Only a novella but was good ( )

Luis is a Wyr and a Peacekeeper with the Elder tribunal. Claudia is retired from Special Forces and has been wandering about for several years, unable to settle down, still dealing with her time in the military. She has a little bit of Talent in telekinesis and telepathy.

She picks up an injured dog on the road who's been shot and severely abused. Leading to plots and intrigue in a small town. She cracked me up when she started calling him Precious when he wouldn't tell her his name.

This is a quick read and romance, with a fun moments as well as serious ones. I loved how Claudia's protective instincts took charge and she got things done, not only when she believed Luis was a dog but even more so when she realized he was Wyr. These two became partners quickly, but Claudia was fighting the romance, making Luis work to win her over. I wished we'd had more time to watch these two interact.

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Really enjoying these short stories set in the Elder Races universe.

While driving on a deserted highway in Nevada, Claudia Hunter spots a miserable heap of fur at the side of the road. Taking pity on the creature, she pulls over to investigate and finds a large dog that looks as if it had been beaten then dragged behind a car for miles. Unwilling to put the dog down, Claudia ends up taking it to the nearest vet only to discover that what she thought was a dog is actually a Wyr and the crime is much more insidious then extreme animal abuse.

Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the True Colors. However, this was still a pretty great addition the novella branch of the Elder Races that it looks like Harrison is starting. Claudia is an emotionally distance ex-soldier and she kicks some pretty serious ass throughout this story. I loved having her contrasted with Luis, the hero, who is young, energetic, and rather optimistic. The ending, despite not being a traditional happily-ever-after, was really appropriate for the main characters but it left me hoping that these two are revisited in a future book. My only real compliant is that Luis wasn't as fleshed out of a character as Claudia. This might've been because of how much page time he spent in his dog form. All in all, this was a fun short story and I look forward to reading Harrison's next novella installment. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good short paranormal romance or are fans of the main Elder Races series. ( )

Love the cover and the main characters. For a novella I felt like I read a full book, everything was nicely tied up at the end. I liked how they slowly fell in love, the action and mystery was ok. Just enough angst to keep things interesting. ( )

The novella started with Claudia Hunter, a war veteran, on the road and noticed a bump at the side of the road. She parked her car and found a huge dog dying and heavily injured. With a bit telekinesis, she lifted the dog to her car and continued on the road full speed and caught by a cop who later escorted her to a veterinarian. There she fought to keep the dog alive even when everyone think she should let it die. The thing is, the dog is in fact a wyr called Luis who is a peacekeeper for the Elder Races demesne and someone is intent on keeping him dead as a doornail.

What I love about the book is that although the supposedly primary main issue was romance but its actually way complicated that that. Plus Claudia is actually way older than Luis, which is a nice thing since I rarely read about older female-younger male pairings. The novella mostly focused on why Luis was found tortured and injured at the side of the road and eventual mystery involving a mine and human trafficking. Claudia is an experience soldier who identified the threat that she had fallen into and took risk saving a life and risk being killed by people who wished to keep things silent. Its essentially an action novella with a strong woman and very very magnificent guy… okay… the cover is very distracting. There’s violence and a neat stand alone book so if you need something to distract yourself, the book is not a bad read if you like the book series.

There are several things from the novella that might be a continuation conflict in the future novels, if you like Thea Harrison’s Elder Races books, don’t skip this book. I’m really a sucker with female characters that can shoot a gun or fight meanly. ( )