The Vampire Author Christine Feehan

Dark Peril (Dark, book 21) by Christine Feehan
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'Carpathians are an immortal race of beings with animal instincts and the ability to shape shift. Every Carpathian male is drawn to a life mate: a woman - Carpathian or human - able to provide the light to his darkness. Without her, the beast within slowly consumes the man until turning into a vampire is the only option.' In Feehan's latest, lose yourself in one man's gripping battle to save himself and his search for the one woman who will answer all his prayers...as well as satisfy his desire.

Dark Peril
An ancient Carpathian warrior Dominic decides on what he knows is a suicidal mission to destroy the South American vampires. To achieve his objective, he swallows parasites needed to control the urges which will enable him to go undercover and infiltrate the vampiric horde. Dominic keeps his sanity by dreaming of a shapeshifting female Jaguar warrior who keeps him focused though he doubts she exists.

Born into a world of twisted monsters, Jake Bannaconni is shaped and molded into a cold, revenge driven man. Honed in the fires of hell, he controls his world and rules with an iron hand. He has everything and anything money can buy. He's ruthless, merciless and considered a man to leave alone. His hidden legacy, that of a shapeshifter, makes him doubly dangerous in the corporate world.

Emma Reynolds is a woman who knows how to love and love well. When their two worlds collide, Jake's plans for a complete take over, may just come tumbling down.

I loved these two characters very much. The story is very emotion driven, and at times shocking. There are parts of this book that will be controversial and definitely, for some readers, probably not a good read, but it is Jake's story and I stayed as true to the repercussions of a traumatic childhood as possible within the realms of a paranormal world. While not for everyone, I think many readers will enjoy the story of one man's discoveries on his path to finding what's important in life.

HIDDEN CURRENTS -- June 30, 2009
Hidden Currents (Drake Sisters, Book 7)

Elle Drake has gone missing. She's a strong telepath and even her six magical sisters cannot find her, although they all agree she is alive. Something terrible has happened or she would have contacted them and let them know where she is. Jackson Deveau, a deputy sheriff in the small village of Sea Haven, off the northern California coast, has known that Elle is destined for him. When she disappears, he gathers with his friends, Jonas Harrington and Ilya Prakenskii, and Elle's sisters to find her and bring her safely home. But Sea Haven is no longer safe for any of them and it takes every bit of strength the combination of all the Drakes and their men to survive the coming storm.

~THE DARK SERIES~

September 1, 2009 Dark Slayer - released by: Berkley/Jove

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BOOK #1:

Mikail and Raven-She came to him at dawn, his bleakest hour. As the beast raged inside him, threatening to consume him, he vented his centuries-old despair in an anguished cry that filled the waning night. And she answered, a ray of light, piercing his darkness.

Dark Prince is the first in the fascinating and highly sensual Dark series created by the very talented Christine Feehan. It is a world of mystery, danger, intense emotions, extraordinary psychic and physical power. The Carpathians are a wise and ancient species, appearing just like humans except that they can live for millennia and have amazing psychic and physical powers. Only sunlight and violent wounding can destroy them. They sleep during the day, deep in the healing earth, and are awake at night, thriving in the darkness. They are in perfect harmony with the earth and all its plants and animals.

They can shape shift into any animal and even become as fog. They move, travel and heal themselves with phenomenal speed. And they survive on human blood-yet they never kill the donor and gently wipe out his/her memory of their "feeding." The male is a predator, dark and dangerous, and this darkness grows until he finds his life mate-the feminine light that perfectly balances and illuminates his darkness. If he does not find his life mate soon enough, the male gradually loses his emotions and his ability to see in color. He is condemned to a lonely, dark and despairing world devoid of all happiness. When he does find her, he regains his emotions and his world becomes brightly colored, full of joy and hope. But for many hundreds of years no female Carpathians have been born, and few males have survived infancy.

To make matters worse, many males who have not found their life mates have become so filled with dark despair that they have "turned," becoming vampires who can then feel exhilaration by murdering humans and Carpathians. Carpathian males have had to focus much of their energy on tracking down and destroying this threat to all life while themselves resisting the overwhelming temptation to turn. Some have tried to take human women as their life mates, but the women have gone violently insane when their bodies were converted to Carpathian and had to be destroyed.

When Dark Prince begins, Mikhail Dubrinsky, the very wealthy and handsome prince of the Carpathians, has decided to walk into the sunlight and thus end his life. He wields enormous power over himself, others and all the elements, but his extreme loneliness and despair at ever finding a life mate have become overwhelming. He can no longer bear to go on, even though he feels a strong duty to lead his people and to wipe out vampires from the earth. He is afraid that he will turn himself if he waits any longer. And then he hears a sweet female voice in his head-one of compassion and comfort.

Raven Whitney has journeyed all the way from America to the remote and beautiful Carpathian mountains for a much-deserved rest. She is a supremely gifted psychic who has assisted the police in tracking down mass murderers-a nauseating task that damages her body and spirit but which she undertakes because of her compassion for the victims. She is all that is light and goodness, and she reaches out to Mikhail when she feels his overwhelming loneliness and despair. She is herself no stranger to loneliness; she must keep as far away from other people as possible to avoid being bombarded by their thoughts and emotions.

