Dark Possession
Christine Feehan
Berkley, Sep 2007, $24.95
ISBN: 9780425217092

Carpathian Manuel "Manolito" De La Cruz saves the life of a pregnant member of his species, but is stabbed and poisoned during his Good Samaritan jaunt. Dying, his family returns him to his South American home with faint hopes that he will recover.

Seattle battered women's counselor MaryAnn Delaney flies to the De la Cruz Brazilian estate to help a pregnant victim, who has mixed feelings about the life she carries. As Manolito struggles with reality and a realm of dead vampires and were-jaguars, he realizes that MaryAnn is his lifemate. However, she rejects his plea of undying love even as she discovers her "supernatural" essence.

DARK POSSESSION is the best Carpathian paranormal romantic suspense thriller in several years as the deep storyline is enhanced with supernatural and fantasy elements beyond the usual components, which are all there. The story line is fast-paced and filled with action from the onset when Manolito risks his life. MaryAnn is a terrific heroine who knows she wants Manolito and probably loves him, but has doubts about strong virile Alpha males. Fans of the series will read Christine Feehan's heated tale of the M & M (not the candy or the '61 Yankees), couple finding love in the Brazilian Rainforest.

Harriet Klausner