Scars

Terri Pray’s SCARS is a story of tortured souls, destiny, deceit, and did I mention werewolves, oh boy.

Simone has finally tired of being a doormat. Facing her fears and her childhood memories, she returns to her hometown to start again. Victor has been waiting all these years for Simone to come home and now she that she has, he intends to make Simone his.

Having lived her life with scars left from a wolf attack as a child has left Simone short of self-esteem. So when Victor shows an interest, she is cautious to say the least. Victor knows he is going to have a hard time overcoming her fears, especially when she finds out that he is a werewolf, just like the one that attacked her all those years ago, and he is in a fight for pack Alpha.

For a werewolf love story, Terri Pray’s SCARS was really a very emotional and exciting roller coaster of a tale (pun intended). Simone was attacked by a wolf as a child and the scars on her face have left lasting emotional scars. Victor has grown up to be strong, handsome and popular, just as she remembers him from her childhood. But Victor has a few secrets. What this reader really liked best about Victor was that he has waited all these years for Simone to return to him, not knowing if she ever would return. He wasn’t just Prince Charming seeing the beauty beneath the skin of the poor scarred girl. He was willing to live without his mate if she chose not to return and she had no way of knowing that she was his mate or that he was waiting for her. How sweet is that?

Simone finds a strength she didn’t know she had and even after finding out that her honey turns furry and is in a fight for control of the pack with the very wolf that left her scarred all those years ago, she stands firm and shows the entire pack that she is worthy of being the mate to the pack Alpha.

Of course this story wasn’t all saccharin sweetness. Victor’s chief rival for pack Alpha and the lovely Simone is the perfectly cunning and slightly bent nemesis that pulls this story together and has it standing out in this reader’s estimation.

If you are looking for something a little different in your werewolf love story and enjoy a good fight for dominance, Terri Pray’s SCARS may be just the book for you.

November 2006