Karadel is a country veterinarian and a shape shifter, experimenting with drugs to help her and her friends be able to control how often they shift and into what. Some shape shifters have more control or a more regular schedule naturally, or always change into the same animal, but for others it's more random. Her best friend is nearly raped and forced to shift in public in order to defend herself, leading to a series of events in which Karadel's friends are forced to make hard decisions about how to protect each other, and how far, when they are also trying to protect their dangerous secret.
I love how this series is built on love of all kinds, between friends and lovers and family, and its original approach to shape shifting.
Overall: A