Kiss of a Dark Moon
Shari Kohler
Pocket, Oct 2008, $6.99
ISBN: 9781416542285

Kit March is a successful Lycanthropic hunter. However her skills make her and her brother Gideon many enemies amidst the Lycan community. Especially wanting her dead are the leaders of the NODEAL (National Organization Against Ancient and Evolving Lycanthropes) reject the concept of a female hunter even one as dedicated as Kit is and that of rogue hunters like the March siblings, dedicated since Lycans killed their parents.

EFLA (European Federation of Lycan Agents) are taking over NODEAL in a merger of the two groups. However, to complete the negotiations NODEAL demands EFLA kill the March duet. EFLA sends top operative Rafe Santiago to eliminate Kit and Gideon; he knows his mission is no mercy, but Rafe finds himself in trouble as Kit somehow steals his heart and he cannot prevent himself from saving her life. This confuses the female huntress. However he has a bigger secret agenda than the merger involving the blood line of his beloved.

The second Shari Kohler Lycanthrope hunter romance (see 'Msrked By Moonlight') is a terific paranormal thriller that grips the audience from the first time Rafe saves Kit's life and never slows down as his behavior bewilders her, fans, and himself when he insists on no mercy. The storyline is driven by this coupling as they appear to be star-crossed. Although Kit's competency seems a bit weak, readers will marvel at the revelations that set up future entries in the Kohler mythos yet also provide a delightful stand alone tale.

Harriet Klausner