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    Dark Possession: A Carpathian Novel
    Dark Possession: A Carpathian Novel
    Dark Possession: A Carpathian Novel
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    Dark Possession: A Carpathian Novel

    Written by Christine Feehan

    Narrated by Phil Gigante and Jane Brown

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    About this audiobook

    Manolito De La Cruz knew he was dangerously close to turning into a vampire. The last thing he expected after being called back to his Carpathian homeland by Prince Mikhail was to catch the scent of his destined lifemate in MaryAnn Delaney. MaryAnn is human, but she knows all too well the overwhelmingly aggressive instincts of Carpathian males. And they’re not exactly the kind of men she’d prefer to be bound to for life.

    A dedicated counselor for battered women, MaryAnn has a fulfilling life with no room for someone like Manolito, born and bred in the Carpathian Mountains, a law unto himself. But when MaryAnn agrees to go to South America to offer guidance to a brutalized young woman, she has no idea of the trap that awaits her in the sweltering thick of the jungle. She has been lured there by Manolito himself, who has seductive plans for the unaware, irresistibly human female.

    Once there, she will be his. Once his, she will never be released. He is her lover, her predator, her lifemate. She is his dark possession.…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 28, 2007
    ISBN9781423340188
    Dark Possession: A Carpathian Novel
    Author

    Christine Feehan

    Christine Feehan is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, with over 90 published novels in seven different series: Dark Series, GhostWalker Series, Leopard Series, Drake Sisters Series, Sea Haven Series, Shadow Series, and Torpedo Ink Series. All seven of her series have hit the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list.

