Manhattan Moon

Written by Jae

Narrated by Abby Craden

A shapeshifter falls in love with a human in a busy ER in this lesbian paranormal romance.

Nothing in Shelby Carson's life is ordinary. Not only is she an attending psychiatrist in a hectic ER, but she's also a Wrasa, a shapeshifter who leads a secret existence.

To make things even more complicated, she has feelings for Nyla Rozakis, a human nurse.

Even though the Wrasa forbid relationships with humans, Shelby is determined to pursue Nyla. Things seem pretty hopeless for them, but on Halloween, during a full moon, anything can happen . . .

Contains mature themes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Aug 29, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350829600

Jae

Jae grew up amidst the vineyards of southern Germany. She spent her childhood with her nose buried in a book, earning her the nickname "professor." The writing bug bit her at the age of eleven. For the last seven years, she has been writing mostly in English.She works as a psychologist. When she's not writing, she likes to spend her time reading, indulging her ice cream and office supply addiction, and watching way too many crime shows.

Reviews for Manhattan Moon

[Jude · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I read this novella in 2019 and rated it but didn't review. Here's my review of the audiobook.

Shelby Carson is a Wrasa, a coyote-shifter, and a ER psychiatrist with a thing for human nurse Nyla Rozakis. Despite relationships between Wrasa and humans being forbidden, Shelby asks Nyla on a date. Not the easiest thing to navigate while having to hide who she is from Nyla and conceal her feelings from other Wrasa.

Manhattan Moon is a novella set in the same universe as Second Nature, so as an audiobook, it’s a little under three hours long. Instalust and instalove are a given, and I know it’s a novella but the desire to commit came a little too quickly for me. And while the ending was cute, it left me with too many questions.

My favourite part, I think, is Shelby’s feeling of not fitting in anywhere: she’s not human but she’s also not like the rest of her family, as she doesn’t shift as easily as other Wrasa. A situation which I guess is relatable to a lot of neurodivergent readers.

I received a copy of the audiobook from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

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[Alona Ponomarenko · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Shapeshifters series is one of my favorite by Jae. This short story is no exception!