Defy the Dawn - Midnight Breed, Bk 14 Author:Lara Adrian Daywalker Brynne Kirkland survived a hellish upbringing as a product of a madman's lab. Tough, driven, and devoted to her work in law enforcement, Brynne has never dared to risk opening her heart to anyone -- least of all a handsome immortal from a world on the verge of war against hers. — Atlantean warrior Zael left the intrigue of his realm... more » several lifetimes ago, along with the battles he fought as one of the queen's legion. As a free-spirited loner walking the fringe of two worlds -- that of his secretive and powerful people, and the outside world belonging to mankind and the Breed -- it was never his intention to return to combat and bloodshed. Nor had he imagined that he might ever be tempted into anything stronger than desire . . . until he meets Brynne.
Thrust together as allies of the Order in the fight against a diabolical enemy, Zael and Brynne embark on a mission that will ultimately force them to decide between duty to their people, and a passion that defies all bounds.« less