This third book in the Nymphs series follows on from
the
second, Montana Mustangs in which some unfortunate women
met their end. Now the sister of one of those women is
sitting at the funeral. She feels the loss all the more,
because her kind are almost immortal.
WINTER SWANS describes shapechangers who interestingly turn
to swans; their true form is the nymph, a lovely, alluring
woman. Harper Cygnini has lost her sister Jenna and
although the criminal was caught, that won't change
anything. A lady at the funeral says that Jenna was her
landlady and asks Harper to look for a man named Chance
Landon, her ex-husband. Harper, who has come from Seattle
for the occasion, sees no reason why she should help this
stranger but Chance comes into her life anyway. When they
meet, he's a professional poker player hoping to win lots
of money to help a friend pay off a debt. This seems like
reckless behaviour, but Harper finds him attractive. When
Chance's ex-wife is found dead, Harper is his unwilling
alibi.
A stash of drugs, a hitherto unknown teenaged daughter, a
snow-capped mountain setting in Idaho and a final gift of
books combine to keep our interest and send our suspicions
racing in several directions. Harper has to tidy and close
up the home where her sister lived, and this gives her time
to get to know Chance and his daughter Starling, who just
might be the daughter of a nymph, unlikely though that is.
Starling is reticent with these two strangers but some good
care encourages her to open up, and she claims to have an
unusual talent. Could this help to find a killer?
I was disappointed that we don't get to see Harper turning
into a swan and taking wing. This series is less about
shapechanging and more about how nymphs face the challenge
of living in the modern world. Anti-psychotic drugs are
mentioned, as the scene shifts to a laboratory and a Vegas
poker tournament. There's strong language and allusions to
hard drug use, and an adult romance. While my favourite is
still the first of the series, The Nymph's Labyrinth set
in Greece, all Danica Winters' fans will be eager to pick
up this instalment and see where she takes her world-
building next. WINTER SWANS contains some very good ideas
as well as working through the earlier concepts of the
nymph.
A curse that forbids her to love . . . A child that he must
keep secret…An attack on the culture she holds dear…And a
battle that could get them killed . . .
Single dad and professional poker player, Chance Landon,
hates the world after his ex-wife is found dead in a cheap
apartment in rural Idaho. On a lone-wolf crusade to find the
killer, he instead learns that he is the father of a strange
little girl who carries secrets that only a woman like his
ex-wife can answer.
When his ex-wife’s killer learns about his daughter’s
abilities and decides to come after the young girl, Chance
enlists the help of the beautiful and deadly swan-shifting
nymph, Harper Cygnini, who helps to teach him the truth of
his daughter’s condition. Chance soon realizes that he alone
can’t save his daughter from the sadistic killer and he
finds himself in a battle between his head and his heart.
Will Chance gamble on a future that involves falling in love
- which may well cost him his life - or is that one bet his
is unwilling to take?
Sensuality Level: Sensual
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