Crescent Moon Lori Handeland

Crescent Moon

First Published 2006
352 Pages

ISBN: 0312938489
Reviewer
Amanda
November 2005

When Diana Malone is sent to New Orleans to prove that werewolves exist, she sees her chance to achieve success on many levels, some more personal than others. Adam Ruelle is supposed to be her guide, if he still lives. The man is so reclusive that he might be dead for all anyone knows. However, he is very much alive and Diana is all too aware of that. Could he be the werewolf?

Diana knows he has some kind of secret, but does not want to believe it of the man she finds herself falling for, albeit reluctantly. She has no idea how dangerous the truth really is. Once unleashed, it will take Edward Mendenhauer's special forces to save Diana and Adam.

Every book in this series is meant to be a keeper. Even in a paranormal atmosphere, the fears and hopes Diana and Adam experience are ones that strike a resonant cord within many people. This is a very different sort of werewolf book from the standard of today, where the wolf is a creature to be destroyed. It's a compelling read, that you will enjoy from start to finish.






 
 

Synopsis
New Orleans is known for sinful pleasures and strange magic, but for cryptozoologist Diana Malone it offers one irresistible attraction. For over a hundred years there have been whispers of wolves around the Crescent City, and the recent discovery of bodies in the nearby swamps hints at a creature even more dangerous...one that could make Diana's career and fortune, if she lives to capture it. Adam Ruelle is a reclusive former Special Forces officer, the last of a mysterious Cajun family rumored to be cursed, and the only person skilled enough to guide Diana in her search. Rugged and captivating, he fills her nights with desire...but by day, Diana is plagued with doubts. Adam clearly knows more than he's telling, but is his aim to protect her or distract her? Something is stalking its prey in the Louisiana bayous, and every step towards the horrifying truth brings Diana closer to a centuries-old enemy that lives for the smell of fear and the thrill of killing, again and again...