If you're anything like me, you're always excited to hear about each and every author who writes about werewolf romances. That is why, when I received the opportunity to review Moon's Web by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp, I jumped at the chance. These are new authors of werewolf romances for me, having not even heard of their first werewolf novel, Hunter's Moon.

Moon's Web picks up with Tony and Sue Geodone's separation due to Sue's sustaining a serious injury. She has been gone seven weeks, during which time she has been trained to handle dealing with Sazi shapeshifters. Both are assumed dead, have relocated, and have taken on the aliases of Joe and Jessica Giambrocco. On the day of Sue's arrival home, while Tony is out hunting with his new pack, Sue psychically contacts Tony to inform him that he is urgently needed at home--Bobby, the snake is there to talk with him.

Once home, Joe finds Sue is babysitting some Sazi children, one of which is biting her leg when he walks in the door. Bobby and Tony decide to talk with the pack leader about the children being dropped off at his home without permission. Before they get out the door, Sue and Tony are struck with debilitating head pain. Eventually, Tony learns from Bobby that his former boss, Mafia don Carmine's, girlfriend is missing. When he meets with Carmine, Tony agrees to track down the kidnapper, but Carmine in turn must hold off from starting an all-out war against the shape shifting community. Adding to Tony's dilemma is the fact that Sue is pulling away from him. She can't handle his not giving her any breathing room, and Tony doesn't know how to stop himself from hovering over her. To make matters worse, Tony is now experiencing a sudden surge in unwanted powers, over which he has no control. How will Tony stop a killer who no one can see? What exactly is happening to the missing Sazi women? Will Tony and Sue's relationship be able to sustain the trials ahead?

Ms. Adams and Ms. Clamp have done a wonderful job of making all the characters in Moon's Web three dimensional. The dialogue is fresh. And the plotline is unique. What makes the plot unique is the romances of Tony and Sue, and Bobby and Asri, which are set amid the action and intrigue of a variety of unusual shapeshifters. What's amazing is that just about all the different shapeshifter classes seem to relate to one another despite the fact that some of them should be mortal enemies.

Some who read this story may feel it starts out somewhat slowly, but the slow start is almost necessary in order to learn about the different shapeshifter varieties. The descriptions provided allow for the reader who is not familiar with the previous story to read this one as a stand alone. After completing the reading of C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp's Moon's Web, I can say with complete confidence that this duo is a paranormal team to reckon with. I look forward to reading their future endeavors, some of which, I'm sure will be set amid the Sazi world of shapeshifters. After all, the authors seemed to have left some questions deliberately unanswered. I'd like to ask those questions of them, but if I did, this story would be ruined with plot spoilers.

I would suggest that individuals who like paranormal shapeshifter romances simply pick up a copy and read the book so they have some idea of what has gone before and are open to the possibilities of what may arise in the future. In the meantime, I'll be picking up a copy of the first in the series: Hunter's Moon.

Reviewed By: Erika
© August 2005