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Oceans of Fire (Drake Sisters #3)

by Christine Feehan (Goodreads Author)

4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 · rating details · 5,865 ratings · 154 reviews

Called “the reigning queen of paranormal romance” by Publishers Weekly, New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan offers an imaginative blend of sensual romance, fast-paced adventure and the paranormal that has thrilled countless readers. Now, she tells the story of Abigail Drake, of the magical Drake sisters — seven elementally gifted sisters, and their prophecy...more

Mass Market Paperback, 356 pages

Published May 31st 2005 by Jove

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Apr 01, 2009 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-in-book-format, family-relationships, fiction, paranormal, read-in-2009, sisters, romantic-fantasy, paranormal-romance, do-you-believe-in-magic, romantic-suspense, women

Oceans of Fire, book 3 in Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters series, is about Abigail Drake and Alexsandr Volstov.

Abby is the third daughter born into the magical Drake bloodline. She uses her special connection with water and dolphins in her work as a marine biologist. Abby travels the world researching and swimming with her dolphins, until her peace is shattered when she witnesses a murder.

While trying to elude the killers, she runs right into the arms of Alexsandr Volstov, a Russian Interpol...more

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Aug 06, 2009 Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Witch paranormal fans, Russian hero fans

Recommended to Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress by: HMS

Shelves: witch-sorcereress-healer, russian-hero-or-heroine, part-of-a-series, paranormal-romance, owned-copy, lovers-reunited, police-federal-agent-law-enforcemen, favorite-or-autobuy-author, modern-virgin-heroine

There were things I loved about this book, but it was a bit of a slow read. I think it's because I started reading Feehan with her Ghostwalkers, and I got used to the near constant adrenaline rush of those stories. One good thing about this book and the Drake sister series is the focus is really on the heroine. So if you like strong, heroine-oriented romances, you should read these books.

I like the idea of a family of sisters who are bound together by intense love and loyalty. I loved the scenes...more There were things I loved about this book, but it was a bit of a slow read. I think it's because I started reading Feehan with her Ghostwalkers, and I got used to the near constant adrenaline rush of those stories. One good thing about this book and the Drake sister series is the focus is really on the heroine. So if you like strong, heroine-oriented romances, you should read these books.

I like the idea of a family of sisters who are bound together by intense love and loyalty. I loved the scenes where they are chatting and kidding around. But I have to admit, I found the slice of life stuff in Sea Harbor a bit tedious. I don't know. I guess the happenings in Sea Harbor don't grab my interest that much. I did like the bit about the rivalry between the Drake sisters and Sylvia. Aunt Carol is a hoot as well.

Alexsandr was very yummy. Can I get one of him? I wasn't expecting him to be on the dangerous side. That was so cool that he worked for Interpol. He was a guy I could like and respect although he was considered shady and morally flexible. I didn't think of him that way at all. Before I read this story, I thought he'd be really straight and narrow (and maybe a little boring compared to Ilya and the Ghostwalkers), but he had dark edge that I loved. I don't know why I thought that when it's clear that Ms. Feehan writes some pretty excellent heroes.

As much as I liked Alexsandr, I have to say that Ilya stole the show and is the star hero in the Drake series for me. I just love that man. He was in this book enough just to tease and torment me. They talked about him a lot and I was smiling goofily the whole time. I am almost at the point where I'm considering a reread of Turbulent Sea just to get some more Ilya time (big grin). But since this is Oceans of Fire we're talking about, I should get back on topic.

Abbey was a good heroine. She was strong, yet vulnerable. I could understand why she didn't want to trust Alexsandr and let him back into her heart, although I wanted her to. She didn't really understand what he had to go through and why he 'left' her in that situation. She drew away from him to save herself, because the pain of his betrayal almost killed her emotionally. I didn't feel like she was too stupid to live about that. I think there are times when you love someone so much that they can tear a hole in your heart and you cannot survive unless you get some distance away from that person.

On the other hand, I could see where Alexsandr is coming from. He was in a bad situation and had some conflicted loyalties. What he was trying to accomplish did require a sacrifice, and he made the best decision he could, and it cost him his relationship with Abbey. Four years is a long time to live with regrets and to have to face the loss of one's true love. It was clear how much he suffered. He didn't want to fall in love. He was all about his work in law enforcement, but love walked in and took his heart. So he was really in between a rock and a hard place. I feel that Alexsandr truly did show steadfast love for Abbey, and that spoke louder than what his actions appeared to show. Let's just say it was a very complicated situation.

