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"It's our God given right to bear arms and hunt any animal." Congressman Jack Howard looked quite distinguished—from the threads of gray at the temples of his carefully cut hair to the designer jeans, cowboy shirt and snakeskin boots he wore. He smiled and blew smoke from the expensive Cuban cigar Obediah Tanner offered.
He and Tanner stood inside Tanner's trophy room, which was elaborately decorated with various stuffed heads. In some cases, the entire, taxidermic animal adorned the spacious room. A very rare white buffalo, mounted on a stand, took up the center of Obediah's favorite space. Obediah often used the buffalo's short horns to hang his Stetsons.
"And you're tellin' me this girl is a unicorn? I thought those were myth." Jack Howard blew a plume of smoke toward the ceiling.
"You'll know the truth of it when her head hangs in your lodge," Tanner said, lifting a glass of whiskey to his lips.
A move from Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, is forced after the Dark Elemaiya locate the paranormal community. Star Cove, Texas, a coastal community, is Ashe's new home. Other enemies crop up, however, in the form of shapeshifter-hunting, drug-running werewolf brothers, Obediah and Ezekiel Tanner. Throw in a trigger-happy congressman and Ashe has his hands full!
"It's our God given right to bear arms and hunt any animal." Congressman Jack Howard looked quite distinguished—from the threads of gray at the temples of his carefully cut hair to the designer jeans, cowboy shirt and snakeskin boots he wore. He smiled and blew smoke from the expensive Cuban cigar Obediah Tanner offered.
He and Tanner stood inside Tanner's trophy room, which was elaborately decorated with various stuffed heads. In some cases, the entire, taxidermic animal adorned the spacious room. A very rare white buffalo, mounted on a stand, took up the center of Obediah's favorite space. Obediah often used the buffalo's short horns to hang his Stetsons.
"And you're tellin' me this girl is a unicorn? I thought those were myth." Jack Howard blew a plume of smoke toward the ceiling.
"You'll know the truth of it when her head hangs in your lodge," Tanner said, lifting a glass of whiskey to his lips.
A move from Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, is forced after the Dark Elemaiya locate the paranormal community. Star Cove, Texas, a coastal community, is Ashe's new home. Other enemies crop up, however, in the form of shapeshifter-hunting, drug-running werewolf brothers, Obediah and Ezekiel Tanner. Throw in a trigger-happy congressman and Ashe has his hands full!
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Connie Suttle
76 books807 followersConnie Suttle lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three cats.
Connie holds an MFA in Fine Art (film production and animation) and taught courses at the university level before moving on to bookstore management. Nowadays, if she isn't writing or editing, she's dreaming up her next book.
Connie holds an MFA in Fine Art (film production and animation) and taught courses at the university level before moving on to bookstore management. Nowadays, if she isn't writing or editing, she's dreaming up her next book.
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April 26, 2012I rated this as to how much I enjoyed writing it, and that's a lot. Ashe is growing up, turning 16 in this book. A move from Cloud Chief, Oklahoma is forced after the Dark Elemaiya locate the paranormal community. Star Cove, Texas a coastal community, is their new home, but other enemies crop up in the form of shapeshifter-hunting, drug-running Werewolf brothers Obediah and Ezekiel Tanner. Throw in a trigger-happy congressman and Ashe has his hands full!
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July 6, 2018
Great Read
I have enjoyed all of Connie Suttle 's books so far and hope to continue enjoying the others as I read them.
I have enjoyed all of Connie Suttle 's books so far and hope to continue enjoying the others as I read them.
May 19, 2019
Two books left in the series. They just get more and more exciting!
February 1, 2018
It's taken a couple of years, but the persistent Elemaiya have finally found Ashe Evans again, and breached the protection spells around the paranormal community of Cloud Chief, Oklahoma. A violent creature, a mutated child of the Elemaiya, has been dispatched to capture or kill Ashe Evans, and anyone else who gets in the way. Although the creature's efforts toward Ashe are thwarted, the fact that it knew where to find Ashe throws the paranormal community into panic mode as it must once again relocate in order to protect itself.
Ashe is despondent over the need to move and because the lives of everyone in the community are disrupted because of him. Most of the residents understand it is not Ashe's fault (except one, who delights in deliberately casting the blame on Ashe), and a few are even excited about the move, especially when they learn they will be settling in Star Cove, Texas, just a short distance from Corpus Christi and the Gulf of Mexico.
While the families are driving to their new homes, Wynn and her family stop in Amarillo to visit relatives. Ashe and the others take a more direct route to Star Cove, and many are settling into their new homes when Ashe is suddenly pressed into service by Mr. Winkler to save Wynn's life. While in Amarillo, she is kidnapped by a nefarious pair of werewolves who have arranged for her to be hunted by a wealthy congressman. It's up to Ashe to save the only living shapeshifter unicorn on the planet!
Even with all of his special abilities, many of which are new and begin to manifest now that he is getting older, Ashe is not immune to the angst and anguish of a teenage heart. Hiding developing feelings for Wynn, he withdraws when he discovers that Wynn and Sali have developed their own feelings - for each other! Ashe is relieved when he is asked to go to work for Mr. Winkler for the summer, even though it means moving to Dallas, and later to Port Aransas, Texas, as it affords him a way to take his mind off his personal problems, or at least distance himself from them.
Ashe has a knack for puzzles, including computer hacking, and his talents are put to excellent use ferreting out weaknesses in various financial and security systems of Winkler Security's high profile customers. Although surrounded by Winkler's own werewolf guard, Ashe is once again discovered and attacked by the Elemaiya. Having failed more than once in their efforts to capture Ashe, they devise a plan to kidnap the other shapeshifting children of Star Cove in order to lure Ashe to them.
