First published 2022
A mysterious beast stalks through a Michigan barn, its form shifting between wolf, lynx, and something far stranger. After the encounter, it becomes Robert Lee Burney, a five-year-old boy adopted by local farmers. Robert learns to navigate human society until violence forces him to flee and transform again. As Barry Golden, a handsome young man, he discovers love but finds himself trapped in a traveling sideshow. Years later, Barry works as a reporter in New Mexico, building a family and career. His quiet life shatters when he learns other shapeshifters exist on Earth. He must locate a mate and prepare for an event called The Leap. Across the country, another shapeshifter saves a cancer patient who wants to marry her, but she feels drawn to someone called the Other. This trilogy follows one creature's journey through multiple human lives as it searches for its true nature and purpose.
Genres: fantasy, supernatural, paranormal, shapeshifters
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Michigan, New Mexico
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
668 pages · ebook · Open Road Media Science & Fantasy
Content warnings: violence