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Christine Feehan has thrilled legions of fans with her seductive, sensual Carpathian tales. Now, she presents the enthralling story of Rafael, a savage hunter from the darkest jungles, and the beautiful prey he would never let escape.

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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.... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

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.

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  • “I think we will learn to be very good friends. It will be necessary for you to lose the chip on your shoulder first." "I do not have a chip on my shoulder. Okay, maybe a small one where you're concerned. I don't like you.”
    Rafael and Colby
  • “He was smoldering. Smoldering. She could feel the volcano swirling inside him as linked as they were. His eyes were on her, bleak and cold, yet burning with a terrible intensity. Fire and ice. There it was again. The paradox.”
    Colby
  • “You think realistically, Colby. Do you really think I am going to walk away from the only thing in this world standing between me and the loss of my soul? Standing between me and utter darkness? The monster roars at me every rising. Whispers to me in the middle of the night, calls to me when I hunt, and when I take blood from my prey. I will never give you up. I am taking you with me when I return to my homeland. You will come with me as my lifemate whether you agree or not." "You are such an arrogant savage. Is that the way men in Brazil get their women?" "No, it is the way Carpathian males get their women. The ritual words to bind them are imprinted on them before birth. Once found, he can bind his woman when she refuses to see reason. It is what safeguards our men and keeps our species alive.”
    Rafael and Colby
  • “No one is getting me up in front of the world vowing I'll obey Rafael." "There is the promise of obedience in this marriage ceremony? Paul, we have to talk.”
    Colby and Rafael to Paul

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'Come on, Colby,' sheriff Ben Lassiter yelled, feeling like a fool running alongside the tractor.

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Prologue
Chapters 1 - 20
Epilogue

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This is book 15 of 28 in Dark. (standard series)

Preceded by Dark Hunger, and followed by Dark Demon.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Christine Feehan (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Richard Ferrone (Narrator)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Jove Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 1, 2005
ISBN: 978-0515138856
Page Count: 367

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Reading Level: Adults

sexual content, violence

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Dark Prince
  • Dark Desire
  • Dark Hunger
  • Dark Secret
  • Dark Fire
  • Dark Legend
  • Dark Dreamers
  • Dark Symphony
  • Dark Gold
  • Dark Guardian
  • Dark Magic
  • Dark Melody
  • Dark Challenge
  • Dark Destiny
  • Dark Descent

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