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Briar Boleyn
Dark Promises
by Christine Feehan
About this book
Lovers challenge destiny and risk their lives in the new Carpathian novel by the 1 New York Times bestselling “queen of paranormal romance.”
Gabrielle has had enough of battles, of wars, of seeing the man she’s engaged to nearly lose his life when it isn’t even his fight. Once Gary was a gentle and very human researcher. Now he’s a fearless and lethal Carpathian warrior with the blood of an ancient lineage coursing through his veins—a man Gabrielle still needs and dreams of with every breath she takes. All she wants is a life far away from the Carpathian mountains, far from vampires and the shadows cast by the crumbling monastery that hides so many terrible secrets. But Gabrielle soon learns that promises made in the dark can pierce the heart like a dagger.
And she isn’t the only one in search of answers in the corners of the unknown....
Trixie Joanes has come to the Carpathian mountains in search of her wayward granddaughter, fearing that she has been lured there by something unspeakable. Instead, Trixie has stumbled onto the path of a desperate woman on the run. And they’re all fated for the lair of a mysterious ancient with revenge in his soul and the undying power to make bad dreams come true.
J.R. Ward
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B01AITGF2E
Reader Reviews
March 27, 2026
Everything miss feehan writes is fantastic I've read every single book she's written and every 1 is fantastic I love her writing I love her characters I love everything about the stories if you're looking for a great read pick up this series it's 1 of the best I've ever read I hope you enjoy it as much as I did this is my 3rd time reading it.😍😍😍 )
August 11, 2025
Dark Promises, I have read this story numerous times and it gets better each time. This is Gabby and Trixie's story all rolled in to one emotional rollercoaster. Both women will find their lifemates in the monastery in the mist. This was a very emotional read for me, I cried, laughed, ahhh, yelled and celebrated though out this story. My heart broke at the beginning and a again at the end. I loved all characters and we get a glimpse of the seven ancients. It is a must read in my opinion. Happy...
July 17, 2021
Dark Promises was a book I was very interested in from the beginning. I have to say I was more interested in reading Gary's story than reading Gabbys story. Gabby was a character that I didn't like nor did I dislike her. I just felt from previous books we didn't know her well enough to give her a proper description. This book definitely gave me some respect for her by the ending. Contrary to popular opinion, I love Aleksei and I think Mrs. Feehan did a phenomenal job at writing a character that...
March 21, 2016
Best Dark novel written in the past two years! Like most readers I almost gave up reading the Dark series due to the abismal story of Dark Storm, however I couldn't just abandon a series I had been reading since my teens. So I continued on and I have to say that I am glad that I did! Dark Promises is a great novel that incorporates previous romantic themes of the earlier books of the series and also introduces a more complex contemporary view of romance, which is not always PC. I sincerely urge...
May 14, 2017
I really enjoyed Dark Promises and while getting to know new characters it also brings back a few characters we know like Gabby and Gary. At the beginning of the book it is so sad and emotional and yet we get to find out that some things are not meant to be even in the Carpathian World. Trixie Jones came to the Carpathian mountains to find her granddaughter, Teagan Jones, and without realizing it she has fallen into trouble as she is bringing bad people with her that kill whoever they want and...
