Review: Young, sheltered woman thrust from luxury into the streets and a dangerous world of crime and werewolves
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
Witnessing the gruesome death of her uncle and his lawyer in a werewolf attack, and being told at the same time she herself was such a beast, a young Cassie flees her sheltered upbringing and ends up in rather difficult circumstances in Las Vegas.  The story chronicles her struggle with a semi-platonic, troubled boyfriend, a wolf who is out to find, protect, and claim her, as well as significant threats to her and those she loves. This "paranormal romance" novel weaves a wide range of interesting themes into the story, including difficult relationships between troubled individuals, crime and violence, a werewolf's need to find and protect his mate, and an intriguing/evolving plot with some rather interesting, suspenseful twists.Readers new to Nicky Charles will not only find some traditional elements of paranormal romance but also find some action and danger as well as flawed characters of mixed motivation and sympathy.Readers who enjoyed the preceding Law of the Lycans books should find this entertaining as well.  This story follows themes somewhat similar to those in previous novels series, although these protagonists (Cassie, Kellen, and Bryan) travel through a rather grittier and darker environment.  This novel focused on two characters introduced in the preceding story, the Keeping, inserting them to a rather difficult and dangerous environment, while also eventually drawing back in the heroes from two earlier novels in the series.