Midnight Rising

Midnight Rising - Lara Adrian

Book 4 in the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Midnight Breed vampire romance seriesIn a world of shadows and dark, cosuming hungers, desire is the deadliest weapon...For journalist Dylan Alexander, it began with the discovery of a hidden tomb, thrusting her into the center of a gathering storm of violence and secrets. But nothing is as dangerous as the scarred, lethally seductive man who rises from the shadows to draw her into his world of dark desire and endless night. Fueled by pain and rage over a shattering betrayal, the warrior Rio has pledged his life to the war against the Rogues. He will let nothing stand in his way--least of all a mortal woman with the power to expose the entire vampire race. For an ancient evil has been awakened, and a stunning darkness is on the rise. Suddenly Dylan is powerless to resist Rio's touch, even as she uncovers a shocking link to her own past. And now she must choose: Leave Rio's midnight realm, or risk it all for the man who has shown her true passion and the infinite pleasures of the heart. . . .

Published: 2008-03-25 (Dell)

ISBN: 9780440244448

Language: English

Format: Mass Market Paperback, 356 pages

Goodreads' rating: -

Reviews

Simone rated it

Dylan is fabulous. Shes bored with job, hates her boss and can see ghosts. The woman just cant get a break. When she finds Rio and escapes with her life she considers that some luck until he tracks her down. Full review - http://thetbrpile.weebly.com/reviews/...

Melba rated it

3.5 stars. I'm giving the extra half star for Rio. I kind of like that guy. His name bugged me all the way up until this book (for some reason I couldn't stop picturing a man dressed for Carnival) until I found out that it was short for a name which was harder to pronounce. Okay, I get it now. Kinda. I didn't think I'd be coming back to this series until I realized that I was having trouble attaching to anything after finishing a BDB series re-read. While the Breed aren't exactly the wit-laced bunch that the brothers are (this is the poor man's substitute for the bold personalities and crazy adventures of the BDB vamp world), the background and setup is so similar that I've found myself able to keep pace with these books (after a quick skim re-read of books 1 through 3) while I continue to wait for another series to grab me. I do wish that Rio's book had been pushed back further in the series. The readers should have gotten more time to see Rio sink further into despair before love pulled him back from the brink. His time of "in-between" was extremely short. He could have thrown himself back into work and sworn off love forever, becoming the hard-edged warrior that no one wanted to mess with (since Tegan got bumped from that role early enough). The Good News about Midnight Breed : The strength in the series lies with the fantasy idea of being the unknowing woman who gets to fall magically into a (dark) fairy tale seemingly overnight. One day you're a boring administrative assistant (no, not really...I just made that up)...the next - *BOOM!* - you're the much desired breedmate of one of the hottest, strongest, most protective men on the planet. And you have powers...that might be good. It's a crapshoot. Either way - hot damn you've just won the lottery! The Bad News about Midnight Breed : If you're looking for character history, extensive and/or amusing main character interaction (outside of the couple), intriguing plot outside of the romance, etc. etc. etc. you will be out of luck. Outside of fighting together, these men don't have much screen time to hang out. I miss that much from BDB. I'm assuming that the new characters who were brought in to fight will be future love interests, but it's hard to get excited about upcoming books when I feel like the characters who are left are virtual strangers. We've gotten small glimpses of Niko, but not enough to keep me excited, and I'm already 25% into his book. What's going to happen when I get to the new kids? The only person left who I'm somewhat curious about is Chase...and maybe I might have a small interest in Reichen. Time will tell if the series picks up or slows down. If it picks up, I'll keep my ticket on the train. If not, I'll be getting off at the next station.

Fredek rated it

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.

Marjie rated it

5 Rio-the-awesome stars!!This one I was actually wanting to read; and now that I have, I'm ecstatic!I loved Rio a couple of books back after that terrible incident that happened to him. I never thought that he'd recover, but there you go. With the right amount of love and passion, I'm guessing anything can be accomplished.Off to read more awesomeness!

Parsifal rated it

I Loved Rio's story it was so emotional! Him and Dyllan are perfect for eachother!