Renegade

Enter a world of lush beauty and dark mystique, where human destiny is controlled by a secret race of ancient, powerful creatures…


The Lupinotuum: Part man, part wolf, they have been at the top of the food chain for ten thousand years. Their muscles are strong, their brains are large, their senses sharp, their synapses fast; they are the perfect example of a supremely adaptive species. Once they ruled the tundra, now they rule Wall Street. Once they fought with teeth and claws, now they fight with wealth and power. With their keen intelligence and super-enhanced senses, they have easily controlled the earth’s financial, scientific and natural resources for generations. They gave the world art and technology, industry and medicine, and, sublimely confident in their own superiority, have ruled inviolate for almost a thousand years. Until now.


The Human: As an orphaned boy raised by a wealthy, influential family of lupinotuum in twentieth century Venice, Emory Hilliford is one of the few humans to be taken into their confidence, to study their culture and chronicle their past. But he has also been carefully groomed and uniquely positioned to play a crucial role in history, one that could have deadly consequences for his own race… and theirs. No human has ever been trusted with such a vital mission. No human has ever seen what he has seen, or been forced to make the decisions he must make. No human has ever held the future so precariously in his hands. Until now. 


The Secret: A forbidden love, a broken vow, and a deadly choice echo through history to exact their consequences on the modern world. The fate of two species hinges on a single moment of violence, and the bloody trail that leads up to it is filled with treachery and deceit. And still the truth about that deadly moment has remained hidden… until now. 


Praise for Donna Boyd's 

Devoncroix Dynasty


"...A horror/love story offering some of the density of background found in the best vampire fiction... [Boyd] knows how to keep a tale moving."

Kirkus Reviews


"Boyd transforms the monsters of myth and legend into erotic and charismatic beings."

Library Journal


"A maelstrom of suspense, love, and terror... a gripping, intense fantasy with riveting characters."

Rendezvous


"[Boyd] makes the esoteric werewolf culture consistently and appealingly exotic, witty and sexy....Readers will crave another novel set in this magical realm."

Publisher's Weekly


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