Written in Red (The Others, #1) - Anne Bishop

Have you ever read so many mediocre books that you forget how good the 5 star books are? Written in Red wasn't the best book ever, but it was really good. I couldn't put it down, and wanted to hurry home so I could finish it.
Meg Corbyn ran from the compound, and sought out the Others for protection. She knows she won't be safe with them, but she would die before being recaptured. As a cassandra sangue, she can see visions of the future when her skin is cut. Most blood prophets are kept as property, and their services are sold.
Simon is the leader of the Lakeside Courtyard that houses all of the Others in her area. Inside those courtyards human law does not apply. So Meg can seek santuary there without fear of being returned to her handler.
The Others are NOT your typical supernatural characters. Besides the fact that there are many, many different kinds, they view humans as meat, and they DO eat them. Meg turns the Courtyard on it's head by becoming a member, but also a friend.



***Spoilers***
Simon finally figures out what Meg is, and why she is hiding. He and the others decide to allow her to stay and protect her from those that would like to see her returned. We don't know all of the bad things that went on in the compound, but I can assume that it was really bad. Meg is able to coerce Sam, Simons nephew who has been in wolf form since his mother was killed by humans two years prior, to leave his tiny cage. She tells them that they will be adventure buddies, and will have a safety line so if either gets in trouble the other can help. The adult wolves are irate that she put Sam on a leash, but can't argue that the boy who had to be forced out of his cage to do his business is now running and playing like a normal pup. Simons father can't get over it, and slaps Meg after taking Sam away. Sam finally turns to a boy again to explain that Meg didn't put him on a leash, that she was his adventure buddy. Asia is a human working for some bigwig movie director that told her he would give her her big break if she brought back info from inside the Courtyard where humans aren't allowed. She realizes that someone is after Meg and helps them capture her. In the end there was a huge battle between the 20 men, and Asia that were hired to retrieve their property, and the Others who were trying to protect her. Simon is distraught when Meg is hurt, but doesn't understand how he could care so much about a human.