As an animal lover, I was very entertained by the interactions with the dolphins. They are such intelligent, interesting animals. You could tell that Ms. Feehan did her research on dolphins, and this part of the story felt authentic without going into 'info-dump' territory. And the descriptions of the coast and the ocean made me miss living in San Diego really, really bad. The ocean has a beauty that goes into your soul and doesn't let go. Ms. Feehan really showed this well in Oceans of Fire.

I'm not a big fan of the witch storyline, but Feehan does it well. I'd be a complete idiot to complain about the witch parts, since I read this book knowing that it is about witches, so I won't. It's interesting in a way, but my paranormal interests really don't go in this direction. I do like how they use their power to help others and can heal and control animals and the wind. That's pretty cool. All the herbs (Sort of. I'm interested in herbs to be honest), candles and various witchy accoutrements and their rituals was a little boring for me at times. Nothing against that, just not my cup of tea. One thing I do like about this book is the way the descriptions of the witchy aspects of the Drake sisters sends a chill down my spine at certain times. I feel that the power of the Drake sisters comes off pretty eerie (And I'm all about eerie/scary/frightening stuff in fiction. Maybe too much at times. Ask my sister about that). I kind of feel sorry for the men in their lives, because that aspect is probably really weird to someone not used to it. That house kind of gives me the creeps. Yeah, a house that comes alive. Not for me. Poor Jonas has been around it most of his life, and he still hasn't gotten used to it.

I just love Jonas. He's so fun to read about. He says the most entertaining things and he is so in love with Hannah and totally in denial about it. I'd like to see more of Jackson. His dangerous, strong, silent character is calling my name.

I love the Drake sisters, and Ms. Feehan does such a good job of making them unique from each other. They all have interesting personalities, and seem to support and love each other as sisters and friends. Their girl talk is a lot of fun to read. Hannah is so sweet, I just want to hug her. Joley is outrageous and fun, reminding me of my aunt. Sarah is very mature and protective. Kate is nurturing, Libby would bend over backwards to help ease someone's pain, and Elle is calm and loving. What a great family.

So I'd give this a very solid four stars for the good things: Alexsandr, Abbey, the Drake Sisters, the sexy Russian hero aspects, the sexy, dangerous hero aspects, Ilya, Ilya (I wrote that twice on purpose), the descrptions of the ocean and coastal life, and the dolphins. It could have be a more interesting read, but it was definitely a good read. (less)

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Dec 16, 2008 Mojca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: christine-feehan, series-drake-sisters, paranormal-romance-fantasy, part-of-a-series, suspense-mystery-adventure-thriller, own, bodyguard-military-merc-gov-cop-leo

Abigail "Abbey" Drake, the third in the series of seven sisters, after a tragic incident four years ago, doesn't trust her magic anymore. The traumatic experience has turned her into a loner, and she spends most her time with her sisters and even more swimming with dolphins.

One evening, after returning from one such swim, she witnesses a murder, resulting in her being briefly held at gunpoint, staring into deep blue eyes she left behind four years ago.

Alexandr Volstov, Interpol agent and then so...more Abigail "Abbey" Drake, the third in the series of seven sisters, after a tragic incident four years ago, doesn't trust her magic anymore. The traumatic experience has turned her into a loner, and she spends most her time with her sisters and even more swimming with dolphins.

One evening, after returning from one such swim, she witnesses a murder, resulting in her being briefly held at gunpoint, staring into deep blue eyes she left behind four years ago.

Alexandr Volstov, Interpol agent and then some, had two reasons for coming to America. One was to uncover the criminal organization smuggling antiques from Russia. The other was to try and win back the heart of the only woman he's ever loved, the only woman who could bring him peace, Abbey.

On the adventurous journey to find the smugglers... and the path back into each other's embrace... they'll have to deal with six meddling sisters, one meddling aunt, a Russian crime lord trying to get a dirty bomb into the US and a Russian hotshot hit man with his own agenda.