Mikhail is astounded by this psychic contact and immensely enjoys the teasing banter Raven mentally projects to cheer him up. He travels to her in the form of a bird and, observing her, realizes that she is his life mate. But how can this be? She is human. And how can he convince a woman who doesn't even know that Carpathians exist that she is his life mate? Mikhail and Raven embark on an extraordinary relationship-fun, tender and sensual-that keeps the reader riveted. In the meantime, they are faced with danger from a group of fanatical vampire hunters bent on killing anyone who's not human. Mikhail and Raven team up to stop them, but clash over Raven's determination to take an active role that often places her in grave danger.

As a Carpathian, Mikhail is extremely protective and highly possessive of this woman he loves with a passion that goes beyond the most intense human feeling. He is tender, gentle and caring toward Raven while utterly ruthless and violent with his enemies. He will faithfully cherish her forever and will himself die if she does. Once life mates unite, they cannot live without being in frequent contact with each other. But how can he live forever with a human or convert her to Carpathian without destroying her? And how can he protect her from evils she doesn't realize exist? Dark Prince is a riveting story full of action, surprise, passion and the depths of love. Feehan has created a mesmerizing hero that every romance reader can fall in love with and the wondrous world of Carpathians that is fascinating to explore. I could not put Dark Prince down and am eager to read all the novels in this unusual and compelling series.

BOOK #2:

Jacques and Shea-The stranger silently summoned her across the continents, across the seas. He whispered of eternal torment, of endless hunger . . . of dark, dangerous desires. And somehow American surgeon Shea O'Halloran could feel his anguish, sense his haunting aloneness, and she ached to heal him, to heal herself.

BOOK #3:

Aiden and Alexandria-Was he a man%u2026Or a miracle? Alexandria Houton would sacrifice anything-even her life-to protect her orphaned little brother. But when both encountered unspeakable evil in the swirling San Francisco mists, Alex could only cry to heaven for their deliverance%u2026

BOOK #4: Gregori and Savannah

BOOK #5: Julian and Deseri

BOOK #6: Darius and Tempest

BOOK #7: Falcon and Sara

BOOK #8: Gabriel and Francesca

BOOK #9: Lucien and Jax

BOOK #10: Byron and Antoinetta

BOOK #11: Traian and Joie's

BOOK #12: Dayan and Corrinne

BOOK #13: Nicolae and Destiny

BOOK #14: Riordan and Juliette

BOOK #15: Rafael and Colby

BOOK #16: Vikirnoff and Natalya

BOOK #17: Many Characters Reunite

BOOK #18: Manolito and MaryAnn

BOOK #19: Nicolas and Lara

~MAJOR PROTAGONISTS~

Vladimir and Sarantha Dubrinsky - The original mated pair, prince and lifemate of the Carpathian peoples. They are mentioned or have a presence in nearly all of the books. They are parents to Mikhail, Jacques, Noelle, and one other Dubrinsky brother whom Mikhail was forced to sentence to death. Their right-hand assistants are the Daratrazanoff family, of which we find Gabriel, Lucian, Gregori, Darius, and Desari.

Mikhail Dubrinsky (LM1) - Carpathian Prince - Parents were Vladimir and Sarantha Dubrinsky. He is the oldest known Carpathian alive when we first meet him. His lifemate is Raven Whitney. (XX - DP, DD, DDr) (** - DG, DM, DC, DF, DL, DGu, DDc, DS, DDe)

Raven Whitney (LM1) - Human Female, long bodied and dark in complexion, on vacation in the Carpathian Mountains. She is a police psychic who uses her psychic talents to probe into murders and serial killers minds. Her conversion to Carpathian is largely involuntary. (XX - DP, DD, DDr) (** - DG, DM, DDc, DS) (alluded to in DGu)

Jacques Dubrinsky (LM2) - He is a younger brother to Mikhail. When we first encounter him his is fun loving and carefree, Eventually he is captured, tortured and buried alive for seven years. His mind severely damaged when he meets his lifemate, he is more animal than man. (XX - DP, DD, DDr, DS, DDc, DMe) (** - DM, DGu)

Shea O'Halloran (LM2) - Jacques lifemate. She is redheaded and possesses Green eyes. Her conversion is also largely involuntary. She is the product of an incomplete mating bond between her mother Maggie O'Halloran and Rand, a Carpathian who eventually turns vampire. Shea is ½ Irish and a Scientific Researcher/Doctor. She is pregnant by Dark Melody when she and Jacques arrive to help in the healing of Corinne. (XX - DD, DDr, DS, DMe) (** - DL, DGu)

Aidan Savage (LM3) - One of the "Golden Twins". Sent to America to rid that land of vampires, he lives in San Francisco with his loyal servants, Stefan and Marie. When he first meets his lifemate, she has been turned from human to vampiress by a vampire. Aidan transfuses her with his own blood, there-by completing her Carpathian conversion. (XX - DP, DG) (** - DD, DM, DC, DL, DMe, DDe) (alluded to in DGu)

