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Run To You (100 Series #4) by Lara Adrian-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

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RUN TO YOU
100 Series #4
by Lara Adrian
Release Date: February 19,2019
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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Once a celebrated model, Evelyn Beckham dominated the fashion runways of New York, Paris, and Milan. But life under the lights nearly destroyed her, and at the height of her career she walked away from it all. Now, five years later, Eve’s built a new life at the helm of Manhattan’s premier high-end lingerie boutique, L’opale. Chosen to design the bridal ensemble for billionaire Dominic Baine’s fiancée, Avery Ross, it seems Eve’s stars have finally realigned—until her return to the spotlight thrusts her into the crosshairs of a danger that’s been watching from the shadows, waiting for the chance to strike.

Gabriel Noble didn’t go to war to become a hero, but when he returned from the battlefield in Afghanistan it was with a chest full of medals and a broken body filled with shrapnel. Losing his leg derailed more than Gabe’s career, and when no one else was willing to take a chance on him, Baine International put him on their security team. Now, Gabe would do anything for Dominic Baine—including keeping a covert, protective eye on beautiful Evelyn Beckham as a personal favor to his boss and friend. But keeping Eve safe means keeping her close, and soon the lines between duty and desire begin to blur into a consuming passion too powerful to be denied. With Eve’s life in escalating peril and her faith in him certain to shatter, Gabe will have to risk everything to protect her while facing the most intense fight of his life . . . the battle for Eve’s heart.

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REVIEW: RUN TO YOU is the fourth instalment in Lara Adrian’s contemporary, adult 100 SERIES erotic, romance series. This is twenty-seven year old US army veteran and security specialist Gabriel Noble, and former model/lingerie designer Evelyn Beckham’s story line. RUN TO YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary. Evelyn is the sister of Andrew Beckham, business partner to billionaire Dominic Baine (100 Series 1-3).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Gabe and Evelyn) RUN TO YOU follows the building relationship between twenty-seven year old US army veteran and security speciality Gabriel Noble, and former model/lingerie designer Evelyn Beckham. Gabriel is the new head of security for Baine International but his latest assignment involves a woman he can’t get out of his head or his heart. Evelyn Beckham’s L’opale lingerie boutique comes under the control of Baine Security, and as such Gabriel has taken it upon himself to ensure Evelyn’s safety when a series of questionable incidents places our heroine in the direct line of fire. Desperate to protect his only sister, Andrew Beckham, and Dominic Baine assign Gabriel to watch over Evelyn, an assignment that grows into something more. What ensues is the building relationship and romance between Gabe and Evelyn, and the potential fall-out as the truth about Gabe’s assignment is revealed, and Evelyn’s ‘stalker’ is determined to take her at any cost.

Evelyn Beckham’s history is ugly and raw, as she desperately tries to re-establish herself in the fashion world, a world she once ruled until everything came crashing down. Meeting Gabriel Noble gave Evelyn hope for a happily ever after but Gabriel doesn’t do relationships as he struggles with his own demons of family and war.

The relationship between Gabriel and Evelyn is one of immediate attraction but their first meeting is acerbic and intense. Gabriel has no idea as to whom Evelyn is or was, and struggles in the face of his attraction to a woman he is being paid to protect. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and energetic : Dominic Baine and his fiancé, artist Avery Ross, as well as Evelyn’s brother Andrew Beckham. We are introduced to Gabriel’s brother Jake who takes an interest in Gabe’s fellow veteran and amputee Kelsey O’Connor; Gabe’s mother and father; lingerie designer Katrina, and frequent customer Walter Hennings.

RUN TO YOU is a story of family, misunderstanding, obsession and love. The premise is engaging, suspense-filled and seductive; the characters are strong, resilient and charismatic; the romance is hot, and provocative. RUN TO YOU is the first in a series of stand alones in the author’s 100 Series world. I am looking forward to Kelsey and Jake’s story line.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
For 100 Days
For 100 Nights
For 100 Reasons

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Reviewed by Sandy

Gabriel’s gaze sears me as it travels every inch of my face. This man is steady and strong, but he burns hot. I can feel the intensity of his arousal in the heat that fills the space between us. I can see how tightly reined he manages his control, but he is on the verge of losing it.

He reaches out, stroking his thumb along my jawline. His fingers splay against my cheek and a moan builds in my throat. He shakes his head, whether in warning to me or himself, I can’t be certain.