I've been a fan of Christine Feehan's for a long time and though I've grown quite bored lately with her Dark Series, the Drake Sisters still hold a certain appeal.... Mostly, because I'm dying to read Ilya Prakenskii's (Joley Drake's) book, but I have to catch up first.

There is not much I could say went wrong with this book. The story was plausible (yes, even the magick part), the characters three-dimensional and "real", the dialogue was snappy, and the funny scenes, though sporadic at best, were to-pee-your-pants-funny.

I'll admit I read this kind of stories, because of the heroes (although I never thought a Russian accent sexy - but I guess you have to look at the whole package *wink*) and Alexandr "Sasha" Volstov was a hero with a capital H. I just love it when they go all stubborn and male and refuse to back down. He came for the girl, he would get the girl or die trying.

It was the girl in question that was (a little) annoying. I know, she's lived through a traumatic experience and what she thought was betrayal by the man she loved, but the whole "I'm hurting so I'll hurt you as well" got a little old a little too fast. I mean, cut the guy some slack, read his letters, for Pete's sake!

Other than that little hiccup in the story (eventually she came around and the two had two extremely scorching scenes together), I have absolutely nothing to object.

I got my Prakenskii fix, so I'm happy, I guess.(less)

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Oct 15, 2012 Kerry rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2005, 8, paranormal, romance

While not a 'knock my socks off' book, I thoroughly enjoyed this, reading it in little more than a day. I've found I really like the Drake Sisters books. All seven sisters are lovely and that mix of family warmth and magic is, for lack of a better word, magical. Their men are fairly typical of Feehan's heroes - strong, demanding and a little dark - but they are not nearly as alpha as her Carpathians, who seemed to have gone a little over the top even for them lately.

There was a bit of the "just...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Hannio J rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the third book of the Drake sisters series though I'm sure that anyone reading this review already knows that!

I had read this book a few years ago but since I am making my way back through the series I've reached this one again.

I have vague memories of remembering that I found this book the hardest to get through all those years ago but I couldnt exactly remember why until I did finish it again.

I like the sister's relationship together and how they do their best to protect Abbey and I ce...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Judith rated it 3 of 5 stars

My main thought with finishing it was.... what just happened? I found myself more interested in what happened to Ilya, the Russian guy with "powers".

There were too many characters to try to follow, although the Aunt was funny and quirky - but the whole scrap booking thing was annoying. The middle was weak, and if you hadn't read the other two books it was hard to figure out what was going on. The main character was too much of a pushover to really appeal to me, but she had possibilities I wish h...more

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Mar 11, 2011 Jen (Red Hot Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: drake-sisters, pararnormal-romance

Christine Feehan’s Oceans of Fire is the 3rd book in her Drake Sisters series. It focuses on Abigail Drake and her romance with Russian spy Alexandr. All the Drake women have cool powers, and Abigail is no exception: she can force people to speak the truth and know when they’re lying. In fact, she used that skill to help Alexandr in the past. But it ended in disaster and split them apart, until their paths crossed again in Sea Haven.

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Not only can Abigail work her truth-mojo, she can...more

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May 13, 2010 Paige rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: erotic-romance, crime, paranormal-romance, so-bad-i-could-not-finish

This is the second book from Feehan that I have attempted to read but failed to complete because I just couldn’t make myself do it.

Admittedly, it may be unfair to make judgments about an author's body of work based on only two of her books. However, as I see it, the experience I had with 100% of the Feehan books that I read can be described as mind-numbing. The two books I read were from two different Feehan series (Drake Sisters and Carpathians). Feehan doesn't seem to be able to develop her ch...more

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May 08, 2012 Juanitah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Quem ainda não se rendeu à magia da irmãs Drake? Se ainda não são fãs, ao lerem o terceiro volume da saga, "Oceanos de Fogo", tenho a certeza que se apaixonarão!
Depois de Sarah e Kate, é a vez de Abigail completar a sua parte na profecia centenária que assombra todas as sete filhas da sétima filha da família Drake.
Abbey, como é carinhosamente chamada, é atormentada pela seu dom, o dom da verdade. Sempre que pronuncia a dita palavra, os ouvintes são impelidos a confessarem todos os seus segredos....more

