It can be really easy to stick with a tried and true story model, and writing shifter stories is no exception: Find your mate, instantly fall in love, live happily ever after. I don’t blame authors who use that model. Why not use it if it works? With Morningstar Gary explored the shifter genre, but managed to make give us a story that was fresh and new. There was no ‘insta-love,’ and the characters worked to understand each other and the lives they were building together. There were twists and turns that will keep you guessing, characters you will love, and characters you will hate. Heck, I found myself sniping at Tobyn more than once in the beginning of the story. It’s hard for me to pinpoint my favourite part of Morningstar, but I think if I had to choose it would be something I love about all of Gary’s stories: the conversations the leads have with one another. I love their little moments together… the sharing of their thoughts, even their frustrations and disappointments. I would highly recommend Morningstar to those who love shifter stories… and even those who don’t. I think the people who don’t will find themselves pleasantly surprised.