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On the Prowl (Tales of an Urban Werewolf, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Karen MacInerney (Author)
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November 25, 2008
Talk about a bad-hair day!

Sophie Garou is a master at taming her inner beast, which comes in handy since she’s a werewolf. With a big promotion at work and a supersexy boyfriend, Heath (whom she recently spotted leaving a jewelry store with a beguiling ring box), she’s one happy girl.

But when Heath starts spending long nights at the office with his new associate–a dead-ringer for Career Day Barbie–Sophie smells trouble. And when her professional relationship with her big new client–who also happens to be Texas’s brilliantly blue-eyed most eligible bachelor–begins to sizzle, she wonders if her animal instincts are leading her in the wrong direction. Just when it seems that things can’t get any more complicated, they do. The Houston werewolf pack has sniffed Sophie out, and their message is chillingly clear: you’re either with us or against us. And unless she can prove that she’s with them, the next full moon may just be her last.

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“The funniest, savviest werewolf story I’ve ever read.”
–MaryJanice Davidson, New York Times bestselling author, on Howling at the Moon

“A swift-paced, fun romp.”
–Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author

About the Author

Critically acclaimed writer Karen MacInerney is the author of Howling at the Moon and the Gray Whale Inn mysteries Dead and Berried and Murder on the Rocks, which was selected as an Agatha nominee for Best First Novel. When she’s not writing, teaching writers’ workshops, or chauffeuring children, she loves to read, drink coffee, attempt unusual recipes, and hit the local hike-and-bike trail. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, two children, and a rabbit named Bunny.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books (November 25, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345496264
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345496263
  • Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #619,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Karen is the author of the Agatha-nominated Gray Whale Inn mysteries and the Tales of an Urban Werewolf trilogy, among many, many other things. Most of which, alas, are Facebook status updates.

Her next book, MOTHER'S DAY OUT, a new mystery featuring stay-at-home-mom-turned-private-investigator Margie Peterson, will be released this summer, and is already getting terrific reviews: Sue Ann Jaffarian (author of the Odelia Grey and Granny Apples mysteries) calls it "a laugh-out-loud, wacky and hysterical romp featuring an ordinary car-pool mom who finds herself walking on the wild side".

Karen is also working on two more Gray Whale Inn mysteries; the next book in the series is scheduled for release early 2013, and Blueberry Blues, a Gray Whale Inn Short Story, recently hit the virtual shelves.

Feel free to stop by Karen's web site at www.karenmacinerney.com; she is also on Twitter (@KarenMacInerney) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/karenmacinerney), where you are more than welcome to follow her, friend her, and/or tell her to get back to work.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I Smell Another Hit! January 4, 2009
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Pardon the pun, but I wolfed this book down over the course of two nights because I was so interested in the story it was hard to put it down. Sophie's back and feeling great now that landing the Southeast Airlines account has made her partner and gotten her the corner office she always craved. But her new top client seems to be keeping a few hot secrets from her while he tries to win his way into her pantyhose.Which may not be such a bad idea as the relationship between her and Heath seems to be waning just when she thought he was going to propose.

Tom, the Alpha werewolf is back in town- not only to complicate her life but also to pull her from the fire again as the Houston pack demands her presence and forcibly employs her talents. Not her auditing skills. With a mini-troop of made werewolves padding along after her and every magical creature in Austin popping up in her apartment Sophie's in for a very hectic Valentine's day.

Someone will learn the secret of her true nature...and at least one relationship will end. But Sophie will realize that she has hidden depths.

I would have given this five stars but towards the end there was a lot of confusing Aztec business thrown in and the editing in the book was not so great. As the author reached back to her first book in the series to explain current events, the last villains mother kept being mentioned. But the one they referenced was actually her aunt which was distracting. Also, I like for the heroine to be in demand but it seemed she was horny for every man in this book, which kind of makes it hard to take the romance seriously. But the positives far out weighed the negatives and I definitely recommend giving this book a read.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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After her recent escapades with weres and proving her mom a witch was not a killer (see HOWLING THE MOON) Austin werewolf Sophie Garou plans on keeping a low profile like she used to have before her recent problems. She especially prays the powerful Houston pack ignores her solo existence in the midst of them.

