--- product_id: 8551862 title: "Dark Storm (The Dark Book 23)" brand: "christine feehan" price: "S/.72" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/8551862-dark-storm-the-dark-book-23 store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Dark Storm (The Dark Book 23) **Brand:** christine feehan **Price:** S/.72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dark Storm (The Dark Book 23) by christine feehan - **How much does it cost?** S/.72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/8551862-dark-storm-the-dark-book-23) ## Best For - christine feehan enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted christine feehan brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Dark Storm (The Dark Book 23) ## Images ![Dark Storm (The Dark Book 23) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Ug78UK5KL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dark Storm, A Review for the Blog Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy *by S***I on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 16, 2012* I did something rather unusual with this book, I waited over a week to read it AND I read other reviews on it first. Now that may not seem like a big deal to you but it is highly irregular for me. That being said, this review will reflect those concepts and will have include some questions that come to mind.. some might consider those questions spoilers.. *grins* ok, disclaimer done.Dark Storm is the 23rd in Christine Feehan's Dark Series.. or as I like to call it her Carpathian Series. In many ways it reads as a stand alone and can easily be read without ever having read another book in the series and without ever reading one again. That being said it also touches on aspects of the series that have been on the fringes.. bringing them more into the forefront. A necessary evil if Christine is to take this series further. Sure we could spend all of our time with Mikhail and his buds.. but that is not how this particular series has been engineered. I know many people find the lack of continuity for better word, disconcerting but I find they are missing the point. I will come back to this, later in the review.Riley Parker and her mother are on their regular visit to the rain forest. Every five years they have made this trek to return to the place of their births. But this year, things are off. First off they are a bit later than normal and everything seems to be collapsing around them. Annabel, Riley's mother is suffering from the loss of her spouse. In Riley's family, they marry for life.. when the spouse dies it seems like the light completely leaves the remaining spouse and they follow soon after. Annabel has chosen to hang on as best she can so she can make it to the rain forest. She is gifted woman with an affinity to plants.. It seems they all but grow where she walks, and create trails for her in even the most dense of underbrush. This year though, it seems like nature is trailing her, her gift seems to be departing from her and evil stalks her. Riley is desperate to protect her mother and doesn't understand why she is such a hurry to reach their destination. Added to that, this time it seems their regular tour guide was unavailable and they end up traveling with three other groups. One of which consists of some pretty horrid men.. just skeevy. Honestly, I am not sure why they were included in this book.. other than to point out that both Annabel and Riley are beautiful and desirable women but they wasted space in this book as far as I am concerned. Annabel knows that Riley must learn the secrets of their people and tries to warn her of what is happening.. Danutdaxton (and I thought Shaughnessey Steenburgen was cruel), Dax is an ancient. Trapped in the bowels of the volcano with an unimaginable evil. A Carpathian who not only denied his mate, his chance at redemption but attempted to destroy her, Mitro Daratrazanoff. Centuries have passed since they have been trapped and still neither can kill the other. Over time each has evolved into something "more" than Carpathian/Vampire. They have acquired new talents, skills, gifts and in a rather symbiotic way have evolved together. The earth has chosen Dax and offers him a chance to absorb more power if he chooses, something we discover later that he really must do, all he has to do is absorb the soul of an ancient dragon.As Riley travels towards the ruins of the Cloud People, the place of her birth.. Dax fights with Mitro trying to kill him before he escapes the prison that has been created for him. The barriers grow ever weaker. Conveniently enough two of the men that Riley and Annabela have been forced to travel with are Jubal Saunders and Gary Jansen.. they are on a hunt for a flower that the Carpathians have long thought extinct, something that might be beneficial to their people. It was good to see Gary and Jubal without all the drama surrounding them, aka Gabby. We see in Gary the man Savannah and Gregori, befriended. The man who would willingly fight for what is right even at his own expense but years have passed since that fateful meeting and Gary has grown. This was a wonderful portrayal of Gary and those of you who wish to off Gary, this might just change your mind. Jubal, also comes off extremely well. Seriously, I would so jump this man's bones if I had the chance. He is strong, commanding, a presence.. his Jaguar lineage shines through over and over again.When Riley and Dax finally meet, each has suffered serious feelings of failure.. each feels that they could have done more and each has a strong need to defend and protect those around them. A strong connection is formed instantly on both sides. None of this wishy washy crap we have seen from some of Christine's other heroines.. nope, these two get it. Even if Riley is human.. she recognizes the bond and the attraction and she accepts it!!As they progress together to fight Mitro, we see insecurities arise.. which I would think would be normal. But together they battle, the insecurities, the traps set before them, the gruesome murders and yes Dax's complete and utter incomprehension of modern society. It was a good story and I completely enjoyed it!Now back to the beginning.. throughout the Dark Series, Christine has brought in totally unrelated characters that become integral to the over all story arc. Usually out of the blue and we have no idea who these people are. For example:Gabriel.. when he showed up in Paris, we had no idea who he was. Oh Julian mentioned two great Carpathians/Vampires in a story he told but we didn't see them as integral characters (and no names were mentioned).. and yet over time their importance has shown.Falcon.. I know he showed up in a novella but still he really was a no one and yet as time and the storyline have continued his importance shows through. If for no other reason, he brought those children in.Traian.. yes Joie had been mentioned in Dark Symphony but as a body guard and we still had no clue who these people were and yet.. the Saunders family is an integral part of the storyline.Nicholae.. seriously? Who was this guy came out of nowhere.. and