Item: Kiss of Crimson
Rating: 5.00
Author: caitiebelle

by Adrian Lara

He comes to her more dead than alive, a towering black-clad stranger riddled with bullets and rapidly losing blood. As she struggles to save him, veterinarian Tess Culver is unaware that the man calling himself Dante is no man at all, but one of the Breed, vampire warriors engaged in a desperate battle. In a single erotically charged moment Tess is plunged into his world—a shifting, shadowed place where bands of Rogue vampires stalk the night, cutting a swath of terror.

Haunted by visions of a dark future, Dante lives and fights like there is no tomorrow. Tess is a complication he does not need—but now, with his brethren under attack, he must shield Tess from a growing threat that includes Dante himself. For with one reckless, irresistible kiss, she has become an inextricable part of his underworld realm…and his touch awakens her to hidden gifts, desires, and hungers she never knew she possessed. Bonded by blood, Dante and Tess must work together to thwart deadly enemies, even as they discover a passion that transcends the boundaries of life itself….

This series does remind me of many things from the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R Ward. I'll not lie, I thought there were several similarities between some of the characters that I have met so far in Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed series.

Not that I'm implying anything bad with that, it might even be a good thing if you are a fan of Ward. It can often help when that happens as I sometimes felt this new series (to me) already had a home with me.

I say similarities. Not identical. The world-building is quite different, as is the origin of the Vampires etc etc. It's just that if you have read Ward, you will most likely, as I say, find some similarities.

Our heroine this time is a Veterinarian and I really really liked her. Tess is strong and determined, kind, but also frightened and a tendency to run away due to past history.

Her...gift is very special and the book left me wondering if she can use it to help one of our dear males whom she encounters (but talking about him would give spoilers from book 1). I hope she does end up down the line being able to help him.

Dante, we already met in Book 1 and I do admit I had a soft spot for him. The circumstances of their bond I actually felt fitted very well into the series. Their accidental joining brings on a great deal of complications for Dante hehe, but I was none the less very amused and Tess is good for him, there is no doubt about that.

We also delve more into this war that has started and the main antagonist from Book 1 is upping up his level - this time affecting the innocent.

I will admit this book did have pages filled with my tears.

Kiss of Crimson (Midnight Breed, #2)

by Adrian Lara

Reviewed by Caitiebelle on Aug 27, 2020

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