Well, in Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed, Book 1), Lucan, leader of the Order, provides this insight during a steamy scene:
And in the instant before his sharp teeth penetrated her fragile skin, his keen vision lit on a tiny birthmark just behind Gabrielle’s ear.Nearly undetectable, the diminutive mark of a teardrop falling into the cradle of a crescent moon made Lucan rear back in shock. The symbol, so rare among human females, meant only one thing...Breedmate.He withdrew from the bed as though touched by fire, hissing a furious curse into the dark. Hunger for Gabrielle still pounded through him, even as he grappled with the ramifications of what he might have done to them both.Gabrielle Maxwell was a Breedmate, a human gifted with unique blood and DNA properties that complemented those of his kind. She and the few numbers like her were queens among other human females. To Lucan’s kind, a race comprised solely of males, this woman was a cherished goddess, giver of life, destined to bond in blood and bear the seed of a new vampire generation.And in his reckless lust to taste her, Lucan had nearly claimed her for his own.
So my question today is: Are you a Breedmate?
Well, ask yourself this. What do you smell like?
Breed males seem to really respond to scent. How could they not? They are predators after all. But I have to say, I found the reference to how a Breedmate smelled quite amusing while reading the series. Here's why:
Breedmate's name | Her scent | Her Blood Bonded:
- Gabrielle | jasmine | Lucan
- Tess | cinnamon and vanilla | Dante
- Elise | heather-and-roses | Tegan
- Dylan | juniper and honey | Rio
- Renata | sandalwood and fresh spring rain | Nikolai
- Claire | vanilla and warm spices | Andreas Reichen
- Alexandra | wind-and-woods | Kade
But Breedmate qualities don't stop at smells. Breedmates also have keen intelligence and flawless health. Many possessed uncanny extrasensory skills or paranormal talents that are amplified once a Breedmate has blood-bonded with a vampire male.
The talents of the above mentioned Breedmates include:
- being able to see through the veil of vampire mind control and being drawn to Vampire lairs
- ability to heal wounds with touch
- psychic ability to hear corrupt, dark human intentions
- being able to see the spirits of Breedmates who have passed away
- talent for disabling people with mind-blasting
- ability to dreamwalk
- natural instinct for knowing when someone is telling the truth or a lie
I've gotta admit, I think the Breedmates are pretty freaking ninja. And the best part is they don't fade into the background once their book is over. Each one is very involved in the series, helping and fighting along side the Order throughout the series! It's awesome!
Yup, I'm as much fascinated by the Breedmates as I am about the Breed males. I have many unanswered, burning questions about Breedmates and pregnancy and their Blood Bonds. As the series continues, I hope to get my curiosities satisfied.
Unfortunately, I'm not a Breedmate, but I sure do wish I was. I wonder what kind of Breed male I'd attract with my natural odor of: Cheeseburger and Fries. Or if my talent, the ability to sit for long periods of time, would be of any use to the Order. Something tells me, not likely, but a girl can dream. :)
Don't forget, Deeper Than Midnight (Midnight Breed #9) by Lara Adrian comes out on June 28th! It's HUNTER's book! *squee*
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This is tough. What would I like the love of my life to say I smell like? Hmmm....
1. My Breedmate scent would smell like pomegranate and mango (my favorite body wash), or some citrus-like smell.
2. My Breedmate ability would be the ability to manipulate someone's thoughts(like maybe changing or erasing a specific memory) in order to protect the Breed race and the Breedmates.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Is it weird that I just spent 10 minutes sniffing myself??
My Breedmate scent would probably be garlic (I know your probably thinking gross, but I love the smell of garlic and I eat it frequently - I probably won't be getting any Breed males coming my way though)
My Breedmate ability would be to glow in the dark (I'm part Irish and really pale)
Great Post!!
What would be your Breedmate scent?
probably a mix between almond and lavender
What would be your Breedmate ability?
ability to heal wounds with touch
thank you for the giveaway.
