Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425181997
ISBN number: 0425181995
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 416
Printing Date: October 01, 2001
Publishing house: Berkley
Release Date: October 10, 2001
Sale Popularity Level: 547294
Studio: Berkley
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'The reading world would be a happier place if more paranormal romance writers wrote as well as Krinard.'
(Contra Costa Sunday Times)
'A master of atmosphere and description.' (Library Journal)
USA Today bestselling author Susan Krinard continues the saga of Touch of the Wolf and Once a Wolf in this dark, compelling new novel of a tortured man with werewolf blood-and the beautiful hypnotist who vows to heal his wounded soul.
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I have been a fan of Susan Krinard. She's an original writer who has expanded the limits of romance, but this book was seriously problematic for me.
The sucess of a romance depends on the reader believing that the primary couple are experiencing true love. When the primary couple are therapist and patient, it could be that what is happening is a phenomenon called transference. This is why it's considered unethical for therapists to become romantically involved with their patients. It bothers me that Susan Krinard doesn't even mention the issue of transference in her author's notes where she does go into the controversy over recovered memories. Yet the problem of transference is central to the novel. This is an ill-chosen concept for a romance. It makes me uncomfortable.
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After enjoying Ms. Krinard's previous two books in this series, I was looking forward to Quentin's story. It was a big disappointment and took me forever to read. Quentin almost seems like a different person from the previous books. While Johanna is a strong woman, there is almost no chemistry between them. This book is much more a study in mental illness than a romance. If you can read it for that, it's somewhat enjoyable. The action really didn't get going until 3/4 of the way through the book. The happy ending is very abrupt; it reads as though Rowena is there, but she isn't. There's very little werewolf in it either.
There'll be a delay (at least) before I try another in this series...it was that dull.
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... well if you call the heroine-doctor falling in love with her multiple-persona (due to torture as a child by a relative), werewolf patient a romance. This isn't a romanticized Jekyll/Hyde with fur type of story. I kept reading it wondering where the story was going and how she could give us our happy romantic ending. It does, but it's still a weird read.
If you like your romantic couple to suffer before ending up together then this might be the book for you. I found it tedious.
Ms. Krinards descriptons and scenery are very good, but her jumping from each character's point of view (sometimes within the same paragraph) got confusing.
There are many other books of supernatural romance out there... I would strongly suggest you read one of those.
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In the third installment of the Forster trilogy, Quentin is wandering about Northern California in an alcoholic haze. The drinking mentioned in the previous books has gone out of control. During a binge, he saves Dr. Johanna Schell from a drunken brute in an alley and becomes obsessed. He follows her home, she finds him passed out on the side of the road. Dr. Schell runs a private mental hospital and takes him in to treat his dipsomania. It turns out that this is not his only problem, and she resolves to treat that as well. Their relationship developes at a strange pace from there. Someone from the past is trying to disturb the Haven as well.
This is not of the same caliber as the earlier novels. I really didn't approve of the way Quentin cured everyone's ills. It was too simplistic. Overall, it was an enjoyable book, but I was hoping for more.
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"Secret of the Wolf" is the final chapter in Susan Krinard's captivating trilogy that started with "Touch of the Wolf" and "Once a Wolf" and in my opinion it is much the best. I thoroughly enjoyed the very first two books in this trilogy, but "Secret of the Wolf" is something really special. Krinard has created an amazingly insightful, touching, and thought-provoking novel that I could not put down (I was even reading it at stoplights in my car!).
Amidst the lush vineyards and rolling hills of the picturesque Napa Valley is Dr. Johanna Schell's Der Haven, a place where those who know the pain of being different can come to live in peace. Well ahead of her time, Johanna uses hypnotism as one of her main tools to treat her patients' mental illnesses. The patients at Der Haven are a diverse bunch: Lewis, the obsessive compulsive former Reverend, Harper, the catatonic ex-soldier, Irene, a middle-aged ex-theatre actress who thinks she's still a star, May, an incredibly shy and nervous young girl who rarely shows her face, and Oscar, whose mind will forever be child-like. Krinard paints all of these characters with compassion and realism, and as a result they become almost as intriguing as the primary characters.
The story begins when on her way home after a trip, Johanna finds a man unconscious on the path leading to Der Haven, reeking of liquor. Unable to ignore anyone in need, Johanna brings the man to Der Haven, where she goes about treating his condition.
When Quentin Forster finally wakes, he doesn't have a clue where he is or how he got there. But that is nothing new to Quentin, who has been suffering from terrifying spells of amnesia that leave him with nothing more than a impression of violence. But Quentin is no ordinary man; he is one of the last survivors of a race of werewolves or loups-garous, noble and majestic creatures that have kept their existence hidden from the human world. Quentin has been running from his personal demons for years, but he finally may have found a place where he can stop running and begin to heal, if only he can find the courage to face the shadows that haunt him.
As time passes and Quentin settles in at Der Haven, Johanna is amazed at his ability to draw out the other patients, especially May. But the biggest issue Johanna must face is her intense attraction to Quentin, which becomes harder and harder to deny, and threatens to interfere with Quentin's treatment. Though afraid of what he may discover within himself, Quentin has great faith and trust in Johanna and her ability to make him whole again. And it doesn't take long for Quentin's trust to become something deeper and more permanent - love.
But Quentin has many demons to face before he can even start to think about building a life with Johanna. While hypnotized, Johanna is shocked to discover that Quentin becomes violent and evil, and also suffers from delusions that he is a werewolf. But worst of all is the emergence of an entirely separate personality, Fenris, the embodiment of all of Quentin's fear and hatred, created during his years of childhood abuse and torture. Realizing she is in over her head and allowing her emotions to cloud her judgement, Johanna begins to doubt her ability to help Quentin.
But trouble is heading Johanna and Quentin's way. Dr. Feodor Bolkonsky arrives in Silverado Springs under the guise of wanting to discuss hypnotism with a fellow doctor. But it isn't long before Johanna discovers that Bolkonsky is really there to return May to her sexually abusive father. Determined to keep May away from her father Johanna begins to construct a plan, and when Quentin finds out what's happening, he is determined to protect May at all costs. However, Bolkonsky has another and much more sinister hidden agenda, and Johanna must find the courage within herself to trust, heal, and love Quentin in order to save him!
"Secret of the Wolf" is an affecting tale of love, self-discovery, and redemption. Krinard shows amazing insight into the inner workings of the minds and hearts of her rich and vivid characters and these fascinating characters kept me utterly absorbed in the story because I cared so much about them. Susan Krinard is one of the best paranormal romance authors out there, and "Secret of the Wolf" is a terrific read that does the genre proud. So don't miss out on this exceptional read, buy it right away and enjoy!
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