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Briar Boleyn
by Patricia Briggs
Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman is more than just a talented car mechanic; she is a coyote shifter and the mate to the Alpha of the Columbia Basin werewolf pack. Her life is a high-stakes balancing act of pack dynamics and survival, but her decision to protect her territory has turned her home into a volatile neutral ground. Now, as human politicians clash with the formidable Gray Lords of the fae, Mercy finds herself at the center of a brewing, supernatural war.
This eleventh installment in the beloved urban fantasy series raises the stakes to a breaking point. Fans of the genre will find everything they crave: a richly realized world filled with witches, zombies, and dangerous fae, all woven into a narrative where found-family is the ultimate strength. While Mercy faces a literal storm of death, the bond between her and her pack remains the beating heart of the story.
If you enjoy slow-burn romance, complex shifter lore, and fierce heroines who refuse to back down, this series is essential reading. Storm Cursed delivers the perfect blend of pulse-pounding action and emotional pay-offs that longtime followers of the series demand. Prepare for a gripping ride where every promise made could be the last.
May 13, 2019
\"Storm Cursed\" is the 11th book in the Mercy Thompson series (not counting the \"Alpha and Omega\" series which is also connected, and consists of one novella and five full-length novels that even further flesh-out the world; there is also \"Shifting Shadows,\" a collection of short stories in the same universe). So by this point, Patricia Briggs has a lot of existing plot threads and established worldbuilding to work with when crafting a new entry in her series. While episodic for the most...
May 9, 2019
Witches, Fae, and Zombies, oh my! Mercy and her friends are confronted by caldron roiling with trouble and I was riveted from cover to cover to discover how they were going to handle this latest dangerous problem. Storm Cursed is the eleventh book in the fabulous Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series where all things that go bump in the night are part of a marvelous series-long adventure that must be taken in order. It's been some months since Mercy returned from her fateful adventure to Europe...
May 7, 2019
I just have one question. What did Coyote mean at the end of Storm Cursed? Arg, I wish I understood him. He's such a mystery. He's powerful, a trickster, very smart and he loves his daughter, Mercy, even though he has a weird way of showing it. The Mercyverse is one of my favorite places to go back to. I adore Mercy and Adam. After this many years, Patricia Briggs has demonstrated that a couple can be together and still attract readers without the need for an unnecessary love triangle. To this...
May 26, 2019
After Mercy stood on a bridge and declared the citizens of her territory safe from others, she and her pack have been seriously busy. Called out to take care of some miniature goat zombies (or was it goat mini zombies?) she stumbles onto the fact that her territory is under siege by a coven of witches. The timing could have been better, after all, Adam and the pack are helping the government negotiate a meeting with the Gray Lords (fae) that will hopefully end in peace. Mercy again finds...
May 8, 2019
Good thing Mercy has so many friends ready to help her out! Lots going on in this one. Adam is busy providing security during negotiations between the U.S. Government and the fay so Mercy must take the initiative to find the witches who have brought their black craft into the tri-county area and are leaving a trail of dead bodies and zombie animals wondering about. This installment is much darker than previous books in the series due to the dark magic, the torture involved, and the high body...
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