7 member(s) found this review helpful.
WHOA! Another great read for my keeper shelf from Lara Adrian. I just finished this book and my heart is still racing.
Dylan Alexander is on vacation in Europe. Her mother is dying and it was her wish for Dylan to take her place on this fabulous trip. Dylan's always been a little different...she can see ghosts. But they're always young and always female. She sees one while hiking on her trip and it guides her to a dark cave while whispering, "Save him."
Rio is ready to die; no, he wants to die. He's tired of existing after the betrayal by his wife that left him scarred, in pain, and sometimes out of his mind. He just can't think of anything worth living for...until she walks in.
I loved this book! At first I was mad, because I wanted one of the other warriors to get his breedmate. But oh, the great story of a love worth waiting for, worth sacrificing for, worth LIVING for. If you like dark, sexy, brooding heroes and saucy, self-efficient heroines...then go get this book NOW! You won't be sorry.

Shannon B. (
red2000) wrote on 2/11/2009...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Pretty good, but it is now looking like all the female leads in this series are the same. I am hoping "Veil of Midnight" will offer some new personalities and thrilling twists to keep me from having the blahs.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good addition to the series. Adrian gives the male protagonist equal character development and internal struggle. She has a solid understanding of her readers perspective by not overly perfecting her women.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I almost didn't read this book, but since I received a copy for free I figured I would give it a chance. My interest in Lara Adrian's books has decreased with every novel she has written and this one is no exception.
If you've already read her other books you know that Rio has been betrayed by his former "Breedmate" Eva and is not only emotionally scarred, but physically scarred too. Eva's ghost brings to him Dylan Alexander when he's just about to end his life. After she escapes with pictures of an ancient tomb and some other photos Rio is ordered to take care of Dylan by erasing her mind and all of those that have come into contact with the photos she has taken. Meanwhile Dylan's mother and the only family member she has contact with is dying of cancer. They both have to cope with loss while healing the wounds in each others' hearts and this need brings them together.
I wanted to like this book and eagerly awaited Rio's story, hoping it was going to be an improvement in the series. I was wrong. They fell in love in what seemed like four days to me (it may have been five) which seemed highly implausible considering how hurt Rio had previously been over Eva's betrayal. I wanted more of a connection in the main characters but it just seemed like they magically fell in love, and without the addition of a lot of alcohol I just don't see how this could be possible. The rest of the on-going plot with the Breed and their struggle against the evil Rogue was interesting, but not enough to carry the book. I know I'm still going to read the next one because I really want to know Niko's story, but I'm not going to pay full price for it! I love Kresly Cole's "Immortals After Dark" series and would highly recommend it in lieu of Lara Adrian.

Katherine S. (
kathyk519) - Albany, NY wrote on 11/11/2008...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another great addition to the Midnight Breed series. If you like tortured heroes, you will love Rio. He is a warrior of the order who was betrayed by the one person who he thought he could trust - his wife. Rio has been a warrior in the order for a long time - although he does not want to leave the order - he is broken. Now a year later, the betrayal is still fresh with him - he has pretty much given up on everything - and in comes Dylan. She is a reporter who inadvertently stumbles upon a cave that has Breed secrets in it - and since her career is in trouble, a story like this, could save it. Dylan has her own secrets and has been betrayed before too, by someone who was dear to her.
A great story of two people learning to trust after betrayal. It has great action, adventure and romance - I recommend trying it...it is #4 in the series...start from the beginning to get all the back story....
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
The best one in the series to date. I loved it! Rio's tortured past along with new heroine Dylan's special ability make this a compelling and "keeper shelf" read.