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Viper Game (Ghostwalkers #11) by Christine Feehan – Dual Review and Giveaway

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Viper Game by Christine Feehan – Dual Review and Giveaway

 

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Viper Game
Ghostwalker series – Book # 11
by Christine Feehan
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal, romance
Release Date: January 27, 2015, Viper Game Jan 15Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / The Book Depository / BAM

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GhostWalker Wyatt Fontenot knows the price he paid for the secret military experiments that gave him his special catlike abilities. After all, he left his bayou home a healer and came back a killer. While Wyatt and his GhostWalker brother Gator may have known exactly the sort of game they were getting into, Wyatt never anticipated where it would lead—or to whom.

The swamps hold many mysteries, but few are as sinuously seductive as Le Poivre de Cayenne. The woman the locals call Pepper is every bit as enigmatic as the three little girls she’s desperately trying to protect. From what, Wyatt is soon to discover. Right now Pepper needs a man like Wyatt. Passionately. But her secrets are about to take them both deeper into the bayou than either imagined—where desire is the deadliest poison of all.

 

Barb’s Review:

Viper Game by Christine Feehan is the 11th book in her wonderful GhostWalker series. We have been waiting a long time to get Wyatt’s story, and it was worth the wait; even though there are many more Ghost Walkers we can’t wait to read about. This is a typical Christine Feehan story, with a bit of everything from romance, suspense, danger, action-packed excitement, hot hot men, and on top of all that a couple that sizzles all throughout the book. Make no mistake, Viper Game is sexy as hell.

Wyatt Fontenot is Gator’s brother, and though I loved Wyatt, no one can touch Gator.   But this is Wyatt’s book and the story starts with him coming home to the swamp with his two friends to help his Grandmere. It seems that that something is going on nearby in a private building that is gated and tightly guarded.

When Wyatt returns with his friends after checking out the building beyond the swamp, he meets our heroine, Pepper, under difficult circumstances. Thinking his Grandmere was in danger, Wyatt makes a move that causes Pepper to get hurt trying to save him from an unlikely source.

What follows is an awesome story about another one of Peter Whitney’s devious attempts at creating super soldiers, and his using children, even babies to create poisonous vipers. It doesn’t take long for Wyatt to know that Pepper is his mate, even if she is too afraid to commit to anyone, knowing how dangerous she is. Pepper’s skill is different, and very lethal, as it did put an interesting twist into the story, especially effecting all the guys. The storyline with the babies also makes this a good story in a fight to save the baby, and the other two babies still at the compound.

I do not want to give spoilers, as a lot happens. Just know that Wyatt and Pepper scorch the pages. I thought Wyatt was a bit too rough, and angry with Pepper, which did turn me off at times. With that said, you need to read the story to understand why. The last half of the book was filled with so much action, and intense excitement. I really liked Wyatt’s team, especially Trap, who we know will be getting his own book, if not next, sometime in the future. I wish we could have seen Gator and Flame, but it didn’t happen. However, Wyatt and Pepper were great, and she is a worthy addition to the female GhostWalkers. Wonderful addition to this series.

 

Sandy’s Review:

VIPER GAME is the eleventh installment in Christine Feehan’s adult, contemporary Ghostwalker paranormal romance series focusing on an elite group of enhanced supernatural soldiers. This is Wyatt Fontenot (Gator’s brother –Night Game-Ghostwalker #3) and Pepper. VIPER GAME can be read as a stand alone but for background, history and overall enjoyment I recommend reading the series in order.

Wow. It’s been almost thirty (30) months (July 2012) since we last visited the Ghostwalker series and Christine Feehan welcomes a new team of supernatural soldiers. We are reintroduced to the newly enhanced Wyatt Fontenot-a man who purposely walked into Dr. Whitney’s labs in the hopes of gaining his super powers. With his feline DNA, Wyatt has become an exceptional soldier with over four hundred missions to date. But a call from his Nonny about mysterious happenings in the Bayou will bring Wyatt home, along with two fellow soldiers, Malachi and Ezekiel Fortunes, to investigate the who and the what of the swamp surrounding his boyhood home. What ensues is the discovery of a female Ghostwalker named Pepper whose story and connection to Wyatt will shake the very foundations of family and love.

Like most of Christine Feehan’s Ghostwalker storylines there is an instant attraction between Wyatt and Pepper. Dr. Whitney’s experiments pair up matching soldiers such that each will compliment or destroy the essence of what it means to be a super soldier with enhanced powers and psychic abilities. Pepper and Wyatt’s relationship is fused with the knowledge that Whitney has stolen from them something more precious than DNA -their future happiness and family. As Wyatt works with his team to infiltrate the latest test labs, Pepper is uncertain that her future is safe with any man. The $ex scenes are raw and intense. There is a necessity to their mating-one that does not go unnoticed by every red blooded male around- but one that will quell the mutual burning fires of need and want.

