Review: The start of a new series in the Brac Pack universe
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 1, 2013
It had to happen eventually. All of the wolves in Maverick Brac's estate, and even the neighboring bears on the Lakeland Ranch, have mated. With nobody in the extended Brac family left to find a mate, what more can Lynn Hagen write about in this universe?Well, how about all of the other shifters living in their town?The buffalo shifter Kenway moved to Brac Village with his unofficial ragtag collection of various shifters after they were attacked (some of their family killed) by the shifter pack from their previous home. Pledging allegiance to Maveric, they're now a part of Brac Village, and it's fortunate because Maverick has decided that he'd like the town to thrive more and is investing some of his fortune into establishing new businesses. He decides that Kenway will run a bakery and manages to convince Kenway that this is his future. While he doesn't know anything about baking, he's appreciative of Maverick's assistance (his pack/family have been looking for work in the small town) and agrees. Besides, he met his mate (the vampire Ross) on the Lakeland Ranch, and he'll be happy as long as he can be with Ross.Unfortunately, Ross seems to have disappeared. One thing is certain in a Lynn Hagen story.... you'll always face an obstacle when claiming your mate. This sets the stage for this new series in the Brac Universe. Kenway and Ross must overcome a jealous sociopathic brother who doesn't want to lose Ross to a mate.The characters of Ross and Kenway are nice and feel real. There's the normal assortment of pre-established characters making their appearances, and ongoing storylines are furthered. Specifically, the story of Ceri, the flesh-eating deeply-troubled younger brother of Prince Christian. There's some very rewarding scenes in the story when Ross gets to experience sunlight through special ultraviolet-screening glass, and it's these little scenes that Lynn Hagen tosses in that make her stories so fun to read. This story is a nice start to a new branch of the Brac universe.