Bound and Unbound: A paranormal novella duology
Ali Hazelwood
Dark Secret (The Dark Book 15)
by Christine Feehan
About this book
Meet a savage hunter from the darkest jungles and the beautiful prey he’ll never let escape in this sensual Carpathian novel from 1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.
Rafael De La Cruz has spent centuries hunting vampires with his brothers, and with each passing year his capacity to feel emotions has grown weaker and weaker until finally there’s barely even a memory left—until only sheer willpower keeps him from turning into the very abomination he hunts. But it’ll take more than will to keep him away from the woman who is meant to be his and his alone...
For five years, rancher Colby Jansen has been the sole protector of her younger half-siblings, and with fierce determination and work she has kept her family together and the ranch operational. Now, the De La Cruz brothers are threatening that stability. They claim that her siblings belong with their father’s family, not with her. Colby vows to fight them—especially the cold and arrogant Rafael De La Cruz. But Rafael is after more than her family—he wants Colby, and will not let anything stand between them. After ages of loneliness, the raw desire to possess her overwhelms his very soul, driving him to claim her as his lifemate.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B000OIZTVS
Reader Reviews
February 14, 2014
These books are exceptional!!! For any paranormal story reader you'll fall in love with them. I have literally bought each one of Christine's books in this series!! Then my husband surprises me one CHRISTmas with a Kindle eReader but I continue to buy the books! I love to retread my fav's. and then my Granddaughter she starts reading and reading and still reads! They are beginning to look pretty rough... So when their house was finished and they move in, she begs me to \"take a few and she'll...
January 21, 2005
Christine Feehan seems to be getting better and better (if that's at all possible). After her mother and father die, Colby Jansen raises her brother and sister while trying desparately to hold onto their legacy, a ranch that's being beseiged by accidents and thefts. Her father's relatives, the Chavez family, want to take her brother and sister away to live in Brazil. Colby has a steel backbone and is stubborn to the bone. She adamantly refuses to give her siblings up and wants nothing to do...
March 21, 2013
I actually like the Chavez family. Because: A few hints of promising Darker side of the Vampires Feehan has boxed herself into with the Life mate story line. If you like sex in your books, it's here. Heroine has many trials in life, struggles against what is happening, the usual. But, domination is the game with Vampires. We all know that. While I am tired reading sex, sex and more sex, this one didn't feel as overdone as some others. I liked it- just skimmed some of the sex and got back into...
March 31, 2026
This was extraordinary book of strength, for understanding the ideal of love and sharing of family either in this lifetime or the next century. )
October 3, 2021
This has to be one of my favorite books in the series! I can read it again and again and never get tired of it. It’s just something about those De La Cruz brothers. I don’t know if it’s their alpha male dominance, the sensual masculinity, the way they are completely taken with their ladies, or the way they give way to their lifemate when they don’t intend to, but they are really the perfect guys. And how about those ladies! I love Colby! She is so innocent, hides her fear and pain behind a lot...
