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Summary: WOW!!!
Review: This was my first Feehan and book and I was so enthralled that I read it in one day then I re-read again. I am really looking forward to the others in the series. If you like Dara Joy or Linda Lael Miller's Vampire romances this book is for you.
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Summary: I couldn't put this book down!
Review: I must say, I really enjoy Ms. Feehan's unique twist to this genre. Her Carpathians are inspired characters; sophisticated males with protective and primal instincts and her human heroines strong and compassionate. I've always loved the Ancient Greek idea that everyone has another half out in the world somewhere and true happiness cannot be achieved until you find it. Feehan does an excellent job of creating a strong, but wounded male in Jaques. Her heroine, Shea, is also a strong female, whom Jacques admires not only for her beauty and compassion, but also for her brains and courage . In truth, I had to reread the book twice more just to savor their relationship! I can't wait for Dark Gold and the rest of Feehan's installments about her Carpathians. I grateful that Ms. Feehan is a quick writer. If her books were any further apart than 6 months, I'm not sure I could take the wait! Dark Prince and Dark Desire are "MUST READS" in my book. Enjoy!
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Summary: Want to Read More
Review: Very good book. Nice sequel. Would liked to have learned more about Rand and his relationship to Maggie and Shea. Hope to read much more about Gregori! I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Great Sequel
Review: There are not many authors whose subsequent books are as good as the first. This author does it hands down in Dark Desire. The sexual tension is descriptive and riveting and the portrayal of a male who will always love you and put you first is impossible to resist. I liked it that the personalities of Jacques and Shea are totally different, as well as their emotional needs are different than those characters of Dark Prince. There was enough to tie in the previous book and keep the story flowing, as well as information to lead to new books. It was exciting to see Jacques as more animalistic and almost out of control and Shea act as his anchor; how as his lifemate, even when his emotions were off the deep end from his torture, he still couldn't hurt her and recognized her as his lifemate even when he wasn't all there. I am looking forward to the stories of Byron and more so of Gregori. I can't wait to get more books by this author.
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Summary: good, but...
Review: Now don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this book, but in the face of the overwhelming number of five-star reviews, I felt a little weird. I read Dark Prince, loved it, went out and bought this book the next day. This book, while still good, didn't have quite the same chemistry between the two main characters. Jacques' character never seemed really fleshed out to me. He has two elements to his personality--protectiveness, primarily towards the heroine, and a desire for vengeance. While trying to avoid giving too much away, I didn't completely understand the connection between the villains in this book and the previous one, although the author attempts to explain it. Still, I enjoyed this book, although it was a slight disappointment after Dark Prince.
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Summary: Primal and smoldering
Review: Whew! I must say that after reading Dark Prince, I could not wait for the next installment of intense passion. Even though I was--and still am--anxiously awaiting Gregori's story, I do not regret reading Jacques and Shea's story. Among other things, I appreciated the way Ms. Feehan set up the beginnings of the relation between Gregori and his future bride. In Dark Desire, Mikhail's brother Jacques is teetering on the brink of insanity after suffering innumerable wounds, being left for dead, and buried for years. He establishes a telepathic connection with Shea, a human American doctor. Shea doesn't know why she is being followed by mysterious men, but she hears Jacques' call and eventually goes in search of him. She finds this animalistic, riveting "man" and gets him on the way to recovery, but slowly realizes that her relationship with him is getting weirder by the minute. Together, Jacques and Shea must deal with his tenuous grip on reality, her acceptance of Carpathians, their intensely passionate bond, and being hunted by vampire killers. I loved both leading characters. Shea's scientific outlook makes it believable that she wouldn't totally lose her mind when confronted with the differences between Carpathians and humans, and that she could accept the existence of an entirely new species. The idea that Jacques is so detached from everything around him that Shea is his only reality, and only interest, was immensely seductive to me. His need for her is mental as well as physical, and he has the possessiveness of a caveman. His reactions and motivations are purely primal, which again I found incredibly appealing. With the Carpathians series, Ms Feehan does a wonderful job of re-introducing readers to the basic, instinctive rapport between male and female. Sensual heat radiates from every chapter, and leaves one lying in bed at night hungering for more.
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Summary: great sequel!
Review: After reading the first book, the only character that really jumped out at me that I wanted to read about was Gregori. I bought this sequel, in the hopes that this was who it was about. Let me tell you, it didn't matter. Shea and Jacques were great! The story line kept you deeply involved and thinking about what was going to happen the whole time. Even though you don't hear much about them in the first book, you really get involved with them in this one. I would like to see Alex's story, But most of all, I want to see Gregori. I hope that she doesn't make me wait to long!
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Summary: Dark DESIRE
Review: CHRISTINE FEEHAN HAS WRITTEN A BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY. I FOUND MYSELF IMMERSED IN THE STORY. I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE FOLLOW-UP, SEQUENCE OF THE CHARACTER IN THE BOOK.
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Summary: Mystery, Romance, and Satisfaction
Review: Could Dark Desire live up to the first book of the series..Dark Prince. Could it be possible? A resounding YES! is heard. Ms. Feehan made the perfect sequel. This tale is full of all the ingredients that make a novel stand out. Not least of all a scrumptuous leading male character, Jacques. How can she keep pulling these great books out of her sleeve? I don't know but i can't wait for more!
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Summary: Leaves You Wanting More
Review: I couldn't wait until this book came out. Bought it yesterday and went home and read instead of doing the million and one things I should have been doing. That is my way of telling if a book is good or not-if I can't tear myself away from it. Christine Feehan is a great storyteller who makes carpathians into romantic heros and heroines. Jacques and Shea's tale is bittersweet, there is anquish on both sides and you can't wait to finish to book to see how it is resolved. Plus, you get to meet Gregori again (be still my heart), I can't wait until his story is told. Keep them coming Ms. Feehan
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