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Book Review By Debbie
Dark Gold by Christine Feehan

Alexandria Houton desperately needed the job that Thomas Ivan could give her. She was an excellent computer programmer and knew that she could design Ivan's games so that they were better than ever before. But, before she could close the deal in the restaurant, she heard a voice calling to her. She didn't want to follow it, but, when she saw the creature holding her beloved little brother captive, she knew that she had no choice. The vampire chained her in a cave where she could not escape, too weak with blood loss and the poison now flowing through her system from the vampire's tainted blood to even try to get free. When the vampire rose the next evening, she prepared to face her death, but found an avenging angel who came to save her... Aidan Savage had volunteered to leave his beloved Carpathian mountains to hunt the vampires in San Francisco and its surrounding area. He had lived for so long without a life mate that he didn't believe his eyes when he started to see color and feel emotion in Alexandria's presence. He knew that Alexandria was afraid of him, but could never let her go. Aidan tried to ease Alexandria into her life as a Carpathian, but she defied him at every turn - demanding that they drop her brother off at school even though the sun was exquisitely painful, going out on a date with Thomas Ivan and continuing to work with him, refusing to take his blood until forced, in short, doing everything in her power to deny what she had become. How long would Aidan be able to be patient with his beloved Alexandria before she would finally accept who and what she truly was? I really liked Aidan's character and thought that he made a nice change from Ms. Feehan's other heroes. For one thing, Aidan is blonde, where all the other Carpathians are dark, and he seems to have keep more light in his soul than the other men in the Dark series. He is very playful and patient with Alexandria. Aidan also has a human family who have cared for him for generations, a son or daughter always choosing to stay on and to take care of his house and other affairs while he is resting during the day. The only problem was that Aidan was such a strong personality that all of the other characters seemed to pale in comparison. I would have liked Alexandria to be a richer character, less superficial, but I did like her. This was a great addition to the Dark series and I enjoyed the new setting as well as the new kind of hero.
Plot Time/era of story If one lover chases another... - he chases after her Fantasy/Magic Yes Fantasy/Magical Lover Yes Ill person is... - brother Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - magical being Has unusual powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main character: - invisibility - can read emotions - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can fly - is very quick How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters How romantic is this person? - very romantic Sex has good effect on him Yes Sex makes him - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - sensitive - a better lover How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Physique - bulging muscles Main Female Character Age/status: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Has unusual powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick - super strength - can read emotions How sexual is this person? - very picky How romantic is this person? - very romantic Sex has good effect on her Yes Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful - mature How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Physique - very athletic Setting United States Yes The US: - California City? Yes Misc setting - Fancy Mansion Style Person - mostly 1st Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths What % of story is romance related? - 60% Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex Part of a series? Yes Focus of story - Her How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts