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The last couple of months of Megan
Phillips’ life have not been easy. Her beloved grandfather
died and now she is left alone to run their neighborhood
store and give the local youths Tai Chi lessons. For Megan,
life has become a daily struggle to not let grief overwhelm
her and to keep their little store running. But when the
mysterious stranger, Jie Sing, shows up on her doorstep
wiling to help, Megan is surprised by her strong attraction
to the man and the peaceful calm that he brings with him.
But once Jie shares with Megan the secret that he keeps will
Megan be able to look past it and love the man despite his
“curse”?
Dr. Jie Sing has spent the last three
years isolated in the plains of China trying to control his
“wolf” and avoid changing during the full moon. While he
has been somewhat successful in fighting the compulsion to
change through meditation and Tai Chi, in the last month he
lost his battle against the wolf. In despair, Jie is
contemplating how to manage this curse for the rest of his
life when his godfather gives Jie a suggestion that might
lead to Jie’s acceptance of his animal side – go to Boston
and find his mate. But when Jie finds Megan will he be able
to keep her at his side, especially as danger approaches?
Tao of Love 2: Kiss of the Werewolf takes a
different look at the werewolf legend where the characters
themselves are off the beaten path. Megan, a
Chinese-American woman, is a strong, but unassuming woman
that has kept her life together in the face of adversity,
while wishing for something more out of her life. Jie is
the classic, tragic hero with his fight against the werewolf
curse who despite all, has managed to build in himself an
ocean of calm to be able to face the world. These two
together make a strangely passive couple that manage to fall
in love in less than one day’s acquaintance, making for a
strangely unbelievable tale. While the passionate moments
between Megan and Jie are hot and emotional, the romantic
connection is difficult to believe. The story involving
rival werewolves and a battle to the death feel as tacked on
elements, adding only more melodrama to the story. While
Kiss of the Werewolf is not an engrossing read it
is an entertaining story for a day where a distraction is
what you need. |
