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Lieutenant Trent Williamson of the Magus Corps wants a promotion. How that can possibly happen in the hick town where he’s been banished, he can’t imagine. Though he ought to be slaying Templars, he’s babysitting.
Of course Wiccan novice Elaine Blackhawk doesn’t know that. She barely knows she’s a witch. Despite the blood of Medicine Women running in her veins, she’s at a loss to explain her bizarre nighttime escapades. On the verge of thinking herself insane, Trent appears. As feral and wild as herself, something in him calls to her.
Their shapeshifting and love-making are a revelation to her, but to him she’s a means to an end. Forced to choose between the only home she’s ever known or protecting her loved ones by leaving, Elaine is caught in a dangerous game that quickly grows deadly.
Of course Wiccan novice Elaine Blackhawk doesn’t know that. She barely knows she’s a witch. Despite the blood of Medicine Women running in her veins, she’s at a loss to explain her bizarre nighttime escapades. On the verge of thinking herself insane, Trent appears. As feral and wild as herself, something in him calls to her.
Their shapeshifting and love-making are a revelation to her, but to him she’s a means to an end. Forced to choose between the only home she’s ever known or protecting her loved ones by leaving, Elaine is caught in a dangerous game that quickly grows deadly.
- GenresParanormal
169 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 2, 2015
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Hazel Hunter
143 books478 followersHazel and her husband stopped being separate people years ago. They live their happy life in the always crowded, mostly sunny, and sometimes sweltering city of LA. Though they haven’t managed it yet, plans are afoot to add a kitty to the household, thereby giving the allergist fits.
Hazel has been writing full-time for several years, with some traditionally published work in other genres. But it’s her indie-published romance that fuels the creative fire. It turns out writing isn’t a job, it’s an obsession.
When you can pry Hazel’s fingers from the laptop, you’ll find her: on the elliptical watching a documentary, indulging her audiobook habit, or spending quality time with Candy Crush. Although she’s vegan, she’s a disaster in the kitchen. Luckily, potato chips and pinot noir come ready-made.
Hazel has been writing full-time for several years, with some traditionally published work in other genres. But it’s her indie-published romance that fuels the creative fire. It turns out writing isn’t a job, it’s an obsession.
When you can pry Hazel’s fingers from the laptop, you’ll find her: on the elliptical watching a documentary, indulging her audiobook habit, or spending quality time with Candy Crush. Although she’s vegan, she’s a disaster in the kitchen. Luckily, potato chips and pinot noir come ready-made.
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October 15, 2019
I think I need to take a break from Hazel Hunter after reading this one. They're all starting to sound the same. Nothing except the Templars trying to kill the warlocks & witches, the warlock sent to bring a rogue witch into the fold, the warlock falling for said witch, said witch being targeted by Templars, the warlock having to save her. Same old, same old.
The problem is that every book in this series really can be read as a stand-alone, mainly because you never see any other characters from other books make an appearance. So it makes the books boring, because instead of building a big new world, you only see one pocket of it, and it's the same pocket again and again. You see the witch and the warlock, but never see the warlock's relationships with his fellow Magus Corps officers, and never see the witch actually being brought into the fold and being accepted or welcomed as a Corps officer's wife. The focus of the books is too narrow and thus becomes boring after reading a few of them in quick succession.
And Trent here was an abominable hero. He hated being sent to what he considered the uncivilised boondocks, and looked down his city nose at the lifestyle there. He also cared only about advancing up the ladder in the Magus Corps and seemed like a teenager who wants glory, who thinks that war is glamorous -- he wanted to be on the frontlines of the war with the Templars and felt insulted that he was sent to search out a lone witch.
I can't understand why Templars would stake out a witch and build relationship with her instead of just killing her. What is the point? Still so much unexplained about the Templars. And so much makes no sense. What are they waiting for? Is there a purpose in delaying the killing?
Two stars for Trent and his infernal ambition. Sure there's a HEA, otherwise it wouldn't be considered romance. But he leaves it till the last minute and before that, keeps telling Elaine that he's going to leave, that he's been working all his life to attain the rank of captain, that the boondocks is not for him. Pffft. Shallow and self-centered, so unimpressive.
The problem is that every book in this series really can be read as a stand-alone, mainly because you never see any other characters from other books make an appearance. So it makes the books boring, because instead of building a big new world, you only see one pocket of it, and it's the same pocket again and again. You see the witch and the warlock, but never see the warlock's relationships with his fellow Magus Corps officers, and never see the witch actually being brought into the fold and being accepted or welcomed as a Corps officer's wife. The focus of the books is too narrow and thus becomes boring after reading a few of them in quick succession.
