his sister is taking care of his niece who has broken her leg. Unfortunately, he's doing a terrible job at it. Harriet can't stand to see a creature suffering so she moves in with the doctor while he is taking charge of Madi (the dog).

This book was so much better than the last in this series. Ethan was fallible and even admitted it. The ending was a bit drawn out but I think that regular "From Manhattan..." readers will not be disappointed.



Three stars

This book comes out November 28

Follows Holiday in the Hamptons

Moonlight over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan a wish of a five-star read. This is the sixth book in the From Manhattan with love series, but I haven’t read any of the other previous books and I didn’t feel like I was missing anything. Harriet Knight is a shy woman who I wanted to grab and give a good talking to at first but then during the story I grew to love her, once out of the shadows she became a new person, someone I wanted to have my own meet cute with in A&E. But her most redeeming feature to me was the way she treats her animal charges. Dr Ethan Black was a man after my own heart, he’s a grump and I love me a grump (I may also be one without my coffee).
This was a great story, not just on the surface with the plot, but underneath there is a great story of passion and overcoming the struggles we may face on a daily basis. There is also an almost old Hollywood sweet romance to it, it just made it a great story that I couldn’t put down. Thank you Sarah Morgan on a great story, I can’t wait to read more from you.

After endeavouring to read as many Christmas books as I can, I have worked out exactly what I like to see in these cosy reads:

1. An adorable side story involving:
a. Orphans
b. Animals
c. All of the above

2. A grumpy, yet adorable hero

3. A heroine making either small or large journeys of self-discovery

Moonlight over Manhattan managed to tick these boxes. For number one, as our heroine has a dog walking business we had plenty of cute and mischievous pups popping up. For number two, although our hero emergency room doctor Dr Ethan Black wasn’t exactly grumpy he definitely needed a little bit of warming up. And finally number three, our heroine Harriet Knight definitely makes some discoveries after coming out from under the shadow of her over protective family, who like to shield her due to a difficult childhood.

I haven’t read any of the other books in this series, but you don’t really need to, this can be read as a standalone without any trouble. So if you are after am adorable Christmas read, don’t let the fact that this is book six in the series put you off. It was a quick and heart-warming read as two people, both with their own emotional baggage bond and fall in love whilst looking after a very naughty dog.

Although I enjoyed it, I felt like it lost its magic towards the end as the inevitable break up and get back together bit happened. However, despite this, the first three quarters of this book gave us a good Christmas time read and I would definitely recommend it for some feel good reading.

Will post around release day

I typically love Sarah Morgan, I can trust her not to lead me astray, and I"m going to be happy with the conclusion. However, I started the book previous to this one, Harriet's sister Felicity, and I had stalled. I was certain that I was going to DNF it, and so when I started Moonlight Over Manhattan I was feeling a bit nervous. Harriet is trying to do one new or frightening thing every day, in the hopes of overcoming a lifetime of shyness and stammers. She is on her own in NYC now without her twin to stand up for her, and she wants to prove herself. To this end, she's saying yes to things and trying out online dating.

After leaving one horrible online date via the bathroom window, Harriet injures and ankle and takes herself to the ER to have it checked out, thus meeting our hero, Ethan. Ethan is all work and no play. He has no time for a social life, and frankly doesn't miss it. He so busy that when he meets Harriet again, he can't quite place her. He's agreed to watch his sister's lonely dog in an emergency, and all he can think to do is have Harriet move in for the duration, which she does (See: try new things.)

I really enjoyed Harriet and Ethan together. Harriet is shy, but she's not a pushover, and Ethan can be a bit gruff, but he's sweet at heart. My biggest quibble is that this is a really short book- it all takes place in just a few weeks. More and more I am not impressed by books that are instant love, and this falls into that category. Does it mean I"ll quit reading Morgan? No, not at all, in fact, this one made me go back and finish Holiday in the Hamptons, and I"m happy to report that it was happily resolved. I remain a Sarah Morgan fan.

Harriet Knight has always lived her life afraid. Afraid of failing, humiliation, what others think. As a child she stuttered and her siblings defended her. Now she has decided it is time for a change. She has decided to do something she wouldn’t normally do every day until Christmas, a Challenge Harriet List. The book opens with Harriet climbing out a bathroom window, she is on a date thru an online dating site and it is a disaster. She sprains her ankle when she lands from her jump out the window. When Harriet goes to the emergency room she meets sexy ER Dr Ethan Black. At first Ethan thinks Harriet might be a hooker.

Harriet has a very successful dog walking service with her twin. One of her customers needs her to walk her dog as usual but also make sure her dog is being looked after properly by her brother. Their first meeting doesn’t go well. Harriet has just arrived at his apartment to find that the dog has been very busy! The brother is none other than Dr Black.

This is a great heartwarming romance. I loved the characters. I loved watching Harriet grow in confidence thru the book. Ethan is the perfect match for her. This book has romance with some humor thrown in. It is part of a series but I didn’t feel I missed anything by not reading the previous books. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

I started this series with Holiday in the Hamptons and loved that and then went and read the 1st 4 and i was waiting for Harriets story.

Reeling from Fliss leaving New York and going to live with Seth in the Hamptons, Harriet is feeling alone and adrift in the world. She decides that because Fliss was her champion and did everything for her, Harriet has got to learn to cope with life on her own. She decides to do one thing every day that scares her. She goes on an internet dating site and sets up a date with a man but he turns out to be over 60 and she doe a runner through the bathroom window, falls and hurts her ankle. She goes to the hospital where she meets Ethan, an ER Doctor who is having a rough night and treats her and they feel an instant connection.

Ethans sister Meg has a dog that Harriet walks and when Karen her daughter has an accident and she has to fly across the county, Meg asks Ethan to have her dog for a week and Ethan asks Harriet to help him out as he is busy and has no experience.

This is not a typical love story, but it is, i was so happy for Harriet, she is such a sweet character and i fell in love with her myself.

Another great installment.

Thank you to Netgalley and to Sarah Morgan for an Arc of this book.

I have been waiting for Harriet Knight's book ever since meeting her in this series and it did not disappoint! Harriet is trying to challenge herself and do things she wouldn't normally do but it lands her in the emergency room with a twisted ankle and in the care of a handsome doctor, Ethan. She never thinks she'll see him again, but as luck would have it he hires her for dog sitting. Of course they have a few challenges to overcome but I adored their chemistry and slow burn romance. Harriet's story was endearing and I related to her so much. It was wonderful to catch up with past series characters as well as get to know new ones. Moonlight Over Manhattan is a fantastic addition to the series and I believe my favorite!

I loved every minute until the end, which I enjoyed, but which felt a bit rushed or maybe uneventful? A great ending can save a book and a bad ending can kill it. This ending wasn't bad it just wasn't as satisfying as I'd hoped for. It made sense but felt like the brownie without nuts or icing.

Sweet, sexy, wonderful holidacy romance! :)

This is my first time to read a book by this author and I have obviously been missing out! This story is funny, charming, sexy, touching, Christmas romance all in one delightful read. I do not like reviews that give a synopsis of the story so I am not going to do that here. I definitely put Sarah Morgan's books on my "to be read" list and I will start with the first book in this series From Manhattan with love. One of the things I truly liked about this book is how Sarah Morgan handled the character of Harriet having a speech impairment and a family challenges growing up. I like the fact that the author didn't beat the subject to death like so many authors tend to do but handled it well and used it to develop depth in the character of Harriet.
This is definitely a book that I couldn't put down from the moment I started it.

Nice and cute book, but pretty cliché. The romance was nice, but didn't make me feel a lot of things.

Not my favorite by her. The romance was too slow to start. The chemistry was lacking. She used some British lingo, too. That being said, this is the first time she's disappointed me.

4 #ChallengeHarriet Stars

Moonlight Over Manhattan was a lighthearted and fun romance, full of all the things I search for when I want to escape and fall in love. I found myself giggling, sighing and experiencing a myriad of emotions just like Harriet and Ethan. I rooted for them from the very beginning.

I love Harriet’s outlook on the world. She recognizes that life is about growing and works through the hard things with kindness and grace. She has a heart of gold that never wavers.

Ethan is truly Dr. Hot. I’d take him for myself. Maybe we all need to work on a self challenge and see what happens... you never know where we may be at the end.

It’s no secret that I don’t read a great deal of contemporary romance, but I know that many have enjoyed the other books in Sarah Morgan’s From Manhattan With Love series, so when the latest instalment – Moonlight Over Manhattan – came up for review, I thought I’d give it a try.  On the whole, reading it was a successful venture; I enjoyed the author’s upbeat, gently humorous style and both central characters; and while there’s nothing new here, this would certainly be a good option for anyone looking for a comforting and engaging seasonal read.

Harriet Knight (twin sister of Fliss from Holiday in the Hamptons) is fed up with being treated like she’s a little on the fragiie side by her twin and older brother.  She recognises that their intentions have always been good, but realises now that their protectiveness has resulted in her never really having to tackle anything difficult, whether professionally - where Fliss handles the admin and the awkward clients of the dog-walking company they run together - or personally, so she’s never really had to step outside her comfort zone.  This protectiveness originates from their childhood, which was a miserable one owing to the continual tension that existed between their parents, their never-ending rows and their father’s frequent verbal abuse, which terrified Harriet. The fact that she had a stammer just made things worse – and recognising her particular vulnerability, Fliss and Daniel always tried to divert their father’s attention and protect her from the worst of his vitriol.

With Fliss now settled in the Hamptons with her husband, Harriet feels somewhat adrift, and is determined to forge a new path for herself and take charge of her life.  To this end, the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is designated as Challenge Harriet month, one month during which she will do things she doesn’t normally do or finds difficult - one day, one thing at a time.

