Review: Another great series by Lisa Kessler!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2013
Lisa Kessler impressed me with her vampire series Night, so I was really excited to see how she worked her magic with some shape-shifters.  Once again, I found myself loving her characters, bracing myself for suspenseful twists, and hating it whenever I had to put the book down! With a lot of heart and even some underlying looks into societal prejudices, Moonlight was more than just another gritty and sexy paranormal romance.Lana was the beautiful, sweet, innocent lamb amongst the big bad wolves, only she didn't know it.  And yeah, this lamb also happened to turn into a black jaguar under the new moon, but she was in the dark on that fact, too.  Thankfully, she had sexy werewolf Adam to enlighten her on what was really going on (no, sweetie, you didn't just have too much to drink last night and pass out...), even if she was pretty much enemy number 1 as far as his pack was concerned.  The fact that Adam knew the minute he touched Lana that she was his mate, destined to be by his side, wasn't exactly something for him to celebrate.  No, there was much more to it than the whole "cats and dogs just don't play well together" concept here, and the bad blood between the two species left a lot of bigotry to take root.  Didn't bode well for a newly discovered life mate.As if Adam and Lana didn't have enough roadblocks where there relationship was concerned, there was also the small issue of someone out there who was determined to keep her from the wolves for an entirely different purpose.  I really liked the suspense that threaded through the whole story based on this unknown factor; I kept expecting the unexpected because it wasn't clear if or when Lana and those around her would ever be safe. She handled herself well in the midst of life-threatening moments, and this jaguar absolutely had the heart of a lion! I do wish that she'd had an opportunity to bring out her jungle cat, because I'm sure it would have been ferocious, but she was impressive even without the extra fur!With all of the evading, deceit, and fighting, it was easy for Lana to let her guard down and allow herself to fall for the alluring man who'd chosen to keep her safe.  Adam was right on board with his wolf when it wanted to claim Lana as his, and they were amazing together!  I could feel the love between them just as much as the animalistic side of them that wanted to come out, and the fact that deep down these were two different species made it one unique and captivating pairing!When I reached the last page, I hated knowing that I'd have quite a wait ahead of me before I could have more. It looks like I now have another series by Lisa Kessler to keep my eye out for!Quotes:The sleepwalking started around the time I turned eighteen.  At least that's what I hoped it was--it seemedlike sleepwalking. But my body only reacted in time with the phases of the moon, Lunar Phases.  I'm pretty sure that's where we get the word "lunatic" but don't quote me on that. ~Lana, p.6I didn't have a great grasp of what guys considered a "come hither" look, so maybe I gave him one.  I'd thought it was a "leave me the hell alone" look, but who knew. ~Lana, p. 7His overprotective streak made my heart race.  Trouble was I couldn't decide if it was attraction...or fear. ~ Lana, p.36