The secondary and supporting cast includes the many soldiers who guard and protect Whitney’s latest compound: Wyatt’s new team of genetically enhanced soldiers including Malachai, Mordichai and Ezekiel Fortunes; Trap and Draden. The only previous storyline character is Wyatt’s grand-mere Nonny. Gator and Flame are briefly mentioned but notably absent: we do not get an appearance by our favorite Cajun man. We are introduced to the latest female Ghostwalker-a woman known only as Cayenne-but a woman who starts to melt the frigid frost around Trap’s heart. Recognize where this team of female soldiers is heading?-SPICE GIRLS–and there are three more little girls whose names are as sweet as the flavors they enhance.

At times VIPER GAME fell closely into Carpathian territory with some of the enhanced psychic abilities especially Wyatt’s power to heal and Trap’s ability to …well you will see. I almost felt that I was reading a cross over storyline involving both series which was a little disconcerting because the comparisons were many.

VIPER GAME is a fast paced, action packed story of insta love, romance, suspense and mystery. Dr. Whitney has yet to be caught; he is constantly on the move; and Wyatt’s team are the latest ‘victims’ to fall under the spell of their genetically modified mates. Christine Feehan’s imagination knows no boundaries; she will pull you in and never let go. Her stories are heartbreaking, emotional and always with a love connection that goes beyond DNA.

My only concern is the number of previous storyline Ghostwalkers who have yet to find their happily ever after. With the introduction of a new team of enhanced soldiers and a glimpse at Trap and Cayenne’s possible connection, what happens to men without women to anchor them in the psychic world of DNA enhancement and destructive powers?

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Dark Blood (Carpathians #26) by Christine Feehan- Dual review & Giveaway

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DARK BLOOD (Dark Carpathian #26) by Christine Feehan-dual review & giveaway

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Dark Blood
Carpathian #26
by Christine Feehan
Genre: adult, paranormal, romance,
Release Date: September 2, 2014

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 2, 2014

At long last you are truly back with us…

Zev Hunter was an elite warrior, a dark-blood dealer of death to rogue Lycans who preyed on mankind. He was a loner, never given to personal attachments, and damned fierce at his job. But Zev begins to question his past and his purpose when he awakens in the darkness of the sacred cave of warriors—and is soothed back to consciousness by the sensuously familiar voice of one woman, the woman who has haunted his fantasies for centuries. She was Branislava, member of the Dragonseeker clan…

Mother Earth called the ancients to witness your rebirth…

For this half-mage, half-Carpathian temptress, the ritual of awakening Zev to the council of warriors was the only way to save him. Locked away for his own protection, the time has now come for his rebirth, for his blood to stir with that of the ancient warriors before him. He has been assured by Branislava that their fates are entwined, that their spirits are woven together for eternity and that his new purpose in life is beyond imagining.

Now, with a blood-sworn vow of honor, mercy and endurance, and under the influence of a siren as bewitching as Branislava, Zev begins to wonder what his purpose is, what it means for the future of the Carpathians and what it is about his rebirth that he has to fear…

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Sandy’s Review

REVIEW: DARK BLOOD is the 26th instalment in Christine Feehan’s adult, paranormal Dark Carpathian romance series focusing on a supernatural species known as the Carpathians. This is Zev Hunter and Branislava Dragonseeker’s storyline but also a story that brings together the previous two instalment leading characters in a battle for their lives. At the end of Dark Wolf, Zev was left mortally wounded following a fatal explosion and Branislava knew that the wounded lycan was her mate.

Zev is half-lycan/half-Carpathian and has hunted the rogue lycans for most of his life. With an attack against Prince Mikhail imminent Zev, Fen and Dimitri, along with their lifemates, band together in an attempt to stop the attack before it has a chance to begin. But the coordinated attacks seem very familiar and the Carpathian’s are put on high alert when an enemy once thought to be dead, appears to be attacking from beyond the grave.

With the return to the Carpathian Mountains DARK BLOOD (and the previous two instalments) bring together many of the Dark Series characters and the premise is more of an ensemble storyline than one directed at any particular couple. The story is the culmination of three intersecting and building storylines (Dark Lycan, Dark Wolf, Dark Blood) where a new enemy has focused its’ hatred on Mikhail Dubrinsky and the Carpathian people. The storyline is slow to build with plenty of repetition, and the majority of the novel centers on the preparation for, and the battle against, a familiar and dangerous adversary. Because the trilogy focuses on the three Dragonseeker females, this particular storyline is awash in chants, verses, spells and magic to aid the Carpathians in the final confrontation.

Throughout the trilogy we were introduced to the Sange rau (vampire/lycan mix); the ‘guardian of all’ (lycan/Carpathian hybrid) as well as the mysterious lycan wolf packs that have remained hidden for thousands of years. With a familiar enemy setting its’ sights on the Carpathian people, someone or something is directing the attacks from behind the scenes. No one is safe when the attacks become personal and aimed at the Dragonseeker women.

For fans of the Carpathian series, there is a reintroduction of an old enemy-a reintroduction that some readers may not like while others will see a new direction. Christine Feehan has reverted to a familiar formula and a familiar premise (one that worked in the past)-a familiar name and face-but one that seems desperate in its attempt bring back the popularity of a series that has struggled for several instalments. I was disappointed and saddened with the author’s backtracking and felt it degraded the entire series.

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Barb’s Review:

Dark Blood by Christine Feehan is the 3rd and final book in this Dark trilogy that began with Dark Lycan, then Dark Wolf, leading to this one. It is in actuality the 26th book in the Dark series.