One of those challenges is to go on dates.  It’s not that Harriet is desperate for a man – although having someone in her life might be nice if it’s the right someone – it’s that she doesn’t find dating easy, and doing things she doesn’t find easy is what Challenge Harriet is all about.  Unfortunately, however, by date number three, she’s pretty much had enough, and rather than tell the guy – whose online profile was very clearly misleading – that she thinks they should just go home, she instead makes her exit via the bathroom window, and twists her ankle when she lands outside.  Painfully, she makes her way to the ER to make sure it’s not broken, and is seen by the sinfully gorgeous attending physician, Dr. Ethan Black (in spite of the difference in colouring – Ethan is dark haired and blue-eyed -  my mind at this point immediately flew to George Clooney in the early days of ER… *sigh*) who tells her her ankle is badly sprained and to keep off of it for a while.

Ethan Black went into the family business, as it were – his father and grandfather are both doctors – but whereas those two gentlemen went into general practice in their home town – where they know everybody - Ethan decided he didn’t want that and has made a career as a trauma physician.  A brief marriage with an equally career-oriented woman didn’t work and since his divorce, Ethan is realising that while switching off his deeper emotions is a necessity in order for him to be able to do his job, switching them on again isn’t so easy, and that if he’s not careful, he’ll forget how to do it completely.  But then, he’s not too worried about that; he’s not cut out for romantic relationships anyway.

Or so he thinks.  When his sister asks him to dog-sit while she leaves town to deal with a family emergency, he isn’t wild about the idea, but it’s one of the few things Karen has ever asked him for and he can’t turn her down.  Fortunately, Karen’s dog-walker (guess who?) will be around to take Madi out, so she’ll be fine while Ethan’s at work.  Except… Madi isn’t.  On the first day, Ethan returns home to find his apartment looking like it’s been turned over, and in the middle of it is a young woman he doesn’t immediately recognise.  Ethan prides himself on his even-temperedness and his ability to remain calm in a crisis, but this is too much and he explodes – and Harriet, furious that he could be so unconcerned for the dog, dishes it right back.  Thankfully, Ethan’s natural calm reasserts itself and he realises how unjust he’s been; apologies are made, things are set to rights and hopefully Madi will be more settled from now on.

But that is proved to be a pipe dream when one of Ethan’s neighbours tells him that the dog howled all day and the day before while he was at work.  Ethan doesn’t want to be asked to move out, so he asks Harriet if, instead of just taking Madi for walks, she will actually move in and dog-sit until Karen comes back.  Harriet is unsure at first.  Dog-sitting isn’t something she normally does, but in the spirit of Challenge Harriet she decides to make an exception.  Madi is distressed at the loss of her family and familiar surroundings, and if there’s one thing that Harriet could never do, it’s abandon an animal in trouble.

Of course, it’s easy to see where this is going.  Harriet is one of life’s natural ‘nesters’, her childhood experiences having made her determined to create warmth and tranquillity wherever she goes.  She’s most definitely smitten with Ethan, but makes it very clear that the things she’s doing – cooking, making the place more homely - are things she’s doing for herself, and not in any attempt to impress or romance him. Ethan can’t deny, however, that he is impressed, or that he’s strongly attracted to Harriet. But given they both want different things from life, anything long-term between them is off the table. Isn't it?

Ethan and Harriet are likeable, nicely-drawn characters, but although I applauded Harriet for her determination to challenge herself, at times, I found her a little naïve. On the whole though, I enjoyed watching her grow in confidence as she worked out what she wanted and what she deserved from life.  Ethan initially comes across as rather cold and aloof, but deep down, he’s a caring, compassionate man whose defence mechanisms are in danger of pushing aside that part of him for good.  Like Harriet, Ethan realises that he needs to challenge himself to do something different – in his case, by allowing himself to open up to another person and to believe that he does have what it takes to be someone’s ‘forever family’.

With its sweetly sensual romance, cute doggy pals and entertaining secondary characters - someone give Ethan's colleague and friend, Susan, her own late-night chat show stat! - Moonlight Over Manhattan is a satisfying, undemanding story that delivers on both the romance and the Christmassy schmaltz, and is just the thing to curl up with on a cold, grey winter’s afternoon.

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Wow! That's all I have to say. Just Wow! A beautifully written love story. Loved both Ethan and Harriet. Harriet may seem shy and vulnerable but she showed how strong she really was throughout the story. Absolutely loved her. She makes me want to be more like her. And Ethan was so sigh worthy. Their relationship was so cute and so entertaining to read. And Sarah Morgan gave us a glimpse into some characters from another of her previous series, The O'Neil Brothers Series. That was so great to catch up with them. An absolutely wonderful story guaranteed to put you in the holiday mood.

*I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book*

Moonlight over Manhattan is a beautiful and sensitive love story.
I loved the slow and steady build up of the attraction between Harried and Ethan.
Also I loved the message of this book:
`Sometimes we`ve to challenge ourselves to become who we`re and to conquer our fears
to embrace life fully.`

I liked the last third of this book. It was so slow! They didn't even kiss until more than two thirds through. I liked Harriet's story much better than Fliss'. The ending seemed rush because you didn't even get Ethan's perspective of how he changed his mind and decided to be with her. I liked seeing the ONeils again.

Harriet and Ethan's story is the perfect end to Morgan's innovative and very readable and enjoyable trilogy. This was one reader sad to see this series end!