Lucy Monroe, Moon Awakening

Moon Awakening

Lucy Monroe

Berkley, February 2007, $7.99

ISBN: 0425214265

The King demands that Lord Reuben send one of his daughters to marry the merciless Highlander Laird Sinclair. He selects Jolenta, his fourteen year old offspring from his second wife Sybil; however, his spouse suggests fifteen year old Abigail, though the suggestion is monstrous, as the lass is deaf. Sybil's plan is to hide the flaw until the barbarian consummates the marriage. The Baron says no, as he does not want war or harm to come to his daughter in case the highlander considers her an abomination; Emily volunteers to Sybil's euphoria and Ruben's consternation.

Neither Reuben nor his female family members realize that Sinclair is more than just an aristocrat; he is the chieftain of a werewolf pack. However, Lachlan Balmoral, laird and leader of a rival werewolf pack plans to destroy his enemy, who has caused havoc to all the Highlanders. He abducts Sinclair's sister Cait and his fianc e Emily. To his shock, Emily accepts his wolf essence without a blink and turns his rage into love, but Sinclair is not one to sit idly by when someone takes a possession from him. He plots to kill the Balmoral and Reuben clans after taking their women, and has a traitor within to abet his endeavors.

MOON AWAKENING is an electrifying, supernatural historical romance starring a courageous highly moral female and the werewolf who falls in love with her. The storyline is fast-paced from the opening eavesdropping to the final confrontation with evil. Lucy Monroe brings to life a unique medieval Scotland, filled with the paranormal, the romantic and the intrigue, as she provides a clever tale of yore that deserves sequels starring Cait and the stepsisters.