title: Dark Secret (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 12)
author:  Christine Feehan 
description: <div>I live in the beautiful mountains of Lake County, California. I have always loved hiking, camping, rafting and being outdoors. I&rsquo;ve also been involved in the martial arts for years&mdash;I hold a third degree black belt, instruct in a Korean karate system, and have taught self-defense. I am happily married to a romantic man who often inspires me with his thoughtfulness. We have a yours, mine, and ours family, claiming eleven children as our own. I have always written books, forcing my ten sisters to read every word, and now my daughters read and help me edit my manuscripts. It is fun to take all the research I have done on wild animals, raptors, vampires, weather, and volcanoes and put it together with romance.</div>
zlib_text: New York Times bestselling author **Christine Feehan** has over 30 novels
  published and has thrilled legions of fans with her seductive and sensual
  ‘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 and in many formats, including audio book,
  e-book, and large print.
  
  
  For more information about Christine Feehan visit her website:
  [www.christinefeehan.com](http://www.christinefeehan.com)
  
  
  # [Acknowledgments](toc.html#ack_1)
  
  
  I could never have written this book without the help of several people.
  Thanks to Brian Feehan for his extremely helpful advice whenever I’m stuck,
  and of course to Domini Stottsberry, who always works so hard on research and
  in every other aspect of helping put a book together. Special thanks to Jason
  Hutton of the 2/75th Rangers for his invaluable work on the m