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Dark Desire

  • 1999 first published
  • 384 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (9 ratings)
  • 15 editions

Published in 1999, Dark Desire is a paranormal romance and vampire fiction novel by Christine Feehan. It takes readers to Carpathian Mountains in Contemporary. It features Shea O'Halloran and Jacques Dubrinsky. Key subjects include vampires, women physicians, large print and cuentos de amor.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 59 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 384 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Dark Desire

Dark #2 A lovely American travels to the mysterious Carpathian Mountains and stumbles upon a darkly handsome stranger—and true love. hey were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light... The stranger silently summons her from across the continents, across the seas. He whispers of eternal torment, of endless hunger...of dark, dangerous desires. And somehow American surgeon Shea O'Halloran can feel his anguish, sense his haunting aloneness, and she aches to heal him, to heal herself. Drawn to the far Carpathian mountains, Shea finds a ravaged, raging man, a being like no other. And her soul trembles. For in his burning eyes, his icy heart, she recognizes the beloved stranger who's already become part of her. This imperious Carpathian male compels Shea to his side. But is she to be his healer...or his prey? His victim...or his mate? Is he luring her into madness...or will his dark desire make her whole?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Shea O'Halloran
  • Jacques Dubrinsky

Subjects

  • Paranormal Romance
  • Vampires
  • Women physicians
  • Large print
  • Cuentos de amor
  • Mujeres médicos
  • Inmortalidad
  • Vampiros
  • Novela romántica
  • [series:CF_Carpathians]
  • Dark Carpathians series

Quick answers

Who wrote Dark Desire?

Dark Desire was written by Christine Feehan and first published in 1999.

What genre is Dark Desire?

It is usually shelved as Paranormal Romance and Vampire Fiction.

How long is Dark Desire?

The median edition has 384 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Dark Desire?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dark Lover, Lover Awakened and Love Bites.

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