PsyLED Unit Eighteen Senior Agent Rick LaFleur has a problem and it is going to take the whole team to solve it. He's woken up naked near a magical working with no clue as to how he arrived there. Worse yet, he's been antsy lately as his wereleopard is close to the surface even when the moon would dictate otherwise. Is someone specifically summoning Rick? Unit Eighteen knows the magical working is dangerous, but who or what is behind it? Meanwhile, Nell Ingram is still trying to find her way as the probie on the team, even as her own powers remain much of a mystery. Can Nell and the rest of Unit Eighteen help stop whatever is going on before it's too late?

CIRCLE OF THE MOON is the fourth book in the Soulwood  series and should be read in the context of the series as a whole. Readers familiar with Faith Hunter's  Jane Yellowrock series will note that events are beginning to occur concurrently between the two series. There may be spoilers in CIRCLE OF THE MOON if you aren't familiar with the Jane Yellowrock series. However, the Soulwood  series can be read on its own merits, although, like me, you'll find yourself wanting to read the Jane Yellowrock  books to get more of this great world Faith Hunter has crafted!

I love Nell and her fight to be independent! She's come a long way from the polygamous God's Cloud of Glory Church and I love that she's empowering her sister, Mud, to make her own choices rather than take ones foisted on her. We're still learning more about what powers Nell has as even she doesn't know the depth of them. Faith Hunter does a great job of showing us Nell's struggle between doing what is right versus what is expedient for various situations.

Oh and, Occam! Occam is perhaps my favorite male shapeshifter of any book series I've ever read! He's protective and caring of Nell and her feelings without smothering her. I'm normally not a fan of a lot of romance in my urban fantasy series but watching him court her is heart-warming.

CIRCLE OF THE MOON is a top- notch urban fantasy series! For readers like me who are still mourning the loss of the Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels series, the  Soulwood  series helps soothe that grief as Faith Hunter has one heck of good story on her hands with CIRCLE OF THE MOON. Nell Ingram is an innovative heroine as she's part PsyLED newbie, part hillbilly, and part tree- and it's the creativity surrounding the tree aspect that hits this one out of the park. If you love urban fantasy and want a book with spectacular world-building, complex and multidimensional characters, and an intriguing storyline, then CIRCLE OF THE MOON is exactly what you are looking for!

Book Summary

Set in the same world as Faith Hunter's New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the fourth Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who channels her power from the earth.

Nell can draw magic from the land around her, and lately she's been using it to help the Psy-Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes. Joining the team at PsyLED has allowed her to learn more about her powers and the world she always shunned--and to find true friends.

Head agent Rick LaFleur shifts into a panther when the moon calls him, but this time, something has gone wrong. Rick calls Nell from a riverbank--he's naked, with no memory of how he came to be there, and there's a dead black cat, sacrificed in a witch circle and killed by black magic, lying next to him.

Then more animals turn up dead, and team rushes to investigate. A blood-witch is out to kill. But when it seems as if their leader is involved in the crime, the bonds that hold the team together could shatter at any moment.