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Circle of Desire (Damask Circle, Book 3)

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Something is kidnapping children. Gwen and Kat Tanner found two of them, but their souls were ripped out of their bodies. The police think someone mortal is to blame but Gwen and her granddaughter Kat, believe it is an evil spirit known as a mara. In its spirit form, it is invulnerable but when it takes the shape of a human, it can be killed like a regular vampire. Kate and Gwen, members of the Damask Circle, are more than capable of killing the mara because they are shape shifting psychic witches.

One of the missing children is the niece of Ethan Morgan, a police officer who is also a werewolf. He intends to stay with the Tanner women until they find Janie. Kat and Ethan are immediately attracted to one another but he thinks that is only moon fever because a werewolf can only love once and he gave his heart away years ago. As the two shapeshifters battle the evil forces mara throws at them Kat finds herself believing that Ethan is her true love even if he denies it.

Action, romance and magic, all that and more can be found between the pages of CIRCLE OF DESIRE. Keri Arthur is one of the bright shining lights in the paranormal genre and each book she writes is fascinating, seductive and spellbinding. Her latest is no exception and the fact that her two lead proponents are both shifters makes the romance that much more interesting.

Harriet Klausner

Circle of Desire, is third in the Keri Arthur's older Circle series. All three are great stand-alone paranormal suspense romances, but this is my favorite of the three. I just love the hero, deeply sensual Ethan, who is both cop and a werewolf. A otherworldly serial killer who steals children keeps them for several days and then kills them has stolen Ethan's niece. So when Ethan finds himself partnered on a search with hawk-shifter Kat, they have to keep hunting even during his moon time in order to find the child before it is too late. The story is set in the same world as Arthur's Riley Jensen books, so during the days around the full moon, wolves are highly sexual. Kat and Ethan hook up for what is supposed to be only sex, in order to keep Ehtan's wolf satisfied and him functioning. But the intensity of their passion sweeps Kat away and she can't help but fall in love, despite his warning not to fall in love with him --a wolf only loves once and his heart was already given.

I really enjoyed Circle of Desire. It was very original and both the paranormal elements and the romance were very well done, but the best part was that Circle of Desire includes a beautiful scene with the 'moon ceremony' that Arthur's characters refer to in the Riley Jensen books. I loved this book, but it was worth buying for that scene alone. So if you are Riley Jensen fan, you really need to put this book on your list.

I just started reading Keri Arthur's novels this year. I really enjoyed reading this one for the same reason I enjoyed reading her other novels. I don't like reading a book and just about know what's going to happen. I like turning a corner not knowing what to expect....a lot of surprises!
Can't wait until August when her new book comes out.

On May 5th I ordered Circle of Death from goodbooks51. The next day I got an e-mail stating this book and Circle of Desire had been shipped. Both books arrived in excellent condition on May 12th. I will buy from goodbooks51 in the future.

This book and the other circle novels are well worth reading if you like science fiction and fantasy.