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Liked It “One of my favorite books in the Darkyn series! You will fall in love with the shunned Darkyn Lucan. He is the mystery that Samantha Brown will solve and consequently fall in love with (as I did!). You may think Lucan is simply a military dog as the first two books describes him as but in Dark...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “After reading 2 other books in this series I am seriously thinking they just aren't for me. Not very much romance and the mentality of the Kyn and their view points on humans are a little crass to me. There doesn't seem to be a HEA ending in any of the three books I read. No love and marriage....” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Dark Need is the third book in the thrilling Darkyn series. Homicide detective Samantha Brown has had a difficult, deadly few years on the Fort Lauderdale police force and things are about to get a whole lot worse. She is investigating the murder of a woman and her only clue in the case is a gem encrusted medieval cross with the name Lucan inscribed on the back. Her prime suspect in the murder is a man who owns a goth nightclub near the scene, a man named Lucan. Samantha is immediately drawn to the seductive and mysterious Lucan. What she doesn’t know is that he is a centuries old vampire and the most dangerous of his kind, the Darkyn.
Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Lucan is disturbed by Samantha’s likeness to his long lost love. She is stirring up a dark passion and memories that are best forgotten. Samantha falls for him and is swept into the dangerous Darkyn politics and an ancient feud. The other Darkyn believe Lucan is past redemption but Samantha may be the one who can save him.
”“One of my favorite books in the Darkyn series! You will fall in love with the shunned Darkyn Lucan. He is the mystery that Samantha Brown will solve and consequently fall in love with (as I did!). You may think Lucan is simply a military dog as the first two books describes him as but in Dark Need you get to delve deeper and see his true colors. And it's a spectrum that will out due the Northern Lights. ”
*~lena~* wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book sets your soul on fire, it was that good! Loved this entire series!!!! ”
vampgirl wrote this review Saturday, August 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved it, loved it, loved it... This series is GREAT!”
Owl Read You! wrote this review Sunday, August 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ I am really enjoying this series. Although Lucan really had me upset when it was being obnoxious to Sam, I still wanted to believe their relationship would turn around. I love how Michael and Alexandra are a common thread and the romance is just enough to keep the erotism going. I really love these book and look forward to reading the next one. ”
catfn22 wrote this review Wednesday, July 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“3.75 Rating”
Kainani wrote this review Thursday, June 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“After reading 2 other books in this series I am seriously thinking they just aren't for me. Not very much romance and the mentality of the Kyn and their view points on humans are a little crass to me. There doesn't seem to be a HEA ending in any of the three books I read. No love and marriage. After 3 books the guy from the first book finally told the woman from the first book that he loved her. I guess they don't get married but she becomes something of a most loved mistress or something. Like I said maybe these just aren't for me. As for this book I didn't like Lucan, who was supposed to be the "hero", at all. He kept doing things that made him appear hard and uncaring but as any good romance reader would know that these acts are just a front for what the hero is really feeling. Unfortunately, he still just came across as a user who only did thing that would benefit himself and didn't really care who he had to walk on in order to achieve his goals. Also the book spent many paragraphs throughout the book on the sexual orientation of Samantha. It referenced that many secondary characters questioned if she really liked men or not. I didn't feel that this was that important of an issue to keep re-hashing the same thing over and over again.
Christina T wrote this review Tuesday, May 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
So now that I finished this book after almost 6 months of reading it (having to restart it 3 times) I don't know why the 4th book is in my TBR still. I am a glutton for punnishment for sure.
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“As before, this series doesn't fail to bring surprises and exciting characters. Great read!!”
