Lovers challenge destiny and risk their lives in the new Carpathian novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling ''queen of paranormal romance.'' (J.R. Ward)

Gabrielle has had enough of battles, of wars, of seeing Gary Jansen, the man she loves nearly lose his life when it isn''t even his fight. Once he was a gentle and very human researcher. Now he''s a fearless and lethal Carpathian warrior with the blood of an ancient lineage coursing through his veins-a man Gabrielle still needs and desires and dreams of with every breath she takes. All she wants is a life far away from the Carpathian mountains, far from vampires and the shadows cast by the crumbling monastery that hides so many terrible secrets. But Gabrielle soon learns that promises made in the dark can pierce the heart like a dagger.

And she isn''t the only one in search of answers in the corners of the unknown.... Trixie Joanes has come to the Carpathian mountains in search of her wayward granddaughter, fearing that she has been lured there by something unspeakable. Instead, Trixie has stumbled into the path of a desperate man and a woman in love and on the run. And they''re all fated for the lair of a mysterious ancient with revenge in his soul and the undying power to make bad dreams come true.

''After Bram Stoker, Anne Rice and Joss Whedon, Christine Feehan is the person most credited with popularizing the neck gripper.''
Time

''Feehan has a knack for bringing vampiric Carpathians to vivid, virile life in her Dark Carpathian novels.''
Publishers Weekly