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Natural Evil (Elder Races #4.5)

by Thea Harrison (Goodreads Author)

3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 · rating details · 1,259 ratings · 170 reviews

"Attempted Murder. Passion. Betrayal. It's a dog-eat-dog world. "

A Novella of the Elder Races

Claudia Hunter is on a road trip through the Nevada desert when she sees the body of a dog on the side of the highway. Pulling over to investigate, she quickly determines that the enormous animal is clinging to life. While working to save him with the help of the local vet, Claudia...more

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Published March 20th 2012 by Samhain Publishing Ltd

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Mar 20, 2012 Jen (Red Hot Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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3.5 Stars
It feels like the Elder Races series has taken a detour from the Wyr in recent books, but Thea Harrison brings back her sexy shapeshifters with this latest novella. Our hero is Luis, a 20-something Wyr whose alternative shape is a large dog. Our heroine, Claudia, finds him in animal form on the side of the road, nearly dead. Someone had shot him, dragged him, and beaten him, but he still managed to cling to life. Claudia rescues him, bringing him to a local vet for healing.

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Mar 21, 2012 Laura the Highland Hussy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This novella isn’t quite like Ms. Harrison’s other works. It’s a bit slower, a bit different, and has a bit less dialogue.

As a former major in the Special Forces, Claudia is prepared for anything. Today that means helping a near-dead dog in the middle of the road get into the back of her car in the middle of nowhere Nevada. Her competency and training help her keep her cool when she thinks this dog may be wyr, and when she realizes he wasn’t hit, rather h...more http://www.demonloversbooksandmore.co...

This novella isn’t quite like Ms. Harrison’s other works. It’s a bit slower, a bit different, and has a bit less dialogue.

As a former major in the Special Forces, Claudia is prepared for anything. Today that means helping a near-dead dog in the middle of the road get into the back of her car in the middle of nowhere Nevada. Her competency and training help her keep her cool when she thinks this dog may be wyr, and when she realizes he wasn’t hit, rather he was dragged behind a car and tortured.

A local sheriff drives by and tickets her for speeding, but he’s not really there to ticket her. She knows there’s something wrong with the picture, so she bides her time and waits, rather than running her mouth. While at the same time she sticks to her guns and refuses to let the sheriff put the dog out of his misery. That’s one of the things I like about Claudia; she’s able to have a take-no-crap personality and at the same time be respectful.

I enjoyed Claudia’s calm and logical demeanor. She was one of few heroines I’ve read who is a very take-charge personality without being rude, bossy, or abrupt. She is also very deliberate. All of her decisions are well-thought out, and she never ventures into TSTL territory.

She has a feeling that the dog she has found is no normal mastiff, but a wyr. She’s right, but she can’t get him to talk to her...at least not until she decides to name him Precious and to buy him a pink rhinestone collar. Then we see his personality, and this is where the romance begins.

This is really where the book picks up. Luis heals enough to shift, so he and Claudia can finally get some page time. Claudia tries to figure out what’s going on with the sheriff and why this small mining town in the middle of Nevada would have anything to do with it. Meanwhile, they have this thread of passion and heat connecting them. One thing that Claudia didn’t want was a relationship with Luis, who is in his twenties. Claudia is about 40. That’s a big difference to her.

I think the way that she and Luis communicate is what helps make their romance so sweet and believable, because in this story, he stays in his Wyr form for about half the book. I think that’s a very hard romance to pull off, and Ms. Harrison did a fantastic job.

I won’t spoil any of the action, or what happens at the end, but I will say that the tarot deck from True Colors comes into play in this story, which I thought was a pretty cool touch. And the last scene of the book has the tarot deck moving on with a young medusa.

***thank you to the author for the ARC
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Mar 26, 2012 ♠ Sharon is an emotional book junkie ♠ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

**3.5 stars**

Claudia is driving through the deserts of Nevada when she comes upon an injured dog in the road which of course, she stops to help. Lucky for her ~ and the dog, she has a bit of magic and is able to determine that the dog is a Wyr and takes him to get help.