Alexandria Houton (LM3) - A fair-haired, pale, artist who works for a video game designer, she drew a vampire to her. She has a special gift for sensing evil events. He in turn attacked her and forced her to take his blood. Saved by Aidan, she becomes his lifemate. She has a much younger brother, Joshua. (XX - DG) (** - DL, DMe, DDe) (alluded to in DGu)

Gregori Daratrazanoff (LM4) - "The Dark One", the most feared of all Carpathians, his age is second only to that of Mikhail. As the greatest healer of the Carpathian race, his path to knowledge also one of the most tortured. His lifemate, Savannah Dubrinsky, is the first of a new generation of Carpathian children. Brother to Darius, Desari, Gabriel, and Lucian. He and Savannah arrive to help heal Corinne in Dark Melody. A call is put out and he also arrives in Seattle, to assist in removing the taint of the vampire from Destiny's body. (XX - DP, DD, DG, DM, DC, DMe, DDe) (** - DL, DGu, DS, DDc)

Savannah Dubrinsky (LM4) - A magician by trade, lithe, dark and sultry, she takes five years beyond her 18th birthday, attempting to avoid her destiny as the lifemate of Gregori. She fears him, his power, his very being. But she was conceived especially for him. Though a fledgling, she is the first full Carpathian lead heroine we meet. Her parents are Mikhail and Raven Dubrinsky. Arrives to heal Destiny and Nicolae in Dark Destiny. (XX - DM, DMe, DDe) (** - DD, DG, DC, DGu)

Julian Savage (LM5) - The second of the "Golden Twins", he is the brother to Aidan. His path in life has been fraught with pain. Touched by a vampire when he was 12, and forced to take the vampire's blood, he has lived separate from his people for centuries fearing the harm he would bring to them, marked as he is with darkness. He is one of the 'Hunters without equal', his knowledge approaching that of Gregori. He meets his lifemate when he is asked to warn her that she is a target of assassination. (XX - DD, DC, DF, DMe) (** - DP, DG, DM, DL, DDe) (alluded to in DGu)

Desari Daratrazanoff (LM5) - The first full Carpathian, a dark Ancient Female that we meet. Her passion and trade are singing. She is complete in her own power. Her brother Darius and she are found to be the long lost brother and sister to Gregori. As an Ancient, she matches wits and skills one-to-one with Julian. She is a member of a band called the Dark Troubadours, whose members include: Darius, Barack, Dayan, Syndil, and at one time a Carpathian named Savon, who later turned vampire and attacked Syndil, and was subsequently killed by Darius. Her voice is her talent and she utilizes it more than once to affect a particular desired result. (XX - DC, DF, DMe) (alluded to in DGu)

Darius Daratrazanoff (LM6) - Brother to Desari and Gregori, he is the acknowledged leader of this particular "lost" group of Carpathians. Talented in Healing and Hunting, as well as Leadership, he is an eclectic individual, merging personalities of Mikhail and Gregori into one individual. He is the group coordinator for their band. Close to the end of his tortured existence, he meets Tempest, his lifemate. He first chooses to 'sleep the sleep of humans' and grow old with Tempest, but she leaves him little choice when he is mortally wounded. She supplies him with blood, to a near-fatal amount and he is forced to convert her. (XX - DC, DF, DMe) (** - DS) (alluded to in DGu)

Tempest Trine (LM6) - A flame-haired beauty, she is a mechanic by trade. She responds to an ad for a Mechanic, placed by Desari in hopes that she would be able to travel with their singing group and look after the tour bus. Desari mentions that her brain patterns don't match typical human brain patterns, and once Darius interacts with her, he experiences that flash of color and emotion and desire that only his lifemate could inspire in him. Though she doesn't understand it yet, and certainly with the lack of formal Carpathian education Darius cannot understand the signs, they are destined to mate. He claims her as his lifemate, though vows not to convert her. She attempts to persuade him to, at least once, and finally leaves him no choice in the matter. She is particularly adept at interacting with animals. (XX - DF, DMe) (alluded to in DGu)

Barack (LM7) - A quiet, moody, often possessive Carpathian who is a member of the Dark Troubadours - run by Darius and Desari. His self-appointed task is the protection of Syndil after her attack. He and Syndil become lifemates in Dark Fire. Provides blood and creates a blood-bond with Cullen when he's injured in Dark Melody. (XX - DC, DF, DMe) (** - DL)

Syndil (LM7) - The second female band member, she is brutally attacked by Savon, a friend turned vampire. She can hear the earth and heal it with her well-developed Carpathian power. She is an Ancient in her own right. Her lifemate is Barack. She heals Cullen in Dark Melody, when he was injured protecting Lisa Wentworth and Corinne. (XX - DC, DF, DMe) (** - DL)

Falcon (LM8) - A hunter sent to Italy by Vladimir Dubrinsky, Mikhail's father. He returns to the Carpathian Mountains to pay honor to his Prince before seeking the dawn. He meets his lifemate, Sara Marten, along the way, and seven psychic children - three girls and four boys - and the way of his life is altered forever. He pledges his allegiance to Mikhail and takes on an attack meant to kill Mikhail Dubrinsky. Knowing the cost to himself, he nevertheless chooses to make the sacrifice. (XX - DDr) (** - DDc, DDe)

