From national bestselling author Lauren Dane comes a white-hot new series of a dangerous family legacy, and sensual paranormal passions played t...
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Feb 20, 2012
Joyfully Reviewed
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Heart of Darkness is a Joyfully Recommended Read
Meriel Owen is next in line to run Clan Owen and she is also a very talented attorney. One of her main jobs is to keep all threats to Clan Owen either contained somehow or to make them disappear and that is on top of what she does in her legal job. At this point in history, there are many things that are pulling at Meriel. Times are changing again for those with magick and Meriel is determined to find a way to protect not only her peop More...
Meriel Owen is next in line to run Clan Owen and she is also a very talented attorney. One of her main jobs is to keep all threats to Clan Owen either contained somehow or to make them disappear and that is on top of what she does in her legal job. At this point in history, there are many things that are pulling at Meriel. Times are changing again for those with magick and Meriel is determined to find a way to protect not only her peop More...
Dec 24, 2011
Cecile
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I am not new to Ms. Dane's work, that I can say. However, what I can't say enough of is how much of a wonderful story teller Ms. Dane is. She is an Ace above the rest and this new series will show you just that. She will cast a spell on you that will make you fall in love with the story she has crafted for you. You will become completely mesmerized by this tale of the world of the witches she has brewed up. This is not your Mama's story of witches... In fact, Ms Lauren makes those stories look
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Nov 07, 2011
Rhonda
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Heart of Darkness by Lauren Dane
Bound by Magick, book 1
I absolutely loved this book!!!
Lauren Dane has created a story with a lot of the elements I love. A great story / plot, romance, suspense, action, and oh so sexy. Dane puts us in a world where Vampires and Were have come out of the closet… so to speak, but witches still remain a secret. There are different types of witches and the most powerful of them are the council witches especially after they find and bond with More...
Bound by Magick, book 1
I absolutely loved this book!!!
Lauren Dane has created a story with a lot of the elements I love. A great story / plot, romance, suspense, action, and oh so sexy. Dane puts us in a world where Vampires and Were have come out of the closet… so to speak, but witches still remain a secret. There are different types of witches and the most powerful of them are the council witches especially after they find and bond with More...
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Dec 09, 2011
Michelle
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I've been a big fan of Lauren Dane's work for a while now. She's great with contemporary, futuristic, paranormal, and erotic romance. I am hoping one day she'll try a historical just so I can read the magic she does in that category. Heart of Darkness was no exception.
Meriel Owen is a strong, independent, sassy witch who knows her place in life and has worked her way to being one of the best in her craft. Dominic is an outsider, not in the witch clan and not used to their way of lif More...
Meriel Owen is a strong, independent, sassy witch who knows her place in life and has worked her way to being one of the best in her craft. Dominic is an outsider, not in the witch clan and not used to their way of lif More...
Nov 12, 2011
Miss Lane (Fan)
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Heart of Darkness by Lauren Dane
Bound by Magick, book 1
I absolutely loved this book!!!
Lauren Dane has created a story with a lot of the elements I love. A great story / plot, romance, suspense, action, and oh so sexy. Dane puts us in a world where Vampires and Were have come out of the closet… so to speak, but witches still remain a secret. There are different types of witches and the most powerful of them are the council witches especially after they f More...
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Oct 01, 2011
Jess
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I won this book through the GR's giveaway section. I was really excited to see this one listed as I enjoy Lauren Dane's books.
I found I did have trouble rating this book because there were some things I really liked and then other things I had some issues with. A brief synopsis of the book first, the main characters is a woman named Meriel Owen and she is a witch. Not just any witch but the next in line to control a very large coven. While she is out investigating a possible illegal pa More...
I found I did have trouble rating this book because there were some things I really liked and then other things I had some issues with. A brief synopsis of the book first, the main characters is a woman named Meriel Owen and she is a witch. Not just any witch but the next in line to control a very large coven. While she is out investigating a possible illegal pa More...
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Sep 17, 2011
Lady Lioness
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I will likely post a review at my blog closer to time of publication.
Quick note, though, this book works as a stand-alone, but characters from some of Dane's previous books are mentioned in passing, as they are all set in the same world. While not strictly necessary, I recommend you read What Happens In Vegas...After Dark, and the de La Vega Cat books if you have the time and/or money. Failure to do so won't detract from Heart of Darkness, but knowledge of these characters will add More...
Quick note, though, this book works as a stand-alone, but characters from some of Dane's previous books are mentioned in passing, as they are all set in the same world. While not strictly necessary, I recommend you read What Happens In Vegas...After Dark, and the de La Vega Cat books if you have the time and/or money. Failure to do so won't detract from Heart of Darkness, but knowledge of these characters will add More...
Oct 25, 2011
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Meriel is a great heroine. She is tough as nails, yet sweet, take her job very serious, yet is always fair and some day will be the leader of her clan. But Meriel is missing something, not something, someone, her bond mate. Without him she will never ascend to the witch she needs to be to lead. Not knowing if her bond-mate will be the love of her life or only a mate to increase her power Meriel has not been a hurry to find him. Until she is told of an intruder in area that More...