As with most short stories, that is the main problem ~ they are too short. But I really liked the angle that TH took with Claudia and Luis with the age difference. The whole villain aspect was good to especially with dealing with...more

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Mar 20, 2012 Angela Carr rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

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Thea Harrison has done it again! The Drool Worthy cover of this book is true to its promise of a hot hero! Ms. Harrison definitely did just that, delivered us another sexy hero and a kick ass heroine to add to the Elder Races world.

Claudia Hunter, a retired Special Forces Major, accidentally found a beaten, barely alive dog in the middle of the dessert. With her compassion, Claudia is determin...more

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May 02, 2013 Kelly rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks, paranormal-romance, 2012-favorites, read-in-2012, read-in-2013

Disclaimer for those that haven't heard me rave about Thea Harrison and her outstanding Elder Races series before: I am MADLY in love with this world. Madly. I have no problem whatsoever finishing up one of these books and then flipping back to the first page and starting all over again. Seriously, I am shameless in my love. Shameless.

This time around we're given the delectable Luis and the strong, silent Claudia. Claudia intrigued me. She's capable, smart and she has a feeling that the half-dea...more

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Mar 22, 2012 BamaGal rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-uf

Really...that's it? Take out all the long, ponderous, waste-of-time-and-space descriptions of anything and everything Claudia sees to pad the wordcount; and there are maybe 30 pages of actual story. Very disappointing.

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Apr 30, 2012 Angela James rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: digital-first

I'm a big fan of Thea Harrison's writing, so I was definitely looking forward to reading this novella. The novella started out strong for me, and I liked both the setup up of the story and the heroine. I thought the author did a great job of developing her in a short time period. I was very intrigued by both the role of the tarot cards and the conflict that she set up with both the mine and in the romance, with the hero Luis.

Unfortunately, when I reached the end of the book, I actually wondered...more I'm a big fan of Thea Harrison's writing, so I was definitely looking forward to reading this novella. The novella started out strong for me, and I liked both the setup up of the story and the heroine. I thought the author did a great job of developing her in a short time period. I was very intrigued by both the role of the tarot cards and the conflict that she set up with both the mine and in the romance, with the hero Luis.

Unfortunately, when I reached the end of the book, I actually wondered if I'd gotten the whole thing, because the ending felt so abrupt and unfinished. Like other reviewers, I thought the mine conflict was swept past very quickly, and could have been further expanded to provide a bit more tension as well as interesting scenarios. As for the romance, it seemed as though the conflict was introduced late (she's older than the hero by 13 years, is going to have a short life span, eventually leaving him alone, she can't have children and she's just plain afraid to have a relationship. Not to mention someone emotionally damaged from her time in the military). All of these things feel rather large on their own and add up to conflict that felt insurmountable, so I was eager to see how the author wrote the characters past them. The answer, I was disappointed to see, was that she didn't.

Major ending spoiler here:

Essentially, the heroine leaves and the hero follows her and says "I'm going to travel with you for awhile." There's no discussion of her issues (in fact, I'm not even sure he knows why she doesn't want to be with him, including having no idea she can't have children) and their story just ends there. No satisfying conclusion, no real black moment, no resolution. I seriously wondered if this was just a prelim novella to build us up to a bigger book with these two characters. Or another novella?

This is the first time I've really been truly disappointed in a book by this author, and the feeling of having no satisfying ending is going to stick with me for awhile :( I'm giving it three stars because I liked the setup and the heroine a lot, and I thought there was incredible promise in the story. (less)

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Sep 05, 2012 Ferdy rated it 2 of 5 stars

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An Elder Races novella about two new characters - human Claudia and wyr Luis. The plot wasn't all that interesting - Claudia rescues a dog from death, the dog turns out to be Luis and then they both investigate what happened. Claudia was a decent enough character - she was smart, experienced and capable. She made a change from the usual immature, naive heroines who constantly need rescuing and comforting. I really liked that Claudia could take of herself and that she didn't lose all her...more

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Aug 04, 2012 Maxie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Natural Evil written by Thea Harrison

Natural Evil penned by one of the renown paranormal authors shares the thrill of being a mature woman who is dynamic, passionate about she believes in and does not mind being first in line to kick some butt. Natural Evil is a perfect title for the book because evil is aspect that comes into our lives whether we want to admit it or not. If you walk on the earth you won't depart the planet with participating or initiate an evil act.

Natural Evil demonstrates th...more Natural Evil written by Thea Harrison

Natural Evil penned by one of the renown paranormal authors shares the thrill of being a mature woman who is dynamic, passionate about she believes in and does not mind being first in line to kick some butt. Natural Evil is a perfect title for the book because evil is aspect that comes into our lives whether we want to admit it or not. If you walk on the earth you won't depart the planet with participating or initiate an evil act.

Natural Evil demonstrates the malice that prevails in the hearts and minds of a group of men mean-spirited enough to destroy men, women and children for their own gratification fueled by greed. Cold-blooded, wicked men kidnap and kill people who are considered invisible, expendable enslaving them to work the silver mines in Nevada. Something grabs the attention and spirit of Luis a Wyr, shape-shifter member of the Elder race; as he begins to investigate the disappearances of people in Nirvana, Nevada. As a result of his curiosity several men follow the instructions of the heavy hitter, power brokers of the silver mines to get rid of Luis. He is taken into the desert brutalized, shot and left for dead.

Claudia Hunter speeding along the Nevada highway in the blackness of night on her way to enjoy a respite from the stresses that plague her heart, mind and soul spots something on the side of the road. Claudia has served in the military as a medic and her compassionate instincts kicks in when she notices what appears to be a body of some sort. Immediately she goes into rescue mode. Claudia turns around hoping that whatever or whomever out there is not dead. Claudia is a healthy, physically and mentally fit thanks to her military workout routine with the gift of telekinesis enables her to move this gigantic, horribly injured dog into her vehicle and begins searching for a vet.

Ms. Harrison builds her story Natural Evil around an invigorating woman, sexy, mature, butt-kicker who takes no prisoners yet her femininity is clearly manifested. Claudia is telekinetic which provides her with the strength to move unbelievably heavy objects.

Ms. Harrison draws the reader into the story by stimulating all the the five senses, strong characters and an exciting beginning. The vibration of suspense is woven throughout the story which kept me reading. I like Ms. Harrison's writing style it possesses a special addictive energy. I felt a true kinship with Claudia's stoic nature; crying just is not a welcomed option.

Claudia Hunter, former military medic in her 40's, still shapely, resilient with the mature sexiness that resonates. Claudia's protective instincts explodes and this helps restore the dog's life. Her commanding presence in the vet's kitchen protectiveness of the dog is unshakable even though the corrupt sheriff tries to deter her mission. I loved her “whatever dude attitude”, this no nonsense determination to insure the dog gets medical assistant it needs to survive regardless of the corrupt sheriff who tries to deter her warmed my heart.

Luis Alvaraz is a Wry of the Elder race and the huge dog she rescues. Luis is a shape-shifter, huge, with magical dark brown eyes, muscular body that ripples like the movement of the water of a river once a stone is thrown into it. Luis has keen senses of course being a shape-shifter, along having a persona hard to resist.

As Claudia and Luis work to uncover of the criminal conspiracy and those involved I felt the sparks of that two souls with dose of the feel good factor one gets knowing their efforts proved to be the best path of unselfishness to assist victims. Working so closely together and learning to trust each other Claudia and Luis develop a oneness mindset to bring justice to the criminal leaders of the local community exposing the tragic events surrounding the silver mines that cause the loss of lives of innocent people. Perhaps this bond of trust and compassion may loosen up Claudia's willpower and Luis may have an opportunity to shows his appreciation for all she has done for him and many others.

The pheromones are incredibly strong making Claudia irresistible to Luis. Luis has connected with many women in his young past but I bet those ladies ore than likely lacked the spine and ramrod backbone of Claudia's class. Luis has to bring a major game if he thinks he will ease into the Claudia's panties and heart. He is into Claudia and wants to get to know this intelligent, courageous woman on a deeper level. Sure Mr. Alvarez's tall, dark and handsomely deliciousness has plenty of sexual prowess that may cloud the focus any woman. Working so closely together, learning to trust each other Claudia and Luis developed a oneness mindset to bring justice. Could this be a factor to loosen the dominant grip of self-control Ms. Hunter's has on her willpower. Luis plans of being entwined like a grapevine with Claudia because he wants her to throw caution to the wind.. release, relax. Can he worm his way into the private areas of Claudia's mind, soul and body? Claudia's quest to move ahead with her original plan may leave many questions unanswered and dreams deferred.

Ms. Harrison gets the adrenaline of the characters moving like a waterfall and this took me deeper into the story. I was left tethering on the edge of the cliff when the story ended. Aah man...I wanted to know and experience more of Natural Evil. This is a great teaser and I can't wait for the rest of the story once the novel is completed. You know Ms Harrison, that was a nice bite of evilness on the reader and I look forward to reading more. (less)

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Jun 17, 2012 Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, non-erotic, paranormal, science-fiction-fantasy

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Claudia Hunter is on an extended road trip, after ‘retiring’ from the military. On the way down a deserted highway in the desert, she finds a massive dog, bigger than anything she has ever seen, and at first believes it is dead. But as she gets close, she realizes it is alive, though looks like it had been tortured and dragged behind a car, and she is determined to save it. She has a feeling that it may be more than just a dog. When t...more Originally posted at: http://www.longandshortreviews.blogsp...

Claudia Hunter is on an extended road trip, after ‘retiring’ from the military. On the way down a deserted highway in the desert, she finds a massive dog, bigger than anything she has ever seen, and at first believes it is dead. But as she gets close, she realizes it is alive, though looks like it had been tortured and dragged behind a car, and she is determined to save it. She has a feeling that it may be more than just a dog. When the area sheriff just happens along, offering to put the animal out of its misery, she is more determined than ever to save it. Claudia suspects the dog is Wyr, and if he is, someone tried to murder him.

When he recovers and can shift, she learns his name is Luis, and he is indeed one of the elder races, and was caught investigating suspicious activity in the area: activity that involves the sheriff as well as the wealthy owner of the only successful local business. As Luis heals, he and Claudia grow closer, and the two of them decide to take care of the trouble in the area. Trapped together by a sandstorm, passions run high, and Claudia and Luis share the sleeping bag in the trailer the vet has loaned her. Can these two special people stop the illegal activity, and keep each other alive? Can they find a way to be together, or will the evil out there come between them?

The world of the Elder Races is a most intriguing creation from Thea Harrison. I love this world where things are more than they appear to be, and people are never simple. The characters are unconventional and interesting, and danger and violence are always simmering just under the surface.

Claudia Hunter is a smart, strong and independent woman. She's former military, retired but not by choice. She's always alert, and she's just a bit more than human herself. She's honest, with a sense of fair play and loyal to those who earn it. I like that she isn’t some young woman, but is a more mature forty something, average female. She has a history, and that has shaped her actions and her life. I also liked that she's open about what she wants, from life and those around her.

Luis is more than just a man. He is Wyr, and strong, handsome and honorable. He's intrigued by Claudia, because she's also strong and honest. As he heals, he learns more about the woman who rescued him, and everything he learns makes him want to know more. As they grow closer, during the sandstorm, he wants more than friendship with her, but isn’t sure if she's interested. I like how these two don’t play games with each other, but are honest and open about their desires.

There's a secret agenda here, with the sheriff covering up many of the crimes in the area. The danger and the intrigue are subtle at first, but as Claudia and Luis investigate, they uncover a veritable nest of iniquity and evil. This one grabbed me from the first page and refused to let me put it down. I recommend Ms. Harrison’s Natural Evil, and all of her Tales of the Elder Races to those who can be satisfied with a very passionate happy for now.
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Jun 08, 2012 Dark Faerie Tales rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-by-sheila

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Quick & Dirty: A fun story about a Wyr officer and an ex-soldier finding love that’s set within the world of the Elder Races series.

Opening Sentence: Claudia couldn’t tell that the sizable lump on the highway shoulder was a body.

The Review:

There was no doubt in my mind that I would read this novella for no other reason than it is set within the Elder Races world. So you may ask yourself, what makes this novella so special that I will sacrifice my precious...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Barbara ~*Lindt Ninja*~ rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, series, when-great-authors-go-meh

I sincerely love Harrison’s Elder Races series even if I’m not always thrilled with some of the books, because I love the characters and settings and she usually creates such interesting conflicts. They’re like stale Peeps to me (since it’s that time of year), totally addicting even though sometimes they don’t make my stomach feel all that great. This is the second novella released, and like True Colors, it takes place outside of the general world of the main characters in the full length novels...more I sincerely love Harrison’s Elder Races series even if I’m not always thrilled with some of the books, because I love the characters and settings and she usually creates such interesting conflicts. They’re like stale Peeps to me (since it’s that time of year), totally addicting even though sometimes they don’t make my stomach feel all that great. This is the second novella released, and like True Colors, it takes place outside of the general world of the main characters in the full length novels. While I liked most of the first novella, this story just didn’t work on any level for me unfortunately.

When retired Green Beret Claudia comes across what appears to be a severely injured dog by the side of the road, she feels compelled to help. Claudia is a bit telekinetic and telepathic, enough to tell her that this dog might be Other, a Wyr. With the help of a rather shady deputy sheriff, she gets the dog to a vet who confirms her suspicion. In a town of less than 2,000 people, there’s apparently a human vet who can sniff out a Wyr. Who knew?

Backtracking through some town gossip and going on some hunches about the cop who helped bring the Wyr in with her, Claudia figures out that the attack was related to some work on a local mine. I’m not entirely sure how, to be honest, it didn’t make a lot of sense to me. There were large sections of the story that made no sense to me, which in a novella is a bad thing. As Claudia is off doing one thing, Luis (the dog, aka “Precious”) is being healed miraculously so he can become suitably, suddenly overprotective. He explains the mine thing to Claudia in detail but it still made no sense to me. I know how travel to the Other Land works from past books. This makes no sense.

I read a lot of novellas so I judge them a little differently maybe. I could have excused the nonsensical plot if I’d actually cared at all about Claudia and Luis but I got nothing at all from them. If this was a full length novel, I still don’t think I’d have gotten anything from them. Claudia was stone cold – she barely spoke, the reason having something to do with having spent time overseas in combat. Fine, she doesn’t say things out loud, but her thoughts were just as robotic and sterile. There wasn’t much to Luis at all. He was a dog then when he was changed to a man he was consumed with lust or generally out of the scenes in favor of the lifeless Claudia.

These novellas aren’t part of the main series since the characters don’t seem like they’re going to ever appear in those books, so they’re not exactly critical to read to keep up with entire Elder Races world. I’ll still keep picking them up because I like Harrison’s writing and the entire Wyr universe and who knows when there’ll be a huge gem worth adding to my reread shelf. This wasn’t it. It didn’t even end in a place I felt really happy and satisfied with. I don’t like finishing books and feeling unsettled, but that’s probably the best word I can come up with to describe this experience.(less)

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Apr 04, 2012 Ebenezer Arvigenius rated it 2 of 5 stars

Hey you! Don't you think what is really missing in contemporary fantasy are more hunks with killer abs and porn scenes?

Yeah, me neither.

Ever since Anne Rice made some publishers filthy rich by tapping previously uncovered demographics for fantasy novels there has been the successful subgenre of romantic fantasy. Essentially these are your mothers' romance novels repackaged in a form that can be read in public by the under-30 crowd. Thea Harrison, a former romance novel writer that has branched...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Jess rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, hardly-any-shmex, hawtness, shifter, short, slow-build-up, soldier

I was pretty disappointed with this book.

The first 2/3 of the book has good pacing and character development. However there were times and scenes that were clearly rushed. Part of me wonders if the Samhain editor was a little be intimidated by a Best Selling author and that might have accounted for some of the problems.

The action scene at the end "The Shoot Out" was not clear enough, I was left going WTF how did they know she was there, there was also a lack of visual description and lack of u...more

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Mar 20, 2012 Douglas Meeks rated it 4 of 5 stars

I finished Natural Evil and it was a great story but it was much to short for the story IMHO, I would have to give this 4 Stars at most. It starts good, proceeds good and ends rather abruptly and the "transfer" kinda sucked IMHO also (you will understand when you read it). It cost about $2.80 and it was worth $2.80 but in defense of Ms Harrison there are very few short stories/novellas that catch my attention well enough to have any impact ("Alphas: Origins by Ilona Andrews." being a rare except...more

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Mar 21, 2012 Lisa Roquin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, romance, paranormal

I loved Claudia. *Finally* a kick ass heroine that isn't Buffy-style split personality slightly unhinged worrying about her damned shoes or designer skirt. She's a soldier, a competent, rational, has her shit together and can kick ass with a cool head soldier. Luis is younger, actually acts it in a couple places, a bit jaded and more than a bit cocky in his personal life by the hints given, but a good Agent, and is just all around a great hero. They fit together great, there's no extreme suspens...more

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Jan 15, 2013 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars

i really enjoyed this short novella set in the Elder Races world. I especially liked the heroine, Claudia, a strong human woman with a touch of telekinesis - she's strong, independent, honorable and at a crossroads in her life. i also liked Luis, the Wyr soldier/investigator with the Elder Tribunal sent to investigate a silver mine. We also get a flashback to a scene in New York involving Alice Clark, from the previous novella "True Colors" and her box of magical tarot cards which apparently wil...more

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Sep 21, 2012 Bookie | The BookChick rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: thea-harrison, shapeshifter, 3-star-read

My Rating: ★★★

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"Attempted Murder. Passion. Betrayal. It's a dog-eat-dog world. "

Claudia Hunter is on a road trip through the Nevada desert when she sees the body of a dog on the side of the highway. Pulling over to investigate, she quickly determines that the enormous animal is clinging to life. While working to save him with the help of the local vet, Claudia realizes there's something about the creature that seems "more." Other. "Wyr." Which makes this case of animal cruelty at...more

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May 08, 2012 Silver James rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of the Elder Races

Shelves: 2012-books-read

I loved DRAGON BOUND, the first book in Thea Harrison's Elder Races series. Unfortunately, I found subsequent books to be uneven. Natural Evil is a book I really wanted to love. Some of the language was so amazing I had to stop reading and just "stand in awe" for a moment, wishing I'd written it. The story has a solid plot and interesting characters, especially Claudia who is an older heroine with major PTSD faced with a younger man all hot and bothered by her. Luis is Wyr, and a young one, but...more

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Mar 21, 2012 Melindeeloo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, paranormal-romance-shapeshifters, special-ops, friendable

I've really enjoyed all of Harrison's Elder Races stories. Her shorts have a slightly different feel than the longer books, but I still like them. This time around the pairing is a human former special ops soldier who has a spark of power and a wounded Wyr canine shifter - the cool thing about the story is that the capable warrior is a woman.

I really liked that the heroine is a competant warrior and that the alpha hero has strategic smarts too - he lays his plans carefully when in pursuit of the...more

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Apr 09, 2012 E. rated it 5 of 5 stars

“Natural Evil” by Thea Harrison is a novella that features Major Claudia Hunter, a rare female Green Beret who retired early from the Army, and Wyr Luis Alvaraz, a Peacekeeper with the Elder tribunal. Claudia is speeding across the desert in Nevada when she succumbs to an irresistible urge to come to the aid of an injured animal and becomes entangled in far more than she anticipated. A mysterious deck of Tarot cards that only seem to display the Major Arcana of the seven Elder gods indicates tha...more

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Apr 13, 2012 Jo (Mixed Book Bag) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, romance

Natural Evil by Thea Harrison is a ebook novella that is part of the Elder Races series. It is a great story to tide you over until a new full-length novel comes out.

