Genre:
Fantasy/Romance/Mystery/Adventure
Description:
“It’s
not only the dead who whisper upon the wind.
An
ancient totem pole has gone missing, and its pieces are scattered
across Alaska. Restoring the seven totem tokens may be the only way
to save every shifter in the world.
Kinley
Dorn, a geeky architect with a heart of gold and a polar bear
shifter, jumps at the opportunity to help her family find the lost
pieces. Their idea of 'helping' involves staying indoors to research
online. Work leads Kinley to sexy lynx shifter Ransom Averill. He
coaxes her away from the safety behind her computer and into the path
of a rampaging giant. Terrifying as the monster might be, she must
brave its mountain because the owl totem is calling to her through
silent whispers.”
Author:
“Christine
Rains is a writer, blogger, and geek mom. She has four degrees which
help nothing with motherhood but make her a great Jeopardy player.
When she's not reading or writing, she's going on adventures with her
son or watching cheesy movies on Syfy Channel. She's a member of
S.C.I.F.I. and Untethered Realms. She has one novel and several
novellas and short stories published.”
Please
check out her Amazon author page for all of her books or stalk her on Facebook.
Appraisal:
Silent
Whispers is Kinley’s
story. She is the nerdy middle sister of the Dorn clan. Kinley
immerses herself in her work and research. She is also the designated
caretaker of the family. Because of a failed relationship, five years
ago, she is insecure and can’t imagine why any male could possibly
be interested in her. Then she meets Ransom Averill, a personal
assistant to her newest client, and sparks fly. Ransom is a handsome
Lynx shifter who seems like a bit of a playboy: cocky, witty, and
fiercely loyal. Kinley is a hot mess whenever he is around and I’m
not sure why but Ransom’s cocksure attitude made him more adorable
to me. Ms. Rains was able to develop Ransom’s character where his
arrogance came across in a humble way. Not sure how she did that with
a cat shifter, however, she did it quite well.
The
plot moves along at a nice pace, and many of the twists were
unexpected. Kenley has heard “whispers” from the ether
practically her whole life, however, the whispers seem conflicting at
times. Perplexed with the whispers she chooses to go with her gut
instincts and/or personal desires. The mystery of the totems and the
hunters grows deeper and more complex in this novella.
I’m
looking forward to book three of the Totem
series, Cloak of Snow,
where I hope to learn more about the oldest Dorn sister, Saskia, and
her relationship with Sedge. This is turning into an enthralling
mystery quest series.
FYI:
Silent
Whispers is book two in
the Totem series, of which there are six completed so far. There are
a few F-bombs dropped.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant proofing or formatting issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate word count: 25-30,000
words
1 comment:
Oops, I lied above in the FYI section. Book four was released earlier this week. Books five and six are pre-orders at the moment. Sorry for the confusion. My bad, I think I was just too excited.
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