To bad Amazon doesn't allow half star ratings, cause I would have rather given this one a 4 1/2 stars. But they don't so I rounded up to 5.I liked the interactions of Mercy with all the characters in the book, from the Alpha werewolf and his daughter, to the local vampire that has her fix his van.Mercy is a tough lady, but she is smart enough to know when others are tougher and that she needs help.I hope Patricia Briggs keeps putting out books of this quality, cause I'll be a reader for a long time if she does.