In Dark Lycan we met Fen, Dimitri’s brother, and finally got to see Tatijana, one of the Dragonseeker aunts, as she was Fen’s lifemate. In Dark Wolf, the couple we have been waiting for, Dimitri and Skyler had their story. Now in Dark Blood, it’s Bronnie’s ( the other aunt) story, and Zev is her lifemate. All the pieces of all three books come together in this exciting climax to this trilogy.

As noted in the description, Zev, who was near death at the end of Dark Wolf, was turned to Carpathian, as a mixed blood of Lycan and Carpathian. We do learn that Zev already had Carpathian blood.

What follows is an exciting story of an unknown threat against the Lycans and the Carpathians, with the vicious Sange rau on the attack. There is a dangerous enemy that is behind these attacks, as we have suspected form the beginning of this trilogy, and we do learn in this book, who that is…surprises are in store. The danger escalates where it will take everyone to work together to hope to survive.

The best part of this book, was seeing so many of our favorites, besides the three couples I mentioned above. Ivory, Razvan, Gregori, Mikhail, and especially in one scene so many more with their mates. Very nicely done.

As I have noted, this was an exciting story, and the romance between Zev and Bronnie (Branka) was very nice. I loved them together. However, and I will not give spoilers, but Christine goes back in time to give us a villain that in my opinion, though it made for an exciting storyline, I felt it cheapened one of the best endings of a previous book . I liked the story, but I did not like bringing this type of villain back.

Overall, it was exciting story, fun, with a great couple, and I loved seeing so many of our favorite Carpathians, not to mention many of the children.   We are at 26 novels and there are so many more stories to be told in this wonderful series.

 

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Air Bound by Christine Feehan – a Review and Giveaway

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Air Bound by Christine Feehan – a Review and Giveaway

 

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Air Bound
Sisters of the Heart (Sea Haven)- Book#3
by Christine Feehan
Release Date: May 27, 2014
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For as far back as she can remember, Airiana Ridell has always been aware of her extraordinary gift. She can intuit revealing and illuminating ‘patterns’ in the air around her-whether in a spray of mist, in billowing clouds, or in the dense swirls of an impenetrable fog. Her abilities led to her placement in a secret government training facility when she was a child, but everything changed after her mother was murdered.

Airiana fled the program, but she couldn’t outrun the desperate members of a shadowy cabal who want her, who need her, who will kill to get her. Kidnapped and held aboard a ship bound for dangerous seas, her only chance for rescue is Maxim Prakenskii. He has his reasons for helping her, but he isn’t about to reveal them to Airiana. Not yet. Not as the two are drawn together as moth to flame. Not when there are so many secrets yet untold that could shatter the quaint community of Sea Haven and all who reside there…

 

Review:
Air Bound is the 3rd book in Christine Feehan’s Sisters of the Heart series, which is part of her Sea Haven series.  I loved the first arc of Sea Haven, the Drake Sisters, which is one of my favorite series.  Sisters of the Heart is different, though it does take place in the town the Drakes sisters live in. The sisters are not related, but have been brought together from a common bond, something terrible that happened to them in their earlier lives; they also have elemental powers, with each having something different.  The sisters live on a farm land, with each having their own homes on the land that is protected to keep them safe.  As we are in the third book, the first two sisters, Rikki and Judith are happily married to a Prakenskii; men who are former powerful Russian mercenaries/undercover agents, and whom will do everything to protect the land. We already know the other sisters will eventually find their mates within the remaining brothers. 

Air Bound belongs to Airiana who is an air elemental.  We spend a short time with the girls, as Airiana wakes up screaming from a bad dream.  If her dreams are beginning again, it is a bad omen, as something is going happen.  Not too long later, Airiana is kidnapped and taken on a ship.  We meet our hero, Maxim, who helps protect Airiana from the other men involved in the kidnapping.  He tells her she is being brought to meet her scientist father, whom she knows nothing about. 

What follows is an exciting story that begins from the start, and continues on a wild ride to the finish.  Maxim is all business, trying to protect Airiana.  But it doesn’t take long for both of them to feel their attraction, though Maxim will fight it a lot longer. He refuses to allow his feelings to put them in danger.  As I noted, it is a wild tension & action filled ride, with danger, fighting, death at each stop.  Along the way, Airiana does meet her father, but there are so many twists, betrayals, and bloodshed, that if you blink for a second, you will miss something.  We also get to meet some new permanent characters that are being added. 

We know Maxim is a killing machine, and at times I found it hard to believe he could get out of all those dangerous situations.  They worked well together, and Airiana learned how to help Maxim and fight back. 

With all the non-stop action and excitement, the romance between them built fairly quickly, and became sizzling. I loved Airiana, especially when she became surer of herself. Once again, another Prakenskii comes along and I fall in love all over again. Except for maybe Ilya, Maxim is now my favorite. There were a number of villains, and one who I’m sure will be part of the next book or thereafter.  The entire story was excitement every single moment, but it was great to see in the last quarter of the book, how the sisters used their elemental powers to team with the three Prakenskii men in a fantastic exciting climax.

