Books like “Kiss of Midnight”

What to read after “Kiss of Midnight” by Lara Adrian: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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Dark Lover
J. R. Ward · 2005
From the same world: “Vampires”
Wrath, the vampire king of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, never planned to care for a mortal. When he promises a dying comrade to watch over the man's half-human daughter, Beth, their growing bond pulls them both into the Brotherhood's hidden war with the slayers hunting their kind.
2
Halfway to the Grave
Jeaniene Frost · 2007
From the same world: “Vampires”
Half vampire Cat has spent years hunting the creatures her father belonged to. When she meets Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, he offers to train her in exchange for help with his own list of targets, and the partnership draws her into a world she cannot leave.
3
A Hunger Like No Other
Kresley Cole · 2006
From the same world: “Vampires”
Half-vampire Emmaline travels to Paris to learn how her parents died and is abducted by Lachlain, a werewolf king freed from a century of torture. He is sure she is his mate, but she wants nothing to do with the werewolves' war, even as the bond between them grows.
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Sunshine
Robin McKinley · 2003
From the same world: “Vampires”
- Vampires
- Morally Grey Character
Rae Seddon, a baker called Sunshine, is captured by vampires at her family's lake cabin and learns she carries magic of her own. Bound to a vampire who should be her enemy, she is pulled into a war among the Others, the supernatural beings living beside humans.
5
A Dowry of Blood
S.T. Gibson · 2021
From the same world: “Vampires”
Constanta is saved from death by a vampire lord and becomes the first of his brides. Over centuries he brings two more consorts into their home, and as cruelty and control replace affection, she begins to record the truth of their long and dangerous marriage.
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Twilight
Stephenie Meyer · 2005
From the same world: “Vampires”
- Vampires
- Forbidden Love
Bella Swan moves to the rainy town of Forks and is drawn to Edward Cullen, who is beautiful, distant and not human. As she learns he is a mind-reading vampire, the danger of loving him becomes impossible to ignore.
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The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent · 2022
From the same world: “Vampires”
- Vampires
- Morally Grey Character
Oraya is a human adopted by the vampire king and has always been an outsider at his court. To win protection she enters the Kejari, a tournament that kills most of its competitors, and forms an uneasy alliance with Raihn, a rival vampire she cannot trust and should not love.
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A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness · 2011
From the same world: “Vampires”
Diana Bishop, a historian and reluctant witch, calls up an enchanted manuscript that every creature in Oxford wants. When the vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont offers his help, their alliance defies the laws that keep witches, vampires, and daemons apart.
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The Darkest Night
Gena Showalter · 2008
Same genre: “Paranormal romance”
- Dark Romance
- Morally Grey Character
Cursed to carry the demon of Violence, the immortal warrior Maddox has spent lifetimes in torment. Every night he dies at the hands of the gods, and every dawn he wakes. Rescuing a mortal woman named Ashlyn from his enemies throws them both into a conflict that could free or destroy him.
10
Vampire Academy
Richelle Mead · 2007
From the same world: “Vampires”
- Vampires
- Forbidden Love
Rose Hathaway is a dhampir, trained to guard her best friend Lissa, a Moroi vampire princess. After two years on the run, they are returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where Rose falls for her instructor and the school's wards hide dangerous secrets.
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Corrupt
Penelope Douglas · 2015
Similar plot moves: “Dark Romance” and “Forbidden Love”
Erika has crushed on Michael Crist, her best friend's older brother, for years. After a night that ends in scandal, she joins the same elite university as Michael and his friends, who hold her responsible for a past wrong. Their revenge turns into a dangerous game neither can control.
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Soulless
Gail Carriger · 2009
From the same world: “Vampires”
- Vampires
Alexia Tarabotti is a spinster with no soul, which makes her immune to the supernatural. When a rogue vampire attacks her in steampunk London and a werewolf lord is sent to investigate, the two uncover a plot against the city's vampires and werewolves—and a mutual attraction neither of them expected.