Brushed by Moonlight
Anna Lowe
Paranormal Romance
Welcome to Château Nocturne, where magic lingers, temptation simmers, and shifters guard their secrets.
What’s a girl to do when she inherits a crumbling château in a remote corner of France? Mina plans to rent out a few rooms, fix the place up, and not think too hard about what comes next. But her new tenants, four dangerously attractive “bodyguards,” aren’t just looking for a private place to train. They’re supernaturals on the run from their pasts: a lazy lion shifter, a touchy tiger, a stormy-eyed dragon, and a thirsty vampire. In no time, they’ve aroused the suspicion of Clement, local hottie/police officer/overprotective wolf shifter — and aroused all kinds of sensations in Mina too…
Between dodging flirtations, mediating shifter standoffs, and plugging leaky roofs, Mina has her hands full, as well as her own secrets to protect. Because she hasn’t just inherited an estate — she’s also inherited her ancestors’ unpredictable magical powers.
When a mission takes the group from the vineyards of Burgundy to the sun-drenched cliffs of Mallorca in search of a stolen masterpiece, dark forces close in, enemies turn to allies, and passion blazes. Mina soon realizes the real treasure might not be a priceless Van Gogh, but the growly shifter ready to sacrifice everything for her. But when truth and lies blur — in art, in life, and in love — can Mina trust her heart to navigate the treacherous gray in between?
Uncaged Review: One way to get out of a reading slump is to pick up a book by this author. This is the first in a five book series and it features a motley group of shifters and a vampire who need to keep working for Gordon for another six months to get their names cleared and they are sent to live at a chateau in France, where Gordon’s goddaughter Mina is trying to restore after inheriting it. Seeming like the perfect remote place to train and stay under the radar, but they weren’t counting on Mina, who isn’t really human herself, but needs the money that the men will bring in to help her restore the old place.
This is a great start to a new series and the characters are all very different but they all sync wonderfully in this one. We are starting with Mina and Marius and their story will conclude in book two, which is already downloaded to my Kindle. With a dangerous mission to retrieve a Van Gogh painting, all the loyalties within the group will be tested, as well as Mina’s own beliefs on what is right and what is a gray area. I love this new world the author has built and can’t wait to get into book two.
Reviewed by Cyrene
5 Stars
