Dark Melody (2003) (edit title/settings)

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• Corinne Wentworth: A psychic human woman with a heart murmur, pregnant. Life mate to Dayan. Sister-In-Law to Lisa.
• Dayan: A Carpathian male and lead guitarist for the Dark Troubadours.
• John Wentworth: Lisa's brother and Corrine's husband. Murdered because of his psychic abilities.
• Lisa Wentworth: Corinne's friend & Sister-In-Law.
• Cullen Tucker: a friend of Dayan's. Human and former member of the Society
• Darius: A Carpathian male and part of the band, a healer, ancient
• Gregori: A Carpathian male , the dark one, a healer and hunter.
• Barack: member of the Dark Troubadours - life mate to Syndil
• Desari: singer for the Dark Troubadours
• Julian Savage: Desari's lifemate and a hunter of the undead.
• Shea Dubrinsky: Jacques's lifemate and a healer.
• Syndil: Barrack's lifemate and part of the Dark Troubadours
• Jacques Dubrinsky: Mikhail's brother.
• Lucian: the oldest of the Carpathians. Gabriel's twin brother.
• Gabriel: the oldest of the Carpathians. Lucian's twin brother.
• Mikhail Dubrinsky: the Prince of all Carpathians.
• Gary Jansen: a human close to the Carpathians. Former Member of the Society - working with Shea to find the reason for low birth rate of Carpathians.
• Savannah: Gregori's lifemate and Mikhail's daughter.
• Tempest: Darius's lifemate.
• Jaxon: Lucian's lifemate. - ex Police
• Aidan Savage: Julian's brother and an old Carpathian.
• Alexandria: Aidan's lifemate.
• Josh: Alexandria's younger brother
• Francesca: Gabriel's lifemate and a healer.
• Jennifer: Corinne's daughter.

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• “He could hear the breathing of the crowd, the air moving through lungs like the rush of a freight train. He heard blood ebbing, flowing in veins, beckoning, a sweet seductress, teasing his senses until his craving was an obsession as dark and relentless as the shadow across his soul.”

  Dayan

• “Dayan's fingers were already picking up another rhythm. Dark. Moody. The melody took hold of him, demanding to be released. His voice stilled the crowd, beckoned, seduced, tempted. He called to her. Commanded her. His lover. His lifemate. His other half. He called to her to complete him. To give him the emotions that had faded from his soul, leaving him an empty shell of growing darkness. A creature living in the shadows, vulnerable to the crouching beast. Save me. Come to me.”

  Dayan

• “His was a dying species, a race of men doomed to wander the earth endlessly in search of the light that complemented their darkness, the one woman who was the other half of them. Without that woman they lost their ability to feel, lost the ability to see in color, so that they inhabited a dark, shadow world with only memories of honor to keep them from choosing the way of the vampire. The insidious whisper of power was always with them, eating at them, calling to them, crouching in them, a dark beast filled with blood lust and the need to kill just to feel that momentary rush. As the centuries passed, the dark stain grew and spread, filling the males, until there was no hope, only the dark, dangerous hunger.”

  Dayan

• “I am taking you back to our country, where you will never hear this kind of feminine nonsense." "My mother lives there, and as I recall, you said my father allowed her to run amok, creating chaos and havoc in her wake.”

  Gregori and Savannah

• “Please do not ever do that to me again. I found you. In the darkness, where there was no hope for me, where I struggled and battled the monster every second of every night, you came to me. You saved me, Corinne. You cannot abandon me now. I cannot go back to a life alone. No one can ask that of me, not even you. How can I make you understand? I cannot go back. You must make up your mind to live, if not for yourself and the baby, for me. Love me that much. Do it for me.”

  Dayan to Corinne

• “Cats? Is that what you call those things? They aren't cats, Dayan, they're wild animals. Real wild animals. Leopards eat babies. Little Jennifer would be a tasty treat for them." "Tasty treat? I like that.”

  Corinne to Dayan

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Dark Descent, and followed by Dark Destiny.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Christine Feehan (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

sexual content

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( F )
• Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost
• Books › Romance › Gothic
• Books › Romance › Vampires
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Christine Feehan: Author's website

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history