Product Reviews

The latest Feehan novel “Murder game” is the seventh story in the ghost walker series. This is Kadan and Tansy’s story. I’m going to start out by saying that I have so far enjoyed all the ghost walker books and this one was no different.

People are dying in the most gruesome manner and Kadan has been brought in to investigate. There is a fear that some or all of the other ghost walkers may be involved because of the characteristic of the murders and the efficiency of the murderer. Kadan is therefore under orders to keep his investigation a secret from the other ghost walkers. Kadan is determined to catch the killer and prove that his “brothers” are not involved. To do this he sets out to enlist the help of Tansy.

Getting her to work with him may not be so easy. Tansy is one of Whitney’s enhanced girls. She has retired to the Sierra mountains in search of peace an solitude after years of turbulence. From the time she was a teenager she worked with the police and FBI to catch the vilest of murderers using her enhanced gifts. Unfortunately due to her emphatic talent she is unable to rid herself of the voices and presence of the murderers and the victims even after the case is closed. Because of conditioning by Whitney throught her life she was never taught the necessary defenses to shield herself. This led to a nervous breakdown and her subsequent withdrawal from society.

Kadan catches up with her in the mountains where she is working her freelance job, taking pictures for National Geographic. Kadan’s first reaction to Tansy is unnerving to him and he quickly realizes that she is the woman Whitney paired him with. He has to work hard to convince her to work with him, as she is terrified that she will find herself back in that place near self destruction.

Finally she agrees to work with him and together they set out to track down a killer. They soon realize however, that the situation is infinitely more dangerous to Tansy as the murderer is a `hunter’, and a `dreamwalker’, exactly like her. Stopping him and protecting Tansy will require a joint effort with the other ghost walkers.

I loved this book as Kadan and Tansy are very evenly matched. Kadan who before was very cold and distant suddenly became very intense and human. Tansy was no push over as she stood up to him and gave as good as she got.

I particularly enjoyed the humor that was interjected into the story as Kadan was teased unmercifully by his “brothers” once they realized who Tansy was to him. I also enjoyed the love scenes which, were more intense and more regular than is Ms. Feehan’s style. I did not however think it detracted from the story.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can’t wait for the next one.

This is the latest installment in Lora Leigh’s Breed series. If you are a fan of this series like myself, you will realize that it was worth the wait. If it’s your first experience with this series, then you will not be familiar with the other characters and their stories. However, as their stories do not greatly affect Mercury and Rias story, this book can be read as a stand alone.

This is the story of Mercury and Ria. Mercury is one of the strongest enforcer for the Breeds. He is a mixture of human and lion. Unlike most other Breeds his animal has been forced into hiding inside him as a result of drugs that were forcefully administered to him in the labs after he went berserk and killed some handlers and scientists on learning that the woman who was potentially his mate was dead. Since then he has kept a tight reign on himself inadvertently causing the animal to retreat even further. Mercury is a breed lost, without any form of anchor and without hope of ever finding his place as he believes that his intended mate died years ago. As breeds mate only once there is no hope for him.

Ria is a clerk who works for the Vanderale Industries. She has been sent to Sanctuary to verify (or so she says) their book keeping and to ensure that Vanderales’ money is being well spent. Despite her brilliance and obvious competence at her job, Ria is a woman who has spent her entire life hiding from the world and herself. Despite the strange attraction that she felt toward Mercury even before meeting him, she believes that she will be able to go to Sanctuary, do her job and leave untouched.

When Ria and Mercury meet they are both aware that something extraordinary is about to take place. As events unfold, in vintage Lora Leigh style, both these very strong people will have to learn that they need each other in order to be complete.

I personally liked this story, as Mercury, although a typical alpha male, was also portrayed as very vulnerable due to the weakening of the animal side of his nature and his grief over the loss of his chance at love due to the death of his mate. Ria on the other hand has had her own issues of belonging as she grew up an orphan who depended on the largess of the first Leo and his family.

This book is not for the squeamish as the contents are highly sexual and graphic. I thought this was a great love story between two people who found a place to belong in each other