When journalist Dylan Alexander stumbled upon a hidden tomb, she considered the find appropriate for the low-end magazine she wrote for and began snapping pictures. Her boss agrees and orders her to extend her vacation and come up with more pictures and a story to go along with the ancient drawings on the cave wall. What Dylan doesn't realize is that she's stumbled onto a secret tomb belonging to The Breed, and it is being guarded by one of the fiercest, most lethal of the brotherhood, Rio.

Charged with a mission he hasn't completed and fueled with pain and rage over the betrayal of a loved one, Rio has a plan beyond his mission. His plans to end it all are interrupted by the beautiful Dylan and the photographs she's taken. No longer can he focus on his own agenda, for Dylan's discovery threatens to reveal The Breed to the world. She must be stopped.

Complications arise when Rio discovers that Dylan is not all that she seems. A small birthmark identifies her as a Breedmate, most revered by Rio's kind. He brings Dylan to Boston, to Darkhaven, where Dylan meets others of The Breed. At first disbelieving, Dylan gradually comes to accept the mission of this group of warriors and develops a deep attraction for the mysterious Rio.

When some of the oldest of The Breed begin disappearing only to turn up murdered and when Dylan begins seeing the ghosts of young women with the mark identifying them as Breedmates, the warriors of Darkhaven realize there is an evil plotting to bring down the brotherhood. Rio is now charged with the mission of discovering who, or what, is behind the threat before Dylan becomes the next victim.

MIDNIGHT RISING by Lara Adrian is book four in the Midnight Breed series, and fans are in for a treat. Dylan and Rio are multifaceted characters, deeply emotional and torn between those they love and duty to something greater than both. The supporting characters of Darkhaven are fascinating and well-developed (I really hope Niko's story is in the works!), and Ms. Adrian has a gift for drawing her readers deeper and deeper into the amazing worlds she creates. The evil at work in MIDNIGHT RISING is frightening and chilling in its foreshadowing of the future for those at Darkhaven. I eagerly await the next installment of this entertaining series!