“Do I want you, Evelyn? Hell, yes. You’re all I thought about after I got home last night. And today, I couldn’t get here fast enough, just to see you again.”

“Stop.” The word gusts out of me on a sigh. “Stop saying all the right things.”

“I’m just being honest.”

“Maybe you’re just saying what you know I want to hear. Maybe you’re just looking to put a notch in your bedpost. Another conquest to brag about.”

“Do I strike you as the kind of man who would do any of those things?”

“No . . . I don’t know.” God help me, I’ve never known a man who could strip away my defenses like Gabriel Noble is doing now. I cling to my indignation, but it’s a wall made of sand.

He lifts my chin on the edge of his knuckles. “Well, I’m not that kind of man. And if I were, you would’ve already been naked beneath me—either in one of our beds, or right up against your car in the parking lot last night.”

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LARA ADRIAN is a New York Times and #1 international bestselling author with nearly 4 million books in print and digital worldwide and translations licensed in more than 20 countries. Lara’s Midnight Breed vampire romance series has been hailed as “one of the best paranormal series around” (Fresh Fiction). Lara’s recent venture into steamy, suspenseful contemporary romances has won praise from readers and reviewers alike, who rave that “Adrian simply does billionaires better” (Under the Covers) and “can impress in any genre” (Romance Readers Retreat). Learn more about the author and her books at www.LaraAdrian.com.

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Midnight Unleashed (Midnight Breed 14.7/ 1001 Dark Nights) by Lara Adrian-Review & Excerpt Tour

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MIDNIGHT UNLEASHED
Midnight Breed 14.7 / 1001 Dark Nights
by Lara Adrian
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal, romance
Release Date: October 10, 2017

Midnight Unleashed

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 10, 2017

For Breed vampire Trygg, a menacing former assassin and the ultimate loner, duty is everything…until his solo mission to destroy a powerful enemy earns him an unwanted partner in the form of Tamisia, a beautiful, ice-hot immortal who ignites a flame in his cold heart, and his blood.

Banished from her Atlantean colony, disgraced immortal Tamisia longs for a chance to redeem herself and return home where she belongs. Her work at a Rome women’s shelter has given Sia purpose, but when a break-in results in a brutal killing, her quest for answers puts her in the middle of the hunt for a dangerous enemy of the Order–and brings her up against one of the deadliest of their Breed warrior members, the Gen One vampire, Trygg.

A former Hunter enslaved to the commands of a madman, Trygg has devoted his life to the Order. Duty is his only master now, until an interfering beauty inserts herself into his investigation. The last thing Trygg wants is a partner in his mission, but Sia will not be denied–nor will the fierce desire she stokes in him. Soon the warrior who needs no one is craving the only woman he should not desire, unleashing a powerful hunger in his cold heart, and in his blood.

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Midnight Unleashed begins with disgraced Atlantean, Tamisia, working in a home that takes in young women and children looking for a safe place to stay. After an ordinary night, Tamisia (Sia, for short) hears a noise and goes to investigate, after telling Phaedra (the director of the facility and also a fellow Atlantean) to call the police. Sia reaches the door where the noise is coming from and enters. What she saw was enough to leave her blood running cold…..

Trygg had one directive: follow one of the henchmen, Franco, who reported to The Order’s number one enemy, Roberto Santino, who was a cold and calculating human manufacturing and distributing a drug that would turn any Breed into a monster. Trygg had been following Franco for a couple of weeks, trying to get closer to finding Santino. As he sat in an alley waiting, the screams he heard set him in motion immediately. Once he entered the home Franco had entered, he saw the last person he’d ever expected to see. Standing over Franco’s dead body was none other than the beautiful Atlantean, Tamisia, who had stayed at the Order’s Rome compound after being banished from her own realm. Little did they know how much the break-in would affect both their lives………..

Midnight Unleashed is another wonderful addition to the Midnight Breed series. I was very pleased to see that Tamisia got her story so quickly. I was thoroughly peeved at her when she was banished from her realm, for reasons you find out in Defy the Dawn, but her heart in this book more than made up for it. Her determination was refreshing, but, for me, her empathy leapt off the page. Trygg was a surprise for me. If he’d been mentioned before, I totally missed it. I didn’t miss anything this go around. His story is familiar as he is a Gen One, created in Dragos’ lab for nothing other than to be a killing machine. Once freed though, his story took an unexpected turn that will break your heart. The fact that Tamisia could see past all of that, added to the fact that Trygg LET her, made them the perfect couple. As I’ve said every time before, I’ve been a Breed fan since day one, and am so glad I still get to see these guys. I can’t wait for the next installment. Well done, Lara Adrian! Very, very well done!

