Lori Pate, newly-wedded and newly-widowed, is learning how to cope with the loss of her husband – and make a living as a horse trainer – when the cats on her farm start doing some fairly unusual things. And when her hair starts turning gray at the age of 21, a cougar shows up on the farm, and a Native Canadian stranger enters the picture shortly thereafter, Lori gets the sinking feeling her world is turning upside-down.
The stranger, Noel Tecumseh, and two of his eccentric friends soon show Lori that she's now part of a unique club – one where snow leopards, black panthers, lynxes and others protect and guide "their humans" from both natural and supernatural dangers that threaten the gang of four. So when a group of Jaguar Knights comes to town with the intent to "clean up" the weaker parts of the human population, Noel must instruct all of them in how to direct their thoughts to evade notice.
LEOPARD'S KIN is a blend of the philosophies introduced in works such as Conversations with God and The Celestine Prophecy but is designed to appeal to a new generation of fantasy enthusiasts. While it stands alone as a novel, subsequent books will expand on the power of thought in ushering in a New Age, utilizing a variety of legends and myths of big cats from around the world.
