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Shifter's Destiny

Shifter's Destiny, September 2012
by Anna Leonard

Harlequin
Featuring: Libby; Josh
288 pages
ISBN: 0373885547
EAN: 978037388554
Kindle: B0088NGZP0
Hardcover / e-Book
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"A shape-shifter rides to the rescue"

Fresh Fiction Review

Shifter's Destiny
Anna Leonard

Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted July 25, 2012

Romance | Romance Paranormal | Romance Series

SHIFTER'S DESTINY is an original and beautiful take on shape-shifting, where the male character turns into a unicorn stallion, ready to protect young females and take them into his herd - even if the herd they are leaving is vile and menacing.

Elizabeth and Maggie are sisters, with young Maggie just thirteen, when life changes at their isolationist commune in New England and they flee the new leader and his plans for them. He sends people to pull them back but a stray horse knocks down the commune members and the two girls seize their chance to escape. Only as they shelter in a nearby wood do they realize that the horse which is still helping them is in fact a white unicorn. Next morning it has vanished and they are being watched by a tall, strong fair-haired man. He says his name is Joshua Mustang and he will see them to safety.

Joshua is of a tribe of shape-shifters which lived in peace with the native peoples but hid and adapted when colonization occurred. Mares rule the herd and young males leave at the age of nineteen, wandering until called by the demands of their bodies to find a mate for life. If Josh doesn't succeed he will be stuck in his four-legged shape forever. Elizabeth and Josh can't avoid feeling the growing chemistry between them but there are two problems: Elizabeth is not a virgin, and the commune is sending evil genetically altered cat and bear beasts to track the girls. Soon the three are fighting for their lives.

Anna Leonard has created a story for all those of us who love horses and love shape changers, with plenty of fast- paced adventure in a deceptively simple location. More please.

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SUMMARY

Nothing can stop a shape-shifter from fulfilling his legacy...except a beguiling yet forbidden young woman on a quest to save her sister. There are some boundaries mustangs must never cross-even for true love. Libby wasn't looking for anything but escape when she took her little sister and fled the malevolent cult they once called family. When a horse appears to carry them from danger, she sees only a ride-and not the horn set in its forehead. Josh knows he wants Libby from the moment their eyes meet. Trouble is, his heritage demands that he claim a virgin bride-or else suffer dark consequences. But he can't turn away from a female in need, either. With "The Community" closing in, the unicorn-shifter will have to summon all of his strength to resist Libby's allure and protect the sisters from harm. He may be no knight in shining armor, but he's got the hooves to back up his claim.


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