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Characters edit
- Savannah Dubrinsky: The child of Raven and Mikhail Dubrinsky. In trying to live a 'human-type' life, she became a world famous magician away from her family.
- Gregori Daratrazanoff: Commonly called "The Dark One"; A healer for the Carpathian people and friend of the Prince. One of the oldest and strongest Carpathians who is afraid he is going to lose his battle with his dark side and turn vampire.
- Mikhail Dubrinsky: Prince of the Carpathians. Savannah's father. Oldest of the Carpathians.
- Raven Dubrinsky: Mikhail's lifemate. Savannah's mother.
- Peter Sanders: Savannah's human assistant, good friend.
- Julian Savage: Aidan's twin. A sometime bodyguard for Savannah and one of the most powerful hunters. His true last name is Selvaggio.
- Aidan Savage: he was mentored by Gregori in the art of healing. A Vampire hunter, very powerful. Lifemate to Alexandria; living in San Francisco.
- Roberto: a renegade vampire who was trying to take Savannah.
- Alexandria Savage: Aidan's lifemate.
- Gary Jansen: Brilliant scientist working for Morrison that developed a drug to tranquilize just about anything.
- David Johnson: is a dedicated, hardcore Detective, investigating the murder of Peter Sanders.
- Wade Carter: a freelance reporter; part of the society that hunts vampires and Carpathians alike.
- Rodney: he is part of the society that hunts vampires and Carpathians alike.
- Morrison: he is part of the society that hunts vampires and Carpathians alike.
- Todd Davis: he is part of the society that hunts vampires and Carpathians alike.
- Rafael: a renegade vampire.
- Derek Evans: he is part of the society that hunts vampires and Carpathians alike.
- Dan Martin: he is part of the society that hunts vampires and Carpathians alike.
- Beau LaRue: he is a guide in the New Orleans bayou.
- Randall Smith: he is part of the society that hunts vampires and Carpathians alike.
- John Perkins: he is part of the society that hunts vampires and Carpathians alike.
Quotes edit
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“In that moment one thousand years of self-control went up in flames, setting a dangerous predator free. No one was safe, mortal or immortal, and he knew it.”
Gregori -
“After I put you in the vault, my throat closed off. It was as if someone had his hands around my throat, someone very powerful. I felt a murderous anger directed at me.”
Peter Sanders -
“Stop giving me your permission! I am Mikhail and Raven's daughter,a Carpathian like yourself and not without my own powers. I have the right to my own choices!”
Savannah -
“Be still, enfante, or you will end up bruising yourself. There is no way to fight me, and I cannot permit you to harm yourself.”
Gregori -
“You think I'm like other Carpathian women, Gregori, but I'm not.”
Savannah -
“Savannah? Do not try to leave me. Fight me, argue, but do not try to leave me. I walk the edge of control. I feel for nothing or no one but you. It would be very dangerous.”
Gregori -
“For the protection of mortals and immortals alike, he had to claim what was rightfully his. He had waited a dangerously long time.”
Gregori -
“Stay out of my mind. You certainly weren't invited. And just for the record, your mind needs to be washed out with soap! Half the things you think we're going to do are never going to happen. I could never look at you again.”
Savannah -
“You pulled me out of the darkness, from the gates of hell. By all rights, by every law our people have, you should have destroyed me for what I did to you. In all honesty, I had no idea such self-sacrifice, and such a rescue, was possible.”
Gregori -
“Of course I will be dictating to you, Savannah. But please do not worry. I can assure you, I am quite good at it.”
Gregori -
“He groaned at the thought of it, aching inside, weeping silently that he had committed such a horrendous act against his woman, the only woman courageous enough to follow him and drag his soul from hell into her light.”
Gregori -
“But even from a great distance, he was a shadow in her mind. He could read her every thought of him. None of it was good, and he couldn't blame her. He dropped his face into his hands. He was the monster she had named him. She feared him. She would always hate her destiny, always wish the fates had been kinder.”
Gregori -
“I am dangerous, Savannah, more dangerous than you could ever know. I do not trust my emotions. They are new to me and intense. I have killed so often, the pieces of my soul were destroyed a long time ago.”
Gregori -
“This man was a cut above. This man wore power like his own skin. He was power.”
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“'Gregori you have that look about you.''What look is that?''Like you're really hungry and you just discovered lunch.'”
Savannah - Gregori -
“She smiled, a small, secret smile he felt he would never understand. He knew the earth, the wind,the shifting water, fire, air, even space itself. He could command them all, but Savannah eluded him. Completely eluded him. Why did it matter so much that she understand?”
Gregori -
“You will never hunt vampires, ma chérie, not ever. And if I were ever to catch you attempting such a thing, there would be hell to pay”
Gregori -
“Surely you aren't threatening me, Dark One, bogey man of the Carpathians. Stop looking so serious, Gregori—you haven't lost your reputation entirely. Everyone else is still terrified of the big bad wolf.”
Savannah -
“She inherited something besides her mother's good looks, did she not?”
Aidan Savage -
“'What did you do, leave her sleeping while your an off to play hero? I'll just bet she has a thing or two to say to you when you wake her.' Your lifemate is a mean little thing, healer. I do not envy you.'”
