Review: Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs

Title: Frost Burned

Author: Patricia Briggs

Series: Mercy Thompson, #7

 •Source: Purchased
 •Publisher: Ace Books
 •Publication Date: March 5, 2013

Opening Line: "You should have brought the van." said my stepdaughter.

   

Mercy's life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman—the charismatic Alpha if the local werewolf pack—has mad her a stepmother to his daughter, Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy's life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more...

After a car accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Mercy and Jesse can't reach Adam—or anyone else in the pack, for that matter. They've all been abducted.

Through their mating bond, all Mercy knows is that Adam is angry and in pain. But she fears Adam's disappearance may be related to the political battle the werewolves have been fighting to gain acceptance from the public—and that he and the pack are in serious danger. Outmatched and on her own, Mercy may be forced to seek assistance from any ally she can get, no matter how unlikely.

       

Review: Burn The Night by Jocelynn Drake

Title: Burn The Night

Author: Jocelynn Drake

Series: Dark Days, #6

 •Source: Purchased
 •Publisher: Harper Voyager
 •Publication Date: July 2011

Opening Line: The clang of clashing swords echoed through the woods.

   

The Great Awakening approaches…

After eons in exile, the naturi have broken their chains and now roam the Earth bent on revenge. It is the sworn duty of Mira, the Fire Starter, to protect the Nightwalker race—though even she may be powerless to withstand the horrific onslaught. As Mira and her brave lover, the vampire slayer Danaus, stand ready to do battle, thousands of winged shape-shifters darken the skies. The war of ultimate extermination has begun, and the battleground is Mira’s home turf.

The humans don’t yet recognize the doom descending upon them. And the Nightwalkers will surely perish unless they unite with outcast naturi who claim to want peace. But these unexpected “allies” are the same demons who have long worked for Mira’s destruction—and in these darkest of days the lines between friend and foe will blur treacherously before the bloody end of all things.

      
  

Review: Wait For Dusk by Jocelynn Drake

Title: Wait For Dusk

Author: Jocelynn Drake

Series: Dark Days, #5

 •Source: Purchased
 •Publisher: EOS
 •Publication Date: August 2010

Opening Line: Pain exploded across my face, lighting up the black night.

   

There is no sanctuary in the night…

Feared even by her own kind for her mastery of fire, the Nightwalker Mira is summoned by the Coven to take her rightful place as Elder. But with this honor comes grave responsibility—a commitment to the annihilation of the unleashed naturi. For now the foul creatures walk the earth—and neither vampire nor human will survive their horrific onslaught.

A tide of blood is sweeping relentlessly across the European continent, as Mira is dispatched to Budapest for the most devastating test yet of her astonishing powers—and falls into a well-laid trap. With the dark secrets that haunt her growing darker by the hour, she must confront the terrible truth of her past and protect her fragile sanity in the face of unanticipated treachery—a betrayal by her ally, her enemy, her lover…the vampire slayer, Danaus.