TOUCH OF DARKNESS

Author: C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp ISBN: 0765359626 8/2008 PARANORMAL Publisher: TOR

Kate and Tom are finally getting married. Or they would be—but things just keep going wrong. Tom's werewolf ex-girlfriend is stalking Katie. Both Katia brothers are giving her the cold shoulder. The Thrall is gearing for something, but Katie can't figure out what it is because they are blocking her psychic powers. A freak blizzard has destroyed Katie's apartment building. And, almost worst of all, everyone around Katie is having babies—just rubbing it in that Katie herself is barren. But there's a light in the darkness: Tom himself. Though the punishment for it almost killed him, Tom chose to stay with Katie instead of mating with someone from his werewolf pack. They've got true love, devotion, and incredibly hot sex. What more can a girl ask for? How about for her dead ex-fiance to stay dead instead of rallying the Thrall to kill all the werewolves and to take over the world? Oh, and a wedding.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

TOUCH OF DARKNESS wraps up the three book series featuring Katie Reilly, the Thrall killing-werewolf loving-Xena type heroine that brings new meaning to super human. It's hard to believe that with all the butt-kicking she does, that she is only human. I have enjoyed reading about her life and must commend Adams and Clamp for bringing such a cool character, and all of her side-kicks, to life.

While this is not my favorite in the series, the happy ending is finally featured here and that makes it all worth while. I will mention that Katie spends way too much time being hurt this time around. Every other chapter tends to land her in the hospital. And, if I am completely honest, I have to say the plot is fairly easy to discern but, TOUCH OF DARKNESS is still a fitting end to a stellar series.

Shannon Johnson