The climactic novel in the bestselling Midnight Breed series, of which BookPage raves: “If you like romance combined with heart-stopping paranormal suspense, you’re going to love this book.”   In the dark of night, a blood war escalates within the hidden world of the Breed. After maintaining a fragile peace with the humans who walk beside them unaware, a single act of retaliation has put the vampire nation at risk of discovery. It falls to the Order—a cadre of Breed warriors pledged to protect their own and humankind alike—to stop Dragos, the power-mad vampire, before his push for domination explodes into catastrophe.   At the center of the Order’s quest is Sterling Chase, whose biggest battle is the one he wages against his own savage nature. But when his eyes meet those of Tavia Fairchild, Chase finds himself drawn to the woman—and convinced she is something much more than she seems. And while everything logical warns Tavia against getting close to Chase, she cannot deny that he stirs something ravenous within her. As the Order’s enemy mobilizes for the battle of the ages, Chase and Tavia are thrust into the heart of the violence. With time running out, they must find a way to defeat Dragos once and for all—or die trying.   “Stunning . . . filled with passion, treachery, and danger . . . Adrian pulls out all the stops.”— RT Book Reviews “Evocative, enticing, erotic.”—J. R. Ward, bestselling author of Lover Mine Praise for Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed novels   “A fast-paced tale of romantic suspense and intense realistic characters . . . Adrian compels people to get hooked on her storylines.”—Romance Reviews Today, on Shades of Midnight   “An entertaining ride and as usual kept me riveted from page one.”—The Romance Reader Connection, on Ashes of Midnight   “Will enthrall you and leave you breathless for more.”—Wild on Books, on Veil of Midnight   “Packed with danger and action . . . Adrian has hit upon an unbeatable story mix.”— RT Book Reviews, on Midnight Rising   “An adrenaline-fueled, sizzlingly sexy, darkly intense addition to Lara Adrian’s addictively readable paranormal Breed series.”— Chicago Tribune , on Midnight Awakening The Midnight Breed Series reading order: A Touch of Midnight (prequel novella - free ebook) Kiss of Midnight Kiss of Crimson Midnight Awakening Midnight Rising Veil of Midnight Ashes of Midnight Shades of Midnight Taken by Midnight Deeper Than Midnight A Taste of Midnight (novella, ebook only) Darker After Midnight The Midnight Breed Series Companion Edge of Dawn Marked by Midnight (novella) Crave the Night Tempted by Midnight (novella) Bound to Darkness Stroke of Midnight (novella) Defy the Dawn (Spring 2016) Midnight Untamed (October 2016) ...and more to come! Also by Lara Adrian: Phoenix Code Romantic Suspense Series (with Tina Folsom) Cut and Run Hide and Seek Masters of Seduction Paranormal Romance Series Merciless: House of Gravori Priceless: House of Ebarron To get notified of new releases and to be eligible for subscribers-only giveaways and exclusive content, be sure to visit Lara's website and sign up for the newsletter! Lara Adrian  is the  New York Times  bestselling author of the Midnight Breed series, including the novels  Kiss of Midnight, Kiss of Crimson, Midnight Awakening, Midnight Rising, Veil of Midnight, Ashes of Midnight, Shades of Midnight, Taken by Midnight, Deeper than Midnight,   Darker After Midnight, Edge of Dawn ,  Crave the Night,  and the eBook novella  A Taste of Midnight . chapter one   “The charges are set, Lucan. Detonators are ready whenever you say the word. On your go, it all ends right here.”   Lucan Thorne stood silent in the dusk-­filled, snow-­covered yard of the Boston estate that had long served as a base of operations for himself and his small cadre of brothers in arms. For more than a hundred years, on countless patrols, they rode out from this very spot to guard the night, maintaining a fragile peace between the unwitting humans who owned the daytime hours and the predators who moved among them secretly, sometimes lethally, in the dark.   Lucan and his warriors of the Order dealt in swift, deadly justice and had never known the taste of defeat.   Tonight it was bitter on his tongue.   “Dragos will pay for this,” he growled around the emerging points of his fangs.   Lucan’s vision burned amber as he stared across the expansive lawn at the pale limestone facade of the Gothic mansion. A chaos of tire tracks scarred the grounds from the police chase that had crashed the compound’s tall iron gates that morning and come to a bullet-­riddled halt right at the Order’s front door. Blood stained the snow where law enforcement gunfire had mowed down three terrorists who’d bombed Boston’s United Nations building then fled the scene with a dozen cops and every news station in the area in close pursuit.   All of it—­from the attack on a human government facility, to the media-­covered police c