Meriel is a great heroine. She is tough as nails, yet sweet, take her job very serious, yet is always fair and some day will be the leader of her clan. But Meriel is missing something, not something, someone, her bond mate. Without him she will never ascend to the witch she needs to be to lead. Not knowing if her bond-mate will be the love of her life or only a mate to increase her power Meriel has not been a hurry to find him. Until she is told of an intruder in area that More...
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Oct 04, 2011
Kendra
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Favorite Dialogue:
“I got her number. She’s a f***ing amateur wearing a costume of a powerful witch. She will not get in because you are mine and that is that. She can’t best me. Not ever. I am badass, Dominic. I know most people don’t know it, but you better believe it. I will tear her apart when I find her. You can bet on that. I. Am. Not. Having. This.”
He exhaled long and hard and took her in.
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“I got her number. She’s a f***ing amateur wearing a costume of a powerful witch. She will not get in because you are mine and that is that. She can’t best me. Not ever. I am badass, Dominic. I know most people don’t know it, but you better believe it. I will tear her apart when I find her. You can bet on that. I. Am. Not. Having. This.”
He exhaled long and hard and took her in.
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Nov 10, 2011
David
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I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway and it is the first book I've read by Lauren Dane. I've only read about a dozen paranormal romances prior to this but that did give me certain expectations. Namely a female protagonist that was constantly second guessing herself regarding her professional skills and romantic choices.
That's not true here. Meriel is a great heroine with self confidence and verve. She comes across her romantic interest, Dominic, early in the book and makes no More...
That's not true here. Meriel is a great heroine with self confidence and verve. She comes across her romantic interest, Dominic, early in the book and makes no More...
Oct 03, 2011
Rva
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I was so excited to win a copy of Lauren Dane’s Heart of Darkness in a GoodReads contest! She is one of my favorite authors. I love the way she builds her characters, and HoD was no exception. Strong hero and shero, great secondary characters, and a strong beginning to a brave, new world.
Meriel Owen is the heir apparent to her Clan of witches. Loved everything about this character. No too stupid moments. She is tough as nails, but not a ballbreaker. She is smart about people, and she More...
Meriel Owen is the heir apparent to her Clan of witches. Loved everything about this character. No too stupid moments. She is tough as nails, but not a ballbreaker. She is smart about people, and she More...
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Jan 22, 2012
Felicia (Ferishia)
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Nov 08, 2011
van
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This is the first book that I have read by Lauren Dane. Heart of Darkness is the first book in a brand new series, and I truly enjoyed it. The book follows our main heroine, Meriel Owen who is the next in line to run the Owen witch clan. The book starts out with Meriel’s mother sending her out to investigate a situation in which someone is steal energy from the clan’s source (called the font). The investigation leads her to the Heart of Darknes More...
This is the first book that I have read by Lauren Dane. Heart of Darkness is the first book in a brand new series, and I truly enjoyed it. The book follows our main heroine, Meriel Owen who is the next in line to run the Owen witch clan. The book starts out with Meriel’s mother sending her out to investigate a situation in which someone is steal energy from the clan’s source (called the font). The investigation leads her to the Heart of Darknes More...
Dec 02, 2011
Bells
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Heart of Darkness focuses around the main character of Meriel Owen who is a witch that has been prepared for as long as she can remember to rule the all important Owen Coven. It's currently ruled by her mother who hasn't always been that maternal to Meriel, but always had her best interests at heart. Meriel has been placed in charge of contacting an outlaw witch that doesn't belong to any coven about taking power from the Owen Coven. Dominic Bright is the outlaw witch and when Meriel meets hi
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Nov 29, 2011
Pamela {Spaz}
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What a nice new PNR gem Heart of Darkness is! Meriel Owen is second in head to Clan Owen, and she must visit a newcomer violating Clan rules by tapping in to the Magick source without asking Clan permission first. It turns out that violator is Dominic Bright, a smoking hot owner of the human and supernatural club Heart of Darkness. I adored Mariel right from the start. Because of her status and upbringing in the Clan, she could have come across as More...
What a nice new PNR gem Heart of Darkness is! Meriel Owen is second in head to Clan Owen, and she must visit a newcomer violating Clan rules by tapping in to the Magick source without asking Clan permission first. It turns out that violator is Dominic Bright, a smoking hot owner of the human and supernatural club Heart of Darkness. I adored Mariel right from the start. Because of her status and upbringing in the Clan, she could have come across as More...
Nov 12, 2011
Hbeebti
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WOW First Reads Winner!!!!!! Whoop!!!!! Sorry just excited is all. Thank you for picking me!!! lol
Ok so this is a first in a new series and it was really good. I love books about witches and this was right up my alley. Dominic was so wonderfully alpha male and so sweet . I loved that he didn't caved right away and join Meriel's coven. That made it feel more real. Loved Meriel, she was feisty, smart and never was afraid to show Dominic how much she loved him even when he was pushing he More...
