Review: 3.5 stars: Surprisingly good paranormal romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2010
I am a big fan of paranormal romance, and at this point have read hundreds of books in the genre. I struggle to find new authors and series that I haven't read yet. I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. The cover is cheesy and not representative of the book, so don't let that put you off. The style of the book reminded me of Kresley Cole, Angela Knight or Gena Showalter -- good romance, interesting characters and story that pulls you in. I loved the world building and the details around werewolf life, pack structure, etc.Hillary is attacked and raped by a crazy werewolf pack, turning her into a werewolf. She barely gets away and runs for her life. She sets up a shop in a small town well away from werewolves and works hard to move on. Four years later, she meets her first werewolf following the attack--this time a good guy--who is stunned to see her living in the town. She's a technically a rogue and should have asked permission of the regional pack to live there, but of course she doesn't know anything about werewolf laws, pack structures, etc. At first she is afraid of him, but eventually she determines he seems like a good guy. He encourages her to meet his wife and his Alpha Zach, the leader of the regional pack. When he meets with Zach to tell him about Hillary, Zach is stunned at the scent on his brother and thinks there's a good chance that she will be his mate. He is interested to learn how strong she is, and that she is likely an alpha herself. The story focuses on their relationship, her acceptance into the pack, and then working with the national council to deal with the evil pack who attacked her. A very entertaining read!In case you don't want to pay printed book pricing and don't have a Kindle, I ordered this from the publisher's web site as an ebook (PDF) for only 5.95.