And Trent here was an abominable hero. He hated being sent to what he considered the uncivilised boondocks, and looked down his city nose at the lifestyle there. He also cared only about advancing up the ladder in the Magus Corps and seemed like a teenager who wants glory, who thinks that war is glamorous -- he wanted to be on the frontlines of the war with the Templars and felt insulted that he was sent to search out a lone witch.
I can't understand why Templars would stake out a witch and build relationship with her instead of just killing her. What is the point? Still so much unexplained about the Templars. And so much makes no sense. What are they waiting for? Is there a purpose in delaying the killing?
Two stars for Trent and his infernal ambition. Sure there's a HEA, otherwise it wouldn't be considered romance. But he leaves it till the last minute and before that, keeps telling Elaine that he's going to leave, that he's been working all his life to attain the rank of captain, that the boondocks is not for him. Pffft. Shallow and self-centered, so unimpressive.
May 7, 2017
Trent Williamson resents being sent to Alabama to keep a watchful eye on Elaine Blackhawk, a psychology student suspected of being an untrained witch.
Trent, a relatively new member of the Magus Corps (couple of decades vs hundreds of years) prefers battling Knights Templar to babysitting untrained witches and lets his preference be known to his Captain. Definitely a rookie move.
However, his view on the mission changes abruptly when his inner wolf shifter gets a good sniff of Elaine's inner shifter and from that point forward, it is all he can do to keep his "wolfie" at bay.
His mission is to establish a connection with her so he can bring her into the fold and relocate her to a safe coven for training and development. To say he is distracted by the connection is an understatement and the shower scene that follows is proof of his attraction!!!
As with all Warlock books, peace is short lived. There are emotional moments and events that tear at the fabric of their relationship. Trust is hard to come by and the enemy is hard to spot since they usually hide in plain sight.
There are plenty of twists along the way punctuated by lots of hot sex and just when you think everything is fine - WHAM. The boy gets to show off his stuff and the girl....well you have to read the book to find out!
I just have one question for the author...HH, where the heck to you find these guys?
Trent, a relatively new member of the Magus Corps (couple of decades vs hundreds of years) prefers battling Knights Templar to babysitting untrained witches and lets his preference be known to his Captain. Definitely a rookie move.
However, his view on the mission changes abruptly when his inner wolf shifter gets a good sniff of Elaine's inner shifter and from that point forward, it is all he can do to keep his "wolfie" at bay.
His mission is to establish a connection with her so he can bring her into the fold and relocate her to a safe coven for training and development. To say he is distracted by the connection is an understatement and the shower scene that follows is proof of his attraction!!!
As with all Warlock books, peace is short lived. There are emotional moments and events that tear at the fabric of their relationship. Trust is hard to come by and the enemy is hard to spot since they usually hide in plain sight.
There are plenty of twists along the way punctuated by lots of hot sex and just when you think everything is fine - WHAM. The boy gets to show off his stuff and the girl....well you have to read the book to find out!
I just have one question for the author...HH, where the heck to you find these guys?
May 23, 2017
Loved it! I thought Trent could have been a little less..whiney..but I liked Elaine a lot.
Her familiar was unique, and her shapeshifting ability was really neat.
It really brought the feels when her familiar was murdered..I think it's one of the most emotional books in this series.
I really recommend reading this book, and since it's a standalone book, it makes it that much better!
Her familiar was unique, and her shapeshifting ability was really neat.
It really brought the feels when her familiar was murdered..I think it's one of the most emotional books in this series.
I really recommend reading this book, and since it's a standalone book, it makes it that much better!
May 5, 2019
This one was better. I can see where she got some of her ideas for the Highlander series with their spirit guides. Those stories are better than these, but these were still interesting.
May 31, 2016
This is my favorite of all seven stories in the series. Maybe that stems from the fact that it was filled with places familiar to me given that I was born and raised in Tuscaloosa and currently reside outside Birmingham. However, I'm inclined to think that there's more to it than that. I connected more with Elaine and Trent than I did with several of the other H\h combinations, and I have always loved a story with a well developed shape shifter relationship. All in all, this was a good ending to an interesting series, and how fitting that it is the end with 7 being the number of completion.
June 29, 2016
Trent - book 7 & the final in this series.
The usual story with a shapeshifter twist. Trent & Elaine are a good couple. I like how HH has been able to keep the stories in this series just different enough to be interesting.
The usual story with a shapeshifter twist. Trent & Elaine are a good couple. I like how HH has been able to keep the stories in this series just different enough to be interesting.
October 24, 2015
What an incredible series.
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