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There is always a price to pay...So Darius warned her when she accepted a position with his traveling troupe. And gazing mesmerized at the merciless slash of his mouth, the implacable resolve on his face, the soulless emptiness of his black eyes, Tempest was afraid to ask what it was.
She had always been different, apart from others. From the moment his arms closed around her, enveloping her in a sorcerer's spell, Darius seemed to understand her unique gifts. But did his kiss offer the love show more and belonging she sought, or a danger more potent than his own panthers?
Somewhere deep inside herself, Tempest realized she knew the answer. She had no choice but to accept the velvet stroke of his tongue, submit to the white-hot heat piercing her skin, welcome an erotic pleasure like no other....
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In the sixth book of the Dark/Carpathian series, Tempest (Rusti) Trine has lived a hard life. From living in foster homes and on the street, she grew up fast and learned how to take care of herself. She’s always been alone, just trying to survive, and she’s hiding a secret gift. (She’s psychic and can speak with animals.) Desperately needing a job, she finds a want ad for a mechanic and seeks out the Dark Troubadours, a popular singing group.
Darius is the leader of his small family and will do anything to protect them. Even though all of them are Carpathians, who can fly and shape-shift into animals to travel, they need to keep up the appearances of being human, so they travel in vehicles when going on tour. Though he didn’t show more want to hire a human mechanic, he soon realizes Rusti is his lifemate.
I like Darius and Rusti a lot. Since he’s both a Carpathian male and the head of the family, he’s highly possessive and jealous, but very protective of the ones he cares for. Rusti doesn’t trust easily and fought her strange connection to Darius, but she needed to keep the man on his toes and prove she wouldn’t bow to his command. She’s strong and capable, a perfect for Darius and his stubborn ways.
Julian, Desari, Barack, Syndil, and Dayan return from the previous book. The society of human vampire hunters is again after the group. Cullen is a new human character and proves a good ally to the Carpathians.
Though Darius and Rusti’s romance is the main story, there’s a secondary romance between Barack and Syndil. I’ve always liked Syndil and was happy to see her growing stronger and more self-assured as this book progressed. I’m not very fond of Barack. Unlike Darius and Dayan, he didn’t lose his emotions centuries earlier, so he slept with various women over the years since he felt sexual desire. Syndil also felt desire, but in pure Feehan fashion, stayed a virgin (because most heroines are in this series). Only after their friendship takes a hit, do they realize they’re actually lifemates.
Despite the head hopping and passive voice, the plot and characters are strong. This book is one of my favorites in the series.
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Darius is the leader of his small family and will do anything to protect them. Even though all of them are Carpathians, who can fly and shape-shift into animals to travel, they need to keep up the appearances of being human, so they travel in vehicles when going on tour. Though he didn’t show more want to hire a human mechanic, he soon realizes Rusti is his lifemate.
I like Darius and Rusti a lot. Since he’s both a Carpathian male and the head of the family, he’s highly possessive and jealous, but very protective of the ones he cares for. Rusti doesn’t trust easily and fought her strange connection to Darius, but she needed to keep the man on his toes and prove she wouldn’t bow to his command. She’s strong and capable, a perfect for Darius and his stubborn ways.
Julian, Desari, Barack, Syndil, and Dayan return from the previous book. The society of human vampire hunters is again after the group. Cullen is a new human character and proves a good ally to the Carpathians.
Though Darius and Rusti’s romance is the main story, there’s a secondary romance between Barack and Syndil. I’ve always liked Syndil and was happy to see her growing stronger and more self-assured as this book progressed. I’m not very fond of Barack. Unlike Darius and Dayan, he didn’t lose his emotions centuries earlier, so he slept with various women over the years since he felt sexual desire. Syndil also felt desire, but in pure Feehan fashion, stayed a virgin (because most heroines are in this series). Only after their friendship takes a hit, do they realize they’re actually lifemates.
Despite the head hopping and passive voice, the plot and characters are strong. This book is one of my favorites in the series.
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Onestamente dalla Feehan mi aspettavo qualcosa di più dopo cinque romanzi sui Principi Vampiri. Non per essere pedante, ma alla fine la storia è sempre quella, cambia poco, molto poco.
Senza contare che, questa volta, fra Darius e Rusti non c'è neanche stato lo scontro tanto atteso, visto il carattere indipendente della protagonista femminile. Alla fine si è arresa a Darius, alla passione e a quel maschio egocentrico e maschilista qual è.
Mi sarei aspettata una resistenza più costruttiva da parte della ragazza, rispetto a "sono sola, sono sempre stata sola, me la cavo da sola e amo la mia libertà".
Te la cavi da sola? Ma se ti ficchi nei guai come quel povero cristo chiude gli occhi! E' ovvio che lui, e i lettori stessi, non ti show more prendono in considerazione quando batti e piedini a terra per essere lasciata libera. Donna, sei un cataclisma! Io ti avrei richiusa da qualche parte a priori!
