Cold Moon Rising

I love this series. Couldn't wait for this latest book to come out. I would definately recomend.

Ms. Adams and Ms. Clamp have done it yet again! In this story Tony's back, and with a vengeance you could say. The blurb on the back reads - Tony is Back Former Mafia hit man Tony Giodone has been through a lot - he's been turned into a werewolf with a human mate and has a pack leader tougher than his old Mob boss. And he's developed a powerful psychic ability - he can see into the past through other people's memories. Being mated with a human is difficult in more ways than one. Tony and Sue's relationship is full of struggle. Adding to Tony's trouble is a new problem with some old mobster "friends"... who also happen to be a cabal of Sazi mass murderers trying to extinguish the human race. Only one man might be able to help Tony and the Sazi stop the cabal; Ahmad, the leader of the snakes. He and Tony have a deeper psychic connection than Tony has with anyone else - even his mate! Now Tony is along for the psychic ride of his life as the crown prince of an ancent empire is faced with his deadliest enemy; a woman he once loved, whom he was forced to betray...one who may now betray Ahmad, Tony, and all of humanity. This is book # 7 of the Sazi series and each centers around one or more of the shapeshifters, this one centers as you might be able to guess from the blurb around Ahmad, with Tony and others being a close second. Since I haven't to date particularly liked the character of Ahmad I was surprised at how much I ended up liking this story. Even though Ahmad is the "main" romance you also get to exeperience Tony and Sues' relationship a bit more. If you haven't read the other books in this series I HIGHLY RECOMEND doing so, it's NOT necessary, but it does give a person more insight into the characters. The other books are - Hunter's Moon, Moon's Web, Captive Moon, Howling Moon, Moon's Fury, and Timeless Moon.

Sazi Wolven law-enforcement operatives Tony and Sue Giodone are still struggling with their mixed marriage with him being a recently converted werewolf and she a human. As he learns to control his new paranormal skills, Tony also deals with being on the law side of life as a pack leader instead of his previous employment that of a Mafia hit man. Tony is currently working on a hostage rescue assignment when he suffers an out-of-body experience for the first time in his life; something that is not typical of a werewolf. He finds himself able to see what Ahmad al-Narmer of the Cobras sees as the council member is stunned to face a woman he thought dead. Ahmad also believes Tony's new skill will prove valuable as the "snake" goes undercover trying to unravel a deadly plot to destroy the werewolves, snakes and humans by some of the former mobster's previous associates led by a personal "friend" of Ahmad. As great as the previous Sazi urban fantasies have been, COLD MOON RISING is one of the best, if not the best. The strong story line is the usual fast-paced and action-packed from start to finish. However, it is character driven predominantly by Tony, but also to a degree by Ahmed, who fans normally hiss at. There is a terrific twist involving the two natural (not sure that is the right adjective with paranormals) enemies having to work together against a deadly cabal led by a woman one of them loved and thought dead because of his betrayal. Harriet Klausner