Review: *BRILLIANT*
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
5 of 5 stars~ Review by CarolineFor original review see Prism Book AllianceThis book was such a good surprise! It is an absolute gem!A very different take on shifters that will totally drag you and not let you back out again until the end. I started this late in the evening and thought I would just read a couple of chapters before bed. Yeah, right!  It was nearly morning before I put it down, finishing it in one sitting was the only option.It makes me want to gush about it and I don’t gush!!!Guardsmen always come in pairs, or so we are led to believe. The Handler remains human, the Protector can shift into a Weredog. Together they are telepathic and work a number of different jobs at an advantage. When a Handler dies, so too does the Protector.At least that is what thousands of years of history had told us. When Handler Theo died so did that myth as Protector Alex didn’t. Alex has lived a desolate life for the last 3 years after losing Theo. His character is enough to make you weep. The best way to describe him would be alive as he certainly isn’t living.Handler Marcus Stephanek has given up hope of finding his bonded mate. He is well past the age where he should have found his Protector. As each year passes his despair increases. He has educated and prepared himself for the big event but it just hasn’t happened.When the pair cross paths at the Institute both their lives change irrevocably as they realise they are mates and must bond. Alex is still deeply grieving and wants nothing to do with it. Alex is devastated that his dream of finding his mate has finally come true but he is being shunned.That folks is all I am going to tell you. This really is such a treat that I want you to read it for yourselves and get as much enjoyment from it as I did. There is subterfuge, kidnapping, angst, sorrow, regret and murder. Alexs grief pours off the page. Marcus finds himself competing with a ghost with very little hope.Read it!! You won’t regret it!