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Bantam Books (2005), Edition: First Printing, Hardcover, 291 pages
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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML: BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Keri Arthur's Kissing Sin. In this exciting debut, author Keri Arthur explodes onto the supernatural scene with a sexy, sensuous tale of intrigue and suspense set in a world where legends walk and the shady paths of the underworld are far more sinister than anyone envisioned. A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne's Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural races--and protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office worker--until her brother goes missing on one of his missions. The timing couldn't be worse. More werewolf than vampire, Riley is vulnerable to the moon heat, the weeklong period before the full moon, when her need to mate becomes all-consuming.... Luckily Riley has two willing partners to satisfy her every need. But she will have to control her urges if she' s going to find her brother....Easier said than done as the city pulses with frenzied desire, and Riley is confronted with a very powerful--and delectably naked--vamp who raises her temperature like never before. In matters carnal, Riley has met her match. But in matters criminal, she must follow her instincts not only to find her brother but to stop an unholy harvest. For someone is doing some shifty cloning in an attempt to produce the ultimate warrior--by tapping into the genome of nonhumans like Rhoan. Now Riley knows just how dangerous the world is for her kind--and just how much it needs her..… (more)
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LibraryThing member mariacle
I enjoy a good werewolf story, I even enjoy a cheesy werewolf story on occasion - this book was neither. This was just another entry in the urban fantasy genre where the author thinks all people want to read about is sex. Don't get me wrong, I am not a prude... I don't mind sex in a story, if it
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fits the plot, but in this case, the plot was a very poorly told story that revolved around the werewolf need to have lots of sex in the week leading up to the full moon. And for a book where the sex was clearly the point of the story, this book was seriously lacking. Show Less
LibraryThing member Ilithyia
Arthur blows the top off of the idea of werewolves, vampires, and really hot sex! Riley Jenson is an uber-gorgeous werewolf/vampire crossbreed and like all werewolves her libidio goes into overdrive one week a month (don’t we all know that feeling).
These books are in a completely new locale for
As if Riley doesn’t have enough problems, her brother is missing and a naked, gorgeous vampire turns up on her doorstep looking for him. Quinn O’Connor, multibillionaire and milennia old vampire, is trying to find out who has it in for him and won’t leave until he speaks to Rhoan (did I mention he was naked). Oh, and then there’s this whole plot about genetics, cloning, unnatural creatures, and really bad guys.
I wouldn’t recommend this book (the first in an all new series) to the faint of heart. It’s full of action, lots of sex (multiple partners), only a little romance, and a whole new look at nonhuman cultures. I enjoyed it and promptly bought the whole series.
Honestly it’s not for everyone, but it you like it a lot riské, this one is for you. I know some of you out there will love it!
These books are in a completely new locale for
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me, Australia - mostly Melbourne - how cool is that?! I believe they take place sometime in the future though we’re never told an exact date, but that in no way takes away from the enjoyment. Riley Jenson and her twin brother Rhoan work for the Directorate, kind of a police system for nonhumans. But when she is attacked repeatedly in a short span of time, it becomes evident that the reasons are more than her werewolf nature or Directorate employment. As if Riley doesn’t have enough problems, her brother is missing and a naked, gorgeous vampire turns up on her doorstep looking for him. Quinn O’Connor, multibillionaire and milennia old vampire, is trying to find out who has it in for him and won’t leave until he speaks to Rhoan (did I mention he was naked). Oh, and then there’s this whole plot about genetics, cloning, unnatural creatures, and really bad guys.
I wouldn’t recommend this book (the first in an all new series) to the faint of heart. It’s full of action, lots of sex (multiple partners), only a little romance, and a whole new look at nonhuman cultures. I enjoyed it and promptly bought the whole series.
Honestly it’s not for everyone, but it you like it a lot riské, this one is for you. I know some of you out there will love it!
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LibraryThing member amberwitch
Another urban fantasy series with lots of sex and blood. This time our plucky female hero is a vampire-werewolf mix trying to avoid becoming a Guardian while worrying about her twin brother Rhoans disappearance.
She is aided in her search for her brother by a 1000 year old amnesiac vampire who is
Surviving numerous attacks as well as the horniness brought on by the moon phases Riley discover that one of her sexual partners is not only trying to impregnate her using illegal fertilization drugs, he is also involved in the illegal clone and crossbreeding scheeme that has led to the death of 11 Guardians and her brothers diappearance. Worse yet; her other sexual partner is his sometime business partner and somehow involved as well, and the vampire she may want as a soulmate has some serious hang-ups about werewolves and promiscuity.