Claudia is a very strong female, former Special Services, who has some paranormal talent, not much, but enough to help her get an very large injured dog she finds along the road into her car. The dog has been shot. She knows there is something about the dog that suggests it is more than it seems. Luis is a a shifter whose alternat...more

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Apr 03, 2012 Christy Wilhelm rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This is a really short read but a good one. I really like Claudia. If you like Urban Fantasy, kicking ass type of chicks, then Claudia is your girl. This woman isn’t a fainting lily and certainly won’t run from a fight. One of my favorite scenes is when she kicks the ass out of our villain and his side kicks. She literally embraces her butt kicking, foot stomping, gun totting side of herself. I love it!
Luis is more of a just there c...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Glittergirl rated it 5 of 5 stars

Claudia Hunter, a former special forces sniper & possessing a spark of telekinesis, finds an injured canine along the Nevada desert highway and takes him to the closest vet she can find. She's stopped by Sheriff John Rodriguez and he leads her unwillingly to the Vet Doc Dan Jackson. She and Doc end up teaming up to save the "dog" from Scott Bradshaw & his gang of thugs. Scott is the son of Nirvana Silver Mining Company owner Charles Bradshaw who "own" the town and the Sheriff who was sen...more

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Mar 31, 2012 Steph rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: author-웃, series-ongoing, shorty, 2012, 12x12in2012

Cover's up?! Wow! O.o

Per Author's Blog: NATURAL EVIL focuses on two totally new characters, Claudia and Luis. The story is a touch longer than TRUE COLORS, at around 29,000 words.

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Jan 04, 2013 Vina Raintree rated it 3 of 5 stars

Dimulai dari claudia, mantan tentara yg sudah melanglang buana hingga afganistan, dia menemukan anjing besar yg terluka d tengah padang pasiir. Ternyata claudia punya kekuatan telekinesis sehingga ia bisa memasukkan anjing besar yg beratnya 2 kali lipat berat badannya itu ke mobil. Anjing itu terselamatkan, dan ternyata itu adalah wyr bernama luis. Saat wyr itu sehat, dia langsung beubah wujud menjadi sosok lelaki tampan dengan badan kekarnya.
Hmm.. Menurut sya ceritanya monoton sekali. :( adega...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Jenny Delandro rated it 5 of 5 stars

Claudia is funny and sassy and completely capable of breaking every bone in your body..... she has just left the army and is travelling across the desert part of her 'travelling the country' vacation. She picks up an injured dog .. a massive injured dog and is directed to the local vet by a policeman who pulled her over for speeding... Luis is so injured he cannot change into his human state .. until Jackson gives him two vials of magic potion .. the kind that heals all ills and make you feel li...more

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Mar 21, 2012 Katherine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, novella

Ms. Harrison has consistently delighted me with her Elder Races series, which made the let-down of this story a bit sad for me. It was beautifully written and I liked both the characters and what little of the world we saw, but the ending was almost a deal-breaker for me. I read the PRN genre because I love a happy ending and this story just didn’t have one. I will keep the faith in hoping that the rest of this story is just left untold. While this story did not have a happy ending, it did not h...more

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Mar 20, 2012 Samantha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre-paranormal-romance, shifter, short-story, ebook, pyschics, shifter-dog, published-2012

Really enjoying these short stories set in the Elder Races universe.

While driving on a deserted highway in Nevada, Claudia Hunter spots a miserable heap of fur at the side of the road. Taking pity on the creature, she pulls over to investigate and finds a large dog that looks as if it had been beaten then dragged behind a car for miles. Unwilling to put the dog down, Claudia ends up taking it to the nearest vet only to discover that what she thought was a dog is actually a Wyr and the crime is m...more

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Mar 17, 2012 Julie Rowe rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've been devouring Thea Harrison's Elder Races novels since Dragon Bound came out and her latest novella, Natural Evil, did not disappoint. The heroine is forty and a retired Special Forces Major who can kick ass with the best of them. The hero is younger, tall and incredibly hot! They make a great pair.

I love the heroine's take charge attitude and the hero's determination to stay alive and get the job done.

One of the things I like best about Thea's writing is her ability to immerse me complete...more

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I write paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and other stuff. I taught myself to read when I was four. That was around the time I tried to ride my tricycle to work. I wasn't sure where work was, but I knew it had to be interesting if people went there every day. Now I combine my love of books with work, and I don't have to ride my tricycle to get there. My Elder Races series began May, 2011. You can...more

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