True Colors Review
This True Colors review is a novella by Thea Harrison based on her Elder Races series.  This short story focuses on Gideon Riehl and Alice Clark, whom are both Wyr’s.  Gideon, who is a wolf shifter, is now one of Dragos’s top men, replacing Tiago, who left to be with Tricks.  He is a detective with the Wyr police force and is currently involved looking for a serial killer.  Receiving a clue, Gideon rushes to stop another murder, but is too late.  As he surveys the scene, he scents someone hiding.

Alice, who is Wyr chameleon, is on the scene, as she just found her best friend murdered.  She is devastated, but she hides as she hears someone rushing up the steps.  When Gideon leaves, Alice shortly follows, only to see that Gideon was waiting for her.   Immediately the two of them realize they are mates.   But Alice is scared, and she runs away. As a chameleon she is very fast, but Gideon convinces her to meet him at the police force.

Though this is mystery, the romance between the two of them begins full force, as Gideon makes himself her protector.  He questions her, as he is trying to find the murderer, and they end up helping each other. All three of the previous recent murders were Alice’s friends, and unbeknownst to her…she is the next intended victim.  Gideon will not let anyone harm Alice.  It doesn’t take long for them to have hot steamy sex, as they discover each other, confirming that they were destined as mates.

Gideon, for a tough guy, was so sweet with Alice.  He never thought of himself finding someone, and being in love.   Alice herself was shy, sweet, and never really cared to find someone to love.  Being a Wry Chameleon was dangerous, as most of her kind were killed many years ago.  So she and her friends kept to themselves.  The story is fast, continual, and not a dull moment.  We really do not get to see too many of our other favorites from the Elder Races.  If you have not read any of the Elder Races, this book could be a standalone.  However, Thea Harrison does a good job with this novella, and it is well worth it for you to read the entire series…it is that much fun.  There are only three books so far in this series, so it won’t take you long to catch up before the next book

“Oracles Moon” comes out in March, 2012.