Blood Bound

Under the rule of science, there are no witch burnings allowed, no water trials or public lynchings. In return, the average law-abiding, solid citizen has little to worry about from the things that go bump in the night. Sometimes I wish that I was an average citizen.

After being jarred awake at 3 am, Mercedes ‘Mercy’ Thompson agrees to help out her friend Stephen, one of the local vampires, by pretending to be his pet coyote when he pays a visit on an impolite vampire. However this impolite vampire also just happens to be a sorcerer who takes control of Stephen for a short time and kills a woman in front of Mercy. And then everything goes downhill from there.

Lovers of the Urban Fantasy genre rejoice! Ms Briggs, author of BLOOD BOUND, has created a dazzling new world peopled with humans, vampires, werewolves, the fae and one lone walker who just happens to be Mercy. She has done just a fantastic job of interweaving the paranormal with the mundane that this reviewer was easily able to recognize the setting, which just happened to be her hometown of the Tri Cities.

Mercy is a new kind of heroine who is not blessed with super strength or super healing. As a walker, she has the ability to change into a coyote and has some resistance to vampire magic. Mercy’s true strength is her loyalty to her friends, and the love and loyalty that her friends bear towards her. She is just such a nice person that this reviewer wishes that it was possible to have Mercy as a friend.

BLOOD BOUND is the second book in the series however one does not need to read Moon Called first to be able to follow the story. BLOOD BOUND is very capable of standing all on its own. However, this reviewer does suggest that you do simply because both books are just that good.

This reviewer highly recommends BLOOD BOUND to any readers who enjoy paranormal suspense and urban fantasy. You are sure to enraptured with Ms. Briggs’ writing style. Get your copy today!

March 2007