This is the book that a lot of people that read this series have been waiting for. Joley Drake, the bad girl. Well you learn that she's not so bad afterall. This isn't a stand alone book. You probably do need to read the beginning part of the series in order to get all the relationships and why people are acting like they are. However, Ms. Feehan does a good job of backtracking to fill in if you are reading this book without the others. I really enjoyed the interaction between Joley and Ilya in this book. You felt like they were connected intellectually not just physically. This book wasn't a pure romance novel since there has been a 5 previous book built up. You know about their attraction to each other so you don't even need that. This book is about the mystery that has been a backstory with Joley throughout the series. You get closer and closer to finding out about the Russian mob. You also meet Joley's second family, her band. I found two members of the band fully developed but most of them were just throwaway characters that didn't add to the story. I was also a little disappointed that the Drake family didn't play a larger part in this story. However it does foreshadow the next book about Elle and Jackson and how things may all come to a head. I'm definitely looking forward to it. I would recommend this book to all Christine Feehan lovers and especially those that have been following the series all along.

I'll get the tough part out of the way first. Initially I couldn't like Joley Drake. She's fabulously beautiful, wealthy, and famous. She's loved and protected by everyone (so much so that it felt cloyingly too-sweet). She grew up in a large, happy family. She's one of the 'beautiful people,' and boy howdy is it difficult to identify with a heroine like that. Particularly when she seems to find every reason possible to whine about her life and problems. Yeah, I get that fame isn't so wonderful, and being beautiful and sexy has its down-sides. But that doesn't make it any easier to take Joley seriously when she's freaking out over whether people would really like her any more if they knew she kinda likes it when Ilya is strong and controlling toward her.

The book also had the feel of a soap-opera. Everybody's rich and famous, drop-dead sexy, in organized crime, etc. Everybody has a stalker, or a dark secret, or an estranged wife, or an illegitimate child. Some of the side plots are really well-played and portrayed, but that didn't change the fact that the sheer number of them was ridiculous.

Still, I gave this book a four out of five, and it's time I explained why. First of all, some of those side plots really did have a lot to them. There's a romance that was just beautifully portrayed. Second, Joley becomes more likable early enough in the book to keep her from being a real problem. Third, the 'who's trying to kill Joley and why' plot is quite interesting. There's more to it than normal for a romance novel, and it did keep me guessing.

Finally, and most important, is Ilya himself. Until the first time we get into his head, he comes across as the exact same kind of domineering, controlling, arrogant 'alpha male' lead that shows up in far too many romance novels, and that too often has very little actual personality. Ilya, however, has a complex and layered personality. His need for control is explained and understandable, and neither simple nor straightforward (nor total). He and Joley had plenty of chemistry, and if you're looking for a romance with a sexy male lead, this is definitely it! [Usual adult material warning: explicit sex scenes.]

I started out not liking Ilya about four books ago. But, I really, really enjoyed this book. Ilya was wonderful and I liked Joley's spunkiness. They are a good match. I enjoyed all the hints to Ilya's Bros. And, the surprise about Nikitin was great. Wow! Great Read. Lots of surprises. Exciting. I hated Nikitin, and I still hate Nikitin. He was not redeemable. Poor Brian. Can't wait for Elle and Jackson's book. Where the heck is Elle?

I've been waiting for this book for a long time. And while it was a fair-to-middling book, I'm sorry to say I don't feel it was worth the wait - or $7.99, for that matter. Many others have noted things about the book which I both enjoyed or found annoying or perplexing, so I'll focus on just a few that hop immediately to mind:

The book was perhaps well-researched in terms of the life of a touring musician, dealing with groupies, the tabloids, and so on, but in my opinion it never made that jump to convincing or authentic, maybe in part because we never saw Joley living that life. She lived alongside it. She held herself apart. Where was the carefree "wild child" we'd been led to expect in previous books? This wasn't her, and I'm not sure which impression is the accurate one, but they didn't integrate. There were some aspects of Joley's character that I just didn't get - what was this "dark need" that Joley had? If Feehan was trying to suggest that Joley was into BDSM, dominance play and the like, it was never made clear, and because of this Joley's character doesn't feel understandably conflicted or motivated to me, and I was left with the impression that Feehan backed off, chickened out, and left character development in the lurch. And at about the quarter-way point, I'd already had quite enough of the heavy-handed musical analogies and extended metaphors. A little goes a longway. Where's the deft touch we're used to seeing from vintage Feehan?

Ms. Feehan is a successful author and needs no advice, but if I could offer some, it would be SLOW DOWN. Publish fewer books per year, at a higher level of quality. We'll wait. ;-)

I was happy to see the progression of the Family and enjoyed seeing Jolie out of the family circle. It was great to watch her come into her own. They just keep getting better each book!