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Apr 27, 2013 Lita Bouquard rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

I read this out of order, after book 6 and it helped set the stage for Jolie's story. Book 3 introduces the Russian mafia to the Drake sisters. Even in a powerfully magical family egos, and personalities can cause self doubt. A marine biologist and human lie detector, Abi thinks of herself as a weak link. Not able to heal, or voice, her talent of forcing others to speak the truth has had serious repercussions in childhood and especially teenage years. Abi was almost shunned by her peers. Her bal...more

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Mar 18, 2013 Tempo de Ler rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Neste terceiro livro da série Drake Sisters - Oceanos de Fogo - Christine Feehan leva-nos a conhecer melhor Abigail Drake, uma das sete irmãs Drake que reúnem entre si poderes mágicos muito variados.
Bióloga marinha de profissão, Abigail apenas se sente realmente em paz no mar, entre os seus alvos de estudo preferidos: os golfinhos; especialmente, desde que as sua principal capacidade mágica, a evocação da verdade, lhe colocou sobre os ombros a responsabilidade pela morte de um inocente e destru...more Neste terceiro livro da série Drake Sisters - Oceanos de Fogo - Christine Feehan leva-nos a conhecer melhor Abigail Drake, uma das sete irmãs Drake que reúnem entre si poderes mágicos muito variados.
Bióloga marinha de profissão, Abigail apenas se sente realmente em paz no mar, entre os seus alvos de estudo preferidos: os golfinhos; especialmente, desde que as sua principal capacidade mágica, a evocação da verdade, lhe colocou sobre os ombros a responsabilidade pela morte de um inocente e destruiu o seu noivado com Aleksandr; um agente da Interpol, que chega agora à pacata Sea Haven para desmascarar uma rede de contrabando de antiguidades… e recuperar o amor de Abigail.

Envolto num mistério intrigante e dinâmico, o enredo de Oceanos de Fogo prendeu o meu interesse logo desde o início. Misturando elementos realistas com elementos mágicos, esta terceira adição à série apresenta-se como uma versão mais entusiasmante, madura e séria comparativamente aos livros anteriores, especialmente Crepúsculo de Natal, com o qual tinha ficado bastante desiludida.
O meu elemento preferido da série continua a ser a unidade coesa formada pelas sete irmãs, com momentos de interacção divertidos e íntimos que acabam por criar uma atmosfera muito familiar e aconchegante. A cada livro, a proximidade do leitor às irmãs Drake é cada vez maior e, embora Feehan se centre especificamente numa irmã por livro, não deixa de acompanhar as outras, revelando pequenos pedacinhos sobre cada irmã que sabemos que irá pegar mais à frente na série.

Das sete irmãs, Abigail dificilmente se encontrará entre as minhas preferidas mas, ainda assim, gostei da sua participação nesta história e do desenvolvimento que esta acaba por adquirir em função das suas acções. Lamentavelmente, apesar do enorme potencial do seu poder mágico, este pareceu-me mal explorado no livro.
Não sendo de todo excepcional, a história de amor entre Abigail e Aleksandr é atraente para o leitor e bastante variada, com momentos de redenção para ambos, à medida que se tentam reencontrar. O final é bastante previsível, como é habitual neste tipo de romance, mas não deixa por isso de ser interessante e de ser uma óptima conclusão para este capítulo da história das irmãs Drake.
Negativamente, tenho a apontar o facto de que o dilema entre Aleksandr e Abigail acaba por se tornar repetitivo a dada altura e a inconsistência de Abigail nas suas reacções. No geral, gostei deste livro e ganhei novo ânimo para continuar a acompanhar a série, com Marés Perigosas . (less)

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Apr 17, 2012 Louise-Lesley (Elle) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012

Half way through this book I was dead set on giving it 4 stars. Why? Because the gun toting mafia rubbish is absolutely no interest to me, and certain scenes in the first half left me skipping pages. By the end though, I couldn't justify letting this book loose a star - I simply enjoyed it too much.

