Shades of Midnight is the 7th book in the Midnight Breed Series.

This book follows the Breed warrior Kade and a bush pilot Alex.

Something or someone has killed a family in a remote part of Alaska. Alex discovered the bodies while dropping off supplies to their place. The bodies were video taped and put over the internet. The Order needs to contain this situation fast and sends Alaskan born Kade to go contain the situation.

Kade is a warrior who just joined the Order the year before. He has an ability to take over predator animals with his mind and struggles with that dark side of him and his nature.

Alex is a very realistic heroine. She feels like the girl next door who's strong yet vulnerable. She (of course) is a breedmate who doesn't know about that side of the world. While Kade investigates the killings he works with Alex to get information. He finds himself extremely drawn to her. He also comes to the realization that something even more dangerous is loose in Alaska that some Rogues.

Another great book from this series. I really loved these two characters and loved the tormented Kade. The glimpse into his family's darkheavens and his insecurities as a son and protector of his brother really made his character more believable and lovable. Love this book.

This is book seven in The Midnight Breed series and at first I was usure about it because it started off alittle slow but I'm happy to say it picked up and I really enjoyed this book, I'm also very excited for the next book. Overall I thought this was a great addition to the series and I can't wait till the next one comes out. :0)

SHADES OF MIDNIGHT is book 7 from the Midnight Breed series which I've followed from the beginning and for the most part really enjoyed. You can pretty much count on yummy and tortured alpha male heroes, steamy romance and exciting action filled paranormal storylines. Adrian has built a great Vampire world here that always reminds me of a vanilla-fied version of Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. Unlike Ward however each instalment continues to be either hit or miss for me and I'm never really sure going in which one I'm going to get.

With this instalment we travel to the snow, cold and almost perpetual darkness of Harmony Alaska, focusing on newer Breed member Kade and his strong and independent breedmate to be, bush pilot Alexandra. I loved the setting here; with its remote settlements, small town characters, wolves, snow mobile action scenes and death deifying single engine flights. You could almost feel your breath freezing and the snow crunching beneath your boots. I think that this could easily be read as a stand alone too as it steps away from the previous story arcs and main breed characters. (They do make a small appearance however and Hunter in particular intrigued me) Lara Adrian has also given the rules to her vampire world and filled in an relative back story, so you won't ever be lost.

After a rather gruesome prologue we join Alexandra Maguire and her wolf dog Luna as they fly to one of the remote settlements on her supply route. What she comes across once she arrives is horrific. Someone or something has slaughtered the entire Tom family, reminding Alex of the unspeakable events from her childhood that's kept her running and pretending ever since.

Back in Boston at the Breed compound word of the attack has reached the ranks of the Order. Little known member Kade is sent to investigate, having been born and raised in Alaska he's the logical choice and the only one truly comfortable in the cold. What the Order doesn't know however is that Kade's twin brother could be the one responsible for the murders. But if anyone remembers what happened at the end of ASHES OF MIDNIGHT you'll also know that the Order has even bigger problems in the form of one roving and unrestrained Generation One warrior.

So for me this was just an okay read. Nothing special or remarkable happened that added to the series as a whole, there were few surprises and the romance was quick, trouble free and lukewarm at best. I never really felt any connection to or between Kade and Alex and in the end came away not feeling much of anything with a romance and story that I'll soon forget. Nonetheless I will continue to recommend this series and be looking for the next addition (TAKEN BY MIDNIGHT) as soon as it hit's the shelves. Cheers!

"Do you… do this often?"
"Get naked with sexy Alaskan bush pilots in the middle of the frozen wilderness?" He paused for a minute "Nope, this was a first time for me"

When Alex Maguire discovers a family massacred in remote Alaska, it brings back painful and terrifying childhood memories. She knows that something dark is out there waiting to kill more people, but she's afraid and doesn't know who she can trust. Kade, born and raised in Alaska, arrives in the small town of Harmony to investigate the brutal murders, and Alex instinctually knows she can trust Kade with the truth. As Kade and Alex work together to find what is lurking in the darkness, Kade starts feeling affection and maybe even love for Alex creeping up on him. Can Kade risk bringing her into his world when there is so much danger as well as his own secrets waiting to catch up to him?

Going into this novel, I knew a lot less about Kade than I had the other warriors going into their novels. As a result, I felt disconnected from Kade and I had a bit of a hard time really immersing myself in his story. Compared to the previous novels, I found the beginning of Shades of Midnight slow to grab my attention despite the fact that the novel starts off with a fairly brutal event. Both the continuing plot and the relationship plot in the novel started off slowly, progressed with moderate excitement during the middle, but exploded with thrilling twist and turns at the end. Based on the first 200 pages, the book only seemed worthy of 3 out of 5 stars, but the last 150 pages almost completely made up for what the beginning and middle lacked. The continuing plot progressed somewhat, but the ending of the book left me with a few suspicions and questions that I'm eager to explore further in the next installment. There were multiple little side plots going on in this book, which I found very interesting. Kade not only had the plot with Alex, but he also had a subplot involving his family. I appreciated the inclusion of the family aspect because it allowed me to develop an understanding and fondness for Kade that I lacked going into the book.

