Book Review: Moonlight Legacy

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Moonlight Legacy     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Jewel Dartt
Class/Genre:   Fantasy   Romance
Amber Quill, Jan 2003, 250pp

In Silver Valley, North Carolina, Hadden McNeal waits at the altar, but his bride to be Miranda Slate fails to show up. Instead her grandmother Elizabeth arrives with a note saying she changed her mind because she does not love him. Hadden confronts Miranda, who canceled the marriage when that very day she changed into a werewolf. Though a half-breed, she cannot halt the metastasis into a wolf when the moon rises. Skeptical Hadden accepts the truth declaring he will help Miranda though he does not know how.

Purebred loup garou Drake Guignard has come for Miranda to complete the vow her mother broke years ago. While he looks forward to her becoming his bride and savior of the divided pack, his wanton killing of humans horrifies her. Still she craves fresh meat and mankind is choice cuts. Miranda rejects Drake and turns to Hadden for help. They visit a mountain witch while Drake begins a reign of terror to force her to acquiesce.

MOONLIGHT LEGACY is a delightful werewolf romance that fans will enjoy because Jewel Dartt insures the transformation of Miranda and the full-blooded Drake seem like real species. The story line is a take on good vs. evil with the twist that Drake’s belief in werewolf superior to Homo sapiens turns humanity into a giant stockyard for him and his kind. Though his best friend is to conveniently an expert on the supernatural, Hadden is a wonderful hero willing to risk his life for his beloved. Ms. Dartt provides a strong paranormal tale that will keep North Carolina residents indoors when the bad moon arises.

Harriet Klausner

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