"Paranormal Romance"

Volume III of Wilder's The Shadow Dwellers Series involves the human and preternatural worlds. This romantic erotic book includes vampires and were-cats in a story of love and loyalty.

One year has passed and the story continues. The Council is in shambles and some elders have defected to the rogue vampire Mikhail. In Colorado, five girlfriends get together for Erihn's birthday party. Their wish for Erihn, a romance novelist, is to find someone who will love her and make her forget the horrible experience of being held as a hostage and tortured many years before. Shai, Val, and Jennifer's friend, Fayne comes to the party and is instantly attracted to Erihn. Little does Erihn know that her recent book about were-cats could have been written about Fayne. Val's library was where Erihn found a strange diary about these unusual creatures.

Jennifer offers Erihn a hideaway to do research for her next book but neglects to tell her Fayne is also staying there. The story of their mutual attraction is delightfully written between hot tub, mud slides, motorcycle rides, and iced tea. These two are extremely hot together. Both characters realize they can help each other to forget the past.

The Council defectors come after Erihn to get the mysterious diary. The story line now involves murder, daring rescue attempts, and fights to the finish. Love does conquer all and the story ends with Erihn getting the upper hand.

I recommend this book for its erotic story with plenty of humor and look forward to the next installation in the series, Redemption.

Reviewed by Sharon M. Bressen
Posted February 14, 2002