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About MIDNIGHT UNLEASHED
Return to New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Lara Adrian’s “addictively readable” (Chicago Tribune) Midnight Breed vampire romance series with a pulse-pounding novella of paranormal seduction and dangerous thrills, where an icy immortal beauty and a lethal Gen One Hunter must confront a powerful enemy
Review
The Warrior and the Ice Princess
4 stars
Another spin off novella to the Midnight Breed series, this story takes us back to Rome, and Lazaro Archer’s team of deadly Breed warriors.
Tamisia is an ancient immortal. An Atlantean who was introduced in Defy the Dawn before being banished for life from her home colony for associating with a traitor. Devastated and ashamed, she has fled to Rome where, after spending a brief amount of time with the Order, she has begun working in a shelter and has found contentment helping others. Though she still longs for something more.
Trygg is a brutal soldier of the Order. A former Hunter, he is one of Dragos’ deadly creations and his past has left him scarred inside and out. He is on a mission to hunt down a major distributor of Red Dragon – a drug manufactured specifically to effect the Breed – when his investigation leads him right to Tamisia when a woman living in her shelter is killed.
Both of them desperate for answers, their common goal brings them together despite Trygg’s intentions to the contrary, and the woman he thought of as an ice princess surprises him with her determination to help and her emotional vulnerability. And he soon finds his own walls starting to crumble.
“I have to do something purposeful with this new life – for myself as much as I want to show my people that I’m not the awful person they believe me to be. I need to prove that I have honor, that I’m worth something.”
“You don’t have to prove a damn thing to anyone, Sia. You are all of those things already.”
I really enjoyed the dynamic between these two. Trygg is a complete badass who has been through hell, and he is determined not to become involved with anybody, but neither of them can deny their attraction, and when strong and brave Sia puts herself right out there for him, neither of them can resist.
As a novella, this is a really fast-moving story, and that includes the love story. But I still felt the chemistry and build-up between Trygg and Sia. The sexy time is seriously hot and their physical connection is unlike anything either of them have experienced before, and it’s balanced with a developing emotional bond that is sweet and heartfelt.
But Trygg’s barriers are firmly in place, and he is not ready to let them go completely. Sia is also missing her colony and is searching for a way back. And the case that they are investigating leads to all sorts of danger and intrigue. There is a lot they’ll need to get through to figure out where they stand and what it is they truly want.
This is a great read. It’s short, but there’s a lot happening, and as always Lara Adrian has balanced it all beautifully to create an exciting, sexy, heartfelt romance that I thoroughly enjoyed. While not a part of the overarching storyline of the main series, this novella fits into the Midnight Breed world beautifully, and I enjoyed the chance to catch up with characters we’ve seen previously, and it’s a must-read for fans of the series who, like me, are desperate for any part of this world we can get.
I loved it – 4 stars.
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
For full series information, check out our Midnight Breed Series page.
Excerpt
“Those men. Is that what they were—drug dealers?”
He stared at her. “You don’t need to know anything more than what I told
the cops, Sia. Do us both a favor and leave it at that.”
“They were searching for something, Trygg.”
“So you mentioned.”
“Do the police have any idea what it might be?”
“I didn’t tell them that part.”
Sia gaped. “Why not? Rosa was killed for whatever it was they thought
she had. If telling the police about it will help them understand what kind of
trouble she was in—”
“The police can’t help.” Trygg blew out an impatient curse. “And whatever
those men wanted from the woman doesn’t matter now.”
“It matters to me,” she insisted.
His dark eyes narrowed and he gave a stiff shake of his head. “This
conversation is over. I told you, what happened here is the Order’s business. Go
back inside and get some rest. Forget about tonight.”
She scoffed. “Forget it?”
When he started to move around her, Sia grabbed his arm. Warm, hard
muscle clenched beneath her fingertips, sending a shocking heat through her
body. She drew her hand away at once, trying to ignore the distressing
awareness she felt for a man who infuriated her more and more the longer she
knew him.
“You think I will ever forget what I saw tonight? A young woman was
murdered, Trygg. A woman I liked. A woman I was responsible for keeping safe.
And now an innocent little baby is without her mother. Maybe that’s something
your cold-hearted kind can simply dismiss, but don’t expect me to do the same.”
“Yes, Tamisia. That’s exactly what I expect.” He scowled now, his scarred,
sinister face taut with growing irritation and something more difficult to define. “In
fact, I’m fucking demanding it. You do not want to be involved in this. So stow
your questions and march your fine ass back into that house and stay there.”
About the Author
LARA ADRIAN is a New York Times and #1 international bestselling author with nearly 4 million
books in print and digital worldwide and translations licensed in more than 20 countries. Her
upcoming release is FOR 100 REASONS, the third book in a contemporary romance series that
reviewers are calling “phenomenal” and “one of the hottest series of the year”. Learn more
about the author and her books at LaraAdrian.com.
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