The amount of sex and violence in the story is impressive, and very quickly becomes boring. It is a good thing the author made the werewolves horny phase the whole week leading up to the full moon, or the book would have been a good deal shorter. I wonder if the rest of the books in the series are timed to take place just before the full moon to maximize the amount of sex scenes.
The story isn't badly written as such, but the characters aren't exactly engaging or credible, and the sex and violence seems more like a padding and a selling point than a necessity to the plot.
She is aided in her search for her brother by a 1000 year old amnesiac vampire who is
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also looking for Rhoan - and the creator of illegal clones. Surviving numerous attacks as well as the horniness brought on by the moon phases Riley discover that one of her sexual partners is not only trying to impregnate her using illegal fertilization drugs, he is also involved in the illegal clone and crossbreeding scheeme that has led to the death of 11 Guardians and her brothers diappearance. Worse yet; her other sexual partner is his sometime business partner and somehow involved as well, and the vampire she may want as a soulmate has some serious hang-ups about werewolves and promiscuity.
The amount of sex and violence in the story is impressive, and very quickly becomes boring. It is a good thing the author made the werewolves horny phase the whole week leading up to the full moon, or the book would have been a good deal shorter. I wonder if the rest of the books in the series are timed to take place just before the full moon to maximize the amount of sex scenes.
The story isn't badly written as such, but the characters aren't exactly engaging or credible, and the sex and violence seems more like a padding and a selling point than a necessity to the plot.
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LibraryThing member Mumugrrl
Nope, after having recently read the Anita Blake series I am burned out on women whose motto is Must Have Sex with Anything with a Penis. I liked Quinn the vampire, but I didn't like Riley. And how can you like a series when you just really don't like the protagonist?
And Arthur's comment that the
And Arthur's comment that the
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werewolves don't go to work the week before the full moon because they are in a constant state of heated arousal made me laugh. They could probably get that covered under the disabilities act. You know, reasonable accomodation of a werewolf's disability, like a breakroom with a cot in the back or something. Or maybe it would be covered under FMLA. I can just see it now, hundreds of werewolves getting intermittent leaves approved so they could stay at home one week each month if their doctors certified that they were in danger of having sex with anything that moved. So silly. "That's what I said Boss. I won't be coming into work today because I, uh, need to have sex." How funny would that be? Because I think if the werewolves get cut that kind of slack the rest of us should too. Next time I need a day off I am going to try that excuse. Show Less
LibraryThing member malcontentdiary
Ugh. This novel is on par in awfulness with the post-Obsidian Butterfly Anita Blake books.
LibraryThing member youthfulzombie
So I picked this up under duress, as my choices were limited and I had nothing to read while I await the delivery of Meg Gardiner’s books.
I hate, hate, hate buying books with covers like this, particularly since most of my reading is done in public. I must say, however, that if the North American
I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed this book. Publisher’s Weekly said, “fans of Anita Blake and Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse vampire series will be rewarded” and I agree completely. The publisher is releasing the other 3 in the series one a month for the next 3 months, which means at least I’ll have something to read.
I hate, hate, hate buying books with covers like this, particularly since most of my reading is done in public. I must say, however, that if the North American
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version had the same cover as the UK version, I certainly would not have purchased it at all. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed this book. Publisher’s Weekly said, “fans of Anita Blake and Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse vampire series will be rewarded” and I agree completely. The publisher is releasing the other 3 in the series one a month for the next 3 months, which means at least I’ll have something to read.
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LibraryThing member lewispike
Another book in the genre of modern real world with a twist books. Werewolves, vampires etc. are all real, and regulated by "The Directorate."
Riley Jenson is a dead gorgeous dhampire - part werewolf, part vampire, and often treated prejudicially because of this. She is also a liaison to the
It's not challenging reading, but it does blend the elements together pretty well - although if you're looking for heavy erotica this isn't the book for you. But as a romp with action of all kinds its works well, certainly well enough to make me look for the next book in the series as soon as possible.
Riley Jenson is a dead gorgeous dhampire - part werewolf, part vampire, and often treated prejudicially because of this. She is also a liaison to the
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guardian (read enforcer and assassin) division of the Directorate, while her twin brother is an agent. There's a mix of investigation, crossed trails, confused lust and longing, betrayal, sex and fun.It's not challenging reading, but it does blend the elements together pretty well - although if you're looking for heavy erotica this isn't the book for you. But as a romp with action of all kinds its works well, certainly well enough to make me look for the next book in the series as soon as possible.
