Possess Me at Midnight (The Doomsday Brethren, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

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"Deliciously wicked!" -- Gena Showalter --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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"A hot, exciting romance.... I can't wait for more!" -- New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian

"A world not to be missed." -- New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh

"Deliciously wicked!" -- Gena Showalter

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (October 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416578463
• ISBN-13: 978-1416578468
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,696 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 3 in The Doomsday Brethren Series.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book I Ever Read, October 30, 2009

By	Y. DeMastus (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I have been an avid reader of romance novels since 1980 and this week POSSESS ME AT MIDNIGHT moved to the top of the list as the best book I've ever read. World building usually seems tedious and I skip it in favor of the meat of the story, but NOT in this series, NOT Ms. Black. Her talent is astonishing to me. I read every word, staying up nearly all night (on a Wednesday no less) to finish this book. Sabelle and Ice are well-developed characters with all the emotion and depth you could possibly need. The end is so romantic and poignant. I shed many tears over this fantastic story! There is no way to go wrong with this story; I promise you'll love it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars super urban fantasy, October 31, 2009

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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In England, evil mage Mathias apparently eliminated his only adversary who could have prevented him from taking control of all magic practitioners. The Doomsday Brethren Wizard Bram Rion lies in a comatose state following a black smoke assault by Mathias who plans to take over his unconscious rival's seat on the Wizard Council as the second step of his plan. Once he does that and finds the Doomsday Diary of Morganna le Fey, he will succeed.

However, he makes one tiny miscalculation. Mathias fails to factor in Bram's sister Sabelle. When Mathias begins his final assault, lowlife warrior Isdernus "Ice" Rykard escorts Sabelle, as a female she can carry the reverent tome, and the comatose Bram to safety. Ice wants her as his mate, but Sabelle cannot say the Binding Words as her brother must bless their union; both know Bram would never accept a lowlife like Ice. However, when Ice is hurt, Sabelle heals him as their bodies and souls unite. The next day he leaves her to draw Mathias away from the siblings.

The newest Doomsday Brethren urban fantasy (see Tempt Me with Darkness and Seduce Me In Shadow) is a superb entry as Bram's sister and Ice star in what appears top be a bittersweet love story. Both pray Bram lives, but ironically if he does the couple can never be together. Sabelle is brave but Ice heats up the plot with his love for her ultimately affirmed with his version of Dickens final line in A Tale of two Cities: "It is a far, far, better thing than ever I have done" sacrifice to keep his beloved and his chieftain alive. Fans of Shayla Black will relish this enthralling and exciting novel as ice will melt the hearts of all readers.

Harriet Klausner

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4.0 out of 5 stars Book 3, October 27, 2009

By	C. Stone "Reese" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the 3rd book in the Doomsday Brethren featuring Bram's sister Sabelle and the intense warrior Ice. This starts off right where readers ended Seduce me in Shadows. The evil wizard Mathias is trying to take over the council in his next step to rule magic kind and then the human race. There is magic and action throughout this page turner but I found myself annoyed with Sabelle. Maybe the annoyance began in book 2 with her "remedy" for Lucan. Anyway, there were times when her insistence on not mating Ice frustrated me. She constantly questioned whether he wanted her or vengeance on her brother for an old slight that is revealed later. Ice knows after their first kiss that she is his mate. All magic kind learn their mates through touch or the first kiss and they all know that a mate will cherish and love them. So, when she is arguing about doubting his feelings and sincerity, I wanted to smack her. Mate call ring a bell?! Ice was a great hero and when readers learn of his past and his reason for being distant you'll want to take him in your arms and give him some good loving. We are given some clues to Bram's missing mate and more sighing looks between Lucan and his exmate Anya. Finally Sabelle gets her head on straight but thats closer to the end. Overall, I did enjoy this. The novel can stand alone as Shayla Black introduces the history from previous books without being heavy handed. There are moments when you fear the brethren are outnumbered but of course with Ice on their side they triumph in the end

Book blurb- evil Mathias and his ruthless anarki army are hunting for the doomsday diary. Sabelle must guard the book with her life and Ice vows to protect the beautiful witch with his life