Kira Brady

Always the responsible sister, the level headed sister, the one who never took risks and never got in trouble. That's who the heroine is. Then, everything in her safe little world changed. Her sister is dead, taking with her the last family the heroine has. Grieving her loss, the heroine has flown all the way to Seattle to ID the body. There, mourning over the corpse of her once vibrant sister, she meets the hero. Cast out from his people when it become apparent he was moon cursed, a werewolf, a beast and a slave to his animal every full moon. Living on the streets, dying slowly, he accepted the help of the enemy. He was bound as a slave, compelled to kill for his master and he was able to do so without much of a conscious. But he's almost free. Just 2 more jobs and he'll be his own man again. So, when he's ordered to find a necklace the dead woman had in her possession, he goes to the morgue only to encounter the dead woman's sister. Instantly he is baffled by her innocence, confused by the tender feelings he has for her. She defends him, though he's a straighter, stands up for him when they are attacked. The heroine is suddenly thrust into a world of chaos where two shifter factions do battle in the streets. Despite the fact that he warns her not to trust him, that he isn't a good man, she feels attached to her new companion. As hey search for the necklace, she develops a bond with the tortured loner and feels safe with him, trusts him. Then he hands over the necklace to his boss knowing the amulet is the key to the gate of the apocalypse and the hero is tasked with his last mission to bring the heroine to be the brood mare for the Dragon overlord. Despite his attempt to save her, she is captured when he tries to take her and flee. The heroine is torn apart by the betrayal. But the hero fulfilled his task and is now free. He storms the keep and breaks her free even while battling the moon craze that threatens to consume him. Yet is typical fashion with the luck he's been receiving lately, they are captured by his people. Imprisoned and left to be killed or worse by the shifting hero, the heroine stubbornly refuses to allow him to give in. Determined to prove he's a good man, a better man that he gives himself credit for, she helps him through the change by offering him her love and her body. From that moment on, he is bound more tightly to her than he ever was as a slave. The cage he now finds himself in is sweet and comforting and he never wants to leave. But a war lays before them that shows both sides of the trench struggling to contain the gate and end of the world. Amazing book. Exciting, heart pounding, real yet magical and oh so sexy. The book grabs you from the first page and doesn't let you go for a moment. You're taken on a rollercoaster ride through this imaginative new world of old myths and new love. I adored the hero and the heroine and thought they had such chemistry together but it was a well developed romance, nothing rushed and therefore it felt real and believable. The good girl and the bad boy. Classic combo. The heroine was a great character. She was so damn nice and kind and open to the goodness in people despite all the shit she's going through and trying at the same time to wrap her head around the situation she finds herself in. How could the hero resist such a temptation that compels him to be a better man? Poor guy never stood a chance. Great start to the series. I love a romance novel with a bit more depth to it and this well crafted and a joy to read.… (plus d'informations)

Unrelenting and merciless as a leader, the hero allows himself no pleasure or happiness of his own. Instead he lives and breaths for the safety of his people. Though he's betrothed to the heroine and feels attraction for her, he's honest in the fact the he wants her for wife only because of the prophecy of her leading their people into a better age. The heroine has lead a very shelter life thanks to the prophecy and a vicious previous attack and rape has left her broken, but she's willing to fight for her people, despite what the hero wants. Though she's attracted to him sexually, she thinks of him as a cold unforgiving overlord and in part she's right. But when their world in threatened and the hero must travel into the land of the dead, she doesn't hesitate to follow him. As they travel the baron landscape as are forced to confront their demons along the way, they each see deeper into the other person then they could have ever done before. They are instantly stripped of their powers when entering what is especially hell and left as weak as humans. It's from the jump that begin to see a crack in the heroes armor as he mourns the lost of his spirit animal. As well as when he finds his father and he speaks about all the resentment he feels for him about how he failed their clan and his mother. Even more when he looses his sight protecting the heroine and must relay entirely on the heroine to lead him. Slowly and bit by bit, the hero begins to show her his true feels and the fact he's always had them but was too proud to show them. The heroine takes to her duties as his protector with grace and dignity because despite her fears and insecurities, she was born to lead and she was born to be the heroes wife. I really loved this story because though it dealt heavily with the supernatural and Gods and Goddess and spirit animals, it also delved into real issues. The heroes resentment towards his father up until the point when he swallows his pride and calls for his help. Coming to terms with how his father did what he thought was best and his sons forgiveness allowed him to pass on. The heroine forced to stand up to her attacker and allow him no forgiveness for his actions but taking all power for him to her her again. And the heroes burden of responsibly that blinds him to love and understanding. Such a marvelous book.… (plus d'informations)