Oceans of Fire
by Christine Feehan
Sea Haven / Drake Sisters (3), Sea Haven Universe (Drake Sisters — 3)
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan tells the story of Abigail Drake, one of seven elementally gifted sisters who are fated to find great love.As the third daughter in a magical bloodline, Abigail Drake was born with a mystical affinity for water, and possessed a particularly strong bond with dolphins. She spent her entire life studying them, learning from them, and swimming among them in the waters off her hometown of Sea Haven...
Until the day Abby witnessed a show more cold-blooded murder on shore, and found herself fleeing for her life—right into the arms of Alexsandr Volstov. He’s an Interpol agent on the trail of stolen Russian antiquities, a relentless man who gets what he goes after—and the man who broke Abby’s heart. But he isn’t going to let the only woman he ever loved be placed in harm’s way—or slip away from his embrace. show less
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Completely predictable but very readable romance about one of seven sisters and the Russian man in her life. Abigail gets involved in an Interpol investigation where Alexsandr is the investigator. There's murder and magic involved and enough hooks into the stories of the other six sisters.
3.5 stars
Three Drake Sister books down; four to go! I liked this one more than the second in the series. There was more angst than I wanted, but Abbey and Sasha were a good couple, and I liked that another character with magic was introduced. I loved his scene with Joley, and I’m very much looking forward to their book.
The close-knit family and small-town coastal setting keep me coming back to this series, and unless Feehan does something really horrible, I’m sure I’ll read every book.
Three Drake Sister books down; four to go! I liked this one more than the second in the series. There was more angst than I wanted, but Abbey and Sasha were a good couple, and I liked that another character with magic was introduced. I loved his scene with Joley, and I’m very much looking forward to their book.
The close-knit family and small-town coastal setting keep me coming back to this series, and unless Feehan does something really horrible, I’m sure I’ll read every book.
Questi primi due romanzi della serie Drake Sisters (anche se in realtà stiamo parlando del primo e del terzo accorpati in un unico volume) sono arrivati in Italia grazie alla casa editrice Leggereditore della quale, in tutta sincerità, possiamo felicemente dire che non sta perdendo un colpo! Dopo aver letto anche questi due romanzi mi ritrovo a confermarlo: ottime scelte e ottimi autori. Per non parlare dei prezzi competitivi e onesti... Viene quasi da commuoversi!
Dato che stiamo parlando di due romanzi anche la recensione sarà articolata in due piccole analisi dei testi, anche perché in tutta sincerità il paragone fra i due non è proprio possibile. Due romanzi diversi, due mondi diversi.
Il primo "Magia del Vento" è quello che ho show more apprezzato di meno. La brevità del romanzo sfocia in una velocità di azioni, avvenimenti e sentimenti vagamente fastidiosi. E' comprensibile questa "velocità" considerando che stiamo parlando di un romanzo d'introduzione ma, anche se alla fine risulta comunque molto dolce poter scorgere la forza dei sentimenti di Sarah Drake e Damon Wilder, il senso di "illusorio" permane a fare da sottofondo.
Infatti l'amore che sconvolge la vita di Damon e Sarah appare innaturale, troppo veloce e senza una vera a propria motivazione. Damon s'innamora in pochi giorni di Sarah e afferma più volte che una bella e misteriosa donna ma... questo non basta. Assomiglia troppo a una cotta adolescenziale.
Sarah appare invece troppo impersonale come personaggio, non coinvolge e non si fa apprezzare. E' bella, intelligente, amabile, forte, addestrata e magica... Ma è troppo perfetta! In tutta onestà questo personaggio iniziamo ad amarlo veramente nel secondo romanzo dove apparirà ben più "umano".
Carina come introduzione ma, sinceramente, riesco a comprendere la scelta della Leggereditore di unire il primo e il terzo romanzo; da solo avrebbe conquistato ben poco. E visto che è stato saltato il secondo romanzo (e quindi la storia d'amore fra Kate e Matt che ritroveremo direttamente in procinto di sposarsi in Oceani di Fuoco) possiamo dedurre che anche questo romanzo sia "poco corposo" e che quindi verrà accorpato al quarto libro. Per fortuna questi romanzi si possono leggere tranquillamente anche come autoconclusivi!