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Reviewed by Vickie M

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While he’d sure as hell rather be surrounded by his tech equipment at the command center, Trygg couldn’t find much to object to as he followed Sia up an exterior staircase to a private third-floor entrance of the house. As irritated as he was after her power play in the car just now—not to mention her earlier act of defiance that had rattled him more than he cared to admit, even to himself—it was hard to think about much else except the rhythmic sway of her hips as she mounted the old iron steps.
Very hard.
Her long, elegant spine and firm backside were a temptation that stoked a growing heat inside him as he stalked up the climb behind her. Everything male in him burned with desire. Everything Breed in him hungered for her too. If she chanced a look over her shoulder, it would be damn close to impossible to hide the amber lighting his irises or the press of his sharp fangs as they filled his mouth.
Letting her win just now was a mistake he already regretted, but that’s where her control was going to end. He’d go inside as she insisted and they’d do a cursory look through the rest of the items they’d brought with them. He would point out something or other so she’d have a bone to chew on, then he’d take everything back to the command center and dig into the meat of the scant evidence alone.
The way he preferred to operate.
He scowled at her when they reached the top of the stairs. “Is this the way you sneak in all the men you bring home with you?”
“Only the surly ones.” Her blonde brow arched over her long-lashed eyes. “And to answer the question you really want to ask, I’ve never brought anyone up here before.”
He didn’t want to ask that, so why did her answer give him such a healthy stab of satisfaction?

 

 

About the author

LARA ADRIAN is a New York Times and #1 international bestselling author with nearly 4 million books in print and digital worldwide and translations licensed in more than 20 countries. Her upcoming release is FOR 100 REASONS, the third book in a contemporary romance series that reviewers are calling “phenomenal” and “one of the hottest series of the year.” Learn more about the author and her books at LaraAdrian.com.

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For 100 Reasons (100 Series #3) by Lara Adrian-Review and Book Tour

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FOR 100 REASONS (100 Series#3 ) by Lara Adrian-Review and Book Tour

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FOR 100 REASONS
100 Series #3
by Lara Adrian
Genre: adult ,contemporary, erotic,romance
Release Date: July 31, 2017

For 100 Reasons

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 31, 2017

Billionaire Dominic Baine stepped into Avery Ross’s life when it was at its lowest. Obsessed with the beautiful, struggling artist, Nick was determined to have her. What began as a scorching seduction soon burned out of control, exploding into a white-hot passion neither of them could deny.

Yet Nick and Avery are two damaged people, both haunted by dark secrets with the power to destroy them. And for Nick, the ugly past that shaped him cannot compare to the unforgivable deception that drives Avery from his arms, from his life. Now the man accustomed to having everything he desires must find a way to redeem himself to the only woman he has ever loved.

Avery Ross has known heartbreak. She has known betrayal and loss, but nothing like the pain that loving Dominic Baine has brought into her life. Reeling from the aftermath of his devastating revelation, instead of allowing despair to break her, she builds herself into something stronger—the fearless woman and gifted artist that Nick’s passion has taught her to be. Yet her heart is in pieces, and despite everything she has, the one thing she needs is the man whose possessive desires and consuming love holds the power to either save them both or shatter her forever. . . .

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REVIEW: FOR 100 REASONS is the third and final installment in Lara Adrian’s contemporary, adult 100 SERIES erotic, romance trilogy focusing on billionaire Dominic Baine, and artist Avery Ross. FOR 100 REASONS should not be read as a stand alone.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dominic and Avery) FOR 100 REASONS picks up approximately one year after the events of book two-FOR 100 NIGHTS in which Avery Ross discovers the truth about Dominic’s deception and their introduction months before. One year would pass before Dominic re-entered Avery’s life- a life, of which, now involves a successful career as an artist and a new man by her side. A second chance encounter finds Avery thinking about the past-a past she once shared with the man she still loves. What ensues is the rekindling relationship between Avery and Dominic, as Dominic comes face to face with the man he believes destroyed his life.

