"entertaining romantic science fiction suspense"
In 2023 New Mexico Sheriff's Deputy Megan Fields patrols a
lonely part of the desert. She likes this area because
she is unable to control her empathic skills and rarely
runs into anyone in this remote area. She senses trouble
and soon finds a vehicle with two people dead inside.
Someone starts shooting at her. Lion breed (mix of lion
DNA into human DNA) Braden Arness helps expedite Megan
from the mess though she does not trust a breed especially
one who just bit her. The next day inside Sheriff Lance's office, Braden sees
Megan and becomes instantly hard and jealous when he
senses her arousal, though he is not sure who the male
is. Braden insists that the Coyotes who killed the two
breeds wanted Megan dead as she was the target. He will
stay by her side to protect her though she tells him to
get lost as she fears her attraction to Braden as she gave
up on sex years ago; it is hard to enjoy anything when you
hear the inner thoughts and fantasies of one's partner.
As they fall in love and he already marked her with his
bite as his, a powerful deadly enemy wants her dead. This entertaining romantic science fiction suspense will
remind the audience of KITTY AND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR by
Carrie Vaughn and MaryJanice Davidson's DERIK'S BANE as
this futuristic world filled with "Breeds"
seems "normal". The paranormal elements blend smoothly
into the exciting story line and the lead couple make a
fine pairing though society forbids a relationship between
a half breed and a purebred. Though some readers will be
turned off by too much profanity and the lead female
denies she is in love too often, sub-genre readers will
appreciate this delightful thriller. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted April 22, 2006
SummaryCursed with the extraordinary power to feel other peoples'
emotions, Megan Fields has tucked herself away in a remote
corner of New Mexico, working as a small-town sheriff's
deputy. She finds solace in the silence and heat of the
desert. But when Breeds begin dying on her watch, Megan
realizes that the secrets from her past can't stay buried
forever. Someone is out for blood—her blood.
An arrogant Feline Breed, Braden Arness broods with feral
intensity. His mission to solve the mysterious murders
brings him to Megan, a woman who accosts his senses like no
other. Only with him can she let down her guard—and
surrender to the insatiable hunger that wracks her body. But
as they team up to hunt the elusive killers, Braden and
Megan find themselves becoming the prey...
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