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    <body><![CDATA[After the recent attack on his life, prince of the Carpathian people Mikhail Dubrinsky has called together all of the hunters and their lifemates for a Christmas celebration in the Carpathian mountains. For some time, his people have been hunted not only by vampires, but also fanatical humans from t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19313300">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one was fun because the celebration in the title is referring to Christmas, so this is a Christmas novel.  Raven has decided to bring all the Carpathians to the Mikhail’s village in the Carpathian Mountains for a big Christmas celebration.  We get to see how the Carpathians and their lifemate...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18081602">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I Loved this book in the series. All the Carapathians go back to the Carapathian Mountains to celebrate Christmas. there was no huge drama in this one, minor drama, but it was great to see all the couples and their children gathered in one place for Christmas. The females were trying to cook, crazin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20958538">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another Carpathian novel--Raven is determined to start a new tradition among the Carpathians by bringing as many of them together as possible to attend a Christmas celebration in the Carpathian mountains.  We are given the chance to become reacquainted with many Carpathian couples--Nicolae and Desti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41980653">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It’s a Christmas party and all Carpathians, family and friends are invited to the Mountains that so many of them have not seen for many, many centuries. The gathering of so many hunters and their lifemates should be enough to keep any self preserving enemy away, but after several attacks on the wo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71656365">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the most anticipated books I wanted.  Chapter 4 -- when Gabriel snatches his daughter's lifemate by the throat -- I was on pins and needles.  That one chapter was worth the price of the hardcover!  Plus, bless Ms. Feehan's heart Raven and Savanna kept to the background and the other lifemates...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46123277">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh good glory. I did this book as a playaway (digital audio book). I don't know who's brilliant idea it was, but they had a man narrate it. Not just a man, but a geezer sounding man. I have never laughed so hard in my life. Do you know how hard it was to listen to a geezer guy saying &quot;he pulled...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65099577">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dark Celebration is a great entry in the Dark series.  It was wonderful to go back and revisit all, and I mean all, of the previous couples.  Not only that, but to see them have something (or rather things) to celebrate was a nice touch, too.  As a species on the edge of extinction, hunted by their ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62313301">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow. I hate to say it. I really had to force myself through this book. I don't know what happened. I gave in several times and just skimmed over pages and didn't miss anything important. It really dragged... bad enough I grumbled at my poor husband who suggested I just skip it.<br/><br/>Here's a s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28475738">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Again, had to read for work so I would know something about paranormal romances. <br/><br/>So, maybe I picked a bad place to start with this series.  it didn't kill me or anything, but it was tough to get through.  (The Sherrilyn Kenyon book I read was better.)  I do think I felt a little lost bec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16918828">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not what I expected. I really wanted it to be so much more. I'm a huge fan of Christine Feehan's. And while this book is good. It's not great. I've waited for this book for so long that I thought it would be more in depth and show the connection between all the families and the Carpathian people in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10716149">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Such a beautiful book. It was so nice, after all this time (since this is Book 17) to catch up with all our old and new friends. It was gorgeous to see how the relationships had developed and changed, and how they react in a closer society. I loved how it brought old and new together, and how you st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59598849">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this book last night on uber sale at Barnes and Noble. Not only is it a Carpathian novel but it brings back all the characters from the previous 16 books for a christmas reunion (strange but true). I enjoyed it very much though there were still several characters that I wanted to poke in th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42404377">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Picked this up through my book swap account.  Didn't realize you should read all the books first, since this novel was an update on 'where they are now'. <br/><br/>The author did a great job bringing me up to speed on each character as she moves from person to person and updates each storyline.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47399496">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an excellent book but you should read the ones before this or it might not make a whole lot of sense. This is one series I believe should be read in order. There are 2 books which I believe are #7 and #11 that were part of short stories that I couldn't figure out what the book was but they ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51558059">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78022193">
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    <body><![CDATA[this is the 17th book in this series.  I enjoyed revisiting previous characters and getting a broader view of what they are up against, it did not have enough of &quot;something&quot;.  Something was missing or I was expecting more.  At this point, I think the characters should know what and who is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78022193">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you choose to pick up any of her books, this is the one.  This book explains who everyone is and how they came together.  I read Dark Possession first and loved it but was unclear on the background story, this book let me see who everyone was and how they all fit together.  If you are in for a go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49906185">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love that we got to revisit a large number of the main characters from her previous books in this series.  I wish more authors who do series about multiple couples would write a book like this once in a while.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really good. This is the first book that I have read in the series. I really have to go get more of them. I found myself getting sucked in, and staying up late to read. It got my hormones going...lol!]]></body>
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