I recognize that this is an anthology but perhaps the characterizations of such a damaged individual like Anna should be saved for a longer writing form. Anna, despite her emotional and physical trauma, is able to respond to Charles’ physical demands in a relatively short amount of time. Charles is an alpha wolf who is finds, in Anna, his mate. The big problems, however, are the relationship aspects. There is little tension here as the outcome seems predetermined from the minute that Charles steps foot in Chicago. The worldbuilding is well done here providing a glimpse of a heretofore unexplored aspect of werewolf lore. Upon meeting Anna, he knows that she is not at all a dominant but something completely different.

Charles, the Marrok’s son and enforcer, is sent out to clean up the mess. Despite her beaten down state, decides to call the Marrok, who has ruled all NA werewolves, even knowing that her actions might cause her to employ the use of the one silver bullet she owns. She’s sure that her alpha is responsible. She sees a young man turned, caged and then found dead. Anna is “afraid of her own shadow” and has been made into this mouse of a woman by the abuse inflicted by her pack. Initially, she was passed around the pack until the alpha’s mate stepped in to put a stop to it. She believes she is a submissive werewolf because of the way she was treated. Anna is a young werewolf whose existence as a shiftling has been full of abuse.

Briggs: Your contribution, “Alpha and Omega”, was the best part of the anthology largely due to your strong voice, however good prose was not enough to cover the relationship flaws. This is an area which is not well populated so I like the concept and hope for better execution in the future. In On the Prowl, four authors try to jump the bridge from fantasy to romance with varying degrees of success. Jane B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / D Reviews Eileen-Wilks / Magic / Patricia-Briggs / shapeshifters / Sunny 13 Comments AugREVIEW: On the Prowl by Patrica Briggs, Eileen Wilks, Karen Chance and Sunny

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