Collectively these books all make up the Mercy Thompson
series. The series follows the life of Mercedes Thompson who is a Volkswagen
mechanic living in Washington. Blessed/cursed by her ancestry, she has the
ability to change into a coyote. Much like the Coyote of legend she gets into
and causes all sorts of trouble for her next door neighbor Adam, who happens to
be a werewolf. Throughout the series there is also plenty of encounters with
the fae, vampires, and other supernatural beasts and legends. 
Brigg’s series is much like the Kate Daniels series by Ilona
Andrews. They both have a strong female protagonist, an underlying romance
story, magic, werewolves, vampires, etc. Where the series really differ in the
setting. Where Kate is in a dystopian future ravaged by magic, Mercy is set in
everyday life. It looks at how the public would react if they found out fae and
werewolves exist. Both are somewhat gory in their descriptions at times, but
the Mercy Thompson series is less hard boiled. The Mercy Thompson series is well worth the read and there are several short side novels and one off based around the same characters. While it is possible to read each book by itself, they do build upon each other and I would recommend reading them in order. Brigg’s also has another series (Alpha and Omega) that takes place in the same world she has built but follows different characters. I imagine eventually there will be a crossover.
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