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Summary: A New twist from a very versatile author
Review: Nearly another quarter of a century has elapsed (since Dark Desire) and the Carpathian plight is little changed. The race is facing extinction. The woman are scarce, the few surviving children male. The hope for the future lies in those rare human women with true psychic ability who are able to survive the conversion process and become lifemates. A previous attempt to depose the Dark Prince having failed, the vampires have dispersed to the far corners of the earth. The hunters have been forced to follow, leaving their beloved homeland and it's healing soil behind. Aidan Savage is one such man. An intimate of the Prince, he is a master hunter charged with the task of ridding the New World of the deadly menace. His soul is at risk however for, without a lifemate, each kill brings him closer to turning himself. His home base of San Francisco has recently been invaded by a band of five vampires. He has yet to stop the killing spree. He must hunt. Aidan is unique in several ways. He is fair in color, a trait that he shares with his reclusive brother Julian. He also he has a loyal human family who care for his home and protect him during the vulnerable daylight hours. This second quirk will later become invaluable to him. Alexandra Houton is a young woman in her twenties. She is the sole guardian of her six-year-old brother and a talented graphic artist. This last fact has not escaped the notice of the foremost creator of vampire video games. Excited about the prospect of this highly desirable career move and the hope of creating a better life for her small sibling, Alex agrees to an evening interview at a local restaurant. Unable to leave her young brother at home alone, she leaves him to wait outside with a kindly indigent of their acquaintance. Shortly into the meeting it becomes clear that the wealthy employer is interested in more than Alex's artistic skills. Taking a moment to check on her brother, Alex finds his protector brutally slain. The killer is a creature the likes of whom she has never seen. Attempting to prevent her mesmerized brother from reaching the demon, Alex, the true prize, is captured and spirited away to the entrance of the demon's lair. The vampire has recognized Alex's lifemate potential and hopes to claim her for himself. He performs two brutal blood exchanges before chaining her to a wall at the mouth of the cave. He does not trust her to know of his lair, where he will lay vulnerable while the sun is in the sky. As the level of seawater in the cave rises the elements take their toll on Alex so that she is unrecognizable by nightfall. Night is upon them and Aidan has discovered the whereabouts of the vampire. After a brief battle he dispatches the betrayer. He then turns to the crazed vampiress (Alex) of the evil one's creation. She is clutching a small human child. Aidan attempts to destroy her before she can slay the child but in the process discovers that the blood surrounding him appears to be red. Sensations burst upon him. The woman is no vampiress, but his true lifemate and she is dying. He must save her at any cost. The cost is further blood exchange which triggers the conversion process. Aidan regrets that this has occurred without her consent, but he was left with no choice. The vampires' treatment of her and the battle she witnessed between him and Aidan has fostered distrust of him. She cannot distinguish the difference between Carpathian and vampire. She wants no parts of this creature who would possess her and despises what she has become. She rebels against him, but even as she struggles to maintain her independence, in an effort to retain her humanity, the bond strengthens. Aidan is stunned by Alex's loveliness and even more taken aback by her affect on other men. Though he is aware that the bond between them is unbreakable he must struggle to win her trust and her heart. Four vampires remain. It is clear to the pair that the humans they love are their Achilles heel, that the vampires will undoubtedly strike at them through their family. Will Aidan be able to convince Alex that they are each other's destiny? Will they combine their strengths to fight the menace that plagues them? Will they succeed? Aidan meets briefly with Gregori, who awaits his lifemate's arrival here. Gregori is walking the edge, having given her the freedom to grow before claiming her. Her identity indicates that the union between those special human women and the Carpathian males is indeed the solution they were hoping for to continue the race. It is a perfect lead-in to the next title in the series, Dark Magic which is Grigori's story. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. This was the first time a human lifemate had an actual family member to contend with. One wonders how the pair will handle this as the boy grows older and they remain the same. At some point the child will have to be let in on the secret. It will be difficult for Alex not to be the major part of his life that she wants to be, and it will be even harder to watch him age. It is a testament to Ms. Feehan's writing ability that she is able to deal with such hard-hitting issues with such aplomb. I am really looking forward to the next installment due to be released in late summer. --Leslie Tramposch, Copyright © 2000 ~Paranormal Romance Reviews
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Summary: GOOD READ
Review: IT WAS A GOOD STORY, BUT I EXPECTED MORE. IT FELT LIKE CERTAIN THINGS WERE LEFT OUT. OVERALL GOOD, I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I JUST HOPE DARK MAGIC MEETS MY EXPECTATION. I HAVE READ ALL THE BOOKS SO FAR AND AND THEY WERE GOOD. A WRITER WHO IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HER CHARACTERS AND THEY WAY THEY FEEL FOR EACH OTHER.
