4.6 (2,233 ratings)

Hour of Darkness: Midnight Breed Hunter Legacy Series, Book 2

Name: Hour of Darkness: Midnight Breed Hunter Legacy Series, Book 2
Rating: 4.6 (2233 reviews)
Author: Lara Adrian
ISBN: B07KCJLJW8

by Lara Adrian

shifters

About this book

Cain is a Breed vampire and a former Hunter assassin who has spent his life operating in the shadows. Haunted by his brutal past and weary of his mercenary life, he retreats to Miami seeking nothing more than solitude. However, his plans for a quiet escape are shattered when he intervenes to save a woman from a lethal sniper. This encounter thrusts him into a world of dangerous secrets and high-stakes betrayal, forcing him to embrace the very violence he tried to leave behind.

Marina Moretskova, the niece of a powerful Russian crime boss, is caught in a deadly game of leverage. Tasked with delivering critical intel to secure her uncle’s freedom, she cannot afford to trust anyone, especially not the lethal, steely-eyed stranger who saved her life. Yet, as they are forced together in a fight for survival, the chemistry between them becomes impossible to ignore.

This pulse-pounding installment of the Hunter Legacy series delivers a masterclass in dark romance. With a slow-burn tension that simmers beneath every interaction, the story expertly blends paranormal thrills with intense, character-driven conflict. If you are looking for a gritty, fast-paced shifter romance featuring a conflicted alpha hero and a resilient heroine, this is the addictive read you have been waiting for.

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B07KCJLJW8

Reader Reviews

This is a series that keeps getting better. So good.

October 8, 2018

Lara Adrian is back with the second book in Hunter Legacy series with another pulse pounding ride that will leave you breathless, hot and with a hunger for more of this series. I can not get enough of the tough Hunter’s and the women who tame them. I loved this book plain and simple. It had everything I wanted and was for me unputdownable. I don’t hide my love for this author and this is another example of why. Going into this book, I was already drawn to the hero Cain and with every action, I...

Good read

March 1, 2020

Well written, the storyline flows. The heroine is strong but not obnoxiously, stupidly so. The hero is conflicted, but not to the point of stupidity. The sex scenes were well written, too. )

Best of series

May 3, 2026

This story of Cain and Marina was like night and day than the first book. It was everything book one lacked Cain was a perfect alpha hero, big, sexy, beautiful, tough with attitude. The book explained what was going on, with an intriguing plot. Marina was a smart heroine and likeable. The Russian and Cuban mafia added to the plot. Well done )

Exhilarating!

October 6, 2018

Exactly what one would expect of a Lara Adrian novel, Hour of Darkness manages to be even more exciting than the one that came before it. In Born of Darkness we met Cain Hunter in Las Vegas, bitter and disillusioned, ready for a change. In the beginning of Hour of Darkness nothing has changed, Cain is still the same person only he's relocated to Miami. Enter Marina Moretskova, beautiful, Russian and trouble waiting to happen. Cain has a premonition of that trouble and decides to prevent it from...

Heart wrenching

November 9, 2018

Cane has something in his past that affects everything he does now. Because of this issue, he wants to live life with no connections to any person. But when he receives a vision his life changes abundantly. Marina is from Russia but is on a mission in Miami for her uncle. Then a large Breed male jumps in to save her from an assassins bullet. He saves her life several times throughout this story. But the question is who is after her and why do they want her dead? I love the excitement and thrill...