Moonlight and Diamonds is a very nice, sexy romance between a werewolf from Minnesota and a Paris socialite (who is also a werewolf, but takes medication to keep her werewolf tendencies hidden.) Stryke is in Paris for a family wedding. He's hoping to enjoy some sightseeing in the city and maybe meet some beautiful Parisian women. His first night in the city, he attends an art gallery displaying jewelry, and ends up having a quickie with the owner of the gallery, Blyss in the backroom. Nice way to begin his trip. Stryke isn't sure what's going on with Blyss, she seems a bit out of his league, being that he considers himself a country boy/wolf from Minnesota and she's what he calls a "glamour girl." He's especially surprised when he discovers she's a werewolf, and doesn't understand why he didn't realize that sooner.
Blyss' life isn't quite as comfortable as it seems. She's been spending a lot of money on the medication she takes to suppress her werewolf and now she'd in debt and desperate. What Stryke doesn't realize at first is that he was being used that first night in part of her attempt to gain some money to pay off her debt. (She slipped a diamond in his pocket during that quickie, will plans of retrieving it later.)
I admit to being a little bit confused about the details of the theft of the diamond and who wanted it and why. That's probably my own fault though, because I was much more interested in the developing relationship between Stryke and Blyss. I liked the way they both started out with such clear ideas about what they wanted in life and how they envisioned their futures, only to be later be willing to rethink things due to their attraction to each other. Styke was in search of a female werewolf to start a pack of his own, Blyss wanted nothing to do with werewolves. Rather than one deciding to give up what they wanted, they were each willing to compromise - without being asked to do so. (I have difficulty believing any scenario in which someone is willing to give up Paris - anyone remember the last episode of Friends? - so I thought this was handled well.)
Michele Hauf writes some of my favorite paranormal romances. I know I can rely on her books for an enjoyable story. Lots of action, danger and plenty of steamy romance, plus very nice descriptions of Paris. I love her characters and as I've begun reading more of her books, I especially enjoy seeing characters from other stories popping into these stories. (I've got quite a few of her older books on my to-read list so I can learn more about some of these characters.)
I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys paranormal romances, especially those involving sexy werewolves in Paris.
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