Sara Marten (LM8) - Falcon's lifemate, they meet on his journey to pay respects to Mikhail Dubrinsky before choosing the dawn. She is the child of two archaeologists who were killed when she was but 15 years old. They happened to be killed by a vampire who then stalks her for 15 more years, but she always manages to escape him. The vampire wants her to help him find the tomb of the Master Wizard as well as the Book of Knowledge. Moving from place to place, from her home in North America to the small villages in Romania, she comes upon seven psychic children. Three girls and four boys come under her protection. (XX - DDr)

Gabriel Daratrazanoff (LM9) - One of the "Dark Twins", who, like his brother, is considered to be one of the oldest Carpathians still possibly alive. However their legendary status precludes the direct knowledge of their whereabouts. It is said that they are at least 2000 years old. It is also rumored that Lucian turned vampire and Gabriel was forced to destroy him. Gabriel's story is told in Dark Legend. We pick up his story from the point that the place he chose to lock both himself and his twin in the ground is being disturbed by moving equipment. He meets his lifemate, not realizing she is his. It is not until he realizes he's feeling guilt at what he expects to do to her that he begins to question his situation. (XX - DL, DGu) (** - DM, DC, DMe)

Francesca del Ponce (LM9) - Lifemate to Gabriel, she is a powerful woman in her own right. She brings an inordinate amount of strength and drive to a lead heroine in the Dark books. Lead Carpathian Female in Dark Legend - Francesca is an Ancient in her own Right. She also has quite a bit of power and strength. She is a healer of some renown, based out of Paris, France, she is called upon to heal terminally ill patients. She is called upon to heal an abused child, Skyler, whom she discovers to have psychic ability. When Skyler's abusive father dies, Francesca and Gabriel adopt Skyler. We learn later that Francesca and Gabriel have a daughter of their own, Tamara. Francesca links to a previous title, Dark Gold, in that she creates Stained-Glass Windows, some of which are in Aidan's house in San Francisco. She also crea

Lucian Daratrazanoff (LM10) - One of the "Dark Twins", who, like his brother, is considered to be one of the oldest Carpathians still possibly alive. However their legendary status precludes the direct knowledge of their whereabouts. It is said that they are at least 2000 years old. It is also rumored that Lucian turned vampire and Gabriel was forced to destroy him. In Dark Legend, he links minds with Skyler and comforts her at times. Lucian's story is Dark Guardian, and after review of his history, we pick up his tale from the moment he forced his twin to mortally attack him. He is encouraged by Francesca to hold on, that he did have a lifemate and that she was very young and in tremendous pain, but that she did exist. (XX - DL, DGu) (** - DM, DC, DMe)

Jaxon Montgomery (LM10) - Lifemate to Lucian, she is a troubled woman with a tortured past. Her father, a Navy Seal, was killed and her mother remarried another Navy Seal, Tyler Drake. Tyler trains Jaxon in the techniques of the Seals, though she can never join the group. Jaxon "witnesses" the murder of both her mother and little brother as well as the murders of her subsequent adoptive family. She becomes a police officer and we meet her as she is attempting to conduct a police operation. She becomes the first heroine we meet to actually fight vampires in her own right, alongside her lifemate. Dark Guardian is her book and is highly action oriented. Her own particular psychic talent is the ability to feel evil, before she actually witnesses the scene. (XX - DGu)

Byron Justicano (LM11) - Eleanor's brother, a calm amicable individual, he is very close friends with Jacques. When Jacques is captured and tortured, he is the first to realize that his friend is still alive. He is captured and tortured the same way as Jacques. By the end of Dark Desire, his status is uncertain. First mentioned in Dark Prince and then again in Dark Desire, he is Jacques' friend. He was abducted in Dark Desire and tortured before Jacques, Gregori and Mikhail rescued him. He has his own story in Dark Symphony. He is a gem-caller by trade, however has dedicated his life to serving his people as a hunter. His lifemate Antoinetta Scarletti is a descendant of the family, which was described in Christine's gothic title, The Scarletti Curse. (XX - DP, DD, DS)

Antoinetta Nicoletta Scarletti (LM11) - Lifemate to Byron Justicano, she is an heiress to the Scarletti Shipping industry. She runs the Palazzo Della Morte. She was blinded in an accident, an explosion, which killed her parents, and is also a concert pianist. Various times throughout the book, she is shown to have special powers, which we learn are from her lineage as a member of the Jaguar Race. Once converted, she begins to regain some vision, though it is simple enhancements of her Jaguar tendencies, she sees thermal images, much like a Jaguar does. (XX - DS)

Traian Trigovise (LM12) - An ancient, one sent out by Prince Vladimir Dubrinsky, he is traveling home to pay homage to his new prince when he comes upon an interesting group of vampires searching desperately in a cave, trying to find something very critical. He is attacked by a Master Vampire and captured, used as food for other vampires until Joie comes upon his prison, deep within a cave. Recognizing Joie as his lifemate, he accepts her siblings under his protection. (XX - DDc)