Another great Drake sisters book by Feehan. I can hardly wait for Elle's story. Could get another whole series out of this book featuring the brothers.

Each addition to this series is just wonderful
I really liked the twists and turns in this novel.
It is a definite keeper.

Christine Feehan is one of my favorite writers this book was amazing and full of suspense I enjoyed it very much.

This is a wonderful story that shows we must all depend on ourselves and others, and our own instincts, to get through life. Really gets a person to look beneath the surfaces and find what we really want. Great reading.

Another great Drake Sisters book from Christine. She is never off the mark. I also loved Michele Cozzens' It's Not Your Mother's Bridge Club

I wish there were "half stars" for book ratings...I'd honestly give "Turbulent Sea" a 3.5 star rating. This is the tale of Joley Drake...uber rock star/wildchild/magical sister in the Drake family. For some time, she's both avoided and sought out the presence of dangerous Russian Ilya Prakenskii...whose own powers seem to both rival as well as compliment Joley's. Is Ilya a good guy or a bad guy? Previous Drake sister novels have hinted to both...finally the question is resolved (too predictably, IMO). It's not a bad read...just nothing too exciting. The previous Drake sister tale - Hannah's story, "Safe Harbor", was a much more compelling story, which makes "Turbulent Sea" fall a little flat in comparison. Final word - Exciting suspense? Da. Exciting romance? Nyet.

I've enjoyed all the sisters' stories, however Hannah's and Joley's have been the best. Read them both twice immediately. Ilya actually shared more with Joley than I ever though he would. Very intriguing and leaving lots to the imagination. I like that. Not every detail has to be explained. I think the trust issues Joley dealt with were the lure to trusting Ilya. I highly recommend this series.

Very disappointing book, such a build up for this story in all the other books and it just did not deliver. I thought it needed more interaction with the rest of the family characters and less with the secondary plot around the band members. Let's hope the next book delivers a better story line.

I loved this book. But then I don't think Christine can write a bad book. Just can't wait for the next one.

I love C. Feehan's Books, and especially the drake sisters. The story grabbed my attention right away and i couldn't put it down till it was finished. Can't wait for the next one.

I felt the need to write this review because, as much as I love CF, I was a little nervous about this book. I always look foward for months for her new releases but the last two drake books have disappointed me, especially Safe Harbor. Considering how much chemistry the two mains had in previous books, I felt it fell flat of any real connection. And many of the reviews about this book complained of the same thing here. But i wanted to assure readers that is not the case!! Actually I thought this book did a great job of really connecting the two character so you could really feel that their chemistry was so much more than physical, something I feel feehan sometimes fails to do. The book was fast moving and i had a hard time having to put it down.
There were a couple things I didnt love. Of course i wish the sister were in it more, as their interactions always add so much! It didnt ruin the book but I would have liked it. Also I do wish Ilya could have actually shared some of his past with joley instead of leaving out details and making her figure it out for herself. Even after she was clearly hurt that he would give her anything about his childhood he just apologized and they let it go at that. That would never fly in real life. Lastly, the whole marking this with his lineage? Its a bit too similar to the Dark series and it isnt really neccessary. Feehan has been doing fine without it. Otherwise stellar work! Possibly my fav in her series.

Like the other reviewers, I am an avid Feehan fan and I especially like the Drake sisters series. I've been waiting for Joley and Ilya's story with much anticipation and for me it did not disappoint. The love scenes are smoking hot...hotter than any of the other Drake sisters, but I would have expected that for Joley and especially the dominant Ilya. And I never saw the "surprise" coming, but it added such a chuckle and a fun spark. I actually liked that the other sisters took a back role in this book...Joley has always been on the edges of the sisters because she was gone so much. And Ilya would never have permitted much input magically from them. He's the ALPHA and he would take care of his woman. And he did! In more ways than one! Love the book...and frankly, I would like to see a follow up...say about seven or eight years into their married life!

I liked the storyline of the book. But I have mixed feelings about the characters. Joley was too whiney at times and kept talking about her dark side, did she mean her fantasies? Don't most people have them? I like Ilya more in this book than the previous, but his domineering ways got tiresome. I also have to mention my complete frustation with the repeated phrases: her "womb clenched" and her "feminine sheath". Using them once or twice in a book is okay, not every other page.

I hope Elle's story is better.

I was disappointed with this Drake Sister book and I haven't been with any of the others. I love the Drakes and their adventures but also LOVE the magic! This book had some mind-reading, one wind storm and one session of floating cookies and tea. Otherwise I kept waiting for a major happening with magic that never appeared. The story seemed more about the band members and their problems rather than the main characters. Hope Elle's book is back to the level I've grown to love with the Drake sisters' tales.

