BLOOD LINES

Author: Eileen Wilkes ISBN: 0425213447 1/2007 PARANORMAL Publisher: BERKLEY SENSATION

Touch-sensitive FBI agent Lily Yu and her werewolf bond-mate are recruited by the Secret Service to help identify elected officials who have accepted demonic pacts. But Lily must turn to fellow agent Cynna Weaver for help when Cynna's former teacher, a demon master, emerges as the main suspect behind the pacts. After a demon commits a gruesome murder, sorcerer Cullen Seabourne joins the team racing the clock to find the apprentice of evil who uses demons to kill. Cynna and Cullen must work together—a challenge indeed when each has good reason to ignore the desire simmering between them. But passion and events both spiral out of control as an ancient prophecy is fulfilled-and the lupi's greatest enemy sets her sights on total devastation...

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Having never read anything from Eileen Wilkes, I admit I am pleasantly surprised by her storytelling. Especially when sometimes I feel hard-pressed to find a unique paranormal. Believe me, the old adage of "too much of a good thing" is true.

Despite that, I can honestly say the characters are done well, and I will mention they are a group rather than one leading lady and man, and so is the plot(s). I don't get some of the terms and magic, but I like it anyway. I also don't quite understand what happens in the end but I suspect that is because it is not quite the end.

Anyway, I do wish I had read BLOOD LINES' predecessor first, but I don't feel totally left out by just reading this one. I have no doubt there will be another one after it as well.

Shannon Johnson