Joie Sanders (LM12) - A security expert, first mentioned in Dark Symphony. She is called upon to provide security for Antoinetta and her family. She is also very talented in Astral Projection, as well as her entire family is telepathic. Her own story begins when she is assigned to protect a visiting United States Senator as he visits Austria. She comes from a very happy family life; her parents and her siblings are very close. She has a brother, Jubal, and a sister, Gabrielle. She's a tomboyish type, enjoying high-risk sports and adventurous experiences. She comes upon the experience of her life, as we see her exploring a cave in the Carpathian Mountains. (XX - DDc) (** - DS)

Dayan (LM13) - Another bandmate in the Dark Troubadours, he is focused and caring, he is also the second-in-command to Darius. He becomes friends with Cullen Tucker. When Darius, Barack, and Julian all claim their respective lifemates, he leaves the band to go to Canada with Cullen. To avoid the stress of seeing his bandmates who now have their light bringers. He is our hero in Dark Melody. We find him playing guitar at a bar in the Cascade Mountains. His lifemate is Corinne Wentworth.(XX - DC, DF, DMe) (** - DL, DDe)

Corinne Wentworth (LM13) - Lifemate to Dayan, she was married to John Wentworth. He was lured to the Morrison Center for Psychic Research and was eventually killed. She is pregnant with his child. Known also as C J Wentworth, she is a musical composer of some renown. She also has a heart condition, which threatens her life. She is particularly psychic in that she is telekinetic. Her late husband, John, was a precognitive. (XX - DMe) (alluded to in DDe)

Nicolae Von Shrieder (LM14) - An ancient Carpathian who was initially sent out by Prince Vladimir Dubrinsky to hunt and subdue the vampire. He and his brother had no hope of finding their own lifemates, being so far from their native soil, but when Destiny calls out in pain, she links minds with him. He teaches her his ancient ways of battle, no skills one of her age should ever know, but they save her life. She never speaks to him, thus saving his sanity, when he doesn't realize she is his lifemate until she escapes and kills her captor, one who is bringing pain and degradation to her life. His brother is Vikirnoff. (XX - DDe)

Destiny (LM14) - Taken by a vampire as a child, subjected to tortures and pain beyond what any mere mortal could stand, she uses a psychic connection with a Carpathian to learn how to fight, to protect herself, and to overcome what the vampire had wrought. She has made herself protector of a section of Seattle, protector of women. She is our first female Vampire Hunter. She has avoided direct communication with her savior; unknowingly he is her lifemate, Nicolae von Shrieder. He was the one who trained her to kill her captor and to kill the vampire. She also has been supportive of a women's shelter. (XX - DDe)

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Magic in the Wind (Christine Feehan)...Damon Wilder had always been a recluse. Never forming lasting attachments, all Damon lived for was his work. That all changed when his partner died and he was tortured for answers on the project he was working on for the government. Drawn to a sleepy town on the coast, Damon was enjoying his retirement as much as he was able. Then he started hearing the whispers. 'Sarah's home' seemed to call to him and he was irrestibely drawn to the house that was on the cliff above his. Sarah Drake was the first of seven daughters. Descended from a legacy of magic, Sarah put her special skills to use protecting innocent people. She was happy to take the job that would take her back to her home, but she was unprepared for the feelings that Damon Wilder unleashed in her. Magic in the Wind is a great story by Christine Feehan that has me looking foward to the six remaining stories.
Hot August Moon (Katherine Sutcliffe)...Anna Travelli was a special profiler of the FBI. Moved into the depths of the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI, no one understood why Anna had to be at the scene of the crime to profile the killer. Anna knew though, she knew that she would see through the eyes of the killer and sometimes even the victim. Her current case brings her back to New Orleans and the lover and love of her life that she left behind. Jerry Costos never forgot Anna, not even in the years they spent apart. Now they are working together to solve the murder of the family of a good friend of them both. In the midst of it all, Anna knows that it could never work out. This is a prequel to Bad Moon Rising, which I already read and loved. If you haven't read Bad Moon Rising, you will not like how this book ends and you will be very dissapointed.

After Midnight (Fiona Brand)...Jane O'Reilly went from city girl to country wife when she married her husband, Patrick. When Patrick died of cancer, leaving Jane behind, she was determined to go on and keep the farm running. She hadn't seen her volitale neighbor, Michael Rider, in nearly seven years since the day his startling confession ruined any chance she would have at happiness with her husband. After standing by Patrick, Jane is now determined to find out if what she felt for Michael all those years ago was real. The day that Michael met Jane, it ruined his marriage and almost his life. Determined to give her time, he left for seven years. Now he's back, and adament on claiming her. But there is evil lurking in the shadows, and all Michael and Jane have are each other. I really enjoyed this book. It was short and sweet and held everything you would be looking for in a romance.

Only Human (Eileen Wilks)...Lily Wu was promoted to a detective in the homicide division of the San Diego Police Department because of her determination to find justice. When horrible murders start taking place, she is forced to work with Rule Turner, who may be the only one who could help find the murderer. Descended from a species that was not quite human, Rule's clan didn't believe in fidelity or faithfulness. Lily didn't think that would be a problem early on, afterall he was only a means to an end. Rule knew exactly who Lily was, all he had to do was get her to see it. Together they embark on a journey of discovery, from finding a murderer as well as a traitor, to discovering what it is like to find your soulmate. A definetly different book, I nevertheless really enjoyed it.

