Review: She thought she'd only need to solve *one* mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2012
Plot:Sorcha was drawn back to her hometown after the death of grandmother, hoping to come to terms with her past. And then her life really goes crazy - her childhood crush is a White Wolf, she's his mate, someone's trying to scare her, and kill her parrot, and people start turning up dead. Can they solve the mystery before someone she really cares about is hurt?Comments:- Contemporary paranormal (shape shifting-ish) with explicit m/f sex.- 7423 kindle locations, 73288 words- m/f - generous, loving, fairly lengthy. Sex used as punishment.- Gray being a "White Wolf" means he has attributes of a wolf (keener sense of smell, speed, strength etc) but he is unable to change form - he doesn't "become" a wolf.- Ms Carlo has plans to create a "White Wolf" series, giving the stories of Gray's sisters and how they met their mates. According to her website, the next two books are due to be published by Loose-Id in the first half of 2012.Opinion:There's not many books where you get straight to the erotic action in the first chapter. Hot, hot, hot. A strong plot driven book with plenty of explicit sex. Strong characters, alpha males and an intriguing mystery. A good read and thoroughly recommended.Other paranormal Shifter books, heavy on the plot:"Blood Moon Legacy" by Rhea Regale. First bookWild Hearts. Strong story line, aggressive shape shifters, but m/f/m.Terry Spear's werewolf series. First bookHeart of the Wolf. Another strong story line. All m/f.Lauren Dane's "Cascadia Wolves" series. Book 1Enforcer. Most books m/f with a single explicit m/f/m in each, but aiming for committed m/f. Strong story line which works through each book.-CR-