Oh, did I really enjoy this one. Full of fire and ice, temptation and inner battles.

I'd always liked Joley, right from the start. Regardless of her lifestyle, I knew she wasn't like her sisters, that there was something different about her. I always felt that, even surrounded by those who loved her, she still had this are about her, the sense that she was alone in a room filled with people... I'm glad to say - Not Anymore!

Any reader who reads this book would feel the deep-seeded connection between Joley and Ilya - and I'm talking about before this novel. In this one, it only intensifies. She doesn't want to want him, but yet she can't stop herself. And when he's near, the burning inside for him grows enough that it scares her. Her inner struggle: she is terrified of giving herself to anyone, let alone Ilya; terrified of losing herself, of losing who she is.

Ilya feels her desire and taunts her, and himself, mercilessly. He knows deep down that she is `The One'.

Feehan delivers and exciting, terrifying ride for the reader: from intense erotic love scenes to intense action scenes, both sending the readers hearts pounding.

I did find, however, that scenes unfolded more around the secondary characters than Joley and Ilya. Right to the end, I was irked that Ilya didn't share his past sufficiently with Joley. He hurt her doing that, as it would/did hurt me. He needs to learn to trust Joley, and I really do hope that someday it'll come. Sure, he finally admits to what he does near the end, but he still doesn't trust her fully as to the things he's done, the things he's seen, his childhood. And out of all the Drake Sisters novels, I felt a little off by that. He may admit he loves her, but for me, it wasn't enough.

For that reason, I can't give it a full mark.

Since his first appearance in Ocean's of Fire, the magical enigmatic Ilya Prakenskii has demanded the spotlight. Now finally it's his turn and the dark dangerous Ilya's courting style is nothing other than what you'd expect from him. He `stalks' superstar singer and magical Drake sister Jolie like the preditor that he is and settles for no less than the total possession of Jolie's heart, body and soul. But Jolie resists his claim at first, her fear of the shadows that mask Ilya's aura competing with the seductive power of Ilya's mark of upon her, until she finally listens to `their music' when they come together and realizes that not only can she trust him despite his nasty reputation but also he is a destiny that she can't deny.

Jolie is okay here, but not quite the bad girl that she seemed in previous books and she's not as secure either, questioning her judgement and her needs. Considering the incredibly supportive nuturing family that she grew up in and the strength she showed in the previous books I found this a bit surprising. But even though Jolie is not all that she should have been, it's not really a problem because Ilya dominates the pages every bit as much as has in the previous books - his part in Safe Harbor (Drake Sisters, Book 5) nearly overshadowing Hannah and Jonas and sent me back to the Oceans of Fire (Drake Sisters, Book 3) to reread the parts that he was in. I would have liked to have delved more into Ilya's past here but the one major thing that we find out about him is really cool - Joley's life is going to take a surprising turn.

Even though this was a Drake sister romance it felt much more like one of Feehan's Ghostwalkers. Other than Ilya's 'ghosting' ability, some use of their healing powers and the psychic connection that they share, neither Jolie with her `enchanting voice' or the multipowered Ilya use their magic much. And unlike the other sisters' stories, interaction between Jolie and the rest of her sisters and their part in Jolie's story was minimal and they were missed. Feehan tried to fill in with Jolie's band member 'family', but though Bryan captures our sympathy, the sisters' shoes are just too big for him and Logan to fill. Besides that, the suspense elements were fine and Ilya's battles would make this into a great action adventure flick if it were a movie. And if you like Feehan's writing style you'll like this one too. I like Feehan's storytelling in general and but tend to skip over the repetitve physical reactions of her romantic leads as they clench, drench and harden whenever they are together no matter what else is going on - Next up for the Drake series is final sister Elle's story out in 2009, and Dark Curse (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 16) and Murder Game (GhostWalkers, Book 7) are coming soon.

In Christine Feehan Drake Sisters series (book 6) was one I anxiously anticipated for obvious reasons. Chris Feehan writes some of the best, and most breathless love scenes around and Turbulent Sea follows that same formula. However, the one knock against this celebrated author is leaving a characters underdeveloped and that happens here (Just a little bit) The character Joley never seemed to reach her full potential and that led to the 4-star rating (of course, this does change when Ilya enters the story) So while the book does follow the typical Chris Feehan Formula, by book six the characters just fall a bit short.

Editor of the novel: Fates by Georgiou, Tino Fates (2nd Edition)

I've been a Christine Feehan fan for quite some time now. And I would have to agree with some of the reviews which note the last few Drake Sister novels have been fallen a little flat for me. I expected Hannah and Jonas to be a lot better than it was, and was let down. I was very mixed after that book. Jolie and Ellie's story from the beginning have been the ones I couldn't wait for.

