Patricia Briggs is amazing, and if you've not read all ofher
other books, you should. Her Alpha and Omega novels are
fantastic. In fact, they've contributed greatly to new works
in the paranormal romance field featuring werewolves. The
latest installment, FAIR GAME, has Anna Latham attempting to
get everyone around her to see reason: her mate, Charles
Cornick, is being detrimentally affected by being his
father's enforcer. Although he's done the job for hundreds
of years, new rules since werewolves came out to the public
make punishment more common than the traditional
rehabilitation. What's worse is that Charles won't confide
in Anna or let her help him. As the pack's Omega as well as
his mate, this angers and frustrates her. However, Anna and
Charles are given a distraction: to help advise in a
serial-killer case in Boston whose last three victims have
been werewolves. They are quickly surrounded by official
legal politics, wolf politics, and prejudice as they balance
the tightrope of werewolf PR, the investigation, and their
own personal emotional jungle.
The connection between Anna and Charles is excellently
depicted, as is their frustration with Charles' situation.
Although Anna's interactions with ancient werewolves Asil
and Bran are brief, those scenes are, as always, wonderful.
Go read FAIR GAME!