Feehan - Reckless Road

New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan has had over thirty novels published and has thrilled legions of fans with her seductive Dark Carpathian tales. She has received numerous honours throughout her career, including being a nominee for the Romance Writers of America RITA and receiving a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times, and has been published in multiple languages.

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Praise for Christine Feehan:

After Bram Stoker, Anne Rice and Joss Whedon, Feehan is the person most credited with popularizing the neck gripper

Time magazine

The queen of paranormal romance

USA Today

Feehan has a knack for bringing vampiric Carpathians to vivid, virile life in her Dark Carpathian novels

Publishers Weekly

The amazingly prolific authors ability to create captivating and adrenaline-raising worlds is unsurpassed

Romantic Times

By Christine Feehan

Torpedo Ink series:

Judgment Road

Vengeance Road

Vendetta Road

Desolation Road

Shadow series:

Shadow Rider

Shadow Reaper

Shadow Keeper

Shadow Warrior

Shadow Flight

Dark Carpathian series:

Dark Prince

Dark Desire

Dark Gold

Dark Magic

Dark Challenge

Dark Fire

Dark Legend

Dark Guardian

Dark Symphony

Dark Melody

Dark Destiny

Dark Secret

Dark Demon

Dark Celebration

Dark Possession

Dark Curse

Dark Slayer

Dark Peril

Dark Predator

Dark Storm

Dark Lycan

Dark Wolf

Dark Blood

Dark Ghost

Dark Promises

Dark Carousel

Dark Legacy

Dark Sentinel

Dark Illusion

Dark Song

Dark Nights

Darkest at Dawn (omnibus)

Sea Haven series:

Water Bound

Spirit Bound

Air Bound

Earth Bound

Fire Bound

Bound Together

GhostWalker series:

Shadow Game

Mind Game

Night Game

Conspiracy Game

Deadly Game

Predatory Game

Murder Game

Street Game

Ruthless Game

Samurai Game

Viper Game

Spider Game

Power Game

Covert Game

Toxic Game

Lethal Game

Drake Sisters series:

Oceans of Fire

Dangerous Tides

Safe Harbour

Turbulent Sea

Hidden Currents

Magic Before Christmas

Leopard People series:

Fever

Fever

Burning Wild

Wild Fire

Savage Nature

Leopards Prey

Cats Lair

Wild Cat

Leopards Fury

Leopards Blood

Leopards Run

Leopards Wrath

The Scarletti Curse

Lair of the Lion

PIATKUS

First published in the US in 2021 by Jove, Berkley,

An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC

First published in Great Britain in 2021 by Piatkus

Copyright 2021 by Christine Feehan

Excerpt from Lightning Game copyright 2021 by Christine Feehan

The moral right of the author has been asserted.

All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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For Khloe Wren
thanks for being such an inspiration in the trenches.

Special thanks to Adaiah La Vonda for naming Hannahs shop the Floating Hat and inspiring me to write the scene with Hannah and the mischievous little boys!

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As in any book, there are others to thank. Brian for competing with me during power hours for top word count, when I wanted to move fast on this one because I kept insisting on writing it over and over. Domini for always editing, no matter how many times I ask you to go over the same book before we send it for additional editing. Sheila for your help with all the notes. Denise for always finding ways to keep us going no matter how difficult the circumstances.

Special thanks to Susan Cordeiro, who first suggested using 287 for the name of the restaurant, for all the children who were taken into the school... to show none of them were forgotten. I loved this suggestion so much!

Special thanks to Amy Sutcliffe Pierce, who first suggested Crow, but in Russian. She said to name it to honor their crow tattoos and colors. I decided to go with the English version, but I loved the suggestion of using it in Russian.

I decided to combine both of these suggestions together for Crow 287. To me this sounded simple but meaningful and very much like Alena.

Viktor Prakenskii aka CzarPresident

Lyov Russak aka SteeleVice President

Savva Pajari aka ReaperSergeant at Arms

Savin Pajari aka SavageSergeant at Arms

Isaak Koval aka IceSecretary

Dmitry Koval aka Storm

Alena Koval aka Torch

Luca Litvin aka CodeTreasurer

Maksimos Korsak aka Ink

Kasimir Popov aka Preacher

Lana Popov aka Widow

Nikolaos Bolotan aka Mechanic

Pytor Bolotan aka Transporter

Andrii Federoff aka Maestro

Gedeon Lazaroff aka Player

Kir Vasiliev aka Master

Lazar Alexeev aka Keys

Aleksei Solokov aka Absinthe

Gavriil Prakenskii

Casimir Prakenskii

Fatei

Glitch

Hyde

Fog churned over the ocean, the wind blowing the roiling mass over the highway, turning the silvery night a dark, angry gray. Wisps curled around the truck as Gedeon Player Lazaroff maneuvered one of the severely tight curves on Highway 1 along the Northern California coast. He was familiar with the highway, but most of the time he rode his Harley and had his brothers riding with him. In some ways he was thankful they werent with him, but he would have welcomed the comfort of their company.

The dark gray mist thickened so it seemed an impenetrable wall, and he slowed down, although he was so close to home his inclination was to step on the gas to get there faster. He was nearly desperate to make it back to the Torpedo Ink clubhouse and the solace of the room he used there. He owned a house and normally would have gone there, but at this point, he didnt have the time. The clubhouse was much closer, and the longer he was out in public, even in the seclusion of the truck, the more dangerous it was. He knew that, and he had vowed never to take chances with anyones life again.