Unbound
by Lori Devoti
A paranormal
romance that unleashes a reading passion
Publisher: Silhouette Nocturne (June 2007)
Lori Devoti's Unbound is an
exquisite paranormal romance. The dynamic between the hero and heroine
captivates and leads the reader into the paranormal world created. The
forces drawing the two together and apart intrigue and build suspense
and imagination.
Risk Leidolf, both man and hellhound with the ability to shift, has
been bound to the evil witch Lusse who assimilates the power from other
witches into herself to strengthen her own power. Sent to capture Kara
Shane, he finds himself drawn to her, torn between protecting her and
killing her. When she encounters a hellhound, Kara finds herself
immobilized and terrified. All her childhood memories flood her mind.
Can she trust Risk to help her find sister Kelly? Will this uneasy
matching and quest for the missing twin lead to freedom or will the
power of carefully built alliances unleash a power that will destroy
them all?
This book was a shocker for me. I don't normally go for the werewolf
and beast paranormals but I loved this book. Also, I hate Alpha males
and Risk is definitely the ultimate alpha in the original sense of the
world --- the alpha leader of a hellhound pack --- but I loved the
character of Risk! He may be an Alpha hellhound but he uses his mind
and imagination too to create all sorts of subtle alliances. Quite
simply, Lori Devoti's Unbound
is one of the best books I have read this year.
The characterization drew me in from the first pages. As a reader, I
felt their inner conflicts. The paranormal man-beast Risk is so much
more than just a genre indicator --- Risk lives it, the reader
experiences it, and the dramatic tension is grounded in it. Kara's
mixture of fear and independent spunk makes her a perfect match for the
hero and a reading delight. Lori Devoti's fictional world creates
intriguing reflections and variations on the theme of power with
imagery, plot and characterization. The well-researched underlying
Norse mythology creates a vivid setting for the final action. As a
former student of Medieval Norse literature, I particularly appreciated
how Lori Devoti transformed the mythology to create breathtaking image
and unique paranormal fictional world. Unbound took me from from werewolf
scoffer to hellhound lover.
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