DIRE WANTS – Stephanie Tyler
A Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan , Book 3
Signet Eclipse
ISBN-13: 978-0-451-23846-7
November 2012
Paranormal Romance

Catskills, New York – Present Day

When Kate and her friend Julia go to the county fair with Kate's parents, it's the start of events that Kate has no control over.  A beautiful fortune teller tells her what should have been her future has now changed, and nothing will ever be the same.  How true it was, as on the way home that night they have a car accident and her parents are killed.  Ten years later, Kate is a sketch artist for the police; she can almost read the mind of the victim as she sketches the attacker for the police.  When Kate gets upset tables wobble, glass breaks, and even lamps can break.  She knows she has some kind of power, but not what it is.  When a tall man helps protect her from a group of teens on the way to the police station, Kate's life changes again.

Stray is a Dire, an immortal wolf, who has joined Rifter's clan.  Stray's Brother Wolf lives inside him, as he does in all of the other Dires:  Rifter, the alpha of the clan; Vice, Jinx, Rogue, and Harm.  Because of the trouble with another Dire, Seb, who has betrayed them, the Dire ghost army is trying to kill the other Dire wolves and any humans they can.  Stray can tell right away Kate is such a powerful witch that they need her to join their clan to save them from the ghost army.  The only problem is they all agree because of her power she really needs to be killed when the trouble is over.  To Kate's and Stray's surprise, Stray has become her familiar, closely connected mentally to each other.  Along with being her familiar, Stray also becomes her lover and wants her to accept him as a part of her, despite not being sure how a match between a Dire and a witch will work out.

Trying to protect themselves and humans from the weretrappers and the Dire ghost army, there are also other paranormal beings all around; it takes awhile for the Dires to figure out a plan to save themselves, Kate, and the humans.  It is only through the witch that gave Kate her powers that Kate finds her old book of spells and how to handle her many gifts.  There's plenty of action for anyone who craves the paranormal world and seeing how each group works with each other to protect themselves and the humans.

Stephanie Tyler has written a book filled with many different supernatural characters and wars.  Kate had a troubled childhood as the child of a witch who never used her powers and never taught Kate.  Stray also was not accepted by his clan, and his older brother Killian left him at an early age, because together their powers could cause destruction, and they were hated by everyone where they lived. Together Kate and Stray and the Dire family join together and find out how they can each use their powers to save humans and themselves.

Not merely secondary characters, but many main characters, are the family of Dire Wolves:  Rifter, Jinx, Vice, Rogue, Harm, and also joining their group is Stray, Stray's brother Killian, Cain and Cyd and also Jez, the vampire.  Each brings something different to the table by way of abilities, and Rifter is their leader.  Rifter's mate Gwen is also a special person, very dangerous to dire wolves, but accepted by the family nevertheless.  There's Leo Shimmin behind some of the goings on of the ghost army, and Seb, who has betrayed the DIres and once was in love with the witch Lila.  Lila killed herself and put her powers in Kate to avoid becoming what Seb wanted her to be; and last but not least there's FBI Special Agent Angus Young, who knows the paranormal work is up to something.

There's a lot going on in DIRE WANTS, continuing the Eternal Wolf Clan series.  DIRE WARNING is a prequel eSpecial novella (February 2012) and DIRE NEEDS (March 2012) introduces Rifter and Gwen's story.  If you are a lover of witches and creatures of the paranormal, DIRE WANTS is just for you.  It's a hard road for Stray and Kate trying to mesh their special abilities, but accepting their differences will be a long road to take until love and happiness prevails.  People who love the Others will especially adore DIRE WANTS.

Carolyn Crisher