Hunters. The most lethal Breed vampires in existence–and Knox’s cold heart thaws for no one . . . until a strong-willed beauty enlists his help in protecting an innocent child from a powerful, small-town family and a chilling evil that knows no bounds.As a survivor of the horrific Hunter program, Breed vampire and former assassin Knox is a solitary man, closed off to the pain of love–and loss. … man, closed off to the pain of love–and loss. A loner by choice, Knox deals in death and dark justice, expecting nothing in return. Until one snowy night he drifts into a remote town in northern Maine, where a determined beauty enlists his lethal assistance, tempting not only his hunger, but his wounded heart as well.
Lenora Calhoun has lived in tiny Parrish Falls all her life. Owner of the local diner that’s been in her family for generations, Leni’s as stalwart and stubborn as the tall pines that surround her. That unshakable resolve doesn’t sit well with everyone, least of all the most powerful family in the logging town. Leni’s been the target of their animosity for years, but with their escalating threats now putting an innocent child’s safety at risk, she takes a desperate chance on a dangerous stranger–a man who is something more than human. Knox’s deadly skills and turbulent gaze should be warning enough for Leni to guard her heart, yet she cannot deny the yearning he stirs in her blood. For the merciless Breed male is the only man she can trust in a town full of secrets, and where taking a stand could rip away everything she holds dear.
Book 3 in a brand-new Midnight Breed spin-off series of standalone vampire romance books that can be enjoyed in any order. Complete HEA and NO cliffhangers!
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I love this hunter series spin off from Lara adrian!!!! Another fabulous read from the breed universe! I’m so glad that Lara gave the hunters their own series I was intrigued by them from the beginning and wanted to know all their stories. Knox and lenora ‘s book is the third book in this series and it was full of passion,sex and suspense with a great storyline and plot. I don’t want to give too much away about this new book. But I will say the steam factor was hawt !!! And the characters so beautifully layered and both knox and lenora are so interesting with unusual abilities,Knox is able to see good or evil in a person just by touch and lenora is able to shield herself from harm with a invisible barrier! So friggin cool ! No one writes a better vampire paranormal romance then Lara Adrian I love this world she has created and can’t wait for my next visit. Until next time kid’s
Knox was just moving around and not expecting to met Leni. Leni is raising her sister’s son until she returns home. Now her nephew’s father is out of jail and wanting not his son. Knox is just the man to protect Leni and Riley and find his mate. Wow this was a great story. Once I started I couldn’t put it down. Love this series!!
In this 3rd story of the Midnight Breed Hunter Legacy; there is a small town with a horrible secret, a hidden breedmate and a child. Lenora is just trying to survive when Hunter; Knox arrives. He steps up – then cannot step away – ever!! This story has so much action – with cameo appearances from some of our fav’s in the original Breed series.
This offshoot of the Breeds series is just as amazing as the series that got it all started, and with so many survivors in the ‘Hunter Program’ – I can see some amazing books coming!!!
Absolutely un-put-down-able. If you follow my reviews, you know I rarely give 5-stars. Ms. Lara nailed it. But, Ms. Lara did you have to cut the story off just as the big reunion happened?! Maybe, a novella follow-up? Please? Super great book.
This was a fantastic addition to this series. Lenora and Knox meet by chance, but it was more like fate. Whenever a child is involved and in danger you know there will be extraordinary measures taken to secure the child’s safety.
I love the Midnight Breed series and this series continues the Hunter’s story. Knox and Leni make a great team even if Knox doesn’t like to admit that he has feelings. This story has lots of emotion, there is intrigue, steamy interludes and a dramatic climax, but the ending had me tearing up. It is so good I didn’t want this story to finish.
3 stars – I liked it
Breed vampire and former Hunter assassin Knox has closed off everyone from his life. He now drifts around the country with no destination in mind. On a snowy night he ends up in northern Maine and finds himself helping out local diner owner Lenora Calhoun, who happens to be a Breedmate.
Knox has lost the only woman he let himself care for and is now an angry and bitter vampire. He tries to keep Leni at arms length but things keep happening to keep them together. Knox was alpha all the way through but was surprisingly sweet with Leni and her nephew. They had a little bit slower relationship than previous couples, but I think it worked well for this story.
Leni was a sweet and compassionate woman who had a fascinating ability. She isn’t afraid to stand up to Knox, the Parrish’s or anyone else. I liked Leni and think she balanced Knox out. She was a wonderful aunt and mother to her nephew. Usually I don’t love romances with children in them but this one didn’t bother me.
Overall, this was a good addition to the Hunter Legacy series. I do wonder if we will ever see more about his brothers in Florida though.
Trigger Warnings: human trafficking, attempted kidnapping of a child
Edge of Darkness (Hunter Legacy, #3) by Lara Adrian
This is Knox and Leni’s story – they are both dealing with issues and are both strong H and h. this book has loss, angst, evil, terror, laughter, tears, love and steam all to get us to a HEA.
