Review: Another good installment in the Lost Shifter series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2011
With Riley's Regret, we left finding out that Riley's presumed-dead brother, Xavier, is still alive and being cared for by two Ravens. Ravens are the enemies of, well, everyone. In this case though, it was a Raven family that saved Xavier when he lay bleeding and dying and raised him as part of their family. It turns out that Mom and Dad had just as much disdain for other Ravens as most of the other shifter world did.So in this interesting tale, we have Ranger trying to find out who this person is stalking Riley (Xavier misses his brother and likes to watch him from afar), and becoming increasing attracted to, and frustrated by, this man he quickly realizes is Riley's brother. Xavier is a fun character who is a bit of a klutz but also is totally enchanting. As are his Raven siblings.What makes this story interesting is that there is extreme prejudice against the Ravens, and this family tries like heck to avoid the Feline Coalition because they fear they'll be killed (the Ravens are their mortal enemies, after all). But the coalition is trying to get back all of the lost shifters, and they do realize that these Ravens appear different. The interplay between everyone is very interesting, and it turns out to be a lovely heartwarming tale.None of Stephani Hecht's stories ever disappoint, and this one is the same. It's fun, interesting, engrossing, and totally worthwhile.