Call of the Moon [Mass Market Paperback]

Tala is the Chosen of a tribe of warriors who seem to belong out of time. She has no knowledge of Jason's world, but their lack of mutual culture is no barrier to the attraction that sizzles unspoken between them from the first. Nor is the fact that Tala is supposed to kill Jason as her duty to protect her people a thing that stands between them. Rather than destroy Jason, she seeks to heal him, to help him control the beast that would steal his humanity. At every step of the way, she must fight with her brother for control of the situation, and also fight herself. Passion and love are forbidden to the Chosen, else their unique powers that protect the clan are lost. Love, duty, secrets, and danger form an intoxicating mix of turmoil and passion that is destined to explode, the fallout of which is only death.

* Jason's long awaited story is one that is hard to put down. Mixing Brigadooon and Witness for feel, this novel is compelling, passionate, and even sweet. The tormented impossibility of the love herein will make your heart ache, and the surprise ending will make you rejoice. Let us hope that Ms. Thompson is not done with the wolves yet. *

Reviewed by Amanda Killgore.

She was called Tala Soaringbird by her people. She was "the chosen one". She was granted the powers to protect her hidden people from "the outside world" and from the Sica (A.K.A. the werewolves who feed on humans). As Chosen, Tala's duty was to seek out the evil ones and destroy them. It was during such a confrontation that she met Jason.

By rights Tala was to kill Jason. But she could see that Jason was still in pure form. He had not yet given in to the beast or tasted human blood. And Jason did not know it, but Tala already owed Jason a debt. In order for Tala to repay the debt, she risked everything.

* The plot sounded so wonderful and I had enjoyed the story of Jason's brother in a previous story. However, this book simply could not hold my attention at all. The characters never became real to me. I found myself getting bored and putting the book down often. As much as I enjoyed this author's previous work I can not recommend this one. *

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews

Then Jason is attacked by another werewolf and rescued by Tala Soaringbird. But when a second werewolf shows up to attack Tala, Jason instinctively leaps to her defense. He awakens to find himself her prisoner in a secret tribal world hidden deep inside the woods of Canada. There the mystery of who changed him and how he must learn to live with his new identity is revealed.

Drive-In Movie critic Joe Bob Briggs has a routine where he complains of "Way too much plot getting in the way of the story." Call of the Moon suffers a tad from that. Less time is spent on the romance between Jason and Tala and more on Jason learning the ropes of his environment. Granted there is a reason for this, but one would hope for more romance in a romance novel. There is some nice humor and the twists are credible, so the book is not a complete wash-out. Four stars might be a tad over generous, but the book left me hoping the author would revisit her characters. Tala's brother especially, who is in need of a strong woman. Recommended strictly to werewolf fans.