The Beast Within

By Kelly Ethan

What s a girl to do when she can t change into the family wolf and Mr. Beast kidnaps her man? Take the evil on and kick some ass--with or without a furry coat. Cassidy Quinn, Private Investigator... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599983389
• ISBN13: 9781599983387
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Samhain Pub Ltd
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

The Beast Within- A Joyfully Recommended Title

Cassidy Quinn has just been called to take a look at a werewolf attack victim. Cassidy is not only a private investigator for the Memorial City area, but she comes from a family of shape shifting wolves. Cassidy has a small problem...okay, a big problem...she cannot completely shift into her wolf form. This is not only frustrating, but extremely embarrassing. As Cassidy is leaving the hospital, she bumps into a very hunky, very solid male entering, and she can envision a future with him. Detective Patrick Logan is investigating the werewolf attack when he bumps into a sexy, sassy woman on her way out. Logan is the lead detective on the case and he is quite surprised when later in the evening he finds this same woman crouching naked over another victim of the werewolf. Cassidy cannot believe her luck when she realizes that the detective about to arrest her is the same hunky man from the hospital...oh, her luck is just getting better and better. At the station, she calls her brother and finds out that him and Logan go way back. This is just the beginning of a bizarre case that involves a crazed werewolf who considers Cassidy his mate, attractive suspects asking her out on dates, and a very strong and undeniable attraction to a man and a future that Cassidy is not sure that she is ready for. The Beast Within was an awesome book and I loved every minute of it! Cassidy is a strong woman who just needs to find her place in her family while maintaining the independence she has worked so hard to get. Logan is sexy and has enough alpha-male in him to hold his own with Cassidy. Kelly Ethan writes with a wonderful balance of humor, suspense, and adds just the right amount of sexual tension between her main characters. I loved The Beast Within and am seriously hoping that there will be more to come!! Gracie reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

5 Klovers! Courtesy of CK2S Kwips & Kritiques

Cassidy Quinn is a werewolf, born into a family of werewolves. Only one problem: she is twenty-eight years old, and has never been able to fully change into her wolf form. Sure, she has the super-strength and can partially shift, but something blocks a full change every time she attempts one. So, she uses the powers she has to good purpose as a private investigator and expert on lycanthropy. When she meets Detective Patrick Logan, they rub each other the wrong way at every turn. But as a good friend of Cassidy's brother, and the detective assigned to a case she is involved in, the two are thrown together constantly, making their growing attraction harder and harder to ignore. But the beast that committed the murders in the case the two are working on has targeted Cassidy as his mate and is determined to remove all competition for her attentions - especially Patrick! Can Cassidy fulfill her destiny and save both Patrick and herself before it is too late? Kelly Ethan has spun a marvelous tale in The Beast Within! Watching Cassidy's struggle with her lycanthropy and her feelings for Patrick Logan while investigating the murders she has inadvertently become involved with was sublimely entertaining. I literally could not put this book down until I finished it, although this kept me awake far past my bed time! When I thought to break for the night at the end of every chapter, I found myself needing to read `just one more chapter' to see what happened next. Before I knew it, I'd finished the book! Ethan included some twists in this suspenseful story that I will readily admit I did not anticipate, although I usually can deduce most surprises before they occur. Any story that can surprise me automatically gets points! Balancing the story equally between the romance and the suspense, Ethan has paved the way for sequels starring Cassidy and Patrick, should her muse so guide her again. And I will be waiting with baited breath to buy them, if and when they happen!