Spotlight & Giveaway: Dark Illusion by Christine Feehan

Posted September 6th, 2019 by in Blog, Spotlight / 29 comments

Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Christine Feehan’s new release: Dark Illusion

 

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A mage and a warrior must see beyond their facades and embrace the bond that links their souls in this powerful Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.

 
At any other time, Julija Brennan would find solace in the quiet of the Sierra Mountains, but now the mage is in the race of her life. Having broken free from her controlling family, Julija’s attempt to warn the Carpathians of the coming threat has failed and put a target on her back—and those who are hunting her are close behind.…
 
After centuries locked away in a monastery in the Carpathian Mountains, Isai Florea can’t believe he’s finally found his lifemate—the missing half of his soul. The second he sees Julija, his world blazes with color. But despite their explosive connection, Julija rebels against what she sees as Isai’s intent to control her and rejects the bond that would prevent him from becoming a monster.
 
As their unfulfilled bond continues to call to them both, Julija and Isai aim to complete the task that brought them together. They are used to facing danger alone, but now the mage and the ancient warrior must learn how to rely on each other in order to stop a plot that threatens all Carpathians.…

 

Enjoy an exclusive excerpt from Dark Illusion:

They flew together, Julija pressing closer to Isai in an effort to comfort him. The wind ruffled over her wings, but rather than producing turbulence and noise, the effect was an eerie silence. The construction of the owl’s feathers allowed it to be a silent, deadly predator.
Do you think Sergey got to him? Anatolie? She didn’t want to think it was Barnabas, but it was possible.
I think he sacrificed his life, spilling his blood over the book to hide it. He believed me dead. He thought himself the last of our lineage. No one else would have his blood or a connection to him. His lifemate was dead. He knew he would meet her in the next life cycle. He wanted his death to count for something.
Julija turned the idea over and over in her mind. A blood sacrifice to hide the book? It might work. The book was still in existence and someone could stumble across it, but if Iulian had taken his own life, spilling his blood over the book as he’d died. . . . She didn’t know. It might work.
He would know no one other than the prince would be able to track him, Isai mused to her. Would that do it? Would that successfully hide the book? From Sergey? From your father? From any with the high mage’s mark?
She wanted to tell him it would. She wanted him to believe that his brother sacrificed his life for all of them and that his sacrifice would count. Be legendary. She remained silent, trying to believe that the book couldn’t call out to the slivers in Sergey’s brain with Iulian’s blood over it. Or that her father couldn’t find a spell that would get past the lock Iulian’s blood put on finding the book.
The book was magic, and magic left a trail. Those who wielded magic were sensitive to that trail. She thought it was a great idea Iulian had had. His scent would successfully drown out the others, but that didn’t mean the magic inside those bloodstained pages would remain there. Over time, the entrails could leak out and once again call to Sergey or Anatolie.
Julija? Isai prompted, looking for an answer.
It would be so much better if the book was destroyed, she said carefully.
She felt Isai’s sudden weariness. She wanted to reach out and touch him to comfort him. In the body of the owl, she couldn’t do that, so she stroked a caress in his mind.
Do you know how it can be destroyed?
No. But I haven’t thought much beyond trying to catch up with Iulian and make certain he wasn’t using the book to get something for himself.
Such as?
Bringing his lifemate back.
Isai’s owl pushed into her, turning her toward the west. They began quartering the area, looking for backpackers, campsites, any place an enemy might be.
I will admit I had not thought of that, he said. It makes no sense.
Of course it does, Isai. He waited a thousand years for that one woman and she’s dying when he finds her. Why wouldn’t he think he could bring her back?
Carpathians do not think like that.
You don’t think that way, Isai, she corrected. You do not know how he thought. She detested pointing that out to him, but it was the truth. Still, she didn’t believe Iulian had betrayed his people for selfish reasons. It wasn’t in him any more than it was in Isai.
I want to explore the theory that he took his life, spilling his blood to hide the book. He was alone, and he believed his lineage had ended. How would anyone find that book?
The obvious answer is accidentally. But there are a few other ways, magic being the most evident. What’s that below us?
The male owl broke away from the female and circled the area below. It appeared devoid of all life, just flowers and shrubs clinging to rocks, living out the last of their cycle before winter set in fully.
I do not see anything.
Look in the shadows. Inside the female owl’s body, she shivered.
The male made another lazy circuit. Sharp eyes inspected the deeper shadows thrown by large boulders in the silvery moon and multitude of stars.
Let’s go, she whispered. Right now, Isai.

Excerpt. ©Christine Feehan. Posted by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.
 
 

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Meet the Author:

Christine Feehan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Carpathian series, the GhostWalker series, the Leopard series, the Shadow Riders series, and the Sea Haven novels, including the Drake Sisters series and the Sisters of the Heart series.
 
 
 

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29 Responses to “Spotlight & Giveaway: Dark Illusion by Christine Feehan”

  3. jmesparza821

    I liked both the excerpt, and the gorgeous book cover. I am looking forward to reading this story.

  9. Latifa Morrisette

    I love this excerpt. I’m really excited to read this book!

  12. Karen M

    I can’t wait to read Dark Illusion. I have read all the books in this series.

  14. Eva Millien

    Great excerpt! Makes me want to read the book right now! Thanks for sharing the book & giveaway! Congrats to Christine Feehan on the release of Dark Illusion and thanks for the chance!

  20. BookLady

    Christine Feehan is one of my favorite authors. I loved the excerpt and look forward to reading this book. Fantastic cover too.

  23. erinf1

    I’ve recently discovered this author and I’m thrilled that she has such an extensive backlist 🙂 this sounds fabulous! thanks for sharing!

  24. Shannon Capelle

    I loved this excerpt!! I cannot wait to read this book its going to be so good! Love her books!

  26. erahime

    That I can’t wait to read the whole book so that I can immerse myself with the story.

  29. Patricia B.

    Intriguing excerpt. It lets you into the story enough to get a glimpse of what has happened and what they are trying to deal with, but not enough to reveal anything. This sounds like it will be another good addition to the Carpathian series.