Review: Smells like Awesome!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
I received a copy of "Scent of Salvation " for an honest review. I gave this title 4, $,$,$,$, or by most rating systems 4 STARS! It was a great read.THE PLAYERS:Dr. Cathy Barlow - Human , creator and destroyer of DOUG ( a type of time travel capsuleSorin - Alpha shifter if the Apisi  pack, love interest of CathyPeder- Omega of the  Apisi packBenic- Vampire, Lord of the territory and enforcerKele- shifter, daughter of the Alpha of the Payami packAhote- shifter, Hunter of the Payami pack... PlayerInali- Alpha of the Payami packChaska- mate of Inali, mother of Kele, crazy dominant shifterAuthor: Annie NicholasPublisher: Samhain PublishingGenre: paranormal romanceSYNOPSIS : Dr. Cathy Barlow invented DOUG to be able to travel through different branches of time. When her invention worked the company that had funded her invention sold it to the government who planned on using it not for research and observation , but most likely as a weapon. Refusing to let her invention land in dangerous hands Cathy chooses to blow up her creation and in the process ends up going through a portal to a world that was similar to North America... Minus any humans and full of what she had thought were mystical / mythical creatures who are living off the land with no technology or pharmaceutical advances.Each character living in the world that Cathy landed in has different reasons for needing her. A struggle for who would get to keep her ensues as each character thinks she could be the solution to their current problems. While she is stolen from creature to creature this academic and technology obsessed woman begins to enjoy the ways of pack life on what the creatures call Eorthe.Cathy also finds romance where she least expects it. Though the ways of Eorthe are difficult for her to understand she finds there what a life devoted to research never taught her, what it feels like to belong. What it feels like to love.PERSONAL THOUGHTS: I really enjoyed the unique and descriptive way that the author described the world that was so similar yet chaotically different from Earth.The similarities between the Native Americans and the atrocities done to them were subtle yet thought provoking. The original takes on classic supernatural beings was refreshing as well as cleverly described. The subtle difference's in the name of countries and the horrors of human history were amazing!I would suggest that fantasy , paranormal romance, adventure, and suspense stories would live to escape into this book full of rich ideas, cool world building, and of course anyone who enjoys steamy sex, happily ever after and fun.I personally signed up for Annie Nicholas news letters, Samhain publishing's website and store. This book had a solid ending and could be a stand alone book, that was a refreshing change from all the cliff - hangers and trilogies that have become so popular though I have a feeling I'll be traveling back to Eorthe if the chance presents itself.I thought this book was a treasure trove of fun and originality in a genre that needed some life breathed into it. I hope you'll add this book to your to be read list, I'm so glad it ended up on mine.Make sure to check out other titles by Annie Nicholas. I have a feeling her name is going to be on the lips of a lot of fans .Scent of Salvation (Chronicles of Eorthe)