Mary Calmes is one of the first M/M authors that I ever read. I love her characters and her writing style in everything that she has written, especially her "Matter of Time" and "Marshalls" series...two of my favorites that have been reread several times. This story follows a very different shifter culture than we usually find. It is intriguing, but sometimes barbaric in nature with the treatment of the omegas. Linny and Wade make such a perfect and amazing couple from the start as they work out how to combine their human and lupine relationship. As usual, Mary Calmes has skillfully given us a story that engages not only the mind but the heart as well. This is book 2 in the series and though I often read out of order, this series seems to be more in need to be read in order to see the advancement of the characters which overlap...so if you wish to get the most of these characters read Muscle and Bone first. ( )