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Doing the right thing could destroy everything…

Levi, Ian, and Darius escaped death-by-wolf-pack by the skin of their teeth, but they’re not out of the woods. The wolves are relentless. Help from humans? Not likely. Their only hope is a vampire commune in remote western Canada—if they make it in one piece. Even then, there’s no guarantee they’ll be offered sanctuary.

The first challenge is to get there. Sunlight is deadly. Money is dwindling. Police and wolves alike are on the hunt.

Worse, Levi hasn't recovered physically or emotionally from the accident that broke several of his bones and killed his best friend. He desperately wants Ian or Darius to turn him, which would heal his wounds, speed their escape, and sever his last tie to the wolves that made his life hell.

Yet Darius hesitates, caught between his desire to help his lover, and fear that once this is all over, Levi and Ian will have no use—or desire—to keep him in the picture. And that’s assuming they all make it to the end of this alive…

Warning: Contains two vampires and a werewolf who would really like to just sit down somewhere and lick their wounds, but are too damned busy stealing cars, avoiding sunlight, eluding police, arguing, jumping off roofs, and plotting new and innovative ways to weasel past customs. Oh, and plenty of scorching hot sex between three very, very dirty boys.

 

 

 

First Edition published by Samhain Publishing, 2012.

 

Book Review

Considering the way book one ended, I was on pins and needles beginning this second book of the 'Tooth and Claw' series. So very much has happened already and I had a pretty good feeling that this story would be packed full of action, intrigue, mystery, and oh so hot sex. I was looking forward to Ian, Darius, and Levi getting their happy ever after, although I was pretty sure I might be loco for thinking that was going to happen. I really liked that this book picked up pretty much right where book one ended. Levi is suffering, in a huge way, both physically, from all the injuries he received in the motorcycle accident, and emotionally, from Selena dying. Ian is a mess because he killed three people in order to protect Levi and Selena. And Darius is trying to hold everything together and figure out where they need to go.

The decision made, they slowly begin their trek west and northwest, heading to Prince Rupert where another vampire commune exists. Traveling is difficult as they're limited to nighttime, the available money is dwindling quickly, and tension has been created by Levi insisting he wants to be turned and Darius refusing to do it. Darius has very valid reasons and he doesn't want to condemn Levi to life as a vampire just because he's in pain and feels like he's slowing them down. Of course, everything blows up when they reach their destination and are summarily denied help by the vampires and turned away with no idea of where to go.

Now, they're stuck, literally. Levi still has broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a messed up knee he can't put any weight on. In his pain he asks Ian to promise him that if they get in a situation where Levi can't move fast enough, Ian and Darius need to leave him to save themselves. He doesn't get his promise, but he gets something I wasn't expecting. And, no, I'm not saying what. That would be spoiling it for everyone. They come up with a new plan to head way north to Alaska to see if Levi's grandmother might be willing to help them. It's the best case scenario, but getting there is still going to be a challenge. Especially since the rules have completely changed now for both Darius and Levi.

I loved this installment of the series. It had more action, more romance, more near-death experiences, and a lot of love between Ian, Darius, and Levi. The author left me teetering on a bit of an edge waiting to see what is going to happen next so I'm super excited about the next book in the series. Thank you, Ms. Witt, for entertaining me so very, very well!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 272 pages/98000 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	14-March-2017
Price	$4.99 ebook, $14.99 paperback
Buy Link	https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Dying-Tooth-Claw-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B06XNMVFN1