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Lara Adrian

Release & ARC Review: King of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #18) by Lara Adrian

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 AJ Action

King of Midnight, the final book in the Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian, is live!   Amazon  |  B&N  |  Nook  |  Paperback Coming soon in audio   Blurb The line between darkness and […]

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ARC Review: Fall of Night (Midnight Breed, #17) by Lara Adrian

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars! An exciting, action-packed and passionately romantic read, I have been so looking forward to reading this book! Tegan and Elise (from Midnight Awakening) are my favourites of the original Midnight […]

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ARC Review: Play My Game (100 Series, #5) by Lara Adrian

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 AJ Billionaire

  Amazon  |  Nook  |  Apple  |  Kobo  |  Paperback   Blurb New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian returns to the sizzling, emotional world of the 100 Series with Play My Game, a contemporary […]

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ARC Review: Edge of Darkness (Hunter Legacy, #3) by Lara Adrian

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 stars I loved this book! A sweet, steamy, exciting and romantic story between a warrior bred for violence, and a woman fighting for her family. This is the third book in […]

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ARC Review: Break the Day (Midnight Breed, #16) by Lara Adrian

August 4, 2019August 1, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! You would think that after 15 books in this series, plus a whole heap of novellas, that it may be running out of steam. But nope! Book […]

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ARC Review: Run To You (100 Series Standalone, #1) by Lara Adrian

March 2, 2019March 1, 2019 AJ Badasses

  Amazon | B&N Nook | iBooks | Kobo   Blurb He will do anything to protect her . . . even if it means breaking her heart. Combat veteran Gabriel Noble survived the war […]

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ARC Review: Hour of Darkness (Hunter Legacy, #2) by Lara Adrian

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N Nook  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! A fast-moving, exciting, suspenseful and romantic PNR read, I loved this one! This is the second book in the Hunter Legacy […]

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ARC Review: Born of Darkness (Hunter Legacy, #1) by Lara Adrian

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Nook  |  iBooks  |  Kobo Review 4 stars! This is the first book in the Hunter Legacy series, and I was so excited to dive back into Lara Adrian’s […]

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ARC Review: Claimed in Shadows (Midnight Breed, #15) by Lara Adrian

January 21, 2018August 1, 2019 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “This detour was only supposed to be temporary. I never dreamed I’d find forever here.” 4.5 stars! I have been so freaking excited for this book, and the moment […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Midnight Unleashed (Midnight Breed, #14.7) by Lara Adrian

October 15, 2017April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback   About MIDNIGHT UNLEASHED Return to New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Lara Adrian’s “addictively readable” (Chicago Tribune) Midnight […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: For 100 Reasons (100 Series, #3) by Lara Adrian

August 5, 2017July 31, 2017 AJ Billionaire

  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo   About the book Love takes no prisoners… Billionaire Dominic Baine stepped into Avery Ross’s life when it was at its lowest. Obsessed with the beautiful, struggling […]

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ARC Review: Midnight Unbound (Midnight Breed, #14.6) by Lara Adrian

March 16, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars! I loooooved this novella! A short, romantic and steamy read with action, excitement and heavy on the paranormal – just the way I like it! It’s a […]

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Review: Midnight Untamed (Midnight Breed, #14.5) by Lara Adrian

March 8, 2017March 22, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review A short, sweet romance with all of the Breed action and intensity that I love about this series. 3.5 stars! Lara Adrian takes us back to Italy with this […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: For 100 Nights (100 Series, #2) by Lara Adrian

February 10, 2017February 11, 2017 AJ Billionaire

  Buy:  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo Synopsis Avery Ross is living a dream. After struggling all of her life to make ends meet, a chance meeting with a powerful, darkly handsome man […]

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Review: Defy the Dawn (Midnight Breed, #14) by Lara Adrian

February 7, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 stars! Midnight Breed book #14. Honestly, there’s not a lot of series that would hold my attention for this long, but Lara Adrian manages to keep […]

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Review: Stroke of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #13.5) by Lara Adrian

January 26, 2017January 27, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review 4 quick, exciting, sexy stars This is a great novella set in the Midnight Breed world, but stands separate from the main storyline (though it does loosely […]

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ARC Review: For 100 Days (100 Series, #1) by Lara Adrian

May 24, 2016January 10, 2017 AJ Billionaire

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 3.5 sexy stars I am a huge fan of Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed series, so of course I had to jump all over this as soon as I saw […]

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Review: Bound to Darkness (Midnight Breed #13) by Lara Adrian

August 2, 2015May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review “She’s the reason I’m alive. She is my reason for everything.” Absolutely fantastic! 5 stars I’m a huge Midnight Breed fan, and I’ve been so excited for this book! […]

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Review: Tempted by Midnight (Midnight Breed, #12.5) by Lara Adrian

October 17, 2014May 31, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Huge Midnight Breed fan right here, so I was very excited to jump into this story featuring Lazaro Archer – long time ally of the Order who has been through hell […]

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Review: Crave The Night (Midnight Breed, #12) by Lara Adrian

August 10, 2014August 19, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review She’d captivated him with a kiss. She’d challenged him, gentled him. Now she owned him. Oh Nathan, you swoony, swoony vampire! I loved immersing myself back into the Midnight […]

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Review: Marked by Midnight (Midnight Breed, #11.5) by Lara Adrian

July 5, 2014May 31, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This is a very short novella featuring Mathias Rowan, a member of the Breed from Boston, and ally to The Order – a group of badass warrior vampires who have […]

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Review: A Touch of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #0.5) by Lara Adrian

September 14, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review A little extra from the Midnight Breed, as Gideon and Savannah finally get their story told! In the books that span the Midnight Breed series, Gideon is the smartass tech-geek […]

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Review: Edge of Dawn (Midnight Breed, #11) by Lara Adrian

February 23, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review BAM!! Welcome back to the world of Midnight Breed! I love, love loved this book!!! Set 20 years after the jaw-dropping events at the end of the last book, Darker […]

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Review: Darker After Midnight (Midnight Breed, #10) by Lara Adrian

January 15, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This whole series, and in particular this final instalment, can be summed up in three words – OH HELL YEAH!!!  Darker After Midnight picked up the action straight away, and with […]

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Review: A Taste of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #9.5) by Lara Adrian

January 11, 2013May 31, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook Review This was a gorgeous little read, taking us back to the story of Danika, who tragically lost her mate, Conlan, earlier in the series. One of the previous books in the […]

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