On a cold, stormy night at a diner along a lonely Maine road, a fiercely independent woman stands up to one of the local bullies and for the first time in months, a Breed male feels something inside him spark to life with respect and a bit of something else for the woman. The latest Hunter to get his story and it has one of my favorite underdog heroine types, a protective alpha hero, some good action scenes, and a superb narrator.
Edge of Darkness is the third Midnight Breed Hunter Legacy series. These are all standalone stories in the Midnight Breed universe so they can be read alone or out of order. I do suggest getting through the first season of the Midnight Breed series so references to characters and specifics to the Midnight Breed world will make more sense.
Leni Calhoun is the third generation of her family to run the diner and fix her grandma’s superb recipes. She has never been out of Parrish Falls and has no intentions to leave- not while her sister who disappeared seven years before might return. Her sister testified against one of the Parrishes for abusing her and in the middle of the trial period, she was never seen again. Leni rears her nephew, who, sadly, shares Parrish blood, and keeps an eye on the bullying Parrish family who would take her nephew if they could. And, they will try, but she’s stubborn and has a secret Breed Mate gift that will protect her. She thinks she’s a force of nature until her blood starts sizzling at the sight of the breath-taking male who takes on a fight that was not his.
Knox has been drifting for months now after losing Abby. He is determined never to feel again. He wants to go back to how it was in the labs as a cold Hunter assassin before feelings made him feel more pain than his punishing trainers ever did. But, in spite of this, he can’t stop from getting involved when a huge man tries to push the kind waitress around and then tries to kill her. Leni says she has things handled and she won’t be pushed out of town or give up Riley. Since he can’t talk her into leaving, then he will stay. Stay when he is fighting attraction and feelings. And, the Parrishes will rue the day they took on a Hunter.
Edge of Darkness jumps right into the conflict and then pauses to introduce the characters and their situations. It is a fast read and I was in the middle before I even glanced up. The story was developed, but didn’t spend time digging deeply. It was to the point, but not stark.
I liked Leni and Knox from the beginning and found both of their backstories engaging. They get off to a rough start after the initial meeting when Knox tries to pull back after he discovers she’s a Breed Mate and Leni was sensitive about anything she perceives as rejection so her hackles rise. She’s used to being alone and so is he so there is a struggle to work together in the face of the threat. They don’t wait long to do something about the attraction, but Knox pulls back again and sets off Leni, again. Usually I get annoyed at the push-pull stuff, but this book moved along quickly so I didn’t have to put up with it for long.
The Parrishes turned out to be more than bullies so I was cheering Knox on when he went all lethal Hunter on them. I was glad to get some good action scenes which is what I’ve always appreciated about the original series and these spin off stories- sizzling romance and adrenaline highs for action.
Roger Wayne continues to narrate the series for which I’m glad and he matched the tone and pace of the story as well as the characters, perfectly. I enjoyed his voicing of Knox especially though he didn’t do bad with Leni and Riley.
All in all, this was abso-fab and I loved being back in the Midnight Breed world with Knox and Leni finally getting their chance after so much loneliness and sadness. Those who want a quick, sexy, and exciting paranormal romance should give this one a go.
5 stars
Lenora has lived in Parrish Falls all her life. She runs her family diner and is raising a boy. The founding family of the town want nothing more than to take the boy from Leni. Knox is a vampire and former assassin. He has known heartbreak and keeps his behind a thick wall. During a blizzard, he walks into Leni’s diner and she is the sweetest thing he’s ever seen. But likes his lonely existence and leaves. He rescues Leni and finds out what she really is, nothing will come after her while he’s protecting her. To keep her safe, he must hide her and the boy but will she forgive him?
I really didn’t know what to write because I didn’t want to give anything away. Leni is beautiful, courageous, and can take care of herself. Knox is handsome and deadly. Action, sex, and secrets that could bring the town to its knees. Be prepared for a cold shower.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this and received from Bookfunnel *
The third book in the Hunter Legacy, Edge of Darkness, is a thrilling, engaging read. I fell in love with Knox and Lenora, he is fierce, and protective, she is strong and determined but they are both vulnerable in their own way. A well written story and a fabulous addition to the series.
I highly recommend this book and series and I hope you love it as much as I do
This was an excellent addition to the Hunter Legacy series. The chemistry was pretty great, the plot was engaging and kept you reading just to find out what happens, and of course, the usual Breed and Breedmate drama, love, and blood drinking. It was a good read, though nothing extremely memorable like the first few Midnight Breed novels, but still entertaining!
I’m finding, unfortunately, that the Breed books are getting boring. I used to love the Breed and their stories. I don’t know if it’s me or if it’s the storylines, but it seems there’s a bit too much of the same old same old.
Knox is a typical Gen One Breed male, surly, self deprecating, surely unlovable and immensely powerful. But,then, aren’t they all? The story was a good one, which helped earn her the 4 stars and not less, because it involved a young woman raising her missing sister’s child in a corrupt town run by a family of evil men. Ok, it’s a bit trite. But it was well done, if a bit clipped. Too much time was spent on Knox’s anguish and Lexi’s uncertainty, but we got enough storyline to get involved in the horrendous crimes this family was capable of.