This story was exactly what I was expecting. I think it was well written, I wasn't ever bored and the fire and passion were there. I loved finding out about the mark that Ilya put on Jolie. I kept waiting for Ilya to have the heart to heart with Jolie, the here's my life and what I've been through, you never really get that. Jolie is very tolerating of the fact she really doesn't know too much (which I thought was against her character). She also kept talking about dark desires and how she wasn't worthy, and didn't really see any of those either. I loved that my suspicions were proven about Ilya. I think that was a great way to continue the story for Christine Feehan after Ellie's book!

I would agree the secondary character chatter is quite involved, but I didn't feel it was trying to take over the story. There's alot of characters in this story. You meet the whole band and find out quite a bit about them. Turns out Jolie may be the most layed back of them all.

In one of the reviews someone said the "Mine" was reminiscent of the Carpathian series... you know.. I don't care what the book is, when a very alpha male says mine.. it doesn't get sexier than that!!

Overall loved the book. I think those who felt a little let down with Hannah's book will be fulfilled with this one. I really can't wait for Ellie's story now. I think Jackson will be quite the alpha male. YUM!!

First off Joleyt was so out of character, I mean this is supposed to be the wildest of the Drake's right? and well she was kinda boring for me. I thought that she was whiny and too undecisive, oh yeah and about that deep dark secret that she has about herself what the heck was that? Did we ever find out why she was pulling way from Ilya because of this secret, hell no! I think Feehan simply used this so Joley would be the typical heroine ya know the one where they constanly talk therselves out of having a relationship like all the time, very frustrating. Oh but that was not what really killed this book for me though but it sure was close. Alas do I dare even say it? Yeah I do, okay what I totally hated about this book was that Joley and Ilya's romance kinda took second stage for a gay love story between Nikitin and some gutair player in Joley's band! Suprised? well really as many authors that are putting this in their novels I am really not suprised at all. Anyway whenever I read that it just takes me out of the whole romantic feeling I get whenever I read a good romance instead I feel depressed, which is not what I want when I want to read a book by one of my fav authors er used to be fav author!

This is probably the worst book I have read by her which to be perfectly honest I hated two of her Dark series books one was Dark Challenge and the other I can't remember but the heroine was a real bitch. I did watch the book trailer though on her website and I just loved it! Really that is what made me want to buy this damn book in the first place, but I noticed that some things in the trailer did not even happen! Really the trialer was so much better that the actual book! It was really hard for me to find any chemistry between these two and I really did not think that the sex scenes ( what few there were) were anything special either.

Rock and roll superstar Joley Drake loved the band she called her "boys" and relished singing, but hated touring where she saw first hand what the women, drugs and alcohol was doing to the boys. She could not partake because of her other talent as a magical Drake requires no poisoning of her body so she quit partying, but it is the stalkers that concern her now.

She attends a party for the first time in a long time when she learns a teenager she saw at the gala vanished. She begins to ask questions that concern her Russian bodyguard Ilya Prakenskii who believes that his client might be in danger. He offers to use his paranormal skills to keep her safe, but the price he demands may be too exorbitant for the rock star to pay; he wants her heart and soul and will accept nothing less.

The latest Drake sister "watery" romantic suspense thriller (see SAFE HARBOR and OCEANS OF FIRE) is a terrific entry that the audience has been waiting for as this relationship has been stirring for a while. The story line is action-packed with an unknown stalker starting to kill and Joley is the ultimate target. However, though the plot is thin, the tale remains gripping due to the turbulent relationship between the Drake sibling used to swimming in a sea of love and the enigmatic lone ranger Ilya used to going solo in an empty ocean of distrust.

Harriet Klausner

I could not wait for this book to come out as it turns out I could have waited forever. This book did not even seen like it belonged in the series. If you don't read this one you really won't miss any thing. I really have nothing good to say about this book. The only reson to keep it is you have the whole series.