Savannah - Aidan Savage -
“He was careful to keep his face expressionless. It was bad enough that Savannah knew he was practically wrapped around her little finger. Aidan didn't need to know it, too.”
Gregori -
“When an old geezer marries a young chick, he has to learn to get back into the swing of things. Party time.Night life. Does it ring a bell, or has it been too long?”
Savannah -
“This is no fight, ma petite. A fight is where we both are angry and have a contest of wills, a battle. There cannot be such a thing between us.”
Gregori -
“'Savannah? Were you trying to hit me?' 'I did hit you—twice, you scum. You didn't even notice the first time.'”
Gregori - Savannah -
“'You are managing to tie me up in knots. You take away all my good judgment.' 'I never noticed that you had particularly good judgment to begin with.'”
Gregori - Savannah -
“I have definitely lost all good sense.”
Gregori -
“'I think Julian left us a message. You have remained with humans so long, you see only with your eyes.' 'And you've lived in the hills so long, you've forgotten how to have fun.'”
Gregori - Savannah -
“Fate. Interesting word to use. You make it sound like I've been sentenced to prison. You're bad, but not quite that bad.”
Savannah -
“'I don't abide next-door neighbors. When humans consider building in the vicinity of one of my homes, the neighborhood is suddenly inundated with wolves. It works every time.' 'You're such a baby, Gregori. Scared of a little company..”
Gregori - Savannah -
“Vampires seemed to have women problems, too.”
Gary -
“Your hero saved the girl,walks among the humans, and converses with a fool. That alone should bring a smile to your face.”
Gregori -
“'There is only one woman who matters to me, Gary, and she finds me difficult to live with. I cannot imagine why, can you?''Maybe because you're jealous, possessive, concerned with every single detail of her life? You're probably domineering, too. I can see that. Yeah. It might be tough.'”
Gregori - Gary -
“'You do have a sense of humor.''Well, do not blame me. It is Savannah's fault. She insists on it.'”
Gary - Gregori -
“'How do you propose we get back? Fly?' 'Exactly.'”
Gary - Gregori -
“I was only trying to get you to come here. You know, classic honeymoon. Sweet young wife teaches wizened old grouch how to have fun. That sort of thing.”
Savannah -
“'My mother thinks my father is a cave man. I'm beginning to think you could give him a run for his money.''Disrespectful little thing.'”
Savannah - Gregori -
“Yes, I know better. He's out there somewhere in these miles of swamp, and he's hungry. All the time hungry. Not for food, but to kill. That's his hunger, that's what he lives for,just to kill.”
Beau LaRue -
“I wasn't worried about you. I was worried that any who attempted to mug you might be friends of mine. Don't hurt them too badly, eh? Perhaps just give them a little lesson in manners.”
Beau LaRue -
“She wore the little secret smile again, the one that always drove Gregori crazy, turned him inside out, and melted his heart. She was up to no good. He had no doubt of it.”
Gregori -
“I did not pick a fight. A few men were determined to mug us, so I provided themwith an interesting experience. There was no fight. Had I actually struck them physical blows, theywould be in the hospital.”
Gregori -
“'Why did I want him to have a sense of humor?' 'Don't be asking me. You created the monster.'”
Savannah - Gary -
“'I told you, lifemate, you're always taking off my clothes.''Then stop wearing the damn things.'”
Savannah - Gregori
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“I give you my protection, my allegiance, my heart, my soul, and my body. I take into my keeping the same that is yours.”
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“Never leave me alone like that again. It’s better to be with you, even if I’m in danger.”
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“Your life, happiness, and welfare will be placed above my own. You are my lifemate, bound to me for all eternity and always in my care.”
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It didn’t matter to him that he had marked her unfairly, that she did not rightfully belong to him, that he had manipulated the outcome of their union even before her birth, that he had broken the laws of their people in order to have her. None of it mattered. Only that she was his at last.
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“She is mine, Roberto. I claimed her many years ago. She is my lifemate.”
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“Of course I will be dictating to you, Savannah. But please do not worry. I can assure you, I am quite good at it.” She was shocked. Gregori, the Dark One, teasing her?
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Gregori made gentle, tender love to her, incredibly reverent, showing her with his body what he never seemed to be able to express adequately in words.
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DARK DREAMERS (Anthology) DARK MELODY
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Peter. Her first human friend in her entire twenty-three years.
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“I thought I lost you,” she whispered into his heart, his soul. “I thought I lost you.”
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Setting & Locations edit
The action takes place mostly in the United States.
- San Francisco: the town where Savannah has her show.
- New Orleans: vampire capital of the world, city of sin.
- Carpathian Mountains: the homeland of all Carpathians.
First Sentence edit
The night was alive with the heartbeats of countless people.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 18
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 27 in Dark. (standard series)
Preceded by Dark Gold, and followed by Dark Challenge.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Christine Feehan (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Katja Thomsen (Translator) - German Translator
- Juanita Parker (Narrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Love Spell Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: July 17, 2000
ISBN: 978-0505523891
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Love Spell Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: July 17, 2000
ISBN: 978-0505523891
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( F )
- Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost
- Books › Romance › Gothic
- Books › Romance › Vampires
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Christine Feehan: Author's website
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