With his auburn hair and lean build, Kierland Scott looks more manly than lycan. But his wolf instincts are aroused by the gray-eyed Morgan Cantrell. Not because of her beauty, but because of her long-ago betrayal, a fateful choice that made their love impossible.
Now, however, the two Watchmen must team up, leaving the placid Lake Country for the forests of Scandinavia. To rescue Kierland’s brother, they must track a vampire—and use their combined shape-shifting sensitivities in a battle that will take them beyond death. As the two learn to seek together, they begin to understand the history that has driven them apart. But they will have to overcome death itself, if their shared passion is to have a chance.
This is my first book by Rhyannon Byrd and I have no idea why. I have see her name here and there and some of her blurbs have sounded interesting. Still, I never picked her up. After reading Touch of Surrender, I’m sorry I didn’t pick her up sooner. Considering the reading dump (I can’t call it a slump) that I’ve been in, the fact that I read this book in one day speaks volumes. To me anyway.
This was the 5th book in Byrd’s Primal Instincts series. Since it was my first book by her, I obviously missed the four previous installments. I thought that Byrd did a fantastic job of catching up a reader who hasn’t read the series (me) without bogging it down with too much detail. And this world was very detailed indeed. There’s a lot of backstory you have to know.
Morgan has always loved Kierland Scott. Ten years before, Morgan started an affair with a vampire something that Kierland can’t seem to get over. She has no idea why Kier hates her so much and there is a part of her that is broken by his hatred. She does her best to hide it and be the best Watchman she can be. When Kier and Morgan have to team up, they are forced to confront their past and their past misunderstandings.
If these two had communicated, a book wouldn’t have been necessary. That is all it comes down to. Miscommunication that is fueled by years of bitterness. Kier has never forgiven Morgan for going to Ashe (the vampire) for the Consortorium. In fact, he thinks she’s nothing more than a whore. He doesn’t hide his feelings from Morgan and she doesn’t know why he would think such a thing.
The storyline of this series is obviously (even to me) furthered and is pretty riveting. Kier and Morgan have gone after Kier’s brother with the help of Ashe. Talk about a fearsome threesome. When Kier finally gets his head out of his ass long enough to realize that Morgan is nothing like what he thought her to be, he decides he has to have her.
The ending of the book is pretty powerful. It make all Kier’s jackassery forgivable. Almost.
4 out of 5.
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