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Summary: Dark series number 2
Review: This is number two in the Dark series. Jaques was targeted by a group of 'vampire hunters' who are killing just for the fun of it. However, they don't quite finish the job, and leave Jaques helpless and alone, after administering a drug, making him unable to communicate psychicly. In his extreme of pain and suffering, Jaques contacts Shea, a medical student (and later surgeon) in America. Shea doesn't know what is going on, or why she is getting these visions of torture. Several years after Jaques is taken, Shea herself is hunted down by the aforementioned vampire hunters, and she goes on the run to save herself. At this point, they are going after anyone who is talented. Shea eventually runs to the Carpathian mountains, and frees Jaques, who has by now lost his memory, and a part of his sanity. Shea must heal Jaques, and help the Carpathians find the ones who are reponsible for the killings.
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Summary: Superb Paranormal Romance! A Must Read!
Review: "Dark Desire" by Christine Feehan, the second instalment in the "Dark" series is an utterly captivating and beautifully written tale that far surpasses its already excellent predecessor. I recommend that readers who are new to Feehan's series start with the first instalment, "Dark Prince" which provides the necessary background information on the Carpathian people. Carpathians are a separate race of people who require blood to survive but never kill the humans they feed on. Carpathians are immensely powerful immortal beings, gifted with telepathy, the ability to shape-shift into any form, and the ability to communicate with and control animals. However, the Carpathian race is dying out. There are very few female Carpathians left and almost all of the babies born are male. After several centuries, if a Carpathian has not found his lifemate, he loses the ability to see in colour and feel emotions. As time passes the temptation becomes greater and greater for the Carpathian to turn into a vampire, the feared creature of folklore, who kills his victims for the rush of feeling the kill provides. "Dark Desire" begins with the book's hero Jacques in the hands of the merciless and evil vampire hunters. He is endlessly tormented and finally buried alive. In his little slice of hell, Jacques' only link to the outside world is through a woman many miles away in America. He is able to link with her for short periods of time and attempts to call her to him. When she does not respond, he assumes that she is one of the humans who had a part in torturing him, and determines that he will have his revenge. Shea O'Halloran thinks she is going crazy. She constantly dreams of a frightening man with jet black eyes who seems to be calling out to her. She experiences terrible bouts of unbearable pain, that even she, as a doctor cannot begin to explain. After seven years of these strange occurrences, Shea feels compelled to travel to the Carpathian Mountains, hoping that she will be able to find a cure for the strange blood disorder she suffers from in the land her unknown father came from. A blood disorder that keeps her on the run from a couple of dangerous fanatics convinced that she is a vampire. When Shea arrives at her destination, she feels a deep connection with the land around her and a sense of rightness that has always eluded her. A strange compulsion leads her out into the forest where she finally comes upon an abandoned and burned down cabin. Inside, buried in the wall, she finds Jacques who bites her savagely thinking that she is the enemy. But Shea feels that she must help this poor, injured man, and manages to transport him to her cabin where she begins to tend his horrific wounds. As time passes, Jacques realizes what an amazing and compassionate woman Shea is. His fractured mind also knows that this red haired beauty is his lifemate. The relationship between Jacques and Shea is brilliantly rendered. Their struggle to come to terms with each other and themselves is truly affecting, and the love they share is passionate and intense. Jacques' struggle with the beast inside him is vividly drawn. Likewise, Shea's struggle to balance intimacy with her need for independence is incredibly vivid and very realistic. But while Jacques and Shea try to deal with their emotions, they must also deal with dangers all around them. Jacques must learn to trust his fellow Carpathians again (and it's great to see Mikhail, Raven, and Gregori from "Dark Prince"), because they need to come together to fight the ruthless vampire hunters lead by a powerful vampire who are determined to destroy them all! "Dark Desire" is a fantastic read that will leave you craving more of the sexy Carpathians. The characters are rich and well developed and the storyline is well thought out and completely fulfilling. I was really impressed by this book, and will certainly be looking for more of Christine Feehan's work. So buy this book today and get ready for an intense, suspenseful, and very sensual read. You will not be disappointed!
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Summary: Captivating Carpathians...
Review: Shea has been dreaming of the tormented Jacques for 7 years and finally she discovers his mutilated body. The lifemates fall in love and Shea heals his wounds. Jacques' family comes to him and discovers his mind has been shattered. With time he comes to trust them again and find the betrayer responsible for all his pain. The opening of the novel is captivating but once Shea meets Jacques and begins the long healing process, the pacing become almost unbearably slow. As soon as Raven and Mikhail get involved, the pacing picks up again and the story draws you in. I really enjoyed having the family together. Re-visiting old characters adds so much to this novel. The action scenes were violent but justified, and the sex scenes were hot and few, which I liked. I highly recommend!
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Summary: A heart stopping continuation........