The story itself had definite flaws. I didn't enjoy reading about Abby as I did the other two sisters so far. Her emotions were scattered and I don't think Feehan did a great job of explaining why. I...more

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Nov 23, 2012 Oleta Blaylock rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the third book in this series. Abigail "Abby" is probably my least favorite of the sisters so far. She is so unsure and whiny sometimes. She has a wonderful career that she loves and she is very good at but she has very little confidence in her magic. Alksandr is very Russian and will make you drool. I was glad that he was so persistent and kept after Abby. She needs someone to watch after her and keep her out of trouble. Meeting Aunt Carol was wonderful. Aunt Carol is full of life and m...more

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Jan 13, 2013 K rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of romance

Recommended to K by: fan of series

Oceans of Fire is Abby Drake's story, and takes readers back to Sea Haven and the Drake sisters. I must admit I was actually looking forward to this book, especially after enjoying the previous one. I was curious to find out more about the sisters and to see who Feehan would pair Abby up w/. And let me tell you, Alexsandr did not dissapoint! Anways, besides the story itself, I loved the constant action, suspense, and fast pace of the story. Besides catching up w/ old characters and meeting new o...more

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Sep 19, 2010 Holly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 144-books-in-2010, september-2010, re-read-in-2010

This is my least favorite book in the series. I always start off hating the hero, Aleksandr, for what he did to the heroine, Abbey, in the past. Then I start hating Abbey for pushing him away and making up lame excuses for why they can't be together.

I understand her being scared of his ruthless streak, but why continue to sleep with him, lean on him and lead him on? It isn't until later in the book that we realize why Aleksandr did what he did to protect Abbey, so most of the book they both ann...more

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Aug 17, 2010 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: family, fantasy, fantasy-other-world, fantasy-romance, wizard-witch

Abigal... sister #3... a voice that calls the truth from people, and ability to discern the truth... loves the ocean, and studies dolphins around the world, learning to communicate with them... she is particularly close to Kiwi & Boscoe, two male dolphins...

Alexsandr (Sasha) ... raised in a Russian orphanage in a sterile environment to be ruthless... trained to succeed in the Russian politics, as the police and beyond... strong, ruthless, willing to do what needs to done to get the job done...more Abigal... sister #3... a voice that calls the truth from people, and ability to discern the truth... loves the ocean, and studies dolphins around the world, learning to communicate with them... she is particularly close to Kiwi & Boscoe, two male dolphins...

Alexsandr (Sasha) ... raised in a Russian orphanage in a sterile environment to be ruthless... trained to succeed in the Russian politics, as the police and beyond... strong, ruthless, willing to do what needs to done to get the job done... lonely...

4 years ago Alexsandr sought Abbey out because he heard of her talent, and he needed help to solve a case of a serial child murderer, and they fell in love... Abbey gave herself in total to him, and Sasha needs her... but in a series of unfortunate events, ego, enemy manipulation & miscommunication, a child's father brought in for questioning dies when Abbey sees his guilt at not watching over his child, the police believe he is confessing to hurting his child, and an officer leaves a gun out that the father takes and kills himself with... Abbey is taken for questioning, but by Sasha's enemies as they try to get her to blame Sasha for the gun & death... and is beat and mistreated for 2 days before Alexsandr knows what is happening... he immediately kills her torturers, gets her out of the country, and gets Ignatev discredited... and subsequently Ignatev puts a hit out on him... is a greater enemy... Abbey felt abandoned by Sasha, and every letter he sent to her to explain, she returned unopened... and she traveled to many places, studying her dolphins, insulating herself away from her family & from Sasha as she simply buried her pain...

But now she's home... and after swimming with her dolphins, returning to the dock, witnesses 2 men shooting a 3rd man, and then shooting at her friend, a fisherman in the boat next... she and the dolphins save her friend, and Alexsandr & Jonas show up scaring off the 2... and Sasha is back in her life...

The Russian mafia had an art smuggling 'business' off Sea Haven's coast using the caves and old smuggling tunnels to 'move' their merchandise, and perhaps working with an art dealer in Sea Haven... and now a terrorist group is manipulating Ignatev to bring in a dirty bomb... and one of Alexsandr's 'classmates', Prakenskii is involved...

