Review: Wonderful introduction
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2013
REVIEW:  Surrounded by Death is the prequel novella in Mandy Harbin's erotic paranormal `Woods Family' series.The Wood's family is a family of all male mountain lion shifters who know what it is  to lose control.  To keep themselves and the female population protected from harm and the Woods' males, Eric and the others have secluded themselves on the family tree farm.  But when Eric's best friend's wife announces their divorce, Eric's lion sees only one thing-mate. And the ensuing battle to claim the female results in the death of two former best friends.Surrounded By Death is a very quick read-basically one short chapter in length but explains some of the background about the lion shifter's need to mate.  The premise focuses on the male mountain lion shifter's inability to control his mating instinct and is willing to mate with every available female.  To keep the women safe, the men have secluded themselves from the human population.  Mandy Harbin pulls no punches with the sexual and graphic nature of her storylines, introducing the reader to her writing style within the first few sentences.