Patricia Briggs: Mercy
I have found a new author! It is always exciting to realize that there was an author you have been missing out on.
1) Moon Called: In which we meet the mechanic walker Mercy. She is half Native-American and with that half a walker. Not a skin walker who needs an animal skin to change and is evil but a walker. Someone who can change without pain at anytime, or not at all, into a coyote. She also speaks to ghosts. Mercy is tough because she was raised by werewolves. While the Fae have come out of hinding, mostly, the werewolves are still unknown to humans and they want to keep it that way. So when Mercy accidentally kills a werewolf who is trying to kill another werewolf she calls the local Alpha, Adam, is a handsome Vietnam veteran who was changed in battle many years ago. In Briggs world werewolves age very very very slowly (if at all) and their minds are more likely to go before they die of old age, assuming they survive the Change which very few do. Anyways, back to Adam. Adam is also Mercy’s neighbor and none to happy with the situation. That night after telling his pack what is going on Adams is attacked and nearly killed and his human daughter is kidnapped. Mercy takes Adam back to where she was raised to her old love Samuel, his brother who is the only born werewolf Charles and their father Bran who is the leader of all the werewolves in America. After much piecing together they learn that someone is trying to learn how to cure werewolves or atleast control them with drugs and testing them on newly changed werewolves who have been attacked and taken or left for dead. Through it all though Mercy and hers overcome and save the day but Mercy returns home with her old love Samuel.
2) Blood Bound: Mercy is called to the aide of her vampire friend Stefan to return the favor her did for her in the last book. A new vampire is in town and did not check with the local group before arriving. We find out why the walkers were virtually killed off by vampires and discover the deceit in the vampires of the Tri-Cities area. The main thing in this book is that Mercy saves the day with the help of the Fae and kills a vampire. Well two really. The second one was supposed to be left alone but Mercy kills him to save herself from being hunted by him later. The friendly vampire knows as does another who could be trouble later.
3) Iron Kissed: Mercy owes the Fae a favor for using the item given to her in the last book one more time then she should have. That favor though leads her into dangerous territory. First she refuses to let things lie and keeps investigating, then she is nearly killed and finally she is raped. Thankfully this is not one of the authors who is into vivid sex scenes so the rape is less then a moment in the book and the reader is unsure until the next paragraph that it even happen. Through the tragedy though comes triumph. Mercy breaks through the grief and pain and learns that Adam truly loves her and wants her for his mate. Samuel admits that he does not want her for a mate only a pack member and her friendship with Zee is restored.
4) Bone (something): Due out late July 2008