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LibraryThing member pacey1927
The premise, a half werewolf-half vampire who works for the government sounded pretty interesting to me. Arthur first lost me almost immediately because I didn't like Riley Jensen. The whole free sex with strangers and no conscience and no worries absolutely doesn't work for me. More irritatingly,
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there are several times in this book that her 'werewolf lust' or whatever was rising at completely inappropriate times. If you are in danger, or are physically being hurt by someone, you should not be wanting to do the dirty with them. Sorry. This attitude also made most of the other werewolves unlikeable as well. It was all they can think of through the book, almost its main focus and not a side plot and it just overwhelmed everything else. Sometimes I would get intrested and pages would fly by as the action occurred or as people were being questioned and then just as suddenly I would be bored and skimming the pages which is something I don't normally do. I give this book two stars because it is a good idea and there is hope that one day Riley will find her soulmate wolf and won't have the need to spread her love with anyone, anytime. I am not a prude, and I know like I sound like one, but this was just not a good book. Show Less
LibraryThing member Dog_Ogler
Unintentionally hilarious orgiastic young adult vampire-werewolf urban fantasy silliness. I found it via my library's "similar books" link, but after the first page or so it was obvious that this is not in any way a great piece of literature. It abounds with cliches, both conceptual and linguistic.
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However, since I was on holiday & had nothing else to read, I persisted. I'm glad I did, as it meant I got to enjoy the climax (if you will) of the absurdly unsubtle smut, when Riley admires her one of lovers, bent over a hotel spa, and his "well-hung balls". Priceless! Actually I'm disappointed that they didn't use that scene to illustrate the title on the cover - i.e. a bent-over man's naked rear end ("full moon rising"). Stupid, but funny. Show Less
LibraryThing member j.l.kelly
It was OK. It was enough to get me to read the next book but as the series went on, I don't know why, but it just didn't hold my attention like most of the other books I've read. I had purchased the first 7 books in this series prior to reading this first one, so I read them to #7, but sold them
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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
Riley Jensen lives in a world a lot like our own only Vampires and Werewolves and other supernaturals are public and policed by their own organisation. Riley is more werewolf than vampire and as her twin brother, Rhoan is more vampire than werewolf they hide their relationship. The two of them have
When Rhoan goes missing, Riley has to get involved, but it's near the full moon and her need to mate has become all-consuming, indeed it's getting in the way of her doing anything else. She's caught between a posessive werewolf and an attractive Vampire, and everyone has ulterior motives.
The sex felt like a bit much and after a while I felt like asking when they were going to get to the point and actually progress the plot. While I won't rush out to find the remainder of the series, I will eventually get around to it, and hopefully it will get better.
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been thrown out of their home pack and aren't doing a bad job of keeping themselves alive outside of it, however it leaves them with few they can trust.When Rhoan goes missing, Riley has to get involved, but it's near the full moon and her need to mate has become all-consuming, indeed it's getting in the way of her doing anything else. She's caught between a posessive werewolf and an attractive Vampire, and everyone has ulterior motives.
The sex felt like a bit much and after a while I felt like asking when they were going to get to the point and actually progress the plot. While I won't rush out to find the remainder of the series, I will eventually get around to it, and hopefully it will get better.
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LibraryThing member teharhynn
Talk about your god awful smutty book! This was a fun read, there was lots of risqué to it, but it was part of its charm. I will definitely read others in her series. I liked the characters, and I like the writing style.
LibraryThing member jshillingford
I enjoyed the first novel in Arthur's "Guardian Series," about half-vampire, half-werewolf Riley Jensen. A lot of readers griped about there being so much sex in the story, and werewolves not being able to "function in society" if they have to go through heat every full moon. Yes, there was a lot
Riley's brother has gone missing. In her efforts to find him, she discovers a plot against herself and other supernaturals. The plot is weak, but good enough to support this type of story. The character of Riley has potential, and I expect the author will deliver better plots now that the background building is done. Since she is a Guardian, readers can expect further adventures/mysteries in subsequent books. Recommended.
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of sex. But, this is paranormal romance after all. Suspend your disbelief. Riley's brother has gone missing. In her efforts to find him, she discovers a plot against herself and other supernaturals. The plot is weak, but good enough to support this type of story. The character of Riley has potential, and I expect the author will deliver better plots now that the background building is done. Since she is a Guardian, readers can expect further adventures/mysteries in subsequent books. Recommended.