Christine Feehan has given us another fabulous Sisters of the Heart story, witih Air Bound and I look forward to the next one.

Reviewed by Barb

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Dark Wolf (Dark Carpathian #25) by Christine Feehan-a dual review

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DARK WOLF (Dark Carpathian #25) by Christine Feehan

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 7, 2014

Skyler Daratrazanoff always recognized the miracle that was Dimitri Tirunul, a man beyond any dream that had ever engaged her nights. But she was human. Vulnerable. He was Carpathian. Nearly immortal. She was nineteen. He was an ancient. Yet she held half his soul, the light to his darkness. Without her, he would not survive. Caught between the two warring species, Dimitri has spent centuries hunting the undead to keep his people free, and humans safe. He had survived honorably when others had chosen to give up their souls. But now, marked for extermination by the Lycans, Dimitri found himself alone, and fearing for his life. But salvation was coming…

No Lycan would ever suspect someone like Skyler to dare mount a secret rescue operation. A teenage girl. A human of untested abilities. But she had something no one else had. She was predestined for Dimitri—as he was for her. And there was nothing stronger for Skyler than her desire to see her life-dream come true. Whatever the risk.

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REVIEW by Sandy

Dark Wolf (Dark Carpathian #25) by Christine Feehan is the second part of a three part trilogy storyline focusing on the Carpathians, the Lycans and a new hybrid breed of vampire. This is Skyler and Dimitri’s storyline.

Some background about the series: All Carpathian males, must find their lifemates before they turn vampire or greet the dawn. Without a lifemate, the males no longer see in color, feel pain or experience emotions. A lifemate is the light to their dark. She is the keeper of his heart and the keeper of his soul.

DARK WOLF is one of the most anticipated storylines in Christine Feehan’s Dark Carpathian paranormal romance series in a number of years. Dark Wolf focuses on Skylar Daratrazanoff-a nineteen year old woman who years earlier discovered that an ancient warrior known as Dimitri Tirunul was her lifemate. All Carpathian males must find their lifemate before the darkness takes over their mind and their soul; without a lifemate a Carpathian male will eventually turn vampire or walk into the sun to end his life. But Skylar was too young to be claimed and Dimitri has waited patiently until now. With his life literally in her hands, Skylar offers the one thing that Dimitri desires most-her trust and her soul.

The storyline continues on the heals of Dark Lycan and one that reveals much more about the history of the Lycan and a vampire/lycan hybrid known as the Sange rau. We will follow as Dimitri is used as bait to pull the Carpathians into a war between the species but when a fiercely independent and strong young woman sets about to rescue the man that she loves, the lycans further their plans with an attempt against the Prince and the Carpathian people.

Christine Feehan has walked a delicate line with Skylar and Dimitri’s relationship. It has been building for a number of years-ever since Dimitri revealed that a sixteen year old Skylar was his lifemate during the holiday gathering of Dark Celebration. Too young to be claimed and too emotionally battered to understand, fans have been divided as to how Ms. Feehan should approach the claiming of a woman said to be too emotionally and physically fragile. As a survivor of sexual abuse, Skylar’s story would have to be handled with care and Christine Feehan has done an amazing job putting the struggles of both characters into perspective. After all, it is a paranormal storyline built around fantasy and romance and who better to heal the mind and soul but a man who knows that there is only one woman for him-in the world.

Christine pulls together many of the previous storyline characters including the entire De La Cruz family, Josef and Byron, as well as the Daratranoff brothers, Razvan and Ivory, and the Dragonseeker twins. It felt like old times with the return to the Carpathian Mountains. And as we all know Dimitri is one with the wolf and we will be introduced to a new wolf pack that both Skylar and Dimitri will hold close to their hearts.


Review by Barb

Dark Wolf by Christine Feehan is the 25th book in her Dark series.  However, Dark Wolf is the 2nd book in her special trilogy that began with Dark Lycan.  In this book, we finally finally get what many people have been anxiously awaiting for a long time….. Skyler and Dimitri’s story.  When Christine noted that she will be bringing the popular couple together as true lifemates, I worried how this would be handled.  We knew Skyler was a teenager still, though Christine has allowed a few years to pass, and Skyler is now 19.  As I noted in my Dark Lycan review, I was thrilled that Christine has gone back to the stories that made this series so special. Well, she continues this fabulous return, as Dark Wolf is a fantastic and fabulous read.  Skyler and Dimitri’s finalizing their lifemate bond was handled so well.

When we last left off in Dark Lycan, Dimitri was captured by the Lycan’s to be killed as a dangerous breed, Sange rau.   While Mikhail is back home in the Carpathian mountains meeting with the Lycan council trying to work out an agreement to save Dimitri, and any other mixed breed Carpathian; other Carpathians have unsuccessfully been able to locate Dimitri.

Being able to sense Dimitri, and his weaken state, our wonderfully grown up Skyler takes matters in her own hands with the help of her two best friends, Josef and Paul.  She is determined to save him, and all three of them go on a secret mission, not telling anyone.  Over the years, we have watched all three grow up, and watching them work together to try to save Dimitri was wonderful.

