false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717170m/285212.jpg 285212 4 <p>These all-new paranormal romances from today's hottest authors feature a female werewolf who comes into her own; a Lord who crosses paths with a fiery mage; a mixed-blood Child of the Moon who faces an uncertain future; and a woman whose sixth sense proves to be a dangerous talent.</p> <p> "Alpha and Omega" by Patricia Briggs is set in the same universe as the Mercy Thompson trilogy, and should be read before <i>Cry Wolf</i>. Anna Latham has lived a nightmare since surviving the attack that turned her into a werewolf. When Charles Cornick comes to town, she's terrified&mdash;but she finds herself oddly comforted by his presence, as well.</p> <p>"Inhuman" by Eileen Wilks is the story of Kai Tallman Michalski and her mysterious neighbor, Nathan Hunter. It comes just before <i>Night Season</i>, chronologically.</p> <p>"Buying Trouble" by Karen Chance is set in Cassie Palmer's world. Claire is a rare projective null, on the run from her family. She finds herself put up for auction, with a Lord of the Fey amongst the bidders.</p> <p>"Mona Lisa Betwining" by Sunny is set in the Children of the Moon universe.</p> 276710 book 7 8 2007 On the Prowl total:1396|5:267|4:540|3:457|2:122|1:10| 1396 5120 2127 194 3 5 false false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 17:26:11 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 15:35:35 -0700 2008 Patricia Briggs- this story introduces a new character to the world of Mercy Thompson and elaborates on a off-screen event in or between Blood Bound and Iron Kissed. The character Anna is a lot like Kitty ( Kitty and the Midnight Hour) at first, being at the bottom of the pack. T...more...]]> 3 4 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Oct 30 13:40:11 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 22 02:52:10 -0800 2007 Patricia Briggs' story was okay. It was nice to see something of the "other son." Though once again, the woman is extra special.

Eileen Wilks' story was interesting, though definitely more paranormal romance than urban fantasy. It's a good start for a series and I'm almost...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Sep 09 12:53:40 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 08 09:42:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Sep 30 05:43:07 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 05:13:39 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 05:43:07 -0700 2008
I really enjoyed the first book in the Alpha and Omega series. The book is set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series but follows Anna, an Omega wolf who has been abused by her Chicago pack for three years, and Charles, B...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 13:52:24 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 08:44:13 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Mon Jun 02 21:24:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 21:59:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 24 13:57:50 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 14 10:47:42 -0700 2009
Eileen Wilks' contribution is confusing. The language is stilted at times and the description of powers isn't adequate. There's potential, ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 11:49:14 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:51:35 -0800 2009
I tried to read one of Sunny's stories in another anthology and couldn't do it. I gave this one a chance, though, and had to stop reading by the third page. The writing is laughably bad, and the character is such an ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 08:25:19 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 11:09:54 -0700 2008
Inhuman by Eileen Wilks: I had a hard time getting into it, it was and ok fantasy story.

Buying Trouble by Karen...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 20:57:46 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 20:57:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 18:02:25 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 18:17:06 -0700 2009 Alpha and Omega by Briggs tells the story of an omega wolf who was turned into a werewolf without her permission and was then brutalized by the Chicago pack until she got the courage to report the pack's...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 15 01:24:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 02:01:22 -0700 2009
Patricia Briggs's Alpha & Omega is set in the same world as her Mercy Thompson books, and is about Anna, a young 'submissive' werewolf beaten down by her pack who discovers that she is in fact a rare Omega wolf, someone...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun May 17 23:11:04 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 23:51:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 17 12:26:24 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 10:34:26 -0700 2009 Alpha and Omega and Ellen Wilkes Inhuman

All four stories are lead-ins for other novels by the authors. The good thing about reading one if these collections of novellas is the ab...more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:01:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 12:21:35 -0700 2009
The first story, "Alpha and Omega" was extremely annoying because of the main character. She pissed me off with her submissiveness and brokenness, but yet there w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 20:44:28 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 07:48:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 18 19:49:24 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 21:39:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 12:13:59 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 13:30:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 08:45:16 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 13:56:41 -0700 2009 Alpha and Omega is awesome. Thrilling, wonderful, classic Patricia Briggs. SO great!

The next story by Eileen Wilks: Inhuman is also very good. I am definitely putting the next book on the list Night Season on my to read list.

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