"Jaguars, Carpathians and gothic suspense, oh my!"

Christine Feehan takes a descendant of the Scarletti family (See THE SCARLETTI CURSE) and makes her a life mate to a Carpathian. Then she explains how a race of jaguar people asks the Scarletti ancestors for sanctuary. What more can you ask for in a book? I was completely enthralled.

Antonietta Scarletti has been blind since she was five years old and her parents' yacht was blown up. She was the only one who escaped even though she tried to save her parents. She is also a genius as a composer and pianist. Her music is what draws Bryon Justicano to her. When he finally sees Antonietta for the first time, he realizes she is his life mate. Now he just has to convince her that she's the one he wants to spend his life with.

Antonietta has taken care of her family for years even though she's blind. She's a very strong woman and family is everything to her. She is drawn to Byron but she has to make him understand that in order to win her he has to win her family and accept them.

They do have a problem though. Someone is trying not only to kill the Scarlettis but they are also stealing precious treasures from the family. It's up to Antonietta and Byron to figure out just who it is before someone dies.

I know that every time I read one of Christine Feehan's books I say this is her best one ever but I really believe her books just get better and better. I know I for one cannot put them down. Her characters are so colorful and so diverse. I never know what treat is in store for me from page to page. As always, I eagerly look forward to the next book from Christine Feehan.

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted January 21, 2003

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Summary

Byron, a Carpathian male and hunter of the vampire follows the sound of compelling music to Italy. There he discovers his lifemate, Antonietta Scarletti, heiress to the great Scarletti fortune. A renowned concert pianist, Antoinetta is the glue that holds the Scarletti family together. Blinded in an explosion that killed her parents, she nevertheless stands to run the family shipping business.

Antonietta lives in the palazzo della morte, the palace of death. There, like her ancestors, she finds someone wants her dead. Antoinetta has a few secrets of her own and together, Byron and Antonietta face the killers and one out of control Carpathian youth.