I would want my Breedmate scent to be violets because I just love violet perfumes!
Talent: I'd want to be able to put myself in and out of my favorite books - with a starring role!
Scent: New book scent. I know, super sexy!
Hmmm, great guest post!
My Breedmate smell would probably be a mixture of mandarin and ylang, ylang (my shampoo and body wash =D)
My ability would be to heal wounds with only a touch, mostly because I had seeing people in and therefore I'd be able to help those I loved.
What fun but tough questions! My smell would probably be roses and cantelope since eat tons of one and am constantly pruning the other (at least this time of year). My talent would be to be able to tell if people are telling the truth or not.
I am so excited for this book! Love this series!
Be careful what you wish for... you might attract the wrong kind... ;D
I smell like doberman... my ability is to make them "sit" or "down" (oh now that I think on that those might come in quite handy!!!). Oh yes... I could be a breedmate with those abilities.... *waggles eyebrows*
I'd smell like chocolate and have the ability to communicate with all types of animals.
What scent am I I would say Strawberries and slight vanilla added to it.
My talent would be either telekinesis or teleportation.
I absolutely love this series by the way and can't wait for Hunter's book.
I hope my Breedmate scent would be something flowery, like roses as I like using that kind of scented lotion and such. As for a Breedmate ability, I would love to be able to have some sort of a healing ability to help others.
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Okay I love love love this series!!! I do remember when Kelly got that Breedmate tat...my first thoughts cool/ouch. My scent well my favorite scents are Jasmine and Tuberose so I think it would be something in between the two. As far as my ability hmm I would love to have healing powers!! I would definitely want to be able to help people! Sappy but true :)
1.What would be your Breedmate scent? Either Lilacs or Honeysuckle. Lilacs because well I always love the heedy scent of it, and well, I associate the scent and flower with my grandmother who passed away 13/14 years ago.
2.What would be your Breedmate ability? Intution or be the person that they can talk too without worries of incrimination or such, to be there when they need to get things off their chest, to lighten the load on their shoulders.
What would be your Breedmate scent?
Answer: That grassy, earthy smell that comes after it rains, combined with chocolate covered coffee beans.
What would be your Breedmate ability?
Answer: The ability to feel and project strong sensations and emotions through touch. Can you inmagine the possibilities? How hot that would be?
What would be your Breedmate scent?
It would have to be Lemons and lavender. Sweet with a sour/sharp after note (that's my mean part coming through) lol
What would be your Breedmate ability?
I am a empathy...I can take on your feelings and then act on them or take them away.
This was a fun post
Thanks for the chance
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My Breedmate scent?
I would have to be roses my favorite smell in the world I love it. Roses are beautiful but always have thorns to keep away everything.
My breedmate ability?
I would want to be telekentic, I would love to control objects with my mind. Such a great weapons.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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What would be your Breedmate scent?
It would have to be strawberries♥
What would be your Breedmate ability?
I would want to heal and not just physically but also mentally :)
Thanks for the chance to win!
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MY breedmate ability would be to communicate telepathically with my family and mate :-)
Thank you for the great giveaway!
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Mine would be sandalwood.
My scent would be a peppery vanilla with a hint of night.
My ability would be to be able to sense Breed and to classify them by GEN and whether they were Rogue or not.
LOVE this series!
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I think my scent would be freshly cut grass
My ability would be to become invisible
my breedmate scent would be a vanilla sage kind of smell and I would be an empath vbarton24 at gmail dot com
This is a fun post. My scent would be some kind of strawberry and vanilla mixture because vanilla is my favorite scent and strawberries are my favorite fruit.
As for ability - well, I read really fast - I'd be able to pick up lots of information in a short period of time LOL.
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I definitely have to read this whole series so I have some catching up to do. I'd probably have a scent of "it just rained" and freshly cut grass with some lavender.
I'd have the ability to heal and know when someone lied.GFC follower under Lucky47.
