WATCHER of the DAMNED: TransMutation Texas

An unlikely love story and adventure

With lyrical prose that balances much of the musky earthiness of the subject matter, the story follows The Watcher, the mute slave of the Reunion Camp, and the fairy-like Rose, a scout on a mission for a mysterious rival compound. As fate throws these two together, more questions arise for every one answered, which certainly kept me turning pages. In the Watcher's world, Rose shouldn't exist. In Rose's world, the Watcher is an animalistic demon to be pitied and manipulated. The enfolding love story between these two lost souls becomes a dance, sometimes violent and animalistic (but never graphic), sometimes dreamily mystical. The second half of the book contains little action other than some encounters with dangerous wildlife, but by then, the interactions between The Watcher and Rose take center stage as the voiceless mutant finds a way to communicate with his captive. Sexual tension builds as each learns more about the other's tragic history. Yet not all secrets are revealed, and trust is more fragile than a wild flower trampled by a rampaging hog on the Texas prairie.