Suppose you had a genetic defect that you could pass down to your children. Would you have children? Would you even get married? Would it depend on the defect?

Things you can pass onto your children can be as benign as allergies or as deadly as sickle cell anemia. Imagine if that defect killed all female babies at birth and half the male children at adolescence. Puts a different spin on life.

Private Investigator Ross Marshall had just a defect. He's a werewolf and all of his sisters died. And several of his brothers. He made it to adulthood and regarded himself as more beast than man.

The problem was he reached his thirtieth birthday, the time when all wolves find their mate, the one they keep for life.

Enter Megan Sheridan, a genetic researcher, sent to meet Ross and take a blood sample. What she found was him feverish with an infection from a bullet wound. She nursed him back to health while she formed a bond with him-a bond that could lead to them mating.

Ross was involved in a case of tracking down a serial killer when he received the bullet wound. Megan accidentally became mixed up in the case. On several occasions Ross turned into a wolf to protect her, but he fought his attraction for her at the same time.

Megan didn't know what secrets Ross was hiding, but she was afraid of them anyway. The tension could have been cut with a string like soft cheese when the two were in a room together. At the same time, as a reader, I searched for some way for the pair to get together.

Killing Moon is edgy and dark with almost gothic overtones. You won't be jumping at every sound in the night after reading this book, but you may wonder just what traits you are passing onto your children. An excellent read, I'd highly recommend Killing Moon.

Reviewed By: Chris Redding
© June 2004