FOR 100 REASONS is an emotional and revealing story line about two broken people whose childhoods were destroyed by the people in their lives. Lara Adrian ‘s 100 SERIES tells the dramatic tale of one woman’s struggle to take control of her life, and one man’s battle with the ghosts from his past. The premise is encouraging and intense; the characters are passionate and spirited; the romance is intimate and sensual. FOR 100 REASONS is a moving and provocative conclusion to Lara Adrian’s 100 SERIES that will captivate your attention.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

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For 100 Days
For 100 Nights
For 100 Reasons

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Reviewed by Sandy

about the author

Lara AdrianLara Adrian is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 internationally bestselling author of the Midnight Breed vampire romance series and seven award-winning, historical romances, previously released under the pen name Tina St. John.

Lara’s Midnight Breed series is available in hardcover, mass market paperback and e-book through Random House, and in limited edition through Doubleday Book Club, Rhapsody Book Club, Book of The Month, and the Science Fiction Book Club. Unabridged audio editions are available through Tantor Media, Random House Audio, Amazon, iTunes, etc. Lara’s new releases regularly appear on all of the key bestseller lists including the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Indiebound, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, etc. There are more than 2 million copies of the Midnight Breed novels in print in the United States.

 

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For 100 Days / For 100 Nights (100 Series 1 & 2) by Lara Adrian-a review

100 Series 1 and 2

FOR 100 NIGHTS
(100 Series #2)
by Lara Adrian
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance
Release Date: January 16, 2017

For 100 Nights

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About the book: Release Date January 16, 2017

Passion knows no bounds…

Avery Ross is living a dream. After struggling all of her life to make ends meet, a chance encounter with a powerful, darkly handsome man has catapulted her into a dazzling new world of penthouse luxury, elegant parties, and a wild, consuming passion with her billionaire lover, Dominic Baine. Nothing is out of his reach in business or in pleasure, yet the only woman he wants is her. Nick sweeps her to sensual heights she has never dared explore, commanding her body the same way he commands her heart. Yet Avery knows the fantasy she’s living cannot last.

With dark secrets and a dangerous enemy haunting her past, Avery must find a way to trust Nick with the truth before it destroys everything they share. But Nick is harboring secrets of his own as well. And when they come to light, Avery will be forced to decide if the love she feels for Nick is strong enough to endure a betrayal she may never be able to forgive.

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REVIEW: FOR 100 NIGHTS is the second installment in Lara Adrian’s contemporary, adult 100 SERIES erotic, romance trilogy focusing on billionaire businessman Dominic ‘Nick’ Baine, and artist Avery Ross. FOR 100 NIGHTS should not be read as a stand alone as the story line picks up immediately upon the events of book one-FOR 100 DAYS.

Told from first person point of view (Avery Ross) FOR 100 NIGHTS continues to follow the building relationship between billionaire businessman Nick Baine and artist Avery Ross. For three months Avery kept secret her background and circumstance from the man with whom she was falling in love, and at the end of book one Dominic Baine demanded 100 nights of full access to our story line heroine in return for her dishonesty and lies. What ensues is a highly, sexualized relationship between Avery and the man whose secrets run deeper than Avery could ever have imagined. While Avery struggles to keep one step ahead of her past, the reality of Nick’s relationship with our heroine begins to unravel before her eyes.

For fans of the erotic, romance genre the 100 SERIES trilogy is a familiar trope with many similarities to another popular trilogy-the broken, billionaire alpha male with issues of trust, relationship phobic, a history with a woman who destroyed his heart, and too many secrets and a hidden agenda he hides from the story line heroine. Dominic Baine’s attraction to and need for Avery borders on the obsessive resulting in an unsettling build up between Nick and the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, intense, numerous and graphic.

FOR 100 NIGHTS does suffer somewhat with ‘middle book syndrome’ in that the slow build skirted many of the issues without answering all of our questions. The premise is intriguing; the romance is erotic and intense; the characters are passionate and playful.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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FOR 100 DAYS
(100 Series #1)
by Lara Adrian
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance
Release Date: May 2016

For 100 Days

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 2016

Pleasure has a price . . .

Just when everything in my life is falling apart, I find a chance to turn it around–to step into someone else’s glittering world, if only for a little while. I become someone new, no longer the woman defined by an ugly past, but a woman freer and bolder than myself. A woman who isn’t afraid to explore every passion, even at its darkest, with a mysterious and seductive man who believes my mask is real.

Handsome and commanding, enigmatic and irresistible, billionaire Dominic Baine is an obsession I cannot afford and should not risk. He ushers me into consuming new pleasures and addicting new desires, until the line between my real life and the fantasy one I’ve stolen with him begins to blur.

