romantic suspense

This was my first Rebecca York novel. The witch-heritage botanist heroine is in a nature reserve studying plants for a pharmaceutical company, and she meets the head ranger hero, an alpha werewolf. Some other witches return to town for revenge, the townsfolk having killed their parents long ago. The two sides clash and the witch botanist and werewolf fall in love in the midst of all the danger.

I found this book okay. The characters were good, but the story was set mostly in the middle of an empty swamp, and aside from the sheriff, there was minimal interaction with anyone else. I would have liked to have seen some friendships being made (aside from between the hero, heroine and the sheriff), some humour (the conversations were rather boringly straightforward), and some memorable moments. Aside from the heroine mentally warning the hero and the hero attacking people as a wolf, the scenes were rather humdrum.

I'll read her other books in the "moon" series, but only because I understand they don't take place in a swamp.

I could not put this book down!! I had to buy her other books in the Series, and just keep wanting to soak up more. If you pick this book up, you are in for a long night cuz you wont put it down until your finished. Rebecca York has the ability to sweep the reader into the story.

Harlequin Intrigues were the "home" of York for a long time and she never failed to deliver a good read. But she really shines as she moves to "big books" for Berkley. This is third in the tense Moon series, and though maybe slightly weaker than the first two, it's only because of there is less surprise after the first two. The writing is compelling, the characters leap off the pages. This is paranormal romance at its best.

In this tale, Sara Weston is a botanist (a witch but denies her powers). She has come to the swamp to do research and this puts her into the territory of Adam Marshall. He is a ranger who patrols the Nature Refuge, but he is a very "special ranger". In the dark of night, mysterious fires are seen burning, but as Adam investigates he finds the fires have a drugging effect. Can he solve the riddle before it's too late?

As Adam and Sara find each other, they must fight the unseen that see that as being in the way. They must learn to accept who and what they are if they are to survive.

A "howling" great read!!