About this title: The long-awaited story of Byron, one of the oldest Carpathians, is told. Drawn to psychic Antonietta Scarletti, Byron becomes obsessed with her, whispering that she is his salvation. Nothing will stand between him and the woman born to be his lifemate. Original.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Jove
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780515135213ISBN:0515135216
Description: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library; light line front hinge of shiny, attractive cov; very deep center spine indentation and twist but pp in effected area well attached; crisp, unmarked, uncreased pp. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Jove Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780515135213ISBN:0515135216
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Bright and colorful front cover. No distracting marks or store stamps. Very slight creases in spine. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Carpathian Novels. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 8th Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Jove Pubns, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780515135213ISBN:0515135216
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ corners creased/ slight readers slant/ several page tips creased. read more
Edition: First edition. FULL Number First Edition
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Jove Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780515135213ISBN:0515135216
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Spine has faint light creasing Front cover has small bend on top right hand corner Back cover has several bends in bottom left corner Edges show wear Text is CLEAN and tight A SMOKE FREE book. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Jove Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780515135213ISBN:0515135216
Description: Very Good. This book is in very good condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The cover has bumps and scuffs. There is creasing on the spine. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Jove Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780515135213ISBN:0515135216
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. mmpb by feehan. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. 0515135216 Mass Market Paperback with moderate shelf-wear, rubbing, fraying, tears, fading, chipping, and bumping to the cover, edges, corners, and spine. The spine is creased from the book being read. Inside pages are free from underlining, note taking, and/or highlighting. Book is in stock and ready to ship same or next business day. ELIGIBLE FOR FREE STANDARD SHIPPING! Select Expedited shipping and receive your book within 3-5 business days for a small fee. Buy with confidence! Please ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Jove
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780515135213ISBN:0515135216
Description: Illustrated by Daniel O'Leary / George Long, Cover Art. Good. 0515135216. Bright, glossy cover, clean tight pages. Several spine crease, crease on front along spine, rubbing wear on edges. 10th in CARPATHIAN series. Also slightly connected to LAIR OF THE LION. He was Carpathian, a species as old as time. He could shift shape and soar high, run with the wolves, yet without light to his darkness, he could so easily give in to the whispers of temptation, the call of power and turn wholly evil-to ... read more
"This edition of the Dark series finally broke the mold a bit with lead characters.
The male lead tried, more than all but Falcon and, later in the series Razvan, to let the female lead know that involvement with him was not something you could change your mind about later. He could have been more forthright, but comparatively he was more forthright than most of his predecessors.
The joy in this book, however, was the female lead Antonietta. Now this is a strong woman who makes her own choices, isn't a walking victim and not only is willing to jump blindly into the void, but accepts responsibility for having done so. This is a woman I can relate to and respect. Most of the humans-turned-Carpathian in this series are so insipidly juvenile, and set my teeth so on edge, that by the time the book is over I'm amazed I haven't thrown something. Not so with this female lead.
At the end of this edition I found myself wanting more rather than rolling my eyes or feeling disappointed."
"Guilt over past mistakes, Byron Justicano sentenced himself to become a hunter, taking himself away from his home, his family and friends. Finding his lifemate and deciding on courting as a human would was a test in patients and control the Byron had to pass. Being blind and having to rely on others senses, Antonietta Scarletti could feel every time Byron came into the room, he made her feel safe. When an attempt on Antonietta's life was uncovered, Byron knew his patience had come to an end, he could not wait any longer to claim her for fear of losing her completely. The difficult part was trying to find a way to merge Anonietta's world with Byron's, especially once their differences were fully known to them.
Book 10..... Really great, more feelings with a little less action. No vampire fights (Byron is not really a hunter). Introduction to another species (jaguars). Reminders of many of characters from previous books. Not the same old Carpathian story. The 'bad guy' was not a vampire, but jaguars and humans, that made just as much trouble for the Scarletti family. The only problem I had with this story, Byron's history, he says he left the Carpathian Mountains because of putting Mikhail, Raven and Jacques in danger (that was about 8 or 9 books ago). I would have liked a little more reminder than that, I don't remember much of Byron's role in trouble the Prince had, but I did like finding out what Byron's talent really was."
"4 1/2 stars. I liked this book, despite going into it with no intentions of liking it much at all. Byron I thought was more of a secondary character and I didn't think I'd get into him enough for him to carry his own book. But carry it he did, and well. Not even a born hunter, tho I don't really get how his craft survives in his society (where money is not really important, although everyone seems to have plenty of it), he decides to start hunting after his incident with the human vampire hunters and his torture at their hands (from Jaques book). I also thought, "eh, the music thing has been done", but it was not a prominent aspect in the book.
The book was good, with a good mystery and great romance. Byron did things a little differently from usual, which was refreshing. Off to the next!"
"Holy Cow! About 12 pages in I was ready to give up because I didn't know what a Carpathian was and wasn't so sure about the shape-shifting and blood-sucking (and no, they aren't vampires.) But wow, I'm glad I stuck with it. I don't know if I've read anything more romantic--the descriptions are incredible. There is something about the idea of being completely one with a person and in their mind that is terribly wonderful. I've read all the Drake Sisters novels to date, which is why I tried this one, but this book is written in such a different style, it would seem to be by another author. I can't wait to read the other 19 in the Dark series!"
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