BOUND BY LIGHT – Anna Windsor
The Dark Crescent Sisterhood, Book 3
Ballantine Books
ISBN: 978-0-345-49855-7
September 2008
Paranormal Romance

Greece and New York – Present Day

More than anything, Jake Lowell would like to be human. The evil demons made him into an Astaroth demon so that he is invisible, and when they had his talisman, he was forced to do their bidding or suffer terrible pain (see book 2, BOUND BY FLAME). When Jake becomes visible in his Astaroth form, he is a large creature with golden eyes, white hair, fangs, claws, and a huge set of leathery wings. He can also change himself into human form and become a handsome man. Jake has been in Greece trying to get help from the Mother Sibyl, but she has been unable to find a solution to his problem. The Sibyls are a group of women warriors with elemental paranormal powers, members of the Dark Crescent Sisterhood, who fight the Legion demons and other evil.

Merilee Alexander is a wind Sibyl who fights alongside her earth and fire Sibyl friends. Merilee can call up the wind and uses a bow and arrow in her fight against the Legion. She begins having nightmares about a frightening incident that happened when she was a child. The Keres death spirits came rushing toward her shrieking, smelling like rot and blood. She was saved only by jumping to the ground. Why are they back now?

Jake is the younger brother of two New York police officers who work for the Occult Crimes Unit. He has just been hired to work with the OCU and has temporary quarters at the OCU Headquarters where Merilee resides. He is very attracted to Merilee, and when she meets him, her heart stops. She is amazed that she could be so attracted to a demon!

Bartholomew August arrives in New York City to be met by his son and his son’s mother who have been spying on the Sibyls for him and doing his bidding even though they hate him. Bartholomew takes human form; he is the last old Legion demon and is very powerful. Disdainful of humans, he hopes to find women who can bear him strong sons for the Legion and relieve him of his loneliness. When he enters the city, the paranormals move out with such a frightening threat in their midst, but the OCU is on full alert, and Merilee is paired with Jake.

Merilee is psychically attacked by a creature she calls the Stoneman. She doesn’t know what it is, but she is terrified and unable to fight back. August sees the beautiful, strong Sibyl and decides she and the other Sibyls will be the mothers of his demon children. Will Jake be able to keep Merilee safe from the malevolent demon?

The third novel of the Dark Crescent Sisterhood and Merilee’s story, BOUND BY LIGHT can stand alone, but for added enjoyment, readers may want to read book one of this trilogy, BOUND BY SHADOW, and book two, BOUND BY FLAME. Merilee is able to displace air; she can create fierce winds and is a perfect shot with her bow and arrow. Jake is in awe of her, but believes that because he is an Astaroth, he is not worthy of this beautiful woman. He is fearful of his demon nature, determined to keep it under control.

Ms. Windsor has created an unusual and frightening world where the Sibyls protect the populace. She projects vivid word pictures of demons, witches, and ghosts that will terrify readers. This story has a lot of sexual tension, the pacing is good, and the story is packed with action, violence, and romance. BOUND BY LIGHT completes the Dark Crescent Sisterhood series, and readers who enjoy paranormal romances won’t want to miss these exciting tales.

Marilyn Heyman