Kera Watson never expected to face death behind a Los Angeles coffee shop. Not after surviving two tours lugging an M16 around the Middle East. If it wasn't for her hot Viking customer showing up too late to help, nobody would even see her die.
In uncountable years of service to the Allfather Odin, Ludvig "Vig" Rundstrom has never seen anyone kick ass with quite as much style as Kera. He knows one way to save her life--but she might not like it. Signing up with the Crows will get Kera a new set of battle buddies: cackling, gossiping, squabbling, party-hearty women. With wings. So not the Marines.
But Vig can't give up on someone as special as Kera. With a storm of oh-crap magic speeding straight for L.A., survival will depend on combining their strengths: Kera's discipline, Vig's loyalty... and the Crows' sheer love of battle. Boy, are they in trouble.
Praise for Shelly Laurenston's novels
"Wild, crazy, humorous, and snarky." --Heroes and Heartbreakers
"Fast-paced action and smoking hot love scenes." --RT Book Reviews TOP PICK on Wolf with Benefits
[a:Shelly Laurenston|65137|Shelly Laurenston|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] writes great stories. Like every story I've read, I have yet to rate anything of hers beneath 4 stars and most of them are sorted straight into my favourites shelf. There's always a kickass heroine, snarky humour and interesting action filled plots with a decently written romance. The Unleashing is no different. Kera is wickedly awesome. Vig was adorable. And the world building is incredible. It's so utterly different from the usual run of the mill shapeshifter, paranormal type plots. It could be because this is one of the first lot of Norse inspired novels I've read - it's still utterly new and fascinating to me. I guess when you've read so many of the same plot, it takes a lot to stand out and I guess all readers have varying opinions depending on where in their reading history the book stands. I enjoy the fact there is more to her books than just the romance aspect - there's an actual story with a mystery and intrigue and action - and it's good.