The action is rapid fire in Target, and Ashe is singularly capable of combating the Elemaiya in ways the werewolves, vampires, and other shapeshifters are not. But he certainly isn't untouchable or infallible, and he struggles to do his best to rescue his friends using his newfound abilities. The exciting climax will leave you hanging, and begging for more!
Long protected by the close-knit paranormal community and the watchful eye of what sometimes seems to Ashe like overbearing parents, it's ironic that his own survival and that of everyone he cares about is suddenly thrust into his hands. Without a second thought or even recognition of the seriousness of his situation, Ashe takes on the responsibility and hurls himself into the battle. Enemies beware, for the demure teen who becomes a bumblebee bat has many hidden talents that will lead to your destruction should you continue to assail against him!
Ashe is despondent over the need to move and because the lives of everyone in the community are disrupted because of him. Most of the residents understand it is not Ashe's fault (except one, who delights in deliberately casting the blame on Ashe), and a few are even excited about the move, especially when they learn they will be settling in Star Cove, Texas, just a short distance from Corpus Christi and the Gulf of Mexico.
While the families are driving to their new homes, Wynn and her family stop in Amarillo to visit relatives. Ashe and the others take a more direct route to Star Cove, and many are settling into their new homes when Ashe is suddenly pressed into service by Mr. Winkler to save Wynn's life. While in Amarillo, she is kidnapped by a nefarious pair of werewolves who have arranged for her to be hunted by a wealthy congressman. It's up to Ashe to save the only living shapeshifter unicorn on the planet!
Even with all of his special abilities, many of which are new and begin to manifest now that he is getting older, Ashe is not immune to the angst and anguish of a teenage heart. Hiding developing feelings for Wynn, he withdraws when he discovers that Wynn and Sali have developed their own feelings - for each other! Ashe is relieved when he is asked to go to work for Mr. Winkler for the summer, even though it means moving to Dallas, and later to Port Aransas, Texas, as it affords him a way to take his mind off his personal problems, or at least distance himself from them.
Ashe has a knack for puzzles, including computer hacking, and his talents are put to excellent use ferreting out weaknesses in various financial and security systems of Winkler Security's high profile customers. Although surrounded by Winkler's own werewolf guard, Ashe is once again discovered and attacked by the Elemaiya. Having failed more than once in their efforts to capture Ashe, they devise a plan to kidnap the other shapeshifting children of Star Cove in order to lure Ashe to them.
The action is rapid fire in Target, and Ashe is singularly capable of combating the Elemaiya in ways the werewolves, vampires, and other shapeshifters are not. But he certainly isn't untouchable or infallible, and he struggles to do his best to rescue his friends using his newfound abilities. The exciting climax will leave you hanging, and begging for more!
Long protected by the close-knit paranormal community and the watchful eye of what sometimes seems to Ashe like overbearing parents, it's ironic that his own survival and that of everyone he cares about is suddenly thrust into his hands. Without a second thought or even recognition of the seriousness of his situation, Ashe takes on the responsibility and hurls himself into the battle. Enemies beware, for the demure teen who becomes a bumblebee bat has many hidden talents that will lead to your destruction should you continue to assail against him!
June 2, 2012
It is ok. It fits the style of the other books in the series.
Consistency of the character's actions are missing. One second, certain people are telling Ashe to be careful who he shares his powers with, then a few scenes later, those same people are telling Ashe's secrets to people who can and/or will put him in danger. It makes for a frustrating and unbelievable read.
However, if you can overlook unrealistic character behavior, this book is an easy read. Even though some disturbing topics are touched upon in the book, it is written in a way that resists emotional upheaval from occurring to the reader. Making the book a facile read when one needs to escape.
Beware the dreaded cliffhanger. (Which I do not like. I like to have/read a complete story if I am purchasing it.)
Consistency of the character's actions are missing. One second, certain people are telling Ashe to be careful who he shares his powers with, then a few scenes later, those same people are telling Ashe's secrets to people who can and/or will put him in danger. It makes for a frustrating and unbelievable read.
However, if you can overlook unrealistic character behavior, this book is an easy read. Even though some disturbing topics are touched upon in the book, it is written in a way that resists emotional upheaval from occurring to the reader. Making the book a facile read when one needs to escape.
Beware the dreaded cliffhanger. (Which I do not like. I like to have/read a complete story if I am purchasing it.)
June 6, 2023
Ashe got bad man, developed powers he didn't realize he had.
So many wolves died, as they live a very volatile life. I hope they find the half crazy Elemaiya that they imprisoned yet he escaped.
I am sadden that Jimmy died and Jackson, just as he could turn her died and well as 2 other wolves who tried to save him.
So many wolves died, as they live a very volatile life. I hope they find the half crazy Elemaiya that they imprisoned yet he escaped.
I am sadden that Jimmy died and Jackson, just as he could turn her died and well as 2 other wolves who tried to save him.
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January 29, 2016
Loved it
As much as the two before this one, it will leave you unable to set it down, I'm sure it's a secret spell they will never tell us.....got to go must read next book while i still have some strength left...
As much as the two before this one, it will leave you unable to set it down, I'm sure it's a secret spell they will never tell us.....got to go must read next book while i still have some strength left...
June 11, 2012
Connie Suttle is an automatic buy, I just love all her books. So exciting seeing that this was out and it hasn't let me down, another brilliant book.
June 13, 2019
I like the other two also
I have read this series at least twice. I still enjoy it. There are grammar mistakes but not enough that you really notice them.
I have read this series at least twice. I still enjoy it. There are grammar mistakes but not enough that you really notice them.
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