Un bel romanzo, come sempre, che si lascia leggere con tranquillità e dai toni sensuali che catturano ma, cara Feehan, il rodaggio della serie te l'abbiamo scusato per i primi sei libri, ora dacci qualcosa di più da leggere! show less
Senza contare che, questa volta, fra Darius e Rusti non c'è neanche stato lo scontro tanto atteso, visto il carattere indipendente della protagonista femminile. Alla fine si è arresa a Darius, alla passione e a quel maschio egocentrico e maschilista qual è.
Mi sarei aspettata una resistenza più costruttiva da parte della ragazza, rispetto a "sono sola, sono sempre stata sola, me la cavo da sola e amo la mia libertà".
Te la cavi da sola? Ma se ti ficchi nei guai come quel povero cristo chiude gli occhi! E' ovvio che lui, e i lettori stessi, non ti show more prendono in considerazione quando batti e piedini a terra per essere lasciata libera. Donna, sei un cataclisma! Io ti avrei richiusa da qualche parte a priori!
Un bel romanzo, come sempre, che si lascia leggere con tranquillità e dai toni sensuali che catturano ma, cara Feehan, il rodaggio della serie te l'abbiamo scusato per i primi sei libri, ora dacci qualcosa di più da leggere! show less
Dark Fire is the sixth book in Christine Feehan’s Dark (Carpathian) series. The Carpathians are the creatures who sound a lot like vampires but aren’t - unless something terrible happens to them. In this instance the hero is Darius, the protector of a small group of Carpathians who were orphaned early and had to depend on Darius and each other for survival.
Several centuries later, Darius fears he may be sliding over the edge toward vampirism. Every male Carpathian needs a female lifemate but there are far fewer females than males in this closed world. Without a lifemate a male Carpathian eventually loses his soul. Darius knows he can’t hang on much longer even though he feel tremendous responsibility to his “family.” This show more story picks up where Dark Challenge (Julian and Desari) left off.
Tempest - Rusti to almost everyone – appears after Desari puts an ad in the paper for a mechanic to help with the band’s vehicles. She’s beautiful, able to communicate with animals and Darius instantly recognizes her as his lifemate. But she’s human. Humans and Carpathians aren’t meant to be lifemates . . . for one thing Carpathians don’t age. Darius is unaware that humans have been converted in the past due to not being raised around his “race.” Then there is the whole sleeping under the earth, need for blood, and Carpathian males’ alpha tendencies. Tempest is attracted and repelled at the same time. After all, Darius is also sensual, handsome and utterly devoted.
Tempest’s problems with Darius are similar to the reader’s. What is irritating and what is exciting about the story is the same thing - Darius. Is he sexy or overbearing? Darius is larger than life. He is literally willing to give his life for Tempest. Very sexy. Then again this is what Carpathian men do. Their devotion is enthralling - and in every Carpathian male’s genes. It’s like a dog chasing its tail. A Carpathian’s gotta do what he’s gotta do. . . that is, become completely a part of his mate. Is it sexy if the couple has no choice?
All of this summation sounds negative but, intertwined with the negative there is the whole world of the Carpathians, which is detailed and rich and completely thought out. And, last but not least, there’s the sexy part. The hero and heroine have intense chemistry. Carpathians ooze sex. They adore those they love. The “love bites” are made intensely sensual for both parties.
Sexy or overbearing? Both. Feehan’s intensity makes a compelling read even when you want to shake the hero. My final recommendation? Dark Fire is definitely worth reading, even for those who aren’t in love with the vampire genre.
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Several centuries later, Darius fears he may be sliding over the edge toward vampirism. Every male Carpathian needs a female lifemate but there are far fewer females than males in this closed world. Without a lifemate a male Carpathian eventually loses his soul. Darius knows he can’t hang on much longer even though he feel tremendous responsibility to his “family.” This show more story picks up where Dark Challenge (Julian and Desari) left off.
Tempest - Rusti to almost everyone – appears after Desari puts an ad in the paper for a mechanic to help with the band’s vehicles. She’s beautiful, able to communicate with animals and Darius instantly recognizes her as his lifemate. But she’s human. Humans and Carpathians aren’t meant to be lifemates . . . for one thing Carpathians don’t age. Darius is unaware that humans have been converted in the past due to not being raised around his “race.” Then there is the whole sleeping under the earth, need for blood, and Carpathian males’ alpha tendencies. Tempest is attracted and repelled at the same time. After all, Darius is also sensual, handsome and utterly devoted.
Tempest’s problems with Darius are similar to the reader’s. What is irritating and what is exciting about the story is the same thing - Darius. Is he sexy or overbearing? Darius is larger than life. He is literally willing to give his life for Tempest. Very sexy. Then again this is what Carpathian men do. Their devotion is enthralling - and in every Carpathian male’s genes. It’s like a dog chasing its tail. A Carpathian’s gotta do what he’s gotta do. . . that is, become completely a part of his mate. Is it sexy if the couple has no choice?
