Shaz Danzig is a security officer at the Eden's Reprise nudist resort. She's used to handling a lot without so much as batting an eyelid – who wouldn't when they have to work naked in public? – and even the latest event that most people would be surprised by doesn't faze her. Seemingly, there is a preternatural would-be assassin hiding out on the island, and Special Agent Dex Laing has been sent in to apprehend the dangerous shape shifter. The attraction between Shaz and Dex sizzles from the start and soon proves irresistible. Will catching the felon fall by the wayside to their sexual exploits?

Mikala Ash's Eden's Reprise is a well told novella with heat and plot twists you don't see coming. This short story is rather delightful, and fairly unusual. I haven't previously come across a nudist colony as the location for a story, and have found myself fairly intrigued by this aspect of Eden's Reprise, though not at all tempted to either visit or work at a nudist encampment myself. The characters are fairly well described, though not developed in depth (for which the story doesn't seem to lack anything). The plot is well paced, and there is a secret or two to unfold. Sex scenes are detailed and do have the risk of exposure, though otherwise are pretty tame. For a great Shape Shifter novella, with a dash of the unusual and a bit of spice, I recommend Eden's Reprise.

Reviewed by: Elizabeth