I have been waiting & waiting with much impatience for Joley & Ilya's story ever since the first time they met (i think in Abby's story Oceans Of Fire), and it was well worth the wait. The author has delivered again & this book has more than lived up to my expectation in everyway...great plot, superb characters & fast paced action throughout the book kept me glued from first to last page. I disagree with the person that said this book is the weakest in the Drake series, to me it is actually the best. Feehan managed to show Joley's vulnerability but at the same time her strong unselfish character and personal convictions came through very defined & clear - she definitely had back bone & is very loyal. She stood up to Ilya & won't be handled by him which is great (what every modern woman should do) because Ilya would take a mile if given an inch :0) Ilya's very typical Feehan hero - strong, tormented, needing to be saved, unshakeable in his love & protection of Joley, he came through also as very sensitive & decisive. He knew almost immediately she's his for life & accepts this responsibilty even tho it made him very vulnerable which is an alien concept to him. I love these 2 characters to death and was so sad when the book came to the end - the ending was excellent by the way! This book showed Feehan's "Dark series" influence more so than the other Drake Sister books. The only slight detraction was that there was not a lot of involvement with all the sisters, especially with no appreance by Elle (not even telepathically) - who is the 7th sister, her story (Hidden Current) is the next & (perhaps) final book in this series. I can't wait for her & Jackson's story). I will always buy any books with Christine Feehan's name on it.

This is the sixth story in the Drake Sisters series (one more to come) and it was not Ms. Feehan's best effort. Joley had all this angst about always picking losers and being a bad person with oblique references to perhaps being a bit BDSM but not actually saying it. Her relationship with the band was not believable to me as well. Ilya was much more interesting than Joley and her character was a bit of a disppointment. Hannah and Joley seem to be missing the Drake girl's backbone. That being said, I would buy it again in a minute to keep up to date with the Drake sisters.

I have been waiting for Joley and Ilya's story since he appeared in the storyline, and it's a satisfying enough story to sate my curiosity.

HOWEVER, this didn't feel like a Drake sister's novel, as the other sisters barely even appear in the book, except in phone conversations and small cameos. Their significant others appear more, and are more overbearing than normal. I kept waiting for a Drake power scene, where they kick butt as a group, but it focuses more on Ilya saving Joley than the power the sisters share. There is a great vibe with the band, and you can see the surrogate family that Joley has when she's on the road.

Ilya and Joley's love story is believable and satisfying, but there aren't enough explanations to complete it. (How did Ilya mark her?)

All in all, it's a hot, satisfying book, but doesn't fit as well in the series as I had hoped.

Although I didn't care much for Joely's character (too whiny with poor decision-making abilities for me), I really liked Ilya's character. He seemed to behave like a real man (except for the magic, of course) and I found him the most enjoyable male character Christine Feehan has written to date.

I have the whole series to date and this book is by far, my favorite. Very exciting and you wont be disappointed. Cant wait for the last one to come out next year.

This one has it all. Great action, great romance, and great mystery. The action is fast and full of zest. The romance is hot and sweaty, and the mystery, which is one of Feehan's lesser abilities, is really good. I really enjoyed the book and I was glad it focused on two people and one good mystery. It did not jump around too much.

Joley is back on tour. She is still a bit worried about the reverend, RJ, but all in all the tour is going well. She is receiving hate mail and worries about a stalker. When the incidents start, Nikitin offers the services of Ilya Prakenskii. Joley is leery of her responses to Ilya and tries to keep him at a distance. But when real danger arrives she is glad to have him near.

Ilya is not what he seems. She already knows he has the gifts her family has and he has all of the gifts. He is not ready or willing to open his chamber of secrets to anyone. His life has been a very lonely one and he doesn't really know how to be with anyone. Never in his life has he even thought about a relationship. But Joley takes him apart, bit by bit, and he has found what completes him, he is not willing to let it go.

Someone seems to have it in for Joley, she can't figure why and can only think of a stalker. She has one man murdered, and he is the one she confronted about the underage girls, esspecially the one who is missing. Without her family she is closest to her band and instinctively turns to them for support during this period. However, when Ilya arrives, it is only in his presence she feels completely safe. Why, she can't figure out because she knows he is a cold blooded killer. But still he gives her a sense of safty she has only felt with her family.

I loved this book and I hope the next one will be as good.

Unlike many other reviewers who are a big fan of this author I read a few of her books and only liked "Safe Harbor". But in that book I liked Ilya ane Joley and was waiting to see how this book would turn out.

Thankfully it was very good. I liked Ilya before but I fell in love with him here. He is passionate and exudes power but at the same time he has very soft spot for Joley. And I loved the way they could connect and tease each other without even touching one another.

Of course it depends on what you like in a character but I like a strong woman and a stronger man. In spite of his childhood or training that taught him to be detached and unemotional, he started opening up and showing beautifull, romantic side of himself. True there were extended love scenes but those scenes were merger of guarded love of two people, even though they were not ready to admit it even to themselves.

In short it was very romantic. There have been times that I read really good reviews for really bad books and there times that I read really bad reviews but I was glad that I read them anyway.

If you are a fan then you need to purchase the book and see it for yourself. Now I can't wait for the last book of this series but if the author writes like this in the future I would definitly want to read them.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did :)

i have read many books which are full of gratuitous sex but this one is so over the top that there no words to describe the continual references to the absolute preoccupation with the subject by the main characters. ok , i got the message and i ended up totally bored with the same repetitive message of sexual desire. Enough already. Never again.