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Byron, a Carpathian male and hunter of the vampire follows the sound of compelling music to Italy. There he discovers his lifemate, Antoinetta Scarletti, heiress to the great Scarletti fortune. A renowned concert pianist, Antoinetta is the glue that holds the Scarletti family together. Blinded in an explosion that killed her parents, she nevertheless stands to run the family shipping business.

Antoinetta lives in the palazzo della morte, the palace of death. There, like her ancestors, she finds someone wants her dead. Antoinetta has a few secrets of her own and together, Byron and Antoinetta face the killers and one out of control Carpathian.


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Turbulent Sea (Drake Sisters, Book 6)

Sometimes things click into place and the "fates" determine that something special is going to happen. Sometimes it's timing. Sometimes it's luck. Sometimes it's talent and hard work. I think this is all of those things. And I couldn't be happier at the way it turned out.

Turbulent Sea is Joley's story from the Drake Sister's series. I always ask Circle of Seven Productions to do something different with the trailers so they're unique. The idea of doing a music video was exciting!

I sent the story to Sheila Clover English who writes the scripts for most of my trailers. After reading the book she sat down and wrote lyrics for the music video. I loved it immediately! Michael Miller came up with the melody and then Gregory and NiNi Burkart of CORVO took it and made it into a song, with NiNi singing it. It was a real collaborative effort on the part of COS.

Sheila worked with Domini Stottsberry to choose some of the scenes that would be in the script and then Sheila had to match the chosen scenes to the lyrics of the song so they would flow correctly with the music.

Sheila approached me about having someone more experienced with music video do the directing. Victoria Fraasa has worked on many top music videos and her husband, Steve Fraasa is an experienced videographer and DP. I met with Victoria in Pittsburgh during RT and we went over her vision of the scenes. I knew right away that this was going to be something special. So many people were involved from the beginning of the process to the very end.

We thought we would try to get the cover model from the Turbulent Sea book cover to play the part of Ilya. But, he wasn't going to be available during the time of the shoot so Sheila and Victoria started working on the casting. As soon as I saw Eric Holter I knew he would be perfect as Ilya. He had played a Russian before and we watched his professional reel, which is like a video resume, and contacted his agent to book him for the video.

Cecilia is my youngest daughter and has always played the part of Joley in the other book trailers. It was her turn to be the star. Cecilia got the music in advance and worked hard to learn all the words. She practiced lip syncing to the music and even listened to it in her car as she was driving around. My little girl was about to become a rock star! Lol

Michael Miller does all the special effects for COS and he would be on the set to help out and as a consultant for the special effects shots. Cheryl Miller, Jacob Henderson and Mike Miller all came for the shoot and Mike, Michael's son who is following in his Dad's footsteps, volunteered to play the villainous teenager that Ilya lifts up off the ground around the middle of the video.

Watching Cecilia perform was amazing! And watching the video I could see how hard she worked on capturing who Joley and how she performs.

Eric is an experienced actor and you could really tell. He was so patient and helpful with Cecilia and the two of them bonded right away. You can tell how great their chemistry was during the shoot. A lot of people think there's a kissing scene in the video, but there isn't. The romantic scene is so beautifully done and the part where Joley finds Ilya's gun and pushes him away gave me chills!

I am always so excited to watch the process during one of these shoots, but I never really can imagine how it will look when it is all put together. When I saw the video I was overwhelmed! It was more than I had hoped for. The sense of love, adventure and danger all came across exactly right and the performances were breathtaking. I love so many of the scenes it's hard to say which my favorite is. I've watched it so many times now and I'm still not tired of watching it. I love the music. I love the video. I hope that people will read this book and watch the video again. The book is very dear to me and I want to thank everyone who is so supportive of this series.

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Christine Feehan's blog entry

It is very seldom that I can recommend a new book as I don't have a lot of time to read these days. My son discovered a new author, Ann Aguirre, and gave me the book to read on the flight home from RT. It was written in the first person, not a favorite of mine, so I almost said no. However, I'm so glad I didn't as I would have missed the adventure of a lifetime.

Grimspace is amazing! By the third page I was on a roller coaster ride along with the heroine, wondering what in the world was going to happen next. I was surprised to find I wanted more! More! More! The story is gripping and very edgy.

I don't know this author, but I honestly couldn't put the book down and didn't want anyone to interrupt me for any reason. I loved everything about the book. The world and the characters, even the secondary characters, were all amazing! The heroine is amazingly real and the hero is dark and flawed (just the way they should be).

I will admit that the first thing I did Monday morning was look Ann Aguirre up on the internet (http://www.annaguirre.com) to find other books. This turned out to be her first, so I called her publishing house and begged (see what I'm capable of doing to get a good book????) to see her next book. I can't wait to read Wanderlust and if the it's even half as good as the first, she will be at the top of my autobuy list.

If you love an adventure and a page turner, great characters and edge of your seat action, this sci-fi romance is definitely for you. Pick up Grimspace and give it a try!!!