yet without Nicholae.. there would be no Vikernoff *sigh*Riordan.. I tend to say Rafael I forget that Riordan actually came first but either way had anyone heard of the De La Cruz family until now? Nope, they were brought in to intertwine with the arc. A story arc within the main arc.I don't Mention Dominic because we did meet him in Dark Symphony and by they time he shows up we have met Dragonseekers and are pretty much expecting him..And the troubadours.. well, we meet them through Julian, whom we do have a passing acquaintance with.Christine has a history of bringing in seemingly unrelated characters and showing us how they fit in the big picture later on. Sometimes WAY later.While we didn't see the characters we love the most. We do get to spend some time with Riordan and Juliette, see a tease of maybe a future book in a maybe romance between a couple of secondary characters that are not named Gabby and Gary AND find out some more secrets about that dwindling baby pool.Now for my questions.. and yes I consider these spoilers so don't read further if you don't want to knowIf the De La Cruzes are so spectacular and powerful, how is it they were not on top of this? How did they not know that a great evil was resting right there in their back yard?How can Riley be a descendant of Arabejeli? I thought Carpathians could only have children with their mates?How is Mitro related to the other Dara's is he a brother, uncle, second cousin twice removed..?What happens if the wife dies first? (in Riley's family) does the male spouse also die immediately? Or is the lineage sorta kinda immortal, being that they remain young until their spouse dies then sorta whither and die? Does that mean if they didn't marry they wouldn't die? and does the lineage always have daughters?As usual, Christine made me think, seriously think.. no matter if I like one of her books or not (and yes there are at least two of the Dark books that I really didn't like) they have information in them that gets my attention and makes me think about the overall arc. Well done.I was convinced, after reading the reviews that I was going to not like this book.. I have been disappointed in the last two. Maybe because I wasn't expecting anything all that spectacular, I find I really enjoyed it. It is a wonderful transition book and I can't wait to see where they are going next.Shauni ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ recorded book *by E***K on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 24, 2023* Book came today in good comdition! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Positives/Negatives (Spoilers) *by 3***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 5, 2012* Centuries ago, a Carpathian hunter named Dax started pursuing a vampire named Mitro. Performing a ritual approved by Dax, Mitro's lifemate, Arabejila, seals both men into the bowels of a volcano. The ritual must be performed every 5 years by a female in the bloodline of Arabejila. This ritual is handed down from mother to daughter and became a sacred duty for all of Arabejila's descendents. The story opens with Riley and her mother journeying through South America to get to the volcano to perform the ritual. The problem is they're late. Due to the illness/death of Riley's father, Riley and her mother set out very late to get to the volcano. As the hour approaches for the ritual magic to expire, Mitro grows increasingly powerful and does everything in his power to stop them from arriving. As you may guess, despite Riley and her mother's best efforts, Dax and Mitro both escape and the fight is on. However, Dax is bolstered and supported by Riley, who becomes his lifemate.Positives:Feehan takes a leisurely approach to the journey through the Amazon to get to the volcano. Despite the long set-up to get to the meat of the plot, the first 100 pages of this book is some of Feehan's best writing. As I was reading these pages, I could feel the humidity and darkness, smell the vegetation and loam, see the greenery, exotic birds and animals and almost touch the sides of the boat they traveled in.I definitely enjoyed Jubal and Gary being along for the ride. They were traveling through South America to harvest a flower that might be used in the old days by the Carpathian people. The friendship between the two men, their actions and support made the story much deeper than it would have been. They played a big part in protecting Riley.The relationship between Riley and Dax is very sweet. Dax and Riley immediately connect and their relationship is a lovely partnership. Both respect each other's abilities and cherish each other. I especially liked the character of Dax.Feehan pulled back on the Carpathian language in this novel. It was used very briefly and only in places that were appropriate. I found this to be such a relief. I actually could read the book without stopping every few paragraphs to think about random phrases and words in a foreign language that was made up by the author.The storyline ends up in the house of Riordan De La Cruz, and Riley and Dax meet up with Jasmine and Juliette Sangria. It was interesting to see where the story was going for the women since last we saw them in the series.Negatives:As mentioned above, the set up for the main plotline took quite a bit of reading. Dax and Riley finally meet each other on page 125. Looking back on the story, most of these pages were totally unnecessary to anything in the story or in the Carpathian world.Feehan developed a fertility ritual using a flower. Supposedly this ritual was part of the Carpathian history and almost everyone thought the flower had cease to exist. It was enormously cheesy. I hope we never see it again, but feel we probably will in future books.Dax's real name was Danutdaxton. Really? It made me think of Dunkin' Donuts. Where does CF get these names??Dax merged his spirit, body and soul with a fire dragon that had been living in the volcano. Doing so made him one of the most powerful individuals the Carpathian world had ever seen, but it was a plot idea that worked in some instances, and not in others.The end of the book is extremely abrupt, and when I turned the page expecting much more I got the usual "Carpathian for Dummies" appendix for the usual 32 pages. Sigh.And lastly, CF came very close to destroying her own world building by giving Mitro, one of the worst vampires ever, a lifemate. Through almost 30 books, we have known that lifemates saved Carpathians and it was impossible for them to turn once they had one. Feehan explained this away by stating that Mitro was evil and disgusting before the lifemate and he willingly gave up his soul. I found this to be walking an edge, and while I will accept it because it is the story, I don't have to like it.Overall, I would say that the positives outweighed the negatives and I would recommend the book to readers of the Dark Series. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/8551862-dark-storm-the-dark-book-23](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/8551862-dark-storm-the-dark-book-23) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*