In Jennifer Ashley's world,
shifters are less than second-class citizens, forced to wear
electronic collars, live in approved Shiftertowns, and
travel only with permission. Wolf shifter, Angus Murray, is
approached by an agent of the Shifter Bureau, and tasked
with bringing in a rogue, collarless shifter, Tamsin
Calloway. Though Angus wants no part of tracking one of his
own, the Bureau forces his hand by holding his beloved son,
Ciaran, in custody, until he complies. Ciaran is the only
bright spot in Angus's life, and he loves his son dearly,
and will do anything to protect him. Ciaran's mother is
dead, and they only have each other. So, the grumpy and
taciturn Angus heads out to capture the wanted criminal.
Tamsin is a very rare fox shifter who has been successful in
avoiding the bureau agents pursuing her. She made the choice
to leave her family and live outside the law in order not to
have to wear the dreaded collar. Unfortunately, she made
the mistake of aligning herself with radicals whose
philosophy turned out to be vastly different from hers. Now
the bureau is determined to capture her and use any means
available to find out what she knows about her former
colleagues. Then when they have the necessary information,
they plan on studying (meaning -- using as a guinea pig)
Tamsin, as she is the first known fox shifter.
Tamsin leads Angus on a merry chase, but he manages to catch
up to her when she becomes badly injured. Angus's gruff
persona holds a soft heart, and he takes tender care of the
bubbly and vivacious Tamsin, who appears to be his polar
opposite. The more time Angus spends with Tamsin, the more
attracted he becomes, and the more he regrets having to turn
her in. He has to put his son first, but he comes up with a
plan for her to escape once Ciaran is safely back in his
custody.
Cue the road trip! Tamsin escapes the bureau agents, and
takes off with Angus and Ciaran to parts unknown. Along the
way, this trio evolves into a sort of family unit, with
bonds developing between them all. Ciaran is an adorable and
exuberant wolf cub shifter, who is desperately wanting some
adventure, and for Tamsin to be a permanent part of their
lives. Angus is falling hard for Tamsin, and is trying to
come up with a solution to their outlaw status, so that he
can have Tamsin as his mate. Tamsin, however, is convinced
that she must eventually leave again on her own to keep
Angus and Ciaran safe from the Shifter Bureau.
MIDNIGHT WOLF introduces a varied cast of characters, some
of them old friends from previous books, including shifters,
goblins, fae, and goddesses. These creatures exhibit more
humanity and loyalty than the so-called humans in the story.
While the bulk of the tale is about being on the road and
fleeing the evil bureau, the focus is on the developing love
between Angus and Tamsin. I love these characters, and was
rooting for poor Angus to find genuine love to fill his
bleak life, and for road weary Tamsin to be able to set down
roots and have a family of her own. MIDNIGHT WOLF is an
engaging and warm read that takes the reader on a fabulous
journey through the shifter world, and leads to a very
satisfying happy ever after.
Angus Murray, bouncer for a New Orleans Shifter bar, is
sent
to round up an elusive, Collar-less Shifter woman, Tamsin
Calloway, who is causing trouble for Shifter Bureau, and
possesses information they want. If Angus refuses, he
risks
losing his cub. He finds Tamsin but she's slippery and
not
about to be rounded up quietly.
In fact, quiet is nothing Tamsin will ever be. She leads
Angus on a wild chase, but he's determined to bring her
in
to save his son.
Can Tamsin convince Angus she's worth helping before
she's
locked away by Shifter Bureau, Collared, or perhaps
killed?
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