Naomi Clark

Cold Night Moon

Lucia Correa

3.5 Stars rounding up to 4 stars for Book 5 in Clark's Urban Wolf series. This book intrigued me, but I hadn't read any of the previous books, so I read a couple of the prequels (0.25 and 0.5) just to get familiar with the characters. I agree with the other reviewers that said you really don't really need to read any previous books, but I found it helped to have some history of the two main characters. This book is novella length (~44,000 words)

I wouldn't necessarily classify this as a Christmas or Holiday book in the traditional sense. But it does take place over Christmas. Ayla, who is a werewolf, wants get away for Christmas with her human partner, Shannon, so she surprises Shannon with reservations for a cabin in the Lake District. An area that Shannon isn't all that thrilled about and points out it is cold and covered in snow. Luckily for Ayla, Shannon has a change of heart after they arrive at the cabin. Impressed by the cabin, the surroundings and I suspect making love later that evening in front of the fire helped change Shannon's mind.

That night, Ayla discovers that Shannon is missing and finds her naked, cold, and standing on the porch, listening to "singing" that Ayla does not hear. Shannon wants to go to the singer, but Ayla stops her. Later, Shannon does not remember being outside or the mysterious singer. Was it real or was Shannon perhaps sleepwalking? Either way, Ayla is determined to watch and protect Shannon.

I liked the book and I'm liking this couple. I'll have to read the previous installments of the series to get to know them better, especially if they are all novella lengths. Well, there is one advantage of discovering a series late in the run - there is no impatiently waiting for the next installment.

Cold Night Moon

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