Midnight Breed Books in Order
Part ofLara Adrian Books in OrderExplore where Midnight Flame falls in the Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian, with reading order, a brief synopsis, and background on this crossover with Christopher Rice.
Last updated: January 16, 2026
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Publication Order
27 books
King of Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2021
With threats closing in on every side, Darion Thorne is forced into leadership of the Order before he feels ready. His uneasy ally is Selene, the Atlantean queen searching for four powerful crystals. To survive what's coming, they must work together, even as attraction turns dangerous.
Fall of Night
by Lara Adrian
2021
Micah, the son of veteran warrior Tegan, survives a mission in the Deadlands that leaves his team dead and his trust shattered. He joins forces with Phaedra, an Atlantean woman with power and secrets of her own. Together they race to stop an enemy before the fragile peace collapses.
Break the Day
by Lara Adrian
2019
Rafe has gone deep undercover to take down the Opus Nostrum, the secret society he blames for ruining his life. Devony Winters, a daywalker hiding in plain sight, is working the same case for her own reasons. Their dangerous attraction could expose them, and derail the mission.
Midnight Flame
by Christopher Rice
2018
Breed leader Lucan Thorne teams with Radiant Lilliane to stop cunning thieves hunting a dangerous artifact in New Orleans, blending vampire action with the sensual magic of the Desire Exchange in a quick crossover adventure.
Claimed in Shadows
by Lara Adrian
2018
Daywalker Aric Chase is hunting answers and revenge when the Order pairs him with Kaya Laurent, a determined Breedmate-in-training. Kaya is desperate to prove she belongs, but her past makes her a target. In Montreal, their mission turns personal as they uncover a threat inside the shadows.
Midnight Unleashed
by Lara Adrian
2017
Exiled Atlantean diplomat Tamisia is rebuilding her life in Rome when a violent attack at her shelter exposes a deadly secret. Order warrior Trygg is sent to guard her, and he expects a quick, clean mission. Instead, desire and danger tie them together in ways they cannot ignore.
Midnight Unbound
by Lara Adrian
2017
Scythe has spent his life as a weapon, and now the Order needs him to protect Chiara Genova and her young son. Chiara does not trust the grim warrior who refuses to let her out of his sight. When danger closes in, both of them have to risk a bond neither planned.
Midnight Untamed
by Lara Adrian
2016
On an undercover mission near Rome, Order assassin Ettore Selvaggio has one job: eliminate a powerful criminal. Then he discovers Arabella Genova, the woman he once loved, tangled in the target's life. To keep her alive and finish the mission, he has to decide what he is willing to sacrifice.
Defy the Dawn
by Lara Adrian
2016
Brynne, a determined law officer and newly awakened daywalker, needs the Order's help to stop a rising threat. She is drawn to Zael, a dangerous Atlantean warrior who keeps the world at arm's length. Fighting side by side tests their control and their trust as the stakes climb.
Stroke of Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2015
Jehan, a noble Breed male sworn to the Order, is forced to return to Morocco for a political marriage meant to keep the peace. Seraphina, the woman chosen for him, is anything but compliant. As an enemy plots to shatter the truce, their unwanted match turns into something real.
Bound to Darkness
by Lara Adrian
2015
Carys Chase is a daywalker, one of the rare Breed who can survive the sun. She wants a future with Rune, a cage-fighting warrior with a haunted past. When old enemies resurface and secrets come to light, love becomes a risk, and loyalty is put to the test.
Tempted by Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2014
Lazaro Archer leads the Order's command in Italy, and he is sworn to protect Melina Walsh from a threat she does not fully understand. Melina remembers him from childhood, and the pull between them is stronger than either can ignore. But Lazaro's duty may break her heart.
Marked by Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2014
In London, Breed warrior Mathias Rowan is tracking a series of brutal killings linked to dark forces inside the vampire world. The only person who can help is Nova Waverly, a tattoo artist with her own dangerous talents. Working together could save lives, or mark them both for death.
Crave the Night
by Lara Adrian
2014
Order warrior Nathan is trained to feel nothing, until a mission brings him face to face with Jordana, a wealthy young Breed female promised to someone else. Their attraction is instant and forbidden. As enemies close in, Jordana has to confront truths about her own past.
Edge of Dawn
by Lara Adrian
2013
Twenty years after the world learned the Breed exist, peace is fragile. Mira, a hard-edged squad captain, is sent to stop a rebellion led by Kellan Archer, the man she never stopped loving. To prevent a new war, they must decide where their loyalties truly lie.
A Touch of Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2013
College student Savannah Dupree has a strange gift, she can read objects with a single touch. When she stumbles onto a cursed relic, Breed warrior Gideon arrives to contain the threat. Their instant connection pulls her into the Order's secret war, and into danger she never saw coming.