So over the story, Sasha makes clear that he needs Abbey, that she must confront what happened so that they can get past it... Abbey talks with her sisters & with Sasha, and eventually risks her heart again... And Prakenskii has magic... and I believe he will be Joley's (the singer/trouble making sister) love in a future book... Prakenskii is apparently a part of a global anti-terrorist cell and he kills the 4 as they bring the dirty bomb on shore... leaving Jonas, Sasha, and Jackson just a mess to clean up... and when Ignatev makes a strike at Sasha in the cove where he & Abbey were swimming with the dolphins,
Sasha is injured & Prakenskii is there to help protect Abbey... and as Sasha is bleeding, Abbey begs for his magical help to save him in trade for her & her family owing him some future favor...

And they are okay... to live happily ever after? Sister #3 down, 4 to go... (less)

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Apr 27, 2012 TaniaM rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Sep 09, 2011 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars

The plot is intricate and developed and I enoyed the inclusion of the magic. Three reasons a gave it 3 stars: 1. The main love scene was xxx explicit and extremely long. I read romance novels, but this was a bit much. 2. I'm not so great with names and there was no family chart or list showing birth order (which is important) or gifts or family relations. It may be "another" book in a series, but this was my first and these relations were not well explained. Having to stop and figure out who was...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Katherine rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ocean’s of Fire by Christine Feehan is surprisingly good. I didn’t start with the first two in the series, Magic in the Wind and The Twilight Before Christmas, but I didn’t need to because this book was a great stand-alone novel. Feehan develops the main characters, Abigail Drake and Alexsandr Volstov, very thoroughly. The writing is fluid, the plot is really good, and I was really rooting for Abigail’s sisters and a number of other characters as well. Feehan puts realistic emotion and explosive...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Denise rated it 3 of 5 stars

They story was slow getting into and since this is the first book in the series that I read, it did take time figuring out all of the sisters. I did enjoy the story, but I wished the author had spent more time on the sisters and their story together. She never really have the other sisters talk to each other. I have read alot of other series where the reoccuring characters seem to interact a little better then this one. That is what's fun about a series ... seeing the other characters continue o...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Larryjc rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

this is not bad. not the best paranormal i have read though. their powers were sort of difficult to comprehend. it seems they could all do the same thing. the sex was boring to me. too much talk. but i enjoyed the action part of the book. still, the line between relationship,sex and paranormal was to distant. i seems like the heroine has split personalities on this. the scared witch, the uncertain woman in a relationship and the talker during sex. but i also loved the sisters relationship, thoug...more

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Jan 10, 2013 Karen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Christine Feehan doesn’t disappoint and just like her dark series, she has captured me with her drake series.

Abigail Drake was born with magical gifts, and has a special touch with the sea and dolphins. She returned to Sea Haven to assist with her two sister's wedding. Returning late one night she witnesses a murder and chaos erupts around her. Her savour and doom surface with the Interpol agent Aleksandr, and with him a past to rip out her heart.

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May 23, 2012 Trpaslyk rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Stejně jako u předchozích dílů i tentokrát strašně v četbě ruší obrovské množství chyb, které v knížce je – není výjimkou, že na jedné stránce vypadne i pětkrát někde písmeno, chybí tečky na konci vět, jsou přehozená písmena atd. Jsem přesvědčená, že knížka vůbec neprošla redakční úpravou nebo aspoň minimálním přečtením další osobou po překladateli.
Pokud jde o děj, je konečně trochu složitější a propracovanější oproti předchozím dvěma dílům (hlavně tomu druhému). Vztah hlavních hrdinů je sice od...more

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Feb 16, 2012 Julie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Recommended to Julie by: Aunt Deb

I am reading the Drake sisters series because my aunt lended them to me. I have read a few of Feehan's books but I find them very hard to get into. It takes me a long time to read because of this. Also, her love scenes tend to make me uncomfortable. (Love scenes usually don't but something about her writing gets me...) Her stories are good but the writing style just doesn't click for me. I will probably try to continue the series as both my sisters and my favorite aunt have raved about this auth...more

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Dec 06, 2011 Michelle ☕Ndayeni☕ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, paranormal, author-feehan, mystery, witches, steamy, read-in-2011