Passando a "Oceani di Fuoco" tutto quello che posso dire è... Straordinario! Il salto di qualità è evidente e concreto. A parte la lunghezza materiale del romanzo, in questo thriller-romance ritroviamo un ritmo serrato degli eventi ma un evoluzione sentimentale della coppia molto più matura e graduale. Non ci sono "colpi di fulmine", bensì ci troviamo di fronte a un amore chiuso ma mai finito con ferite nell'anima non ancora rimarginate. Abby e Alexander si rincontrano dopo quattro anni, in circostanze tutt'altro che semplici, e dovranno imparare nuovamente a conoscersi, ad amarsi e a tollerare gli aspetti positivi e negativi dei loro complicatissimi caratteri. Non sarà semplice e vedremo la nostra Abby fare molti passi in avanti verso Alexander e molti altri indietro, colpita dal timore e da una sana dose di autoconservazione - visto il soggetto! - che rendono tutta la vicenda assolutamente umana e realistica. E sullo sfondo di questo amore potremo leggere di indagini, omicidi, magie, confessioni, mafia russa, terrorismo... Il tutto condito da scene d'amore fra i nostri due protagonisti veramente scritte benissimo!
Libro consigliato e da leggere tutto d'un fiato! show less
Dato che stiamo parlando di due romanzi anche la recensione sarà articolata in due piccole analisi dei testi, anche perché in tutta sincerità il paragone fra i due non è proprio possibile. Due romanzi diversi, due mondi diversi.
Il primo "Magia del Vento" è quello che ho show more apprezzato di meno. La brevità del romanzo sfocia in una velocità di azioni, avvenimenti e sentimenti vagamente fastidiosi. E' comprensibile questa "velocità" considerando che stiamo parlando di un romanzo d'introduzione ma, anche se alla fine risulta comunque molto dolce poter scorgere la forza dei sentimenti di Sarah Drake e Damon Wilder, il senso di "illusorio" permane a fare da sottofondo.
Infatti l'amore che sconvolge la vita di Damon e Sarah appare innaturale, troppo veloce e senza una vera a propria motivazione. Damon s'innamora in pochi giorni di Sarah e afferma più volte che una bella e misteriosa donna ma... questo non basta. Assomiglia troppo a una cotta adolescenziale.
Sarah appare invece troppo impersonale come personaggio, non coinvolge e non si fa apprezzare. E' bella, intelligente, amabile, forte, addestrata e magica... Ma è troppo perfetta! In tutta onestà questo personaggio iniziamo ad amarlo veramente nel secondo romanzo dove apparirà ben più "umano".
Carina come introduzione ma, sinceramente, riesco a comprendere la scelta della Leggereditore di unire il primo e il terzo romanzo; da solo avrebbe conquistato ben poco. E visto che è stato saltato il secondo romanzo (e quindi la storia d'amore fra Kate e Matt che ritroveremo direttamente in procinto di sposarsi in Oceani di Fuoco) possiamo dedurre che anche questo romanzo sia "poco corposo" e che quindi verrà accorpato al quarto libro. Per fortuna questi romanzi si possono leggere tranquillamente anche come autoconclusivi!
Passando a "Oceani di Fuoco" tutto quello che posso dire è... Straordinario! Il salto di qualità è evidente e concreto. A parte la lunghezza materiale del romanzo, in questo thriller-romance ritroviamo un ritmo serrato degli eventi ma un evoluzione sentimentale della coppia molto più matura e graduale. Non ci sono "colpi di fulmine", bensì ci troviamo di fronte a un amore chiuso ma mai finito con ferite nell'anima non ancora rimarginate. Abby e Alexander si rincontrano dopo quattro anni, in circostanze tutt'altro che semplici, e dovranno imparare nuovamente a conoscersi, ad amarsi e a tollerare gli aspetti positivi e negativi dei loro complicatissimi caratteri. Non sarà semplice e vedremo la nostra Abby fare molti passi in avanti verso Alexander e molti altri indietro, colpita dal timore e da una sana dose di autoconservazione - visto il soggetto! - che rendono tutta la vicenda assolutamente umana e realistica. E sullo sfondo di questo amore potremo leggere di indagini, omicidi, magie, confessioni, mafia russa, terrorismo... Il tutto condito da scene d'amore fra i nostri due protagonisti veramente scritte benissimo!
Libro consigliato e da leggere tutto d'un fiato! show less
This is my least favorite book in the series. I always start off hating the hero, Aleksandr, for what he did to the heroine, Abbey, in the past. Then I start hating Abbey for pushing him away and making up lame excuses for why they can't be together.
I understand her being scared of his ruthless streak, but why continue to sleep with him, lean on him and lead him on? It isn't until later in the book that we realize why Aleksandr did what he did to protect Abbey, so most of the book they both annoyed me.
There are some good parts. I love the dolphins and the interactions between the sisters. I also love the glimpses of Jackson and Ilya.
The main relationship frustrates me. In the end, I'm not sure I fully believed they would in their HEA.
I understand her being scared of his ruthless streak, but why continue to sleep with him, lean on him and lead him on? It isn't until later in the book that we realize why Aleksandr did what he did to protect Abbey, so most of the book they both annoyed me.