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LibraryThing member ToxicMasquerade
Some people think Keri Arthur's books are not great; I'm not one of those people. She is a great writer. The Riley Jensen series is a fantastic series. The action is great and the romance is hot. I would recommend the series, or Keri Arthur, to anyone.
LibraryThing member samantha.1020
Full Moon Rising is the beginning of a new (to me) series that I was excited to read. Riley Jensen and her twin brother are half vampire and half werewolf and both work for the government concerning supernatural creatures. Trouble begins to brew when Riley's brother disappears and a vampire shows
I'm finding that I am a huge fan of urban fantasy and this didn't disappoint. Keri Arthur creates a world that draws the reader into it and I couldn't help but root for Riley to succeed. It was a dark world filled with creatures of the night and lots of suspense. Riley was also up against the fact that it was the week before the full moon which meant that she was basically in heat. There was a lot of sex in this book which may deter some readers. It didn't bother me as a reader as it pertained to the story line but like I said before it might bother some. All of the answers weren't found at the end of the book which makes me want to read the next book in this series soon. The ending was satisfying though and I couldn't help but hope that the story would go the way I wanted it to in the following books :) All in all, I enjoyed this book and am excited to have found another series that I will be following.
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up on Riley's doorstep. Can she find her brother without becoming a guardian like her boss wants her to?I'm finding that I am a huge fan of urban fantasy and this didn't disappoint. Keri Arthur creates a world that draws the reader into it and I couldn't help but root for Riley to succeed. It was a dark world filled with creatures of the night and lots of suspense. Riley was also up against the fact that it was the week before the full moon which meant that she was basically in heat. There was a lot of sex in this book which may deter some readers. It didn't bother me as a reader as it pertained to the story line but like I said before it might bother some. All of the answers weren't found at the end of the book which makes me want to read the next book in this series soon. The ending was satisfying though and I couldn't help but hope that the story would go the way I wanted it to in the following books :) All in all, I enjoyed this book and am excited to have found another series that I will be following.
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LibraryThing member thehistorychic
I really wish I could pick 2.5 for the review. I really like Riley but I found the book a hard read in quite a few parts. It might be because it was a first of the series, I will try the second book eventually. I think it is an interesting world that the author has developed but she needed to spend
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LibraryThing member Chandra-of-Red
Sex: lots and lots; Romance: very little Conversation about nothing: too much
LibraryThing member delfinnetti
As with the Sookie Series there is little information about the background in the first book. The book is set in the near furtur in Australia. It is not said, if Vampires, werewolfs and the like just made an appearance or if they have been in the light for a long time...
At least now there is a
Riley is the main character of the book. She is half vampire and half werewolf with the werewolf beeing the dominating bit. Her twin-brother is the same. Nobody is supposed to know about this. They have been kicked out of their pack right after coming of age. It was lucky they haven´t been killed at birth for beeing halfbreeds.
Riley works as a leason for the Directorate (a police-force for the supernatural community). She is not full guardian but only helping out. Her brother works there as well and he is guardian. They both pretend to be full werewolf, so the were-cummunity of Melborn will not kick them out.
Quite some guardians went missing the past weeks. Riley is very worried and does some investigation of her own when her twin brother goes missing. She is worried they will only find bits and pieces of him, just as they did of the other guardians who went missing. When she gets home, there is a beatifull, naked vampire sitting on her doorstep claiming to be a friend of her brothers, in trouble and with memory loss...
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governmental body and legislativ concering them. They don´t seem to have human rights but close (or they have them, and they are easily disregarded) and (normal) people are not depicted overly worried about them...Riley is the main character of the book. She is half vampire and half werewolf with the werewolf beeing the dominating bit. Her twin-brother is the same. Nobody is supposed to know about this. They have been kicked out of their pack right after coming of age. It was lucky they haven´t been killed at birth for beeing halfbreeds.
Riley works as a leason for the Directorate (a police-force for the supernatural community). She is not full guardian but only helping out. Her brother works there as well and he is guardian. They both pretend to be full werewolf, so the were-cummunity of Melborn will not kick them out.
Quite some guardians went missing the past weeks. Riley is very worried and does some investigation of her own when her twin brother goes missing. She is worried they will only find bits and pieces of him, just as they did of the other guardians who went missing. When she gets home, there is a beatifull, naked vampire sitting on her doorstep claiming to be a friend of her brothers, in trouble and with memory loss...