I have been waiting to read Joleys story ,and it was well worth waiting for !! Keeping up with the sisters is great,but now what !! Only one left[ LOL] Can' wait !!

First let me start by saying that I greatly enjoyed this book. I did't like the wait for the kindle vesion but that is something to talk about at a later time.
I thought this was a great book, the character dynamics were exciting and vibrant, but I never saw Joley fall in love -- it seemed like she just was. I would have like for C. Feehan to have let us into Joley's mind when that was happening. Or into Ilya's mind when he was falling in love for that matter. But overall the book was great

After reading some of the reviews, I thought I would be disappointed. Nevertheless, I started to read the story and I have to say that I really enjoyed everything about Turbulent Sea. Here is my pros and cons list.

Pros
I love all of the Drake's stories and know they have a strong bond. However, for me I like that the focus was more on Joley's life as a star with all the highs and lows that comes with stardom. I also like that Joley had some of the same fears women get about losing themselves when attracted to what we considered dominating, controlling "Bad Boys". In addition, to me Ilya showed that even though he is dangerous and may have a lot of baggages, "Bad Boys" need love too, and that they too have a softer side even though they may not show it.
I especially enjoyed the twist about Nikitin and I absolutely love that Ilya is the male version of Elle (spoiler).

Cons
I guess I am a like Joley's, I could not find anything to put on the cons side.

I guess what I am trying to say is that to me this book did not leave me feeling disappointed. In fact, I cannot wait for Elle and Jackson story.

I don't do reviews often, I don't feel comfortable doing so. However, I wanted to put in my two cents.

I was waiting on pins and needles for this book, and I was not disapointed, for the most part.

My review may be more in answering how I see the relationship between all the sisters and also Jolie with Illya.
Having read other reviews, I can agree I would have liked and believed the other sisters should have been more in the book. And I would have liked to see the book set up for Ellie's and Jackson's story. My suspicion is Ellie is somehow working on exposing RJ for the evil person he is.

As for Jolie and Illya, I could see where she felt separate from her sisters. When you look at them, Katie doesn't have a mean bone in her body--her gift is totally giving. Abby has a temper, yes, but she also is giving and more important, she is willing to forvie others; Libby and Hannah, they both place others ahead of themselves although differently, Libby as a doctor and Hannah due to her nurturing (not because she is female), which is just her makeup.
Jolie, she is fire--she get mad easily and she has a hard time forgiving. She can hold a grudge and lashes out and doesn't feel guilty, generally, over it.
What causes her to feel she is different and can't share that with her sisters is she believes if her sister's truly knew those aspects about her they wouldn't love her. Illya however, has experienced all the darkness and he can see past her "darkness", Jolie has seen goodness, she doesn't realize her "bad" parts are not nearly as bad as she perceives them. Illya needed a fiesty mate, someone who will stand up to him and Jolie will, but he needed someone who can bring light, and Jolie does have light, she just can't see it because her sisters light seem to overshine her's. Jolie needs someone who can control her and not see her "darkness" in a negative manner and help her in accepting that part of herself, Illya can do that. (sheesh, I seeming to make this like the Dark series, light to darkness).

As for the story, the beginning did seem to drag a little slow. But the rest is well worth it. The subplot with Brian and Sergi, that was a total shock to me and I loved where C.F. threw everyone for a loop in that aspect.
Illya's seeming to be milder than what he was in Hannah's story is due to the fact he had time after he met the family for the gentle side of him to grow. And he had to appear dark looking at the type of job he was doing. The "niceness" of him was shown several times, protecting the hostage, his wife, Abby at the beginning when she was in the house, and there to help at the end. He did keep the dark side visible to others, but to Jolie, he showed the gentle side of himself.

Why four stars? There is always room for improvement in any books, my main reasons: it did start a little slow; there should have been more of the other sisters and there should have been a setup, even if just a tad bit, of Ellie and Jackson, althogh the stating she was undercover did somewhat.
I have read it twice now, first to find out what happens, the second time to examine it, pros and cons of it. There are definitely more pros than cons.

JLY

The long awaited novel of Joley, the famous, fun loving, "bad girl" Drake sister and Ilya, the mysterious hit man bodyguard with magic of his own. Should be a real page-turner for Drake sister fans, right? Wrong. Add adjectives such as insecure and lacking confidence to describe Joley and domineering chauvinist to describe Ilya.

Perhaps I should wait to finish reading the entire novel, but it's a struggle to get through the first half. Reason being...slap the name Dark Sea or something like it on the cover and you could have another of Ms. Feehan's Carpathian novels.

