Shade King
William StaceyAs war clouds gather, a new supernatural foe threatens Angie Ritter and the Awakened World.
Falsely accused of treason, Source Mage Angie Ritter and the Seagrave werewolves are on the run. When the mysterious were-jaguar Tec offers them sanctuary among their old enemies in the Republic of Norteno, it seems like a dream—until Tec vanishes in the aftermath of a disastrous military operation.
Without an ally, Angie and her friends find their new home turning hostile. When a pack of werewolf-like monsters slaughters a village, Angie and the others are suspected of involvement. Now, pawns in a game of statesmanship, they must escape before they are handed back to their former colleagues and hanged as traitors.
But the evil Mother Smoke Heart and her blood cult still have plans for Angie.
And hidden beneath the earth, a dragon dreams of bloody war.
The Awakened World series is a crazy cocktail of magic, monsters, and military action with a tough new heroine along the lines of Ilona Andrew's Kate Daniels and Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock.
Contains mature themes.