Up until now, the Drake Sisters series has been a fairly light-hearted, sweet set of romances. Yes, Sarah and Kate both faced some potentially serious situations, but in neither case did the danger really feel all that imminent and real as the overall tone was cheerful and light. That changes with this book, and suddenly the danger to the sisters and those around them indeed feels quite real and serious. And the tone of serious danger is there pretty much from the start, when Abigail witnesses a...more Up until now, the Drake Sisters series has been a fairly light-hearted, sweet set of romances. Yes, Sarah and Kate both faced some potentially serious situations, but in neither case did the danger really feel all that imminent and real as the overall tone was cheerful and light. That changes with this book, and suddenly the danger to the sisters and those around them indeed feels quite real and serious. And the tone of serious danger is there pretty much from the start, when Abigail witnesses a murder, an attempted murder, and narrowly escapes becoming victim #3 of the day. It is while she is recovering from this scrape that she comes face-to-face in a rather abrupt manner with her former lover Alexsandr, a man who's clearly just as dangerous as the ones she had just escaped from.

The attraction between Alexsandr and Abigail is just as electric as one would expect from a Christine Feehan couple, and the heat they generate during their love making steams up the pages. It's clear pretty much from the beginning that theirs is a love that's truly meant to be, perhaps moreso than either Sarah and Damon or Kate and Matt, and the intensity of their attraction to one another is reminiscent of the undeniable attraction between lifemates in Ms. Feehan's Dark series. So as regards the romance here, certainly there are few complaints.

The one complaint I do have about this book is that it too often can't quite seem to decide if it's a romance novel or a suspense thriller. It has elements of both, and does both well in and of themselves, but the juxtaposition of the two isn't always an easy one. Too often (at least in my opinion) the suspense thriller part of the story overshadows the romance too much. While it's nice to have some serious conflict and danger the main couple has to face, since romances get dull pretty fast if it's all sunshine and butterflies for them, still, those aspects shouldn't overtake the story of how the couple manages to find their way to one another through the conflicts.

Still, that one negative note aside, I found this to be an enjoyable read that I'd recommend to others, especially those who like their romances to be heavy on the strife side of things.(less)

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Jul 25, 2012 Tania rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I’ve never hidden the fact that of all the Drake sisters Abbie is my least favourite; a fact that has made doing this re-read and review interesting. Possibly it was because I did this re-read in audiobook format but this time around she was less annoying than I remembered. Abbie still comes across as spoiled and very much views the world as me, me, me, I, I, I but it tones down to an almost bearable level.

Aleksandr is an interesting character. Trained at a very young age to become an operative...more

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Feb 06, 2011 Erinna rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

I'm really struggling to get through this book. The other Drake sisters books that I've read have been quick and easy to get through because they were engrossing and I was swept away into romance and intrigue. But I feel like I'm slogging through way too much redundant dialogue, i.e. in conversations between the sisters, they often repeat the same thought multiple times making their exchanges WAY too long and wordy. The problem might be that, as this is the first full novel-length Drake sister s...more

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Jul 29, 2007 Anna rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Who, you may wonder, is the reigning queen of paranormal romance? Why it’s none other than Christian Feehan, a pleasantly plump mother of 11 with a 3rd degree black belt in Korean Karate. That little bit of background makes this book all the more funny. This, like all romances, is formulaic. There is a girl and a guy, who love each other, but don’t want to or are held apart by some conflict, fall into lusty sex anyway, realize that good sex/ true love, is the most important thing in the world (t...more

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Dec 27, 2009 Afsana rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was an enjoyable read- less sex then the otherone I tried (saf harbour) THANK GOODNESS but still a lot.

this was the one before safe harbour and you meet others that will get together ith the remaining sisters but what surprises me is that we just meet Ilya and he seems to have some interest in Jlley but in the next book everyone seems to be surprised re his connection to joley and we do not know what happened and how but maybe in Joley's story we will find out

good light read

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Mar 14, 2009 penelopewanders rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: rings-rays-loans-traded

Next in this series which I'm receiving as a spiral. About half way through now. The intrigue has gone international with the Alpha male being a Russian interpol agent.. at least that's what we think so far. This one focuses on Abigail who has the gift of drawing out the truth but who feels like the ugly duckling, less competent and gifted than her sisters. Good read so far.

Enjoyed this more than the first, certainly. Fun seeing how the sisters evolve. Looking forward to the next.

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