Angela Knight, MaryJanice Davidson, Virginia Kantra, Sunny, Over the Moon

Over the Moon

Angela Knight, MaryJanice Davidson, Virginia Kantra, Sunny

Berkley, January 2007, $7.99

ISBN: 0425213439

"Moon Dance" by Angela Knight. Elena Livingstone's Daddy is negotiating to have her married to Stephen Bradford of the Chosen. She needs an ally of her own to match muscle with alpha male werewolf Bradford. She chooses Harrisville, South Carolina cop Lucas Rollings, though he may not want to become involved in a battle in which his soul mate is not at stake.

"Opposites Attract" by MaryJanice Davidson. Cop Burke Wolftoyer finds a woman stuck in an eighteen foot hole, so he jumps in, only to suffer from claustrophobia. When the moon rises he leaps out howling. The next evening she bites Burke, as Serena Crull is a vampire. He insists she is his soul mate, and she thinks he is a lunatic. Serena explains that she is in town to kill a vampire who murdered her friend.

"Mona Lisa Three" by Sunny. Louisiana Monere Queen Mona Lisa visits Manhattan, when Demon Dead Lucinda of hell comes to see why her sibling High Prince Halcyon is fascinated with her. Later, Lisa's cruel mother, New York Monere Queen Mona Sera orders her to either heal her dying warrior or give her a replacement, as he was bitten by Lucinda's hellhound Brindell. Healing is doubtful, so she wonders who to give up.

"Between the Mountain and the Moon" by Virginia Kantra. Cait MacLean hikes the Appalachian Trail when she meets three strange travelers, Goodfellow, Ursus and Rhys. The next day Ursus attacks her, but Rhys saves her. They make love and he offers her a necklace, but she refuses to take it. Rhys decides to free her when a seven foot woman arrives calling him a loser for failing to steal Cait's soul.

The lead couples are brave, admirable individuals, who make four fine lead pairs. Whereas the fantasy elements seem genuine, the novella format forces the storylines into rushed endings. Still, fans will appreciate these hot charmers.