Ok so this is a first in a new series and it was really good. I love books about witches and this was right up my alley. Dominic was so wonderfully alpha male and so sweet . I loved that he didn't caved right away and join Meriel's coven. That made it feel more real. Loved Meriel, she was feisty, smart and never was afraid to show Dominic how much she loved him even when he was pushing he More...
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Jan 10, 2012
farmwifetwo
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Disappointed... very disappointed.
Lauren Dane writes long sex scenes. Sometimes she could shorten them a page or 2 to give more plot time but they are part of the story. These were mostly offline.
Lauren Dane writes about family. This book TELLS you about family. Not the "show" she usually does.
Lauren Dane "SHOWS" you about her characters... this book is "Tell".
The romance was finished mid book. Then she took an intell More...
Lauren Dane writes long sex scenes. Sometimes she could shorten them a page or 2 to give more plot time but they are part of the story. These were mostly offline.
Lauren Dane writes about family. This book TELLS you about family. Not the "show" she usually does.
Lauren Dane "SHOWS" you about her characters... this book is "Tell".
The romance was finished mid book. Then she took an intell More...
Nov 10, 2011
Francesca the Fierce ~Eyelet Ecstasy~
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I was so excited to get to this book!! Ahhh!!! I've been a fan of Lauren Dane's work for a while and I remember being introduced to the magical world that this book follows back with the Cascadia Wolves and De La Vega Cats series. Of course in those books, the Clans were the bad guys. So it was fun to see that world from their perspective now.
Meriel is a great heroine. She's next in line to rule Clan Owen, in the Seattle area More...
I was so excited to get to this book!! Ahhh!!! I've been a fan of Lauren Dane's work for a while and I remember being introduced to the magical world that this book follows back with the Cascadia Wolves and De La Vega Cats series. Of course in those books, the Clans were the bad guys. So it was fun to see that world from their perspective now.
Meriel is a great heroine. She's next in line to rule Clan Owen, in the Seattle area More...
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Oct 25, 2011
Diane
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I haven't read a lot of paranormals. Some have been set in completely fictitious worlds, but this is set in contemporary times that just happens to contain witches, shifters, etc. Once I got into the first couple of chapters, the word that came to mind was 'sensuous'. The relationship between Meriel and Dominic started right up, sizzled, and continued to grow all thru the book. It's nice when a couple communicates and works together. I'd never read a book by Lauren Dane before, but now I wan
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Nov 20, 2011
Lidia
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I was impressed by this book.The plot is original and interesting, Meriel the protagonist is a woman strong and responsible but also sweet, and not only for Dominic bond-mate, but also a friend and passionate lover. I forgot to say that they are Witches and also powerful that fight against evil Mages .Adventur, fighting, action, but also feelings and passions in this book that make reading pleasant
Feb 18, 2012
E_bookpushers
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I started this one last year sometime and got distracted. When I picked it up again I was kicking myself for waiting so long. I love how this ties in with some of the other story arcs Ms Dane has done. I am seriously looking forward to not only the next one in this series but also the next De la Vega one.
Nov 13, 2011
Cyndi
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I liked the overall concept of the book and the characters, however I kept feeling like I was missing something. It wasn't that the book was poorly written, but I think it's just the author's style. Some of the time in the book, I felt like I walked into a room and only heard the punchline of a joke. I will still read the next one in the series when in comes out.
Dec 19, 2011
Diane
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the firstbook in a new series by lauren dane, and i hope the 2nd book comes out soon! this is like an adult and erotica harry potter--or should i say harriet potter--all grown up and using hermagic for good, fighting evil and finding her soul mate in the process.
Dec 17, 2011
Jessica
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I liked this book, but was disappointed that the sneak peek of the next book looks like it follows the focus on a new couple of paranormal romance instead of sticking to the characters from this book. I don't know if I'll read the next one.
Nov 15, 2011
Latte
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Another great paranormal series by Lauren Dane. This first book shows extreme promise for the entire series. Likeable characters and a very readable storyline.
Sep 14, 2011
Caitlin
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I won this book in a good reads contests and I'm really looking forward to reading this book. I can't wait for it to get here.
Nov 01, 2011
ms bookjunkie
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I very much liked this book, cannot wait for more! Now I want to reread the Cascadia Wolves and de La Vega Cats series…
Nov 28, 2011
Darcy
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For me this book started out slow. I wasn't sure what to think of what was happening, but quickly things picked up. I found the world of magick and how it worked in this book to be fun. I also loved all the relationships in the book. We have the fun, sexy one with Meriel and Dominic, some great friendships with Meriel and Nell and Gage and Dominic and Simon, and some great family dynamics. I did get bored with the whole bad witch/mage vs. the good ones to be a little boring even with the od
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Jan 24, 2012
Marj
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Excellent. Enjoyed the world building very much. And the switch up of the traditional male/female dynamic! Will eagerly await the next book in this series
Nov 24, 2011
Sandra
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A twist on the paranormal. Lauren Dane creates a dark sexy world of witch craft. I recommend this book!