Review: Once again Ms. Feehan has come through with a book that yanks a reader into the story. One can see the horror and feel the pain that the hunters cause Jacques. One can also feel the desperation of Shea as she runs away from those hunting her and runs to the Carpathian mountains where he father is from. Her horror at the fact that her "nightmares" had been real ripples through us as we go with her and find Jacques mutilated and raging with hatred. This book was different from those before it because of the fact that the Jacques mind was shattered and he was practically crossing over when his lifemate found him. He was out of control and abused Shea many times before he realized who she was and what he was doing. When he felt threatened by his brother, Mikhair from "Dark Prince", he did the unthinkable and bit her savagely. It took him a long time to understand who was his friend and that he could trust someone other than Shea. Shea, of course, is battling her own demons in which she is trying to solve the mystery behind her weird blood disorder. Everything falls into place as she discovers that she is truely half human and half carpathian. This book was a wonderful continuation of the Carpathian series. It was nice reading about Raven, Mikhail, Gregori and Byron from "Dark Prince" and figuring in how this book fit in with the cycle of things.
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Summary: A Wonderful Series With Heroes to Die For
Review: I picked up Dark Desire as soon as I finished Dark Prince thinking there was no way it could be as good. It surpassed Dark Prince and left me wanting more of the Carpathian men. Thank goodness I had bought all the books the day before and could continue reading this wonderful series. Jacques Dubrinsky, brother to Michail from Dark Prince, falls into the hands of vampire hunters. Not satisfied with just killing him, they torture him and bury him alive with a stake in his chest. Jacques cries out for help and is heard by Shea O'Halloran, a surgeon in the United States. When she doesn't come to his rescue, he assumes she was a part of the group who hurt him so badly and is consumed by hatred for her. In the meantime, Shea thinks she is losing her mind. She doesn't understand the voice in her head and the pain that doubles her over when he mind links with her. When she is finally compelled to travel thousands of miles to the Carpathian Mountains, she encounters Jacques, who is on the brink of madness. Bewildered that he could still be alive after seven years, she is forced to believe in things her scientific mind can hardly comprehend. Having lived with her own blood disease and on the run from others who knew about it, she believes he is a fellow sufferer and a victim of these same people. Christine Feehan has created a race of people who are fascinating and very sexy. The men are arrogant and bossy but falling in love with their life mates make them the perfect heroes. I think Christine Feehan must have reached into women's minds and created the men of their fantasies and then added her own special touch. I know she has exceeded any hero I ever created.
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Summary: This is getting old....
Review: I really like the Dark series by Feehan and have now read several of the books in her series, but it's just all getting a litle bit old. Dark Desire started out promising and just fell flat on its face. For one, the females are always complaining and throwing up excuses about their lost independence and the repulsion having to take blood to survive. Quit your whining! I am also tired of the constant reinforcement of how the Carpathian males are little more than beasts who must have their lifemates to survive. The cliches and overused phrases are also becoming a bother, such as "black velvet voice" and Gregori's "molten mercury eyes", and the "stark possessiveness" in the Carpathian males' glances. I was glad that in this novel that Ms. Feehan limited the number of sex scenes which have run rampant in her other books. Also, the battles with the vampires are so built up throughout the novel, and then at the end, there is such an anticlimax that the reader can't help but feel deflated. I must stress that I really do like the concept of the series, but it's all getting too repetitive, even with the introduction of the "lost" Carpathians in Dark Challenge, Dark Fire, etc. Ms. Feehan needs to breathe new life into this series, because it could be so much more original.
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Summary: Wow a great book!
Review: Well this is the 2nd book in Christine Feeham's Dark series. The first "Dark Prince" blew me away so I was thrilled to find this book. The hero, Jaques, is a Carpathian. He must have blood to survive but he hasn't gone over to the darkness tht would turn him into a killing vampire. He is trapped but vampire hunters and tortured. He sends out telepathic messages to a young wonam doctor named Shea. She has her own need for blood daily and because of this is now being hunted by the same hunters. She frees Jaques and together they must heal each other and fight those who hunt them. Mikhail and Raven and Gregori from the first book make appearances which add to the story beautifully. I really enjoy this series and can't wait to read more. Buy this and have a wonderful day of reading.
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Summary: Easily one of the best of the series
Review: Christine Feehan wrote a winner with this one. Unlike most romance nonsense the boy does not rescue the girl and the girl does not melt into a useless twitter at the sight of the man. In this book we meet a strong woman who fights to save her patients (she is a doctor) and herself. The Carpathians (read almost vampires) are explored more fully and Jaques is an interesting "hero". Shea finds him in trouble and rescues him and from there the story really takes off. This book won several awards and deserved them. It is a good read on its own and a required read for anyone enjoying the Dark series.
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Summary: Great Series!
Review: I love paranormal romance novels.It used to be that there was never anything to read in this genre. I picked up Dark Prince in a bookstore.That was money well spent! To anyone who has not read these, if you like paranormal romance read them. Dark Desire is my favorite of the series so far.Tortured hero,strong leading lady with a calming effect on the beast-WOW!
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Summary: A Keeper
Review: A great read, as are all Christine Feehan books
It makes a change the heroine rescuing the hero. A delight to read....I wonder if Christine will ever write a story where the male is the one converted over to the Capathian ways
The only (slight) downer to all these stories is where the heroine (small, slender) and hero (big and muscular) are stero-typed as the proper (?) counter-point to each other
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