Grimspace

Editorial Reviews



From Publishers Weekly
Newbies to Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood may struggle to fill in the backstory, but these erotic paranormals are well worth it, and frighteningly addictive. The six "brothers" are vampires: enormous, tattooed, tormented warriors who protect other vampires from destruction by the "lessers," desouled humans in the evil Omega's Lessening Society. Hero and ex-cop Butch is the only human allowed into the Brotherhood's inner circle, but Butch is no mere human, a fact suspected by one of his vamp colleagues, and confirmed by the sinister plans of the Omega. The book is fully committed to its urban sensibility, the vampires' rarified language (a glossary is provided) and their revved-up sex drives, and it all works to great, page-turning effect (with the notable exception of a chick lit-like attention to designer brands). Though Butch's love interest, the virginal, aristocratic vampire Marissa, initially elicits more annoyance than empathy, she grows a spine as the book progresses and Butch's destiny comes to light. In just two years, the first three books in the series have earned Ward an Anne Rice-style following, deservedly so; this entry should prove no less popular. (Mar.)
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Suzanne Brockmann
J.R. Ward's unique band of brothers is to die for. I love this series.

Review
J.R. Ward's unique band of brothers is to die for. I love this series. (Suzanne Brockmann)

The Brotherhood is the hottest collection of studs in romance. (Angela Knight)

Dark fantasy lovers, you just got served. (Lynn Viehl)

Lynn Viehl
Dark fantasy lovers, you just got served.

Romantic Times, Top Pick 4 stars
It's tough to keep raising the bar in a series, but the phenomenal Ward manages to do just that! From book one, human ex-cop, Butch O'Neal has seemed like the odd man out in her vampire brotherhood, but in this amazing novel he definitely comes into his own. The world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood continues to grow and become more layered, ramping up the tension, risk and passion. This is awesome stuff.

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Butch O'Neal is a fighter by nature. A hard-living ex-homicide cop, he's the only human ever to be allowed in the inner circle of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. And he wants to go even deeper into the vampire world-to engage in the turf war with the lessers. His heart belongs to a female vampire, Marissa, an aristocratic beauty who's way out of his league. And if he can't have her, then at least he can fight side by side with the Brothers.

But fate curses him with the very thing he wants. When Butch sacrifices himself to save a civilian vampire from the slayers, he falls prey to the darkest force in the war. Left for dead, he's found by a miracle, and the Brotherhood calls on Marissa to bring him back, though even her love may not be enough to save him.

Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 4)

Races and Abilities:


Here at the True Carpathians we have many different races and preternatural abilities that are part of the Feehan universe. The following guidelines are to address all the different types of abilities and races beyond the Carpathians that are available on this site:


Human Psychics: For most people these gifts can be strong or weak depending on who they are, their experience, age, and/or training. Alexandria had natural telepathic blocks that resisted normal scans, Raven could detect the presence of evil and so on. In all instances they were gifted enough to impress and at times thwart their Lifemates, but they were never strong enough to telepathically stop them once blood was exchanged. That is the basic rule for a standard human psychic in dealing with a Carpathian.


1. For a naturally gifted Human only ONE latent talent should be primary per character. (Basic telepathic speech is allowed to accompany this ability) There can be exceptions to this rule of course and you can ask a mod if your character qualifies as one.


2. Abilities must be kept at a human level. No gifted human can affect an entire cities weather pattern for example, or catch an entire building on fire without a gas can and really big book of matches. These gifts must be kept on a human scale and do not rival a Carpathian or Vampire.


Some of the human psychic abilities noted:


Telepathy: The ability to share thoughts, or read minds. Those with deliberate blocks, or wards can resist.


Clairvoyance: The ability to touch an object or person and know their history or thoughts.


Telekinesis: the ability to move objects that are of a smaller weight than the individual.


Empathy: The ability to feel/sense the emotions of others. (And only emotions. Telepathy and empathy can occasionally combine -- Raven had both -- but again, ask first.)


Precognitive: The ability to see glimpses of the future/past, via visions or dreams. In almost all instance this gift is difficult to control and will come unwarranted to the person. Or it shows as a supplement to other fortune telling tools (Tarot cards, runes, IChing)


Necromancy/Channeling: The ability to see, hear or speak to the dead. (Not revive them, this is NOT an Anita Blake site.)


Pryrokinesis: The ability to start fires or sparks via the mind or touch. (fire-starters)


HydroKinesis: The ability to manipulate water or cause rain.


Electrokinesis: The ability to generate sparks or shocks, all the way to low wattage lightening.


*THESE THREE GIFTS ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. IN NO CASES CAN THEY BE COMBINED, BECAUSE THE POOR WOMAN WOULD EITHER DOUSE HER OWN FIRES OR EXPLODE. LOL


Astral Projection: the ability for the persons soul/essence to the leave their human body and travel for a measure of time or distance. This is a dangerous gift for if the user is separated to long or too far they will be lost forever.


