FBI Special Agent Duncan McGuire spends his days—and his nights—tracking real-life monsters. Most humans aren’t aware of the vampires and werewolves that walk among them. They don’t realize the danger that they face, but Duncan knows about the horror that waits in the darkness. He hunts the monsters, and he protects the innocent. Duncan just never expects to become a monster. But after a brutal … brutal werewolf attack, Duncan begins to change…and soon he will be one of the very beasts that he has hunted.
Dr. Holly Young is supposed to help Duncan during his transition. It’s her job to keep him sane so that Duncan can continue working with the FBI’s Para Unit. But as Duncan’s beast grows stronger, the passion that she and Duncan have held carefully in check pushes to the surface. The desire that is raging between them could be a very dangerous thing…because Holly isn’t exactly human, not any longer.
As the monsters circle in, determined to take out all of the agents working at the Para Unit, Holly and Duncan will have to use their own supernatural strengths in order to survive. But as they give up more of their humanity and embrace the beasts within them both, they realize that the passion between them isn’t safe, it isn’t controllable, and their dark need may just be an obsession that could destroy them both.
USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden writes tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. Her books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, and her novel, DEADLY FEAR, was named a RITA® finalist for best romantic suspense.
Cynthia is a southern girl who loves horror movies, chocolate, and happy endings. She has always wanted to write (don’t most authors say that?), and particularly enjoys creating stories about monsters-vampires, werewolves, and even the real-life monsters who populate her romantic suspense stories.
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A great series starter that can also stand alone. If you like shifters and vampires, you will like this story.
Strong conflicted cop with a dark past? Check. Sexy female doctor with a secret? Check. City in turmoil? Check. Potential interspecies war? Check. Steam and sparks? Ooooh check!!! Fans of Christine Feehan, J.R. Ward and Patricia Briggs need to read this novel – my guess is that they will love it too!
Cynthia Eden is one of my favorite authors and I’m having a blast reading some of her old books. The Wolf Within was a read that only further cemented her place on my favorites list. Duncan worked for as a special agent, hunting ‘bad’ paranormals, until one day he gets bit by a werewolf. His transformation comes quickly because he carries a special gene and he isn’t just any kind of werewolf – he’s an Alpha. Only one person can help him with this transition… and she’s got a major secret of her own.
Between the hidden themes, the action, the blossoming romance, and the secret agendas of way too many players, I was beyond entertained. Duncan had always wanted Holly and his beast only made his desire stronger. He was possessive, protective, and oh so sexy. He was a hot-blooded ‘man’ that Holly couldn’t resist. Amidst the danger and death, the truths and past betrayals, the reunion of family and the opportunity for brotherhood, we’re treated to intense chemistry and inescapable love. With an ending that leads into the next book in the series, I’ll definitely be diving back in for more!
This is the start of a series…..
Duncan likes his job, he’s good at it. He’s part of an elite unit (a police force for supernaturals) they capture or destroy the supernaturals that go “rouge” to keep the “humans” safe and unaware. But after he is attacked by a werewolf all he wants is revenge. And as he goes through the change his priorities change, his instincts call on him to kill or make a certain doctor “his”……
Holly is a doctor, she works closely with the paranormal units that control and contain anything that’s not human. She’s about to finish for the day, when a call comes in that an agent has been bitten, Holly becomes all business, her job is to contain and train the rogue werewolves that enter her facility. And if they can’t be rehabilitated, then they are destroyed.
She sees who the bitten agent is, it’s Duncan
McGuire (she’s noticed him, and has never really plucked up the courage to talk to him) and now she may never get the chance, if he survives the change (only humans with certain DNA can survive the bite from a werewolf or vampire) then Duncan will need to be monitored or controlled with a silver collar.
This was a really good read. Both Holly and Duncan like each other, but neither had acted on it.
Will Duncan manage the beast within him? And if he does what will he do about his attraction to the lovely doctor?
And there is a secret that Holly is hiding, will it help or hinder Duncan?
Love the book. Ive read A lot of her books. They are outstanding
I loved the book’s plot, the twists kept coming, right from when the FBI hero is bitten and turned into a werewolf to finding out that heroine, the doctor in the facility the hero has lusted after for a year is a vampire and step-sister of the director Pate. The heroine was turned a year ago saving her brother. Pate, dude, he needs lessons, he was so manipulative and creepy. I loved the whole prison thing and finding out that the hero came from a werewolf family. Very good setup for the series and the romance was engaging as well.
Paranormal romance with a suspenseful plot, likeable characters and tons of action. This book is part of a series and you cannot go wrong when you choose Cynthia Eden.
I love it
A nice little beginning to another intriguing paranormal romance series. Interesting, hot and romantic!
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