Rescued by the daughters of a local Mexican grandee, the Shapeshifter—part man, part beast—finds shelter and a new beginning but a dreadful secret could mean his death. Original.

Despite the isolation of their California fortress, designed to keep out mysterious assassins, the Volek family faces the dangers of their own dark powers—powers that mutate with each succeeding generation. Original.

Who are the Moonrunners? Why have they been blessed—or cursed—with unusual powers that make others fear them? Will they ever be able to bring their strange talents under control? As they try to live and love as ordinary humans do, they search desperately for an answer to why they are born different and marked for death by the deadly Stalkers. This third book in the Moonrunner trilogy stands alone, though it continues the story of the Volek family—human, or are they? For Jael Steinmetz, newly hired to care for the strangest little girl she's ever met, the challenge is to stay alive...