Carol L.
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Oh natural instinct for knowing when someone is telling the truth or a lie is one l think would be amazing but then also l can imagine hating it after a while.
Wonderful post.
Scent...Ocean
Skill....teleport
Always wanted to be able to whisk from one place to another!
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Scent: wind and wood
Skill: psychic ability to hear corrupt, dark human intentions
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1.What would be your Breedmate scent? I love lavender and use it alot so my scent would definately be lavender.
2.What would be your Breedmate ability? I would love to be able to speak/read any language.
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Hi!
Well, my scent would be ocean - I love th esmell of it :) And my ability would be: I could see emotions in people's eyes :) That would be really awsome! :)
Thank you for the giveaway!
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My breed scent would be sweet peas, I love the smell. My breed power would be the power to control water.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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ohh love this series.
Scent: Pine and rosemary
that is a sweet set!
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My Breedmate scent would be roses. And my special ability would be to heal both mentally and physically! How cool would that be!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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This was a very fun post. Great Job!
My scent probably would be of chocolate and cookie dough. I am always snacking on it, it has to be coming out my pores.
My special ability I would hope is talking to animals. It could be useful to talk to other predators.
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Thanks for the giveaway! Interesting questions. I would want to smell like lavender. I would love to be able to move super fast.
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Thanks for the giveaway. I have never read the breedmate series so I don't know much about it. I have been wanting to read the series though. Tore923@aol.com
If I could pick my ability I would definitely pick being able to heal wounds. How cool would that be? I really want to read these books! They are moving to the top of my TBR list :) Thanks for a great giveaway!
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My scent would be fresh brewed tea, it's the best scent ever!
Maybe citrus and pomegranate... I don't know about ability though!
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What would be your Breedmate scent?
Ummm I guess strawberries and Vanilla since I'm naturally drawn to the scents and therefore all my soaps, perfumes and candles are one of the two scents.
What would be your Breedmate ability?
The one I wish I had.. would be stopping time. A realistic ability I do have, I guess I'd say I'm somewhat charismatic. I'm pretty good at finding a place within new groups of people, becoming near the center of things quickly and locating those people who listen to and agree with me. The problem with that though is I don't know how to say no, become over involved and burn out almost as quickly.
Wow this series sounds Hot!!! I would want my scent to be Lavender of some sorts and my ability.... I like the dream walking. I wouldn't want to hear others' toughs or be able to hear corruptness, that would be too disturbing on many levels. I would want dream walking or the ability to read books faster so I can read more than I do :)
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My breedmate scent would be the smell of fresh laundry or vanilla
My ability would be to travel through shadows. Just step into a shadow and I'd pop to where ever i wanted to be
I know some people would NOT want this ability. But I think if I were an empath, that would be kind of cool.
Annie
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Umm, since I never read this book before, so I don't have a clue, but I will try to answer :
- Breedmate scent : Citrus or Lime
- Breedmate ability : see people past and future just with touching that people.
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Breedmate scent: something light, sweet and fruity- apple blossom?
Breedmate ability: Reading emotions (I've always been very sensitive to other's emotions)
This series seems awesome! It's now on my TBR list!
My breedmate scent would be a very light jasmine and my ability would be to heal without touch.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Kanya
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My scent would be coconut, because I just love that smell and it screams yummy to me :)
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Fun post! The Breeds sound really fascinating. Hmm I have that birthmark...ok so mine actually looks more like a mud puddle than a tear drop but if you concentrate hard enough or squint lol...
smell - I'd want to smell like honeysuckles and cherry blossom after a spring rain
ability - to dream walk and interpret dreams
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I would like my breedmate to smell like vanilla, not the candle perfume like smell, but like the pure extract. As far as ability - I think super strength and empathy. What fun today, thank you for sharing and fir the wonderful giveaway opportunity.
Scent would be something like cherry blossoms and coconut. I know kind of different but love those two scents.