Like I said before, Kade was a bit of a mystery going into this book for me because I Lara Adrian didn't spend a lot of time developing a back-story or introducing Kade like she did with some of the previous warriors. While Kade was elusive at first, his past was explored probably more than any other warrior during the course of his novel. Kade's family was introduced and his childhood was explored in quite a bit of detail. I was delighted to get so much insight into his character because he seemed a bit cold and flat at first. There is a lot more to him that meets the eye. Alex didn't connect with me immediately either, but I warmed up to her quicker than I did Kade. She had a lot of baggage and secrets she carried around from her childhood, and she seemed quite lost and alone emotionally. Once she met Kade and started to open up a bit, I found her quite sweet and pleasant. There were some fairly steamy love scenes between the two, but I wouldn't say they were the most memorable or highest heat of the series. Overall, I think they complemented one another well. Shades of Midnight had a lot of side characters due to the Alaskan setting. I found a lot of these new characters to be sort of stereotypical, but mildly amusing.

I'd still say Shades of Midnight was the weakest of the series so far, but it's a worthwhile read. Stick it out until the end and you'll be rewarded. I'm looking forward to the release of the next novel in the series.

This was the 7th book in the Breed series. After running away from home to join the Order, Kade is forced to return to his Darkhaven in Alaska. There his must hunt the Ancient while facing his family and the dark secret that caused him to run. While struggling with his own mess, Kade meets up with bush pilot Alexandra Maguire, a woman with a secret past of her own.

This story wasn't as tightly woven as the others in the series. There was no real bad guy, just a lot of looking for the bad guy. And the whole "not feeling worthy enough to claim a breedmate" is getting extremely old. The next Breed book should be about one of the warriors getting some help to deal with their self esteem issues.

Shades of Midnight follows the story of the exotic and brooding Kade, who is sent on a mission home to Alaska to hunt down a possible rogue, and wouldn't you know, finds the love of his life in a beautiful young breed-mate! I found it a refreshing storyline from the usual midnight breed books, away from its usual setting in the city. Kade resolves old family conflicts; in the meantime, another (possibly more sympathetic?) side of the Ancient is revealed. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one in the series.

I find this book wasn’t as good as the others…though it was still exciting and passionate. I liked the setting of this book; I find lots of books are written in cities, and it was refreshing to be in an isolated area such as the Arctic. And it had a really good ending…I wish the next one was coming out sooner.

The books in this series just keep getting better, and the character's just pull you into the story and you can't put the book down. I counted down the days till this book was released and I was not dissappointed. I love how Kade, the breed male, is troubled with his talent and how it's a delicate balance for him and that he could easily succome to the wild call. Alexandra is a great character, she is strong and determined, yet her past greatly troubles her and wants to constantly run from it. That is until she meets Kade. They help each other with their weakness' and the attraction between them is sizzling. With murders, missions, deceit, family troubles, haunting past's, uncertain futures, and lust, this book will grab you and never let you go.

This one was a bit of a disappointed. I've been following the Breed series which usually has some momentum and strength to the story but this one was like an intermission. The characters aren't too bad and the story was fair. There just wasn't the usual thriller suspense and quickness to it where you just couldn't put the book down. Yes, it clarified Kade's story and yes, he also finds his Breedmate but there just wasn't any spice to it. It was okay for a quick weekend read. I will hang in there and wait for Book 8, Brock's story.

In the frozen wilderness steeped in darkness, the lines between good and evil, lover and enemy, are never black or white but drawn in Shades of Midnight.

This book just takes off, with it's exciting and suspense filled storyline. And there is plenty of sexy romance too. Fans of the series well be happy to know that we get to revist past members of the Order who all have major roles in this story.
Kade is sent from Boston to Alaska on a mission to investigate the savage attacks and to stop the slaughter, but the vampire warrior has his own reasons for returning to the place of his birth.
For Alex Maguire, the killings stir memories of her childhood, a horrific event she witnessed, the murders of her mother and brother. She witnessed the attacks on her mother and brother and knows that it could be nothing human to savagely attack the way it did.
When Kade and Alex meet there is an attraction, and of course they form a bond that arouses passion. But Kade must face his personal demons and the greater evil that may destroy what he holds dear.