This books starts a new series about vampires and their breedmates. The vampire storyline is a new twist on the stuff that's already out there. The characters are great!
The first book is what most series introductions are - the setup to the premise for the storylines of the rest of the books, but it is still exciting as well as explanitory.
The books can be read out of order (so far there are only two - one on the way in December), but I would recommend reading them in order because you get background on characters that are featured in the second book and it will give them more deapth.
I am already hooked on these two and will buy the third as soon as it hits the shelves.
If you love vampire romance as much as I do, these books are for you.

1st in the series and what a great book. A lot like the JR Ward books. This is Gabrielle's and Lucan's story. Danger and desire. Looking forward to the next one.

I was skeptical in the beginning...thinking "here we go again, another Ward copycat."
Regardless, I kept reading, it caught my interest. Not only that, I determined there were only SOME similarities to BDB, and that this was a whole new twist on vampire brotherhood. Adrian was, I think, successful in creating a new series with new characters that are far enough away from BDB that there will not be any confusion or disappoinment. I found there was more of a story, and less of the hot sex scenes that have become standard in paranormal romance; it was a nice change from the "same old stuff." I am left now to wait patiently for the rest of the series to become available on pbs. sniff sniff, sigh....

Lucan Thorne is a vampire. He is also the leader of a group of vampires known as Breed warriors. They fight Rogue vampires, those vampires who have given into the bloodlust. Gabrielle Maxwell is outside a club and witnesses a brutal murder of a man to a group of Rogues. She takes their picture with her cell phone camera and runs to the police. Only the police don't believe her. Lucan was also at this same club and he watches Gabrielle unwittingly become involved in his world. He cleans up the mess the Rogues left behind so that humans will remain unaware of vampires. He now has to get those pictures from Gabrielle.

I couldn't get into this book. I couldn't connect with the characters. I didn't care what happened to Gabrielle or Lucan. It seemed like they were only skin deep. I think Adrian has potential though. Some of the things her characters thought or said were quite funny; but it wasn't consistent. When the Breed warriors were having a conversation together, it was laughable, but not in a good way. Their “he-man” talk was more than a little over-the-top at times and seemed silly.

Kiss of Midnight wasn't neatly wrapped up at the end. Lucan and Gabrielle do get their happy ending, but the bad guy gets away. There is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end when the bad guy's identity is revealed, yet left unresolved. There were many story arcs that will continue in the series. In some ways this book was more of a set up for things to come. I am interested enough to see what Adrian has next that I will be reading the next book. Let's hope the second book is better than the first one.

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This started really slow, and I actually put it down for quite a while. I decided to send it to a friend and needed to finish it. So I picked it up and reread a few pages before my last stop and couldn't put it down. It has a strong JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood feel to it, but there were enough differences to keep my interest (and the ones that were the same are the reason I love BDB, so who can resist). I'm now looking forward to the next in the series and, of course, I already have my favorite warrior that I can't wait to read about. Strong, tortured gorgeous men are really hard to resist, at least in books.

Enjoyed it!

Book One of the Midnight Breed Series..

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...

First book by this author in this series and is actually called; Kiss Of Midnight. This book is wonderful.

this book with this isbn is called kiss of midnight instead of darkness

Like so many of the other reviewers, I really enjoyed this book. It was fast paced, and while, it does favor Ward's style, it is fun and different. The only part that had me thinking, "HUH???" was when she explained the vampires existence as being aliens centuries ago?!?! Otherwise, the timing is fast paced, the sex is steamy and the characters are really likeable.

This book did not grab my attention like the BDB or Lords of the Underworld. I wasn't engaged in teh characters until later in the book. Maybe it was due to setting up the world for future books. The ending was surprisiing though and would recommend this book to others. Can't wait to read the future books to find out how everything plays out.

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First book in the series about Gabrielle's and Lucan's story. I just love this book.

This was a great change from the All Ages books I've been reading. What a wonderful discovery of love.

Pretty good read. A little slow at first, but worth sticking to it.

Good book. Great series

When I first started this book, I read about 50 pages and then put it down. For some reason, it was not grabbing my attention but since I have all of the books in the series I decided to push on and pick it back up. I am really glad that I did. I truly enjoyed Lucan and Gabrielle's story. Lucan's constant fight against the Bloodlust kept me turning pages to see his strength and determination to pull through it. Of course, let's not forget the power of love...lol I can't wait to read the others!

I really liked this book. It was interesting.

This is the first book I've read about vampires, so I was skeptical to say the least. I was so surprised when I found myself staying up all hours just to finish it. It was much better than I expected it to be! I have already read the second and third in the series and am starting on the fourth.

This was one of those titles I had to doggedly force myself to finish. To Adrian's credit, the group of Breed Warriors she has created are sexy, engrossing characters and certainly alpha Breed Warrior Lucan Thorne is seductive and interesting. The compound where they live is cool, there's a very touching burial description, and for the most part there's a good sense of each warrior's individual personality. That said, it was embarrassing to read much of the warrior's dialogue between each other reduced to cliche fraternity speak, bumping fists and issuing statements like, "Game on!", "F--k yea!", "Got your back 'bro". Adrian doesn't make it clear why it's such a bad idea to mate with a "breedmate" such as Gabrielle Maxwell. Yet, I did force myself to stay with it since there is a good story there under her uneven writing and there are tender moments between Lucan and Gabrielle. But then the book tanks again with a pretty lame closing paragraph that abruptly wraps things up. I'm going to pass on the rest of the series, but if you are the dogged and devoted sort, I think Breed Warriors Tegan, Nikolai, Rio, and Dante have potential to be alluring characters.

Already a fan of Ward's BDB series, I decided to give this one a try. Kiss of Midnight is the first of Adrian's Midnight Breed series and it's a treasure all on it's own. While similar in style to the BDB books, this series can stand on it's own. Again, it's the perfect combination of studly warrior vamps and sultry mates. Hot for sure.

I've read several different authors in this particular genre and have found that JR Ward and Adrian although have some similarities, are two of the best writers of vampire romance thrillers. I've tried others..kenyon,feehan,etc. and found that their writing and characters were lacking.

I you love the Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward, you will love these.

This is the first in the series and the tale of Lucan and Gabrielle. Very nice start.

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