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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:A shapeshifting government agent struggles with her feelings for her partner in this urban fantasy from a New York Times–bestselling author. Sasha Trudeau considers herself a soldier first and a werewolf second. But while her secret government-sanctioned task-force faces its greatest challenge so far, Sasha faces something much more primal: the undeniable pull of the moon—and her own desires. With rogue wolves savaging both the human and paranormal worlds, show more Sasha's team of elite operatives has one job: destroy the rogues and isolate the deadly toxin that's poisoned their blood. But the challenge is far more complicated than Sasha could have imagined. Soon she is thrust into a full-scale supernatural war for supremacy—and the only man left who Sasha can turn to might be the biggest danger to her of all . . . and in more ways than one. Praise for L.A. Banks "L.A. Banks weaves a tale that holds your attention hostage and doesn't release it until the end." —Urban-Reviews "Banks takes on werewolves and makes them her own . . . A blast to read." —Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Rockton novels "An action-packed thrill ride!" —Sherrilyn Kenyon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Dark Hunter series "Shadowy, sexy, intense." —Cheyenne McCray, New York Times–bestselling author of Dark Seduction. show lessTags
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I'm really hoping I would have enjoyed "Bite the Bullet" by L.A Banks more if I had read "Bad Blood", her first book in this Crimson Moon series. I think there were several pieces of critical information that I didn't have since I didn't read the first book, so there were several times where an event seemed to come totally out of left field for me. And a couple of characters referenced events that were (apparently) in the first book and based their actions off of those events, which left me floundering.
I should also confess that I never really got into Banks' 'Vampire Huntress' series. I tried to read two of them and couldn't finish either one. I did manage to finish this one, but will probably not pick up the first nor any upcoming show more books from this series. It just didn't 'grab' me.
Sasha is trying to adjust to her life as a werewolf and the probable mate to Hunter, one of her fellow soldiers. She's having alot of psychological difficulty giving up the control that she's accustomed to. But she learns that when the she-wolf heat hits...there's pretty much no fighting it.
Hunter knows that Sasha is his Alpha-female mate. He would love to give her all the time and space she needs to come to this conclusion on her own. Unfortunately, there's a paranormal species summit in less than a week, someone's trying to destroy the werewolf pact, and he's been re-infected with a toxin that causes Shadow wolves to go hulky and wacko and possibly become stuck in their uber-wolf form!
Lots of action, magic, and excitement. If you're an L.A. Banks fan AND you've read "Bad Blood", I predict that you'll want to pick up a copy of "Bite the Bullet" as well. show less
I should also confess that I never really got into Banks' 'Vampire Huntress' series. I tried to read two of them and couldn't finish either one. I did manage to finish this one, but will probably not pick up the first nor any upcoming show more books from this series. It just didn't 'grab' me.
Sasha is trying to adjust to her life as a werewolf and the probable mate to Hunter, one of her fellow soldiers. She's having alot of psychological difficulty giving up the control that she's accustomed to. But she learns that when the she-wolf heat hits...there's pretty much no fighting it.
Hunter knows that Sasha is his Alpha-female mate. He would love to give her all the time and space she needs to come to this conclusion on her own. Unfortunately, there's a paranormal species summit in less than a week, someone's trying to destroy the werewolf pact, and he's been re-infected with a toxin that causes Shadow wolves to go hulky and wacko and possibly become stuck in their uber-wolf form!
Lots of action, magic, and excitement. If you're an L.A. Banks fan AND you've read "Bad Blood", I predict that you'll want to pick up a copy of "Bite the Bullet" as well. show less
Even better than the first. Sasha and Hunter make a great team. I found this book to be completely action packed, LA Banks is awesome depicting action scenes that can make your adrenaline start pumping. Shogun is an awesome twist to this book. I can not wait for the next book "Undead upon Arrival".
the book was okay, a bit reduntant which detracts from the story..but it was an interesting take, i.e. "created supes in laboratory". Might go on to the other books in the series
Seemed more fiction than romance but a good story
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Leslie Esdaile Banks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 11, 1959. She received an undergraduate degree from The University of Pennsylvania and a master of fine arts degree in filmmaking from Temple University. She wrote under the pseudonyms L. A. Banks, Leslie Esdaile, Leslie E. Banks, Leslie Banks, and Leslie Esdaile Banks. She show more wrote in several genres including crime, thriller, romance, science fiction, and fantasy. Writing as L. A. Banks, she was best known for the Vampire Huntress Legend series and the Crimson Moon series. She received the 2009 Romantic Times Booklover's Convention Career Achievement Award for Paranormal Fiction and the 2008 Essence Magazine Storyteller of the Year Award. She died of adrenal cancer on August 2, 2011 at the age of 51. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Bite the Bullet
- Original publication date
- 2008-09-30
- People/Characters
- Sasha Trudeau
- Dedication
- For Helena...may you know that things are not always what they seem to be, and that life has layers and layers of complexity within it. I hope you can see the magic of it all. Your eyes are beautiful, so is your vision...so i... (show all)s your soul.
To Manie and Monique, the dynamic duo who brings order out of chaos of my life ,laughing.. Admit it, because you know you do. Thank you for going on yet another adventure with me.
To the St Martin's Team, and my solid Street Team, thanks for having my back! - First words
- Northwest wilderness along the Canadian border...
A howl tried to climb up her throat but she swallowed it down until her lungs felt like they were going to burst - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"The wolf never dies, just lays back and awaits the right opportunity...patience, timing, stealth...is the only true way of the wolf."
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