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    • 3/5
      Dark Possession - Christine Feehan (5/10)Paranormal romance; book "some big number" in the Carpathian series.Okay, it is actually book 18 if you count the short stories, which I do. This series has been failing on me for a long while now, but it is like a terrible addiction that I just can't shake and I keep buying the next one. This was a hardcover, which saved me, as I borrowed it from the library instead. I'm glad I did, as it didn't work for me at all. Ironically, Feehan fixed some of the things that were annoying about earlier books, but then added a whole lot of new stuff to her worldbuilding that I felt were a sign of lack of imagination rather than the addition of something new that fitted with what had gone before. At last, I think I'm cured.
    • 5/5
      I have adored Christine Feehan’s Carpathian people for years and devoured every book as they were released. I had some problems with the character of Mary Ann in this one. We had met Mary Ann in the previous book and she was a sensible, well educated, strong woman. In the beginning of this book she dressed like she was going to a Broadway show to stomp through a rainforest… and then she complained the whole way! Come on; is this the same Mary Ann? Other than Mary Ann’s stupidly, the love story works and we get to meet new people (Jaguar People) and we introduced to the werewolf. The story has many twists and turns and at times you don't know what is real because it takes place on two realms… but this makes it interesting for you to try and figure out. It was a page turner for me and I really like this book, just not Mary Ann.
    • 5/5
      The arrogance of monolito the protective and timidness of his mate amazing and the fact she is a bad ass to slap him often.
    • 4/5
      Great Series. Unlike some series, each book stands up to the same caliber as the first.
    • 5/5
      Loved it. One of my favorites in the series! Cant wait for the next
    • 5/5
      I will say this is the best of all the brothers and have more depth of pleasant and fun excitement in the books. In the end, it was every bit more in depth, with passions, and the caring of both parties. To develop love and have many things in common. Making both fittings for each other and also want to learn to know each other more. From beginning to the end the writer carries their reader along and keeping their attention into what's coming up next.
    • 2/5
      No plot. If you are looking for sex, sex, sex then this is the book for you.
    • 1/5
      I really liked the male protagonist; he's one of the five vampire brothers, but I felt the female protagonist was incredibly shallow and vapid. It took place in South America and she kept complaining of the humidity and her hair.
    • 2/5
      I have to say, taht I did not like this book. I thought the plot was small. The conflict was more based on the hero than the heroine and they were not together to win it over. Their story was short while the heros part seemed to be the glue to it all. I love this series, but not this book.
    • 3/5
      Far too much graphic sex. Not enough plot. I've read every one of her books through this one. But the sex scenes have just gone over the top, using graphic words. And the writing style is different - too surreal you can hardly figure out what's going on.
    • 5/5
      After being wounded at the Carpathian Christmas party, Manolito De La Cruz was taken back to his home in the South American forest. He had found his lifemate, the one person that could save his soul, but upon his rising the confusion he felt left him with wholes as to who she was and why she was not there with him. For some reason, MaryAnn Delaney felt the death of Manolito, she had never even been formally introduced to him, but she felt connected to him and could not shake the sorrow of his death until she felt him rise and in need of her. The strange confusion had Manolito not being able to trust even his own brothers, only his lifemate could help him, MaryAnn was drawn to find and help him even when that meant entering into the unknown for a man she didn’t know.Book 18 ….. This one is different, leaving Manolito confused allowed a different kind of strength to show through. The addition of ‘the land of mists and ghosts’ with everything and everyone that is included there was so much of a different look at the dead and where they go, what a great way to add certain characters to help Manolito. Great getting better acquainted with Solange and Jasmine, along with Luiz. I really enjoyed this twist and the addition of another species, kind of predictable but a fun reveal and a completely engrossing story, couldn‘t put it down. Bonus: deleted scenes included, I think the plain ride one should have been a prologue. This book is great, ranked right up there with Dark Prince as my favorites.
    • 5/5
      In Christine Feehan's Dark Possession (book 18 of the Dark series,) we are swept away from the Carpathian mountains, back to South America, to the home of the De La Cruz brothers. At the end of the last book (Dark Celebration,) Manolito De La Cruz was wounded saving Shea Dubrinsky and her unborn son from an assassin. His injuries were so grave that his soul actually left the world, and the healers along with his brothers, had to work miracles to anchor him to life. Completely unaware that Manolito has located his lifemate, and already bound her to him, his brothers take him home to the South American rainforest, to complete his healing underground.Mary Ann Delaney has never in her life felt so lost and alone. She's positive that she's exhibiting the signs of clinical depression, but has no idea why. When she saw Manolito De La Cruz step in front of Shea Dubrinsky at the Carpathian Christmas celebration, taking a lethal dose of poison into his system, something seemed to rip her heart out, leaving her bereft and devastated. But why did he have such an effect on her? She'd never even officially met the man, yet something overwhelming seemed to crush her spirit when she thought he was dead. Despite her feelings of desperation, Mary Ann decided to take up Juliette and Rirodan De La Cruz on their offer, and fly to South America with them to try to help Juliette's sister Jasmine and her cousin Solange, both victims of brutality at the hands of the jaguar men. When she discovers that Manolito is actually alive and in need of her help, she braves the intimidating rainforest to find him.After reading the story of Rafael and Colby De La Cruz in Dark Secret (and not really liking it,) I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with Dark Possession. Manolito was a much better hero than his brother! He was so affectionate, and appreciative of his lifemate's power - he was in love with her from the very beginning, and it was fantastic.
    • 4/5
      MaryAnn Delaney is on a small island off the coast of South America supposedly to council a sexually abused teen - it's what she does. Only problem is, she's begun to think she's losing her mind. The teen hasn't been located, and all MaryAnn wants to do is curl up in a ball and bawl with grief over the death of a man she barely knew.Manolito De La Cruz wakes up from a not-so-refreshing dirt nap to screaming hallucinations and the knowledge that something is terribly wrong - after all, he should be dead. And the fact that he's seeing the world in almost living color means his lifemate is alive. But she's missing.Lots of twists and turns, dominating males, loose ends wrapped and more to be wound together in subsequent books. This may not be Feehan's strongest, but it's far from her worst. Caveat: if you're new to the series, there's a LOT that's not going to make the slightest bit of sense.
    • 5/5
      Counselor MaryAnne agreed to travel to the jungles of South America for the conscious purpose of aiding young woman who had been brutalized and raped. But subconsciously she has to question her motivations. Accompanying them to South America is the body of Manolito de la Cruz, a man she had never met who was murdered in the heroic act of saving another’s life. For reasons she cannot fathom MaryAnne is driven by the need to stay by the body of the fallen warrior while she unaccountably mourns his violent death.Manolito de la Cruz has always been an honorable warrior, but waking up confused and disoriented he finds himself in a world which is at once both his home and not his home. The only thing he knows is his desire to be with his lifemate, who is no where to be found.With this 15th novel in her Carpathian series it would be expected that the author might re-hash a bit of storyline. However, I found this tale to be novel, fresh and totally enchanting. Up to this point I haven't been impressed by the de la Cruz brothers as they seem to be even more aggressive and dominating than their Carpathian counterparts. Surprisingly to me I really enjoyed Manolito and his relationship with MaryAnne, they seem to be on much more equal footing than many of the past Carpathian pairings. I thought this was a great story involving totally new ideas and characters outside of the usual vampire/Carpathian storyline and would certainly recommend it to other vampire romance fanatics.