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300 pages, Unknown Binding
First published July 12, 2016

and I was overjoyed to read the first chapter of this book and nominate it for publication by Kindle Scout. When it was finally made available to me, I read it at my first opportunity. If it weren't for a terrible slave driver named sleep, I would have finished it in one sitting. Tessa Lamar is a hot (she looks like Jessica Rabbit), young psychologist who loses her beloved Uncle Charlie, the man who raised her, only to find herself. Turn out Tessa is Nunnehi, the Cherokee Version of fairy. She discovers she is a "shifter" - able to shift from human to firebird, her animal spirit. Suddenly, her life is turned upside down and a lot of people want her. An evil conjuror is trying to steal her magic, her mother wants her to exploit her new gifts at a psychic shop, and, oh, poor girl, two handsome men are after her. Bryson, another Nunnehi shifter, believes she is his destined mate, but Aaron, "Detective Blue Eyes", believes he has a claim on her. Not only did I enjoy Tessa's adventures, I was blown away by Hearst's evocative descriptions of what it would be like to be a bird and fly and her great fight scenes. Little details like how difficult it would be for a bird to shut the window the human just opened bring mind-boggling reality to this fantasy. The plot is driven both by Tessa's search for two kidnapped children and her need to protect herself. All the characters are complex and compelling. I want Gram Mae to invite me to dinner and serve me some potato salad and sweet tea.