Kiss of Midnight

Kiss of Midnight

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. . . .

From the Paperback edition.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Where in the anatomy books does it say "this is the pancreas, this is the liver, this is the sex"?
"Sex" is NOT a body part, for the love of FSM. Vulva! It has a name! Also, the Carpathian Vampires did all of this earlier and, loath as I am to say it, better. The characters are dull and cliche. Even so, the writing could be worse, and I can’t get too upset about free books.

2 Stars creepy
This book is very dark and disturbing. It was my first time to read this author so I didn’t know what to expect. It’s pretty much a thriller straight through; no humor or lighthearted romance; and not the sort of character development that causes you to feel emotionally connected to the characters beyond hoping some tragedy doesn’t befall them. Moreover, I found that the human womens response to the vampires left me with a very bad taste in my mouth. There was something about the women floating into ecstasy when the vampires sucked their blood- essentially losing their minds-that just reminded me of stories of women being drugged and used by men for pleasure, while the women are MIA. Which was just scary! But if all you are looking for is a dark thriller, I guess this book does the job.

5 Stars Yes Yes Yes!!!
After reading Twilight I was thrilled to start reading another vampire series… however I wanted something a little more “Adult”. I read this in a few days… loved it. Great Story, Great Theme, and I can’t wait to read the rest!

3 Stars Some Twists & Turns but overall, not a bad typical Vamp Tale.
This book was just *ok* for me, it certainly kept me reading don’t get me wrong, it was just the typical vamp tale. I do appreciate the freebie though, so thanks to Amazon! I know people get irritated at bad reviews when it’s free. But, I look at it like this way, it’s not going to be free forever and someone may base there decision on certain reviews before actually paying out for it. Free or not, it is what it is!

I do have to say Lucan’s character was getting on my nerves, mainly due to his denial of love. I was expecting the twist of the betrayal to be someone else, so that was a nice short twist. There are more twists especially towards the end! I try not to send out spoilers so I will say while it is free go ahead and download!

4 Stars Derivative, but well written and engrossing
This was a book I picked up on a whim without doing any prior research. When I later came on the internet and saw that it was essentially a rip-off of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books by J.R Ward, I threw the book in a cabinet feeling angry at myself. This weekend I found it again and accidently read it and Suprise! I really liked it.

The story follows Gabrielle Maxwell who, after seeing a man visously slaughtered outside a nightclub, snaps a picture and calls the police. They go to the crime scene but find nothing and Gabrielle is dismissed as insane. Soon after, Lucan Thone shows up claiming to be a dectective. He’s not of course, he’s a Vampire and those who committed the crime Gabrielle witnessed are his sworn enemies, fallen Rogue Vampires. He needs to use her to find them, but there’s a complication; Gabrielle is a Breedmate, destined to bear the children of Lucan’s race if she’s claimed.

There’s no point in denying it, this series is *exactly* like the Black Dagger Brotherhood. There’s the society of alpha male vampires, there’s the black clothing, there’s mating, there’s weird weapons that probably wouldn’t be that useful in an actual fight and, of course, there’s the clan of enemies. If you don’t want a series that reads like another popular series, then stay far, far away.

If you don’t mind that however, then you’ll find a decent series here. Adrian is a good writer; she’s done her research, she describes her scenes well, she creates good atmosphere and suspense and she really knows how to describe lust and write a sex scene. All good things to have in a paranormal romance author. There’s also the added bonus that this book was genuinely creepy and that the heroine was an interesting character and not a complete airhead.

There were two small things that dragged this book down for me. It was derivative (really I can’t stress that point enough!) and the hero pushed the heroine away for a good part of the story. I don’t care for either of those things, yet I managed to become absorbed in this story. I reccommend giving it a go.

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