Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could be used to make the fae back down and forestall out-and-out war: a human child stolen long ago by the fae.Defying the most powerful werewolf in the country,...
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| Title | : | Fire Touched |
| Author | : | Patricia Briggs |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0425256766 |
| Edition Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 pages |
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