Jenna Darrow has just survived an attack against an ancient evil not born of this world and she will never be as she was before. What happen during the attack is rapidly changing her body and mind. Jenna is struggling to take control of herself and her new situation at the compound of the Order. The male assigned to take care of her helps take away her pain and feel emotions she hasn't felt in years. Brock and Jenna both hold emotional scars but when their purely physical relationship turns into something more, they become what the other needs and together they make a formidable team in the fight against an enemy that must be stopped.

Jenna lost her family in a car accident years ago and has lived with the grief since. She is attacked in the last book and her determination to survive pulled her though it. I admired her character a lot for her intelligence, stubbornness and ability to keep picking herself up and moving forward no matter what cards she is dealt. Like most she has her moments of self doubt but nothing that made me dislike her character. Brock is one of the newer members of the Order, which is an elite group of ancient vampire warriors. He is a skilled fighter with a likable personality and selfless in his act of taking pain from others onto himself. He also carries baggage from his past that helps him relate to Jenna. These two click right away and you know a physical relationship between them just won't do. They make each other stronger and help each other move on from their past tragedies.

The ancient who let Jenna live didn't part without leaving a part of him in her. Unexplained changes are happening to Jenna that give her abilities no mortal should have. I thought this was an interesting twist and glad that she wasn't just another breedmate, women born with a special birthmark that makes them the only ones who can mate with breed males. I did wish that more time would have been spent on examining her new skills. I felt they were talked about then written off too quickly. I hope that more light is shined on this in future books because the whole thing really had my curiosity going.

The Order has been after Dragos for some time. He is responsible for horrific crimes against his own people that includes hiding the last ancient and kidnapping breedmates to create his own army of assassins. Though the main focus is Jenna and Brock's relationship, there is some new light shed on the situation. Dragos will not stop or run and hide from the Order just because they have managed to ruin his plans. He has yet unseen plans in the works that will prove to make him harder to find and stop for the Order. Some questions are answered and even more are left hanging. I've come to expect that from this series. I enjoyed the ending but did feel it was tidied up a bit too nicely.

Taken By Midnight is the latest in Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed series which is one of my favorites. This book did feel like it was a stepping stone to something bigger plot wise but it should not be skipped. Jenna and Brock's relationship alone is worth the read and there was a twist or two that I found interesting. The Midnight Breed series is a great balance of suspense, danger, unbreakable bonds and steamy love scenes. Taken By Midnight is all this while adding it's own spin to a series that is a must read for fans of paranormal romance.


~Stephanie


Taken by midnight
As one of the breed Warriors Brock has sworn to protect the humans but once he meets the strong willed human Jenna, he may be what she needs protected from. As a human he has no future with her, he is assigned to protect her but none of this seems to deter him from pursuing her.
After surviving the attack from the ancient vampire Jenna finds herself surrounded by strange unnatural men, one man in particular seems to be the only thing that she can cling to for sanity. She knows she should be scared but it doesn’t matter, hid touch sets her body alive in ways she never imagined. With the weird anatomy issues going on inside her from the ancient, she must come to grips with all the changes her body is making. Can Brock help her though it or is she naive in thinking that he feels the same way about her as she does him.
This was a great addition to the series, of course I love all the breed warriors and Dante and Tegan will always be my fave. But I see Brock in a whole new light and I like him a lot now. He was so sweet and protective of Jenna I liked it. Even if they didn’t have the bond the other warriors have with their mates he still loved her with equal passion. The changes in Jenna from the ancient are interesting and it will be interesting to see how that works out. I felt the ending was lacking in a few details I would like to know but maybe it will all get in explained in some of the upcoming books. I loved the end when Drago found out about Hunter. I will be interesting to see what he has planned for the Order. The story was nonstop actions, I couldn’t put it down and stayed up way to late reading it.

**Athenna**
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