Communication with animals: The ability to 'speak or influence' animals. Please note, that an animal mind is NOT like a human, Animals have much more simple thought patterns and cannot speak back beyond impulses and words.
Healing: The ability to accelerate the bodies abilities to heal, or to buffer the pain in another person or themselves. This can in no way rival a Carpathians ability to heal from the inside out, and is more a ability to speed the human bodies natural process.


Agro kinesis: The ability to manipulate plant life (shape or size), and to accelerate the growth or death of a plant.


Influence: The ability with the mind or voice to seduce, calm or influence another. It is a smaller version of a Carpathians 'compulsion.' However, it is not as powerful as a full-blown compulsion...the person will be nudged in the direction the woman wants to go, but it can be resisted if it's something they don't really want to do without too much of a struggle.


Illusion: The ability to project or imbed an image or thought into another persons mind so that it is construed as real. These images are not real, and cannot be done on a grand scale.


Psychic-vampirism: the ability to absorb the telepathic abilities of another gifted human. The absorption must be for a limited amount of time and cannot rival the full power of the subject being used.


*NOTE: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." This is a valid premise at TTC and must be considered for all humans with psychic gifts. Nothing comes without a price, and those who are gifted know this as well (per CF's books.) To use ones abilities there is a cost, it might be fatigue, headache, pain, 'backlash', strength, or sanity. But the user MUST have repercussions from using their gifts. This is to establish a balance, and to restrict anyone from creating a superhuman character that simply do not exist in the CF world.


Half bloods/blood exchanges:


In the books the only half blood characters were Shea (Dark Desire) and Natalya (Dark Demon) in all instances these women retained some Carpathian characteristics. (aversion to sunlight or easily sunburned, the need for blood or blood transfusions, enhanced psychic abilities or gifts, and a low level telepathy.) Both of them dealt with the negative side effects of having this balance, and for the sake of the game all players who run a Halfblooded character must keep that in mind.


When dealing with blood exchanges or transfusions, if a human received blood, it will act as an augment to the humans existing gifts, and link them directly to the vampire/Carpathian who's given them their blood. In terms of a vampire it will be for control or to turn them into a ghoul/slave or worse, conversion. While in the Carpathian's instances it serves as an eternal link and (per their culture) a promise of protection.


Mage's:


Mage's are, in essence, wizards or witches who are technically still human, and who possess the ability to caste spells, summon power, and weave/unweave wards. To use magic or spells the player who plays a mage MUST have been taught to utilize them. A person born to a Mage bloodline is simply considered a psychic until they receive training or knowledge on how to work magic. Without that in a characters history they are considered only a psychic till taught/discovered otherwise.


All magical spells and abilities must be in tune/similar with the books written by CF. These are based on elemental magic, protection, transformation, scrying, and summoning all deriving from spoken/chanted words, symbols or hand gestures. (NO silent spellcasters, please) The same principle used by the Carpathians in weaving safeguards are a good example to follow though the result is up to the player. Don't try to make a supermage who knows every spell in the book or effectively gives the character all the powers outlined above. Really. It won't work. Don't try it.


*cultural note: all references to Mages in the books speak of a long going animosity between the Carpathians and Druids. This was due to the dark mage, Xavier


Dragonseeker/Mage: This character type has been mentioned in the books, but the family is small. Therefore it may be pulled if CF ever completes the familial story in her books.



The Near human and half bloods of this family line possess one defining feature relevant to all in that family, the dragonseeker birthmark (shaped like a dragon and located on the pelvis.) Be it faint or strong this mark will itch and cause pain if a vampire/Carpathian is near, acting like a silent alarm at all times.


All characters sired from this line will be psychic/magical in some way. Depending on the generation (how pure the bloodline) they can possess multiple abilities rather than just one. (telepathy & telekinesis for example). In creating a character of this type the following rules MUST apply to play.


1. a cross between human/Carpathian/Mage are extremely rare, and will be expected to have all the features of a half blood Carpathian, and a Mage per the above.


2. The women and men of this type can be converted into a pure blooded Carpathian and still retain their abilities.


3. Carpathian blood (just an exchange for example) will enhance a persons abilities, as well as enhance the drawbacks via their existing Carpathian blood.


4. Shape shifting can only be done by a trained or spelled (having that caste on them) first or second generation mage/DS. A great great great granddaughter of Rhiannon & Xavier for example, cannot shift, or have fangs. (Note the difference between Colby from Dark Secret vs Natayla from Dark Demon.)


5. All Females of this bloodline will feel the affects of their lifemate and cannot be circumvented. The need for them, the desire, and 'pull' will always be there if they are true mates. (no exceptions)


6. At this point no male of this bloodline has been established as having a need for a lifemate.


7. No existing characters from the books can be used in play on this board without permission. A distant descendant/or 'lost' child is permissible, but a child raised by Xavier (the dark mage from Dark Demon) will not be allowed, no direct 'daughters/sons' since they have all been defined. Those are considered cannon characters and can be run by the mods/owner only.



Jaguar (Were)'s:
Acute senses (hearing, sight, smell)
Different scent than humans, under normal scent range
Can't shift as children, takes the Han Vol Dan to do that and then free will afterwards
Affinity to large feline emotions, large felines respond easily to them, Grace, stealth, and ability to camouflage like the feline.