We got a glimpse of other Breed, from the Order for the most part, which is always fun, but it was just a glimpse. The ending was so predictable as to be unnecessary. That is something that bothers me with novels like these. While I’m all for HEA, if it’s predictable HEA, well, that’s a bit boring.
Is it worth the read? If you’re a Breed fan, sure. It’s not so costly that it’s priced itself out of being worth it. And it’s on KU so that helps a lot too. Lara Adrian is an old time author of the Breed novels among many other series, so she’s been doing this for a long time. It’s inevitable that she would run out of scenarios that are new and refreshing. Now the best we can hope for is entertaining and consistent. Not really her fault as she’s been writing about this group of supes for so long that it was a given that our interest would begin to wane. But, as hypocritical as it sounds, I’ll continue to read Breed novels because I still really do love this group of extraordinary men, and I’m still woman enough to admit that.
Sorry, Lara, I don’t mean this to be a bad review. Just an honest one. Was this one that I’ll rave about? No, not really, sorry. But did I have any problem completing it? Nope, I read it to the end. So, rest assured that no matter how hard it is for you to come up with anything new and fresh with this world, the guys are still hot, they’re still interesting, and they’re still an addiction to most women like me, so you keep writing them, we’ll keep buying them.
Another fantastic story by Ms. Adrian and the Hunter Legacy series. This is Knox’s story whom we met in Hour of Darkness. Knox ends up in Maine and meets Lenora, a breedmate. Filled with action, dirty disgusting men who deserved to be punished, a sweet boy named Riley, a HEA and a surprised reunion make for a wonderful read. I wonder whose story is next. Maybe Nathan’s? Loved it 4.5 stars****
Edge of Darkness by Lara Adrian is the third book in the Hunter Legacy series and definitely worth reading if you love paranormal romances. I love this series, but I think this one is my favorite.
Knox is a loner and has been roaming around the country ever since he lost the woman he loved, but one night when we ends up in northern Maine his interest is piqued by Lenora Calhoun. She is the owner of a local diner and is raising her nephew after her sister went missing years ago.
Lenora takes notice of the stranger immediately and realizes that he is not only different, but someone that she and her nephew can trust in town where they are no longer safe.
I’m definitely looking forward to reading more books from Lara Adrian in the future.
I was given an ARC from the author/publisher. All conclusions are mine and mine alone.
Knox was born out of the Hunter program, trained to be an assassin. Lenora Calhoun is a small town girl who is determined to stand up to the man who assaulted her sister. Knox is determined to continue moving north, but when he finds Leni in trouble he becomes even more determine to protect her.
This was the perfect story for a snowy Christmastime read. While this is a breed story it focused more on the relationship between Knox and Leni. It read like a Hallmark movie, but with death and vampires (which frankly Hallmark could benefit from). I couldn’t put this book down and once I started I kept going right through to the end.
I really loved this story. Knox and lenora are just fabulous together and I really enjoyed every page.
I loved how steadfast Knox was, he knew what needed to be done and got straight on with it, I like a no nonsense hero. Lenora was just as strong, she won’t be bullied and loved her nephew with all her heart. Their a great team together and the heat was off the charts.
Brilliant addition to the series and my favourite so far.
Love this spin off series! Packed full of action, adventure and heat…even the ice cold setting of winter in Maine. Knox is brooding, dark and sexy. And his breedmate Leni, is strong, stubborn and full of heart- both excellent characters complimenting each other in this face paced story. Lara does not disappoint- and I can’t wait for her next read!
Lara Adrian may have kept us waiting for this book but after reading it, I can honestly say that it was so worth the wait. I think Knox and Leni have become one of my favourite couples of this series. I loved this story and couple.
This story was a fast paced, action packed thrill ride that was unputdownable once I started. I don;t know how the author does it, but she keeps this series fresh and has me coming back for more time after time. It’s addictive.
Whether this is your first Hunter book or you are a long time fan of the Breed books in all their forms like me, if you are a paranormal reader, you need to read this book.
Lara Adrian did not hold back on Edge of Darkness. This story was a total rush. Knox has been running from himself since the accident in Florida had killed Abbie. Little did he know that stepping into a dinner to find some heat in a snow storm would thaw his heart.
Leni offered Knox coffee as he sat in a booth. He declined and passed her a twenty asking to stay a few. Her acceptance of him, the decline of money had him stepping in to protect her and later that night save her.
Leni is in danger. Her nephew’s father, Travis Parrish, is being released from prison for abusing Riley’s mother and he plans on taking Riley. Leni will do anything to keep Riley away from him. Knox will do anything to protect Leni and Riley. The question is will Knox be able to protect her without falling for the breed mate.
You don’t have to be a rogue to be viscous. You don’t need to be part of Opus Nostrum to be evil. Knox will have his hands full. Grab some popcorn and get ready to enjoy this action packed story. You will be rewarded with so many happily ever afters that you will be smiling for days.