I know I cannot keep my truth from him. I know my past will not stay buried forever. But before I can make it right, everything comes crashing down. I have deceived this powerful, dangerous man . . . and now there is a price to be paid.

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REVIEW: FOR 100 DAYS is the first installment in Lara Adrian’s contemporary, adult 100 SERIES erotic, romance trilogy focusing on billionaire Dominic ‘Nick’ Baine, and struggling artist Avery Ross.

Told from first person point of view (Avery Ross) FOR 100 DAYS follows the building relationship between billionaire businessman Nick Baine, and artist/bartender Avery Ross. Avery’s life was spiraling out of control: evicted from her apartment for a condo conversion; the return of her unsold paintings from a local gallery; and the boss from h*ll that was always on Avery’s case, our heroine jumped at the opportunity to housesit for a virtual stranger. A chance meeting with businessman Dominic Baine brought everything into perspective when Nick offers Avery a night of romance that leads into something more. What ensues is Dominic Baine’s pursuit of Avery Ross, and Avery’s struggle to keep secret the past that could destroy her relationship with Nick if the truth were revealed.

The relationship between Avery and Nick is one of immediate attraction; a quick building romance wherein Avery becomes the woman in Dominic’s life- a life that Avery knows little about. Dominic is a Dominant and will demand everything from our story line heroine, something she is willing to give without a second thought. Life for Avery continues to flourish; her secrets will be revealed, and Nick will become her hero when everything begins to fall apart. There is some light BDSM including spanking. The $ex scenes are numerous, intimate and intense.

FOR 100 DAYS is a story line that slowly reveals a troubling trend between our story line couple. Neither one has been completely honest, and in this the intrigue begins to build when someone reaches out regarding Avery’s past. The premise is dramatic and moving; the characters are passionate and spirited; the romance is provocative and sensual but will challenge your idea of too much, too soon. FOR 100 DAYS does not end on a cliff hanger but ends with too many questions unanswered leaving the reader wanting more.

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Midnight Untamed (Midnight Breed 14.5) 1001 Dark Nights by Lara Adrian-Review and Excerpt Tour

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MIDNIGHT UNTAMED
Midnight Breed #14.5
1001 Dark Nights
by Lara Adrian
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal, romance

Midnight Untamed

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 11, 2016

The mission was supposed to be simple. Infiltrate an enemy’s stronghold outside Rome and eliminate its leader. For a Breed warrior as lethal as Ettore Selvaggio, AKA “Savage”, stealth assassinations are only one of his many cold-hearted specialties. But the last thing Savage expects to find behind enemy lines—in his target’s bed—is a woman he once adored.

It’s been years since Savage last saw beautiful Arabella Genova. Years he’s strived to banish to his past, along with the fierce desire he once felt toward Bella . . . and the irresistible calling of her blood that stirs in him even now, despite the fact that she belongs to another male.

But when fate throws Savage and Bella together again in a race for their lives, will his long-lost love prove to be the one woman he can’t live without, or the perfect weapon to destroy him?

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REVIEW: Midnight Untamed begins with Savage having one objective: destroy a major distributor of an illegal substance that turns normal Breed males into bloodthirsty rogues that kill everything in their path. As Savage goes to detonate the explosives he’s planted at the compound, he sees the one person who has owned his heart for ten long years. The fact that Arabella “Bella” Genova is entrenched with the enemy should have meant that she would be collateral damage. With Savage having only moments to make his move, he puts disarms the detonator and head to the compound.

Bella hates that she is paraded around like a trophy in front of Massioni’s cronies and has to use her special powers to aid him any time he wishes. Once he tells her to retrieve her “tools”, she goes to her room to get what she needs, only to be ambushed by someone hiding there. It doesn’t take long for her to realize who that someone is: Ettore Selvaggio. As her heart soars at seeing him again, it also sinks because she knows what she has to do. She apologizes to him……….and then screams at the top of her lungs. Shocked to his very soul, Savage grabs Bella and runs. What follows is a pulse pounding race against time to not only bring down Massioni but to save themselves as well.

