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"Excellent, well-written Carpathian story."
Reviewed by Vicky Gilpin
Posted January 14, 2005

In this the most recent of Feehan's "Dark" series about the Carpathian bloodline, the story not only is well-written, but also touches on one of the major sticking points of her plots: The fact that the women in her series very often cannot physically or mentally resist the Carpathian males, Read more...

"This latest in the Dark saga by Christine Feehan opens new doors that will intrigue and entice"
Reviewed by Kelley Hartsell
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Posted January 25, 2005

This latest in the Dark saga by Christine Feehan opens new doors on her world that will intrigue and entice. Colby Jansen loved her step father, Armando Chevez, dearly. When he died she was crushed, but swore to keep their ranch going strong for her brother and sister as it was Read more...

"A refreshing Carpathian tale"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted January 25, 2005

Rancher Colby Jansen demands that Juan and Julio Chevez leave her spread immediately and that she will never hand over her young step-siblings to them as they command. She detests the Chevez family for not responding to the request of her "adoptive dad" who never adopted her. He wanted Read more...

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Summary

Rafael De La Cruz has spent centuries hunting vampires with his brothers, and with each passing year his capacity to feel emotions has grown weaker and weaker until finally there's barely been a memory left-until only sheer willpower keeps him from turning into the very abomination he hunts. But it'll take more than will to keep him away from the woman who is meant to be his and his alone...

For five years, rancher Colby Jansen has been the sole protector of her younger half-siblings, and with fierce determination and work she has kept her family together and the ranch operational. Now, the De La Cruz brothers are threatening that stability. They claim that her siblings belong with their father's family, not with her. Colby vows to fight them—especially the cold and arrogant Rafael De La Cruz. But Rafael is after more than her family—he wants Colby and will not let anything stand between them. After ages of loneliness, the raw desire to possess her overwhelms his very soul, driving him to claim her as his lifemate....