Cry Wolf

In this first book in the Alpha and Omega series Anna didn't know werewolves existed until the night she was attacked and became one. Anna is not a typical werewolf though she is an Omega. An omega is very rare and has a calming affect on a pack. She is not bound by the typical pack hierarchy, but she is not in a normal pack and is kept down by often brutal means. She learns fear that keeps her alive in the face of the dominant males in her pack.

When a young man turns up dead she recognizes him as one killed by her pack and drums up the courage to call the leader of all the werewolves in North America. This starts a string of events that will change her life as much as being changed into a werewolves ever did.

Bran the leader of all the werewolves in North America send Charles to investigate and Anna learns things that she should have learned before even being turned. There are rules for werewolves that should be followed in order to keep them safe from the human population.

The question is will Anna allow herself to trust Charles enough for him to rescue her from the situation. At first Anna seems weak and scared, but throughout the story we see the inner strength that has kept her alive when others might have given up.

This story intersects many of the characters from the Mercy Thompson series and give a more in depth look at some of the people like Bran and Charles who have played smaller roles in that series.

I like Patricia Briggs writing style. I am not one to look for a knight in shining armor. I want the female characters to be able to think and act on their own even when they need rescuing. I also like how the characters struggle and come to grips with being werewolf and what that means.