Very similar story as the majority in this series. Andre is barely hanging on, Teagan a healer and geologist is on the run from a rapist and finds his cave. Lots of sensual sex. Him making decisions and her balking. I liked the hints about the men in the monastery and i hope we'll get their stories.
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I have read, and loved this series, for years. The only one, prior to this book, that I didn't love was Dark Blood and that's more because the Dom/Sub stories just don't do it for me. I hate to think it, let alone say it because this series has been one of my go to series for years - but this book was tedious! There was so much repetition! And I felt like the story never really went anywhere. If this is building the basis for a future story line - a novella would have covered it. I honestly felt at times like this hadn't been written by Feehan - the prose just didn't flow like it normally does.

I liked Andre - and though Teagan drove me nuts with her inane inner chatter - she was likeable.

Let's hope the next book in the series is back to the standard we all love and expect from this author and this series. ( )

I loved it. I loved that it was an IR book too.

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From Amazon:

e wasn’t civilized or tame. He had his own code and he lived by it. Monk. Bounty hunter. Vampire slayer. Andre Boroi has spent centuries battling the undead, holding out against the dark with honor. But now, gravely wounded by master vampire Costin Popescu, Andre will be easy to track—his spilled blood marking the killing trail for Popescu and his hungry band of underlings. Andre’s only chance is to disappear into the gray mist of the Carpathians. To wait. To hope. She had a healing touch and a scent that was his lifeblood. In the mountains in search of a precious crystal, geologist Teagan Joanes suddenly finds herself hunted by those she once trusted. Then she comes across the warrior—wounded, wanting and irresistible. Andre has been craving her for an eternity: his lifemate. Her warmth envelops him. Her scent pulsates. And with every beat of her heart, Teagan surrenders to a passion she can’t possibly comprehend. Now they are bound by destiny, but is it enough to keep them safe from a stalking, relentless darkness that threatens to swallow them alive?

My Thoughts:

I have read this series and loved the Carpathians ever since Dark Prince hit the market 28 long years ago. Each book was a story of the individual people...their life stories up to the meeting of their lifemates. Each was different and each character's story helped to build the community of these secretive, more than human, ancient people. I suppose that after 28 years it's all been said and done...because the last few books have all been exactly the same thing...different names. I like some romance as much as the next person but when you've got a series that is about these incredible, honorable men who protect humans by fighting and killing vampires you kinda expect more of that. ( )