Book 8 in the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Midnight Breed vampire romance series AT THE CROSSROADS OF DEATH AND DESIRE, A WOMAN TASTES A PLEASURE NO MORTAL IS MEANT TO SURVIVE.   In the frozen Alaskan wilderness, former state trooper Jenna Darrow survives an unspeakable breach of body and soul. But with her narrow escape comes an even greater challenge. For strange changes are taking place within her, as she struggles to understand--and control--a new hunger. To do so, she will seek shelter in the Boston compound of the Order, an ancient race of vampire warriors whose very existence is shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the most mysterious of them all is Brock, a brooding, dark-eyed alpha male whose hands hold the power to comfort, heal . . . and arouse. As she recovers under Brock's care, Jenna finds herself drawn to the Order's mission: to stop a ruthless enemy and its army of assassins from subjecting Earth to a reign of terror. Yet in spite of their resolve, a purely physical relationship without strings soon binds Brock and Jenna together with a desire fiercer than life and stronger than death itself--until a secret from Brock's past and Jenna's own mortality challenges their forbidden love to the ultimate trial by fire. "Readers who love Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed vampire series will love her newest addition to the storyline. Readers who are new to her will be able to enjoy this story for all its complexities and subtleties as well as the wonderful romance and suspense that it provides." --Eye on Romance "TAKEN BY MIDNIGHT is a thrilling addition to the extraordinary Midnight Breed series!" --Fresh Fiction 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 and #1 internationally bestselling author of the Midnight Breed vampire romance series (Random House) and seven award-winning, newly reissued historical romances, previously released under the pen name Tina St. John--now available for Kindle and other ebook devices. To keep up to date with all of Lara's upcoming books and to be eligible for special promotions and giveaways, visit Lara's website and sign up for her private email newsletter. Chapter One Life . . . or death? The words drifted at her through the darkness. Detached syllables. The rough scrape of a flat, airless voice that reached into the heavy drowse of her mind and forced her to come awake, to listen. To make a choice. Life? Or death? She groaned against the cold plank floor beneath her cheek, trying to bar the voice—and the relentless decision it demanded—from her mind. This wasn’t the first time she’d heard these words, this question. Not the first time in the space of some endless hours that she’d peeled one heavy eyelid open in the frigid stillness of her cabin home and found herself looking into the terrible face of a monster. Vampire. “Choose,” the creature whispered thinly, the word drawn out in a slow hiss. He crouched over her where she lay, curled and shivering on the floor near the cold fireplace. His fangs glistened in the moonlight, razor sharp, lethal. The tips of them were still stained with fresh blood—her blood, drawn from the bite he’d made in her throat only moments before. She tried to get up, but couldn’t rouse her weakened muscles to so much as flex in response. She tried to speak, managed only a rasping moan. Her throat felt as dry as ash, her tongue thick and listless in her mouth. Outside, the Alaskan winter roared, bitter and unforgiving, filling her ears. No one to hear her screams, even if she’d tried. This creature could kill her in an instant. She didn’t know why he hadn’t. She didn’t know why he kept pressing her for the answer to a question she had been asking herself nearly every day of her life for the past four years. Ever since the accident that had taken her husband and little girl. How often had she wished she’d been killed along with them on that icy stretch of highway? Everything would have been so much easier, less painful, if she had. She could feel a silent judgment in the unblinki