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Scions: Perception

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Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques

Abby Brooks was expecting a relaxing few days while borrowing her best friend Kaitlyn's home but that's not what she gets. First she thinks she sees a large dog streaking through the snow-covered yard. Then, she can't find the spare key where it is supposed to be, so has to break in. Then upon entering the house she is attacked and accused of being a burglar. It sure doesn't help matters any that the man holding her is the most gorgeous man she has ever seen!

Gabriel Hawthorne is at Kaitlyn's house installing a security system when he captures an intruder. He is surprised when she turns the tables and attacks him, saying he's the interloper. Even more surprising is the fact his wolf discovers the little spitfire is his mate! She is human though and Gabriel does not like or trust humans. How can she be his mate? As the two are snowed in together, passion burns bright and the wolf learns Perception is everything.

Perception may take place during winter, but the heat Gabriel and Abby generate is enough to melt even the deepest of snow! Passion is fast, hot, and bright once the sparks between our lovebirds start flying. Gabriel is all alpha male, his wolf nature coming out, hard as a rock if he has to be yet willing to do anything to make Abby his, even in spite of his doubts about a relationship with a human. The sexual tension between them skyrockets, and when they come together, look out!

Abby has a history but has made concerted effort to overcome her past and make a good respectable life for herself. Gabriel has no love for humans after the one he was closest to turned her back on him years ago so he swore never to get involved with a human again. Upon meeting Abby, his whole outlook on life begins to change and he realizes that there are humans in the world worth knowing and loving.

Don't let the short length of Perception fool you. Patrice Michelle packs so much emotion into this story that you'll be wrung out by the end. She does a fantastic job of bringing her characters and their world to life so that we see them as real people, not just characters on a page. I have adored each and every installment in the Scions series and I can only hope that we will have plenty of opportunities to spend more time in this world.

© Kelley A. Hartsell, December 2008. All rights reserved.

I guess as far as a short story go, it was good. But short stories always leave you wanting more. There was no climax or plot in the story. They met and Gabriel had to convince her to trust him but there was really nothing to build on. Abby didn't see him turn into a wolf, she just took his word for it. And the whole story was based in the house.

Her entire series is a MUST read. The bonds run deep in this romantic, mysterious and adventerous series!