Dr. Elise Hanover is tucked away in Montana working
diligently on a cure for the werewolf virus when an old
flame shows up and turns her libido upside down. They step
out of the research center to check on her wolves, and the
entire place is blown to bits, including the werewolves in
the basement. Or so she hopes, because deep down in the
darkest cells of the center is one werewolf that scares the
hell out of her. With nowhere else to go, Elise heads for
the very people she knows can protect her -- Edward
Mandenauer, the famous Jager-Sucher, and his trusty crew of
werewolf hunters, Jessie, Will, Leigh and Damien.
FBI agent Nic Franklin has finally found Elise, the only
woman he ever loved, hiding in a walled-up compound in
Montana. After a near-miss with death, the pair flee, and
Nic finds himself involved in a bizarre hunt for
werewolves. Being an FBI agent, he sees a lot of strange
things in his line of work, but this beats all. Together
with Elise's comrades, he helps to hunt down the "witchie
wolves," a new and very powerful group of werewolves bent
on ruling the world. But Nic's own world grinds to a
frightening halt when Elise reveals her deepest, darkest,
most painful secret and faces a truth that could kill any
love they ever shared.
This third book in the ongoing story of Edward Mandenauer
and his team of werewolf hunters ties together nicely all
the loose ends and reveals secrets held for years about the
werewolves. The end is a surprising, yet satisfying,
conclusion to this series. However, I do wonder if Elise is
strong enough to bear the weight of the werewolves on her
shoulders and keep the world a safe place. My hat's off to
Ms. Handeland for another terrific story in this series. I
really enjoyed it and do recommend it.
Dr. Elise Hanover quite literally lives for her job—since
quitting would mean meeting a silver bullet with her name on
it. She works alone, struggling to unlock the mysteries of
an affliction that should only exist in nightmares. But
Elise knows from personal experience just how real it is.
Because the first time its deadly power pulsed through her
veins was the last time she saw the love of her life. Until
now...
The surprise visit from FBI agent Nic Franklin is merely the
first in a series of shocks. After her lab is firebombed and
her most bloodthirsty test subject escapes, Elise and Nic
have no choice but to join forces. Unfortunately, the
situation in remote Fairhaven, Wisconsin is far from safe:
Nic has too many questions about Elise's work and why she
deserted him years ago; townsfolk are disappearing, and
Elise feels her own condition intensifying in ways as
terrifying and exhilarating as her rekindled attraction to
Nic. Now, as a shadowy evil closes in, it’s becoming all too
clear that Elise is the only one who can stop it—if it
doesn't stop her first...