Dayle A. Dermatis

Coyote shapeshifter Elena sits sweating in her car with a broken AC on a hot Southern California day. During rush hour. Trapped. Then she scents something horrifying: terrified animals. More trapped than she is. Her abilities-both coyote and human-stand between freeing the animals, getting taken herself.or killed. Because people who traffic wild animals tend to get rid of anyone standing in the way of their big payment. (Want more Elena? Check out another of her adventures in the tense and thrilling "Dominant Species"!)