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The Merci Lanard Files #3
The Truth About Shadows
Book 3 in The Merci Lanard Files.
Merci Lanard made peace with her past and is ready for a simple future of murders and larceny while protecting the heart of her city. The Truth has other plans.
When her boyfriend gets a distressed call from his old pack in Scotland, she cashes in her vacation days to help Rafe pick up the pieces of a life he left behind 18 years ago. A life that included a pack and a hot ex-girlfriend.
Instead of roving the bonnie hills, she is uncovering mangle bodies entwined with the pack’s politics. As they fight their way into the packs good grace’s, Merci gets to see the powerful Primo Rafe used to be and doubts her place in his life.
As they work together to dig up the painful past of the pack, she finds the truth about monsters, the truth about the buried past, and the truth about light that true love brings.
Merci Lanard made peace with her past and is ready for a simple future of murders and larceny while protecting the heart of her city. The Truth has other plans.
When her boyfriend gets a distressed call from his old pack in Scotland, she cashes in her vacation days to help Rafe pick up the pieces of a life he left behind 18 years ago. A life that included a pack and a hot ex-girlfriend.
Instead of roving the bonnie hills, she is uncovering mangle bodies entwined with the pack’s politics. As they fight their way into the packs good grace’s, Merci gets to see the powerful Primo Rafe used to be and doubts her place in his life.
As they work together to dig up the painful past of the pack, she finds the truth about monsters, the truth about the buried past, and the truth about light that true love brings.
- GenresUrban Fantasy
349 pages, Paperback
Published May 5, 2022
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About the author
Amanda Arista
12 books213 followersAmanda was born in Illinois, raised in Corpus Christi, lives in Dallas but her heart lies in London. Good thing she loves to travel.
During the summer after second grade, she read every book in the young adult section of the library, much to the surprise of the local librarian. So she started making up her own stories and hasn’t stopped.
She has a husband who fights crime, one dog who thinks he’s a real boy, and another who might be a fruit bat in disguise. She recently added a tiny human to the mix who is following in her mother’s footsteps of storytelling.
Along with her BA in English & Psychology and her MA in Education, Amanda is a graduate of the SMU Creative Writing Program and now teaches other aspiring authors. She has delivered lectures at several writer conferences and loves discussing craft, character, and structure. Her current favorite: Stirring up Trouble with Romantic Subplots.
She is represented by Kimberly Brower, of Brower Literary & Management.
During the summer after second grade, she read every book in the young adult section of the library, much to the surprise of the local librarian. So she started making up her own stories and hasn’t stopped.
She has a husband who fights crime, one dog who thinks he’s a real boy, and another who might be a fruit bat in disguise. She recently added a tiny human to the mix who is following in her mother’s footsteps of storytelling.
Along with her BA in English & Psychology and her MA in Education, Amanda is a graduate of the SMU Creative Writing Program and now teaches other aspiring authors. She has delivered lectures at several writer conferences and loves discussing craft, character, and structure. Her current favorite: Stirring up Trouble with Romantic Subplots.
She is represented by Kimberly Brower, of Brower Literary & Management.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
May 18, 2023
Skvelá séria. Dúfam že bude aj pokračovanie.
November 5, 2022
Merci is always a fun character to read, as is Rafe. The supporting cast is well done and fleshed out. And Scotland. *happy sigh* I do wish I'd gotten a refresher earlier on some of the major points from the earlier books (my memory sucks lately). I hope we get more of Merci and Rafe's adventures.
May 8, 2022
I've enjoyed the first two Merci Lanard books, and this one didn't disappoint. Merci's shifter boyfriend is called to his pack in Scotland when his successor's sister is murdered. Merci follows him, and together they discover something is preying on the pack. To solve the mystery, Merci and Rafe have to delve into the truth of his past and bring those truths to light.
September 13, 2022
I enjoyed this one, there's a bit in it about Curry that's not handled well...and becomes a running joke that was unnecessary but engaging excellent world building and a lot of fun!
February 26, 2024
I found this to be a very average urban fantasy series.
January 2, 2025
This is another great storyline with a touch of magic and paranormal. I thoroughly enjoyed this book
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