I love the Drake Sisters and Ghost Walkers, but the Carpathian male leads are too over bearing for me. The whole "You're my light and sanity and trust that I know what's best for you," makes me cringe. No thank you. Ilya is to be Joley's partner not father. If you love the Carpathian series, this is a book for you.

I could hardly wait for Joley and Ilya's story. I read the Drake Sisters novels first, then reluctantly read the Carpathian series. Honestly, this book felt like a merger of the two series, and it didn't work for me.

One of the strengths of the Drake Sisters series is the interaction between the sisters. Unfortunately, that was largely absent in this book.

I know that Joley falls in love with Ilya because Feehan tells us so. I didn't "see" it, though. The entire Joley/Ilya relationship felt forced, and there was little character development. What exactly were Joley's "dark needs"? I knew from the other books that Ilya is an Alpha Male, but he was too borderline Carpathian for it to work for me in a Drake Sister novel.

I've been waiting on this book since "Ocean's of Fire" when Ilya was introduced, so it is possible that I was expecting too much. This was a good book, but there were several things that were lacking to me.

1. Interaction with the Drake family. I really missed the love and strength of the Drake family/husbands that is normally present in a Drake book. I like reading about those past characters, which is one of the reason's I love this series so much.

2. It feels like a short book for CF. Although, with the story line, there wasn't too much she could add. In fact, I felt that there were parts where she was just elaborating to make the book a bit longer.

3. The "dark needs" of Joley could have been explained better, although I think I understand where CF was going with it. There were a lot of BDSM type innuendos and I think that Joley was ashamed to admit that she wanted someone to be dominant over her, while keeping her own independence. Maybe I'm way off base, but there wasn't a lot to go on with this "reason" CF gave for Joley's issues. Perhaps CF thought that introducing BDSM was a bit much for her normal readers.

Overall, I did like the book, it was just different then what I expected. Joley and Ilya still have great chemistry and I still feel like Ilya kept his Alpha presence. CF is known for her Alpha males and I love her all the more for it. Those who don't like that sort of thing should reconsider picking up a CF book, because she is a master at creating the dominant male hero.

Even though I have issues with this book, I would still recommend it. CF is great and provides a supernatural romance like no other.

Cheers!

I was a little disappointed. . .This story has been building and building with tension, background and unexplored passion. But we get to the story and I found our heroine to be a little whiny and the hero not sharing a darn thing. I was hoping for more background with his story but he choose not to share with her and told he b=never would. I felt the story revolved around the second characters more than the main, which was interesting but not what I expected or even wanted. For me the lowest rated book of the series, not up to my expectations.

I LOVED the way this book was played out. The music, the emotion and the love. They are both "turbulent" people and the book needed to showcase that, which it does well.
I agree with the others who say the sisters arent in this book till the end and that is disappointing, when in the other books, they were in the story line often. Usually you get interaction with the characters in the next book coming out about the Drake sisters but Elle was only mentioned and wasnt "in" the book at all.
Other than that it was an amazing story of what we all were expeting from Joley & Ilya

First, let me say that I LOVE Christine Feehan's books, most especially the Drake sisters. That said, I have to say that I was a bit disappointed with this book. I liked the interaction between Joley and Ilya, and between Joley and members of her band (Brian, Logan, Tish), however, I sorely missed Joley's family. The thing that I have always loved about the Drake books is the close, tight relationship between the sisters. And I just didn't feel it in this book. I've searched far and wide for books about "witches" and their families and the Drakes and Nora Robert's "Three Sister Island" have that something special for me. I was sadly disappointed that it was missing from Joley's story. I sincerely hope that we see a whole lot more of the magic and the family ties in Elle's story.

Joley Drake, one of the most successful and famous singers of the world, and with magic running through her veins, is in a tour of shows with her band. The Russian mobster Nikitin is there frequently, and so is Ilya Prakenskii, the man who'd marked Joley and one she can't get out of her head.
After the disappearance of a minor in a party held by Nikitin during the tour, a murder, and threats against Joley, Ilya becomes her personal bodyguard, creating a very explosive situation between them.