Darker After Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2012
A reckless act by Dragos threatens to expose the Breed to the human world, forcing the Order into a last-ditch fight. Sterling Chase, once an enforcer, is battling his own savage nature when an extraordinary woman gives him a reason to hold on.
Deeper Than Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2011
Kidnapped and traumatized, Corinne Bishop is rescued by the Order and placed under guard. Her protector is Hunter, a lethal Breed male with a past in the enemy's ranks. Together they go after the ruthless Dragos, while feelings they cannot afford begin to grow.
A Taste of Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2011
On holiday in a remote Scottish castle, Breedmate Danika MacConn is caught between a ruthless vampire crime boss and the man sent to watch her. Brannoc's loyalty is complicated by desire, and by a secret that could cost Danika everything.
Taken by Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2010
Former state trooper Jenna Darrow cannot shake a violent night that left her changed and hungry for answers. She seeks refuge with the Order, where stoic warrior Brock offers protection and a healing touch. Their connection is real, but time and mortality are against them.
Shades of Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2009
In the wilds of Alaska, bush pilot Alexandra Maguire is attacked by something she cannot explain. Warrior Kade is sent to investigate, and the closer he gets, the more her forgotten past threatens to unravel. The danger outside is only part of what they are fighting.
Ashes of Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2009
When Claire Roth returns after years in hiding, she collides with Andreas Reichen, the Breed warrior she left behind. Andreas needs answers about the conspiracy that tore his world apart, but Claire's secrets could put them both in the enemy's fire.
Veil of Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2008
Renata is a Breedmate with a fierce will and a gift that makes her a target. Nikolai, a thrill-seeking warrior, is hunting a killer linked to her past. To protect a child and stop the attacker, they have to trust a bond neither expected.
Midnight Rising
by Lara Adrian
2008
Order warrior Rio wants all-out war on the Rogue vampires, and nothing will distract him, until journalist Dylan Alexander stumbles onto a secret that could expose the Breed. As an ancient threat awakens, Rio and Dylan are pulled into a fight neither expected.
Midnight Awakening
by Lara Adrian
2007
Elise Chase has spent years hunting the Rogues who destroyed her life, even as her own powers burn out of control. She turns to battle-hardened warrior Tegan for help, and their uneasy alliance becomes dangerous when passion collides with vengeance.
Kiss of Midnight
by Lara Adrian
2007
After photographer Gabrielle Maxwell witnesses a brutal killing outside a Boston club, she is pulled into a hidden war among vampire warriors. Order leader Lucan Thorne can keep her alive, but protecting her means risking everything he swore to guard.
Kiss of Crimson
by Lara Adrian
2007
When veterinarian Tess Culver helps an injured stranger, she crosses into the secret world of the Breed. Warrior Dante must hunt a ruthless enemy while resisting a bond with Tess, whose courage and hidden strength could change the fight and his future.
Series background & context
The Midnight Breed series is Lara Adrian's long running take on hidden vampires, and it provides the larger canvas behind the crossover story Midnight Flame. At its core, the series follows the Breed, a race of vampires with alien ancestry who live in secret among humans, feeding on blood but governed by a strict code.(penguinrandomhouse.com)
Most of the early books revolve around the Order, an elite band of Breed warriors based first in Boston and later spread across the globe. Led by Lucan Thorne, they hunt Rogues who have given in to bloodlust, enforce uneasy truces with other vampire factions, and struggle with their own pasts. Each novel pairs one warrior with a woman who upends his sense of duty, usually a Breedmate whose psychic gifts connect her to the larger conflict.(penguinrandomhouse.com)
The tone is fast and sensual. Battles in alleys, tunnels, and fortified compounds sit alongside intensely personal scenes where characters negotiate trust, trauma, and desire. The mythology expands over time, moving from secret enclaves and compounds toward a future where humans know the Breed exist and everyone tries to live with the fallout. Later installments introduce a new generation of fighters raised in the shadow of their parents' war.(penguinrandomhouse.com)
Christopher Rice's involvement is a small but memorable piece of that picture. Midnight Flame borrows Lucan from his role as series leader and drops him into a New Orleans caper that also features Lilliane, a Radiant from Rice's Desire Exchange novellas. The short story sketches just enough of the Order's rules and Lucan's history that new readers can keep up, while still rewarding people who already know the difference between Rogue vampires, Breedmates, and the warriors sworn to protect them.(parents.simonandschuster.com)
Most books can be read as standalones, but the emotional weight deepens if you follow the series in order, since characters reappear as side figures, mentors, and sometimes unexpected antagonists.
Across the full Midnight Breed sequence you can expect high stakes plots, cover ups and power plays inside vampire society, and an emphasis on couples who have to fight as hard for their relationships as they do against external enemies. The world that frames Midnight Flame is one where love is often the one thing that can push ancient predators to change, and Lara Adrian rarely lets her characters take that transformation lightly.
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