In the Midnight Rain is a reissue of this Barbara O'Neal novel. I first read this novel 3 years ago and enjoyed it very much. Like many of O'Neal's novels, this one is a fast read but with lots of good depth and a number of interesting characters. I enjoyed reading this novel the first time, but being stuck inside as the wind howls so loudly outside, adds a new appreciation to read a good easy novel.

I cannot detect differences in this reissued edition of In the Midnight Rain from the initial publication. I do wish the publishers would reissue the older novels, since they are less available.

I did enjoy rereading In the Midnight Rain and do recommend it.

In the Midnight Rain by B. O'Neal, published by Lake Union Publishing is a full length, small town romance.
The story spans many years, generations of a family and there are stories to be told, believe me.
An intriguing read, 4 beautiful stars.
Blurb:
Two converging mysteries compel a woman’s search for the truth in a captivating novel about loss, love, family, and healing by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.

Biographer Ellie Connor is in Gideon, Texas, to research blues singer Mabel Beauvais who, on the verge of fame, mysteriously disappeared more than forty years ago. Gideon holds another mystery for Ellie. It’s the truth about her parents—a restless mother who died young and a father she never knew. They are an unsettled piece of Ellie’s own past. Somewhere in this town is the answer to both of her quests.

No one is more accommodating than charismatic Laurence “Blue” Reynard, a local with deep roots in Gideon. Sexy and charming, he’s also getting under Ellie’s skin like a smooth jazz rhythm. Yet beneath his seductive facade is a soul damaged by loss. Tragic, wanting, and beautiful. So wrong for a woman just passing through town. If only his passion and vulnerability weren’t so irresistible.

As Ellie pieces together Mabel’s puzzling life and that of her father, Blue takes the surprising journey with her.

This was a really compelling tale about loss, love, life and family. It centred around two women and their journey towards finding the truth. It was raw, real, and authentic. There was also an air of mystery to this novel, which had me looking forward to the next chapter.

Thank you to NetGalley and lake union publishing for giving an arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.