Sofia Hunyara is from a famous family of wolf tamers, although she doesn’t know it.  In a very short time, Jason Cage, a vampire with incredible psychic abilities, has to make her understand who she is.  Sofia doesn’t believe blindly, but deep down she knows that what Jason is saying is true.  Her past has forced her ability to comprehend the truth way too deep. 

But Jason is her bondmate, something neither of them can really deny.  Soon his world of vampires and werefolk will open up to her, to need her and she’ll have to embrace her legacy.  But Jason has to keep her alive and make her understand his world before it’s too late. 

PRIMAL DESIRES started out a bit confusing, with many characters, several locations and bouncing back and forth between them.  It’s the second in a series, so I sorted all this out and took a bit of time to figure the rules for the society, which includes both werefolk and vampires and the strict and different rules they live by.  After that I sat back to thoroughly enjoy the story.  Sofia was a strong person who needed a catalyst like Jason to challenge her and make her embrace what she was, and Jason needed Sofia to finally make his years of battle worth while.  They were a joy to get to know, with their passion and humor. 

That only lasted about three quarters of the way through the book though.  At that point the book became a rushed and jumbled finale of two story lines, one that had been worked on through the book that deserved more, and the other a worth-while but last minute sub-plot that was under-developed.  It was a disappointing ending to a book built in a really fabulous world that I wanted to spend more time in.   

Reviewed for The Road to Romance by Sue Waldeck

October 2, 2007