During their intense rescue mission, the tension is somewhat released for us often by the fun of the three best friends, as they head to try to save Dimitri.  I loved the camdarie between Skyler, Josef (whom I am beginning to love more and more), and Paul.  The three of them are totally wonderful together, real true friends, who will do anything for each other.  

Dark Wolf is such an exciting story from start to finish, with so many breathtaking moments throughout.  Just when you thought you could relax, there were so many dangerous and deadly scenes that held your breath to see what will happen next. Christine did a fabulous job of maturing Skyler and I loved watching her learn and use her budding powers.  Skyler is a Dragonseeker, a Mage, a daughter of Mother Earth; but she is now truly a…….Daratrazonoff. 

I am not going to spoil this to tell you what happens, but there is so much more to this story then just rescuing Dimitri, and the final bonding of this wonderful couple we have waited patiently for.  I will say that Dimitri is the perfect lifemate for Skyler, and this book proves it. 

Another one of the major things I loved about this book is knowing that many of the families of Skyler, Josef and Paul would be part of the story, and it was great to see them all again…..Gabriel, Francesca, Lucian, Razvan, Ivory, Byron, Vlad, the Delacruz Brothers, Fen, Tatiana, Bronnie; not to mention Mikhail, Gregori, and many others. If you are a big Dark series fan, you will be in your glory. 

There are many questions that get resolved; many answers will have to wait for the last book in this arc, Dark Blood.  One of my favorite scenes is a gift given by Razvan & Ivory to Skyler & Dimitri that I am so anxious to see more of in the next book.  Dark Wolf was in my opinion the best book since Dark Slayer or Dark Demon, filled with action, excitement, danger, romance, sex, and in between all of that, pure fun moments.  Christine Feehan has finally fully returned to what we love the most about the Dark series. 

 

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Dark Lycan (Dark Carpathian #24) by Christine Feehan – a dual review

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ABOUT THE BOOK:September 3, 2013

Tatijana of the Dragonseekers spent centuries encased in ice with her sister, trapped in limbo between life and death, never speaking to a soul other than those who tormented her. Now, she has been freed from her frozen prison by an unknown descendent. Awakened in human form, Tatijana yearns to explore the modern world in which she now lives—a world with more mysteries than she is prepared for.

Fenris Dalka has returned to the Carpathian Mountains after a long absence to be with his brother. He is scarred by centuries of battle, and every hard-won victory. But the real reason for his return home could prove deadly if discovered by the wrong man—or woman. Upon his arrival, he is compelled by a beautiful and enigmatic stranger who carries the scent of fresh earth, of forest, of the night itself.

In time Tatijana and Fenris will discover all that unites them—their secrets and pasts, their predators, and the hot flush of passion that stirs their souls. Yet just as surely, seduced into the silvery darkness of a full-moon night, they’ll also discover everything ancient and evil that exists to destroy them

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Barb’s Review

Dark Lycan is the 24th book in Christine Feehan’s wonderful Dark series. The Dark series has always been one of my top favorite series for many years. I would always look forward and anxiously await the next book. However, the three books that followed Dark Slayer were somewhat of a disappointment for me. I thought the three books were ok, but not up to the standard I was used to for Feehan. Well, I must say that in Dark Lycan….CHRISTINE FEEHAN is back. I loved Dark Lycan. It had the same exciting and adventurous storyline we loved, with a wonderful couple; a major villain, and many of our favorite characters from earlier books. It was like a homecoming, and I am happy to say this series is back on the front burner for me.

Dark Lycan is Tatijana Dragonseeker’s story, and I for one have been waiting for her and Bronnie’s story since they were rescued. Fen Dalka, who is Dimitri’s brother, is the hero in this book, and he is awesome. Finally a hero who treats his mate as an equal partner, not just a sex slave. From the start, this story kept my interest, and it was just great to watch both Tatijana and Fen’s romance build.

The crux of the story is a new breed of vampire & wolves, who have mixed blood of both, and are stronger and better then even the Carpathians. The new breed is a mix of vampire (or Carpathian) and werewolves, creating a breed called Sange rau Fen having just recently returned to the Carpathian Mountains to be with Dimitri, is both Carpathian and Werewolf, and hides that he is Sange rau, even from the elite wolves. He knows that the wolves kill the Sange rau, even if some of them are not bad, like Fen. But the wolves fear them as too dangerous, as they are so much stronger then anyone.

While Fen hides what he is, he helps Tatijana, and immediately realizes she is his lifemate. At first Tatijana does not want anyone to control her, as most lifemates will try to do, but she begins to fall hard for Fen. Together, they are in the middle of this fight of the wolves and the Sange rau, against the Carpathians. This new breed has a hidden agenda that threatens them all.

It is an exciting story, filled with action, bloody fights, and danger, with Fen, Tatijana, Dimitri and many of our Carpathians in the middle of this war. The main villain is someone new to us, but another vampire, who is the strongest one yet, with Mikhail constantly in danger.

Dark Lycan was non stop entertainment all the way through. You could not put this book down, as it went from one action packed moment to the next. The romance between Tatijana and Fen was great, and their chemistry was very hot sexually. Again, I absolutely love when Christine brings in many of her other recurring characters that we have come to love, and they play a major role in this book…Mikhail, Gregori, Dimitri, Vikornoff, Natalya, Destiny, Nikolae, Falcon, just to name a few. We get to see an older and stronger Skyler for a short period, but we all know the next book, Dark Wolf belongs to Dimitri & Skyler, as the end of this book leads to that. Can’t wait.

