REVIEW: Midnight by Sharon Sala

Midnight by Sharon Sala: It’s hard to describe much about the beginning of MIDNIGHT without spoilers. Suffice it to say that a terrible choice made by Brenda Kingston left shock and a stain on her husband Jacob Kingston and his sons Asher, Dylan and Gunner. He raised them on his own and they all went on to have good careers in the following years. Jacob owns a bar connected to their home.

One night about midnight, a good neighbor hears a gunshot and rushes to Jacob’s to see if he is alright. He is lying on the floor bleeding from a gunshot wound. Pearl calls 911 and Jacob is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. All three sons are contacted. They drop everything and rush to their father’s bedside in ICU. They will stay in their home town Crossroads until he recovers. They also want to find who and why someone shot their father in what appeared to be an attempted robbery.

Nora Borden has come back to Crossroads to take care of family business. She is a top tier computer tech. She and Asher were together during high school and things changed as they moved forward with life. They run into each other at the hospital and catch up. They work together to solve why Jacob was shot. They both having demanding jobs. Can they have a second chance despite all the obstacles?

Pearl has a very pivotal role in the plot between saving Jacob’s life and discovering secrets from the past. She and all the other characters are fully fleshed out. The small town setting is one of my favorites.

I would have given this novel a even higher rating except there seemed to be too many unnecessary details and repetition. I didn’t read the first book in this series, but this one did very well as a stand alone. Sharon Sala is a very prolific author and has legions of fans. I have read some of them over recent years and have enjoyed the suspense and romance.

Book Info:

Publication: December 9, 2025 | Sourcebooks Casablanca | Crossroads #2

Sharon Sala is a consummate storyteller.” ―Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Crossroads, Texas, is a town of second chances in this new small town romance series from Sharon Sala, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Blessings, Georgia series.

Asher Kingston is a special investigator for the Texas Attorney General’s office in Austin, TX. When he gets a call that his dad has been injured in an attempted robbery of his bar, he rounds up his two brothers and heads back to Crossroads. During visiting hours at the hospital, Nora Borden, Asher’s girlfriend from high school, runs into him and they rekindle their friendship. Nora is a high-profile computer tech with a high security clearance; Asher claims his job too unpredictable for relationships. But before long, their romance rekindles as well. Together they unravel a case long gone cold to find out what happened in the bar late that night and to clear the Kingston family name.