I was a little bored in some parts of the first half of the book. Joley and Ilya have so much sexual tension that is difficult to develop in depth other aspects of their relationship.
The second half was much better. Joley is crazy but torn about Ilya. Her body and her soul claim for him, but her head doesn't think the same. All the rumors say Ilya is a hit man, and he doesn't deny it. Because of it, Joley can't trust him. Also, she doesn't think she's worthy of love, because of her "dark needs". Not very believable, really. Although I liked her, she wasn't as strong as in previous books.
Ilya is an authoritarian and domineering man with a strong personality, who knows Joley is his, and he will do anything to get her. He wants her trust and love, a future together, but at the same time, because of the harsh life he had, he finds difficult to open to her.
I liked how their relationship was developed, how they began to know intimately each other, their fears, their plans for the future, the real Joley and Ilya.
Regarding side stories, there are some romances among the band members, and as always, the rest of the Drakes make appearances. I missed Elle and Jackson, as they are the couple of the next book, but well, I suppose not all of them could appear here.
And well, if I liked it, why not 5 stars? Perhaps I had too many expectations regarding Joley and Ilya. I liked them a lot in the previous books, but their story didn't excite me as much as I hoped. Even so, I liked it, and I recommend it to all Drake sisters' fans.

I LOVED the way this book was played out. The music, the emotion and the love. They are both "turbulent" people and the book needed to showcase that, which it does well.
I agree with the others who say the sisters arent in this book till the end and that is disappointing, when in the other books, they were in the story line often. Usually you get interaction with the characters in the next book coming out about the Drake sisters but Elle was only mentioned and wasnt "in" the book at all.
Other than that it was an amazing story of what we all were expeting from Joley & Ilya

First, let me say that I bought this book hard copy because I couldn't wait for the Kindle version to come out. I wanted this book so badly. I feel in love with both Ilya and Joley in "Safe Harbor" Both Ilya and Joley had such chemistry in that book. Ilya especially was a forceful character even though Jonas was the main character of that story. However, in this story I found Ilya to be weaker in character. He didn't have that edge for me. He didn't command the same presence. Nor did Joley. Neither character seemed to come out in this book the same way they had in previous books. I also didn't get the same family feel in this book. If you were to read this book, without ever reading any previous book, you wouldn't know what a Drake sister was. All of her other books had a generous amount written about the realationships with each sister and each book used their powers much more. I loved the story, loved the love story between these two, but I really couldn't grasp it as a Drake sister book. A romance, yes, Drake Novel, no. Joley didn't even use her powers in this book. She didn't develop them as the others did in theirs. I'm disappointed in this book because it felt contrived. Re-read "Safe Harbor" and then "Turbulent Sea" and then decide. I hope Elle's and Jackson's story is written as well as "Safe Harbor".

First, let me say that I LOVE Christine Feehan's books, most especially the Drake sisters. That said, I have to say that I was a bit disappointed with this book. I liked the interaction between Joley and Ilya, and between Joley and members of her band (Brian, Logan, Tish), however, I sorely missed Joley's family. The thing that I have always loved about the Drake books is the close, tight relationship between the sisters. And I just didn't feel it in this book. I've searched far and wide for books about "witches" and their families and the Drakes and Nora Robert's "Three Sister Island" have that something special for me. I was sadly disappointed that it was missing from Joley's story. I sincerely hope that we see a whole lot more of the magic and the family ties in Elle's story.

OK, I have been so eager for this book I was counting down the seconds for a year to its release. On the one hand I loved it. The love scenes were smoking hot and exactly what I was hoping for for these two (hence the 4 stars). On the other hand--and this happened with Hannah in Safe Harbor as well--Joley's character development was somehow off. Suddenly the fun loving girl was not worthy and dark with her needs but it was a shallow portrayal of this emotion by Feehan. Furthermore, it never came to true satisfying resolution as it was never that well defined to start with. And Ilya who professed to not know anything about a relationship was the one that was having it fabulously! Something was very forced about Joley, even the first few pages sounded very cliche and incredibly cheesy until Ilya came into the book. So, while he was as hot as I hoped (the "mine" thing reminded me a bit of the Dark series), Joley was not at all as cool and interesting as she was in every other Drake book. Additionally, in other books the supporting sisters were more involved, in this one, and I was REALLY hoping for a great setup for Jackson and Elle, and I just didn't feel like I got it.

Christine Feehan has another winner on her hands. Joley and Ilya's story is amazing. Joley and Ilya tangle each other up in Turbulent Sea. Joley is strong, vulnerable and beautiful inside and out; she is also impatient, tempermental and passionate. Christine created a wonderful Joley that people can relate to. Ilya is strong, patient (where Joley is not) and very passionate. Seeing Ilya and Joley together is like watching the fireworks on July 4th. I fell in love with the story. Ilya and Joley struggle to make a go of their relationship. Joley's insecurities and her attempts to keep her distance from Ilya are fascinating. Turbulent Sea moves fairly fast with unanswered questions and some answers about the next book in the series, Elle's book Hidden Current.

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I guess another area of Turbulent Sea that makes you wonder is about Ilya's brothers. Are they going to make an appearance in any of Christine's books for the future?! If they are anything like Ilya, I can't wait to get my hands on them. :)