A Touch of Midnight (Midnight Breed 0.5) by Lara Adrian

A Touch of Midnight (Lara Adrian)

SUMMARY

Savannah Dupree is halfway across the country from her Louisiana bayou hometown, a freshman studying at Boston University on a full scholarship. But academic excellence is only one of Savannah’s gifts. She possesses something even more remarkable than her quick mind and insatiable curiosity for learning. With a simple touch, Savannah can see an object’s past—a skill that puts her life in danger, when her studies bring her into contact with a centuries-old English sword and the secret hidden within the blade’s history: the vicious murders of twin boys by a group of fanged creatures borne of the worst kind of nightmare.

In all his three hundred years of living as one of the Breed, vampire warrior Gideon never dreamed he’d see the blade again that spilled his young brothers’ lives ages ago on that blood-soaked night in London. Ever since the boys’ deaths, Gideon’s been on a personal quest to rid the world of Rogue vampires, but now he can’t help wondering if the brutal slayings of his only kin was something more sinister—an act perpetrated by an unknown enemy. An enemy who is apparently living in hiding somewhere in Boston. There’s one certain way to prove Gideon’s suspicion, but it will mean using innocent, gifted Savannah to help uncover the full truth—a truth that will shatter everything she knows about herself and the world around her. And with danger closing in from all sides, the passion that ignites between Gideon and Savannah will tempt them to risk their hearts and lives for a love that might just last an eternity…

MY REVIEW

Breed warrior Gideon
Special ability: Extremely high IQ, technology expert
Age: Over 300 years old

Breed mate Savannah
Special ability: Reading the history of objects when touching them (phychiometry)
Occupation: Art History student
Mark place: Left shoulder blade

Settings: Boston, Luisiana

Gideon and Savannah is one of my favourite couples. Perfect for each other and deeply in love. Gideon gave up his life as a warrior to be safe for his mate. Savannah trusted him and offered him everything.
Gideon is an interesting character. He is the mastermind of the order, i.e.the nerd of the order. He lived through the computer's revolution and he became an expert on computers. It was actually interesting the flashback of the book in the seventies technology.
Savannah is one of the oldest breed mates of the order. She joined them when she was just a 19 years old kid in 1974. Since then at the following books she grows up to be the calming figure of the order, the one that brings everyone together.
The book although it is a bit shorter than I would like, it is still well developed, enjoyable and to the point.