Shifters and witches are a rare combination, so I was very excited to see both feature prominently in Marcy Jacks’s new series ‘Immortal Knights’. Add the whole idea of some secret organization of knights protecting humans and shifters alike, and I was hooked before page one! But then the whole drama began to unfold - from Kevin being captured by the knights, to the return of some of his memories and the old and new threats the group faces – and I was doubly hooked. From the concept to this initial installment, ‘Immortal Knights” looks like a fascinating series.

Kevin grew up in Michigan, recently graduated college, and has been hiking and camping in Canada to celebrate his success. He has some unusual abilities, but none of them really help when he encounters a huge bear who changes into a very tall, strong man and yells accusations at Kevin. A few more strong men appear and seem intent on kidnapping Kevin. He fights them with everything he has, but it’s not enough and he ends up in a dungeon, shackled to a metal bed.

Alistair is one of the immortal knights tasked with protecting creatures of the light against the darkness. He is a lionshifter, and he and his brothers, all of them a different variety of shifter, have been hunting witches for hundreds of years. So when his brothers drag back one whom they found skulking in the woods, Alistair is determined to kill the creature. Witches like that murdered his mate, so he feels entitled to take revenge.

Only Kevin is not what he appeared to be at first glance. And as Alistair realizes the truth and Kevin begins to recall his past, they renew their bond. Kevin remembers some details better than others, and when an old enemy finds them, Kevin has to think on his feet if he and Alistair want to have a chance to survive. As for the final twist in this first installment? Never saw it coming but I adored it!

If you like supernatural series with a mixture of beings, if a story arc full of mystery, unexpected events, and twists and turns is your thing, and if you’re looking for a read that is clearly only the beginning of some very exciting developments, then you will probably like this novella.


NOTE: This book was provided by the author for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )