Dead Heat

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Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs is the newest book in the Alpha & Omega series.

For once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles's role as his father's enforcer.  This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal, as Charles plans to buy Anna a horse for her birthday.  Or at least it starts out that way...

Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums.  The Fae's cold war with humanity is about to heat up- and Charles and Anna are in the cross fire.

The Breakdown:
1. I love this universe that Briggs has created both with this series and the Mercy Thompson series.  She makes the fairy tales and nightmares seem possible to living side by side with the average human. I find her characters, from the heroes to the villains, all to be interesting. Plus, she proves once again that the Fae are not to be trusted, especially if you have pissed them off.

2. I love Charles and Anna's relationship.  They really seem to have a true partnership in their marriage. Anna is so wonderful at understanding Charles and his moods.  She gets him, when so many are afraid to even approach him.  Likewise, he understands that she does not need his constant protection, but wants his support and loves just being with him.

3. After the ending of Fair Game, I knew there would definitely be issues with the Fae in the future, and this book shows that the Fae are targeting the humans.  I enjoyed following Charles and Anna and investigate the strange events, and the Fae behind them. Plus FBI Agent Leslie Fisher gets to come back for this book. I had a hard time putting this book down because I was dying to know what happened next.

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