Moonlight (Dark Guardian Series #1)

by Rachel Hawthorne

Overview

I see him and know what this turmoil inside of me means: He's the one. My forever.

kayla is the nature lover, the all-American beauty who can't understand why she's so drawn to distant, brooding Lucas. Adopted as a young child, she has no way of knowing that she's inherited a terrifying—and thrilling—gene that will change her life forever.

lucas is dangerous, gorgeous . . . and a werewolf. As leader of the Dark Guardians, shape-shifters who gather deep within the state park, he has sworn to protect his pack. But when Lucas finds his true soul mate, his love could put them all in harm's way.

As Lucas and Kayla struggle with their feelings for each other, a greater danger lurks: Humans have discovered the Dark Guardians and are planning their destruction. Kayla must choose between the life she knows and the love she feels certain is her destiny.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061850677
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/03/2009
Series:	Dark Guardian Series , #1
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	170,632
File size:	603 KB
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Rachel Hawthorne believes in happy endings and adopting older rescue dogs. She also writes as New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath and as J. A. London with her son, Alex. She lives near Dallas, Texas, with her husband and is presently spoiling a pooch named Jake.

Editorial Reviews

Kayla has returned to the national forest to face the horrors of her childhood. This is the place where her parents were shot by hunters who were certain they had seen wolves. This is the place, where over one short summer, Kayla will discover the truth about her parents and the shocking truth about herself. "I thought he would jerk me toward him now and plant the kiss that I so desperately wanted. Instead he said solemnly, ‘Kayla, you're one of us.'" Kayla is a Shifter, a werewolf, a seventeen-year-old young woman who is soon to go through a transformation that will change her life forever. Fortunately for Kayla, Lucas will be there for her, but things begin to go terribly wrong when Kayla discovers what a group of scientists—supposedly deep in the forest to study wolves—are really planning. This first book in the Dark Guardian series is a good choice for those who love fantasy, romance, and werewolves. It is filled with raging teenage hormones, suggestions of sexual activity, and modest werewolves ducking behind trees or bushes to shed or don clothing when shapeshifting. Reviewer: Anita Barnes Lowen

Children's Literature - Anita Barnes Lowen

Gr 7 Up—Kayla Madison is excited about spending the summer as a sherpa in the dense national forest. She gets to reconnect with her friends from last year's guide group, including the mysterious and extremely attractive Lucast. Kayla is also hoping that the park is a chance to come face to face with the demons from her past. It was here that, at the age of five, she witnessed her parents' accidental murder by hunters who mistook them for wolves. Kayla's adventures begin with her 17th birthday and the opportunity to lead a group of scientists under the guidance of Dr. Keane into the park to study wolves and their behaviors. Things soon begin to spin out of control as Kayla discovers what Dr. Keane and his group are really up to. She faces difficult choices that not only make sense of her past but will also have life-altering effects on her future. Hawthorne expertly weaves romance with the supernatural, cloaking them with danger and suspense. The plot is fast paced and full of action but ends a little too neatly and at times seems a bit rushed. However, the author does a good job giving readers a natural view of the legends and myths behind werewolves and their evolution. This is a good series to watch and a must-have for those libraries with a vampire/werewolf following.—Donna Rosenblum, Floral Park Memorial High School, NY

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