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Sandy’s Review

DARK LYCAN is the 24th installment and the first of a three part trilogy in Christine Feehan’s paranormal Dark Carpathian series focusing on the lives and loves of the supernatural beings known as Carpathians. Dark Lycan advances the series timeline two years.

Some background about the series: All Carpathian males, must find their lifemates before they turn vampire or greet the dawn. Without a lifemate, the males no longer see in color, feel pain or experience emotions. A lifemate is the light to their dark. She is the keeper of his heart and the keeper of his soul.

Fenris Dalka knows he has found his lifemate in Tatijana of the Dragonseekers but he also knows that her life is at risk as the lifemate to a Carpthian male who is something much more. Living with the elusive Lycan for centuries, Fenris is hiding in plain site and one wrong move could put him in the path of a hunter who is bound to destroy everything that Fenris has become.

Christine Feehan has gone back to the stylings of some of her original storylines. For those of you who have read Dark Celebration, Dark Demon or Dark Slayer, you know that many of the previous storyline characters played a major role in these three particular novels, and with Dark Lycan, Christine has woven another tale of vampire, Carpathians, Lycans and something new. The secretive Lycans have resurfaced and there is a ‘new species’ of hybrid more powerful than anything the Carpathians have every seen. Looking to the future, there is a definite war on the horizon as the battles have already begun.

The relationship between Fenris and Tatijana is loving and sensual but more of a surprise, there is almost an equal partnership, which is odd, considering the protective alpha that is bred into every Carpathian male. For two ancients, Tatijana and Fenris readily accept the world and all of its’ quirks, but Tatijana is the biggest surprise of all. She is a Dragonseeker female who had been imprisoned for centuries and with her latest bid for freedom she has enmeshed herself into the real world with very little difficulty. She is a proud female of the species and a competent warrior in her own right. After all, she is Dragonseeker and we all know what Natalya is capable of when pushed to her limits.

For those who anticipate Dimitri and Skyler’s story in Dark Wolf, Dimitri is featured prominently alongside his brother Fenris in Dark Lycan and in doing so Christine begins to build on his upcoming story. Although Skyler is not physically present in Dark Lycan, she is with Dimitri, none the less.

If you are a fan of the older Dark Carpathian storylines, Dark Lycan will have a familiar feel. We welcome back many of the previous storyline characters as well as get a glimpse at the next generation of Carpathian warriors and potential mates. Poor Gregori has his hands full.

And of course, I am looking forward to Dark Wolf-Skyler and Dimitri’s storyline-January 2014.

Copy supplied by the publisher.

Christine Feehan

Vladimir Dubrinsky shares visions of the future with a Lycan seer he’s never met. Blood, war and something more sinister haunt their visions. With only flashes of the future to help solve the mystery they must learn to trust each other, share their visions and try to find a way to stop what could be the end of their race. But, not everyone wants to see peace between them. And as Vladimir’s son, Draven begins to show signs of madness Vladimir may have to choose between his son and his people.

Before The Dark, a Carpathian video series prequel to the bestselling novel Dark Prince by Christine Feehan.

Watch all 12 episodes which will be released one at a time each month. The Carpathian series trilogy; Dark Lycan, Dark Wolf and Dark Blood tie in to the webisodes so be sure to read the books and watch the series again to help solve the mystery at the end!

Reading Order

Dark Carpathian Series

1. Dark Prince
2. Dark Desire
3. Dark Gold
4. Dark Magic
5. Dark Challenge
6. Dark Fire
7. Dark Dream
8. Dark Legend
9. Dark Guardian
10. Dark Sympathy
11. Dark Descent
12. Dark Melody
13. Dark Destiny
14. Dark Hunger
15. Dark Secret
16. Dark Demon
17. Dark Celebration
18. Dark Possession
19. Dark Curse
20. Dark Slayer
21. Dark Peril
22. Dark Predator
23. Dark Storm
24. Dark Lycan (September 2013)
25. Dark Wolf (January 2014)
26. Dark Blood (September 2014)

About the Author

Christine Feehan and Dog#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan has over 40 novels published, including four series. Each of her four series has hit #1 on the NY Times. Her debut novel Dark Prince received 3 of the 9 Paranormal Excellence Awards in Romantic Literature for 1999. Since then she has been published by Leisure Books, Pocket Books, and currently is writing for Berkley/Jove. She also has earned 7 more PEARL awards.

IN HER WORDS:
I am a mother, first and foremost in my life. Family is very important to me. I have several children all of whom drive me crazy on a daily basis. And I have four Maltese that are even worse. LOL! I love living in the country and I find that it continues to inspire my writing.. which is my ultimate passion in life.

