Midnight Breed (Paperback) Bound by blood, addicted to danger, they"ll enter the darkest--and most erotic--place of all.A warrior trained in bullets and blades, Renata cannot be bested by any man--vampire or mortal. But her most powerful weapon is her extraordinary psychic ability - a gift both rare and deadly. Now a stranger threatens her hard-won independence - a golden-haired vampire who lures her into a realm of darkness... and pleasure beyond imagining.A combat-loving adrenaline junkie, Nikolai dispenses his own justice to enemies of the Breed - and his latest quarry is a ruthless assassin. One woman stands in his way: the seductive, cool-as-ice bodyguard, Renata. But Renata"s powers are put to the test when a loved one, a child, is threatened and she"s forced to turn to Niko for help. As the two join forces, as desire fans the flames of a deeper hunger, Renata"s life is under siege by a man who offers the exquisite pleasure of a blood bond - and a passion that could save or doom them both forever...