Review: Damn! that was a great "damned" book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2013
The Damned of Lost Creek kept me on my toes and staying up too late reading, a sure sign of an awesome book!  Loved the animosity between the Simoneau and Van Zul clans.  As the plot developed the love and hate relationships continued to grow and adjust.  The characters, even the supernatural ones, were described in great detail and I could just imagine them standing in front of me.  Even though many new and different types were in this story, I was able to follow and it made sense!  And now a little of the story...Mikhail Ryan's mother turned into a crack whore after her 5th birthday.  She has a few wonderful memories of her mother, but something happened and now they live from man to man while her mom looks for her next fix.  When her mom's current pusher flips out and kills her just before Mikhail turns 18 she isn't sure what will happen to her next.  Could anything get worse?  She feels abandoned and more alone in the city of brotherly love than she ever has.  Luckily for Mikhail, Mr. Jones (her caseworker) was able to locate her father (Price Simoneau).  Her mom had always told her she wasn't wanted, but it turns out that was a lie.  So now so she is on her way to Anaconda, Montana by train with a US Marshall.  What she doesn't know is this Marshall is her uncle, but he doesn't believe she is her niece.  She teaches him a thing or two, by the time they get off the train she has broken his nose and his balls for the way he kept her cuffed in her seat.Mikhail is a great character - she is a total klutz, ultra street smart from years fending for herself in North Philly, extra intelligent from watching hours of Jeopardy, but doesn't have much faith in her beauty.  She is very different - she is the first female born in over 200 years to the Simoneau line.  So see attracts lots of attention when she arrives home, especially from the boys.  Even if the attention is more than she would like, now she has everything she has ever wanted.  A nice, warm, safe home; a family to love her; and no more worries about where her next meal will come from.  As she starts her senior year of high school, a first for her, she is torn between Shep (short for Misha Shepard) and Draven Van Zul.  Shep is the son of the rancher working for Price.  The Van Zul's and Simoneau's are arch enemies - Draven's father (Soren) caused the curse of the damned.Enjoy the story line as she endures a few firsts with her father (since he missed the first step and all).  Meet her Spirit Steed (Moonshine), her Guardian Spirit (Celeste aka Cujo), the Simoneau and Van Zul clans!  Will she fall for Shep or Draven? If they work together what can they accomplish?  Give this book a try, I hope you loved it!  I did!Favorite quote: "It doesn't matter if I'm in her heart or not, she'll always be in mine so I'll fight to keep her safe and to keep her happy." [Shep says this to Draven and doesn't know Mikhail can hear him].I was sad to see my kindle hit 99%, but now I know there will be a second book out!  Can't wait to see how the story continues in: "Damned of Lost Creek: And Silence Fell" coming soon!