A girl barely out of her teens is found bloody and naked by
Uldolf, a one-armed young man who has been hunting in the
forest. He lives with his adopted parents and a sister who
took him in when he was just a child after the massacre that
left his biological family dead. Uldolf barely survived and
refuses to remember what happened. The strange girl doesn't
seem to speak and is frightened. Uldolf won't allow her to
die and takes her home where his mother will care for her.
The abused girl is Lily, a werewolf who has been held
captive for years under the Knights of the Teutonic Order.
Her master, Johannsburg, Erhard von Stendal, a knight of
this order has made her into a killing machine where he has
brainwashed her to thinking she kills for the good of god.
He has killed her family and used torture to keep her in
line. Lily has killed many and while her master is away, she
is able to escape. She is very sacred but goes with Uldolf
because he seems so kind. What Uldolf doesn't know is that
Lily and he have met before when they were young children
and that she is the reason he became an orphan.
As Lily recovers, Uldolf and his parents try to figure out
what the best course of action with Lily. She is a very
strange girl who doesn't seem comfortable with people, but
is willing to help with household chores and keep an eye on
Hilde, Uldolf's younger sister. Also Lily has become
attached to Uldolf and wants to show him how much she has
come to love him. Erhard is searching for Lily and will do
whatever means necessary to find her.
Because Lily is being hunted, anyone she comes in contact
with is in danger. Lily has no where to go and wants to stay
with Uldolf. But when he finds out who Lily is and the
terror she has brought back into his life, he must either
forgive her or turn her over to her master who wants to
destroy her once and for all.
WOLFBREED is a gritty and violent dark novel that deals with
the aspects of religion in very scary ways. S.A. Swann has
written a world in the thirteen century that is ruled by
powerful and deranged men who use evil and torture to get
what they want. No one is safe from these persecutions and
so many innocent lives are lost. Lily, the poor half human,
half shift changing wolf is so abused and scarred that she
has two sides to her that cannot be controlled. One side is
fragile and wants to be safe and loved. The other side is a
vicious one that makes Lily lash out. This side tries to
take over and it gets to a point where Lily can't stop it.
Uldolf is a wonderful character full of life and optimism.
Even though his childhood was destroyed, he is able to
overcome because of the husband and wife who took him in and
treat him as their own son. This family unit becomes so
important to this tale as well as how they treat and protect
Lily.
WOLFBREED is all about redemption and forgiveness. S.A.
Swann shows the best and the worst in people and the paths
those take to either fight for good or turn to darkness to
achieve great power. This story is for anyone who enjoys
paranormals with a touch of romance and an action packed
plot where the end is very much a mystery.
In this captivating reinvention of the werewolf novel, S. A.
Swann propels readers into the darkest days of the Middle
Ages, weaving a rare blend of soaring romance, historical
intrigue, paranormal thrills, and spiritual questioning to
tell a story that forever changes those who hear
it. When a monk inadvertently discovers a lair
of werewolf young, he unleashes what will become the
Church’s most powerful–and secret–weapon. Clandestinely
raised by the Teutonic Order, these lupine creatures serve
as instruments of God against pagan unbelievers. Trained to
slip into villages cloaked in human form, they are all but
unstoppable. Only one, called Lilly, has cunningly fled her
brutal master.
Uldolf is too young to remember the
massacre eight years earlier that claimed his village, his
arm, and his kin. But he knows the pain of loneliness. When
he sees what appears to be a beautiful young woman, injured
and cowering in the woods, he races to her aid. Uldolf and
his adoptive family will do anything to protect the
terrified girl, but the danger is greater than they can
possibly imagine. For death is the only life Lilly has ever
known–and if their humanity can’t pierce the darkness Lilly
harbors in her soul, they’ll soon come to know it, too.
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