Back Cover: He comes to her more dead than alive, a towering black-clad stranger riddled with bullets and rapidly losing blood. As she struggles to save him, veterinarian Tess Culver is unaware that the man calling himself Dante is no man at all, but one of the Breed, vampire warriors engaged in a desperate battle. In a single erotically charged moment Tess is plunged into his world—a shifting, shadowed place where bands of Rogue vampires stalk the night, cutting a swath of terror.
Haunted by visions of a dark future, Dante lives and fights like there is no tomorrow. Tess is a complication he does not need—but now, with his brethren under attack, he must shield Tess from a growing threat that includes Dante himself. For with one reckless, irresistible kiss, she has become an inextricable part of his underworld realm…and his touch awakens her to hidden gifts, desires, and hungers she never knew she possessed. Bonded by blood, Dante and Tess must work together to thwart deadly enemies, even as they discover a passion that transcends the boundaries of life itself…
Review: I was a little weary going into this book based on some past reviews that I had read before reading the book. However, I must say that I enjoyed this book more than the first of the series. Ms. Adrian has done a great job at giving the book just the right amount of romance, thriller, mystery, surprises, and steamy love scenes (and boy oh boy are they steamy)! This book is based on Dante and Tess' relationship and how they come to meet and grow to fall in love. There are also other characters introduced (Chase, who I can't wait to see what happens with him), Elise and then we see some small appearances by the first loved Lucan and Gabrielle as well as a small bit with Rio and Tegan. I am excited about the possible connection between Tegan and Elise and am wondering where that story line is going to go. I would definitely recommend this book to those who enjoyed JR Wards Black Brotherhood Series and even Lynsay Sands series.
Back Cover: He watches her from across the crowded dance club, a sensual black-haired stranger who stirs Gabrielle Maxwell’s deepest fantasies. But nothing about this night—or this man—is what it seems. For when Gabrielle witnesses a murder outside the club, reality shifts into something dark and deadly. In that shattering instant she is thrust into a realm she never knew existed—a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and a blood war is set to ignite.
Lucan Thorne despises the violence carried out by his lawless brethren. A vampire himself, Lucan is a Breed warrior, sworn to protect his kind—and the unwitting humans existing alongside them—from the mounting threat of the Rogues. Lucan cannot risk binding himself to a mortal woman, but when Gabrielle is targeted by his enemies, he has no choice but to bring her into the dark underworld he commands.
Here, in the arms of the Breed’s formidable leader, Gabrielle will confront an extraordinary destiny of danger, seduction, and the darkest pleasures of all.
Review: I was looking for a new series....and I do believe I have found it. Lara has done a terrific job at creating a group of characters that you can relate to and learn to adore. She has an interesting take on her version of Vampires and I found that although there are some certain aspects that I did not like (such as the traditional elongating of the face and the brute necessity of horror when they feed and even kill), these characters are truly love-able and her story believable. The steamy sex scenes are also HOT! HOT! HOT! Oh my! Kiss of Midnight can be compared to JR Wards Black Dagger Brotherhood series, even though (and this may be biased, based on me falling tremendously in love with those characters) I would prefer JR Ward to Lara Adrian at this point. Now, now, that may be because I grew involved in JR's series and have only just begun Lara's. We shall see. Lucan in this novel is the leader of the Breed, a group of warrior Vampires protecting not only their race but also Humans against Rouge Vampires (those that kill Humans in horrific ways) and create terror amongst the population in an attempt to take over the Earth. Lucan is one of the first ancestors of his race and therefore weak to Bloodlust that would make him turn into a Rogue. In this book he meets Gabrielle (who is a Breedmate, those that can mate with their kind but remain human) and tries to keep from falling in love with her and despite his fear of being attached to a mate (he puts his duty first) he ultimately falls for her head over heels. But not without several strikes at her emotional state and not without first having to save her from an unsuspecting attack. Its a very interesting story and I found myself drawn to read the story and not wanting to put the book down.
