Vixen’s Run

Tiffany has lived with a traumatic past and a family that puts her squarely in charge. She is ordered to the Crossroads and decides that if she has to leave home, she will have a holiday. Alone in the forest, she spends her time running in her fox form and enjoying the wilderness.

She sees a peacock in horrible shape. His feathers are dull and his shoulders are stooped. Tiff sees the trauma in him that matches her own and she offers to help him get part of himself back.

Davus was one of the harvested shifters being held by the lions. He was healed in body but the pain of a year in a cage went far beyond skin deep. Tiffany sees his pain and doesn’t dismiss it or pity him. She offers to help him regain the mind-body connection, and he takes her up on it.

Cara’s Review
I’m sure that anyone who had read any of my previous reviews of Masters or Grace will be shocked to learn that I loved Vixen’s Run. Tiffany Grayson and Davus Fergus are the two most recent Crossroad victims, er, I mean lovers. Tiff comes from a matriarchal fox clan, forced to the Crossroads at her Grandmothers insistence. As the oldest, Tiff must marry before her younger brother, and G’mom makes it plain that Tiff is holding her brother’s love life up. Davus is a battered soul, a peacock plucked of his feathers- captured and caged for his tail feather and their use in magic and spells. Neither expect much from Crossroads- Tiff can’t be bothered searching out a man, and Davus needs someone to help heal his soul, someone who can look beyond his riches, power, and looks.

Of course, Tiff and Davus come together and sparks fly! Two bruised souls are able to heal one another through love, understanding, and patience. Of course, the idea of Davus strutting around like a peacock to impress Tiff is a hilarious image! In a classic mix of humor, action, and romance Masters’ delivers another winner. So why the four star rating? I thought that the inclusion of the bad guy towards the end was a bit out of the blue…there was no reason to expect that to happen, no clue that it even might have been an issue. Still, it does add to the story, so I guess in the end it works out! (Tried to keep that vague, hopefully won’t be seen as a spoiler by anyone)

All of you Masters’ fans out there will enjoy this book, and if you’ve never read a Crossroads book (why the heck not?!?!) jump into the deep end and give this one a go!