Elena Michaels is the world’s only female werewolf. And she’s tired of it. Tired of a life spent hiding and protecting, a life where her most important job is hunting down rogue werewolves. Tired of a world that not only accepts the worst in her— her temper, her violence—but requires it. Worst of all, she realizes she’s growing content with that life, with being that person.
So she left the Pack and returned to Toronto where she’s trying to live as a human. When the Pack leader calls asking for her help fighting a sudden uprising, she only agrees because she owes him. Once this is over, she’ll be squared with the Pack and free to live life as a human. Which is what she wants. Really.
You can see a really nifty slide of I think all her covers for this book at her site. Her site is amazing if you haven’t been to check it out yet you need to.
When this book was first released I wasn’t going to read it. At the time I was reading LKH and Anne Rice. The whole werewolf thing was eh, in fact I don’t even recall hearing about it. I didn’t know it was first released in Hardcover! When I started reading romance… and came across the MM I was a little interested. But there seemed to be something of a triangle.
It was first person. I never read first person… and I was still very eh about wolves. I think it was a review that finally made me try it out and I loved this book! And was timed it well enough Stolen was already out.
Kelley Armstrong firmly made me a fan of were’s. And this is a book I think you should check out even if you don’t like the paranormal. To be honest though… I am still not a fan of first person but a few authors can get away with it.
From Library Journal
Elena is a werewolf the only female werewolf in the world. Betrayed by Clay, her former lover, who bit her while in his werewolf form, she is now resigned to a life of secret changes while attempting to remain in human society. Meanwhile, the power of the Pack and her deep-seated ties to Clay continually press on her, preventing a true commitment to her human lover. When the Pack Alpha calls her to help rout a band of murderous “mutts” (werewolves not affiliated with the Pack), Elena reluctantly becomes the animal she has fought so long to suppress. First novelist Armstrong presents true werewolves as those who follow Pack law and don’t kill for pleasure. Changing into a werewolf becomes an act of nature, as does ripping mutts to shreds for threatening the Pack. Elena’s struggle with her wolf nature and her love for two men is caught up in the werewolves’ fight for dominance and territory. While the plot is as predictable as gang warfare, readers will cheer for Elena as she beats up the big boys and has the courage to choose her own path. Recommended for larger public libraries. Jen Baker, Seattle P.L.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
And you can read the Prologue here