There are some good parts. I love the dolphins and the interactions between the sisters. I also love the glimpses of Jackson and Ilya.
The main relationship frustrates me. In the end, I'm not sure I fully believed they would in their HEA.
Oceans of Fire, book 3 in Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters series, is about Abigail Drake and Alexsandr Volstov.
Abby is the third daughter born into the magical Drake bloodline. She uses her special connection with water and dolphins in her work as a marine biologist. Abby travels the world researching and swimming with her dolphins, until her peace is shattered when she witnesses a murder.
While trying to elude the killers, she runs right into the arms of Alexsandr Volstov, a Russian Interpol agent, and the man that broke Abby's heart four years ago. Abby and Alexsandr must work together to find the people responsible for the murder, keep everyone in Sea Haven safe (including Abby's six sisters and meddling Aunt Carol) and struggle to show more get past the painful history of their failed relationship.
Oceans of Fire is the most exciting of the Drake Sisters books so far. The plot was fresh and dramatic, full of the kind of suspense that Christine Feehan does so well. The electrifying intrigue and fascinating characters made this a sensational story. As always, Feehan's writing is fabulous and had me enthralled from the first page. The Drake sisters are all so enchanting, and Feehan does an amazing job of giving the reader little pieces of all of each of their stories in every book, to build their stories slowly and make me want to read them all right away.
I've become addicted to this series - just as I was to Christine Feehan's Dark series - so now I have to finish out the Drake Sisters books before I can read anything else - it's like a compulsion! For now, I will have to be content with reading through book 6 (book 7 comes out later this year,) and I think the best is still yet to come. I can't wait to find out what happens with the other four Drake sisters: Libby, Hannah, Joley, and of course Elle. show less
Abby is the third daughter born into the magical Drake bloodline. She uses her special connection with water and dolphins in her work as a marine biologist. Abby travels the world researching and swimming with her dolphins, until her peace is shattered when she witnesses a murder.
While trying to elude the killers, she runs right into the arms of Alexsandr Volstov, a Russian Interpol agent, and the man that broke Abby's heart four years ago. Abby and Alexsandr must work together to find the people responsible for the murder, keep everyone in Sea Haven safe (including Abby's six sisters and meddling Aunt Carol) and struggle to show more get past the painful history of their failed relationship.
Oceans of Fire is the most exciting of the Drake Sisters books so far. The plot was fresh and dramatic, full of the kind of suspense that Christine Feehan does so well. The electrifying intrigue and fascinating characters made this a sensational story. As always, Feehan's writing is fabulous and had me enthralled from the first page. The Drake sisters are all so enchanting, and Feehan does an amazing job of giving the reader little pieces of all of each of their stories in every book, to build their stories slowly and make me want to read them all right away.
I've become addicted to this series - just as I was to Christine Feehan's Dark series - so now I have to finish out the Drake Sisters books before I can read anything else - it's like a compulsion! For now, I will have to be content with reading through book 6 (book 7 comes out later this year,) and I think the best is still yet to come. I can't wait to find out what happens with the other four Drake sisters: Libby, Hannah, Joley, and of course Elle. show less
This is a Paranormal Romance Novel and compared to others I've read in this genre it is a pretty typical storyline. But it is a solid series with well written characters and good stories. Abigail (Abby) Drake is one of seven sisters, all of whom have elemental magic. Alexsandr (Sasha) Volstov is a Interpol Agent and also an old flame of Abby's. I like that the other sisters still play a good part in other books that they aren't a main character in. I enjoy being able to read more about characters from other books. There was nothing about the characters that stood out to make them unbelievable. Abby and Sasha have a not so good past. So in the beginning there is a reluctance to admit to feels. Which made living with or being around the show more two uncomfortable for everyone else. There really wasn't just one character that was a favorite for me. I find foreign accents on guys to be very hot, so of course I loved Sasha. Abby while kinda annoying in the beginning cause of the constant dwelling on the past, redeems herself when she finally admits to feelings.
The scene I remember the most is when Abby takes Sasha to meet the dolphins. For me, even if at the time she wasn't admitting to herself that she wanted to be with him, it showed she was willing to give Sasha a chance by letting him into her world. She didn't take just anyone to see the dolphins. I didn't particularly care for the murder Abby witnessed in the beginning, but I understand that it is a necessary part of the story. There was nothing that stopped the flow. I really enjoyed the writing style.
Yes, I will continue this series and if you enjoy books with strong women dealing with magic I would recommend it. show less
The scene I remember the most is when Abby takes Sasha to meet the dolphins. For me, even if at the time she wasn't admitting to herself that she wanted to be with him, it showed she was willing to give Sasha a chance by letting him into her world. She didn't take just anyone to see the dolphins. I didn't particularly care for the murder Abby witnessed in the beginning, but I understand that it is a necessary part of the story. There was nothing that stopped the flow. I really enjoyed the writing style.
