Spirit Bound
Table of Contents
Praise for the Sea Haven novels
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WATER BOUND
“Awesome as always!”
—
Romantic Times
Praise for the Drake Sisters novels
HIDDEN CURRENTS
“A wrenching and turbulent story.”
—
Romantic Times
TURBULENT SEA
“This book is hot!”
—
Fresh Fiction
SAFE HARBOR
“Don’t even think of missing this one.”
—
Romance Reviews Today
DANGEROUS TIDES
“Rich with enchantment and spiced with danger. Pure magic!”
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Romantic Times
OCEANS OF FIRE
“A rousing romantic thriller and a true classic!”
—
Romantic Times
THE TWILIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
“Chilling, suspenseful, passionate and rewarding.”
—
Library Journal
MAGIC IN THE WIND
“A delightfully fresh and entertaining read. I want more!”
—
The Best Reviews
Praise for Christine Feehan’s
Dark Carpathian novels . . .
DARK CURSE
“ A very intense book.”
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The Best Reviews
DARK POSSESSION
“Danger, fantasy and wild, uninhibited romance.”
—
Publishers Weekly
DARK CELEBRATION
“[A] sex-and-magic-filled treat.”
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Publishers Weekly
DARK DEMON
“A terrific, action-packed romantic thriller.”
—
The Best Reviews
DARK SECRET
“The erotic heat . . . turns scorching.”
—Booklist
DARK DESTINY
“Deeply sensuous.”
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Booklist
DARK MELODY
“ A richly evocative fantasy world . . . [the] love scenes sizzle.”
—
Publishers Weekly
DARK SYMPHONY
“Feehan’s followers will be well sated.”
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Publishers Weekly
DARK GUARDIAN
“A skillful blend of supernatural thrills and romance.”
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Publishers Weekly
DARK LEGEND
“Vampire romance at its best!”
—
Romantic Times
DARK FIRE
“Fun and different . . . pick up a copy of this book.”
—
All About Romance
DARK CHALLENGE
“[An] exciting and multifaceted world.”
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Romantic Times
DARK MAGIC
“Feehan builds a complex society that makes for mesmerizing reading.”
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Romantic Times
DARK GOLD
“Wish I had written it!”
—Amanda Ashley
DARK DESIRE
“Terrific.”
—
Romantic Times
DARK PRINCE
“For lovers of vampire novels, this one is a keeper.”
—
New-Age Bookshelf
Titles by Christine Feehan
RUTHLESS GAME
STREET GAME
MURDER GAME
PREDATORY GAME
DEADLY GAME
CONSPIRACY GAME
NIGHT GAME
MIND GAME
SHADOW GAME
HIDDEN CURRENTS
TURBULENT SEA
SAFE HARBOR
DANGEROUS TIDES
OCEANS OF FIRE
SAVAGE NATURE
WILD FIRE
BURNING WILD
WILD RAIN
SPIRIT BOUND
WATER BOUND
DARK PREDATOR
DARK PERIL
DARK SLAYER
DARK CURSE
DARK HUNGER
DARK POSSESSION
DARK CELEBRATION
DARK DEMON
DARK SECRET
DARK DESTINY
DARK MELODY
DARK SYMPHONY
DARK GUARDIAN
DARK LEGEND
DARK FIRE
DARK CHALLENGE
DARK MAGIC
DARK GOLD
DARK DESIRE
DARK PRINCE
Anthologies
DARKEST AT DAWN
(includes
Dark Hunger
and
Dark Secret
)
SEA STORM
(includes
Magic in the Wind
and
Oceans of Fire
)
FEVER
(includes
The Awakening
and
Wild Rain
)
FANTASY
(with Emma Holly, Sabrina Jeffries, and Elda Minger)
LOVER BEWARE
(with Fiona Brand, Katherine Sutcliffe, and Eileen Wilks)
HOT BLOODED
(with Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight)
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SPIRIT BOUND
A Jove Book / published by arrangement with the author
PRINTING HISTORY
Jove mass-market edition / January 2012
Copyright © 2012 by Christine Feehan.
Cover handlettering by Ron Zinn.
Cover design by George Long.
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For Judith Paul
and Thomas Durden, with love
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Of course this book couldn’t have been written without the amazing help of the very talented award-winning artist Judith Paul of Images Kaleidoscopes, with whom I consulted over the making of kaleidoscopes, art conservatory and just about everything else having to do with being an artist who sees the world in colors. Special thanks to Brian Feehan, who spent hours doing the virtual run over rooftops, hand-to-hand combat and making traps for authenticity. Last but not least, Clint Wyant, a member of the sheriff’s department, graciously spent time with me hammering out the details of law enforcement on the Northern California coast where the Sea Haven novels take place. I greatly appreciate his time when he’s coming off those long shifts at four A.M.
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STEFAN
Prakenskii paced up and down the small cell. He knew exactly how many steps he could take before he leapt to catch the bars and do pull-ups—a dozen more before pacing to the end of the cell and dropping down for push-ups. There was no getting used to the smell of the prison, or the slime on the walls or the way the showers didn’t work and the need for constant vigilance to stay alive, but he didn’t mind any of that. He could tolerate anything; he had endured much worse.