Lying With Wolves
Cynthia Cooke
Harlequin Nocturne, Oct
1 2014, $5.75
ISBN: 9780373009312
In the Cascades, shapeshifter Celia
Lawson fell in love with the Colony's leader
Malcom Daniels. However, Malcolm
constantly chose his ambition over her.
Unable to cope with his latest power grab when he rejected her for a
former chief’s daughter Shay Malloy (see Running With Wolves), Celia leaves the relative safety of her Pacific
Northwest pack for the danger of exposure while shifting in Arizona to live by herself.
When the crystals protecting the Colony from Gauliacho demons
begin to wane and Celia’s mother Jaya, who possesses the recharging magic,
accidentally killed, Malcom travels to the desert to bring the Keeper home to revitalize
them. In the desert he defeats an Abatu
soulless one though hurt in the encounter, but his bigger challenge remains in
persuading Celia to come back with him.
She is not the same kindhearted compliant person he hurt when he chose
to marry Shay. As they return to the
Colony, Malcom prays for a second chance with the woman he loves but kicked
aside for power while Celia’s cousins (Ruby and Jade) head to her to keep her safe
even as an adversary stalks them.
This Colony novel is an exhilarating romantic urban fantasy as
once again Cynthia Cooke’s world filled with shapeshifters, demons, soulless
humans and magic comes across as genuine.
Loaded with action from the opening desert scene to the Cascades final
confrontation; yet filled with a strong support cast, a wonderful heroine who
has gained backbone since she left the pack, and a desperate male seeking
redemption after his out of control ambition placed his pack in peril.
Harriet Klausner
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