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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,... read more
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After being attacked by the Ancient, Jenna Darrow finds herself struggling to understand the changes going on around and inside her. Not only must she come to terms with the changes occurring within her own body and with the existence of vampires in the world but also with her inexplicable... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Brock: Breed warrior, has the ability to absorb human pain and discomfort.
- Jenna Tucker-Darrow: Former state trooper, was attacked by the ancient and survived with complications. Alex's friend. She is 5'8" and has brown hair and hazel eyes.
- Kade: Warrior of the Order, vampire Breed, Alex's mate
- Alexandra Maguire: "Alex" - Jenna's best friend, Kade's Breedmate, has the ability to know if someone's lying to her
- Gideon: Warrior of the Order, resident tech genius, Savannah's mate
- Savannah: Gideon's Breedmate, has the ability to read the history of objects with one touch
- Lucan Thorne: Leader of the Order, Gen One vampire, Gabrielle's mate
- Gabrielle Maxwell: Lucan's breedmate, she can detect vampire locations
- Hunter: Breed warrior, Gen One created by Dragos to be a deadly assassin
- Rio: Warrior of the Order, Dylan's mate
- Dylan Alexander: Rio's Breedmate, has the ability to see and speak to dead breedmates
- Tess Culver: Dante's pregnant Breedmate, has the ability to heal with just a touch
- Dante: Breed Warrior of the Order, Tess' mate
- Renata: Nikolai's Breedmate, trained Warrior who has psychic abilities
- Nikolai: Breed Warrior of the Order, Renata's mate
- Mira: Renata & Nikolai's little girl; young breedmate, oracle
- Tegan: Warrior, Gen One vampire, has the ability to read a person with one touch, Elise's mate
- Elise: Tegan's Breedmate. She has the ability to hear humans' evil thoughts.
- Sterling Chase: Breed Warrior of the Order; former enforcement agent
- Claire Reichen: Previously "Claire Roth" - Andreas' Breedmate; has the ability to walk into dreams
- Andreas Reichen: Breed, Claire's mate
- The Ancient: The now deceased creature who attacked Jenna, Dragos' grandfather,
- Dragos: Corrupt Breed elder, Ex-director within the Enforcement Agency, has plans to take over the entire vampire community
- Mathias Rowan: Breed Enforcement Agent; Chase's friend
- Freyne: Breed Enforcement Agent
- Lazaro Archer: Gen One elder
- Kellan Archer: Lazaro's fourteen year old grandson
- Christophe Archer: Kellan's father; Lazaro's son
- Corinne Bishop: The young breedmate Brock was hired to guard in Detroit
Quotes edit
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“Gideon, you're a geek god.”
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“"If you're trying to make me feel better about all of this, feel free to stop anytime."”
Brock
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Everyone has regrets and guilt for things they should have done differently in their lives. Shit happens, and we do the best we can at the time. You can’t blame yourself forever.”
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don’t confuse compliance with control. I’m the only one in control of me.”
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It was the dread that he could see through the hard shell of the anger she wore like body armor and that he might know her for the scared, lonely failure she truly was.
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“Considering she just came out of a five-day Rip van Winkle to learn that her brother is dead, she’s been leeched by the granddaddy of all bloodsuckers, brought here against her will—and oh, by the way, we’ve found something embedded in your spinal cord that probably didn’t originate on this planet, so congratulations, on top of all that, there’s a good chance you’re part Borg now.”
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“You are mine to protect and keep safe, so make no mistake: If you leave the compound, you leave with me.”
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“Long-term means too many chances for me to let someone down. So, I make an effort to steer clear.”
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His talent for absorbing human pain and suffering had helped keep Jenna comfortable since her ordeal in Alaska, but his skills were just a Band-Aid at best.
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No pressures, no strings. No promises neither one of us is ready to make.”
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Deeper Than Midnight BY LARA ADRIAN
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“Jesus Christ,” he hissed, dropping down onto his haunches and raking his hand over the top of his head. So much for keeping things business when it came to Jenna Darrow. If this had been a test, he figured he’d just failed it with flying colors.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Harmony, Alaska
- Boston, Massachusetts
- The Order Compound: The Order's HQ; 300 ft. below an estate mansion in Boston
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Detroit, Michigan
- Mystic River
- St. John's Home for Young Women
- Queensboro, New York
- Gloucester, Massachusetts
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Rhode Island
- Galena, Alaska
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Narragansett Bay
- Southie
- Rover
Organizations edit
- The Order: Breed warriors sworn to protect civilian Breed and humans alike while keeping their existence a secret from mankind.
- Enforcement Agency: Organization responsible for enforcing vampire laws and hunting down Rogues.
- TerraGlobal Partners: the name of a company Dragos is using to front some of his secret operations
- Coldstream Mining: in Alaska
First Sentence edit
Life ... or death?
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 34
Epilogue
Glossary edit
- Breed: Vampires; originated from 8 alien humanoids that crash landed on earth thousands of years ago.
- Breedmate: Women who are born with unique DNA and blood properties that make them capable of sharing a life bond with members of the Breed and bearing their young. They can be identified by a teardrop-and-crescent moon shaped birthmark somewhere on their body. Every Breedmate has some kind of unique extrasensory talent or ability that makes her unique from any other.
- Dermaglyphs: a running pattern of symbols--arcing flourishes and complex geometric shapes that somewhat resemble tribal tattoos that cover a Breed's body. The stronger the bloodline the more glyphs there are- Ancients were covered from head to toe.
- Rogue: blood-addicted vampires
- Gen One Breed: Direct descendents of the Ancients
- Darkhaven: an estate where several Breed families live together in a community
- Minion: humans bled to within an inch of their lives, they then serve their "Master" in whatever capacity is required, obedient to their dying breath
Series & Lists edit
This is book 8 of 12 in The Midnight Breed. (standard series)
Preceded by Shades of Midnight, and followed by Deeper Than Midnight.
This is book 8 of 12 in The Midnight Breed: Reading Order. (standard series)
Preceded by Shades of Midnight, and followed by Deeper Than Midnight.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lara Adrian (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dell
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 28, 2010
ISBN: 0440245273
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Dell
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 28, 2010
ISBN: 0440245273
Page Count: 400
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- Dewey: 813
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- Lara Adrian: Author's website
- Lara Adrian: Follow the author on Twitter
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