Sailon wrote this review Saturday, March 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Although I remember Dark Need as more of a horror story than romance, above all it brings to mind my introduction to the JR Ward's series. As I was writing the review, a fellow reviewer suggested that I look into Ward's books and once I discovered the world of the Brotherhood, I never gave Viehl's series further attention. This review went online in 2006 with a B grade and Hot sensuality rating. "Having read few vampire novels other than Christine Feehan’s Dark series, many of the plot elements within Dark Need hold a degree of fascination for me and I don’t know if it is because I am not well versed in this genre or if it is truly gifted writing. I am willing to bet it’s the latter because despite a difficult start, the presence of torture and lots of blood (which I am NOT fond of), a harsh hero, and a definite lack of romance, I was captured by this story and found it difficult to put down. Samantha Brown is a homicide detective in Ft. Lauderdale and one tough cop. Years ago, she had filed a complaint with Internal Affairs against her partner for sexual harassment and since that time the guys in the department look upon her as a tight ass best left alone. Few seem to connect the IA investigation with the three shots that almost ended her life only weeks later. So Sam has hardened herself to the job, lives stringently by choice, and does everything in her power to not gain the attention of any man. Lucan has walked the earth for seven centuries and served as the chief assassin to the Darkyn high lord for most of those years. He can shatter bones, tear flesh, and rend veins with a mere touch of his hands and it is rumored that he will kill and eat a man simply for annoying him. Determined that his service to the high lord is at an end, Lucan has relocated to the U.S. and is leader of the Darkyn community in the Ft. Lauderdale area. Many of the vampires in his jardin are pillars of respectability and believe he is drawing unwanted attention with his new outrageous nightclub. But Lucan believes he can’t have a more appropriate camouflage than a gothic-themed tavern and dance hall - if one is to be a fiend, he might as well flaunt it and he doesn’t even need a new wardrobe. Lucan meets Sam when she investigates a murder near his club and is stunned at her close resemblance to the woman he loved and buried two centuries ago. Within minutes Sam is welcoming Lucan’s aggressive sexual advances despite the fact that she doesn’t really want to – or does she? My first true taste of Lucan’s character was during this episode when in frustration he calls Sam “you stupid bitch” while she can only think what a kind and gentle man he is. Yes, it was appalling but it would have been of little surprise had I read the first book of the series and known of Lucan’s ruthlessness as well as the pull of l’attrait, which draws willing donors to the Darkyn. However, his suitability as a hero is hard to imagine at any point in the book. Lucan is a coldhearted man who has killed repeatedly, often without justification, and appears beyond redemption as he uses anything in his way callously and without conscience. But there was just something about Dark Need that appealed to me despite its evil hero and the fact that a basically unromantic romance is a far second to the multi-faceted plot line. As Sam discovers that she is inexplicably drawn to Lucan again and again, I wondered if she was truly attracted to him or if he used his Darkyn abilities to force those feelings upon her and I think it was a combination of both. And yes, there were times that Lucan’s extreme bad boy personality drew me in but mostly I found myself fascinated that such a character, who broke nearly all the hero rules, was featured as a romance hero – period. But then I must ask the question “Is this more horror fiction than romance?” And did I really care? It is easy for Lucan and Sam’s relationship to get lost in the tale of the Darkyn jockeying for positions of power within and defending themselves against those who seek to torture and kill their kind. Many characters from previous books play significant secondary roles with continuing story lines and simply put – this is not a stand-alone book. I relied heavily on the AAR reviews of the first two books to help me understand the plot intricacies and Darkyn jargon. I wanted to read more of Michael and Alexandra from the first book, If Angels Burn and immediately bought their book and delved into it. It provided needed background as well as motivations of some of the primary characters such as Lucan. Fortunately its numerous descriptions of unimaginable torture are seldom seen in Dark Need. Sam and Lucan’s attraction for one another was a mystery to me since I never saw much loving action. One particularly rough love scene had me wondering about Sam’s stability in pursuing a relationship that Lucan clearly demonstrates he doesn’t want. Dark Need is primarily Lucan’s story and although he evolves to some extent within these pages, his redemption remains questionable in my mind. A short lived and unconvincing HEA was not a great concern to me since I don’t believe we have seen the last of Sam and Lucan. Lucan is intricately involved in the overall series plot and I doubt his character will be dropped. And I will continue to follow this series, which is quite a statement for me since I don’t favor violence or vampires. I was engrossed by this tale that made me question my romance requirements and had to ask myself again – was I reading romance? Maybe I just became a fan of a very well written horror series." ”
Lea AAR wrote this review Wednesday, June 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Missed reading "Private Demon"...second in the Darkyn series. "Dark Need" contains better developed characters and a firmer storyline. I enjoyed it..”
Karen K (K2) wrote this review Sunday, May 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