Midnight Untamed is a great addition to the Midnight Breed series. Even though this is a novella, it progresses the storyline that should have a big impact in the next book. Savage and Bella are awesome characters and their chemistry is off the charts. While they get reacquainted and Savage learns the unforgivable wrongs that were committed against Bella by her own family, he falls even harder for her. We also meet a mysterious Hunter named Scythe who, in my humble opinion, is screaming for his story to be told. His appearance is brief, but he has a huge presence. I’ve been a fan of this series since day one and have never once been disappointed, and that’s saying something. Lara Adrian seems to effortlessly create her world and leaves me wanting more……every time. If you’re a fan of this series, you will not be disappointed. If you’ve never read it, get to reading! Well done, Lara Adrian! Very well done!

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Reviewed by Vickie M

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Arabella knew better than to keep Massioni waiting. He’d sent her away to fetch her scrying bowl while he entertained his boot-licking cronies in the grand salon. They were gloating over a large payout from a shipment of Red Dragon to the States and the United Kingdom—a narcotic that destroyed the minds of their own kind, the Breed, creating blood-addicted monsters from just the smallest dose. They didn’t care that their sudden windfall came at the expense of both Breed and human lives. She had learned a long time ago that Vito Massioni’s greed knew no bounds.
Nor did his violence.
That her gift had helped him amass his growing fortune, and the power that came with it, made Arabella want to retch.
How often had she thought about giving him a false reading from her scrying bowl?
How many times had she dreaded that her visions would one day prove incorrect?
But she hadn’t deceived him, not once.
And, thankfully, her visions had never been wrong.
Either of those failings would come at the cost of innocent lives. Not her own, but the people she cared about most in the world. The only family she had left now.
It was those precious lives she held close in her heart as she walked over to the cabinet across the room and retrieved the hammered gold bowl she would need for her reading downstairs. In reality, her gift would awaken when she peered into any standing pool of liquid, but Massioni insisted she use the ridiculous carnival fortune-teller’s style bowl for dramatic effect whenever she performed a public reading.
Cradling the shallow bowl in her palms, she drew the empty vessel out of the cabinet. Her own face stared back at her in the reflection on the polished gold basin—but that wasn’t all.
Behind her stood the ominous shape of someone else.
A man.
Tall, immense.
An intruder dressed entirely in black tactical gear.
Bella sucked in a startled breath.
Fear streaked through her, but before her shriek could rip up the back of her throat, a broad palm came up to cover her mouth.
Oh, God.

 

 

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Lara AdrianLara Adrian is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 internationally bestselling author of the Midnight Breed vampire romance series and seven award-winning, historical romances, previously released under the pen name Tina St. John.

Lara’s Midnight Breed series is available in hardcover, mass market paperback and e-book through Random House, and in limited edition through Doubleday Book Club, Rhapsody Book Club, Book of The Month, and the Science Fiction Book Club. Unabridged audio editions are available through Tantor Media, Random House Audio, Amazon, iTunes, etc. Lara’s new releases regularly appear on all of the key bestseller lists including the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Indiebound, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, etc. There are more than 2 million copies of the Midnight Breed novels in print in the United States.

 

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Crave the Night

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About the book: Release Date August 5, 2014

Born and raised to be an emotionless killing machine, Nathan is one of the most lethal Breed vampires in existence. A key member of the Order—an elite group of warriors charged with protecting both mortals and vampires—Nathan executes each mission with flawless precision and a total lack of mercy. Now he must pursue a powerful, hidden enemy. But Nathan’s hard discipline and training are no match for the fierce pull he feels toward a young woman he has no right to desire—a woman of wealth and high social standing who has long been promised to another Breed male, and who may also prove to be the key to rooting out Nathan’s elusive quarry.

Jordana lives a life of glittering privilege as a member of a prominent Breed family in Boston. Surrounded by fine things and fawning admirers, Jordana wants for nothing—until she crosses paths with a dark, intense warrior from the Order and finds herself swept into an impulsive, sizzling kiss that neither of them will forget. As much as she tries to deny her deep feelings for Nathan, Jordana cannot resist the craving to be near him, to break through his forbidding walls and see the man he truly is. But getting close to Nathan will thrust Jordana into a treacherous new world, forcing her to risk all she has and all she knows about herself and her past. And loving this seductive man could be the most dangerous temptation of all.

Review:

Crave the Night begins with Nathan and his team on patrol, as they do every night. Things are happening that has everyone twitchy as they are trying to find out who is behind things that are going awry in the Breed vampire world. We learned in the previous book that there is a new threat. And they are no closer to finding out who it is. All they know is that the clock is ticking. While chasing down leads, Nathan runs across the one woman who he knows he can never have, even though she is the only one he craves.