I am a writer and have been almost my entire life. I have to write every day or I’ll drive my family crazy. I first became a published author in 1999 with the release of Dark Prince. Before that I had a wide variety of jobs including being a full time mom, a martial arts instructor, a telephone operator, and I even worked for a newspaper. Now I’m able to write full time. I usually have four new books released per year. (www.christinefeehan.com)

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Leopard’s Prey by Christine Feehan – a Review

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Leopard’s Prey by Christine Feehan – a Review

 

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Links to order Leopard’s Prey: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / The Book Depository / Kobo

To begin my review of Leopard’s Prey, written by Christine Feehan; I would first like to take a moment to point out that I am not your typical romance novel reader.  It wasn’t until about 11 years ago, that I found myself exploring this genre.  However, the style of books in which I strictly read before; did often contain a love story.  In a sense, the Epic Fantasy genre, has forever shaped my definition of “romance”.  What I am attempting to convey, is that I may not view romance, in the same manner as other’s do in today’s literature.  Not to be critical towards the enjoyment of those who read romance for the sensual side.  In fact, for those of you who love one, two…..or ten *cough* scorching sex scenes between the main couple, this book will make you VERY happy.  *;) winking
 
Moving on…I will admit, Christine Feehan is one of very few authors I read in the paranormal romance genre.  So in essence, perhaps I am not the best judge on what is considered a great PNR novel.  Sex, which is a huge part of most books contained in the romance genre–is not what I neccessarily see as intimacy.  When infused with emotion, sex can certainly enhance the connection between the main couple…yet for some, I find it can become a major hinderance.  For me personally, true romance has always been, and forever will be, defined by the emotion an author builds within me, and the journey of the characters themselves, to reach the destination of love.  
 
Getting to the actual book, Leopard’s Prey follows the character of Remy Boudreux .  The oldest of five brother’s to the heroine of the previous installment; Saria.  This was a very highly anticipated release for me, because from the moment Remy burst onto the pages in Savage Nature, I was fascinated with his sheer, primal intensity.  The nuance of a hunter very high up on the food chain, made him memorable to me as a reader. So…one can imagine my disappointment, a quarter of the way through his story; upon encountering the same issues I have had with other installments of this particular series. 
 
In summation, the foundation of the relationship between our hero and heroine, seemingly based upon sex–left me feeling disconnected.  In fact, Remy is so astute (yeah right) in his perception of the “pull” he feels towards his woman, that he even states this to her.  I grasp that we as readers are suppose to recognize that what they have goes beyond sexual chemistry, but I always look for an author to SHOW me, not tell me that it is so.  Due to the large amount of intimate content within this book, I found myself questioning their bond right along with the heroine.  I have always said you can Take the most action packed novel in the world, and if the characters lack depth; the book goes nowhere in my opinion. The same rules apply for highly sensual storylines.  It is all about balance.    
 
Dont get me wrong.  I do not mean to imply that there are no high notes.  There are some great elements to this story, and a massive amount of potential.  Most importantly I feel, being the history between the main couple.  This backstory is very well done, and packs an emotional punch.  I loved that the hero was the single contributing factor to the salvation of our heroine, Bijou or more specifically “Blue” as Remy calls her.  The female lead is the daughter of a famous singer who was adored in life, and could do no wrong in the eyes of his fans.  What occured behind closed doors tells a far darker story.. 
 
As a child, Bijou was labeled a rich, entitled snob by classmates in school, including our hero’s own brother Gage.  It was only Remy, a young cop at the time; that knew the hell with which her life entailed. As with all children whom experience a horrible upbringing, there comes a pivital moment in Bijou’s adolescence where she could have given in.  Following down the same drug laced path of depravity her father had walked.  Yet because of Remy, Bijou’s world changes in a single moment, and she breaks the viscious cycle with which she was raised. It is a moment where our hero shows her something she has never before understood.  Caring.  It is at this fork in the road, that Bijou realizes one individual in her dark existence gives a damn about her.  This powerful revealation is presented to us in the platform of a blazing memory of Remy’s, and is very moving.  This scene struck me in the heart when I read it.  It created an instantaneous connection for me, and these characters.  Their bond was a tangible thing I could feel.   
 
Which brings me back to my earlier statement of how sex, delivered by an author as a platform in which “romance” is built–can be a hinderance for some literary couples.  To put it frankly….there was too much of it in Leopard’s Prey.  Yes, this is a series interwoven with the animilistic urges of shapeshifters who are equal parts beast, and man.  True.  But this under current was not balanced out properly with the addition of other concepts, in regards to plot.  Due to the lack of balance; the emotionally profound connection that was built between the main characters–stalled; and never grew into something memorable for me. 
 
