Deeper Than Midnight (Midnight Breed #9) by Lara Adrian
Paranormal Romance
June 28, 2011
Paperback
Dell

Reviewed by Tori

Favorite Quote: “You are the finest thing I’ve ever touched.”

At the end of Taken By Midnight, Corinne and the other female captives were rescued by the Order from one of Dragos’s holding sites. Deeper Than Midnight starts out with Corinne wanting to go home and see her family after being missing for 70 plus years. Brock, her former bodyguard and member of the Order, is not available so Hunter volunteers to see her home. Hunter is attracted to Corinne but has seen a vision through Mira that he will in someway break Corinne’s heart. This confuses Hunter but his protective instincts have been triggered by this woman and he is forced to see it through.

When Hunter and Corinne arrive at her home, Hunter instantly senses something is wrong. When the truth is revealed about Corinne’s abduction, the results are devastating. Hunter takes Corinne with him into hiding once it becomes clear that Dragos will do anything to get her back. Through all this the Order receives information that it’s secret location has been breached and they now scramble to prepare for a war that is coming straight to their front door.

I waited a long time for Hunter’s story. From the first moment we met him, his story has promised to be a huge one. One of Dragos’s Gen One experiments, his whole life was spent alone and isolated-training to become the efficient killer he is today. Only through the friendship of a young child was Hunter able to break free of Dragos’s control and start to build a life of his own with the Order. You can’t help but feel protective of this man. Never having felt the soft touch of kindness, friendship, or love, he is remarkably sane and in control. When he meets and spends time Corinne, unknown feelings and desires surface; things he was taught never to feel for they are weaknesses.

His touch traveled along the tilt of his chin, then skated softly across her lips. “Intimacy was forbidden. It was a weakness to want physical contact. It was a flaw to desire anything, especially pleasure.” He kissed her again, a low growl rumbled deep in his chest. “I never knew what it was to crave a woman’s touch. Or to hunger for a woman’s kiss.”

“And now you do?” she asked hesitantly.

“Since I met you, Corinne Bishop, I’ve been thinking of little else.”

While we don’t know much about Corinne, what we learn is just as heartbreaking. Held captive and tortured by Dragos and his minions for years, she managed to maintain her sanity and will to survive through sheer strength. I found her to be the perfect match for Hunter. He needed some who could lead him through the darkness and into the light and Corinne does. While she is not a warrior in the true sense; she is strong, intelligent, and willing to fight for those she loves.

As we follow Hunter and Corinne we get a lot of Dragos POV for which I was grateful for. We haven’t been able to see much from his POV and I like the in-depth view we get. We see what he is up to and where this all might eventually lead to. Chase (the breed bad boy) also plays heavily in this story. A little to heavily in my opinion. At times, his storyline over shadowed Hunter’s. Chase has been slowly giving into the rage and bloodlust for awhile now and we follow him as he begins his descent into madness. I felt in order to give us a stepping stone into Chase’s book, Hunter and Corinne’s HEA was rushed and incomplete. Everything ended nice and neat.

All in all though, I enjoyed seeing Hunter finally find the happiness he so deserved. Deeper Than Midnight stays true to form with plenty of action, suspense, and romance as we slowly make our way to the final showdown with Dragos.

Rating: B-

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