Jordana has led a privileged and sheltered life. She loves her work at the art museum, and she’s promised to a man that she feels nothing for, other than friendship. When her and Nathan’s paths cross again, she feels that familiar pull to him. She knows she should stay away from him, but she is helpless against the feelings that she has for him. After all, her father would have a fit if she were to step out of line and follow her heart rather than her planned path. But, after a chance encounter with Nathan leaves her breathless, she knows things will never be the same. Once she tells her boyfriend (and I use that term loosely) that she no longer wants to see him, her father is angry, and she doesn’t understand his anger. Then things go really bad. Jordana is kidnapped and Nathan vows to find her and claim her. Repercussions be damned. But first, he and The Order have to figure out who has her and why. That’s when the fun really starts, because no one saw this coming…………..

All I can say is WOW. I absolutely loved everything about this book. Nathan was one of Dragos’ creations, but thankfully his mother Corinne and stepdad, Hunter, rescued him when he was still young enough for them to bring him into the fold of The Order. Even though he is younger than most of The Order, he is still a Gen One and extremely powerful. And sensual. And awesome. He is one of my favorite characters in this series, and that’s saying something. I was a little worried about Jordana at first, but she ended up being a perfect match for Nathan. Her fierce loyalty and determination, and her ultimate “discovery” make her the ultimate mate for him as well. And, I gotta tell ya, I didn’t see that coming. At all. There is so much I want to say about this story, but I don’t want to spoil it for anyone. If you are a fan of this series, you know that the story jumped ahead twenty years in the last book, and I was afraid that the integrity of the original characters would be lost. But I was worried for absolutely no reason. Lara Adrian has handled the transition into the future brilliantly, and this book just cements the fact that my original assessment was correct. I never thought that any of these stories would top the originals in this series, but I was wrong. This is one of my top three in the series. Seriously, if you’re not reading Lara Adrian, you need to jump on the bandwagon. There’s plenty of room!! And, I can’t wait for the next installment. Very well done, Lara Adrian, very very well done!!

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Reviewed by Vickie M.

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The Midnight Breed Companion

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About the book: Release Date June 6, 2013

Part human, part otherworldly, the Breed has lived among humankind in secret for thousands of years . . . and now fans of the popular, best-selling Midnight Breed Series can delve deeper than ever before into this hidden, seductive race of vampires and the dark, thrilling universe they inhabit.

A book that’s been years in the making, the Midnight Breed Series Companion includes insider info on all of the novels, author notes on the creation of the story world and how the eleven-book (and counting!) series has evolved since its beginning as a contracted trilogy, a complete character guide, series trivia, questions from readers and more.

This special series companion also includes “A Touch of Midnight”–an all-new, never-before-published, original novella featuring Gideon and Savannah, which finally reveals the story of how this reader favorite couple met and fell in love, and answers many questions that fans have been curious about since the series began!

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Review of ATouch of Midnight (Novella):

A Touch of Midnight takes place in 1974 and begins with Savannah and her friend Rachel doing some extracurricular work for one of their professors at Boston University. Savannah is taken a little aback when Rachel is attracted to the professor and ultimately ends up going out with him. Oh well………. But, when Savannah shows up on campus for class the next day and sees the police, she knows in her heart something has happened to her friend Rachel. Of course, we know that Savannah is a Breedmate. All Breedmates have a special gift. Seems Savannah’s is the ability to touch an object and see it’s past. So, when she touches an object from the crime scene, she sees that Rachel and Professor Keaton were attacked by something that wasn’t quite human and has no idea how profoundly her life is going to change. Factor in the huge and hunky blonde man with the British accent, and she’s in for the ride of her life.

Having been a fan of Lara Adrian’s for a long time now, I can’t tell you how happy it makes me that she has finally told us Gideon and Savannah’s story. Gideon is The Order’s IT Guru and doesn’t go out into the field with the other members of The Order, in search of rogues preying on humans………..And, now we know why! Gideon has been a fan favorite for years and folks (and me) have been clamoring for more on how he and Savannah came to be mates, and, oh what a story it is. It had just the right amount of background to fulfill any fan’s quest for more things Gideon.

I do feel the need to say that the Companion Guide was very well written and very easy to follow. I actually found out a thing or two that I’d either missed, or forgotten. A must have for any Midnight Breed fan. Very well done Lara Adrian, very well done!!!!

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Reviewed by Vickie M

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