This instalment in theBloodrunners series deals with
shapechanger Eric Drake, who is trying to reorganise his
clan after leadership and tribal disputes left chaos in the
world of Lycans and halfbreeds. A human woman is found
sleeping in her car on the mountain road and Eric does his
best to get rid of her before she sees something she
shouldn't.
Chelsea Smart however is searching for her missing sister
and refuses to be intimidated. She'll search every mountain
road in Virginia if she has to and even this strange,
almost predatory man won't stand in her way. Eric insists
on booking her a room at a motel and advises her that her
sister will wise up and quit whatever strip club she's
serving drinks in sooner or later. But Chelsea is doggedly
determined, and even though it leads her to danger which
has nothing to do with the Silverclaw and Whitehair packs,
Eric can't stop himself from stepping in as her protector.
A raw physical tale of a relationship between a human and a
wolf, DARK WOLF RISING is a strong romance for those who
love paranormal tales and it doesn't hesitate to show the
seedy side of night life and the potential danger of
drugs. Eric is very wolfish in his thoughts at all times
but restrains himself from acting out his impulses around a
human girl. Rhiannon Byrd has created a world peopled with
distinct characters and while there are principles which
the shapechangers follow, I was glad that there are not too
many rules and hierarchies which tend to slow down urban
fantasies. DARK WOLF RISING is an interesting romance and a
lively
adventure with a distinctly adult flavour.
Eric Drake, a powerful Dark Wolf, has never trusted himself
around human
females—preferring to mate only within his pack. That is,
until he encounters
Chelsea Smart snooping around Silvercrest pack land in
search of her missing
sister.
Secretly, Chelsea thinks Eric is the sexiest man she's ever
seen, though she is
wary of his potent Alpha energy. Then it's discovered that
Chelsea's sister is
being held by a pack of vicious Lycans, and Eric heroically
leaps into action. Now,
Chelsea will risk everything—her body and soul—to surrender
to the passion that
will mark her as Eric's woman for all eternity…if they
survive.