In this intoxicating Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, a woman falls prey to the seductive allure of the past—and a vampire warrior’s intoxicating embrace… The moment Charlotte Vintage walks into his club, Tariq Asenguard’s blood is set on fire. The ancient Carpathian had given up hope of finding his lifemate, but now he will do anything to make … he will do anything to make Charlotte his own. What Tariq doesn’t know is that Charlotte is using herself and her best friend as bait—to try to draw out the bloodthirsty killers who have already murdered Charlotte’s brother and mentor.
Charlotte is familiar with Tariq. Not only is he one of the richest and most eligible bachelors in the city, but he’s also a renowned collector of old carousel horses, which Charlotte restores. Their shared passion opens Charlotte up to trusting him with her life and with the desire she can no longer control. But it also makes her vulnerable to a centuries-old curse that will unite her and Tariq in a war against the enemies of humans and Carpathians alike…
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Christine keeps you on your toes all the way through. She is a fantastic writer. You don’t want to put the book down
A great paranormal romance series
I love anything that Christine Feehan writes. Her characters make you want to join with them and just jump into the story.
Christine Feehan creates stories that draw the reader in . Her characters always make you anxious to read the book and excited to start the next book.
Love stories about her characters first met in other novels. Great read but beware you may not want to stop reading till you’re done with the whole book.
Tariq is a club owner (his business partner is Maxim from Dark Crime) he’s also a Carpathian warrior, he’s been fighting the vampires for centuries, but a little unknown fact, Tariq use to make carousel horses but as the vampires became more prevalent, Tariq had to put his work tools down and become a warrior.
Tariq is in the club, when he notices a smell, an elusive fragrance, his blood begins to pound and he’s determined to find out the owner of the smell, and when he hears Charlotte’s voice he’s stunned!!!! It’s her!!! The woman he has been holding out for…..
Charlotte and her best friend are on a mission, they need to find her brothers murderer and Genevieve’s grandmother, sat in a club Charlotte and Genevieve chat to a group of men, but Charlotte isn’t feeling comfortable with them (they are giving creepy vibes, and when she uses her psychic ability, she’s shocked at the images that bombard her, the men are murderers!!!
Charlotte has been invited to restore his collection of antique carousel horses. In fact her boss was due to restore them, but he was murdered.
When Charlotte sets foot in Tariq’s home, there are a number of Carpathian warriors already at the compound. They are helping Tariq protect the children and Emaline.
We have several battles (the vampires are becoming more organised) they want what is on Tariq’s grounds…. women!! Potential lifemates (and rescued children from the book “Dark Crime”) one woman in particular has the master vampire frantic to reacquire her (Emaline had been attacked in “Dark Crime” and the master vampire had a taste of her blood and power, he wants her back)
I like this book, it showed that some of the Carpathian’s had another life before becoming warriors. It’s also bringing the other ancients from the monastery (Dark Promise) they’ve been told there might be a chance of finding their lifemates in this century and on this continent.
Love this Series.
I am such a huge Christine Feehan fan-girl and I have been one since I picked up Dark Prince back 2012. I fell madly in love with her Carpathian world and the amazing couples she writes about. There is just something so beautiful about her lifemates and their all consuming love. I am just in awe of the fact that this is book 30 and my love for this series has done nothing but grow. I eagerly read every word she prints and wait with total impatience for the next new release
Dark Carousel was an awesome read. I enjoyed every minute of Tariq and Charlie’s journey. Charlie was sassy, smart, and brave. She wasn’t a warrior woman but she wasn’t a coward either. She was normal she would fight to protect the ones she loves. She was relatable and real. Tariq was all protective alpha like all Carpathian men but he was a lot more modern. He wanted a partner to fight by his side not a someone to obey his every word. Tariq was sweet and could very playful, but just as bad as all the other heroes in this series.
I loved Tariq and Charlie together. They had the insta-love that most couples in this series have because hello soulmates, but this book didn’t have as much sex in it as some of the others. Which I liked. It gave us more plot, relationship and character development. But don’t worry there was still plenty of passion in this book. I really enjoyed the children in the story. The sweet little insta-family Tariq and Charlie had going on reminded me of Sara and Falcon.
OMG I freaked out over the Val and Liv thing. So looking forward to that story! I also really liked getting a glimpse of who Siv, Dragomir, and Nicu are and can’t wait for their books. I am also looking forward to the triplets Tomas, Lojos, and Mataias getting their stories too. But before they all get their’s, I really want Gary Jansen and Emeline to get their books. I hope Gary’s is first because I love him so much that I can’t take the wait anymore. I also think I know who his lifemate is going to be. I think we met her in this book. I think she is Genevieve, Charlies best friend. Because Gary was sent to Paris in the last book told that was were his lifemate was and Genevieve is from Paris. She also tells Charlie in this book that she feels she needs to go back to Paris. Genevieve says “It’s weird, but I have this strong desire to go back to Paris, as if I’ve forgotten something there. Something important.” PLEASE LET IT BE GARY!!! Just sayin’!!! But Emeline needs her book too. She has suffered enough and needs some peace and healing! Overall a great addition to one of my favorite series. I can’t wait to see what CF will write next!
This is a great off shoot for the Carpathian series. New characters and really great story.
This book is a little bit scary and a little bit predictable. It was still good