A witch and a werewolf—a match made in hell.Regan is about to play a leading role in someone’s plans for world domination. And all they need to do to ensure her cooperation is bite her. Regan doesn’t do scared. It’s not who she is. But right now, she’s panicking. Being a werewolf is dangerous and one wrong step could mean the End of Days. And the only person who can help is the stunningly … stunningly gorgeous, embittered son of the werewolf who bit her.
Caleb Stone wants an ordinary life. After a horrendous childhood, he fled the pack and now does a pretty good job of pretending he’s human. Self-delusion at its best. The last woman he wants to get involved with is a witch turned werewolf. However explosive the chemistry between them.
But soon it becomes clear that Regan and Caleb need each other, and together they’re going to uncover secrets that will turn both their lives to chaos.
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3.75 stars–WITCH’S MOON is the third instalment in Nina Croft’s contemporary, adult DAUGHTER OF THE MORRIGAN erotic, paranormal romance series. This is two-thousand year old witch Regan, and werewolf Caleb Stone’s story line. WITCH’S MOON can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Caleb and Regan) WITCH’S MOON follows in the aftermath of an attack against our story line heroine. Regan is a powerful witch, a daughter of the Morrigan, the goddess of war and pestilence, but a woman who now struggles with a dual personality as a result of a deliberate werewolf bite. Targeted by the alpha of the pack, for reasons only known to the man in charge, Regan will come face to face with her would-be rescuer, a man who fights his own destiny and DNA. Enter Caleb Stone, the son of the alpha, and the man with whom Regan will fall in love. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship and romance between Caleb and Regan, and the potential fall-out as Regan’s past demands a second chance.
Caleb Stone has denied his heritage for far too long. Abused and tortured by his father, Caleb walked away from the pack, never to look back but something about father’s forced transformation of the woman he would grow to love pushed our hero to reconsider all that he was.
The relationship between Regan and Caleb begins as a rescue but Caleb wants nothing to do with Regan’s need for independence, and her constant chatter and line of questions. Now a witch/werewolf hybrid, our heroine’s inner animal is constantly pulled towards Caleb’s beast. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
All of the previous story line couples including Regan’s sisters Catrin, Gina and Lola, play secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Caleb’s father Ethan Stone, as well Fire-demon Sardi, and several members of Ethan’s pack.
WITCH’S MOON is a story of family, betrayal, vengeance and love. The premise is intriguing and engaging; the characters are energetic and colorful. I struggled a little bit with the romance-I didn’t quite feel the connection between our leading couple.
This is a fantastic story. I love how Raegan was blessed with being a witch and turned into a werewolf. There are lots of page-turning adventures to save the world from evil. I couldn’t put this book down. I loved the humor and action. Kudos Ms. Croft!
The book blurb gives a very accurate description of the story. I can’t summarize it any better so I won’t try. I didn’t much care for headstrong, 2000 year old witch Regan in the first two books of the series. I liked her much better here. In Witch’s Moon she stays true to character but I got a much better understanding of her and a more rounded view. Caleb, a werewolf who has separated himself from his abusive father and his pack, is the reluctant hero of the story. When he rescues Regan after she’s been bitten, his growing attraction to her and his innate sense of decency end up pulling him back into the world which has only been a source of pain to him. The writing is great and the characters are likable. The book has an interesting plot with some surprises. I really liked this story a lot. It’s a great read.
I am voluntarily reviewing an advance reader copy of this book.
This story hooks you from the beginning. Caleb comes with a big shocker in this book. He is far more than he believes. I had a good chuckle with Morrigan’s gift of a poodle! Not what one would expect. This is a very good story and I enjoyed it. I received an advanced copy and freely leave this honest review.
I wasn’t all that crazy about Regan in the first two books in the series–she seemed cold and closed off, unable or unwilling to connect with those around her–the type of person who knows what is best for everyone else and takes it upon herself to make that happen, regardless of what everyone else might think they want or need. Heavy-handed doesn’t even begin to cover it… So when I realized that her book was going to be novel-length rather than a novella, I really hoped seeing things from her perspective would change things.
I am happy to report that it did!
Regan’s 2000+ years old, and for the bulk of that lifetime she’s been dealing with some heavy duty guilt for something that happened when she was 18. It’s caused her to be closed off from just about everyone around her; for the most part her sisters are the exception, but there are plenty of things she keeps hidden from them, too. You could say she’s a bit of a lone wolf–and then she encounters a pack of werewolves, and (slight spoiler, but it happens almost right away) the label becomes even more accurate. Soon she’s embroiled in a mysterious plot to control the universe, and an even-more-lone-wolf werewolf (or is he?) might be the only one who can help her save life as we know it. If they don’t kill each other first, that is…
Witch’s Moon takes the threads that the first two books ( The Prophecy and The Darkness ) had begun to weave and pulls them together into a more cohesive cloth. Raven and Kael and Gina and Darius all have roles to play here, and seeing them working together with not only Reagan and Caleb but also Regan’s other sisters, Catrin and Lola to try and save the world was a heck of a lot of fun–stressful at times (this book’s picture could be next to the dictionary definition of “edge of your seat”) but fun 😉
Though most of the loose ends of the series are wrapped up here, I can’t help but notice that Catrin and Lola, two Daughters of the Morrigan are still single, so…hint, hint…
In order to fully “get” what is going on in the world Ms. Croft has built here, I think it’s best to read Witch’s Moon after reading the first two books in the series. They’re novellas, so it’s not a huge time commitment, but well worth the effort. This one could be read on its own if needed, but I recommend you treat yo’self and read all three 🙂
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
I didn’t get a chance to read the first book but the 2nd book I loved so much and the 3rd book was so good that I really was excited to see how it worked out between Regan and Caleb. They had a rough start to their relationship but in the end they found a way to make it work. Even if it did almost get them killed. Regan is this 2000 year old witch who has seen alot in life. Regan regrets some of her choices and lives with it. Caleb hated his lofe and when his father does the unthinkable he becomes more involved and so her that it’s going to be all good. Through it all the found that love does conquer all and killed the bad guy. This series is so good, can’t wait for the next book. I give it 5 stars. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book as an Advanced Reader’s Copy.