Review: Darker twist on the werewolf concept - well drawn
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2011
Jeanie (Janine) is an E.R. doc who at the end of a very long day winds up caring for a wild amnesiac patient, Connor. He will trust only her to treat him. Through a series of events it is determined that her life is in danger and the only one she'll trust to watch over her is wild man Connor who still cannot remember anything from his past yet he obviously has the skills to be her bodyguard, as he's saved her life twice already.One of the big problems is finding out who, of several men, have it in for Jeanie. Her ex-husband, a research scientist is mentally & verbally abusive; a lead pediatric doctor at Jeanie's hospital has roaming & slimy hands and prediliction for sexual harassment; and an abusive ambulance medic has a sick need to have her despite her many attempts to get him to leave her alone. Several nights of anonymous phone calls and two attacks later Jeanie brings Connor home with her.Connor definitely doesn't mind guarding the body of the woman he loves but as the weeks go by he begins to struggle with more than curbing his seemingly superhuman strength. As the full moon approaches his control starts to come undone. Now he's worried Jeanie may have to protect herself from him as well as whoever is after her.When the full moon rises Jeanie has to decide can she "lose herself to save herself". Can she offer herself to the beast as well as the man?This was a well written story with a unique twist on the 'werewolf' concept. The characters are wonderfully drawn and you can't help but become involved in not only their love for each other but also their self-doubt and angst.I don't write too many reviews but I felt this story deserved my time. Kudos to Anderson & Douglas, well done!