Waking for Winter (Philadelphia Coven Chronicles Book 4)


Katherine
McIntyre

Genre: 
Paranormal

Cami Akiyama has been marked both physically and emotionally by the evil of the otherworldly being, known as the Caoranach.  In an attempt to protect her, the Philadelphia Coven of witches assign street-smart Dante as a body guard for Cami.  The two share a passionate past, which threatens to derail the mission to stop the Caoranach’s destructive agenda and increases the danger to everyone.  Cami and Dante struggle to quell their passion in the face of an all-consuming evil bent on world domination.

“Waking for Winter” is a well-paced novel that draws the reader into the story. Part of a series, it stands well on its own and the ending promises more adventures.  The couple’s romantic past and present are woven nicely into the action of the story, although the tension created by the dichotomy between the couple’s desires and their obligations at times is underscored to the point of becoming tedious for the reader.  The author teases the reader with a devastating secret that threatens to destroy Cami and does not quite deliver on that promise, explaining it away with a convenient plot device. Despite this missed opportunity for some real character development, “Waking for Winter” is full of enough mystery and romance in a well-written story to keep readers turning the page until the end.  Well worth the read!

Gwenellen Tarbet