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Praise for the Mercy Thompson novels

BONE CROSSED

Briggs makes a well-deserved move into hardcover with the rousing fourth adventure for kick-ass werecoyote auto mechanic Mercedes Thompson.Publishers Weekly

Mercy is not just another cookie-cutter tough-chick urban fantasy heroine; shes got a lot of style and substance and an intriguing backstory. Series fans will appreciate the resolution of some ongoing plotlines, and the romantic tension is strong.

Library Journal

[Mercy is] one of the best of the kick-ass heroine crop.

Locus

IRON KISSED

The third book in an increasingly excellent series, Iron Kissed has all the elements Ive come to expect in a Patricia Briggs novel: sharp, perceptive characterization, nonstop action, and a levelheaded attention to detail and location. I love these books.

Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author

BLOOD BOUND

Once again, Briggs has written a full-bore action adventure with heart... Be prepared to read [it] in one sitting, because once you get going, there is no good place to stop until tomorrow.

SFRevu

Plenty of action and intriguing characters keep this fun. In the increasingly crowded field of kick-ass supernatural heroines, Mercy stands out as one of the best.Locus

MOON CALLED

An excellent read with plenty of twists and turns. Her strong and complex characters kept me entertained from its deceptively innocent beginning to its cant-put-it-down end. Thoroughly satisfying, it left me wanting more.

Kim Harrison, New York Times bestselling author

Patricia Briggs always enchants her readers. With Moon Called she weaves her magic on every page to take us into a new and dazzling world of werewolves, shapeshifters, witches, and vampires. Expect to be spellbound.

Lynn Viehl, New York Times bestselling author

Praise for the novels of Patricia Briggs

DRAGON BLOOD

It is easy to like Patricia Briggss novels... Her books are clever, engaging, [and] fast-moving.

Romantic Science Fiction & Fantasy

It goes without saying, I suppose, that Im looking forward to seeing what else Patricia Briggs does. If Dragon Bloodis any indication, then she is an inventive, engaging writer, whose talent for combining magic of all kindsfrom spells to lovewith fantastic characters should certainly win her a huge following, and a place on many bookshelves.SF Site

DRAGON BONES

I enjoyed Dragon Bones... This is an enjoyable, well-written book, with enough plot twists and turns to keep the readers attention. This book is sure to appeal to lovers of fantasy.

The Green Man Review

[Briggs] possesses the all-too-rare ability to make you fall hopelessly in love with her characters... Its good stuff all the way... You find yourself carried away by the charm of the story and the way Briggs tells it.Crescent Blues

THE HOBS BARGAIN

This is a Beauty and the Beast story but unlike any Ive ever read. Ms. Briggs blends adventure, romance, and innovative fantasy with a deft hand. [I] highly recommend this one to all my readers.S. L. Viehl, national bestselling author

[A] fun fantasy romance... Theres plenty of action, with battles against raiders and magical creatures, a bard who isnt what he appears, and an evil magebut theres also plenty of humor and some sweet moments of mischief and romance.Locus

Briggs has a good ear for dialogue and pace, and a marked talent for drawing complex characterizations ... If youre looking to while away some time with a good story full of magic and wonder, you might find it worthwhile to accept The Hobs Bargain.Rambles.net

It is easy to like Patricia Briggss novels. Her books are perfect for a Friday evening or a late Saturday afternoon when you dont want to have to work to enjoy your reading. Her books are clever, engaging, fast-moving, and with plots that manage to be thought-provoking without being heavy-handed. A warning, howevermake sure you dont start the dinner cooking or the lawn watering before you curl up with one of her books, because youll end up with a burnt dinner and a soggy lawn and an enjoyable few hours lost in another world.

Romantic Science Fiction & Fantasy

WHEN DEMONS WALK

An interesting cross between a murder mystery, romance, and fantasy... There are enough twists and turns in the plot to keep most readers interest.VOYA

Patricia Briggs proves herself a rare talent as she devises a clever mystery with appealing characters in a fantasy setting... top-notch reading fare.Romantic Times

Titles by Patricia Briggs

The Mercy Thompson Novels

MOON CALLED
BLOOD BOUND
IRON KISSED
BONE CROSSED
SILVER BORNE

The Alpha and Omega Novels

ON THE PROWL
(with Eileen Wilks, Karen Chance, and Sunny)
CRY WOLF
HUNTING GROUND

MASQUES
STEAL THE DRAGON
WHEN DEMONS WALK

THE HOBS BARGAIN

DRAGON BONES
DRAGON BLOOD

RAVENS SHADOW
RAVENS STRIKE

With love to my parents:

Harvey C. Rowland
1917-1989

Betty J. Rowland
1920 -1992

INTRODUCTION

One day, in the middle of my senior year of college, I decided to write a book. Id written a few things before. Nothing so complex as an actual short story (aside from a few five-hundred-word shorts for various high-school assignments and one memorably bad story Id written in German in lieu of a report), but scenes and scraps of dialogue. Id never met an author, never gone to an SF convention, when I set out to write this book. And for the next few years I wrote, and rewrote, the first ten pages of my novel. Those ten pages, I might add, are the first thing I cut for this edition. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and find myself muttering those lines: The great hall of the castle was his favorite room...

With our newly minted degrees, my husband and I set out for the wilds of Chicago, where Mike had taken a job as an aquarist with the John G. Shedd Aquarium (we do seem to have had a lot of interesting if not lucrative careers, my husband and I) and I began working at an insurance office. The Greater Chicago area had seven and a half million people. My home state of Montana (in the 1990s) had eight hundred thousand peoplein the whole state. Suddenly my manuscript represented more than a challengeit was an escape. Dont get me wrong, I loved ChicagoI just didnt love living with seven and a half freaking million people.

We stayed a full year before culture shock sent us racing homeward, and about that time, somewhat to my surprise, I had finished the book.

I knew that I knew nothing about writing a book when I started it. So I took those things I did know and stuck with them. The plot, my patient husband pointed out, had been done beforebut I was okay with that. The important thing to me was that Id actually finished the book. It shocked and amazed me when the book actually sold.

Masques, when it came out, was what my husband likes to call an extremely limited edition. Thats husband speak for It sold very poorly. Fortunately, before my publisher figured out just how poorly it had done, theyd bought

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