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LibraryThing member ReginaR
I liked Riley as a character. The mystery was semi-interesting, although I figured it out before we were supposed to know. I enjoyed the other characters taht were introduced -- of course Quinn I really liked. I understand the whole pull of the moon and the fever, but I felt it was too much of a
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focuse for the story. It actually got old. I have heard this phases out with the books as the series progresses, I hope it does. I do plan on reading #2, but not right away. Show Less
LibraryThing member Roylin
This I picked up on a whim...and boy was it interesting..in a smutty way. LOL. The main character is half vampire, half werewolf who lives in a world where all these creatures are out in the open, and she works for a secret agency that deals/investigates her kind. Adventures happen.
LibraryThing member bookwormteri
Wow! Steamy enough to heat up a bath and intriguing enough to read without the steam. A great read!
LibraryThing member FantasyDreamer
Full Moon Rising was filled with plenty of action and mystery that made it very hard to put down. I found myself having to know the answers to questions that kept coming up through out the story. The supernaturals in the story are somewhat traditionally but with enough of a unique twist keep them
As far as books in the Urban Fantasy go, Full Moon Rising has the most free-lovin', carefree sex written into the story that I have read to date in this genre. I have to admit at first I had a few reservations about the multiple mates/sex partners (maybe I'm more old fashioned than I think I am?) and I wasn't sure if it would be my type of story to read, especially since it would mean reading about the 'moon heat' hitting Riley's libido once a month but Keri Arthur has a way with making all the sexual energy sizzling on the pages work for this story.
I would recommend this book to anyone enjoys a good mystery full of intriguing turning points, lots of action and their story full of steamy sexin' scenes.
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interesting. And Riley is a go get 'em kind of heroine with side of healthy self preservation, I liked that. It made her seem more of a real person.As far as books in the Urban Fantasy go, Full Moon Rising has the most free-lovin', carefree sex written into the story that I have read to date in this genre. I have to admit at first I had a few reservations about the multiple mates/sex partners (maybe I'm more old fashioned than I think I am?) and I wasn't sure if it would be my type of story to read, especially since it would mean reading about the 'moon heat' hitting Riley's libido once a month but Keri Arthur has a way with making all the sexual energy sizzling on the pages work for this story.
I would recommend this book to anyone enjoys a good mystery full of intriguing turning points, lots of action and their story full of steamy sexin' scenes.
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LibraryThing member djryan
I got this free with Stanza in what I can only imagine is an attempt by the publisher to try and get people to buy the rest of the series - I still feel short changed. I don't think I've come across a published book that reads as much like a bad teenage fantasy as this... and I've tried to read the
If you want a bunch of bad deus ex machinae, wooden characters that all have the same voice, and some really bad semi-furry sex then read away. Everyone else, life's too short.
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Twilight 'books'.If you want a bunch of bad deus ex machinae, wooden characters that all have the same voice, and some really bad semi-furry sex then read away. Everyone else, life's too short.
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LibraryThing member rocalisa
Lots of people recommended this book (and the series it begins) to me and it certainly sounded like something I would enjoy. There was nothing wrong with what I read either, I just didn't get captured enough by it to continue. I have been told that it takes a while to get going, so on another
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occasion when I more in the mood, I suspect I might get further and find I really liked it. But for now I'm putting it aside until that other occasion. Show Less
LibraryThing member StarKnits
Hot and steamy, though some is a bit unbelievable...
I like Riley- a wolf/vampire who speaks her mind and is fiercely protective of her brother. She's not really embraced the vampire half though.
I like Riley- a wolf/vampire who speaks her mind and is fiercely protective of her brother. She's not really embraced the vampire half though.
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Awards
P.E.A.R.L. (Nominee — 2006)
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Original publication date
2006-12-26
Physical description
291 p.; 9.1 inches
ISBN
0553804588 / 9780553804584
Local notes
A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural races–and protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office worker–until her brother goes missing on one of his missions. The timing couldn’t be worse. More werewolf than vampire, Riley is vulnerable to the moon heat, the weeklong period before the full moon, when her need to mate becomes all-consuming.
Interesting and fun, enjoyed the Melbourne references.
My copy sadly missing dustjacket.
Interesting and fun, enjoyed the Melbourne references.
My copy sadly missing dustjacket.