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Summary: Penny
Review: Aidan Savage is a powerful vampire hunter who is losing hope of finding his lifemate. The Carpathian men must find a lifemate, or eventually they lose their grip on sanity and turn into Vampires. For now, he lives away from his beloved Carpathian Mountains because vampires have decided to expand into America. He's tracking one vampire and has found his hiding place but that's not all he finds. He finds a poor woman who the vampire has turned, about to bite a boy! Well that's what he thinks... Alexandria Houton is the only family her 6 year-old little brother has and she needs a job to take care of them. She has an interview with a famous game maker who could make her career. The interview doesn't go all that well until he sees her drawings but then Alex can feel the evil invading the restaurant. All she can think of is to get to her brother outside to protect him from the evil. She gets there too late and her brother is gone but using her psychic abilities she follows where he went. She doesn't know what to make of the evil man that has her brother in a trance but she will do anything to protect him. The stubbornness of both the hero and heroine will have you in giggles but their chemistry will have you wiping the steam from your glasses! Ms. Feehan builds up the sexual tension till you feel you can take no more but rewards you with some very hot scenes that border on erotic. The secondary characters and the family scenario will tug at your heart stings. The battles will have you sweating and praying.When you start the book you should clear your schedule because your not going to want to put it down till you're finished!
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Summary: Dark Gold
Review: A Real page turner, just like all her books!
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Summary: KEEP THEM COMING!
Review: I LOVE THE DARK SERIES, I HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR GREGORI'S BOOK. WHICH PROMISES TO BE THE BEST OF THEM ALL SO FAR. I LOVE THIS BOOK, AS WHITH THE OTHER TWO I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I WANT MORE OF THIS SERIES. SOONER THAN LATER
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Summary: Another great book by Feehan!
Review: As the previous two books before it, Dark Gold tells another wonderful story in the Carpathian series. Aidan and Alexandria were great. We see a different side to the Carpathian male in Aidan, who is funny and patient as well as sexy. The heroine was scared with all the changes occuring in her life yet kept her head above water with her humor and strength. I found myself laughing out loud while reading this book. The book was set in a more modern setting and due to this fact I thought the plot went smoothly and the feelings shared by the characters well portrayed. A different book than what we have seen but just as good. I look forward to the next one.
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Summary: Outstanding, keep them coming!
Review: This book was just as good as the other two in the series, Dark Prince, and Dark Desire. The tension betweeen the two main characters is very good, and the book is fast paced. I read it in one sitting! This author is very prolific. One of the characters that has been in all three books, Gregory, is finally getting his own novel, and that will come out in July. It is called Dark Magic. I am eagerly waiting for the next in this series!
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Summary: What can I say...
Review: that hasn't already been said? But I just had to add my recommendation for this excellent book! Though it definitely has a different feel to it than the first two ("Dark Prince" and "Dark Desire"), it will still keep you riveted from the first page. Christine Feehan has created a world that I am more than happy to lose myself in. This book and its predecessors are well worth the "price of admission"! I look forward to each new installment of the series.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: I have read all of Linda Lael Miller Vampire books as well as Anne Rices' Christine Feehan is now on my must read list and this makes her one of a select few. You MUST read this book.....it has passion, drama and great humor
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Summary: Keep them coming!
Review: I must say, even though i rated this book 5 stars, i missed the other characters(Mikhail, Raven, Jacques, and Shea). But this book was absolutley another best of Ms. Feehan. Aidan makes you want to kill him and kiss him at the same time. In the 3 books of Ms. Feehan's about the Carpathian race that i have read, i have always loved the female in trouble, the handsome male rescues her. And this takes the cake along with her first and second books. I am really going to miss these men and women when she ends her series on the Carpathian race....vampire or not..you gotta love 'em!
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