Instead, the pack leadership demands Sophie come to them or else. She has no choice if she wants things to remain positive with her boyfriend Heath and at her accounting firm Withers and Young where she made partner. The Houston pack is outraged by her living inside their territory as strays are normally unacceptable, but what makes her worse in their lupine eyes is that the half-breed has been inside their turf under the werewolf radar screen for a few decades. To make amends and calm their fears of a rogue, she agrees to spy on the San Antonio pack, but quickly realizes she is not a good undercover agent and her new accounting client Southeast Airlines CEO Mark Sydney seems to be sniffing around her an awful lot making her wonder if he is ON THE PROWL with her his target.

The second Garou Texas werewolf tale is a terrific follow-up to a strong opener due to the heroine's actions and reactions as she no longer can hide under the radar scope. Sophie cannot understand how her world has crumbled so fast. However she is strong perhaps because she is the offspring of a witch and a werewolf; so faces her issues with courage albeit reluctant bravery as she would rather hide. Fans will appreciate her howling adventures that give biting meaning to the modern day wild west.

Harriet Klausner
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I have really enjoyed this series and can't wait for #3. The author shows a wonderful sense of humor while keeping the plot jumping. Yes, when it comes to fashion and external trappings, our heroine is shallow. That just adds to the underlying humor. If you are looking for serious moral lessons, read Pilgrim's Progress. If you are looking for a reluctant female werewolf with seriously unusual powers, a werewolf whose human shaved legs transmute into shaved wolf legs (!) and who is embarrassed by her mother's being a witch, go for this series and have a good time.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
eh. on the prowl.
I kind of liked the book because it was a fun and easy read, but there were more points that I didn't like. Read more
Published 10 months ago by digruntled reader
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This has to be the stupidest book ever written about werewolves. The tea thing pissed me off to no end, the characters were so dumb and way too... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Not Telling
On the Prowl
I wish I had started reading this series earlier. I think the "Tales of an Urban Werewolf" series title threw me a bit, but I am very glad I decided to give this series a try. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ithlilian
Reading for the attention impaired
I also thought this was a Patricia Briggs story because I looked more at the title than the author at the time. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Giani Crow
great werewolf book #2!
Book 2 is just as exciting and funny as the first one. Great read!
Published on March 5, 2010 by Honolulu Sister
Great series!!
This is a great series I have read all 3 books and hoping to see more in this series. Once I started the first book I couldn't stop until I devoured them all.
Published on February 20, 2010 by Matthew L. Hill
Sophie's On the Prowl
The only thing Sophie Garou has always wanted is to live her normal, human life. So far, so good. She just recently got a big promotion at her job, she's fairly certain her... Read more
Published on October 7, 2009 by Wendy C.
Fairly humorous book
Sophie still comes across as a bit of a dippy bitch; she uses people and has the hots for the 3 male leads: her long time boy friend Heath (he doesn't know she is a werewolf and... Read more
Published on September 13, 2009 by G. Robinson
Not exactly moral fantasy...
I too accidentally got this book thinking it was the other On the Prowl, wanting to read the Patricia Briggs story in the book but thought what the heck I'll give it a try? Read more
Published on May 20, 2009 by Scifi/Fantasy Fan
EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST IF POSSIBLE!
I really enjoyed the first book in this series but this second one surpasses the first. I love the new characters and how Sophie evolves. Read more
Published on April 7, 2009 by M. Valle
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wolfsbane tea, wine country getaway, werewolf thing, other werewolves, two werewolves, graveyard dirt, smoky smell
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San Antonio, Southeast Airlines, Lupine Society, Dude Ranch, Casa Brady, New Fire, Miss Garou, Wal Mart, Chuckwagon Room, Taco Cabana, Thank God, Mark Sydney, Career Day Barbie, Sixth Street, Bass Concert Hall, Mardi Gras, River Walk, Texas Monthly
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