Shattered Wolf (Shadow City: Silver Mate Book 1)
Silver wolves, descendants of an Angel, were more powerful than other shifters and had been hunted for eons, spending their lives moving around to keep hidden from outsiders when possible. They lived by the rule that they would harm neither humans nor supernatural beings, they were the protectors of life. But war had come to them in the form of demons and brought them to the attention of humans, telling others where they could be found. There were others, mostly humans, who coveted the power of the shifters and would go to any means to find a way to acquire the secrets of shifting. And so, begins a new world where supernaturals are hunted and they will have to fight for their freedom. After Jewel’s father, the Alpha of the silver wolves, died trying to save others, her Mother Mila, went on a rampage, blaming those for whom her husband had died. She made life so miserable that Jewel had to get away in order to sort out her pain and find a way to better cope with her loss. What would it mean to their world?
For months she lived with her grandfather’s pack, hours from
her home, until one night a friend convinced her to go to the city for a night
out, upon their return to the encampment only silence greeted them. As they
searched the nearby cabins, they could find no sign of anyone, no signs of
struggle. Something was very, very wrong. After noticing the television was
still on running a news report Heather and Jewel turned up the volume to listen.
The man in the video would have grabbed
anyone’s attention his was gorgeous, but when she realized he was a shifter
speaking to humans about the reality of supernatural beings living around them,
she realized they needed to get away fast and find help.
But as they left the encampment a black SUV came barreling
down the road after them, they were being followed, the driver tried to run
them off the road. Barely managing to escape with their lives, they headed for
the new home of the silver wolves. Jewel’s terror turned to full blown anger
when they finally reached Shadow City and one of the first people she saw was
the man, Killian, from the news video. It was all his fault, why was he here
with Sterlyn, her Alpha, and other supernaturals? She blamed him for the disappearance of her
family and the pack. Even as her mind told her she despised the traitor, she
was strangely drawn to him. Why was he
watching her with such a strange look of longing? She told Sterlyn about finding
the empty encampment and the SUV that tried to run them off the road. Finding the pack members would require Eliza’s,
a witch, help but to assist she needed something tangible from at least one of the
shifters. They would have to return to the encampment, get in and get out fast
for someone fear that those who had followed them would be back with others.
Together with Sterlyn, Griffin, her mate, Heather, Jewel and several others
they would drive back to the cabins and find what they could. Killian insisted on going along on the
journey, much to Jewel’s consternation.
They’d almost reached the encampment when they saw the smoke
and the bright glow from a fire. Most of the cabins were a blaze and falling in
unsalvageable by the time they reached them. Jewel and the others knew that time was short,
they had to try to find something they could use in their search and get out
before the humans who had torched to cabins came back. But it didn’t take long
to realize once again they had run out of time. The humans came with guns and tranquilizer
rifles. It didn’t take a genius to realize that the humans wanted to capture
them but wouldn’t hesitate to kill them if they couldn’t. The fight to escape
would cost them, they would lose a couple of their comrades before they succeeded
to break away and escape.
The story begins with a tale of treachery, hatred towards
supernatural beings, hits the ground running with action, blends in romance
that blooms even in the midst of terror and fights to bring about justice for
everyone. This paranormal trilogy is
full of action, suspense, romance and edge of chair terror. Jen L. Grey doesn’t
hesitate to make hard decisions by creating situations where bad things happen to
good people in their struggle to remain free. The supernatural world comes
together with angels, demons, vampires, shifters and more. She has built a
world where there is good and evil on both sides, humans and supernatural
beings. Peopled with characters whose lives are very different from each other
while they draw strength from their diversity, find mates with whom they can forge
loving bonds and join forces to fight for their freedom to live in peace. The
story unfolds with light touches of humor, sadness, pain, death and uncertainty
in a world ruled by fear, greed, and hatred. But there is also hope.
For a time, I felt like I’d stepped into the world of
Indiana Jones, wherever you went you ran into trouble, with no clear end in
sight, and an army of elite fighters without mercy, interspersed with people
you will come to admire and for whom you are rooting to come out on top. I had
a hard time sitting still reading it, I found myself with the tale in hand
pacing the floor, laughing, crying, and scared for those held in captivity. I
highly recommend this book if you enjoy paranormal situations, romantic
suspense and action stories. There are some twists and turns so don’t get too
comfortable, you may be surprised at what happens next.
This part of the story ends in a cliffhanger that may leave
you feeling like someone pushed you off a high ledge only to catch you and
secure you in a net. Just know that the next edition won’t be far behind.
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