Romance title: Kiss of Midnight

Chapter One

Present Day

Remarkable. Just look at the use of light and shadow . . ."

"You see how this image hints at the sorrow of the place, yet manages to convey a promise of hope?"

". . . one of the youngest photographers to be included in the museum's new modern art collection."
Gabrielle Maxwell stood back from the group of exhibit attendees, nursing a flute of warm champagne as yet another crowd of faceless, nameless, Very Important People enthused over the two dozen black-and-white photographs displayed on the gallery walls. She glanced at the images from across the room, somewhat bemused. They were good photographs--a bit edgy, their subject matter being abandoned mills and desolate dockyards outside Boston--but she didn't quite get what everyone else was seeing in them.

Then again, she never did. Gabrielle merely took the photographs; she left their interpretation, and ultimately, their appreciation, up to others. An introvert by nature, it made her uncomfortable to be on the receiving end of this much praise and attention . . . but it did pay the bills. Quite nicely, at that. Tonight, it was also paying the bills for her friend Jamie, the owner of the funky little art gallery on Newbury Street, which, at ten minutes to closing, was still packed with prospective buyers.

Numb with the whole process of meeting and greeting, of smiling politely as everyone from moneyed Back Bay wives to multipierced, tattooed Goths tried to impress one another--and her--with analyses of her work, Gabrielle couldn't wait for the exhibit to end. She had been hiding in the shadows for the past hour, contemplating a stealth escape to the comfort of a warm shower and a soft pillow, both waiting at her apartment on the city's east side.

But she had promised a few of her friends--Jamie, Kendra, and Megan--that she would join them for dinner and drinks after the showing. As the last couple of stragglers made their purchases and left, Gabrielle found herself gathered up and swept into a cab before she had a chance to so much as think of begging off.

"What an awesome night!" Jamie's androgynous blond hair swung around his face as he leaned across the other two women to clutch Gabrielle's hand. "I've never had so much weekend traffic in the gallery--and tonight's sales receipts were amazing! Thank you so much for letting me host you."
Gabrielle smiled at her friend's excitement. "Of course. No need to thank me."

"You weren't too miserable, were you?"

"How could she be, with half of Boston falling at her feet?" gushed Kendra, before Gabrielle could answer for herself. "Was that the governor I saw you talking with over the canapes?"
Gabrielle nodded. "He's offered to commission some original works for his cottage on the Vineyard."

"Sweet!"

"Yeah," Gabrielle replied without much enthusiasm. She had a stack of business cards in her pocketbook--at least a year of steady work, if she wanted it--so why was she tempted to open the taxi window and scatter them all to the wind?

She let her gaze drift to the night outside the car, watching in queer detachment as lights and lives flickered past. The streets teemed with people: couples strolling hand in hand, groups of friends laughing and talking, all of See more like this in our Romance ebooks section

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Title of Romance ebook: Kiss of Midnight
ISBN: 9780440336679
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Romance ebooks Publisher: Dell Publishing
Pages: 400
Published: 05-2007
Released online for download: 05-01-2007
Author of eBook: Adrian, Lara
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Title: Kiss of Midnight
Avg. Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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	2 06/30/2009
Reviewer: A viewer from Tehachapi, CA US
I just finished reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood series & was looking for another series to get into. This is it! So far this series is amazing! I couldn't put the book down & can't wait to read the rest. 5 stars...!
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	2 03/14/2009
Reviewer: Suzanne Lasseter from Fort Knox, Kentucky US
The first of the Midnight Breed series. Lucan is the 900 sexy leader of the Breed. He finds Gabrielle who is drawn to vampire layers by her love of photography. It is a sexy whirl wind love story with lots of blood and lust. Awesome read.
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1 of 6 people found the following eBook review helpful:
	2 02/11/2009
Reviewer: A viewer from Downpatrick, GB
Have read all the books in this series so far and they are very good but something is missing when compared to JR Ward or Christine Feehan books. As the series progresses the books get better so worth buying.
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1 of 3 people found the following eBook review helpful:
	2 01/25/2009
Reviewer: A viewer from Eugene, OR US
If you're looking for a good vampire fix, this will deliver. While the vampires in this series are a bit different (what author doesn't put their own spin on them?) they do have some distinctly human-like traits. Perhaps because of this, the book isn't quite as edgy as some others' series. Also, while I did like it (I really had difficulty putting it down before I was finished reading it) I think that its lack of humor is the main reason why I only give it 4 stars. There were a couple of surprising twists that helped to keep it different and interesting. I will be reading the rest of the series--guaranteed!
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8 of 14 people found the following eBook review helpful:
	2 10/14/2008
Reviewer: A viewer from Paris, FR
#1 of a new serie with vampires, "Kiss of Midnight" is a fairly good story. The characters are believable in terms of personnality, the pace of the story and the writing are good. My main problem? the lack of originality! If you have already read the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, this serie feels a lot like it (plot, group of warriors, compounds and technologies, mates...). In that sense, you have few surprises and get deeply annoyed by this 'déjà vu' feeling. my advice : skip the book if you've read the BDB books ; otherwise, go ahead.
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