It isn’t that I lack the ability to understand Ms. Feehan’s take on shapeshifter romance.  As I said above, these character’s are written with a duality that pushes for visceral urges between the couple.  I do grasp the concept.  One of my most favorite series presents shapeshifters amongst its characters.  My problem with the shifters of THIS series; stems from the fact that they have always held an underlying implication that the female’s–once their Leopard emerges–could be drawn sexually to a male who is not their intended “mate”.  Like I previously stated in the opening of my review–this has been an ongoing struggle with me and this particular series.  For me, a mate means there is only one.  So the way with which this beastial plot thread is woven into the storyarc of the Leopard series–is off putting at times for me personally.  *shrugs*  
 
Despite this, I will say that the ending action was very well done.  The “twist” was creatively written–although I did see it coming–and I love that it was the heroine who came to the rescue of her dangerous, lethal Leopard.  I also immensely enjoyed seeing Drake Donovan again, and the familial banter between the entire family.  Definately worth reading…but Leopard’s Prey is not one for the record books in my opinion. 🙂 

Reviewed by Miranda
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Cover Reveals- May 15, 2013

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Cover Reveals-May 15, 2013

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TITLE: Behind Closed Doors

AUTHOR: Lisa Renee Jones

SERIES: Inside Out Trilogy Novellas

RELEASE DATE: June 3, 2013

Click HERE for full details

 

 

Shadowed Oct 2013

 

TITLE: Shadowed

AUTHOR: Rebecca Zanetti

SERIES: Dark Protectors

RELEASE DATE: October 2013

 

 

 

Forgotten Sins July 2013

 

TITLE: Forgotten Sins

AUTHOR: Rebecca Zanetti

SERIES: Sins Brother

RELEASE DATE: July 2013

 

 

 

Gravity May 2013

 

 

TITLE: Gravity

AUTHOR: Dannika Dark

SERIES: Mageri #4

RELEASE DATE: May 2013

 

 

OneMoreDay Dec 2013

 

TITLE: One More Day

AUTHOR: L.S. Murphy et al.

SERIES: Anthology

RELEASE DATE: December 2013

 

 

 

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TITLE: Broken Blade

AUTHOR: J.C. Daniels

SERIES:  Colbana

RELEASE DATE: January 2014

 

 

 

Dark Series Trilogy

Dark Lycan: September 2013

Dark Wolf: January 2014

Dark Blood: September 2014

AUTHOR: Christine Feehan

SERIES: Dark (Carpathian)

 

Flamebound Dec 2013

 

TITLE: Flamebound

AUTHOR: Tessa Adams

SERIES: Lone Star Witch

RELEASE DATE: December 2013

 

 

 

Bachelor's Special June 2013

 

TITLE: Bachelor’s Special

AUTHOR: Christine Warner

SERIES: N/A

RELEASE DATE: June 2013

 

 

 

Hell Bent Nov 2013

 

TITLE: Hell Bent

AUTHOR: Devon Monk

SERIES: Broken Magic #1

RELEASE DATE: November 2103

 

 

 

Desert Tales Oct 13

 

TITLE:  Desert Tales (YA)

AUTHOR:  Melissa Marr

SERIES: Wicked Lovely

RELEASE DATE: October 2013

 

 

 

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TITLE:  The Protected

AUTHOR:  Shiloh Walker

SERIES: FBI Psychics #4

RELEASE DATE: September 2013

 

 

 

Cursed Oct 13

 

TITLE: Cursed

AUTHOR: S.J.Harper

SERIES: Fallen Sirens #1

RELEASE DATE: October 2013

 

 

 

Forever Too Far June 2013

 

TITLE: Forever Too Far

AUTHOR: Abbi Glines

SERIES: Too Far #3

RELEASE DATE: June 2013

 

 

 

Casted June 2013

 

TITLE: Casted

AUTHOR: Sonya Loveday

SERIES: N/A

RELEASE DATE: June 2013

 

 

 

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TITLE: The Christmas He Loved Her

AUTHOR: Juliana Stone

SERIES: Bad Boys of Crystal Lake

RELEASE DATE: October 2013

 

 

 

Midnight Lies Sept 13

 

TITLE: Midnight Lies

AUTHOR: Ella Grace

SERIES: Wildefire

RELEASE DATE: September 2013

 

 

 

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TITLE: Shadowlark

AUTHOR: Meagan Spooner

SERIES: Skylark (YA)

RELEASE DATE: October 2013

 

 

 

The Devil of Clan Sinclair July 2013

 

TITLE: The Devil of Clan Sinclair

AUTHOR: Karen Ranney

SERIES: Clan Sinclair #1

RELEASE DATE: July 2013

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Christine Feehan-Dark Series Announcement

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Christine Feehan-Dark Series Announcement

 

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For all CHRISTINE FEEHAN Dark Series Fans: 3 DARK SERIES books in one year.

From FACEBOOK TODAY:

A FEW MINUTES AGO

Christine Feehan · 83,766 like this
Huge announcement at FAN today! Anyone interested in a Dark Series trilogy? Or maybe in Skyler and Dimitri?

I keep trying to upload the video of the announcement but the hotel internet is just too slow. I don’t want you to have to wait, but I will
upload some videos for you later this week!

Dark Lycan, Dark Wolf and Dark Hunter are coming out. Dark Lycan will come out in Sept. of this year and Dark Wolf in January, then the final one later in 2014. Dark Wolf is Skyler and Dimitri’s story. I will have more in the Members Section of the Christine Feehan website soon!

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February 24, 2013

Christine Feehan: Definitely will NOT stop writing the dark series. It’s a world I really enjoy and will keep coming back to. This trilogy has been over a decade in the making and required a much larger story arc so you get three books! I’m absolutely thrilled that my publishing house agreed to put them out six months apart instead of the standard year. (that’s practically unheard of) I’ve been so excited about this but couldn’t say a word until they agreed!!! SURPRISE!

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