Yes, I will continue this series and if you enjoy books with strong women dealing with magic I would recommend it. show less
This is the third book in this series. Abigail "Abby" is probably my least favorite of the sisters so far. She is so unsure and whiny sometimes. She has a wonderful career that she loves and she is very good at but she has very little confidence in her magic. Alksandr is very Russian and will make you drool. I was glad that he was so persistent and kept after Abby. She needs someone to watch after her and keep her out of trouble. Meeting Aunt Carol was wonderful. Aunt Carol is full of life and makes everyone happy. She is quite the character and adds a much need voice of maturity to the story. Jonas is his usual self, nagging at the girls and giving Aunt Carol a hard time about sticking her nose into what Alksandr is investigating. This show more isn't a bad story in anyway I just wish Abby had been a little more something. Off to read the next book in the series. show less
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Christine Feehan is the author of over 40 books including Dark Wolf, Dark Blood, and Earth Bound. She writes numerous series including Dark, Drake Sisters, Ghostwalkers, Leopard, Sea Haven, Carpathian, and The Shadow Series. She also wrote a manga comic, Dark Hunger, which was released in October 2007. Dark Prince won three Paranormal Excellence show more Awards in Romantic Literature in 1999. She has received seven more for her other books. She also won two Golden Leaf Awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine for Contemporary New Reality, the 2004 RIO Award of Excellence, and the Borders 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. Her titles often appear on The New York Times Bestseller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Oceans of Fire
- Original title
- Oceans of Fire
- Original publication date
- 2005-05
- People/Characters
- Abby Drake; Aleksandr Volstov
- Important places
- Sea Haven, California, USA
- Epigraph
- These things say she
Who holds the gift of the seven
Who walks at twilight
Holding the seven golden lamps
Seven sisters intertwined
Controlling elements of air, land and sea
Cannot control the fate they ... (show all)flee
One by one, oldest to last, destiny shall claim them
When the locked gate swings open in welcome
The first shall find true love
As the sisters stand in wonder
At what destiny has done
Within each sister's heart now beats passion
While love turns a key
By the time the year is ended
Each will follow thee
Remember therefore from whence you came
Knowing that in the end it is the seventh
That will renew the line again
Seventh daughters of a seventh daughter
Each gifted each giving each tied to one another
For those who have ears let them hear
For those who have eyes let them see
For all that I have said shall come to be
To the eldest is gifted agility, grace
And the knowledge to see what future we face
Second in line speaks peace with a word
While the third calls truth from the unspoken word
Next comes the healer with hands that can find
That which is deadly and make it unbind
The fifth harnesses elements of air, wind and sea
As the sixth sister sings spell over thee
Last of the seven youngest of all
Possesses the greatest gift of them all
To her falls the bearing of children to be
So that the line will continue and forever more be
Each gift has a challenge which must be overcome
The seven free sisters must act now as one
With grace and agility comes great bodily fatigue
While speaking peace raises ire and continual need
The calling for truth from the unspoken word
Gives way to illusion for naught has been heard
She whose hands can undo death for another
Will take on the illness and hope to recover
The harnessing of wind tides and sea
Gives way for the unknown to be
As the spell singer sings casting her spell
One misspoken word and all's to no avail
For the seventh child of the seventh daughter
New corridors open holding illusion, power
But which path to take and where does it lead
Choices to make while each plants a seed
These things I have spoken so harken ye well
For lives you are changing with each casting of spell
But know in your heart when you must turn away
For some will be lost as it is destiny's way
Yours is a legacy not easily borne
So beware of the pitfalls and careful of thorns
The gifts they are many
Born from the past
Surviving the years for the future to last
From mother to daughters
And back through the line
The gifts that you carry always will bind
Prophecy written by Anita Toste
eleventh daughter in the infamous
and magical King family,
in the year before the great wars
between Magick and Science - Dedication
- This book was written with love for
Carol Anne Carter,
who inspired me so many times;
Kathi Firzlaff,
who loves Creative Memories;
and Sheila Clover,
who knows what magic is all about. - First words
- Bright colors; orange, pink, and red streaked across the sky, turning the ocean into a living flame as the sun set low over the sea.
- Quotations
- (page 1490
Scarlet lace fans passion's flame
Summons the man of studly fame
Lusty love on floor and chair
Tabletop and vixen's lair
The fires engulf, set senses aflame
With pulsing desire, he ... (show all)calls your name - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Her heart pounding with joy, she flung open the door.
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