All of this summation sounds negative but, intertwined with the negative there is the whole world of the Carpathians, which is detailed and rich and completely thought out. And, last but not least, there’s the sexy part. The hero and heroine have intense chemistry. Carpathians ooze sex. They adore those they love. The “love bites” are made intensely sensual for both parties.
Sexy or overbearing? Both. Feehan’s intensity makes a compelling read even when you want to shake the hero. My final recommendation? Dark Fire is definitely worth reading, even for those who aren’t in love with the vampire genre.
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I have a real weakness for the Daratraznoff family. I love all their books and the men in this family are to die for. First Gregori and now Darius. It is enough to make a girl swoon. Darius has been on his own for so long. He saved himself, his baby sister and four other young children when their parents were killed by the invading Turks. I love Darius courage and honor and his fear for his small family. Tempest "Rusti" is such a hoot throughout this books. She gives Darius no end of fits but she is very accepting of his and his family's difference. Tempest is her own worse enemy. I don't think that she can avoid trouble to save her life and in several cases almost dies from her bad luck. I loved this whole story because you see Syndil show more come out of her shell after being attacked by one of the men in the family when he turns vampire. You also see Barrack claim Syndil as his lifemate. The relationship isn't resolved in this book but you see the beginnings of it. I am now hooked and may end up reading the entire series again. show less
My favorite Dark/Carpathians novel is the first one I ever read, "Dark Desire". I read many more after that one. This was my 2nd favorite and I can't quite say why I liked it so much. Perhaps it was because, basically, it starts out with Darius immediately grabbing Tempest. Boom! Away you go. I loved also how amused Darius' fellow travelers were with his struggles and how he had so much to learn about himself. He was just as lost as Tempest. His inability to control her was often amusing, moreso in this particular story than in others with other characters. For once I liked the animal companions and the women who helped Tempest.
Best part about this book? The cover without a doubt.
I'm sure there are women who like the idea of a strong man who takes over and makes all the decisions but I'm not one of them and really Tempest isn't either. It's better than the other ones I've read, but honestly that doesn't move it much further up my ratings than to "readable".
Tempest ran away when very young to escape abuse and meets a group of carpathians including Darius, who discovers that she's his soulmate and procedes to insist that she should become his mate.
Honestly if I was Tempest I'd still find the overbearing and irritating and would want more freedom. I wouldn't find it romantic or appealing, I'm sure there are people who do but I'm not one of them.
I'm sure there are women who like the idea of a strong man who takes over and makes all the decisions but I'm not one of them and really Tempest isn't either. It's better than the other ones I've read, but honestly that doesn't move it much further up my ratings than to "readable".
Tempest ran away when very young to escape abuse and meets a group of carpathians including Darius, who discovers that she's his soulmate and procedes to insist that she should become his mate.
Honestly if I was Tempest I'd still find the overbearing and irritating and would want more freedom. I wouldn't find it romantic or appealing, I'm sure there are people who do but I'm not one of them.
Despite being formulaic, predictable, and written with a repetitive and melodramatic style, some of the Carpathian books are actually passable. The first, Dark Prince, suffered from melodrama and too much focus on physical stuff, but it was still new and exciting then. The fourth brought Gregori back, and since he's the most fascinating, especially put against a funny Savannah and an intriguing mystery, I was in. Here though? No. The characters are too one-dimensional, it starts right at the beginning with the attraction, the troupe is the same I didn't like much with Julians' book, they are separated and clueless about other Carpathians, I don't get the leopard connection, and just...no. It was awkward and not that interesting show more unfortunately. 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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- 2001-10-28
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- Alexandria; Barack; Matt Brodrick; Daniel; Gregori Daratrazanoff; Darius Daratrazanoff (show all 19); Dayan; Desari Daratrazanoff; Mikhail Dubrinsky; Ellen; Brady Grand; Jack; Murray; Julian Savage; Savon; Syndil; Tempest "Rusti" Trine; Cullen Tucker; William Wallace
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- For my daughter, Manda.
Many thanks for giving me suck joy, for bringing
Skyler into our lives and hearts, for just being you.
Special thanks to the staff at Konocti Harbor Resort and
Spa, who are alway... (show all)s helpful, manage to come up with
terrific concerts and are genuinely great people. - First words
- Flashlight and wrench in hand, she was crawling out from under the troupe's huge touring bus when he first caught sight of her.
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- She was crawling out from under the huge tour bus when he first caught sight of her. She was small, like a child.
The vampire had to be pretty hard up to come after someone who looked the way she did-like Frankenstein’s bride. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Tempest wha his, for all eternity, and she would alway be his Tempest-wildly exciting, distracting him from his commands, tormenting him with her escapades, and always, always loving him.
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